River Dell High School Senior Athlete Receives College Scholarship

Colin Daly, a senior at River Dell High School, recently received the $1,000 Sid Dorfman Scholarship for his accomplishments on and off the field.

Daly was one of 217 high school student-athletes honored by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association with $172,000 in college scholarships.

Daly had maybe the fastest indoor 1,200-meter leg ever run by an American high-schooler. He also barely missed out on a national title at the New Balance Nationals and was named The Record's high school boys indoor track athlete of the year, that publication reported.

Daly and his three teammates won the 4-by-1-mile champions at the Penn Relays this season.

Each NJSIAA member high school selected one senior as their student-athlete of the year. Those students then attended the luncheon where their names were randomly selected to receive a scholarship.

More than $17,000 was awarded to 22 Bergen County student-athletes at the luncheon.

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