2007

E. O. Smith Boys Track & Field

30 Year Record Broken
Kevin Mather set new school and meet records in the javelin on Saturday
at the Rockville relays.  His winning throw of 179' 03" broke the E.O.
Smith record of 176' 05" set by Robert Wyand in 1976.



State Open Championship 
At Willowbrook Park

   400m    4th   Dave Stephens        49.44  School Record


Class L Championship 
At Willowbrook Park

   100m    3rd   Dave Stephens        11.41 
   200m    2nd   Dave Stephens        22.66 
   400m    3rd   Dave Stephens        50.00  School Record
 3,200m    6th   Doug Ridyard       9:45.53

The old record in the 400 meter dash was 50.08 set in 1998 by Ian Lally 



Outdoor 2004

Miller takes third in Decathlon
From The Chronicle June 17, 2004

HARTFORD — E.O. Smith senior Mike Miller had a strong 
second day at the CIAC state decathlon at Trinity College, 
moving up three places to finish third overall in the 2-day event.

Miller, who finished with 5,837 points, won the javelin (154-11)
on Wednesday while also finishing second in the shot put (42-8) on Tuesday. 

Miller’s remaining event performances were 100 meters (12.24),
long jump (18-9), 400 meters (53.96), 110 hurdles (16.47),
discus (113-0), pole vault (11-0), high jump (5-11˝) and 1,500 (5:05).

East Haven’s Robert Coates finished first overall (6,220 points)
with Torrington’s Jacob Eanniello finishing 236 points behind (5,984).
First-day leader Erik Thunberg (Fitch-Groton) was fifth.

Note:
Mike's score in the decathlon is a new school record.  
The old mark of 5,394 was set by John Thiel in 1990.


2004 Outdoor MVP
       Mike Miller

2004 All Conference CCC East
       Mike Miller
       Doug Ridyard
       David Stephens
       Vitaly Theriault
       Ethan Tucker
 
2004 Scholar Athlete Award Recipients
       Andrew Bass     Saben Murray
       Sean Edington   Doug Ridyard
       Dan Gehen       Jeff Schwane
       John LeBaron    Vitaly Theriault    
       Stephen Mindek  Ethan Tucker
       Mike Miller



Stephens places third for Smith
From The Chronicle June 9, 2004

NEW BRITAIN — David Stephens took third overall in the 400 for
E.O. Smith at the Class L outdoor track and field championships
at Willowbrook Park.

The Panthers (22nd overall — 8 points) also received points from
senior Vitaly Theriault, who was seventh in the 3200.

In the girls meet the 4x800-relay team consisting of Melina Benson,
Anna Hankins, Lauren Kilgannon and Beth Rimkus finished seventh
overall for E.O. Smith (24th — 2 points). 

Simsbury (girls) and East Lyme (boys) won the respective team titles.




CIAC STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK & FIELD MEET - 6/8/2004
          VETERANS' STADIUM  NEW BRITAIN, CT

     400 m     11th    David Stephens        51.44




                         Panthers fall

SOUTH WINDSOR — Mike Miller won three events for the E.O. Smith boys in 
their 91-59 CCC East loss to South Windsor.

Miller won the pole vault (10-6), high jump (5-8) and shot put (42-4) for 
the Panthers (1-2 overall, 1-2 CCC East).

Ethan Tucker (discus, 99-7), Vitaly Theirault (10:59 in the 3,200), David
Stephens (22.98 seconds in the 200) and Doug Ridyard (4:52 in the 1,600)
also won events for the Panthers.


Outdoor 2003

2003 Outdoor MVP
       Mike Miller



Indoor 2003


1st Hillhouse High School Invitational
December 21, 2002
New Haven Track & Field Center  New Haven, CT

E.O. Smith Boys Track Team placed 7th in a field of 36 teams
from Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island
   
      55 m     1st    Kelechi Ndu              6.41

     200 m     1st    Kelechi Ndu             22.89

      Mile    13th    Vitaly Theriult       4:54.77

 High Jump     3rd    Mike Miller            6' 02"


Outdoor 2002

  Team MVP
      Kelechi Ndu

  CCC All-Conference
      Steven Briggs
      Tomas Cooper
      Ryan Kissane
      Mike Miller
      Kelechi Ndu
      Ben Partyka
      John Ridyard
      Mike Watson



adidas National Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Saturday June 14-15, 2002
N.C. State Univ.  Raleigh, NC
 
  100 m          8th    Kelechi Ndu              10.85    


57th New England Track & Field Championship
Saturday June 8, 2002
Plymouth, MA

 
  100 m          1st    Kelechi Ndu              10.89    
  4x100m         3rd    Watson Ryan Partyka Ndu  43.16




From The Hartford Courant - June 5, 2002

CIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS



Kel Ndu of E.O. Smith-Storrs beats Bloomfield's Kenny Walker
and Manchester's Kary Sheets to the finish line to win the
boy's 100-meter-final.  Ndu also won the 200. 





State Open
5th place
Tuesday June 4, 2002
Willow Brook Park

 
  100 m          1st    Kelechi Ndu              10.97    
  200 m          1st    Kelechi Ndu              22.12
  4x100m         3rd    Watson Ryan Partyka Ndu  43.00



From the Hartford Courant - May 30, 2002

CIAC Class L Track

Ndu a triple-winner: Kel Ndu of E.O. Smith-Storrs won the
100 (11.03) and 200 meters (22.44). He also ran the anchor
leg of the winning 4x100 relay, which finished in 43.46. 




Class L 
6th place
Tuesday May 28, 2002
Willow Brook Park

 
  100 m          1st    Kelechi Ndu       11.03    
  200 m          1st    Kelechi Ndu       22.44
  400 m          8th    Steven Briggs     52.99
  300 m Hurdles  7th    Jamie Hernandez   42.40
  4x100 Relay    1st                      43.56
  Shot Put       6th    Tomas Cooper      45' 07.75"




31st Hartford Public Invitational
Saturday May 11, 2002

  100 m    1st    Kelechi Ndu    10.93       



Indoor 2002

  Team MVP
      Steven Briggs