R.I. Track & Field Foundation
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RAM BOYS REPEAT AS DARTMOUTH CHAMPS; LA SALLE GIRLS FINISH SECOND IN TEAMS; EAGLES’ KELLY; DEFENDS HIS WT CROWN; HOPE’S McINTOSH WINS 2 AT ‘RHODY’ MEET
11 Jan. – – Barrington High senior Adam Kelly successfully regained his Dartmouth Relays title in the 25-pound weight throw on Saturday at the annual event, held at Leverone Filedhouse in Hanover, N.H. Kelly heaved the ball 81 feet, 0.25 inches (24.69 meters). Meanwhile at Dartmouth, the La Salle boys’ track team defended their Relays team crown, posting 90 points, to 39 for second-place Hendricken. The Rams captured the distance and 4×800 relays. For La Salle, Matt Bouthillette won the two-mile (9:27.26); Jim Placco the 1000 meters (2:34.01); and Jack Salisbury clocked 4:21.32 to win the mile. The Hawks’ 4×200 relay took the gold in 1:32.58. In the boys’ long jump, it was Hendricken’s Lee Moses with the winning mark of 23-0.50 (7.02).
The La Salle girls, who won the Darrmouth Relays championship a year ago, finished second on Sautrday to the squad from Ruch-Henrietta, N.Y., 55-52. The Rams’ Sheridan Wilbur went 10:52.96 to take the two mile, and La Salle mined gold in the DMR (12:26.25) and the 4×800 relay (9:38.63). In the girls’ mile, Wheeler School senior Lily Foulkes finished second in 5:06.33.
At the annual “Rhody’’ Invitational meet at URI’s Mackal track on Saturday, Hope High All-Stater Quashira “Q” Mc Intosh 
clocked 7.15 to win the 55 dash, and 40.42 for the gold in the 300 meters. Classical senior Alva Hicks defended her title in the weight throw, and also won the shot put. Westerly High freshman Randi Burr clocked 5:17.71 in winning the 1600 meters, and posted a winning 3:11.35 in the 1000 meters. Carly Timpson, of Narragansett, cleared 5-6 (1.67) for the high jump title. It was Smithfield High’s Stephanie Mattson in the long jump winners’ circle, and the Blue Wave’s Whitney Jackson, good for gold in the triple.
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“RHODY’’ INVITATIONAL
R.I. girls’ top finishers
WT – 1, Alva Hicks, Class. 56-11 (17.34 meters); 2, Lysah Russell, Class. 49-10 (15.18); 4, Courtney Jacobson, TG 47-1 (14.35); 5, Carly Timpson, Narr. 45-8 (13.91); 6, Olu Yusuff, Class. 45-7 (13.89); 7, Abby Cousens, Ports. 44-8 (13.61); 8, Tara Rochefort, Woons. 40-2 (12.24); 9, Ashley Martinez, Woons. 38-10 (11.83); 10, Paige Carmichael, TG 37-9 (11.50).
SP – 1, Hicks 38-7 (11.76); 4, Marasia Cassese, Rog. 34-8 (10.56); 6, Russell 33-8 (10.26); 6, Ani Armanankyan, TG 32-7 (9.93); 10, Yusuff 30-8 (9.34).
HJ – 1, Timpson 5-6 (1.67); 4, Whitney Jackson, Hope 5-0 (1.52); 6, Melanie Brunelle, Pil. 5-0; 8, Morgan Mc Donald, Smith. 5-0.
LJ – 1, Stephanie Mattson, Smith. 17-0.50 (5.19); 5, Kayla Ezeama, Smith. 15-8.25 (4.78); 6, Julia Wicklund, West. 15-6.50 (4.73); 9, Kayda Phillip, Pil. 14-10.50 (4.53).
TJ – 1, Jackson 36-0.50 (10.98); 2, Brunelle 35-11 (10.94); 3, Mattson 34-10.50 (10.62); 5, Ezeama 33-2.50 (10.12); 6, Charleen Theroux, Cov. 33-1.25 (10.05).
3200 – 4, Abby Cobb, SK 12:55.9 (= 12.02.7 @ 3000m).
1600 – 1, Randi Burr, West. 5:17.71 (= 4:54.4 @ 1500m); 2, Grace Connolly, Barr. 5:28.16 (= 5:0.5.6 @ 1500m); 3, Sofia White, Ports. 5:30.08 (= 5:07.4 @ 1500m); 8, Hammah Southwick, SK 5:47.84 (= 5:24.1 @ 1500m); 10, Lisbeth Valdezd, Hope 5:50.10 (= 5:25.9 @ 1500m).
1000 – 1, Burr 3:11.35; 3, White 3:13.80; 7, Lilly Gagliano, Barr. 3:22.58; 8, Southwick 3:23.18; 9, Sarah Garvey, West. 3:24.52.
