Boys Distance
800m
The 800m can often be summed up as anyone's race, as what happens in the scrum on the second back straightaway can drastically alter the course of events. Top seeded Jalen St. Fort won the battle at Class LL over Zachary Jelinek, Gabriel Sisk, Christopher Twombly, Tyler Bartlett, and Sean McDaniel. 7th seeded and Class MM winner Carver Morgan is top ranked with a 1:54.22 time, 8th seed and Class L winner Lucas Thompson and MM runner-up Jack Mattingly have run sub 1:56. Throw in constant frontrunner Francis Porrini and also Class M winner Jeremy Rivera running in likely the second of the three sections, and this could get very confusing and interesting.
1 Jalen St.Fort 12 Staples 1:54.60 2 Zachary Jelinek 12 Greenwich 1:55.07 3 Gabriel Sisk 10 Hall 1:55.36 4 Christopher Twombly 12 Danbury 1:55.65 5 Tyler Bartlett 11 Fairfield Ludlowe 1:56.60 6 Sean McDaniel 12 Hall 1:56.83 7 Carver Morgan 12 Avon 1:57.54 8 Lucas Thompson 12 Simsbury 1:57.67 9 Jack Mattingly 10 E.O. Smith 1:57.96 10 Francis Porrini 11 Bristol Central 1:58.21 11 Nathan Kita 12 East Windsor 1:58.48 12 Daniel Coyne 10 Simsbury 1:58.57 13 Thomas Forde 12 Fitch 1:58.58 14 Jeremy Rivera 12 Prince Tech 1:58.61 15 Ryan Orr 12 Stonington 1:59.36 16 Luke Pacheco 11 Shelton 1:59.52 17 Jevonte Eaves 12 Avon 1:59.80 18 William Dalles 12 Coginchaug 1:59.81 19 Owen Delisle 12 Portland 1:59.92 20 Matthew Davis 12 Bloomfield 1:59.94 21 Nathan Reiter 11 Litchfield 2:00.01 22 Peyton Moriarty 12 Branford 2:00.07 23 Ian Hoffman 12 Woodstock Acad 2:00.11 24 Alexander Farr 11 Woodland 2:01.33 25 Christian Malave 12 Ansonia 2:01.39 26 Bryan Martinez 12 Rocky Hill 2:01.49
1600m
Again because of the conditions at the Class meets, we have a bit of a muddled situation in the lineups. The second section should have a flat-out great battle as Class L and top ranked Aidan Puffer takes on Class LL's top two of Michael Bohlke and Callum Sherry, while Class M winner Luke Stoeffler lurks close by. Of those four, Callum Sherry is the top returner from last year's epic race with his 7th place finish. Bolloxing things up a lot is that 20th seeded top-ranked CT miler Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger is set for his own frontrunning race in the second section, which could either help or hurt his chances. The Hale Ray star ran conservatively to win in Class S on a track that was turning to hot taffy.
1 Aidan Puffer 12 Manchester 4:17.05 2 Michael Bohlke 12 Newington 4:19.62 3 Callum Sherry 12 Conard 4:19.80 4 Luke Stoeffler 12 Tolland 4:19.82 5 Nikita Omelchenko 12 Wilbur Cross 4:21.64 6 Steven Hergenrother 10 Ridgefield 4:21.67 7 Walker Beverly 12 Hall 4:22.13 8 Ryan Gruczka 11 Stonington 4:22.44 9 Francis Porrini 11 Bristol Central 4:22.79 10 Carver Morgan 12 Avon 4:23.22 11 Owen Martin 9 Pomperaug 4:23.76 12 Mohammed Abunar 12 Trumbull 4:23.79 13 Malcolm McCormick 12 Wilton 4:25.52 14 Daniel Hilmer 12 Daniel Hand 4:25.79 15 Brendan Fant 11 East Lyme 4:25.91 16 Justin Shiffrin 12 Guilford 4:26.77 17 Evan Boland 12 E.O. Smith 4:26.91 18 Justin Cascio 12 Lewis Mills 4:31.26 19 Ryan Moores 11 Bacon Academy 4:31.59 20 Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger 12 Hale Ray 4:34.06 21 Michael Kraszewski 11 Hale Ray 4:40.13 22 Colin Slavin 12 Woodland 4:41.11 23 Israel Caro 12 East Catholic 4:41.60 24 Lucas Strain 11 Griswold 4:45.94 25 Seamus Reidy 11 Immaculate 4:49.42
3200m
The 3200m should be lining up as a battle between Class L winner and top seeded and ranked Aidan Puffer, Class LL winner Michael Bohlke, Class L runner-up Eamon Burke, and Class S winner Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger, but again because of the brutal conditions SKW's Class race, he is 21st seeded and will be set to run by himself in non-seeded section. For once you can say that the winning times in both races will be watched closely.
1 Aidan Puffer 12 Manchester 9:07.85 2 Michael Bohlke 12 Newington 9:07.99 3 Eamon Burke 12 Xavier 9:10.24 4 Sean Barkasy 12 Manchester 9:28.27 5 Brody Santagata 12 Xavier 9:31.21 6 Liam Calhoun 12 RHAM 9:32.81 7 Ethan Carty 12 Fairfield Ludlowe 9:33.44 8 Isaac Mahler 10 Hall 9:34.11 9 Luke Stoeffler 12 Tolland 9:35.91 10 Francis Porrini 11 Bristol Central 9:36.79 11 Avery Allen 11 Hall 9:37.87 12 Ryan Gruczka 11 Stonington 9:40.28 13 Brayden Bayek 11 Rocky Hill 9:41.12 14 Harrison Grenier 11 Daniel Hand 9:41.37 15 Caleb Freeman 12 Haddam-Killi 9:41.41 16 John O'Keefe 12 Daniel Hand 9:41.45 17 Justin Cascio 12 Lewis Mills 9:43.53 18 Michael Masotti 11 Guilford 9:43.62 19 Luke Davis 10 Simsbury 9:45.19 20 Logan Crowley 12 Bristol Eastern 9:49.48 21 Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger 12 Hale Ray 10:13.29 22 Michael Kraszewski 11 Hale Ray 10:23.91 23 Israel Caro 12 East Catholic 10:27.44 24 Seamus Reidy 11 Immaculate 10:31.32 25 Benjamin Gasparrini 11 Immaculate 10:40.24