Tuesday's boys cross country conference championships: White, Diaz, Kearney claim individual titles

A look at Tuesday's Connecticut boys cross country conference championships:

CCC

E.O. Smith senior Gabriel White was looking to compete with the best that his conference had to offer. He did so and more, winning the championship in 16:14.3 at Manchester's Wickham Park. Simsbury sophomore Henry Pugliese was second in 16:23.9, while Hall senior Alex Martin-Casas finished third in 16:27.

Southington, led by its 7-8-9 pack of junior Tanner Tortora (17:15.5), senior Michael Blankenship (17:16.4) and senior Stephen Rahenkamp (17:21.7), won the team championship with 49 points. Besides those top three, Blue Knight senior Samuel Cheek was 12th (17:24.6) and junior Logan Perrella was 13th (17:26.5), which gave their team five runners in the top 13 overall.

Glastonbury, which got a fourth-place finish from junior Thomas Parrett (16:57.9) and a fifth-place finish from senior Richard Ashton (17:04.1), was second with 77.

Team results (Top 10)

1. Southington, 49; 2. Glastonbury, 77; 3. Hall, 79; 4. Simsbury, 147; 5. Avon, 169; 6. E.O. Smith, 245; 7. South Windsor, 262; 8. Conard, 291; 9. Tolland, 326; 10. Farmington, 326.

Individual results (Top 25)

1. Gabriel White, E.O. Smith, 16:14.3; 2. Henry Pugliese, Simsbury, 16:23.9; 3. Alex Martin-Casas, Hall, 16:27.0; 4. Thomas Parrett, Glastonbury, 16:57.9; 5. Richard Ashton, Glastonbury, 17:04.1; 6. Deacon Gascon, Tolland, 17:11.5; 7. Tanner Tortora, Southington, 17:15.5; 8. Michael Blankenship, Southington, 17:16.4; 9. Stephen Rahenkamp, Southington, 17:21.7; 10. Penn Gengras, Hall, 17:21.7; 11. Elias Boulay, Northwest Catholic, 17:23.5; 12. Samuel Cheek, Southington, 17:24.6; 13. Logan Perrella, Southington, 17:26.5; 14. Leo Rasy, Avon, 17:27.6; 15. Henry Albert, Avon, 17:28.0; 16. Evan Glynn, Glastonbury, 17:29.5; 17. Andrew Kessler, Avon, 17:32.8; 18. Denis Mike, South Windsor, 17:33.2; 19. Eldar Parhomenko, Hall, 17:33.8; 20. Mason Foertsch, Bristol Eastern, 17:34.3; 21. Henry Cookson, Berlin, 17:34.4; 22. Elijah Levithan, Hall, 17:34.4; 23. Jacob Clyne, Middletown (CT), 17:34.7; 24. Ali Al-Kawaz, Glastonbury, 17:35.5; 25. Liam Holt, Hall, 17:35.6.

CTC

Norwich Tech senior Savien Diaz ran a personal-best time of 18:39.5 to win the boys individual championship race at Wickham Park. Bullard-Havens junior Matthew Mitchell was second in 19:12.3, followed by Abbott Tech junior Joseph Georgoulis in third in 19:20.3.

Ellis Tech won the team title with 52 points, while Abbott Tech was second with 63. Bullard-Havens took third with 85.

Ellis was led by sophomore Nathan Payette, who finished sixth overall and was the team's third scorer (20:19.7). He was followed by junior Parker Ring (seventh overall and the team's fourth scorer, 20:22.8) and sophomore Lucas Beavan (12th overall and the team's fifth scorer, 20:33.6).

Team results

1. Ellis Tech, 52; 2. Abbott Tech, 63; 3. Bullard-Havens, 85; 4. Norwich Tech, 91; 5. Cheney Tech, 144; 6. Vinal Tech, 147; 7. Wilcox Tech, 203; 8. Wolcott Tech, 223; 9. Kaynor Tech, 276; 10. Platt Tech, 280; 11. J.M. Wright Tech, 293; 12. Grasso Tech, 308.

