“Around the Oval’’
By BOB LEDDY (TAFWA)
R.I. Track & Field Foundation
[divider]
[divider]
18 Jan. – – Weight throw seniors Adam Kelly, of Barrington and Classical’s Alva Hicks won their respective events over the weekend at both the Yale and East Coast Invitational Championships. At the Coxe Cage in New Haven on Friday night, Kelly threw 78 feet, 6 inches (23.92 meters), while Hicks took the 20-pound weight event in 53-10 (16.40). The following day at the annual East Coast Invitational at the PCTA facility, Kelly posted a winning mark of 77-11.25 (23.75), while Hicks went 52-8.50 (16.06) in the girls’ throw. Kelly is currently the nation’s top prep weight man; Hicks ranked second in the U.S. girls’ rankings.
In the Yale distance medley relay on Friday night, it was the La Salle quartet of Dan Paiva, Tam Rotsart, Jim Placco and Jack Salisbury posting a winning time of 10:22.25; it’s currently ranked No. 1 in the United States. Paiva returned to the oval on Saturday at PCTA to post a winning imperial mile time of 4:25.44 (= 4:05.8 @ 1500m), thus earning him a trip to next Saturday’s New Balance Grand Prix mile at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. (Paiva’s teammate Salisbury had already qualified for the Grand Prix on the strength of his 4:21.32 mile win at the Jan. 10 Dartmouth Relays.)
“My goal was to go out and take the lead,’’ Paiva said, “and stay on my splits. It was difficult not to be at Yale [on Saturday], but when I had a chance to qualify [for Grand Prix] I took it.’’
At the Yale meet on Saturday, Hope High senior Quashira “Q” Mc Intosh finished second in the 55-meter dash in state-record fashion. “Q” posted a time of 7.09 seconds, thus eliminating her own SR of 7.11, which she co-held with her former Blue Wave teammate, Royal Cheatham.
“Oval” Notes: The girls’ divisional championships will be held next Saturday (24 Jan.) at PCTA . . . The next RIT&FF coaches poll will be released Thursday, 29 January.
EAST COAST INVITATIONAL
Top R.I. girls
WT – 1, Alva Hicks, Class. 52-8.50 (16.06 meters); 2, Lysah Russell, Class. 51-0.75 (15.56); 4, Courtney Jacobsen, TG 49-1 (14.96); 6, Makena Thomas, Narr. 47-10 (14.57); 7, Olu Yusuff, Class. 46-10 (14.27); 9, Carly Timpson, Narr. 44-7 (13.58); 10, Faye Gauthier, WW 42-8.50 (13.01).
SP – 4, Hicks 37-9 (11.50); 7, Jenn Iozzi, CW 35-1.50 (10.70); 8, Miraosa Cassese, Rog. 34-4 (10.46); 10, Russell 33-4 (10.16).
HJ – 1, Timpson 5-4 (1.62); 4, Melanie Brunelle, Pil. 5-0 (1.52); 8, Mary Ernster, LS 4-10 (1.47).
LJ – 1, Meaghan Scullin, Cumb. 17-6.75 (5.35); 2, Charlene Theroux, Cov. 17-3 (5.25); 8, Erika Pena, TG 16-1.50 (4.91); 9, Tianna Houston, LS 15-9 (4.80).
PV – 2, Morgan Mc Donald, Smit. 9-0 (2.74).
Two mile – 4, Claire Hanlon, BV 11:50.90 (= 10:58.3 @ 3000m); 9, Lusine Gazeryan, Barr. 12:46.62 (= 11:49.7 @ 3000m); 11, Megan Horn, MB 12:58.08 (= 12:00.4 @ 3000m).
Mile – 2, Eliza Rego, LS 5:01.05 (= 4:38.7 @ 1500m); 4, Lily Foulkes, Wheeler School 5:06.21 (= 4:43.3 @ 1500m); 6, Sheridan Wilbur, LS 5:08.69 (= 4:45.6 @ 1500m); 8, Jess Bellows, Cov. 5:21.80 (= 4:58.1 @ 1500m); 9, Cianna Lynch, LS 5:22.46 (= 4:58.6 @ 1500m).
