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Young Fairfield Runners Excel At State Race

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Runners from Tomlinson and Roger Ludlowe schools in Fairfield had strong individual and team performances at the Connecticut Junior Olympic state cross country championships in Litchfield.

Runners from Tomlinson and Roger Ludlowe had strong performances at the Junior Olympic state cross country championships.

Runners from Tomlinson and Roger Ludlowe had strong performances at the Junior Olympic state cross country championships.

Photo Credit: Contributed by Kelly Renna

The Youth Boys team and Midget Girls teams both advanced to the regional race this weekend in Long Island, N.Y. The Youth Boys finished third, while the Midget Girls took second. In the Youth Girls race, Brianna Auray finished fourth in 16:37 on the 4-kilometer course. Hannah Arman (16th) and Kristen Chen (19th) also finished among the Top 25, which is the cutoff for the regionals. The division is for children born in 1998 and 1999.

The Youth Boys team from Tomlinson finished third. David Bates took fourth, followed by Ben Ertel (eighth) and Cole Stearns (22nd). Cole Fitter, Christian Nilsson, Sam Walker and Dylan O’Brien were the other runners.

The Midget Girls, born in 2000 and 2001, finished second. Lauren Beccaria took fourth to lead the team of runners from Tomlinson and Ludlowe. Carly Pavoni (12th), Julia Eustace (15th), Maddie Walker (16th) and Christine Graf (19th) were the other scorers. Abby Baisley (26th), Sophie Bates (29th) and Margie Wething (30th) rounded out Fairfield’s deep team.

In Midget Boys, James Maniscalco (15th) and Alex Mocarski (19th) had strong races.

The team is coached by Kelly Renna, a teacher at Tomlinson School.

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