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Indoor track

Thetford boys win D-II meet in Burlington

BURLINGTON — Thetford Academy’s Brady Sloop finished first in the 1,600- and 1,000-meter races, leading the Panthers to first place among 18 VPA Division II teams at the Vermont Track and Field Officials Association’s meet on Sunday at the University of Vermont.

Sloop beat all Division I and Division II runners in both races, winning the 1,600 in 4 minutes, 46 seconds and the 1,000 in 2:44. The Panther girls finished fourth among 17 teams.

Against Division II athletes, Thetford’s Matt Vivian won the boys shot put (39 feet, 4 inches) with teammate David Stanger third, and Ramona Spelman was first in the boys 55-meter hurdles (9:97) for Thetford. The Panthers’ Madeline Piecuch, Ava Hayden, Leah Crossett and Ella Harvey won the girls 4x800 relay (11:44). White River Valley’s Jack Hughes won the Division II boys long jump (18-9); for the White River Valley girls, Imari Taylor won the Division II shot put with a throw of 31-7.

Other Division II results: Sebastian Perdrizet (Thetford, third, boys long jump); Piecuch, Aislin Peters, Ava Hayden, Ella Harvey (Thetford, second, 4x400); Maya Dixon (Thetford, third, 55 hurdles); Emmett Terry and Perdrizet (Thetford, second and third, boys 55 dash); Hayden (Thetford, second, girls 600); Perdrizet (Thetford, second, boys 300).

Boys team scores: Thetford 87, Rice 57, Burr & Burton 48, Richford 34, Vergennes 31, Milton 28, Peoples 27, White River Valley 20, Mount Abraham 16, Missisquoi 12, Hartford (16th, 3).

Girls team scores: Burr & Burton 98, Rice 60, Peoples 49, Thetford 46, Milton 32, Spaulding 25, Vergennes 23, Arlington 21, Missisquoi 21, Mount St. Joseph 15, Northfield 15.

Hartford’s Lowe, Moreno set records
at Beantown Winter Classic

BOSTON — Hartford High School’s Bennett Moreno and Ayodele Lowe had impressive results in the inaugural Beantown Winter Classic indoor track meet, setting new VPA Division II state records in three events.

The meet drew thousands of athletes from around the Northeast for two days of competition at the Track at New Balance.

Moreno set a new record in the 600- and 1,000-meter races. He was second in the 1,000 in the Beantown event with a time of 2 minutes, 29 seconds, mere hundredths of a second behind the winner. Moreno finished fourth in the 600 meters (1:24).

Lowe set a new VPA Division II state record in the high jump of 6 feet, 6 inches, which placed him fourth in Boston. He was also fourth in the long jump (21-7) and 23rd in the 55-meter dash.

Also competing was pole vaulter Benjamin Lang who finished 16th with a Hartford High School record of 10-6.

Hartford coach Dan Talbot said the team, which also had several athletes participating in a meet at Norwich University over the weekend, set 36 personal records in 39 events and four school records in addition to the state records.

“Fantastic performances this weekend,” Talbot said. “I’ve never seen anything like that.”

Girls Hockey

Hartford 1, CVU/MMU 0

Key players: Hartford — Emma Bazin (1 Goal), Madison Barwood (1 Assist), Nella Bowen (21 save shutout)

Highlights: Bowen stopped all 21 shots she faced to secure her second shutout in a row. She made a lot of key saves that kept CVU/MMU of the scoreboard. Bazin scored the lone goal of the game on an assist from Barwood.

Coach’s quote: “This was our fourth game in six days, and the team battled extremely hard. They all dug into the reserve tank today to pick up the win. They deserve some much-needed rest!” — Hartford’s Jason Gramling

Records: Hartford 3-1-1; CVU/MMU 1-2-0