By Ron Knapp, Owner, Editor

Track and field fans have been treated to a season of several exceptional performances as well as exciting competition in the recent conference championships. After a brief period of recovery, state athletes look towards the challenge of improving their performances to earn team and individual honors in the CIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Classes MM, L, M, S and LL starting on SUNDAY.

The CIAC announced Friday morning that the Class MM meeting originally scheduled for Saturday has been rescheduled to Tuesday starting at 2:00pm due to the weather forecast for Saturday.

CIAC Class Championship competition at Veterans’ Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain starts on Sunday, June 1 featuring Class L at 10:00am followed by Class M at 4:00pm. The competition continues on Monday June 2nd with Class S at 10:00am followed by Class LL at 4:00pm.

Athletes will compete for individual and team honors as well as for the opportunity to qualify for the CIAC State Open Championships on Saturday, 6/7/2025 at Veterans’ Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain starting at 11:00am.

2025 CIAC Championship Order of Events

Track Events:

(Order is Girls then Boyss unless noted otherwise)

    4x800m Relay

    4x100m Relay

    Girls 100m Hurdles - Semi

    Boys 110m Hurdles - Semi

    Girls 100m Dash - Semi

    Boys 100m Dash - Semi

    1600m Run

    Boys 110m Hurdles - Final

    Girls 100m Hurdles - Final

    Boys 100m Dash - Final

    Girls 100m Dash - Final

    400m Dash

    300m Hurdles

    800m Run

    200m Dash

    3200m Run

    4x400m Relay

Field Events:

Pole vault, shot put, discus, javelin, long jump and high jump will start simultaneously. The order is as follows:

  Girls Javelin followed by Boys Javelin

  Boys Discus followed by Girls Discus

  Girls Shot followed by Boys Shot

  Girls High Jump followed by Boys High Jump

  Girls Long Jump followed by Triple Jump

  Boys Long Jump followed by Triple Jump

  Girls Pole Vault and Boys Pole Vault simultaneously

Team and Event Awards

Teams compete for the Championship and runner-up trophies that will be awarded at each meet based on event scoring of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

Medals will be awarded for the first six (6) places in all events. 

Automatic Qualifying Performance Standard for State Open Championships

The top three (3) finishers in each event at the class championship meets and the next 10 best performances from all the class meets will advance to the CIAC Open Championships. 

Advancement from the CIAC Class Championships to the CIAC Open Championships is predicated on the competitor’s performance in the Class Championship Finals (excluding trials in running events). (Note: Any athlete who competes in three (3) events at any of the class meets cannot enter any other event at the Open championship meet.

Spectator Fees for Class and Open Meets:

SPECTATORS ARE INVITED to attend these meets. 

Tickets are ONLY available online at: https://gofan.co/app/school/CIAC  

Charges for Class and State Open Championships will be: $5.00 – Student/Senior citizens (age 65 and older) and $10.00 – Adults

Safety is an emphasis at all CIAC events. Many events are potentially dangerous if proper precautions are not observed. Spectators may not be on the track or field and must remain in the assigned spectator areas.

If you are not able to attend in person then you can view the any of the championship meets on a fee basis at the NFHS Network at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/ciac 

Favorite Links

The Entry Lists for the CIAC Class Championship Meets are available on Athletic Net:

CIAC Class MM Girls Championship

CIAC Class MM Boys Championship

CIAC Class L Girls Championship

CIAC Class L Boys Championship

CIAC Class M Girls Championship

CIAC Class M Boys Championship

CIAC Class LL Girls Championship

CIAC Class LL Boys Championship

CIAC Class S Girls Championship

CIAC Class S Boys Championship

CIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship Records

The latest CIAC Class and Open meet records from the 2025 Outdoor Track and Field Season are available as a courtesy from MySportsResults sponsored by Marathon Sports with stores in Branford, Fairfield, Glastonbury and Old Saybrook. 

Visit the only site for the latest Connecticut High School State Records for Outdoor and Indoor Track & Field at My Track and Field Records.

Foss Running Camp

Will take place August 14-19, 2025 at Camp Wah Nee in Torrington, CT

Visit their website at fossrunningcamp.com for more information and to apply for 2025.