800 – 2, Julia Zitzmann, Barr. 2:23.29; 4, Audrey O’Neill, LS 2:25.71; 5, Karina Tavares, LS 2:26.08; 8, Mary Kate Griffin, LS 2:27.73; 10, Gabby Celico, LS 2:28.85; 12, Lindsey Kloc, Barr. 2:29.96.
400 – 4, Nicole Grammas, CW 1:02.42; 6, Sarah Levine, MB 1:03.67; 11, Chloe Mahew, Barr. 1:04.47; 12, Heidi Sakovits, LS 1;04.59.
55m – 1, Stephanie Di Traglia, LS 7.36; 4, Darchell Judd, Sanchez 7.48.
55mH – 4, Pena 8.95; 5, Madison Soullier, Cumb. 9.06; 8, Brunelle 9.25.
SHR – 7, La Salle 39.20; 8, Classical 40.90.
4×200 – 3, La Salle 1:49.45; 5, Pilgrim 1:50.43; 9, Sanchez 1:51.97; 12, Toll Gate 1:53.70.
4×400 – 3, La Salle 4:11.92; 4, Coventry 4:17.51; 6, Toll Gate 4:21.89; 11, MSC 4;31.99.
4×800 – 1, La Salle (Elise Papazian, Tavares, Michele Renzi, O’Nell) 9:47.52; 5, Barrington 10:08.11; 10, Moses Brown 10:45.31; 11, W. Warwick 10:51.39; 12, Cr. West 11:01.09.
SMR – 2, Pilgrim 4:36.00; 3, Hope 4:38.88; 4, Barrington 4:39.22; 5, Toll Gate 4z;39.91; 8, Moses Brown 4:43.01; 9, MSC 4:44.44; 11, Classical 5:03.38; 12, Barrington 5:05.83.
DMR – 1, Cumberland (Nichole Barger, Julia Dempsey, Amy Laverty, Scullin) 12:49.19; 4, Bay View 13:49.26; 6, Barrington 14:01.68; 7, E. Greenwich 14:14.72.
Top R.I. boys
WT – 1, Adam Kelly, Barr.77-11.25 (23.75 meters); 2, Bobby Colantonio, Barr. 72-11.50 (22.23); 3, Mike Alvernaz, Barr. 63-3 (19.27); 4, Francy Mata, MP 62-8.75 (19.11); 6, Jared Brierle, Woon. 58-1.75 (17.72); 7, Jacob Yang, Pil. 56-1 (17.09); 9, Dilyn Cote, Woon. 53-11.50 (16.44); 10, Jacob Greenless, Woon. 52-8.25 (16.05).
SP – 2, Kelly 51-2.50 (15.60); 7, Andy Walters, Cumb. 46-7 (14.19); Alvernaz 45-1.50 (13.75).
HJ – 4, John Vargas, Class. 5-10 (1.77); 6, Quindel Wilson, WW 5-8 (1.72).
LJ – 5, Avery Williamson, WW 20-1 (6.12).
PV – 2, Jon Cavanagh, Barr. 13-0 (3.96); 8, Carl Eaton, Smith. 11-0 (3.35); 10, Newell Roberts, Class. 10-6 (3.20).
Two mile – 3, CJ Berg, MSC 10:01.20 (= 9:16.9 @ 3000m); 7,. Kieran McGartoll, Barr. 10:39.23 (= 9:51.7 @ 3000m); 8, Ryan King, Prout 10:43.03 (= 9:55.4 @ 3000m).
Mile – 1, Dan Paiva, LS 4:25.44 (= 4:05.8 @ 1500m); 7, Will Mardo, Cumb. 4:45.09 (= 4:23.9 @ 1500m); 9, Kim Jung, Char. 4:47.61 (= 4:26.2 @ 1500m0; 10, Bob Bissett, LS 4:47.84 (= 4:26.7 @ 1500m).
