Girls Outdoor Track and Field   -  Week of 4-30 to 5-5 2001 

High jump puts Lancers over top 
Waterford scores a dramatic victory over rival Montville
By Day Staff Reports 
Published on 5/2/2001 


Waterford Jessica Haywood and Jen Latkowski finished second and third respectively in the high jump to clinch Waterford High School's 71-70 victory over Montville Tuesday in a showdown of two of the top track teams in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Medium Division.

Plainfield's tough, but I think this is a big one, Waterford coach Jan Merrill-Morin said. This may determine it. ... This is one of the most exciting dual meets we've had in the last five years.

With just the high jump and 4x800 remaining, Merrill-Morin conceded Montville's Erin Leduc was going to win the high jump and the Indians were a lock to win the relay. 

Either we got two and three (in the high jump) or we lose the meet, Merrill-Morin said.

Merrill-Morin had seen Latkowski play basketball, and encouraged her to try the high jump.

Latkowski, a junior, cleared 4 feet, 6 inches on her first attempt to clinch third and the win for the Lancers. 

Haywood also took first in the 100, while Libby Gregg edged Leduc in the 100 hurdles. Leduc, who also took first in the triple jump for Montville, beat out Gregg to win the 300 hurdles.

Led by Alexander East, the Lancers swept the javelin. Rachel DiSaia gave them wins in the shot put and discus, while Carrie Ritter took the 1,600 and 3,200 and finished second in the 800 to Montville's Teela Kopp. Katie Drew ran four events for Waterford, taking second in the 100, 200 and 400, in addition to running on the winning 4x100 relay team with Jessica Haywood, Meghan Vandenbosch and Annie Egan. Egan, the daughter of Montville boys' coach Tim Egan, was second in the long jump and triple jump for Waterford.

Montville won the 4x400 and 4x800 relays. Christina Lacanfora won the 200 and 400, and Kim Myshka took the long jump for the Indians. Chesney McComber was second in the 1,600 and 3,200, and Amy Clark was second in the shot put and discus.

In other meets:

Christa Parent, Nicole Kadyszewski, Cassandre Ortiz and Maria Vazquez won two events apiece as NFA cruised to a 106-22 win over Killingly in the ECC Large Division. Parent won the 200 and 400, Kadyszewski the 100 hurdles and high jump, Ortiz the 300 hurdles and triple jump and Vazquez the discus and javelin for the Wildcats (5-0, 2-0). Meghan Owen captured the 800 and 1600 for the Redgals.

Amy Wisehart won the 100 hurdles (16.3), high jump (5 feet) and triple jump (33-½) as East Lyme defeated Woodstock Academy, 106-35, in the ECC Large Division. Kim Rhodes (200, 400), Corinne Mathews (100, long jump) and Lauren Roland (shot put, discus) were double-winners for the Vikings. Woodstock's 4x800 relay team of Julie Larsen, Amy Hicks, Kyle MacQueen and Kim Shields set a school record in 9:49.6, breaking the mark of 10:00.3 set a year ago.

Jen Trama won the 1,600, long jump and high jump as Tourtellotte defeated Putnam, 83-49. Jess Bourdeau (100 hurdles), Erin Faucher (100 in 13.5, 300 hurdles (52.2), and ran the anchor on both relays 4x400 (4:28) 4x100 (53.8)), Alison Laventure (400), Alyssa Monaco (200) and Ola Strekzuk (triple jump) also won events for the Tigers. Putnam's Joy Shepard won the shot put, discus and triple jump.

Abbey Sadowski won the 400, 800 and long jump, while Sarah Levy won the 1,600 and 3,200 as Griswold defeated St. Bernard, 107.5-33.5, in the ECC Small Division. Laura Leitkowski won the 100 hurdles, and ran the lead leg on the victorious 4x100 relay team for the Saints, while teammate Erin McCafferty won the 300 hurdles and ran the lead leg on the 4x400. The Wolverines are 3-1.

Fitch swept all three relays and got victories from seven different athletes in an 82-59 win over Ledyard in the ECC Large Division. Fitch (3-0, 2-0) winners included Ashley White in the 100, Patti Murphy in the 400, Rachel Harrington in the 800, Besty Boucher in the 3,200, Jenn Latham in the discus, Tilly Roccon in the high jump, and Ashley Lowe in the long jump. Jenny Worth won the 200, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles for the Colonels (2-1, 2-1) while Lacey-Ann Parker won the shot put and the javelin.

Kristen Nikodemski and Stacey Chmielecki won two individual events apiece as Bacon Academy beat New London (106-34) and Marianapolis (132-9). Nikodemski won the 400 and high jump, while Chmielecki took the 100 hurdles and triple jump. Sharone Cannon, Jen Strong and Sikoka Frett took first through third in the 100 and combined with Ciara Thompson to win the 4x100 relay for the Whalers. Strong also won the 200 in 26.4.

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