Wednesday's boys cross country conference meets: Sullivan, Bianchi, Hines, Lowery win individual titles

Orion Lowery, Newtown High School, finished 3rd in the SWC boys cross country championships, held at Bethel High School. Wednesday October 15, 2025, Bethel, Conn. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media) A look at Wednesday's Connecticut boys cross country conference championships:FCIACWilton senior Paul Sullivan ran a personal-best time of 15:49.9 to win the individual championship at New Canaan's Waveny Park. Sullivan finished three seconds ahead of second-place finisher Maximillian Mocarski, a senior from Fairfield Warde (15:52.9), and four seconds ahead of third-place finisher Edward Kushel, another senior from Warde (15:53.9). Greenwich junior James Hayes was fourth in 16:03.8 and led the Cardinals to a first-place finish with 48 team points. Staples was second with 92, followed by Danbury with 107. Greenwich senior Vihaan Kamath took sixth (16:14.4), senior William Monaco was 10th (16:20.1), junior Aiden Towle was 11th (16:24.7), and senior Oliver Eaton was 17th (16:35.7).Team results1. Greenwich, 48; 2. Staples, 92; 3. Danbury, 107; 4. Ridgefield, 112; 5. Fairfield Warde, 128; 6. New Canaan, 129; 7. Trumbull, 136; 8. Wilton, 211; 9. Darien, 269; 10. Fairfield Ludlowe, 319. Individual results1. Paul Sullivan, Wilton, 15:49.9; 2. Maximillian Mocarski, Fairfield Warde, 15:52.9; 3. Edward Kushel, Fairfield Warde, 15:53.9; 4. James Hayes, Greenwich, 16:03.8; 5. Charles Cavanagh, New Canaan, 16:12.3; 6. Vihaan Kamath, Greenwich, 16:14.4; 7. Rexton Mlynarski, Trumbull, 16:16.3; 8. Mark Mischenko, Ridgefield, 16:19.1; 9. Arthur Brown, Ridgefield, 16:20.0; 10. William Monaco, Greenwich, 16:20.1; 11. Aiden Towle, Greenwich, 16:24.7; 12. Sean Hunter, Trumbull, 16:27.0; 13. Luke Cooper, Staples, 16:28.5; 14. Sean Ward, Danbury, 16:29.5; 15. Philip Dodoo, Danbury, 16:29.9; 16. Samuel Burmeister, Staples, 16:31.5; 17. Oliver Eaton, Greenwich, 16:35.7; 18. Angelo Danza, Danbury, 16:36.6; 19. Jeffrey Weber, Staples, 16:37.3; 20. Lucas Magill, Greenwich, 16:40.1; 21. Marko Losic, Staples, 16:41.2; 22. Leonardo Alvarez, Greenwich, 16:41.7; 23. Elias Orellana, Greenwich, 16:41.8; 24. Oscar Jones, Staples, 16:45.6; 25. Parker Dovaras, Ridgefield, 16:47.9. NCCCEllington junior Alexander Bianchi won the individual championship in 16:40.3 at Bolton High School.Rockville senior Emmett Kristoff was second in 16:47.9, followed by East Granby sophomore Rockwell Madden in third in 16:50.9.Granby Memorial was led by senior Gavin Baron (fourth, 17:14.6) and sophomore Niko Merz (fifth, 17:24.3) as the Bears won the team title with 73 points. Bolton was second with 85 and Ellington was third with 104. Team results1. Granby Memorial, 73; 2. Bolton, 85; 3. Ellington, 104; 4. Coventry (CT), 109; 5. Rockville, 118; 6. Suffield, 155; 7. Stafford, 164; 8. Somers, 172; 9. Canton, 203; 10. East Granby, 236. Individual results1. Alexander Bianchi, Ellington, 16:40.3; 2. Emmett Kristoff, Rockville, 16:47.9; 3. Rockwell Madden, East Granby, 16:50.9; 4. Gavin Baron, Granby Memorial, 17:14.6; 5. Niko Merz, Granby Memorial, 17:24.3; 6. Nathan Peskin, Suffield, 17:26.3; 7. Jensen Hurd, Rockville, 17:30.9; 8. Robert DeCarlo, Coventry (CT), 17:50.9; 9. Ethan Alfano, Coventry (CT), 17:52.7; 10. Patrick Busbey, Granby Memorial, 17:56.4; 11. Nathan Kodzis, Stafford, 17:57.1; 12. Jonathan Breton, Somers, 17:58.3; 13. Colin Carini, Bolton, 18:06.9; 14. Camden Diehl, Bolton, 18:12.7; 15. Oliver Galeota, Ellington, 18:13.1; 16. Matthew Halmers, Somers, 18:26.4; 17. Ryan Moore, Bolton, 18:27.8; 18. Patrick Claffey, Windsor Locks, 18:30.2; 19. Quinn Perkins, Bolton, 18:35.6; 20. Chase Weber, Coventry (CT), 18:36.8; 21. Bradan Fioretti, Coventry (CT), 18:37.6; 22. Max Dendinger, Canton, 18:38.0; 23. Liam Blodgett, Stafford, 18:43.2; 24. Evan Coates, Bolton, 18:45.5; 25. Lucas Herzog, Rockville, 18:47.7. SCCXavier junior Holden Hines won the individual championship at New Haven's East Shore Park and led a dominating performance by the Falcons. Junior teammate Quentin Koch was second in 15:45.3, and Cheshire senior Matthew Gajecki was third in 16:03.4.Xavier scored an SCC meet-record 24 points, surpassing the previous