The 2011 Darien High School Boys Cross Country Team posted a huge victory in its second meet of the season, defeating the Hatters of Danbury for the first time since 2004. The Blue Wave runners also bested Westport’s Staples High School and Norwalk High School in the meet held yesterday afternoon at Staples. Darien is ranked #10 in the state and Danbury #4.
With the lowest score, the Darien squad defeated their conference rivals and perennial cross country powerhouse Danbury 20-35. The team also prevailed over Staples High School 20-41, and Norwalk High School 15-49. The team’s record now stands at 5-0. In cross country, the team with the lowest score wins the meet.
The Blue Wave’s stand-out performance was marked by its top five runners crossing the finish line in under 17 minutes -- with only a 23 second spread between them over the 5k course. While Danbury and Westport runners finished first and second, Darien runners dominated the top 10 overall, finishing inthird, fourth, fifth, six, and seventh.
DHS head coach Tyson Kaczmarek was really pleased with the team’s effort. “It was a solid win. Danbury’s number two runner was coming off an injury last spring and we knew that. Still, they are a solid program and you can never underestimate them. We came to run today. I’m proud of our guys, but we have to get better. I know Danbury will,” Kaczmarek observed.
Coming in first for Darien in 16:33 was co-captain and senior Charlie Baird. Co-captain, senior Michael Johnston was second for the Blue Wave in 16:34, followed by freshman Alex Ostberg in 16:36. Darien’s fourth runner was co-captain Michael Coe in 16:50; sophomore Marshall Huffman finished fifth for the Blue Wave in 16:56. Also scoring points for Darien were Peter Kreuch and Eli Converse, who finished 13th and 16th, crossing the line in 17:41 and 17:50 respectively.
"We were really strong as a team today,” commented co-captain Charlie Baird. “Our guys ran all-out all the way to the finish line. Danbury is always a great team, so to beat them is a fantastic start to our season.”
The public is encouraged to attend and cheer on the team at next week’s meet against St. Joseph, Ridgefield and Stamford in Trumbull. All Blue Wave boosters should circle their calendars for 4 PM, Tuesday, September 27 at St. Joseph High School, 2320 Huntington Turnpike, in Trumbull.
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