Class LL Preview
Conference champs Ridgefield and Hall appear set for a showdown with adjusted average times that are very close. The advantage for Ridgefield lies in the Tigers' tight pack with its minimal 33 second 1-5 split at FCIAC, while Hall's squad has a wider span as evidenced by the bigger 1:12 spread at CCC. Hall will need to pull its 3-4-5 spots up a bit to pull off the win here. If the top two teams have off days, Staples and Manchester also have the horses for a run at the title.
Top 12 Teams
| Team | League | Place | 5K Avg Time (WP) | Runners |
| Ridgefield | FCIAC | 1st | 16:56 | McDonough, Hergenrother, Dovoras, Mickool, Vieltojarvi, Blood, Edson |
| Hall | CCC | 1st | 17:00 | Beverly, Mahler, Allen, Aronson, Striff-Cave, Goldschmidt, Scully |
| Staples | FCIAC | 2nd | 17:20 | Taubman, St. Fort, Lorenz, A. Harrington, K. Harrington, Kocadag, Tarsy |
| Manchester | CCC | 3rd | 17:16 | Puffer, Barkasy, Curtis, McCoy, Barlas, Larson |
| Fairfield Warde | FCIAC | 3rd | 17:45 | Callanan, Broderick, Cunningham, Williamson, Sebastian, Schunk |
| Trumbull | FCIAC | 4th | 17:51 | Abunar, Vo, Gromley, Edwards, Klaiber, Seastrong |
| Amity | SCC | 4th | 17:45 | Beaudette, Paragas, Lu, Nichol, Cuzio, Oconnor |
| Wilbur Cross | SCC | 7th | 17:38 | Omelchenko, Halpern, Meza, Boone, Bailey, Ramirez |
| Greenwich | FCIAC | 5th | 17:58 | Jelinek, Zawislack, Collins, Enslein, Broide, Niederhoffer |
| Southington | CCC | 4th | 18:02 | J. Nafis, D. Nafis, Borla, Liebler, Micelli, Leone |
| Glastonbury | CCC | 6th | 18:08 | Accurso, Krause, Graziosi, Pena, Colletti, Stone |
| Danbury | FCIAC | 7th | 18:10 | Scappaticci, Rosemark, Confesor-Chable, King, Twombley, Alvarado |
Top 12 Runners
- Aidan Puffer (Manchester), 2nd in CCC
- Nate Cramer (Fairfield Ludlowe) 1st in FCIAC
- Nikita Omelchencko (Wilbur Cross), top time at SCC Divisional meet
- Walker Beverly (Hall), 5th in CCC
- Mason Beaudette (Amity), 2nd in SCC
- Sean Barkasy (Manchester), 6th in CCC
- Zachary Taubman (Staples), 2nd in FCIAC
- Matthew McDonough (Ridgefield), 3rd in FCIAC
- Angel Perez (Fairfield Prep), 5th in SCC
- Mohammed Abunar (Trumbull), 4th in FCIAC
- Steven Hergenrother (Ridgefield), 5th in FCIAC
- Jack Dovoras (Ridgefield) 6th in FCIAC