Nine meet records were broken on Saturday at the annual Schomp Invitational, held at Exeter/West Greenwich.
North Kingstown, which captured the boys’ team title, broke three marks for the afternoon. Senior Zachery Emrich easily captured the 400-meter run with a fast time of 48.9 seconds. Teammate Benjamin Stewart broke the record in the 300 intermediate hurdles with a season-best clocking of 39.2. The Skippers also etched their name in the books with its first-place 4x400 squad that was timed in 3:25.1.
East Greenwich dipped under the old mark in the 4x800 relay with a combined time of 8:09.2 and Classical’s Abdul-Lateff Orulebaja leaped a winning and meet-record distance of 46 feet, 3.75 inches in the triple jump..
On the girls’ side, Classical senior Bianca Donadio tied the meet record in the pole vault with a height of 10-6. The Purple’s Maddy Berkson was uncontested with her record-breaking run of 10:05.8 in the 3,000m and teammate Alva Hicks broke the old mark in the discus by 15 feet with a distance of 147-02. In the hammer, Narragansett senior Leia MIstowski moved up to No. 4 on the national list with a personal best of 175-3.
La Salle copped the girls’ crown by beating runner-up Classical, 83-69.
MORE TO COME....
Boys Highlights
- 1,500 Meter Run - Jack Salisbury (La Salle Academy) 4:06.80; Dallin Smith (North Kingstown High School) 4:07.40; Matthew Bouthillette (La Salle Academy) 4:08.20;Mitchell Carrier (Chariho Regional High School) 4:09.10; David Principe (La Salle Academy) 4:10.00;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Benjamin Stewart (North Kingstown High School) 39.20;
- 400 Meter Dash - Zachery Emrich (North Kingstown High School) 48.90;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - East Greenwich High School 8:09.20;
- Discus - Stefan Balestra (Lincoln High School) 150-10;
- Hammer Throw - Bobby Colantonio (Barrington High School) 228-0; Adam Kelly (Barrington High School) 211-6; Connor Fugere (Woonsocket High School) 203-1; Thomas Olusegun Vadis (Classical High School) 190-11; Joe Mattson (Rogers) 185-2; Chris Celona (Bishop Hendricken High School) 175-9; Stefan Balestra (Lincoln High School) 173-3; Eddie Barber (Bishop Hendricken High School) 169-10; Shamar Spruill (Central High School) 168-5; Michael Tarro (Bishop Hendricken High School) 167-11; Mike Alvernaz (Barrington High School) 167-11; Alex Cerbo (Bishop Hendricken High School) 163-2; Austin Taft (Woonsocket High School) 161-8; Jake Briely (Lincoln High School) 157-9; Cullen Aubin (Bishop Hendricken High School) 156-1; Jared Briere (Woonsocket High School) 151-3; David Collins (North Kingstown High School) 150-5; Glen Vallee (North Kingstown High School) 148-10; Giovanni Gray (Lincoln High School) 146-9; Patrick Silvia (Bishop Hendricken High School) 146-2; Jamie Heinl (Barrington High School) 142-1;
- Javelin - Ethan Wright (Narragansett High School) 176-5;
- Triple Jump - Abdul-lateff Orulebaja (Classical High School) 46-3.75;
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Maria Bolibruch (North Kingstown High School) 14.90;
- 1,500 Meter Run - Katarina Ho (North Kingstown High School) 4:43.60; Karina Tavares (La Salle Academy) 4:44.50; Marissa Mcphillips (Narragansett High School) 4:48.70; Jackie Burr (Westerly High School) 4:52.00; Danika Wayss (Pilgrim High School) 4:52.90; Alicia Decastro (La Salle Academy) 4:56.80; Fiona Beltram (Ponaganset High School) 4:57.60;
- 3,000 Meter Run - Maddy Berkson (Classical High School) 10:05.80; Eliza Rego (La Salle Academy) 10:17.00; Jackie Burr (Westerly High School) 10:34.90;
- 800 Meter Run - Megan Verner-crist (Barrington High School) 2:16.90; Shannon Hugard (Middletown High School) 2:17.70; Alicia Decastro (La Salle Academy) 2:18.70; Nichole Barger (Cumberland) 2:19.00;
- Discus - Alva Hicks (Classical High School) 147-2;
- Hammer Throw - Leia Mistowski (Narragansett High School) 175-3; Jacqueline Esmay (La Salle Academy) 156-3; Tori Ebert (Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School) 154-5; Meagan Malloy(Smithfield Senior High School) 149-9; Cheyanne Nalle (Woonsocket High School) 138-0; Courtney Jacobsen (Toll Gate High School) 137-11; Maddison Caron (Pilgrim High School) 134-8; Abby Cousens (Portsmouth High School) 130-11; Carly Timpson (Narragansett High School) 128-9; Faye Gauthier (West Warwick High School) 118-10; Katerina Gray (Lincoln High School) 117-2; Rebecca Dickinson (North Kingstown High School) 114-3;
- Pole Vault - Bianca Donadio (Classical High School) 10-6;