By Senior Correspondent Marty Ogden, Editing and Graphics by Ron Knapp

As we begin our 26th year of CT Indoor T&F coverage that includes news, photos, results and records of our state athletes and teams, MySportsResults kicks off the 2025-2026 Indoor Track & Field season with our previews. We will once again take out our crystal ball to predict which individuals will make a difference for their teams as they work towards qualifying for the Class and Open Championships in February. 

In our second preview, MySportsResults will do our best to highlight some of the top returnees from last year in the boys sprint and hurdle events. The boys return only two of the eleven individual champions from 2025 so we could obviously see some new names at the top of the podium. But with the depth of talent in the state, someone is always ready to step up and shine. 

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The hurdles were insanely deep last year and East Hartford’s Davian Johnson led the way with Class LL and State Open championships. His season best of 7.36 was not only the state leading time, it was the 4th fastest time in state history. He has an entire season to drop a tenth of a second to put his name on the state record board so fans should be on record watch every time he steps on the track. During the outdoor season he was the State Open and New England champion in the 300IM and Open runner up in the 110HH. 

A double scorer in the State Open 55m and 300m, Tyler Varveris appears to be the next man up in the sprints. The East Haven sprinter was Class M champ and 6th at the Open in the 55m and then he returned to take 4th in the 300m at the Open. Once spring track rolled around he brought his times down to 11.06 and 49.82 for the 100m and 400m events. With a year worth of improvement he should be able to go under 10.9 and 49 seconds which certainly put him among the top few athletes in the state this winter. 

Ridgefield’s Kieran Boyle has been a player on the state sprint scene for the past two years. He is the defending Class LL champion in the 55m and was 3rd in the State Open. He followed that up with All New England honors. He went under 6.5 four times last winter but his school record 6.47 has barely eluded him each time. Athletes need goals and besides winning a State Open title, running under that mark must be on his radar. He continued his success scoring in the 100m and 200m at the Outdoor State Open. Boyle will compete for Columbia University nex year.

There is so much potential here. Danbury’s Machai Henry was one of the fastest boys in the state last year but injuries prevented his success in the post season. He ran under 6.5 four times last year in the 55m with a best of 6.41 to win FCIACs, which happens to be the 14th fastest time in state history. Outdoors he ran 10.64 in the 100m which is a top 20 time in state history. If he can stay healthy big things can happen for the senior. 

Windsor is known for their relays and Shelldon Simpson II was part of some fast ones for the Warriors. He broke 35 seconds on Hillhouse’s flat track but was unfortunately DQed at Class L which ended his individual season. Outdoors he was 5th at the Open and New Englands in the 200m and he even ran a 48.02 400m. While his priorities have been relays, if Simpson is unleashed into the individual events he should make some big noise. 

As a freshman, Javonni Reynolds came within hundredths of a second of becoming the first 9th grader in over 30 years to win a State Open title. Last winter he ran 7.63 for the 55HH, which was the 11th fastest sophomore in the nation. He was also part of Windsor’s 4x400m that was 3rd at the Open. But last spring he chose to run unattached but still went under 50 for the 400m, 40 for the 300IH and ran an outstanding 14.40 for the 110HH. This fall he transferred to Bloomfield which will add heavy firepower to an already strong team. 

Two years ago, Brenan McCabe finished 3rd in the 300m at New Englands and was 2nd outdoors in the 400m. Unfortunately last year the junior from Immaculate was injured most of the indoor season but bounced back during outdoors to set a PR of 47.40 to take 2nd at the Open and finished in the same place at New Englands. If he remains healthy, he could be the best long sprinter in the state or even New England. We will all be following the Mustang’s progress and hoping for the best. Next year he will move onto the Ivy League and compete for the University of Pennsylvania.

Coginchaug’s Charles Dalles was a solid runner at the beginning of last indoor season but reached another level by February. He was Class S runner-up and barely made New Englands with a 6th place finish at the Open in the 600m. He more than took advantage of the opportunity and won the 2nd fastest heat in a big PR of 1:21:95 which ended up being the winning time. After that he cracked the top 20 CT all time in the 400m with a time of 49.68 and the following week won adidas Indoor Nationals. Outdoors he was the State Open and New England 300IH runner up and ran the 4th fastest time in state history (37.43) in the event. In the Olympic 400IH distance he ran the 2nd fastest time in state history (53.26) and will be looking to break the state record this spring. 

Others to Keep and Eye On:

Dylan Calsetta - Ellington

Quincy Carter - Derby

Shaun Lazenby - Bloomfield

Jeremiah Smith - Killingly

Haydn Spaulding - Windsor

Jaiden Roach - Naugatuck

Nassyr Andrade - Cromwell 

It’s not too early to think about your plans for summer training that could include attending the Foss Running Camp!