25 CIAC athletes to watch in 2020
Linsey Arends, Woodstock Academy, Jr.: 2019 Class MM championship meet runner-up with a time of 20:14; finished 33rd in State Open as a sophomore.
Peyton Bornstein, Tolland, Jr.: Finished fourth in the Class M championship with a time of 20:08, helping lead Tolland to a state title with teammate Calista Mayer.
Elisabeth Brown, Sheehan, Sr.: Placed 44th in the State Open as a junior following a sophomore season in which she was the SCC championship meet runnerup and fourth in Class M.
Emily Brydges, Suffield, Jr.: Earned a thirdplace finish in the 2019 Class M championship with a time of 19:49 and finished 19th in the State Open.
Julia Caputo, Canton, Sr.: Finished 15th in the 2019 State Open and third in the Class SS championship with a time of 19:39.
Mairead Clas, Darien, Jr.: Was the third-fastest sophomore in the State Open, finishing 10th overall in the event. Also finished fourth in the Class L championship with a time of 19:20.
Claire Daniels, New Milford, Jr.: Finished second to Kate Wiser in both the 2019 SWC and Class L championship meets. Also finished sixth in the State Open and 15th at New Englands.
Aileen Doherty, Immaculate, Sr.: Finished 16th at the 2019 State Open and was second-place finisher in the Class SS championship with a time of 19:35.
Ava Graham, Bethel, Jr.: In her first season of running she finished sixth in New Englands, third in the State Open and third in Class M.
Daniella Grullon-Pena, Danbury, Sr.: Finished 11th at New Englands, fifth in the State Open, third in Class LL
and fourth in FCIACs last season.
Kylie Hilliard, Glastonbury, Jr.: Had a strong showing in the 2019 State Open with a 27th-place finish as a sophomore.
Nora Holmes, Hall, Jr.: Finished 13th overall in the State Open after a ninthplace finish in the Class LL championship meet last year.
Jacqueline Izzo, Southington, Jr.: Fourth-place finisher in the Class LL championship with a time of 19:22; finished 22nd in the 2019 State Open.
Casey MacElhiney, Glastonbury, Sr.: Ran a time of 19:37 to finish in eighth place in the Class LL championship before placing 28th in the State Open.
Calista Mayer, Tolland, Jr.: A strong end to the season saw Mayer post a runnerup finish in the Class M championship meet and place 32nd in the State Open.
Isabelle McNamee, Tolland, Jr.: Jumped from 19th place as a freshman to sev
enth overall as a sophomore in the 2019 Class M championship meet, and could build on that improvement this year.
Grace Michaud, Southington, Sr.: Was the 25th finisher in the 2019 State Open after a 10th-place finish in the 2019 Class LL championship meet with a time of 19:45.
Charlotte Moody, Darien, So.: Had a 42nd-place finish in the 2019 State Open with the best time of the freshman class after a 14thplace finish in the FCIAC championship.
Molly Murphy, New Canaan, Sr.: Placed 17th overall in the State Open a season ago and sixth in the Class L championship meet.
Mari Noble, Greenwich, Sr.: The State Open champion with a time of 18:13 finished as runner-up in New Englands. She also placed first in Class LL and the FCIAC championships.
Kayla Ondy, Immaculate, Jr.: Got stronger as the
year went on with a fifthplace Class SS finish followed by finishing 24th in the State Open.
Katherine Rector, Ridgefield, Jr.:
Will look to build on a 45th-place finish in the 2019 State Open as a sophomore.
Katherine Sanderson, Hall, Jr.: Was the 18th-place finisher in the 2019 State Open and seventh-place finisher in the Class LL championship meet with a time of 19:32.
Caitlin Wiley, Old Saybrook, Jr.: Finished third in the 2019 Class S championship meet and 29th overall in the State Open as a sophomore.
Kate Wiser, Pomperaug, Sr.: Notre Dame-bound Wiser had a great 2019 season that included a three-peat as SWC champion, a Wickham Park course record-breaking run in the 2019 Class L championship meet, a third-place finish at New Englands and a runner-up showing in the State Open.