(La Salle captured the 4x800 meter relay)Rhode Island athletes earned 10 gold medals from Saturday’s R.I. Classic at the Providence Career and Technical Academy field house.All Photos by Rapahel Bieber
Barrington High senior Adam Kelly spurred the Eagles to a
facility record of 221 feet, 8.75 inches in the weight throw relay by improving
on his nation No. 1 in the 25-pound weight with a state and New England record
of 82-8.75. Kelly, who eclipsed the 14-year-old record of 81-8.75 by former
Hendricken star Josh McCaughey in 2000, teamed with junior Bobby Colantonio
(75-2.5) and senior Mike Alvernaz (63-9.5).
La Salle Academy registered the fastest time in the country
in the distance medley relay with a time of 10 minutes, 31.80 seconds. The Ram
quartet consisted of junior Matt Bouthillette (3:13/1,200m), junior James
Placco (:53/400m), senior Jake Grundy (2:04/800m) and sophomore D.J. Principe
(4:21/mile).
Bishop Hendricken captured two relay events. The team of junior
Brendan Dillon, sophomore Ethan Famiano, junior Caleb Wurster and senior Dan
Medici won the 55m shuttle relay with a time of 33.21. The Hawks also placed
first in the 4x800m with the foursome of senior Jared Boulanger, junior Avery
Ingegneri, senior Patrick Hagerty and senior Tom Grizzetti combining for a
winning time of 8:22.37.
In the girls’ 4x800m, it was the La Salle girls that brought
home the hardware. Senior Sheridan Wilbur, junior Audrey O’Neill, junior Elise
Papazian and junior Eliza Rego were timed in 9:47.35 (US #11).
The lone individual victory for R.I. girls occurred in the
Freshmen Mile. Emily Kane, a ninth-grader from La Salle, led from gun to wire
and crossed the line in 5:28.99.
Classical junior Nate Narcisse was the only runner to break
eight seconds in the 55m hurdles, winning the event in 7.88. East Providence junior Paulo Pereira took the
long jump with a leap of 21-7.25.