Hartford Public Schools is so proud of our student athletes from Bulkeley, Capital Prep, Classical Magnet, Hartford Public, HMTCA, SMSA, University High, and Weaver who competed at the 2026 GHC Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center Field House in New Haven on February 4.
Per Robert Knapp in MySportsResults.com, in a little more than a decade of indoor track and field competition the Capitol Region Athletic League (CRAL) has seen growth in member schools from four to over a dozen as well as a name change to the Greater Hartford Conference (GHC).
The 2026 GHC Indoor Track and Field Championships, held February 4 at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven, saw meet records broken and ended with the Innovation boys and Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy(HMTCA) girls earning the top team honors.
In the Boys Championship, the meet record party was shared by Hartford Public High School’s Hanief Jones as reset records in two events; the 55m in 6.50 and the 300m in 36.36.
The title train kept rolling for the Hartford Magnet Trinity Academy Phoenix girls team as they took home their fourth consecutive title with 97 points to outscore runner-up University High School with 70 points.
The Phoenix relied heavily on their talented junior sprinter Tiriyah Walker who scored wins in the 300m (44.23) and as part of their winning 4x200m relay with their season best of 1:52.73.
Harmony Holmes reset the meet record in the shot put with her toss of 36-00 that also moved her up to a CT#10 this season.
Another busy winner was Olivia Reyes who scored a win in the high jump, placed 6th in the long jump and was also a part of their 4x200m team that included Walker, Trocari Griffith-McCalop and Avery Dumas.
Their 4x800m quartet of Olivia Soares, Gabriella Mera, Nariema White, and Jaime Juarez sped to the meet record of 12:17.09.
University High School athletes gave a good effort to keep it close as they assembled important points in the distance events led by double winner Natania Dhanagar in the 1600m and 3200m as well as a win in the 1000m by Isabella Sorvillo in her PR of 3:47.86
The only other meet record came in the 55m finals as senior Tania Turner of Classical Magnet sped to her PR of 7.30 that moved her up to a CT#7 this season.
See the Robert Knapp article in MySportsResults.com here:
Records Fall as Innovation Boys & HMTA Girls Score Team Titles in GHC ITF Championships
HMTCA Girls Track Team Captains
The University High School of Science and Engineering (UHSSE) girls team took home the runner-up trophy. Congratulations to their all-conference athletes, Jethro Ehrlich in the 1000 meters, Isabella Sorvillo in the 1000 meters, and Natania Dhanagar in both the 1600 meters and 3200 meters.
The Hartford Public High School girls team shares the following news: Their 4 by 800 team of Anastasia Kasongo , Eva Marte, Asusena de Leon and Nicole Maldonado placed 2nd. The girls 4 by 400 relay of Eva Marte, Jaedine Samuels , Asusena de Leon and Gabby Lawrence placed 3rd. Anastasia Kasongo won the 600 meter run and placed 2nd in the 300 meter. Nicole Maldonado placed 3rd in the mile.
HPHS Freshman Hanief Jones won the 55 meter dash and the 300 meter with two new meet record times. His times place him as the 3rd fastest and 10th fastest freshman in the country for each respective event, earning the Sportsmanship Bracelet. Anastasia, Hanief and Jaedine move on to states!
Alongside the Weaver High School athletes, two of our Kinsella Magnet School students had amazing performances by at the Conference Championships. Yasmeen Browdy-Beckford took first place in both the girls' 55-meter hurdles and the girls' long jump, while Zermanie Shreeves took third place in the 55-meter dash. Both girls were also on the Weaver team that placed third in the 4x200-meter relay. They, along with their other teammates who qualified, will compete at the State Championships.
HPHS and Weaver Boys and Girls teams are competing in the CIAC Class M Championships on Friday, February 13th at New Haven's Hill House High School, while Bulkeley, Capital Prep, Classical, HMTCA, SMSA, and University Boys and Girls teams are competing in the CIAC Class S Championships of Saturday, February 14 at the Hartford Public High School Field House. Participation in the Open and New England Championships are based entirely on performances at the Class Meets. Only the top 18 collectively from all of the class meets qualify for the Open and only the top 6 finishers in each event at the Open qualify for New England.
The University High School of Science and Engineering (UHSSE) Girls Indoor Track Team