Tierney breaks 15 for 5K; McIntosh smashes R.I. 100 mark (updated)

What a day for Rhode Islanders during the first day of competition at the New Balance National Outdoor Championships!

In the girls’ unseeded 5,000-meter run on Friday night, Westerly junior Jackie Burr took the lead with less than two laps remaining and held on to win with a time of 17 minutes, 31.9 seconds. Burr, who captured the 3,000 at the R.I. state meet two weeks earlier, beat her previous best by more than a minute. She placed 16^th overall.

The national title went to Ravenscroft (N.C.) senior Wesley Frazier, who broke from West Bloomfield (Mich.) senior Erin Finn with 600 meters remaining in the seeded heat en route a meet record of 15:55.92. Finn was second at 16:17.89.

The boys’ unseeded section proved equally exciting for the local contingent. Bishop Hendricken junior Colin Tierney cracked 15 minutes by placing second overall with an outstanding 14:59.57 clocking! Cumberland senior Trevor Crawley was sixth with a time of 15:05.49. Hendricken senior Connor Doyle was 12^th in the field at 15:12.35 and senior teammate Tyler Henseler was 26^th with a time of 16:30.84. Tierney, who finished 17th overall, was a little more than three seconds from the state record of 14:56.46, set by former Westerly great Andrew Springer at the 2007 nationals.

In a dominating performance, Bismark (ND) senior Jake Leingang defended his national crown with a 14:11.61 clocking.

Competing in the Emerging Elite (EE) 100 dash, Hope sophomore Quashira McIntosh crushed her six-day old state record by winning her preliminary heat with a time of 11.80. She finished second overall with a time of 11.86. Last Saturday, the multiple state titlist placed second in the event at the New England Championship with a time of 11.96, just .01 under the existing mark of 11.97.

Hope's promising freshman Isis Hack clocked a 13.0 in the EE 100 and 1:01.43 in the EE 400

In other events, East Greenwich senior Ben Fazio ran 4:22.64 and Barrington senior Tom Barry crossed the line in 4:27.14 for the EE mile run, La Salle Academy junior Jackie Esmay tossed the javelin 102 feet,1.25 inches in the EE javelin and Central Falls' junior Eric Mateo cleared 6-2 in the EE high jump. Also, East Greenwich posted a time of 8:10.83 and North Kingstown was timed in 8:13.7 in the EE 4x800.

Girls Highlights

• 100 Meter Hurdles - Brittany McGee (Admiral Farragut Academy) 14.54w; Morgan Knight (South County High School) 14.43w SB; Morgan Knight (South County High School) 14.63w; Courtney Nelson (Putnam City North High School) 14.68w; Najatee McNeil (Franklin High School) 14.83w SB; Megan Tse (Spruce Creek HS) 14.95w;
• 100 Meter Dash - Quashira Mcintosh (Hope High School) 11.86; Jessica Scott (Hopkinton High School) 12.10; Deborah Olawuni (Montgomery Blair High School) 12.24; Quashira Mcintosh (Hope High School) 11.80w SB; Sekayi Bracey (East Kentwood High School) 12.01; Jessica Scott (Hopkinton High School) 11.96w SB; Deborah Olawuni (Montgomery Blair High School) 12.06w SB; Brianna Swinton (Parkview High School) 12.12w SB; Michaela Pernell (Nonnewaug High School) 12.14w; Amanda Reilly (Notre Dame Academy-Hingham) 12.16w SB;
• Two Mile Run - Caitlin Swanson (Tolland High School) 11:22.86 SB;
• 400 Meter Dash - Djenne Parris (Brookfield High School) 56.64 SB; Brandee Johnson (Nansemond River) 56.46 SB; Sydney Peterson (Exeter High School) 57.48; Robin Gross (Lexington High School) 57.66;
• 4x100 Meter Relay - Osbourn Park 47.77 (prelims);
• 4x800 Meter Relay - Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School 9:35.31; Beverly High School 9:37.64; Berlin High School 9:42.04;
• 5,000 Meter Run - Claire Howlett (Westhill High School) 16:45.56 SB; Annika Gompers (Gann Academy) 17:28.14; Jackie Burr (Westerly High School) 17:31.20 SB; Kerri Ruffo (Plainfield High School) 17:50.18 SB; Melina Devoney (Amherst-Pelham Regional High School) 18:01.42 SB; Sarah Zielinski (Boonsboro High School) 18:42.52 SB;
• Discus - Taylor Drayton (Oxford High School) 132-10 SB;
• High Jump - Amy Collins (Wachusett Regional High School) 5-4.25;
• Javelin - Autumn Kramer (Hopkinton High School) 121-11.5 SB; Maggie Eberhardt (Thomaston High School) 120-11.25 SB;
• Long Jump - Sekayi Bracey (East Kentwood High School) 17-10.25;
• One Mile Run - Megan Wilson (Sidwell Friends School) 4:56.49 SB; Karrigan Smith (St. Johns High School) 4:58.75 SB; Danae Rivers (Wilbur Cross High School) 4:59.34 SB; Meghan Lockett(Unattached USA) 5:00.19 SB; Emily Mulhern (Urbana High School) 5:05.15 SB; Libby Parrish (Saint Catherine s) 5:05.20 SB; Laura Hergenrother (Ridgefield High School) 5:05.93 SB; Kennedy Beazley(Ann Arbor Huron High School) 5:07.43 SB; Claire Macmillan (San Lorenzo Valley (S.L.V.) (CC)) 5:07.59; Brittany Brownotter (Bismarck High School) 5:08.39 SB; Elianna Shwayder (Saline High School) 5:08.92 SB; Lauren Scahill (Ledyard High School) 5:09.76 SB; Isabel Seidel (University Lake School) 5:12.54 SB; Elizabeth Nolke (Lee's Summit West High School) 5:14.97 SB; Claire Green (Unattached (Colorado)) 5:15.60 SB;
• Pole Vault - Jackie Mcnulty (Oakdale) 12-2.75 SB;
• Sprint Medley Relay - Daniel Hand High School 4:13.62; Mount De Sales Academy 4:17.78; Greenwich High School 4:19.40; Osbourn Park 4:20.64; Tolland High School 4:21.00; Lowell Catholic4:21.03; Lowell High School 4:21.03; Fauquier 4:21.33; Amherst-Pelham Regional High School 4:21.78; Andover High School 4:22.31; New Milford High School 4:23.07; Marblehead High School 4:24.85;
• Triple Jump - Shakiya Sheppard* (Lee-Davis) 38-3.5 SB; Natalie Bowens (Montville High School) 37-6.75w SB; Bria Stith (Brunswick High) 37-4.75w; Simone Chapman (Banneker High School) 37-2.75;

