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NEW ENGLAND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW CAPSULES

- — Dan Nowak

BOYS

When: Saturday, 10 a.m. (field events), 10:30 p.m. (running events)

Where: Thornton Academy, Saco, Maine

On The Web/results: www.cnesspa.org ; cnesspa.ezstream.com

Athletes to watch: In the seeded individual performanc­e lists for the New England meet, Chet Ellis of Staples (high jump) and McMahon’s Justin Forde (long jump) are two Connecticu­t boys with top seeds heading into their events. In the relays, Wilbur Cross is the top seed in the 4x800 relay with Nassaiah Betancourt, Mohammed Hussain, Elliot Faulkner and Travis Martin.

GIRLS

When: Saturday, 10 a.m. (field events),

10:30 p.m. (running events)

Where: Thornton Academy, Saco, Maine

On The Web/results: www.cnesspa.org ; cnesspa.ezstream.com

Athletes to watch: In the 100 dash, Connecticu­t has the top two seeds with No.

1 seed Chelsea Mitchell of Canton and No. 2 Cori Richardson of Windsor. Terry Miller of Bloomfield is the No. 2 seed in the 200, Richardson is the No. 4 seed and Alanna Smith of Danbury is No. 5. Smith is the No.

2 seed in the 400 and Jillian Mars of Bloomfield is No. 5. Grace Hanratty of Old Saybrook is the No. 3 seed in the 800 and Angela Saidman of Immaculate is the No. 5 seed in the 1600. Kate Wiser of Pomperaug is the No. 1 seed in the 3200 and Mari Noble of Greenwich is No. 5. Tess Stapleton of Fairfield Ludlowe is the top seed in the 100 hurdles. Emma Langis of Ridgefield is the No. 3 seed in the 300 hurdles, Mariella Schweitzer of Barlow is No. 4 and Emily Alexandru of Trumbull is No. 5. Ridgefield is the No. 1 seed in the 4x800 relay with Katherine Langis, Rory McGrath, Gabriella Viggiano and Grace Michalowsk­i. Windsor is the No. 1 seed in the 4x100 relay with Leah Gray, Khaia Moye, Jade Robinson and Richardson. In the field events, Paige Martin of Norwich Free Academy is the No. 4 seed in the pole vault, Elise Russell of Weston is the No. 6 seed and Carolyn Cumello of Coginchaug is No. 7. Stapleton is the No. 3 seed in the long jump, Mitchell is No. 6, Allyson Lewis of NFA is No. 7 and Meilee Kry of Danbury is No. 8. Kry is the No. 3 seed in the triple jump. Susie Okoli of Wilbur Cross is the No. 1 seed in the discus and Otisha Williams of Bloomfield is No. 2. Kate Joyce of Weston is the No. 1 seed in the javelin and at No. 2 is Jacquelyn Simington of Shelton. Shea Greene of Weston is at No. 6 in the event.

 ?? Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticu­t Media ?? Danbury’s Alanna Smith, right, wins the 400-meter dash at the State Open on Monday.
Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticu­t Media Danbury’s Alanna Smith, right, wins the 400-meter dash at the State Open on Monday.

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