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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They’ll take 4 seconds off this time outdoors….Thurston is a soph, I don’t know about the other guys.
Congratulations to the boys! Quite and accomplishment.
Great work guys keep it up!!!!!!!
Best program in Ridgewood HS, Boys and Girls, bar none. The coaching is great, all the kids support each other, everyone gets multiple chances to compete and try different events, and they have fun. If your child is tired of sitting on the bench in another sport waiting for his/her chance that may never come, get them out for track. They’ll have fun, they’ll be part of some great teams, and they’ll live healthier lives in the long run. Congrats to the boys, Coach Saladino and Coach Glynn.