Boys Highlights

• 100 Meter Dash - Taj-amir Torres (Amherst-Pelham Regional High School) 10.79; Ayo Raymond (James W. Robinson) 10.79w SB;
• 110 Meter Hurdles - Dylan Leutz (Century High School) 14.39w SB; Louis Rivers (Thomas Dale) 14.69w;
• 400 Meter Dash - Dorian Claggett (Baltimore Poly High School) 48.48 SB; Grant Holloway (Grassfield) 48.58 SB; Josephus Lyles (T.C. Williams) 48.73; Brian Sommers (Acton-Boxborough High School) 48.67; Abdur-Rahmaan Kelly (T Roosevelt Senior High School) 49.02 SB;
• 4x200 Meter Relay - Ledyard High School 1:29.09; Granby 1:29.25;
• 4x800 Meter Relay - Billerica Memorial High School 7:54.05; Newton North High School 7:55.96; Danbury High School 8:06.96; Osbourn Park 8:07.69; Boonsboro High School 8:08.07; E.O. Smith High School 8:08.39; Oxford High School 8:09.43;
• 5,000 Meter Run - Colin Tierney (Bishop Hendricken High School) 14:59.57 SB; Trevor Hopper (Ridgefield High School) 14:50.03 SB; Trevor Crawley (Cumberland High School) 15:05.49 SB; Jake Feinstein (Newtown High School) 15:08.12 SB; Connor Doyle (Bishop Hendricken High School) 15:12.35 SB; Zachary Williams (Xavier High School) 15:20.98 SB; Drew Fossa (Peabody) 15:24.00 SB;
• Javelin - Aybars Gungor (Amherst-Pelham Regional High School) 178-10.5 SB;
• One Mile Run - William Bund (Lake Forest High School) 4:15.47 SB; Matthew Novak* (Deep Run) 4:16.88 SB; Tai Dinger (St. Albans School) 4:19.27 SB; Luke Schroer (Wheaton Warrenville South High School) 4:19.66 SB; Lucas Arrivo (Ann Arbor Pioneer High School) 4:21.93 SB; Paul Hogan (Burlington High School) 4:22.41; Ben Fazio (East Greenwich High School) 4:22.64 SB; Bradley Heuer(Herndon) 4:23.16 SB; Tyler Spears (Loyola-Blakefield) 4:24.51 SB; Grant Wiggins (Norfolk Academy) 4:25.03; James Mulliken (Fairfield Prep High School) 4:25.14 SB; Dhahran Velasquez (Hartford Public High School) 4:25.31 SB;
• Pole Vault - Chandler Ives (Simsbury High School) 14-8.5; Joseph Fogarasi (Windham High School) 14-8.5; Chandler Kennell (Century High School) 14-8.5;
• Sprint Medley Relay - Clover Hill 3:35.83; Archbishop Curley High School 3:36.03; North Andover High School 3:36.41; Andover High School 3:36.75; Lee-Davis 3:38.79; Somerville High School3:39.42; Fitch High School 3:39.70; Franklin High School 3:39.92; Peabody 3:40.46; Capital Prep Magnet School 3:41.61;

