“Around the Oval’’ Rhody Tracksters Come Up Big at Annual U.R.I. Indoor Classic

R.I. Track & Field Foundation

10 Jan. – – Westerly’s Randi Burr and South Kingstown’s Anthony Shepard captured two individual events, and Central High fielded a pair of winning boys’ relays at the URI Indoor Track Classic, held on Saturday at the college’s Mackal Field House.

     Burr took both the 1000 and 1600-meter events. She clocked 3:06.74 in the 1000, and 5:14.58 for the metric mile. Shepard, meanwhile, won both horizontal jumps. He went 22-8.25 (6.91) in the long jump. His mark in the triple jump was 42-2 (12.85). Central High won the boys; 4×200 and 4×400 relays. The Knights’ Don Djero led a 1-3 Central finish in the 300; his time was 3614.

     Tom Costigan, of Chariho, had a winning mark of 49-9 (15.16) in the boys’ weight throw. North Kingstown’s Steve Cirella put the shot a gold-medal 49-2 (14.98). Paulo Pereira, of East Providence took the 55 hurdles in 8.09, while North Providence’s Nathan Coogan captured the 600 meters in 1:25.00.

TOP R.I. GIRLS

     WT (20-lb./9-kilo) – 3, Ruby Nguyen, Cov. 41-7 (12.67 meters); 5, Lea Fusco, Cov. 37-8 (11.48; 6, Ajahnea Greene, Rog. 37-4 (11.37).

     SP – 5, Jianna Peno, Rog. 32-6 (9.90); 9, Teresa Spear, West. 30-6 (9.29).

     LJ – 6, Charleen Theroux, Cov. 15-8 (4.77); 7, Kayla Ezeama, Smith. 15-7 (4.74); 9, Angelica Mirandou, EG 15-0 (4.57).

     TJ – 2, Madison Stanley, Pil. 33-2.50 (10.12); 5, Ezeama 32-4.75 (9.87).

     1600 – 1, Randi Burr, West. 5:14.58 (= 4:53.1 @ 1500m); 2, Danika Wayss, Pil. 5:17.00 (= 4:55.4 @ 1500m); 10, Hannah Southwick, SK 5:37.30 (= 5:13.9 @ 1500m).

     1000 – 1, Burr 3:06.74.

     600 – 3, Lisbeth Valdez, Hope 1:43.52; 4, Leinni Valdez, Hope 1:44.81; 5, Lauren Salvadore, EG 1:45.64.

     300 – 3, Isaballa Gentil, EG 43.07; 8, Isis Hack, Hope 43.67.

     55m – 7, Gentil 7.67.

     4×200 – 5, Pilgrim 1:53.77.

     4×400 – 4, Hope 4:18.77.

TOP R.I. BOYS

     WT (25-lb./11.36-kilo) – 1, Tom Costigan, Char. 49-9 (15.16 meters); 2, Jason Hoskins, Cov. 48-4 (14.73); 3, Colin Ford, Rog. 47-8 (14.52); 5, Kegan Shroeter, Narr. 43-7 (13.28).

     SP – 1, Steve Cirella, NK 49-2 (14.98); 7, Chris Trebisacci, West. 43-2 (13.15).

     HJ – 6, Dave Ogonronbi, EP 5-8 (1.72).

     LJ – 1, Tony Shepard, SK 22-8.25 (6.91); 2, Cirella 20-6 (6.240; 4, Al Duarte, EP 20-0 (6.09); 5, Paulo Pereira, EP 19-8 (5.99); 7, Andy Whitney, NK 19-4.75 (5.91); 9, Joe Rhoden, Rog. 19-1.25 (5.82).

     TJ – 1, Shepard 42-2 (12.85); 3, Yaqoob Iqbal, Rog. 41-6 (12.64); 5, Rhoden 40-3 (12.26); 8, Jim Farrell, NK 38-4.50 (11.69); 10, Pereira 37-4.50 (11.39).

     3200 – 5, Kyle Keefe, Char. 10:15.09 (= 9:33.6 @ 3000m); 7, Andre Solomon, NP 10:44.48 (= 10:00.0 @ 3000m).

     1600 – 4, Matt Walker, West. 4:36.44 (= 4:17.4 @ 1500m); 5, Alex Gorman, EP 4:40.52 (= 4:21.1 @ 1500m); 6, Jackson Cronin, EG 4:40.76 (= 4:21.6 @ 1500m).

     600 – 1, Nate Coogan, NP 1:25.00; 2, Sam Toolin, NK 1:26.04; 4, Kyle Martinez, EG 1:27.40; 5, Sam Adofo, CF 1:27.56; 6, Chris Figueroa, Sanchez 1:27.60; 7, Ceb. Gentil, EG 1:27.89; 9, Quentin Viera, EG 1:28.20.

     300 – 1, Don Djero, Cent. 36.14; 2, Yeury Galva, Central Falls 36.38; 3, Austin Wolo, Cent. 36.68; 5, Dametrius O’Connor, Cent. 36.86; 8, Duarte 37.37.

     55m – 4, Jayden Chase, EP 6.72; 8, Whitney 6.92.

     55mH – 1, Pereira 8.09; 4, Mike Garvey, Rog. 8.33; 7, Iqbal 8.82.

     4×200 – 1, Central 1:33.12; 5, E. Prov. 1:37.57; 7, Chariho 1:38.72.

     4×400 – 1, Central 3:35.72; 10, Rogers 3:47.85.

     4×800 – 4, S. Kingstown 8:53.01; 5, Chariho 9:02.64; 10, Hope 9:23.75.