By Senior Correspondent Marty Ogden, Editing and Graphics by Ron Knapp

Floyd Little Athletic Center, Hillhouse HS, New Haven CT

RESULTS

Boys Meet Highlights

The Shoreline Conference held their championships on Saturday evening at Floyd Little Athletic Center with Cromwell claiming both the boys and girls titles. The boys defended their title and scored 131 points with Coginchaug getting the runner-up trophy with 105.5 points and Haddam-Killingworth scoring 78. 

The Panthers only win came from Nassyr Andrade who took the 55m in a time of 6.63. But he also contributed a pair of runner-up finishes in the 600m (1:29.19) and 300m (35.69).

The senior was prevented from taking home the triple by his rival Charles Dalles of Coginchaug who claimed the 300m (35.69) lowering his previous meet record of 35.95. He returned to win the 600m title in 1:27.34. He nearly claimed a third title in the 55m hurdles. He had the fastest time in the prelims, but with less than 20 minutes rest from the 600m settled for 3rd with a time of 8.34. The pair have run some of the fastest times in state history in previous meets and will face each other again at the Class S, State Open and New England championship.

Twin brothers Breckin and Hayden Burke have been pushing each other since they were little kids and finished 1-2 in both the 1600m and 3200m distance events. Hayden ran 4:30.51 to claim the 1600m with Hayden finishing right behind with a time of 4:31.81. Breckin returned to take the 3200m (10:07.33) and Hayden held off some challenges to take his second silver medal with a time of 10:16.42.

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Girls Meet Highlights

The Cromwell girls moved up from third last year scoring 138 points with Haddam-Killingworth at 83 and East Hampton finishing off with 71 points. The Panthers earned their first conference title using a little more firepower up front, winning five of the 15 events. 

The 1600m state record holder Chase Gilbert of Lyme Old Lyme won the 1000m easily 2:58.92, choosing to only run the 1000m in preparation for her 1m effort at the Millrose Games 1Mile today. That paved the way for Taylor Mooney to rack up points for the Panthers. She took 2nd to Gilbert in the 1000m with a PR of 3:08.72 but then returned to take the 1600m (5:41.44) and 3200m (12:19.80). Mooney scored 28 points by herself which gave her the overall Shoreline MVP. 

Cromwell displayed a total team effort scoring in 12 of the 15 events with multiple scorers in five of the 11 individual ones. The Panthers also took home gold in the SMR, running 4:49.40, 4x200m, finishing in 1:55.12 and Rory Monahan in the shot put with a toss of 29-10.5. Monahan, in an amazing display of versatility, not only set a PR to win the shot put was also a member of the 2nd place 4x800m relay and earned two points in the 3200m with a 7th place finish. 

Della Krete Cacase helped Haddam-Killingworth keep it close, scoring in three events. She won the high jump at 4-10 and then set PRs in the 55m hurdles (9.58) to take 2nd and the long jump (14-6.50) finishing in 4th place. 

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