CIAC Class S Preview

Boys Distance


1000m

Meet Record: 2:32.02     Last Year's Winner:  Michael Stamm (Northwest Catholic) 2:38.44

Haddam-Killingworth's Matthew Jennings (2:32.94) was 3rd last year and East Hampton's Jacob Ireland (2:34.06) was 2nd, and they will be the top two seeds here, though both are also listed for other revents. Windham's Victor Cazabal is seeded third at 2:39.40 and is the reigning 1600m champ. Nathan Kita of East Windsor is next at 2:42.07.

1600m

Meet Record: 4:23.64     Last Year's Winner:  Victor Cazabal (Windham) 4:36.06

1000m top seed Matthew Jennings of Haddam-Killingsworth is also seeded first in the 1600m at 4:27.12 off of a mile conversion from the Armory's Hispanic Games. Jennings scratched from the event last year as a sophomore. East Hampton's Jacob Ireland is next at 4:29.39. A little further back are East Catholic's Israel Caro at 4:34.37, Windham's reigning champ Victor Cazabal at 4:36.18, Terryville's Chris Deforest at 4:36.89, and East Windsor's Nathan Kita at 4:37.51.

3200m

Meet Record: 9:38.52      Last Year's Winner:  Eddie Nicholas (Nonnewaug) 9:53.09

Terryville's Chris Deforest was 2nd last year and at 9:43.50 off of a conversion from a Yale 3K and is a slight leader over the oft-listed Matthew Jennings of HK who is at 9:44.83 but who are scratched in this event last year. Windham's Victor Cazabal got a 3rd here last year along with his 1600m win, and he is seeded at 10:14.36. Also in the hunt are Sacred Heart's Fujie Lan at 10:17.96, Windsor Locks' Ryan Kittredge at 10:19.46, and East Windsor's Nathan Kita at 10:19.68