Contributed by SL Coach with Editing and Graphics by Ron Knapp
The Shoreline Conference, one of the oldest in Connecticut, delivered a rare and thrilling outcome on Saturday in their annual championships as Cromwell and Haddam-Killingworth tied for the boys’ team title with 135 points, edging out Coginchaug by just five points. In the chase for the girls championship title, East Hampton repeated as champions with 113 points, holding off Lyme-Old Lyme for the second straight year in the 12 team meet held at Coginchaug Regional HS in Durham. The meet also featured several meet records on the track and in the field.
Boys Championship Highlights
As with all great track meets, the boys’ title came down to the final event, the 4x400m relay. With Haddam-Killingworth leading the team standings by four points, it was a matter of who had the fastest legs remaining to close out the meet. The race didn’t disappoint the fans as all three top teams broke the previous meet record of 3:29 set in 1979 by Guilford. Cromwell’s squad of Nassyr Andrade, Lucas Witkowski, Matthew Michaud, and Dylan Bathrick took gold in 3:25.29, Coginchaug finished second, and Haddam-Killingworth placed third, securing a tie between Cromwell and HK for the overall title.
Coginchaug led for most of the meet, fueled by standout Charles Dallas, the reigning New England indoor champion in the 600m. Dallas won the 300m hurdles, was runner-up in both the 110-meter hurdles and 200 meters, and placed third in the 100. Coginchaug dominated the sprint and hurdle events, scoring 71 points across the 100, 200, 110m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and winning the 4x100m. Dallas earned the meets overall boys MVP and Track awards.
While Coginchaug owned the sprints, Haddam-Killingworth controlled the throws, earning 62 points in shot put, discus, and javelin. Tim Carvell claimed victory in the javelin, and Trevor Dixon launched a CT #10 shot put mark of 52-6.5. Carvell claimed the Field MVP award that included his 2nd place in discus and 3rd place in the shot put.
Cromwell’s strength came in the jumps, where they scored 47 points across the high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Freshman Luke Haslam was a breakout star, leaping 42-9.5 in the triple jump, good for a spot at New Balance Freshman Nationals and the top mark by a freshman in the state this season. Kason Lamb added to his team’s total with a win in the 110m hurdles in 15.42, setting personal bests in both the prelims and finals. Dylan…
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