After opening the 2026 outdoor track and field season with a dominant win over Stamford, Greenwich High School’s boys team cruised past another conference opponent when Westhill High School visited Cardinal Stadium on April 21st.

Once again, winning almost every event, defending FCIAC champion Greenwich remained undefeated so far this spring, using its strength in each competition to earn a 104-46 victory against Westhill.

The Cardinals again, made their mark in the running events. Senior Noah Frankel of Greenwich won the 100-meter run in a time of 11.56 seconds. Westhill’s Noah Fratarcaneli was the runner-up (11.77) and Cardinals senior Devin Solis took third (11.96). Daniel Ciccarelli was third (11.96) and GHS teammate Jagger Palange (11.99) placed fourth in the 100.

In the 200-meter race, senior David Boside took top honors for the Cardinals, crossing the finish line first in 22.70 seconds. Senior Daniel Silver of Greenwich was second in 23.19 and right behind him was Cardinals teammate Jack Hannafin (23.22), also a senior. Junior Wheeler Carrescia (23.61) placed fourth and Frankel took fifth (23.79) for the host team.

Junior Camden Glickman had a second place finish for Greenwich in the 400-meter run (54.08 seconds), which was won by Westhill junior Ky-mani Mahon in 51.65. Issei Shimizu, a freshman, placed fourth in 54.83 for GHS.

Matteo Chiesara, a senior, provided a winning performance for Greenwich in the 800-meter event. Chiesara won the race with a time of 2:00.59. In second place for the Cardinals was senior Lucas Grandjacques (2:11.22). Quentin Koch, a sophomore, finished a very close third (2:11.23) for the Cards.

Koch was victorious in the 1,600-meter race, clocking in at 4:42.95. Sophomore Rithik Prabhu of GHS was the runner-up in the mile race (4:45.04) and teammate Jack Broderick, also a sophomore finished third in 4:55.95).

Lucas Magill was the 3,200-meter winner for the Cards, running to a first-place time of 10:35.53. Sophomore Mateo Grandjacques placed second for Greenewich in the 3,200, registering a time of 10:46.22.

“I ran a 400 earlier in the meet, so I was running a bit tired, but my goal was to go out there, have fun, do my best and I ran a pretty good time at this meet,” Grandjacques said after running the 3,200.

Grandjacques described the race and his objectives during the race, which takes a great deal of stamina.

“It wasn’t my best and the strategy was to go out fast and to get out in front,” Grandjacques noted. “I just tried to hold that lead for as long as possible. I knew that I had to get out fast if I wanted to get a good time, so I went out fast and then I tried to keep a consistent pace for the middle laps.”

“The last two laps, I just wanted to go as hard as I could and to push through quite a bit of pain and soreness,” he continued. “I’m pretty happy with my time.”

The 100 hurdles saw senior Christopher Pierre run to victory in the race. Pierre posted a winning time of 15.99 seconds. Placing second for the Cards was senior Timothy Smith (17.86). In the 300-meter hurdles, Smith took first in 42.96 seconds. Teammate James Kennedy, a sophomore, finished second in 44.86.

Jack Hannafin, Daniel Silver, Boside and Carrescia combined for a winning time of 43.72 in the 4×100 relay race. Nathan Pardo, Nicholas Pardo, Issei Shimzu and Patrick Donovan were a victorious quartet in the 4×400 relay for the hosts (3:45.41).

The field events also saw Greenwich flourish. Senior Jacob Mobley won the shot put for the Cardinals (49’0).

Mobley also earned a first-place finish in the discus with a throw of 128’6. Finn O’Connor, a Cardinals junior, was second in the discus competition (98’4). Sophomore Owen Kennedy gave GHS a win in the javelin (128’50, while Patrick Donovan, also a Greenwich sophomore, was second in the high jump (5’2), which was won by Westhill freshman Rodny Azema (5’8).

In the long jump, Hayden Park, a senior, finished first for Greenwich (18’3.75), while Pierre was the triple jump winner (41’7.5).

“I think that we do have a very strong team this year,” Mateo Grandjacques said. “We do have a lot of depth, we’re doing well in all our distance events. Our sprinters are doing very well with the upcoming talent and some freshmen.”

Of course, Greenwich has high expectations after winning the FCIAC title last season, marking the third time in four years the squad captured the conference title.

“We have a strong look for the future,” Mateo Grandjacques noted. “If we keep working hard, we have a chance at winning the state title, the FCIAC title and having a pretty good State Open meet.”