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Noonan, Rendeiro win NCCC titles for Falcons

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 7 — The reborn Avon High indoor track and field program is in its second year but last year got off to a late start and there were few opportunities to compete. This year, the Falcons had a full slate of indoor events to prepare for the NCCC and Class M championship meets.

“It was a good opportunity for the kids this winter,” Avon coach Al Dadario said.

At the NCCC championships, the Avon girls were eighth led by senior Brianna Noonan, who came up with two clutch jumps to win the high jump with a leap of five feet. The Avon boys finished seventh, led by Greg Rendeiro, who won the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 11.75 inches.

Locked in a tight match with Ellington’s Sarah Moore, Noonan cleared 4-foot-10 with her third and final jump to remain alive. Moore missed all three jumps at five feet but because she had made all of her previous jumps, Noonan had to clear five feet or finish second. On her third and final try, she cleared five feet to win.

Other top five finishers included Graydon Stewart, who was third in the 300 meters, Stephanie Koo, who was fifth in the 55 meters, and the Falcons 4×200 meter relay team that finished fourth.

At the Class M meet, Noonan took second in the high jump with a leap of 4-10. The winner, Ashley Raymond of Career High in New Haven cleared 5-foot-4.

This is the second year for Avon girls competing in indoor track. The Avon boys had a team in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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