It's Deja Vu As 2024 Champions Repeat At Class MM Track And Field Meet

NEW BRITAIN, CT — The CIAC Class MM state championship track and field meet Tuesday in Veterans Stadium at Willow Brook Park produced two of the three closest finishes of the 10 state titles up for grabs since Sunday. In the end, both champions from 2024 successfully defended their titles - but it wasn't easy.

It took until the final event of the evening to determine a boys' champion, with Daniel Hand narrowly edging Bethel by a half-point, 103-102.5. The margin was a big more comfortable on the girls' side, as Hillhouse won its second straight crown with 94 points, with Mercy's 79 taking second place.

Sarah Roberts of Mercy captured three individual event championships throughout the day, in the 800, 1600 and 3200. Dual winners were Luke Richardson, Bethel (100, 200), Micheal Ahoua, Torrington (high jump, long jump), Thomas Matlock, East Lyme (discus, shot put), Destini Reid, Hillhouse (100, 200) and Phoebe Cora Smith, Joel Barlow (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles).

Here are the top three teams in each division, plus individual event champions. Click the highlighted headers for complete results.

Boys

Team Scores

1. Daniel Hand, 103
2. Bethel, 102.5
3. East Lyme, 72.5

Events

• 100 - Luke Richardson, Bethel, 10.96
• 200 - Luke Richardson, Bethel, 21.79
• 400 - Matthew Petersen, Daniel Hand, 48.50
• 800 - Thomas Conklin, Lyman Hall, 1:56.82
• 1600 - Sam Leone, East Lyme, 4:16.42
• 3200 - Sean McCauley, East Lyme, 9:21.59
• 110 hurdles - Mickael Camara, Torrington, 14.96
• 300 hurdles - John Daniels, Daniel Hand, 39.42
• 4 x 100 relay - Bethel, 42.57
• 4 x 400 relay - Daniel Hand, 3:21.80
• 4 x 800 relay - Bethel, 8:02.53
• discus - Thomas Matlock, East Lyme, 164-03
• high jump - Micheal Ahoua, Torrington, 6-04.00
• javelin - Thomas Bannon, Rockville, 197-04
• long jump - Micheal Ahoua, Torrington, 21-11.50
• pole vault - Sean Arms, Daniel Hand, 14-06.00
• shot put - Thomas Matlock, East Lyme, 62-10.00
• triple jump - Khoa Ly, Bethel, 43-06.50

Girls

Team Scores

1. Hillhouse, 94
2. Mercy, 79
3. Woodstock Academy, 75.5

Events

• 100 - Destini Reid, Hillhouse, 12.19
• 200 - Destini Reid, Hillhouse, 25.33
• 400 - Deanna Moore, Hillhouse, 57.27
• 800 - Sarah Roberts, Mercy, 2:15.20
• 1600 - Sarah Roberts, Mercy, 5:12.17
• 3200 - Sarah Roberts, Mercy, 11:28.25
• 100 hurdles - Phoebe Cora Smith, Joel Barlow, 14.95
• 300 hurdles - Phoebe Cora Smith, Joel Barlow, 44.94
• 4 x 100 relay - Hillhouse, 48.75
• 4 x 400 relay - Hillhouse, 4:02.02
• 4 x 800 relay - Mercy , 9:42.15
• discus - Lillian Morgis, Woodstock Academy, 125-08
• high jump - Ayden Darvil, Suffield, 5-00.00
• javelin - Isabel D'Alleva-Bochain, Woodstock Academy, 122-02
• long jump - Ella Stone, Branford, 17-03.00
• pole vault - Kaylin Diglio, Guilford, 11-06.00
• shot put - Avery Plouffe, Woodstock Academy, 39-01.00
• triple jump - Stella Shaw, North Haven, 35-11.50