800 – 1, Mars Bishop, Barr. 2:01.18; 3, Dave Agudelo, Cumb. 2:03.42; 5, Ian Connors, NK 2:03.93; 6, Nate Coogan,. NP 2:04.29; 7, Kody Sankey, Cumb.2:06.05; 8, Jake McConnell,. Prout 2:06.86.
400 – 3, Jose Santos, Cov. 51.90; 4, Don Djero, Cent. 52.01; 8, Nate Narcisse, Class. 53.74; 9, Demetrius O’Connor, Cent. 53.75.
55m – 1, Djero 6.65; 8, Santos 6.75.
55mH – 1, Jared Talbert, Cumb. 7.69; 4, Narcisse 7.87.
SHR – 3, Hendricken 33.70; 4, Cumberland 34.10; 5, Classical 34.70.
4×200 – 4, Central 1:34.87; 8, Coventry 1:37.08.
4×400 – 2, Central 3:33.75; 8, Coventry 3:44.87; 9, MSC 3:47.61; 10, Central “B” 3:47.82; 11, W. Warwick 3:48.22.
4×800 – 6, W. Warwick 8:53.55; 9, MSC 9:23.08; 10, Classical 9:34.96; 12, Cumberland 9:44.91.
SMR – 1, Central (Austin Wolo, Djero, O’Connor, Alex Aponte) 3:49.35; 2, W. Warwick 3:54.55; 3, Central Falls, 3:56.78; 4, Classicl 3:59.79; 5, Moses Brown 4:03.93; 6, MSC 4:04.54.
DMR – 1, Cumberland (Jim Haupt, Agudelo, Abdullah Kaba, Sankey) 10:46.48; 2, MSC 11:37.15; 3, E. Greenwich 11:37.17.
All times FAT.
YALE INVITATIONAL
R.I. girls’ top performances
WT – 1, Alva Hicks, Class. 53-10 (16.40 meters); 2, Lysah Russell, Class. 51-3 (15.62); 7, Tara Rochefort, Woon. 39-11 (12.16); 8, Ashley Martinez, Woon. 38-11 (11.86); 9, Olu Yusuff, Class. 38-8 (11.78).
3000 – 6, Beth Nunnery, NK 10:16.48.
Mile – 6, Katarina Ho, NK 5:12.38 (= 4:49.4 @ 1500m).
55m – 2, Quashira Mc Intosh, Hope 7.09 (SR. OR: 7.11 Mc Intosh 2013; Royal Cheatham, Hope 2012).
4×200 – 4, Hope 1:45.91.
4×400 – 10, Westerly 4:21.06.
DMR – 10, Westerly 13:23.13.
R.I. boys’ top performances
WT – 1, Adam Kelly, Barr. 78-6 (MR/23.92 meters); 2, Bobby Colantonio, Barr. 72-4 (22.04); 3, Mike Alvernaz, Barr. 67-2 (20.47); 5, Jacob Yang, Pil. 61-2 (18.64); 6, Jared Brierle, Woon. 55-5 (16.89); 7, Jamie Heinl, Barr. 53-1 (16.18); 8, Dilyn Cote, Woon. 52-5 (15.97); 10, Mike Phenglee, Class. 52-0 (15.85).
HJ – 8, Ben Murphy, BH 6-0 (1.63).
LJ – 5, Lee Moses, BH 21-6 (6.55).
3000 – 4, Jack Salisbury, LS 8:34.41; 5, Matt Bouthilette, LS 8:35.33; 7, DJ Principe, LS 8:38.13; 12, Sean Laverty, Cumb. 8:48.63.
800 – 4, Jim Placco, LS 1:58.61.
4×200 – 9, La Salle 1:36.14.
Champ. 4×200 – 3, Hendricken 1:31.69; 10, La Salle 1:34.61.
4×800 – 2, Barrington 8:13.34.
Champ. 4×800 – 4, Hendricken 8:10.62.
DMR – 1, La Salle (Dan Paiva, Tam Rotsart, Placco, Jack Salisbury) 10:22.25 (#1US).
All times FAT.