“Around the Oval
SENTINELS WIN 1ST GIRLS’ TITLE SINCE 1972;
RAMS NET BOYS’ CROWN, FIRST SINCE ‘78
Hope’s “Q” good for 40 points, plus 2 state records
By BOB LEDDY (TAFWA)
R.I. Track & Field Foundation
7 June – – Powered by depth in the field events, the Smithfield High girls’ track program won its first state team championship since 1972 on Saturday at the R.I. State Track & Field Championships, held at Brown Stadium. The Sentinels scored 83 points to 78 for second-place Hope, which received a 40-point performance from its fantastic senior Quashira “Q” Mc Intosh.
On the boys’ side of the meet, La Salle copped its first team title since 1978 (its 13th overall), overcoming strong challenges from Barrington and East Providence. Riding on performances of a crack distance corps as they have all season, the Rams totaled 80 points, to 69 for second-place Barrington and 65 for the Townies, who placed third.
GIRLS: Sentinels’ win bridges 43 years; “Q” does it again; 2 for Hicks
The Sentinels last won a team title in 1972, at the inception year of the girls’ track league. (See “Oval Sidebar’’.) “I can’t even . . . Well, this is the greatest moment in my life,’’ said a breathless John Marchand, who has coached Smithfield girls’ track and cross country for the past 13 seasons.
Besides overall scoring depth, the Sentinels picked up wins in the long jump, javelin and hammer competitions. Junior Meagan Malloy threw 168-9 (51.43) to win the hammer. Alyssa Colbert, another Sentinel junior, took the javelin with a throw of 123-4 (37.59), and senior Stephanie Mattson won the long jump with an 18-foor (5.48) effort.
Meanwhile on Saturday, “Q” Mc Intosh cemented her reputation as one of the greatest prep female sprinters the state has seen. Her sweep of the 100, 200 and 400-meter races replicated that of two previous Hope High stars: Interscholastic League Hall of Famer Leah Grant, and Angie Quiah. En route to her heroics, “Q” managed to break two R.I. state records, and add 10 more points to her day’s output by anchoring the Blue Wave’s winning 4×100 relay.
For the second year in a row, Mc Intosh mined gold in the 100 and 200. On Saturday she broke her own state mark in the 100 with a time of 11.82 in negative wind. She clocked a meet-record 24.32 to take the 200 meters. If that weren’t enough, “Q” beat last year’s 400-meter champ – Classical’s May Stern – in a state-record time of 55.44. That clocking eliminate the previous mark of 55.60, set at the 2012 New Balance National meet by East Greenwich’s Jaimee Dorsey.
“My goal was the triple crown,’’ said Mc Intosh, who will attend the University of Lincoln, Nebraska in the fall. “After my races my mind just went blank. I didn’t know anything about [state] records.’’
“Q” began her day by running anchor leg on Hope’s winning 4×100-meter relay. Juniors Chevell Burgess, Isis Hack and Destiny Hughes-Barnes rounded out the Blue wave quartet, which clocked 48.06.
It was also a good day for Classical High senior Alva Hicks, who took home two gold medals. She broke her own state discus record with a toss of 147-9 (45.03 meters), and put the shot 39-9.25 (12.12).
The 3000 meters belonged to La Salle senior Sheridan Wilbur. She clocked a meet-record 9:56.54. That meet standard had been on the books for 17 years; it was run by Portsmouth High great, and RIIL Hall of Famer, Laura Turner. The Rams’ Eliza Rego beat back a challenge from teammate Wilbur in the 1500, turning in a time of 4:32.42, to Wilbur’s 4:33.24. “It was all about scoring points for our team,’’ Rego said.
Marissa Mc Phillips, a junior from Narragansett High, ran a strong 2:14.37 to win the 800 meters. “Oh, my God, I’m so excited,’’ said Mc Phillips, who did not place here last year. “I like to go out fast, and stay out,’’ she said of her race strategy.
Pilgrim’s Melanie Brunelle captured the high and triple jumps.
