Staples FCIAC Cross Country Champs

The Staples Boys Cross Country team won the FCIAC Cross Country Championship today at Waveny Park in New Canaan. This is the first time Staples has done this since 1990 and the tenth time that a team coached by Laddie Lawrence has captured this title. Based on his success coaching cross country and track, Lawrence will be inducted into the Connecticut Coaches Hall of Fame next month. Pictured in the front row are the runners who competed for the championship (l to r): Remy Ray, Kevin Petersen, Will Caffrey, Erik Fitzgerald, Cameron Marantz, Jason Hanrahan, Henry Kaplan, and Tyler Prince. Second row (l to r):  Coach Laddie Lawrence, Zach Kaiser, Rei Chiang, Cameron Gaylord, Darius Naficy, Matt McNees, Jon Crocker, Andrew Gentile, Charlie Lucas, Thomas Robson, Zach Wendler, TC Sargent, and Assistant Coach Kris James. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Ted Sullivan for WestportNow.com