Ninety top performers were given their laurels for the five CIAC Class Meets. These are the champions, my friends.
Ninety top performers were given their laurels for the five CIAC Class Meets. These are the champions, my friends.
Timothy Watson hit a new state standard at 7-0.75 in the high jump and Gary Moore broke the very old discus record with a toss of 192-10.
Sydney Segalla Shattered records in the 100m, 200m, and 400m for Class S on a very hot day.
Nothing is absolutely clear about what will happen in the five Class meets from Tuesday to Thursday, but we have some fun data bits to check out.
Nothing is absolutely clear about what will happen in the five Class meets from Tuesday to Thursday, but we have some fun data bits to check out.
Nick Bendtsen ran a 4:08.47 in the 1600m at the 2021 Class M meet to almost break the state record and set up a big Open showdown.
Gary Moore Jr.'s shattering of another weight event record with a toss of 66-4.25 in the shot put leaves him with one more SR to chase.
With temperatures starting to heat up and times going down, the steeplechase is a good event for some cooler action.
Staples' Hannah Debalsi owns five state records at 3200m and up, mostly as a freshman and sophomore, but as as a junior she won the FCIAC League 1600 and 3200.
Most of the League action is still ahead although the SCC has kicked off everything. Here's the top 20 performers for the girls, and now free access.
Most of the League action is still ahead although the SCC has kicked off everything. Here's the top 20 performers for the boys. Now free access.
CT athletes picked up a lot of wins and set 17 state number 1 marks on the season during an incredible three days at Loucks.
The Ridgefield DMR teams in the Loucks East Coast races had a banner day as the Tigers made a lot of noise on Thursday evening.
More than two dozen CT teams will have athletes heading to the Loucks Games to compete in a meet that should be one for the ages.
On a wet weekend the action was quieter, but there were still some top performances in the week before the Loucks mega meet.
The weather could have been nicer, but the Marty Roberts Invite at Coginchaug still had a big day.
In the 2019 CIAC Open 800m, the finish came down to three guys stretching for the line with .07 seconds separating them.
Top results from Penn Relays and a trio of local meets highlighted the CT action at the end of April.
Callum Sherry battled Larry Josh Edwards in the Penn Relays' 3000m and comes away with 2nd place.
In a breakout sophomore year, Greenwich's Emily Philippides stormed to a 2:12 in the 2016 FCIAC 800m.
It's Penn Relays weekend, and CT invites include Danbury's O'Grady Relays along with meets at Ellington and Ledyard.
Times went down and distances went up over the weekend as the CT leaderboards got lit up.
Darien senior Alex Ostberg took control of the 3000m race at Penn Relays in April 2015.
Already the state records are beginning to tumble as Gary Moore Jr lands early season hammer throw at 213-6.5
They were packed together so close they could fit inside a peanut shell at the end of the girls Class LL 1600m in 2017
Aidan Puffer headed west to run in the Acadia Invite in a packed 3200m to highlight the CT action in Week 1 of the spring season.
At the 2021 CIAC Outdoor Open, Gavin Sherry led ten runners in at under 4:20 to break the state record in the 1600 at 4:01.88.
The returning distance corps include some of the top runners in the nation along with a pack of fast rising stars.
A strong corps of high flyers will be raising the bar in the outdoor season.