600 – 2, May Stern, Class. 1:39.46; 3, Isis Hack, Hope 1:43.84; 6, Julia Zitzmann, Barr. 1:46.61.
300 – 1, Quashira McIntosh, Hope 40.42; 7, Chevell Burgess, Hope 44.36.
55m – 1, McIntosh 7.15; 2, Quinn Harlan, Woons. 7.50; 4, Emma Landroche, Pil. 7.70; 7, Stern 7.75; 8, Anne Martella, TG 7.88.
55mH – 3, Burgess 9.01.
4×200 – 1, Hope (Hack, Jackson, Burgess, McIntosh) 1:45.97; 3, Pilgrim 1:52.80; 4, Classical 1:58.06.
4×400 – 4, Hope 4:27.29; 6, Barrington 4;38.78.
4×800 – 1, Barrington (J. & K. Zitzmann, Lindsey Kloc, Ggaliano) 10-23.58; 4, Moses Brown 10:42.96.
R.I. boys’ top finishers
WT – 1, Jacob Yang, Pil. 63-3.50 (19.29 meters); 2, Jared Brierle, Woons. 57-7 (17.55); 3, Glenn Vallee, NK 54-1 (16.48); 4, Dilyn Cote, Woons. 52-5 (15.99); 5, Mike Phenglee, Class. 51-7.50 (15.73); 6, Nick Nielson, SK 51-2.50 (15.60); 7, Jon Chapman, Rog. 51-1.50 (15.58); 8, Jake Greenless, Woons. 50-10.50 (15.50); 10, Tyrone Silva, Cent. 48-7.50 (14.82).
SP – 3, Matt O’Neill, SK 49-5 (15.06); 10, Andy Walters, Cumb. 42-2 (12.85).
LJ – 2, Steve Cirello, NK 19-7.25 (5.97); 4, Yaqoob Iqbal, Rog. 19-5.50 (5.93); 8, Ryan Lennon, West. 19-1 (5.81).
TJ – 2, Iqbal 40-8 (12.39); 5, Joe Rhoden, Rog. 39-8.50 (12.10); 6, V. Meltsakos, Barr. 39-7 (12.06).
3200 – 10, Pat Hook, Ports. 10:23.67 (= 9:40.6 @ 3000m).
1600 – 1, Mars Bishop, Barr. 4:32.88 (= 4:14.2 @ 1500m); 3, Joe Murphy, Class. 4:37.77 (= 4:18.8 @ 1500m); 4, Hook 4:38.37 (= 4:19.7 @ 1500m).
1000 – 2, Ian Connors, NK 2:38.59.
600 – 3, Luke Bledsoe, Barr. 1:27.84; 4, John Vargas, Class. 1:29.27; 7, Alex Aponte, Cent. 1:31.02.
300 – 1, Don Djero, Cent. 37.05; 3, Austin Wolo, Cent. 37.59; 5, Chris Hunulock, Narr. 37.90; 8, Demetrius O’Connor, Cent. 38.25.
55m – 4, Marquise Scott, Rog. 6.80; 5, Mike Silvestri, Narr. 6.85.
55mH – 1, Jared Talbert, Cumb. 7.78; 2, Nate Narcisse, Class. 8.02; 5, Chris Pichardo, Class. 8.37.
4×200 – 5, Narragansett 1:38.78; 6, Central 1:39.10; 7, Hope 1:39.30.
4×400 – 1, Central (Wolo, Djero, O’Connor, Mc Fadden) 3:35.80
All times FAT.
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DARTMOUTH RELAYS
R.I. girls’ team scores
2, La Salle 52; 17, Narragansett 10; 23, Wheeler School 8; 38, Lincoln 4; 45, Toll Gate 1.
R.I. girls’ top finishers
WT – 1, Makena Thomas, Narr. 46-5.75 (14.16 meters); 4, Katarina Gray, Linc. 36-11.25 (11.25); 7, Natalia Pontes, WW 35-2.75 (10.73); 9, Sam Andrews, Linc. 34-0.50 (10.37).
LJ – 8, Maddy Lombardo, LS 16-1.75 (4.92).
Mile – 2, Lily Foulkes, Wheeler School 5:06.33 (= 4:43.8 @ 1500m); 3, Eliza Rego, LS5:06.64 (= 4:43.9 @ 1500m).
Two mile – 1, Sheridan Wilbur, LS 10:52.96 (= 10:04.6 @ 3000m); 8, Cianna Lynch, LS 11:24.66 (= 10:33.8 @ 3000m); 12, Emily Kane, LS 11:47.58 (= 10:55.1 @ 3000m).