BOYS: Team supremacy goes to the wire; Salisbury, Djero impressive
With 18 events scored, La Salle held a slim 3-point lead on Barrington. But the Rams picked up eight points in the final event: the 4×400.
Jack Salisbury, La Salle’s fleet “long ranger’’ clocked 3:58.24 to win the 1500 meters by 24 1/100ths of a second over teammate Matt Bouthillette (3:58.48.) “It keeps you honest,’’ said Salisbury of the tough competition. “Time wasn’t a concern.’’
In another squeaker, Salisbury fended off a challenge from North Kingstown senior Ian Connors in the 800 meters. The Ram runner went 1:55.25, to Connors’ 1:55.40. Salisbury also ran a leg on La Salle’s winning 4×800 relay (7:58.80), along with Dan Paiva, Jake Grundy and Chris Shakespeare.
Nathan Narcisse, a Classical junior, was double-gold. He clocked 14.62 in the 110 high hurdles, and 40.22 to take the 300 intermediates. Top-ranked hammer man Bobby Colantonio threw 234-7 (71.50) to win the hammer over teammate Adam Kelly (227-11/69.46).
Donation Djero, Central High’s reliable sophomore sprint star, won the 100 in 10.98, and ran a leg on the Knights’ winning 4×100 relay, aided by Dametrius O’Connor, Austin Wolo and Lemat Mc Fadden. They combined for a time of 43.31.
Oval Note: The 70th annual New England Outdoor Championships will take place on 13 June at Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine . . . La Salle won the state’s first four state track titles, from ’47 to ’50.
OVAL SIDEBAR: ’72 State girls’ championship included a softball throw
Forty-three years ago, the fledgling girls’ track program at Smithfield was coached by Cindy Neal, who retired last month as longtime athletic director at Bay View. In that first state championship, the Sentinels scored 40.5 points over second-place Warren High. (Warren High – which decades ago merged with neighboring Bristol High to form Mt. Hope Regional, would go on to win the girls’ team title the following year.) Among the events offered back then was a softball throw, in which a Smithfield girl named Raposa finished fourth with a distance of 177-6. Smithfield’s other win that year included Jane Bissell’s in the high jump with a clearance of 4 feet, 9.75 inches.
GIRLS’ RESULTS
Team scores
1, Smithfield 83; 2, Hope 78; 3, La Salle 64; 4, N. Kingstown 59; 5, Classical 48; 6, Pilgrim 36; 7, Cr. West 33; 8, Barrington 28; 9, Narragansett 24; 10, (tie) Toll Gate and Portsmouth 20; 12, Cumberland 16; 13, E. Greenwich 15; 14, Woonsocket 14; 15, Westerly 13; 16, (tie) Cr. East and S. Kingstown 8; 18, (tie) Coventry and Warwick Vets 6; 20, (tie) Rogers and Mt. Pleasant 4; 22, (tie) Ex./W. Greenwich and Burrillville 1.
Individual results
HT (4-kg.) – 1, Meagan Malloy, Smith. 168-9 (51.43 meters); 2, Lysah Russell, Class. 165-0 (50.29); 3, Courtney Jacobsen, TG 163-2 (49.73); 4, Carly Timpson, Narr. 163-2; 5, Alva Hicks, Class. 162-1 (49.40); 6, lauren Swanson, EG 161-7 (49.25).
SP – 1, Hicks 39-925 (12.12); 2, Jen Iozzi, CW 36-0.50 (10.98); 3, Alyssa Colbert, Smith. 35-10.75 (10.94); 4, Mirasia Cassese, Rog. 35-3.75 (10.76); 5, Ani Armenakyan, TG 35-2.25 (10.72); 6, Malloy 34-11.75 (10.66).
DT – 1, Hicks 147-9 (45.03/SR. OR: 147-2/44.85, Hicks 2014); 2, Vicky Marion, CE 129-4 (39.42); 3, Grecia Restituyo, Barr. 117-9 (35.89); 4, Colbert 117-7 (35.83); 5, Lauren Hindley, Smith. 110-8 (33.73); 6 Tracy Kurdziel, NK 109-2 (33.27).