Individual results (Top 25)

1. Savien Diaz, Norwich Tech, 18:39.5; 2. Matthew Mitchell, Bullard-Havens, 19:12.3; 3. Joseph Georgoulis, Abbott Tech, 19:20.3; 4. Quinn Jelenffy, Abbott Tech, 19:23.8; 5. Erick Saldana, Abbott Tech, 20:17.7; 6. Nathan Payette, Ellis Tech, 20:19.7; 7. Parker Ring, Ellis Tech, 20:22.8; 8. Damien Pulst, Norwich Tech, 20:23.9; 9. Ayden Ruiz, Kaynor Tech, 20:25.2; 10. Kameron Wright, Cheney Tech, 20:28.2; 11. Nashder Jean Louis, Bullard-Havens, 20:28.9; 12. Lucas Beavan, Ellis Tech, 20:33.6; 13. Carter Payette, Ellis Tech, 20:34.0; 14. Evan Bauch, Ellis Tech, 20:35.9; 15. Anthony Ehret, Abbott Tech, 20:57.8; 16. Michael Szczepan, Ellis Tech, 21:01.3; 17. Jackson Currao, Wilcox Tech, 21:02.5; 18. Ben Gamacote, Cheney Tech, 21:06.7; 19. Ethan Mousa, Vinal Tech, 21:09.8; 20. Delphin Manzi, Bullard-Havens, 21:10.5; 21. Greyson Cubanski, Norwich Tech, 21:11.2; 22. Luciano Piroli, Vinal Tech, 21:19.7; 23. Judge Gray, Cheney Tech, 21:20.9; 24. Dario Daniels, Vinal Tech, 21:34.7; 25. Nick Rincon, Bullard-Havens, 21:44.8.

GHC

Innovation senior Immanuel Kearney capped off a strong conference season with an individual championship after running New Britain's Stanley Quarter Park course in 17:39. Comp Sci senior Miles Jackson was second in 17:56, and Capital Prep senior Syre Gillespie was third in 19:10.

Comp Sci won the team championship with 24 points, claiming five of the top seven spots overall, led by Jackson. Sophomore Jean-Carlos Roque was fourth (19:34), followed by junior Dante Henderson in fifth (20:12.3), sophomore Elliott Jackson (20:12.6) and senior Manny Lopez (20:20.2). Innovation was second with 66, while University was third with 104.

Team results

1. Comp Sci, 24; 2. Innovation, 66; 3. University, 104; 4. Weaver, 116; 5. Classical Magnet, 127; 6. Capital Prep, 132; 7. Hartford Public, 151; 8. International, 179; 9. Hartford Magnet Trinity Academy, 230.

Individual results

1. Immanuel Kearney, Innovation, 17:39.0; 2. Miles Jackson, Comp Sci, 17:56.0; 3. Syre Gillespie, Capital Prep, 19:10.0; 4. Jean-Carlos Roque, Comp Sci, 19:34.0; 5. Dante Henderson, Comp Sci, 20:12.3; 6. Elliott Jackson, Comp Sci, 20:12.6; 7. Manny Lopez, Comp Sci, 20:20.2; 8. Anthony Batista, Innovation, 20:24.4; 9. Sebastian Gallagher, Classical Magnet, 20:31.2; 10. Keyon Moody, Classical Magnet, 20:39.8; 11. William Pape, University, 20:40.4; 12. Travis Pape, University, 20:41.0; 13. Zyvon Dean, Hartford Public, 20:45.8; 14. Stallone Rocky Maria, Classical Magnet, 21:01.4; 15. Kai Hawthorne, Innovation, 21:02.3; 16. Taurean Bryant, Weaver, 21:15.4; 17. Ivan Hirwa, Weaver, 21:17.0; 18. Adrian Santiago, Innovation, 21:19.2; 19. Odin Sakon, Comp Sci, 21:19.2; 20. Patrick Sorvillo, University, 21:20.9; 21. Jayden Stewart, International, 21:24.9; 22. Otilio Diaz, Weaver, 21:42.1; 23. Jaycob McGowen, University, 21:45.2; 24. Evan Perez, Innovation, 22:04.9; 25. Nathan Lowe, Comp Sci, 22:08.8.