By Ron Knapp
After a season of some exceptional performances and exciting competition in the conference championships this past week, state athletes look towards the challenge of improving their performances to earn team and individual honors in the CIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Classes M, MM, S, LL and L starting on Tuesday.
CIAC Class Championship competition starts on Tuesday 5/28 with Class M at 10:00am at Veterans’ Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain followed in the afternoon with Class MM at 4:00pm. The second day of championship competition on Wednesday 5/29 features Class S at 10:00am followed by Class LL at 4:00pm. The competition concludes on Thursday 5/30 with Class L at 3:00pm.
Athletes will compete for individual and team honors as well as for the opportunity to qualify for the CIAC State Open Championships on Monday, 6/3/2024 at Veterans’ Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain starting at 1:30pm.
2024 CIAC Championship Order of Events
Track Events:
(Order is Boys then Girls unless noted otherwise)
4x800m Relay
4x100m Relay
Boys 110m Hurdles – Semi
Girls 100m Hurdles – Semi
Boys 100m Dash – Semi
Girls 100m Dash – Semi
1600m Run
Girls 100m Hurdles – Final
Boys 110m Hurdles – Final
Girls 100m Dash – Final
Boys 100m Dash – Final
400m Dash
300m Hurdles
800m Run
200m Dash
3200m Run
4x400m Relay
Field Events:
Pole vault, shot put, discus, javelin, long jump and high jump will start simultaneously. The order is as follows:
Boys Javelin followed by Girls Javelin
Girls Discus followed by Boys Discus
Boys Shot followed by Girls Shot
Boys High Jump followed by Girls High Jump
Girls Long Jump followed by Triple Jump
Boys Long Jump followed by Triple Jump
Girls Pole Vault and Boys Pole Vault (simultaneously)
Team and Event Awards
Teams compete for the Championship and runner-up trophies that will be awarded at each meet based on event scoring of 10-8-6-4-2-1.
Medals will be awarded for the first six (6) places in all events.
Automatic Qualifying Performance Standard for State Open Championships
The top three (3) finishers in each event at the class championship meets and the next 10 best performances from all the class meets will advance to the CIAC Open Championships.
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