Breaking Records

At Saturday’s New England Track and Field Championships outside Hartford, the Staples High School track team set records and scored some gold and bronze. The boys 4 x 400 relay team won in a close race against teams from Massachusetts seeded with faster times. With a time of 3.19.43, the relay team set a school record and ran the fastest time ever in the New England region. Junior Rafael Ray also won a bronze medal for his performance in the 400. Staples senior Jocelyn Henry won fourth place in the shot put event, also setting a Staples record with a distance of 39-feet-10-inches. Pictured is the 4 x 400 relay team: (l-r) Rafael Ray, Jack Roche, Sean Gallagher, and John Heil. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emily Hamilton Laux for WestportNow.com