JT – 1, Colbert 123-4 (37.59); 2, Paige Olausen, NK 115-7 (35.22); 3, Arianna Pafume, WV 110-0 (33.52); 4, Madison West, SK 107-8 (32.81); 5, Olivia Holowachuk, Smith. 107-6 (32.76); 6, Analise England, Smith. 103-2 (31.44).
HJ – 1, Melanie Brunelle, Pil. 5-3 (1.60); 2, Timpson 5-3; 3, Casey Gammons, TG 5-1 (1.54); 4, Morgan McDonald, Smith. 5-1; 5, Brooke Osmanski, NK 4-11 (1.49); 6, Mary Ernster, LS 4-11.
LJ – 1, Stephanie Mattson, Smith. 18-0 (5.48); 2, Kayda Phillip, Pil. 17-5.75 (5.32); 3, Quinn Harlan, Woons. 17-0.75 (5.20); 4, Charleen Theroux, Cov. 16-10 (5.13); 5, Sarah Middleton, Barr. 16.6.50 (5.04); 6, Sydney Blais, Burr. 16-5.75 (5.02).
TJ – 1, Brunelle 36-11 (11.25); 2, Whitney Jackson, Hope 36-7.25 (11.15); 3, Mattson 35-10 (10.92); 4, Middleton 34-10.50 (10.62); 5, Madison Stanley, Pil. 34-9 (10.59); 6, Chloe Holowachuk, Smith. 34-7 (10.54).
PV – 1,Kelsey Coughlin, LS 10-0 (3.04); 2, Rachel Chavous, Ports. 9-6 (2.89); 3, Katy Brayman, NK 9-0 (2.74); 4, Caitlin Padares, Smith. 9-0; 5, Michaela McNamara, LS 9-0; 6, Laura Antonelli, LS 9-0.
100 – 1, Quashira Mc Intosh, Hope 11.82 (+0.0w. SR. OR: 11.84, Mc Intosh 2014); 2, Harlan 12.27; 3, Oceana Williams, CW 12.33; 4, Eleni Grammas, CW 12.79; 5, Isabella Gentl, EG 12.80; 6, Laura Murphy, EG 12.84.
200 – 1, Mc Intosh 24.32 (MR); 2, C. Holowochuk 25.63; 3, Williams 25.69; 4, Julissa Carmona, MP 26.23; 5, Theroux 26.36; 6, Jacklyn Xavier, Cumb. 26.57.
400 – 1, Mc Intosh 55.44 (SR. OR: 55.60 Jaimee Dorsey, EG 2012); 2, May Stern, Class. 55.81; 3, Greta Scott, Ports. 58.14; 4, Mattson 58.69; 5, Isis Hack, Hope 59.98; 6, Nicle Grammas, CW 1:00.10.
800 – 1, Marissa Mc Phillips, Narr. 2:14.37; 2, Nichole Barger, Cumb. 2:14.58; 3, Julia Zitzmann, Barr. 2:15.44; 4, Eliza Rego, LS 2:17.55; 5, Meaghann Maguire, NK 2:18.97; 6, Audrey O’Neill, LS 2:19.22.
1500 – 1, Rego 4:32.42; 2, Sheridan Wilbur, LS 4:33.24; 3, Katarina Ho, NK 4:36.97; 4, Karina Tavares, LS 4:38.07; 5, McPhillips 4:41.29; 6, Randi Burr, West. 4:48.24.
3000 – 1, Wilbur 9:56.54 (MR); 2, Emma Mc Millan, Barr. 10;09.71; 3, Tavares 10:13.23; 4, Beth Nunnery, NK 10:17.92; 5, Ellie Lawler, SK 10:19.88; 6, Amy Laverty, Cumb. 10:20.46.
100HH – 1, Tereza Bolibruch, NK 14.90; 2, Chevell Burgess, Hope 15.19; 3,Krysan Davidson, Class. 15.57; 4, Madison Soullier, Cumb. 15.72; 5, Eva McCool, SK 16.11; 6, Kayla Ebert, EWG 16.32.
