BETHEL, Conn. — Masuk High’s indoor track athletes wrapped up their regular season schedule by setting several personal records during the Bethel Indoor Invitational Track Meet on Saturday. The Panthers competed against 28 other teams from Connecticut and New York.
Among the highlights, the Panthers’ boys 1600 meter sprint medley relay team earned silver medals for finishing in second place with a time of 3:52.24 — the fourth fastest recorded time in Masuk Indoor Track history. The relay team consisted of Brayden Callahan, Denson Sidne, Ryan Panella and Brayden Hershberger.
Overall, Head Coach Donald Casey Jr. and assistant coaches Hannah Keating and Joseph Lato said they are proud of every member of the team.
“The Bethel Invitational had limited entries of students for most events,” Casey said. “Therefore, many students were not able to compete, but still came to practice for training and support last week. This is the type of family atmosphere we are creating with our indoor track team. We are extremely proud of every student. They work very hard during practice and want to improve overall performance in their specific events. The students are a lot of fun too.”
The Panthers will now focus on their biggest meet of the year this Saturday, Feb. 7, when the team travels to the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven for the Southwestern Conference Indoor Track Championships, commencing at 5 p.m.
Bethel Invitational Indoor Track Meet Results
Boys 55 meter: Connor Fulchino (finished 22nd, 6.99), Denson Sidne (24th, personal best of 7.03), Cristin Cardona (71st, 7.34), Gavin Palmich (74th, 7.36), Kaidan Santasiero (75th, 7.37) and Qaayyim Shelby-Coote (76th, 7.37).
Girls 55 meter: Lexa Dizon (24th, a personal best of 8.12), Gianna Moretti (45th, 8.40) Priscilla Bruno (48th, 8.40), and Kaia Linderbeck (65th, a personal best of 8.59).
Boys 300 meter: Jackson Zylick (6th, 38.41), Qaayyim Shelby-Coote (48th, 42.98) and Justin Goncalves (51st, with a personal record of 43.09).
Girls 300 meter: Clare Fulchino (12th, with a personal best of 47.13), Gianna Moretti (27th, 49.18), Lexa Dizon (46th, 51.12) and Sara Meachen (64th, with a personal best of 53.72).
Boys 600 meter: Filip Wadolkowski (17th, with a personal best of 1:37.26) and Justin Goncalves (37th, with a personal best of 1:44.43).
Girls 600 meter: Abigail Cappola (6th, 1:53.39), Nikol Kupieieva (19th, 2:08.18), Mikaila Salustri (20th, 2:09.55), Sara Meachen (21st, with a personal best of 2:11.11) and Isabel Kyrytschenko (29th with a personal best of 2:13.50).
Boys 1000 meter: Jahdami Reid (30th, with a personal best of 3:05.03) and Brody Philbin (47th, with a personal best of 3:23.59).
Girls 1000 meter: Emma Sheppard (25th, 3:50.16).
Boys 1600 meter: Sebastian Riera (27th, 5:19.66).
Boys 55 meter hurdles: Jude Vilaverde (23rd, personal best of 10.97).
Girls 55 meter hurdles: Cassidy Bloom (28th, personal best of 11.25), Ella Palmieri (29th, personal record of 11.32), Tatum Eastwood (35th, 11.97) and Maya Dodge (40th, 14.12).
Girls 4 x 800 meter relay: 5. Masuk Abigail Cappola, Lexa Dizon, Nikol Kupieieva and Emma Sheppard (5th, with a personal record of 11:59.12.
Boys shot put: Jack Walser (7th, 38-02.75), Liam Whalen (19th, 33-02.25) and Ian Marroquin (20th, 32-06.25).
Boys long jump: Brayden Callahan (6th, 19-08.00) and Connor Fulchino (12th, with a personal best of 18-07.75).
Girls long jump: Priscilla Bruno (29th, 13-02.50).
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