NEW HAVEN >> Woodland’s girls indoor track and field team won its fifth-consecutive NVL Championship Monday at the Floyd Little Athletic Center.
Derby’s Kiley Rodriguez was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete, leading the Raiders with victories in the 1,600-meter run (in 5:43.59) and the 3,200-meter run (in 12:35.41, ahead of teammate Nicole Rizzo).
Rodriguez was also a part of the team’s winning 4×800-meter relay team, which included Rizzo, Sara Gerkens and Rachel Fleischer. They won in 10:54.03.
Derby’s girls also won the 1600 sprint medley in 4:28.16. The team included Amber Schlemmer, Ashleigh Schlemmer, Rachel Fleischer, and Prizio.
The 2016 All-NVL Girls track team (Photo by Seymour Track and Field @SHSWildcatTrack on Twitter
Oxford’s Kelly Ward also won two events, taking the long jump (15-9.75) and high jump (5-4).
On the boys side, Naugatuck’s Mark Zamani won three events to win the meet’s Most Outstanding Male Athlete by sweeping the distance events. He won the 3,200-meter run in 10:20.53, the 1600 in 4:44.07 and the 1000 in 2:44.47.
Derby’s championship team was led by Ricky Bartone’s winning, 47-foot-1 toss in the shot put and Josh Vega’s 8.27 time in the 55-meter hurdles.
Woodland’s Tom Smith won the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.73 seconds and the high jump with a height of 5-10.
Girls Team Results
- Woodland 97; 2. Seymour 90; 3. Naugatuck 73; 4. Derby 65; 5. Oxford 54; 6. Torrington 25; 7. Watertown 19; 8. Wolcott 16; T9. Kennedy and Crosby 12; 11. St Paul Catholic 2.
Girls NVL Champions
4×200: Naugatuck, 1:53.31; 4×800: Derby, 10:54.03; Shot put: Jes Litwa, Seymour 35-10; 1,000: Gabriella Prizio, Derby, 3:05.47; Long jump: Kelly Ward, Oxford, 15-9.75; 600: Lisa Thrasher, Woodland, 1:48.39; 55 hurdles: Maddie Lynch, Seymour, 9.40; 55: Ariana Alvarado, Naugatuck, 7.59; Pole vault: Caitlin O’Hara, Seymour, 7-0; 1,600: Kiley Rodriguez, Derby, 5:43.59; 1,600 sprint medley: Derby, 4:28.16; High jump: Kelly Ward, Oxford, 5-4; 300: Savada Robinson, Oxford, 43.16; 3,200: Kiley Rodriguez, Derby, 12:35.41; 4×400: Woodland, 4:23.38.
Boys Team Results
1. Derby 89, 2. Woodland 86, 3. Seymour 62, 4. Torrington 55, 5. Naugatuck 53, 6. Wolcott 27, 7. Wilby 22, T8. Kennedy and Crosby 20, 10. Watertown 12, 11. Oxford 11, T12. Sacred Heart and Holy Cross 4.
Boys NVL Champions
4×200: Torrington, 1:35.59; 4×800: Wolcott, 8:53.18; Pole vault: Ben Graham, Watertown, 10-00; 1,000: Mark Zamani, Naugatuck, 2:44.47; High jump: Tom Smith, Woodland, 5-10; 600: Michael Braley, Oxford, 1:30.17; 55 hurdles: Josh Vega, Derby, 8.27; 55: Tom Smith, Woodland, 6.73; Shot put: Ricky Bartone, Derby, 47-1; 1,600: Mark Zamani, Naugatuck, 4:44.07; 1,600 sprint medley: Seymour, 3:57.57; 300: Raymond Young, Wilby, 37.50; Long jump: Bobby Melms, Seymour, 20-10; 3,200: Mark Zamani, Naugatuck, 10:20.53; 4×400: Torrington, 3:42.82.