You Can Run But You Can't Hide
More by Colin Sullivan
NEIRAD enilno edition
Four minutes and 56 seconds. This short period of time is barely enough for the average student to travel the short, 50 yards from the C building to the G building. Although, in that time, freshman Brian Davey is able to run around the track four times, completing one of his daily miles for the Darien cross-country team.
Davey has been at DHS for only three short months, and he has already made his name known. Davey is recognized as one of the best cross-country competitors ever to hit DHS. Davey currently competes on junior varsity team and practices with the varsity team. Davey loves to practice and is always eager to get faster and in better shape. “We practice every day and get better each day,” Davey says.“We will go outside rain or shine.”
Originally, Davey joined the cross-country team to get in shape for basketball. Although, Davey changed his mind about playing basketball once he realized how good he was at cross-country. “I thought I did pretty well in cross country and I wanted to see how fast I could get with it,” Davey said. What was originally a last minute fun sport that Davey joined to get in shape, turned into one that will possibly help him get into college. “First I was going to do it to get in shape for basketball. But then I got pretty good at it and I wanted to stick to it,” Davey said.
In place of basketball, Davey decided to join the indoor track team, where he will be competing as one of its long distance runners. Davey hopes to have just as a successful year on the indoor track team as he did during his cross-country season.
Davey is optimistic about the upcoming indoor track season. “I think the indoor track team is going to do well this season because a lot of the people on the cross country team are coming back, and we did very well in the cross-country season,” Davey said.
As for next season, Davey has a bit more trepidation. Davey is upset because the team is losing seniors John Conley, David Watson, and Matt Gentile, who are some of the best competitors.“The cross-country team next year is going to be losing some of our top runners, but we are also going to have a great addition. Alex Osberg, an incoming freshman is joining the team and he is most likely going be on varsity next year,” Davey added.
As Davey loves cross-country, he does long for some time on the court. “I still like playing basketball,” Davey said. Other freshmen wish Davey would reconsider being part of the basketball program. “I am really upset that Brian could not play this year because he could have been a great addition to the team as a freshman and for the rest of his high school career,” freshmen Blake Lange said.
Davey’s loss is the track team’s gain. “Every freshman on the team looks up to Davey for advice and inspiration,” freshmen Cameron Smith said. Davey is a great role model who helps his fellow teammates get better. Davey looks up to the seniors and juniors on the junior for inspiration and motivation. “They are all really nice and pressure me to get better,” Davey said.
Davey loves to run in events that offer some variety. “I like running the mile because it’s not long but it’s not sprinting either,” Davey said. Currently, Davey’s fastest mile is a 4:56, but at the end of his senior year, he hopes to get his mile down into the 4:20s.
The annual gym class mile is torturous and strenuous for the average student. Although, for Brian Davey, this short one mile is only half the distance that he runs in order to get warmed up for his meets. The community can only watch in awe as Brian Davey continues to run his way to fame and glory at DHS.
