By Associate Correspondent Brynn Sherry, Senior Correspondent Marty Ogden, Editing and Graphics by Ron Knapp
Meet Info: Sunday June 1st, Field Events at 4:00 p.m, Running Events at 4:30 p.m.
The Entry Lists for the CIAC Class Championship Meets are available on Athletic Net:
CIAC Class M Girls Championship
CIAC Class M Boys Championship
Boys Defending champions: Sheehan, Runners up: Ledyard
Girls Defending champions: Bloomfield, Runners up: Sacred Heart Academy
Boys Teams to Watch: Sheehan, Cromwell, Nonnewaug, Weston
Girls Teams to Watch: Bloomfield, Montville, Nonnewaug, Woodland
Boys Events to watch:
Killingly’s Everton Brown took the 2024 100m dash at 10.87, and now owns the current #2 spot (10.84) behind Ceijae Rivera of O’Brien Tech at 10.34. Also seeded at 10.84 is Angel Dominguez of Wolcott, promising a rivetingly close race in a race where hundreths of a second can make all the difference.
In the longer 400m sprint competition, several of the top seeds are within a second of each other led by top ranked Eli Hamann-Shay of Haddam-Killingworth in 49.08. A few tenths behind is Cromwell’s Nassyr Andrade (49.47), Weston’s Nicholas Masters (49.52) and Ansonia’s Jose Rodriguez (49.60). This is one of those races where the finish line camera will come in handy to determine the outcome.
In races that could have an impact on team standings tight competition is predicted in this year’s 1600m as well, with Tyler Deme of Sheehan ranked #1 at 4:20.47, with Tolland’s Dillon Stoeffler and Rocky Hill’s Daniel DiTunno coming in next with times of 4:22.34 and 4:22.90, respectively. Additionally, Cromwell’s Dylan Bathrick (4:23.29) and Griswold’s Tycen LaBelle (4:23.45) could make for an exciting finish.
Always a tough decision about doubling in the 1600m/800m but if the top two seeds in the 800m race return after running the 1600m to compete, then top ranked Stoeffler (1:54.08) and Bathrick (1:54.73) will also need to be wary of 3rd ranked Markus Soennichsen of Weston only a few ticks behind in the seeding.
DiTunno is ranked as the current top seed in the 3200m at 9:27.24, with Deme behind 9:46.34, Woodland’s Gabriel Diamente (9:48.12) and LaBelle (9:49.44). These athletes will be ones to keep track of in the longest of the championship events.
Action in the hurdles features top ranked Hagen Drake of Stonington in the 110m at 14.66 and the 300m at 39.06, after his 2024 performance that earned him third (40.49). Right behind him in both…
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