300IH – 1, Burgess 44.57; 2, Bolibruch 46.86; 3, Casey Gannon, TG 46.93; 4, Brunelle 48.25; 5, smanski 48.47; 6, Soullier, 48.83.
4×100 – 1, Hope (Burgess, Hack, Destiny Hughes-Barnes, Mc Intosh) 48.06; 2, Cr. West 48.79; 3, Portsmouth 49.53; 4, Classical 49.81; 5, Pilgrim 49.86; 6, E. Greenwich 49.92.
4×400 – 1, Hope urgss, Jackson, Nathalie Rosario, Hack) 4:01.19; 2, Smithfield 4:02.89; 3, E. Greenwich 4:03.63; 4, Westerly 4:04.25; 5, Barrington 4:04.30; 6, La Salle 4:06.89.
4×800 – 1 N. Kingstown (Ho, Nunnery, Emma Sammartino, Maguire) 9:18.64; 2, Westerly 9:34.09; 3, La Salle 9:38.64; 4, E. Greenwich 9:46.68; 5, Smithfield 9:56.00; 6, Cumberland 10:01.24.
BOYS’ RESULTS
Team scores
1, La Salle 80; 2, Barrington 69; 3, E. Providence 65; 4, Central 43; 5, Hendricken 39.5; 6, Cumberland 33; 7, N. Kingstown 30.5; 8, Classical 29; 9, (tie) S. Kingstown and Mt. Pleasant 26; 11, W. Warwick 23; 12, Pilgrim 20; 13, Chariho 15; 14, E. Greenwich 14; 15, Lincoln 11; 16, Central Falls and Warwick Vets 10; 18, (tie) Smithfield, Rogers, MSC and Narragansett 8; 22, Middletown 7; 23, Westerly 2; 24, (tie) N. Providence, Johnston Woonsocket and Sanchez 1.
Individual results
HT (5.44 kg.) – 1, Bobby Colantonio, Barr. 234-7 (71.50 meters); 2, Adam Kelly, Barr. 227-11 (69.46; 3, Mike Alvernaz, Barr. 198-3 (60.42); 4, Francy Mata, MP 194-1 (59.15); 5, Jacob Yang, Pil. 193-11 (59.10); 6, Jared Briere, Woons. 191-11 (58.49).
SP – 1, Matt O’Neill, SK 51-8 (15.74); 2, Andy Walters, Cumb. 50-2 (15.29); 3, Chris Storti, BH 49-2.75 (15.00); 4, Kelly 40-0.25 (14.94); 5, Alvernaz 46-1.50 (14.05); 6, Jim Costigan, Char. 46-1 (14.04).
DT – 1, Yang 154-1 (46.96); 2, Kelly 149-6 (45.56); 3, O’Neill 14Yang 154-1 (46.96); 2, Kelly 149-6 (45.56); 3, O’Neill 147-11 (45.08); 4, Alvernaz 143-7 (43.76); 5, Dave Decosta, WW 140-6 (42.82); 6, Kyle Nelson, Johnston 140-6.
JT – 1, Joe Taylor, Linc. 181-3 (55.24); 2, Cam Richard,, Char. 169-6 (51.66); 3, Shane Olson, BH 168-5 (51.33); 4, Jamie Heinl, Barr. 161-3 (49.14); 5, Jeremy Jackson, Midd. 156-7 (47.72); 6, Caleb Snow, Barr. 156-7.
HJ – 1, Levi Martin, WV 6-4 (1.93); 2, Ben Murphy, BH 6-2 (1.87); 3, Quindel Wilson, WW 6-0 (1.83); 4, Tolo Akinsosho, MP 5-10 (1.77); 5, Tom Lopes, EP 5-10; 6, Dariy Esenov, Linc. 5-10.
LJ – 1, Tony Shepard, SK 22-1 (6.73); 2, Trystan Casey, EP 21-5.25 (6.53); 3, Al Duarte, EP 20-4 (6.19); 4, Avery Williamson, WW 20-0 (6.09); 5, Justin Lucier, WW 19-9.50 (6.03); 6, Kwity Paye, BH 19-9 (6.01).
