By Associate Correspondent Brynn Sherry, Senior Correspondent Marty Ogden, Editing and Graphics by Ron Knapp
Meet Info: The CIAC announced Friday morning that the Class MM meeting originally scheduled for Saturday has been rescheduled to Tuesday starting at 2:00pm due to the weather forecast for Saturday.
The Entry Lists for the CIAC Class Championship Meets are available at:
CIAC Class MM Girls Championship
CIAC Class MM Boys Championship
Boys Defending champions: Daniel Hand, Runners up: East Lyme
Girls Defending champions: Hillhouse, Runners up: Mercy
Boys Teams to Watch: Bethel, Daniel Hand, East Lyme, Lyman Hall
Girls Teams to Watch: Avon, Hillhouse, Ledyard, Mercy
Boys Events to watch:
There will be no shortage of action on the track or in the field as several of last year’s champions return for their class meet finale.
On the track, Bethel’s Luke Richardson returns as the favorite again in the 100m and 200m dashes bringing his CT#2 times as the top seed in each event with expected challenges from Watertown’s Eli Crofford.
The distance events should be entertaining as well with East Lyme’s Sean McCauley back to defend his titles last year in the 1600m and 3200m but expect teammate Sam Leone and ECC rival Christian Menounos of Woodstock Academy attempt to dethrone him in the 1600m like he did in their conference meet. Leone will have to step up a few notches to challenge Thomas Conklin of Lyman Hall with his CT#1 seed time of 1:52.41. Conklin likes to come from behind so never count him out.
It will be interesting to see if Daniel Hand’s 4x400m relay team can put up a lesser time than their current 3:18.68 that is best in the state this season and #7 all time in state history. In the prior open 400m heats Hand’s Lucas Nolte and Matthew Petersen should provide a preview as the top seeds under the 49-second mark.
Fans should also attempt to step out of Veterans Stadium to view the throwing events across the stream where East Lyme’s Tom Matlock seeks to defend his titles in the discus and shot put with his CT#1 seed of 62-6.5 from the ECC meet. Stick around to also watch Rockville’s Thomas Bannon, who has improved almost 18 feet this year in the javelin, as he looks to improve on his #6 CT all time toss of 203-0 from earlier this season.
If you remain in the stadium then look to the north end where Torrington’s Michael Ohoua will provide the highlights in the long and triple jumps as the top seed while Hamden’s Sean Arms…
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