Deerfield’s boys varsity track & field 4 x 100 M relay team set a new school record in the event at their May 4th home tri-meet. The team of Ethan Chen ’20, Donnie Gray ’21, Cortland Dicks ’21, and Quinton Quirrenbach ’19 completed the relay in 43.73 seconds to ink their place in the record books.
The previous Deerfield record in the 4 x 100 M relay (43.83) was set by Tim Nolen, Kevin Dixon, Andy Nolen, and Andy Black in 2000.
The effort of the new record holders helped to propel the boys varsity track & field team to victory in last Saturday’s tri-meet against St. Paul’s and Choate. In addition to the victory in the 4 x 100 M relay event, the Big Green won nine other events at the meet including; the shot put, discus, high jump, 200 M, 400 M, 800 M, 1500 M, 3000 M, and the 300 M Hurdles.
Meet Event Winners:
Shot Put – Francis Dooley ’19
Discus – Jackson Selvala ’19
High Jump – Cortland Dicks ’21
200 M – Quinton Quirrenbach ’19
400 M – Quinton Quirrenbach ’19
800 M – Thomas Lyons ’21
1500 M – Ricardo Gonzalez ’19
3000 M – Ricardo Gonzalez ’19
300 M Hurdles – Alton Machen ’20
The Big Green team collectively amassed 100 points at the meet. Choate placed second with 47 points and St. Paul’s finished in third place with 33 points.
The win improves the boys season record to 2-1 and they will host their final regular season meet this Saturday, May 11 against Exeter and NMH. The team’s season will conclude with the Class A New England Championships on Saturday, May 18 at Loomis.