Last Update: Sunday, March 18, 2007

The Newington boys and Bristol Central girls, respectively 
led by individual race champions Jeff Karnilowicz and Jill Sullivan, 
captured CCC South Cross Country Meet championship for the first-time ever 
Thursday afternoon at Stanley Quarter Park. 
Newington placed all five of its runners among the top nine finishers in a
52-runner field while Central placed five individuals among the top 17 in 
a 40-runner field. 

BOYS RACE 
Jeff Karnilowicz was joined by teammates Dan Procko and Perry Salonia and 
Bristol Central’s Jon Godbout in a front-running group for the final two 
miles. Karnilowicz pulled away from Procko in the final stretch to win 
with a time of 17:15.27. Procko was next at 17:27.69, Godbout placed third 
in 17:35.27 and Salonia finished fourth in 17:45.37. New Britain’s 
Joshua Williams rounded out the top five with a time of 17:48.84.

GIRLS RACE 
Sullivan and defending CCC South champ Sarah Patsos of Maloney were running
side-by-side for two miles before the race was decided on the course’s 
lone hill that leads into a wooded area. Sullivan’s winning time of 20:16.51 
was 30 second better than Patsos (20:46.47). Newington’s Yolande Thornton 
finished third in 21:13.44 and Central’s Nicole Nolting placed fourth in 21:34.85. 
    

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