1000 – 7, Audrey O’Neill, LS 3:07.90; 10, Elise Papazian, LS 3:10.57; 17, Karina Tavares, LS 3:13.62.
800 – 5, Michele Renzi, LS 2:26.45; 9, Gabby Celico, LS 2:29.77; 11, Mary Kate Griffin, 2:30.85; 12, Jess Cawley, TG 2:30.92.
300 – 5, Stephanie Di Traglia, LS 42.95; 13, Heather Allstrom, TG 44.35.
55mH – 8, Erika Pena, TG 9.11.
4×200 – 3, La Salle 1:50.33.
4×400 – 4, La Salle 4:15.99; 5, Toll Gate 4:16.35.
4×800 – 1, La Salle (Wilbur, Renzi, O’Neill, Rego) 4:15.99; 5, Toll Gate 4:16.35.
SMR – 5, La Salle 4:23.21; 9, Toll Gate 4:32.89.
DMR – 1, La Salle (Wilbur, Jess Apajee, Elise Papazian, Rego) 12:26.25.
R.I. boys’ team scores
1, La Salle 90; 2, Hendricken 39; 6, Barrington 24; 21, Cumberland 10.
R.I. boys’ top finishers
WT – 1, Adam Kelly, Barr. 81-0.25 (24.69 meters); 2, Bobby Colantonion, Barr. 71-0 (21.64); 3, Mike Alvernaz, Barr. 65-10.50 (20.07); 7, Jamie Heinl, Barr. 54-3 (16.53); 9, Dave Decosta, WW 50-10.50 (15.50); 10, Ivan Goretoy, WW 50-1.75 (15.28); 11, Shane Olsen, BH 49-7.25 (15.11); 15, Joe Taylor, Linc. 46-7.75 (14.21); 18, Andy Leveillee, BH 45-7.25 (13.90).
HJ – 4, Ben Murphy, BH 6-2 (1.87); 9, Bob Merlino, BH 5-10 (1.77).
LJ – 1, Lee Moses, BH 23-0.50 (7.02).
PV – 8, Jon Cavanagh, Barr. 12-6 (3.81); 18, Ben Duhaime, Pon. 10-6 (3.20).
Mile – 1, Jack Salisbury, LS 4:21.32 (= 4:01.7 @ 1500m); 4, DJ Principe, LS 4:23.99 (= 4:04.1 @ 1500m); 5, Dan Paiva, LS 4:24.38 (= 4:04.9 @ 1500m); 9, Abdullah Kaba, Cumb. 4:27.95 (= 4:08.1 @ 1500m); 11, Tommy Sommer, EG 4:31.17 (= 4:10.9 @ 1500m); 14, Jim Haupt, Cumb. 4:32.89 (= 4:12.8 @ 1500m); 20, Mitch Carrier, Char. 4:34.65 (= 4:14.2 @ 1500m).
Two mile – 1, Matt Bouthillette, LS 9:27.26 (= 8:45.5 @ 3000m); 3, Jake Grundy, LS 9:30.50 (= 8:48.2 @ 3000m); 4, Sean Laverty, Cumb. 9:30.71 (= 8:48.3 @ 3000m); 5, Tom Grizzetti, BH 9:39.98 (= 8:57.0 @ 3000m); 8, Dom Parlato, BH 9:43.12 (= 8:59.8 @ 3000m); 9, Tom Mc Mahon, BH 9:44.09 (= 9:01.7 @ 3000m).
1000 – 1, Jim Placco, LS 2:34.01; 7, Avery Ingegneri, BH 2:37.39; 19, Dave Agudelo, Cumb. 2:41.06.
600 – 7, Jared Boulanger, BH 1:26.30.
400 – 7, Cam Rotstart, LS 53.29; 13, Joe Swift, BH 53.88; 14, Harry Antone, BH 54.06.
300 – 4, Cam Morenzi, LS 36.84; 16, Matt Feng, Cumb. 38.16; 20, Vito Matarese, LS 38.34.
55m – 2, Brod Santilli, LS 6.55; 5, Power Kanga, BH 6.65.
4×200 – 1, Hendricken (Kanga, Kwity Paye, Moses, Nick Stravato) 1:32.58; 10, La Salle 1:37.44.
4×400 – 3, La Salle 3:36.31; 5, Hendricken 3:37.43.
4×800 – 1, La Salle (Bouthillette, Principe, Grundy, Paiva) 8:16.50; 2, Hendricken 8:17.80.
SMR – 6, Hendricken 3:43.92; 9, La Salle 3:47.34.
DMR – 1, La Salle (Principe, Salisbury, Jesse Woodbury, Bouthillette) 10:35.67; 3, Cumberland 10:42.08; 6, Hendricken 10:54.15; 13, Chariho 11:30.14.
All times FAT.