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Ridgewood Boys Track & Field foursome crowned All-Americans in 4-x-800

JUNE 20, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY MATTHEW BIRCHENOUGH
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The Ridgewood High School boys 4-x-800-meter relay team returned from the New Balance Outdoor Nationals with national recognition as well as local pride after earning All-America honors with a relay performance that also claimed the top spot in Bergen County record books.

The quartet of sophomore Michael Thurston and seniors Brian Collins, David Frering and Luke Dublirer clocked 7:39.57 to finish fifth in the race last Saturday in Greensboro, N.C. St. Xavier (Ohio) placed first in 7:37.26.

The top six finishers in each event earned All-American status at the meet held last Friday through Sunday.

“Being All-American, that will last forever,” RHS head coach Josh Saladino said Monday. “It was nice to see the kids just enjoying the accomplishment that they were able to achieve.”

The Maroons also reclaimed the county record in the event, which they had surrendered just 10 days earlier.

The squad ran the relay in 7:44.09 at the June 4th State Meet of Champions (SMOC) in South Plainfield, surpassing the county 4-x-800 mark it set last season. However, Bergen Catholic edged out the Maroons in that race, running 7:42.95, to take not only the gold medal but the Bergen record as well.

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RHS boys indoor track sets county record for 4-x-800
Sunday, February 16, 2014
The Record

Ridgewood sets mark

NEW YORK — The indoor track state Group championships were postponed this weekend, but that didn’t stop the Ridgewood boys 4-x-800 team from a record-setting performance at the Millrose Games Eastern 4-x-800 meter race Saturday.

The team of Michael Thurston (1:58.4), David Frering (1:56.1), Brian Collins (1:59.6) and Luke Dublirer (1:54.7) combined for 7:48.82, breaking the 42-year-old Bergen County record by more than two seconds (7:51.2), leading the race for most of the way before getting caught by Averill Park (Va.) and State College (Pa.) in the final 100 meters. Ridgewood finished third.

“All four guys raced hard and I’m so proud of them,” said coach Josh Saladino after the Maroons broke the 7:51.2 mark set by Bergen Catholic in 1972. “It’s amazing that we finished under 7:50 and only took third.” Averill Park ran 7:47.02 and State College was second in 7:47.75.

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