Lyme-Old Lyme High School Claims Multiple Titles at Shoreline Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships

The Lyme-Old Lyme indoor track team at Saturday’s conference championship meet. Credit: Charlie McEwen.

LYME/OLD LYME, CT – Strong individual and relay performances led the Lyme-Old Lyme High School boys indoor track and field team to a fifth-place finish and the girls to ninth place at the Shoreline Conference championships in New Haven.

Both teams produced conference champions in the 1,000 meters at Saturday’s meet. Ryan Ortoleva finished with a time of 2:41.40 for the boys, and Chase Gilbert finished with a time of 2:58.92 for the girls. 

Gilbert and Ortoleva pose with their medals in separate photos.
Chase Gilbert (left) and Ryan Ortoleva. Credit: Alyssa Mercaldi.

Maia Guisti came out a champion in the 600 meters with a time of 1:44.12.

Maia Guisti. Credit: Alyssa Mercaldi.

Ortoleva also contributed to the boys team’s first-place finish in the sprint medley relay, which included Kev Shegirian, Rowen Meisner and Jonah Filardi and finished in 3:56.61. 

Jonah Filardi. Credit: Charlie McEwen.

Tyler Cann won the shot put with a throw of 51 feet, 10 inches. 

Tyler Cann throws the shot put.
Tyler Cann. Credit: Charlie McEwen.

The boys 4×400 relay team of Trevor Buydos, Shegirian, Ortoleva and Filardi came in second place. 

Carson St. Louis placed third in the pole vault at 9 feet, 6 inches. 

Max Paonessa, Cole Haslam, Miles Coppola and Buydos finished sixth in the 4×800 relay. 

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