best of 28, set in 2006, to claim its 11th straight league crown and 20th overall. Guilford scored 93 points and was SCC runner-up for the fifth time in eight years. Cheshire was third with 109. The Grizzlies were led by senior Lewis Thoreen, who finished 11th in 16:37.3.For Xavier, juniors James Perrault (fourth, 16:10.7), Nolan O'Connor (seventh, 16:23.8) and Alex Brown (10th, 16:35.7) also finished in the overall top 10.Team results1. Xavier (CT), 24; 2. Guilford, 93; 3. Cheshire, 109; 4. Amity, 139; 5. North Haven, 142; 6. Fairfield Prep, 165; 7. Wilbur Cross, 179; 8. Daniel Hand, 189; 9. Hamden, 223; 10. Notre Dame-West Haven, 229. Individual results1. Holden Hines, Xavier (CT), 15:45.0; 2. Quentin Koch, Xavier (CT), 15:45.3; 3. Matthew Gajecki, Cheshire, 16:03.4; 4. James Perrault, Xavier (CT), 16:10.7; 5. Jack Mooney, Cheshire, 16:15.1; 6. Alden Neuman, Wilbur Cross, 16:16.9; 7. Nolan O'Connor, Xavier (CT), 16:23.8; 8. Lucas Muralles, North Haven, 16:25.6; 9. Leo Clinard Emonet, Wilbur Cross, 16:32.6; 10. Alex Brown, Xavier (CT), 16:35.7; 11. Lewis Thoreen, Guilford, 16:37.3; 12. Evan Griffiths, Amity, 16:37.7; 13. Gavin Eddy, Notre Dame-West Haven, 16:40.5; 14. Nathan Hendrickson, Xavier (CT), 16:43.1; 15. Jordan Espinosa, Guilford, 16:43.8; 16. Cooper Tomaszewski, Amity, 16:45.0; 17. Peter Torello, Xavier (CT), 16:52.9; 18. Marco Maturo, North Haven, 16:55.1; 19. Matheus Ferreira Franca, Daniel Hand, 16:59.1; 20. Julian Quintero-Perez, Hamden, 17:00.7; 21. Jude Sico, Guilford, 17:03.7; 22. Tyler Mezrich, Guilford, 17:05.4; 23. Benjamin Tomaszewski, Amity, 17:06.7; 24. Caleb Hansen, Guilford, 17:07.4; 25. Benjamin Brindley, Fairfield Prep, 17:17.4.SWCNewtown senior Orion Lowery's personal-best winning time of 16:21.1 at Bethel High School's Mark Goodwin Cross Country Course helped the Nighthawks hold off Pomperaug by three points, 52-55, for the conference championship.Stratford teammates Zackary O'Toole (16:29.7) and Dyllan Asuncion (16:51.9) took second and third overall behind Lowery. Lowery was the only Newtown runner in the top 10, while Pomperaug had three runners in the top 10. Nighthawk runners Bryce Taylor (17:18), Duncan Kolb (17:20.1), Marc Caratas (17:24.8) and Sebastian Colburn (17:30.2) placed 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th overall. The Panthers saw seniors Robert Piccirillo (fourth, 16:57.1) and Milo Howley (fifth, 16:58.1) and junior Kyle Wiebke (17:15.9, 10th) all finish in the overall top 10. Their next two runners finished 15th and 24th overall. In team-scoring places, Newtown's five scorers finished first, 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th, while Pomperaug's finished fourth, fifth, ninth, 14th and 23rd.Stratford was third as a team with 103 points.Team results (Top 10)1. Newtown, 52; 2. Pomperaug, 55; 3. Stratford, 103; 4. Immaculate, 109; 5. Bethel, 138; 6. New Fairfield, 140; 7. Brookfield, 202; 8. Joel Barlow, 216; 9. New Milford, 231; 10. Masuk, 268. Individual results1. Orion Lowery, Newtown, 16:21.1; 2. Zackary O'Toole, Stratford, 16:29.7; 3. Dyllan Asuncion, Stratford, 16:51.9; 4. Robert Piccirillo, Pomperaug, 16:57.1; 5. Milo Howley, Pomperaug, 16:58.1; 6. Andrew Rehm, Bunnell, 17:03.9; 7. Max Mehner, Joel Barlow, 17:04.5; 8. Christan Dubois, Bethel, 17:08.0; 9. Christian Fappiano, Immaculate, 17:11.6; 10. Kyle Wiebke, Pomperaug, 17:15.9; 11. Christopher Kim, Bethel, 17:16.1; 12. Bryce Taylor, Newtown, 17:18.0; 13. Duncan Kolb, Newtown, 17:20.1; 14. Marc Caratas, Newtown, 17:24.8; 15. Mason Blinstrubas, Pomperaug, 17:24.8; 16. Sebastian Colburn, Newtown, 17:30.2; 17. Ryan Scelia, Brookfield, 17:35.9; 18. Julian Krotmeier, Immaculate, 17:40.9; 19. Peter Carmody, Stratford, 17:46.5; 20. Max Schulkowski, New Fairfield, 17:52.4; 21. Dylan Cipriano, Notre Dame Prep, 17:52.8; 22. Colby Piesco, New Fairfield, 17:53.5; 23. Sean Martin, Immaculate, 17:59.1; 24. Ryan Quinn, Pomperaug, 17:59.7; 25. Brayden Hershberger, Masuk, 18:03.1.Sign up for the Connecticut Briefing from CT Insider. Get the biggest headlines of the day from our network of journalists around the state.This article originally published at Wednesday's boys cross country conference meets: Sullivan, Bianchi, Hines, Lowery win individual titles.