TJ – 1, Casey 43-2.25 (13.16); 2, Trevor Roberge, MSC 41-0.50 (12.50); 3, Yaqoob Iqbal, Rog. 40-10.50 (12.45); 4, Williamson 40-5.75 (12.33); 5, Riyan Lennon, West. 40-4.25 (12.29); 6, Jehlani Gallaway, Class. 40-2.75 (12.26).
PV – 1, Jon Cavanagh, Barr. 13-6 (4.11); 2, Carl Eaton, Smith. 13-6; 3, Bob Cassidy, NK 13-0 (3.96); 4, Newell Roberts, Class. 12-6 (3.81); 5, (tie) Jon Celico, BH and Rick Cramer, NK 12-6.
100 – 1, Donatien Djero, Cent. 10.98; 2, Travane Clarke, MP 11.06; 3, Jayden Chase, EP 11.14; 4, Austin Asoroona, Pil. 11.19; 5, Marquise Scott, Rog. 11.22; 6, Shemar Vincent, Midd. 11.23.
200 – 1, Clarke 21.78; 2, Mike Silvestri, Narr. 22.65; 3, Chase 22.75; 4, Asoroona 22.85; 5, Djero 24.19; 6, Dametrius O’Connor, Cent. 24.36.
400 – 1, Austin Wolo, Cent. 49.33; 2, Duarte 49.97; 3, Yeury Galva, CF 50.38; 4, Vincent 50.66; 5, Lucier 51.16; 6, Jeff Torbio, Sanchez 51.66.
800 – 1, Jack Salisbury, LS 1:55.25; 2, Ian Connors, 1:55.40; 3, Mars Bishop, Barr. 1:56.63; 4, Dan Paiva, LS 1:57.38; 5, Mike Monagle, EP 1:58.20; 6, Nate Coogan, NP 1:59.11.
1500 – 1, Salisbury 3:58.24; 2, Matt Bouthillette, LS 3:58.48; 3, Tommy Sommer, EG 3:59.04; 4, DJ Principe, LS 4:00.10; 5, Bishop 4:03.32; 6, Abdullah Kaba, Cumb. 4;08.63.
3000 – 1, Bouthillette 8:32.10; 2, Principe 8-36.54; 3, Sommer 8:50.23; 4, Sean Laverty, Cumb. 8:51.78; 5, Nick Celico, BH 8:52.68; 6, Dom Parlato, BH 8:55.13.
110HH – 1, Nate Narcisse, Class. 14.62; 2, Jared Talbert, Cumb. 14.79; 3, Charles Hazzard, EP 15.02; 4, Chris Pichardo, Class. 15.48; 5, Bob Merlino, BH 15.97; 6, Collin Simmons, Cumb. 16.17.
300IH – 1, Narcisse 40.22; 2, Graham Pelligrino, NK 40.73; 3, Nick Mead, Char. 40.82; 4, Hazzard 40.87; 5, Amir Spriggs, WW 40.93; 6, Simmons 41.19.
4×100 – 1, Central (Djero, O’Connor, Wolo, Lemar McFadden) 43.31; 2, La Salle 43.48; 3, E. Providence 43.75; 4, Hendricken 44.34; 5, Cumberland 44.44; 6, N. Kingstown 44.69.
4×400 – 1, Central (Djero, Mc Fadden, O’Connor, Wolo) 3:24.42; 2, La Salle 3:25.42; 3, N. Kingstown 3:27.04; 4, Central Falls 3:28.69; 5, Hendricken 3:29.22; 6, W. Warwick 3:29.57.
4×800 – 1, La Salle (Salisbury, Paiva, Jake Grundy, Chris Shakespeare) 7:58.80; 2, Cumberland 8:03.11; 3, Hendricken 8:07.89; 4, Barrington 8:08.32; 5, E. Greenwich 8:13.61; 6, E. Providence 8:14.69.
All times FAT.