By Michael Letendre

BRISTOL – The Bristol Central girls track and field team made a credible third place finish at the CCC South Divisional Conference Championships on Tuesday May 25 – scoring 100 points which was just 16 off runner-up Lewis Mills’ second place finish.

Bristol Eastern scored 51 points for sixth place.

The meet, from the campus of Bristol Central high school, saw several local athletes rope up first and second place finishes.

Taking first place for the Rams was the 4×800 meter relay team of Salvatrice Bosco, Sophia Stark, Bella Crandall and Natalia Popielarz – finishing in 10:28.42.

Central had a couple athletes make strong second place showings.

In the shot put, Krystal Rodriguez made a throw of 29 feet and 11.5 inches and Kylee Barnes (high jump) had a leap of 4 feet, 10 inches. 

The Lancers 4×400 meter relay team came in first place as the grouping of Fiona Gallagher, Maura Cyr, Victoria Kosciukiewicz and Avery Braccia won in 4:24.97 – taking home CCC South All-Conference honors in the process.

Also nabbing first place was Mackenzie Fitzsimons in the javelin (107 feet, one inch) as her toss was nearly 18 feet better than the second place finisher (89’ 3).

And in the 800, Victoria Kosciukiewicz was the runner-up with a time of 2:29.23.

Both Fitzsimons and Kosciukiewicz earned All-Conference honors.

Here are the results of the meet, featuring Bristol Central’s and Bristol Eastern’s top-eight athletes in each event.

CCC South Girls Division Conference Championships

from Bristol Central – May 25, 2021

Girls Scores – Overall

Place/Team Points

1. Berlin    171.5

2. Lewis Mills    116

3. Bristol Central 100

4. Middletown       97

5. Maloney     64

6. Bristol Eastern  51

7. Platt     47

8. Plainville     36.5

100 Meters – Finals 

Alicia Rappleyea (Bristol Eastern, sixth), 13.86 seconds

Rebecca Litwinczyk (Bristol Central, seventh), 13.88 seconds

200 Meters – Finals

Ryan Braccia (Bristol Eastern, fifth), 28.34 seconds

Alicia Rappleyea (Bristol Eastern, seventh), 28.95 seconds

Rebecca Litwinczyk (Bristol Central, eighth), 29.49 seconds

400 Meters – Finals

Salvatrice Bosco (Bristol Central, third), 1:00.80

Maura Cyr (Bristol Eastern, seventh), 1:06.41

Cecelia Gilbert (Bristol Eastern, eighth), 1:08.3

800 Meter – Finals

Victoria Kosciukiewicz (Bristol Eastern, second), 2:29.23   

Natalia Popielarz (Bristol Central, third), 2:32.35       

Sophia Stark (Bristol Central, seventh), 2:34.52    

Fiona Gallagher (Bristol Eastern, eighth), 2:36.03

1600 Meter – Finals

Natalia Popielarz (Bristol Central, third), 5:34.55      

Isabella Crandall (Bristol Central, seventh), 5:58.71    

3200 Meter – Finals

Isabella Crandall (Bristol Central, third), 12:54.60  

100 Meter Hurdles – Finals

Christine Attle (Bristol Central, third), 18.42 seconds

300 Meter Hurdles – Finals

Christine Attle (Bristol Central, third), 52.42 seconds

Avery Braccia (Bristol Eastern, fourth), 53.49 seconds

Emily Blanchette (Bristol Central, sixth), 56.63

4×100 Meter Relay – Finals

Bristol Central (seventh), 56.5 seconds – Emily Blanchette Kaiya Yuschak, Kylee Barnes and Aisha Camacho

Bristol Eastern (eighth), 57.4 seconds – Sophia Bouchard, Lauren Ayotte, Ryan Braccia, and Alicia Rappleyea

4×400 Meter Relay – Finals

Bristol Eastern (first), 4:24.97 – Fiona Gallagher, Maura Cyr, Victoria Kosciukiewicz and Avery Braccia

Bristol Central (sixth), 4:59.67 – Aisha Camacho, Sophia Stark, Kaiya Yuschak and Marisa Heller

4×800 Meter Relay – Finals

Bristol Central (first), 10:28.42 – Salvatrice Bosco, Sophia Stark, Bella Crandall and Natalia Popielarz

Shot Put – Finals

Krystal Rodriguez (Bristol Central, second), 29 feet, 11.5 inches

Discus – Finals

Krystal Rodriguez (Bristol Central, fourth), 83 feet, two inches

Javelin – Finals

Mackenzie Fitzsimons (Bristol Eastern, first), 107 feet, one inch

Krystal Rodriguez (Bristol Central, sixth), 79 feet, five inches

High Jump – Finals

Kylee Barnes (Bristol Central, second), 4 feet, 10 inches

Rebecca Litwinczyk (Bristol Central, fifth), 4 feet, four inches

Pole Vault – Finals

Isabell Fulton (Bristol Eastern, fifth), Seven feet

Christine Attle (Bristol Central, sixth), Seven feet

Long Jump – Finals

Christina Browne (Bristol Central, sixth), 14 feet, 6.25 inches

Triple Jump – Finals

Christina Browne (Bristol Central, third), 31 feet