Justin Mazzulla snared two individual triumphs, paving the way for a dominating performance by Bishop Hendricken at the Freshmen State Meet. The Hawks nearly doubled the point total of their nearest competitor, defeating second-place West Warwick, 121-25-67.75, at Conley Stadium.
Mazzulla earned his medals by winning the 400-meter dash with a fast time of 53.8 seconds. He was also victorious in the triple jump with a leap of 40-05.75.
East Greenwich's Jackson Cronin was the first to cross the line in the 3,000m, taking gold with a 9:35.50 clocking. In a mild upset, Barrington's Mars Bishop out-distanced La Salle's D.J. Principe in the 1,500m with a time of 4:13.20. Principe crossed the line in second at 4:14.80. The La Salle ninth-grader didn't go home empty handed, though. He came back later and won the 800m at 2:08.50.
West Warwick's Ivan Goretoy collected 28 points in the field events. He had first-place tosses of 133-9 in the javelin and 40-11 in the shot put. He was also second in the hammer with a distance of 162-1. Woonsocket's Jared Briere had the best effort in the hammer with a heave of 178-9.
RITCA Boys' Freshmen State Meet
Boys Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Ernest Umoh (Classical High School) 11.20; David Ogunronbi (East Providence High School) 11.50; Anthony Shepherd (South Kingstown High School) 11.70; Kwity Paye (Bishop Hendricken High School) 11.80; Gayee Myers (Classical High School) 11.80; Demetri Oconnor (Central High School) 11.90; Brandon Brown (La Salle Academy) 11.90; Ernest Umoh (Classical High School) 11.60; Brandon Brown (La Salle Academy) 11.70; Gayee Myers (Classical High School) 11.70; David Ogunronbi (East Providence High School) 11.80; Anthony Shepherd (South Kingstown High School) 11.90; Kwity Paye (Bishop Hendricken High School) 11.90; Zachariah Akande (Central High School) 11.90; Demetri Oconnor (Central High School) 11.90;
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Evan Drake (West Warwick High School) 17.80; Robert Merlino (Bishop Hendricken High School) 17.90; Paul Fitzgerald (Coventry High School) 18.30; Evan Drake (West Warwick High School) 17.70; Paul Fitzgerald (Coventry High School) 18.20; Ethan Famiano (Bishop Hendricken High School) 18.30; Robert Merlino (Bishop Hendricken High School) 18.30; Zac Padula (West Warwick High School) 18.60;
- 200 Meter Dash - Austin Wolo (Central High School) 23.50; David Ogunronbi (East Providence High School) 23.90;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Robert Merlino (Bishop Hendricken High School) 44.90; Benjamin Schapira (North Kingstown High School) 44.90; Zac Padula (West Warwick High School) 46.10;
- 400 Meter Dash - Justin Mazzulla (Bishop Hendricken High School) 53.80; Austin Wolo (Central High School) 54.00; Jon Stierling (East Greenwich High School) 54.90; Kurt Rousseau (Bishop Hendricken High School) 55.10; Alex Carillo (Bishop Hendricken High School) 55.70; Joseph D'antonio (Bishop Hendricken High School) 55.70;
- 800 Meter Run - David Principe (La Salle Academy) 2:08.50;
- Discus - Nick Ruggieri (North Kingstown High School) 117-7; Ernest Umoh (Classical High School) 116-9; Evan Storti (Cranston West HS-RI) 113-2;
- High Jump - David Ogunronbi (East Providence High School) 5-8; Benjamin Schapira (North Kingstown High School) 5-6; Troy Rivers (Woonsocket High School) 5-6;
- Long Jump - Anthony Shepherd (South Kingstown High School) 19-6.75; Kwity Paye (Bishop Hendricken High School) 18-11.25;
- Pole Vault - Vasilios Meltsakos (Barrington High School) 10-6; Marco Greco-byrne (North Kingstown High School) 10-6; Lucas Peckham (Ponaganset High School) 10-0; Nathan Swift (Bishop Hendricken High School) 9-6;
- Shot Put - Ivan Goretoy (West Warwick High School) 40-11;
- Triple Jump - Justin Mazzulla (Bishop Hendricken High School) 40-5.75; Vasilios Meltsakos (Barrington High School) 39-1;
- Hammer Throw - Jared Briere (Woonsocket High School) 178-9; Ivan Goretoy (West Warwick High School) 162-1; Ernest Umoh (Classical High School) 150-3;