Strong Performances By DHS Boys Track Team At NE Championships

The following Darien High School Boys Track roundup is by coach Tyson Kaczmarek:

DARIEN, CT — The Darien Boy's Track and Field team finished the indoor track season on Saturday at the New England Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

In the final event of the day the 4 x 400 relay team of Austin Dehmel, Alec Armstrong, Jacob Grimm and Jack Holly placed 8th in a season-best time of 3:28.18 which broke the previous school record of 3:30.82, set the week before at the State Open. This is now the 3rd time they have set the school record in the 4 x 400 relay this season.

"They are a tremendous group to coach and a fun group to work with," said Head Coach Tyson Kaczmarek. "They enjoy practice. They want to get better. They have smiles on their faces every day."

"We were seeded 11th so we are very happy with the 8th place finish. We took over 5 seconds off the school record over the course of the season. They have the best 3 times in school history in that relay. That is a tremendous accomplishment."

Also performing well was Nick Balenzano. Balenzano finished 13th in the long jump with a mark of 20-7.5.

"Nick has been competing at a very high level for over a month. He has matched any challenge that he has faced. He is completely dialed-in."

"We were very happy with Nick's performance as well. He was seeded 16th."