CIAC Open Championship Preview: Event-by-Event Blowout

Girls 55m Hurdles



Meet Record: 8.11  State Record: 7.96  Last Year's Winner: Tess Stapleton (Ludlowe) 8.26

Reigning champ Tess Stapleton won by more than two-tenths of a second last year over Shelby Dejana, and after smashing the state record last week in the Class LL meet, she looks ready to fly far ahead of the field. Class M winner and 2019 4th place finisher Kayla Clark and L champ Dejana will likely be battling it out for 2nd, and both could have a quick turnaround for a 55m finals to contend with after the 55H final. Nia Christie is also back from last year's final, where she finished 5th.

Record Hunt: The odds for a meet record are very high, Stapleton may well lower her state mark also.