By Matt Diglio, HKHS Cross Country Coach
(September 23, 2025) — On September 22, 2025, the Haddam Killingworth High School Boys and Girls cross country teams competed in their only league meet of the season as they traveled to East Hampton High School for the Shoreline Large School League meet against Valley Regional, Morgan, North Branford, East Hampton and Cromwell.
The Boys team won the Large School League meet and went undefeated on the afternoon to bring their dual meet record to 5-0 on the season. The HKHS Boys are now 126-0 in dual meets dating back to 2014, as they defeated Morgan by a score of 15-50, beat Cromwell 15-50, defeated North Branford 15-50, beat Valley 15-50 and defeated East Hampton 20-43. The HKHS Boys ran as a pack at the front of the race over the challenging 3.1 mile course and all crossed the line together in the same time of 19:13 to place 3rd through 10th in the race. Finishing as a pack were: Anthony Fredericksen, Daniel McCourt, Cash Smigel, Alex Fredericksen, Wyatt Voegtli, Evan Berardino, Trey Downing and Paul Birkmeyer.
The Girls team also went up against the same five league teams and also went 5-0 on the afternoon. They are now 106-2 in dual meets since 2015. The Cougars defeated Morgan 15-50, beat Cromwell 15-50 , defeated Valley 15-48, beat East Hampton 25-36 and beat North Branford 15-50. Also running as a pack over the hilly 5,000 meter course, the Girls finished all together in the same time of 23:45 for places 3rd through 8th. They were Grace Mitchell, Charlotte Behnke, Julia Downing, Delaney Aronson, Emi Schweitzer and Alyssa Behnke. Following closely was senior co-captain Amelia Riggs, who placed 9th in a time of 24:06.
The cross country team will next be in action on September 27, 2025 as they travel to Wappingers Falls, New York to compete in the Bowdoin Park Classic.
