By Senior Correspondent Marty Ogden, Editing and Graphics by Ron Knapp
Ridgefield boys returned to the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Facility in Boston, site of their New England victory and state record in the 4x800m, and continued their dream season by winning a national championship in the Distance Medley Relay at New Balance National Indoor Championships. The Tigers were just one of many highlights among Connecticut track and field athletes at NBNI and Nike Indoor Nationals at The Armory in New York City so far this weekend.
The Tigers have been having a season with the type of accomplishments that lead to future hall of fame honors. The past few weeks, they have swept the Class LL, State Open and New England title, setting the state and New England meet record of 7:47.62. On Saturday afternoon, Charlie Lovett led off the 1200m leg running a split of 3:07.07 and handed off in 2nd place. Aidan Nelson maintained his position, running a 52.72 and Magnus Manley ran his four laps in 1:56.68 just four seconds behind Westfield, NJ at the final exchange. But just like last spring when Steven Hergenrother came from behind to win NBNO DMR, the senior once again helped his team to take home another national championship. This time he raced his future Princeton teammate Avery Keith and ran his 1600m split in 4:04.67 to run a US #4 time and broke Darien’s nine-year-old state record with a finish of 10:01.13.
At the Yale Invitational the Lyman Hall boys announced they were going after Danbury’s state record in the sprint medley record of 3:28.36. The foursome of Timothy Conklin, Owen Rich, Michael Fisher and Thomas Conklin came up short, but still ran 3:30.85 to earn a 5th place place on the championship podium. Only Danbury’s team anchored by New England record holder Malcolm Going and Staples team anchored by former state 1000m and mile record holder Henry Wyne have run faster. The best news for the Trojans is three of the four members return next year to get another shot at the record.
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The Lady Tigers got in on the action taking 13th overall in the DMR Championship. The team of Allyson Olsen (3:44.63), Elaine Mathews (59.59), Nora Foley (2:19.68) and Ava Malagisi (5:02.74) broke their school record by less than a second an maintained their position as the 4th fastest school record in state history behind Staples, Glastonbury and Coginchaug. Finishing some six seconds back was Conard’s team of Liv Sherry (3:38.20), CLICK HERE to Read the Full Original Article at RunnerSpace News…