Last fall as juniors, Charles Namiot and Charlie King came up just short of delivering the Ridgefield cross country program its first FCIAC championship since 2013.
Ridgefield was the runner-up in that race behind Staples, a team that had just claimed its fourth straight FCIAC title.
When the 2020 season became reality, the duo of best friends knew they would get a chance at redemption. Though there were no state meets offered and the FCIAC was split into three races, Ridgefield and Staples would face off again.