CIAC Class Championships Recap

Class L Boys


Highlights:

Colin Brown edged Victor Rosa in the 100m, but Rosa got the win in the 200m while Jonathan Tarbet held off Wilton's Jack Myers in the 400m. Ryan Farrell defended his top seed in the 800m, and Gavin Sherry blew up the meet record in the 1600m and then outdistanced Xavier's Eamon Burke in the 3200m at a slightly less ferocious pace wjile again obliterating Alex Ostberg's meet record by more than 4 seconds. Joshua Clarke got the hurdles double.

Windsor, Naugatuck, and Newington all had fairly decisive wins in the relays.

In the field events, Timothy Watson, Michael Watson, Messiah Harling all defended their top seeds in their specialty jumps and vaults, while Jayson Burchell added almost a foot to his PR to beat out a crowded field in the LJ. Gary Moore Jr. won by almost 8 feet in the shot and then exploded the meet record in the discus by almost 22 feet before placing 4th behind Trevor Drescher in the javelin.


Winning Efforts

Sprints

100m  Colin Brown (Cheshire) 11.19      200m    Victor Rosa (Bristol Central)  22.54               400m  Jonathan Tarbet (New Milford) 49.54     

Distance

800m Ryan Farrell (Cheshire) 1:56.27     1600m   Gavin Sherry (Conard) 4:08.47   3200m    Gavin Sherry (Conard) 9:03.29   

Hurdles

110m  Joshua Clarke (Windsor) 14.82      300m  Joshua Clarke (Windsor)  39.15

Relays

4x100m   Windsor 43.37    4x400m   Naugatuck 3:24.68    4x800m   Newington 8:02.51      

Jumps and Vaults

Long Jump   Jayson Burchell (Wethersfield) 21-10.5      Triple Jump  Messiah Harling (Wilby)  46-10.25      High Jump   Timothy Watson (Simsbury) 6-4     Pole Vault    Michael Bobin (Wethersfield) 13-6  

Throws Events

Shot Put  Gary Moore Jr. (Hillhouse) 58-0.25     Discus  Gary Moore Jr. 186-5      Javelin  Trevor Drescher (Middletown) 184-10

Team Battle

Hillhouse 61, Conard 54, Naugatuck 54, Windsor 53, Bristol Central 51.5, New Milford 49, Wethersfield 49