By Ron Knapp, Owner, Editor
Track and field fans have been treated to a season of several exceptional performances as well as exciting competition in the recent conference championships. After a brief period of recovery, 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 MM, L, M, S and LL starting on Saturday.
CIAC Class Championship competition starts on Saturday May 31st with Class MM at 11:00am at Veterans’ Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain. The second day of championship competition on Sunday, June 1 at features Class L at 10:00am followed by Class M at 4:00pm. The competition concludes on Monday June 2nd with Class S at 10:00am followed by Class LL at 4:00pm.
Athletes will compete for individual and team honors as well as for the opportunity to qualify for the CIAC State Open Championships on Saturday, 6/7/2025 at Veterans’ Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain starting at 11:00am.
2025 CIAC Championship Order of Events
Track Events:
(Order is Girls then Boyss unless noted otherwise)
4x800m Relay
4x100m Relay
Girls 100m Hurdles – Semi
Boys 110m Hurdles – Semi
Girls 100m Dash – Semi
Boys 100m Dash – Semi
1600m Run
Boys 110m Hurdles – Final
Girls 100m Hurdles – Final
Boys 100m Dash – Final
Girls 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:
Girls Javelin followed by Boys Javelin
Boys Discus followed by Girls Discus
Girls Shot followed by Boys Shot
Girls High Jump followed by Boys 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 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
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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