Canton’s Caputo wins 3rd dual meet; Record-breaking win for Avon’s Martin

Canton junior Julia Caputo won her third straight dual meet to help the Warriors sweep past Bolton and East Granby on Wednesday in Bolton. (Photo courtesy Bill Brewster)

BOLTON, Sept 25 – Canton’s Julia Caputo easily won her third dual meet of the season as the Canton High girls cross country team swept Bolton, 27-30, East Granby, 26-29, Civic Leadership of Enfield, 17-42, and Science and Innovation High from New Britain, 15-50, on Wednesday.

Caputo, who captured Small School Division title on Saturday at the Winding Trails Invitational in Farmington, won Wednesday’s race with a winning time of 20:59. East Granby’s Emily Kowal was second with a time of 22:51. Maeve Balavender (3, 23:45) and Grace First (4, 24:45) each had a top five finish for the Warriors (7-2, 5-2 NCCC)

Bolton took the top two spots in the boys race but Canton took six of the final seven spots in the top 10 to slip past Bolton, 25-34 and beat East Granby by shutout, 15-50. It was the first loss of the season for Bolton (9-1, 7-1 NCCC). Lucas Carini of Bolton won the 3.1 mile race by 30 seconds with a time of 17:35. Canton also shutout Civic Leadership and Science and Innovation by 15-50 scores.

Sean Richard led Canton with a third place finish with a time of 19:14, followed by Matt Barton (4, 19:19), Ryan Nickerson (5, 19:33), Kevin Csizmesia (6, 19:40), John Holoweski (7, 19:41), Gabriel Mower (9, 19:46) and Jack Dendiger (10, 19:48).

Canton (6-3, 4-3 NCCC) returns to action next Wednesday when they host Coventry, East Windsor and HMTCA at Stratton Brook Park in Simsbury in NCCC action.

Canton’s Matt Barton, right, Sean Richards, center, and John Holowesko, left, race in Wednesday’s NCCC cross country meet in Bolton. Canton handed Bolton their first loss of the season and beat East Granby. (Photo courtesy Bill Brewster)

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Canton 27, Bolton 30
Canton 26, East Granby 29
Canton 17, Civic Leadership-Enfield 42
Canton 15, Science and Innovation-New Britain 50
Bolton 26, East Granby 30
Bolton 15, Civic Leadership 50
Bolton 15, Innovation 50
East Granby 15, Innovation 50
East Granby 17, Innovation 50
Civic Leadership 15, Innovation 50
At Bolton
Overall results – Julia Caputo (Ca) 20:59 for 3.1 miles at Bolton, 2. Emily Kowal (EG) 22:51, 3. Maeve Balavender (Ca) 23:45, 4. Grace First (Ca) 24:45, 5. Nora Carini (B) 24:51, 6. Taylor Michaud (B) 24:57; 7. Jamison Belliveau (EG) 25:16, 8. Ashley Cappiello (EG) 25:25, 9. Lana Houlberg (B) 26;09, 10. Emily DeNunzio (B) 26:31
Records: Canton 7-2, 5-2 NCCC; Bolton 7-3, 5-3 NCCC; East Granby 4-4, 2-4 NCCC

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Canton 25, Bolton 34
Canton 15, East Granby 50
Canton 15, Civic Leadership-Enfield 50
Canton 15, Science and Innovation-New Britain 50
Bolton 15, East Granby 50
Bolton 15, Innovation 50
Bolton 15, Civic Leadership 50
Civic Leadership 15, Innovation 41
Civic Leadership 22, East Granby 33
East Granby 19, Innovation 42
At Bolton
Overall results: Lucas Carini (B) 17:35 for 3.1 miles at Bolton, 2. Kevin Brudz (B) 18:05, 3. Sean Richard (Ca) 19:14, 4. Matt Barton (Ca) 19:19, 5. Ryan Nickerson (Ca) 19:33, 6. Kevin Csizmesia (Ca) 19:40, 7. John Holowesko (Ca) 19:41, 8. Cody Fox (B) 19:46, 9. Gabriel Mower (Ca) 19:46, 10. Jack Dendiger (Ca) 19:48
Records: Canton 6-3, 4-3, NCCC, East Granby 3-3, 2-2 NCCC, Bolton 9-1, 7-1 NCCC

Record-breaking win for Martin
AVON, September 25 – Sophomore Jack Martin set a new course record on Tuesday at Fisher Meadows as the Avon High boys cross country team battled Central Connecticut Conference powerhouses Hall High in West Hartford and Glastonbury.

Martin won the 3.1 mile race with a course record time of 15:22.03 at Fisher Meadows in Avon. Glastonbury’s Jacob Smith was five seconds off the pace with a time of 15:27. With three runners in the top 10, Glastonbury swept Avon, 22-36 and Hall, 28-29. Avon (1-5) also lost to Hall, 23-34.

Avon’s Tyler Hinrichs was seventh with a time of 16:34 with Dan Carvalho (14, 17:00), Luke Hester (15, 17:06) and Jevonte Eaves (18, 17:11) earning top 20 finishes.

In the girls race, Avon (2-4) fell to Glastonbury, 23-35, and Hall 20-39. Avon’s Rhiannon Richmond finished second with a time of 18:32.4 that would have been a course record. But it was Hall’s Jenna Zydanowicz with the record after a dominating victory. Zydanowicz beat Richmond by nearly 40 seconds with a winning time of 17:51.4.

Gabrielle Richmond was eighth for the Falcons with a time of 19:29. Mareen Ek (13, 19:55), Logan Jacobs (17, 20:28) and Bryneth Chang (32, 22:47) rounded out the top five for Avon.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Glastonbury 22, Avon 36
Glastonbury 28, Hall 29
Hall 23, Avon 34
At Avon
Overall results: Jack Martin (A) 15:22.3 for 3.07 miles at Fisher Meadows, new course record, 2. Jacob Smith (G) 15:27, 3. Jackson Grady (H) 15:56, 4. Zachary Smith (G) 16:03, 5. Yonah Goldberg (H) 16:26, 7. Tyler Hinrichs (A) 16:34, 8. Samuel Makarewicz (H) 16:25, 9. Adam Hanlon (H) 16:36, 10. Aaron Pelletier (G) 16:46
Records: Avon 1-5

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Hall 20, Avon 39
Hall 21, Glastonbury 35
Glastonbury 23, Avon 35
At Avon
Overall results: Jenna Zydanowicz (H) 17:51.4 for 3.07 miles at Fisher Meadows, new course record; 2. Rhiannon Richmond (A) 18:32.4, 3. Nora Holmes (H) 18:39, 4. Katherine Sanderson (H) 18:40, 5, Casey MacElhiney (G) 19:08, 6. Kylie Hilliard (G) 19:14, 7. Rose Kitz (H) 19:24, 8. Gabrielle Richmond (A) 19:29, 9. Emma Smith (G) 19:31.3, 10. Sydney Huff (G) 19:31.7
Records: Avon 2-4