Staples Shines at New England Track and Field Meet

Members of Westport’s Staples High School Boys 4×400 relay team are all smiles after finishing third Saturday at the New England Track and Field Championship Meet in Burlington, Vt. The team ran a very fast 3:22:33. Pictured (l-r) are (back row) Matt Marriott, and Raphael Ray; (front row) Pip Turegano and Obiju Dan-Udekwe. Other competitors for Staples were:  Matt Marriott, fourth place in the 400; Liv Massey, fifth place in the long jump; Paul Chandler, ninth place in the pole vault, and Josh Henry, 10th place in the triple jump. Coaches Laddie Lawrence and Jess McCray attended the meet with the athletes. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lisa Marriott for WestportNow.com