Schedule of Events

Saturday
Track Events

9:00 AM 110m Hurdles (36") Octathlon
9:015AM Championship 4x200 Relay FINAL
9:55 AM Emerging Elite - 200 Qualifying
10:20 100 meters Decathlon
10:35 AM Championship 100 meters Qualifying
11:20 AM BOYS Championship 110m Hurdles Qualifying
11:55 AM GIRLS Championship 100m Hurdles Qualifying
12:15 PM Championship 2000m Steeplechase FINAL
1:05 PM Championshiop 1600m Medley Relay FINAL
2:05 PM Emerging Elite - 200m Final
2:15 PM 800M Heptathlon
2:35 PM 100m Fastest Kid in Guilford County Final
2:45 PM Championship 100m FINAL
2:55 PM Freshman Mile FINAL
3:30 PM 1000m Octathlon
3:45 PM Championship 4x Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Girls then Boys) - Final
4:45 PM Emerging Elite - 2 Mile Run FINAL
5:20 PM GIRLS - Championship 2 Mile Run (unseeded) FINAL
5:35 PM BOYS - Championship 2 Mile Run (unseeded) FINAL
5:50 PM Championship 4X100m Relay Final
6:25 PM Decathlon Final
6:40 PM BOYS - Championship 2 Mile Run (Top Seeded section) Final
6:55 PM GIRLS - Championship 2 Mile Run (Top Seeded section) Final
7:10 PM BOYS - Championship 110m Hurdles FINAL
7:25 PM GIRLS - Championship 100m Hurdles Final
7:25 PM Championship 4x800m Relay Final

Field Events
9:00 AM Long Jump (pit 1) Heptathlon
9:00 AM BOYS - Emerging Elite - Hammer Final
10:15 AM High Jump Octathlon
11:30 AM BOYS - Emerging Elite - Shot Put (ring 1) FINAL
12:00 PM GIRLS Championship Discus Final
12:00 PM GIRLS - Championship Pole Vault (Unseeded Flight) Final
12:15 PM Long Jump (pit 1) Decathlon
12:45 PM Javelin (700g) (outside stadium) Octathlon
1:30PM BOYS Championship Javelin (inside stadium) FINAL
2:30 PM Shot Put (ring 1) Decathlon
3:00 PM GIRLS - Championship Triple Jump (pit 2) FINAL
3:00 PM GIRLS - Emerging Elite - Hammer FINAL
3:45 PM BOYS Championship Shot Put (ring 1) FINAL
4:00 PM GIRLS Pole Vault )Seeded Flight) Final
4:00 PM High Jump Decathlon
6:00 PM BOYS Championship Triple Jump (pit 2) Decathlon
6:00 PM BOYS Championship Hammer FINAL
6:30 PM GIRLS - Emerging Elite High Jump FINAL

Sunday
Track Events

8:00 AM 110m Hurdles Decathlon
8:20 AM Championship 4xMile Relay FINAL
9:50 AM Emerging Elite - Distance Medley Relay FINAL
10:30 AM Championship 800m Medley Relay FINAL
11:15 AM Emerging Elite - 800m FINAL
11:50 AM Emerging Elite 400m Hurdles FINAL
12:15PM Championship 400m Hurdles - (Unseeded Sections) FINAL
12:30 PM Championship 200m Qualifying
12:55 PM Emerging Elite 4x400 FINAL
1:25 PM Championship 800m - All but Top section FINAL
2:00 PM Championship 400m - All but Top section FINAL
2:25 PM Championship One Mile - All but Top section Final
3:05 PM Championship 4x400 Relay (Unseeded Sections) FINAL
3:50 PM OPENING CEREMONY
4:00 PM GIRLS Championship 400m Hurdles FINAL
4:05 PM BOYS Championship 400m Hurdles/td> Final
4:10 PM Championship 4x100 FINAL
4:20 PM Championship 800m (Seeded Section) FINAL
4:30 PM 1500m Decathlon
4:45 PM Championship 400m (Seeded Section) FINAL
4:55 PM Championship One Mile (Seeded Section) FINAL
5:10 PM Championship 200m FINAL
5:20 PM Championship Distance Medley Relay FINAL
5:45 PM Championship 4x400m Relay (Seeded Section) FINAL

Field Events

9:00 AM Discus Decathlon
9:00 AM GIRLS - Championship Javelin (inside stadium) FINAL
9:00 AM BOYS - Emerging Elite Long Jump (pit 1) FINAL
9:00 AM GIRLS - Emerging Elite Long Jump (pit 2) FINAL
9:00 AM BOYS -Championship Pole Vault (Unseeded Flight) FINAL
10:00 AM GIRLS - Emerging Elite - Shot Put FINAL
11:00 AM GIRLS Championship Hammer FINAL
11:00 AM Pole Vault Decathlon
11:00 AM BOYS - Championship High Jump FINAL
12:00 PM BOYS - Championship Long Jump (pit 1) FINAL
1:00 PM GIRLS Championship Shot Put FINAL
2:00 PM BOYS - Championship Discus FINAL
2:00 PM Javelin (outside stadium) Decathlon
2:30 PM BOYS Championship Pole Vault (Seeded Flight) FINAL
2:30 PM GIRLS - Championship High Jump FINAL
3:00 PM GIRLS - Championship Long Jump (pit 1) FINAL