By Michael Letendre

NEW BRITAIN – While the Bristol Eastern girls track and field team only scored one point at the 2021 CIAC Connecticut State Track and Field Open from Willow Brook Park in New Britain on Thursday, the experience was a good one for the program.

That point was tallied by outstanding junior Mackenzie Fitzsimons in the javelin as her throw of 103 feet, six inches was good for eighth place.

Eastern’s 4×800 meter relay team of Fiona Gallagher, Maura Cyr, Victoria Kosciukiewicz, and Avery Braccia finished right around their seeding time, finishing in 10:12.63 – good for 17th place.

For Bristol Central, Salvatrice Bosco finished in 13th place in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.48 and in the shot put, Krystal Rodriguez placed 22nd overall (28 feet, 10 inches).

Danbury won the State Open event by scoring 44 points while the race for the runner-up trophy came down to two squads.

In the end, Glastonbury (38) seized second place and was a single point better than Weston (37).

2021 CIAC Connecticut State Girls Track & Field Open 

from Willow Brook Park, New Britain 

Girls Team Scores: 1) Danbury 44; 2) Glastonbury 38; 3) Weston 37; 4) New Milford 33; 5) Southington 30; 6) Ridgefield 26; 7) Conard 25; 8) Hillhouse 24; 9) Sheehan 23; 10) Joel Barlow 21; 10) Simsbury 21; 12) Newtown 20; 13) East Hampton 19; 14) Staples 18; 14) St. Joseph 18; 16) Windsor 16; 17) East Haven 14; 18) Fairfield Ludlowe 13; 18) Holy Cross 13; 20) Hall 12.50; 21) Haddam-Killingworth 10; 21) Nonnewaug 10; 23) Somers 9; 23) Seymour 9; 23) Rocky Hill 9; 23) Ellington 9; 27) Wilton 8; 27) Killingly 8; 27) Windsor Locks 8; 27) Greenwich 8; 31) Bloomfield 7; 31) Weaver 7; 33) Daniel Hand 6; 33) Lewis Mills 6; 33) Mercy 6; 33) East Lyme 6; 33) Pomperaug 6; 33) Manchester 6; 33) Platt 6; 33) Wilbur Cross 6; 33) Brookfield 6; 42) New Canaan 5; 42) Trumbull 5; 42) Shelton 5; 42) Old Saybrook 5; 42) Jonathan Law 5; 47) Lauralton Hall 4; 47) Bethel 4; 47) Brien McMahon 4; 50) Stonington 3.50; 51) Stafford 3; 51) Hamden 3; 51) Capital Prep 3; 51) Woodland 3; 51) Norwalk 3; 51) Guilford 3; 51) E.O. Smith 3; 51) Tolland 3; 51) Naugatuck 3; 51) Litchfield 3; 61) Career Magnet 2; 61) Kolbe Cathedral 2; 63) Granby Memorial 1; 63) Watertown 1; 63) Hartford Public 1; 63) Canton 1; 63) Bristol Eastern 1; 63) Norwich Free Academy 1.