Sam Toolin continues to amaze.
On Saturday, the North Kingstown freshman nearly stole the show in the 1,500-meter run at the Class A Championships. Toolin came just a few strides from a victory over favored Jack Salisbury of La Salle Academy, finishing third overall with an eye-popping time of 3 minutes, 54.2 seconds. That clocking is not only the fastest time in the nation by a ninth grader by five seconds, but also ranks him No. 6 among all high-schoolers from coast to coast.
Salisbury won the race with a meet record of 3:53.70. Finishing second was the Rams' Matt Bouthillette in 3:53.9. Bouthillette and Toolin were 1-2 coming down the final straightaway and were passed by Salisbury with just about 30 meters remaining. La Salle's DJ Principe was fourth at 4:00. Principe captured the 3K in 8:52, edging Bouthillette, who also was time in 3:52.
Bishop Hendricken won its 39th consecutive Class A title. Also winning were North Kingstown (Class A girls), West Warwick (Class B boys), Pilgrim (Class B girls), Rogers (Class C boys) and Smithfield (Class C girls).
MileSplit RI will have photos (and more!) of the class championships coming soon.
Class A Boys
- 100 Meter Dash - Donatien Djero (Central High School) 10.70; Donatien Djero (Central High School) 10.80;
- 1,500 Meter Run - Jack Salisbury (La Salle Academy) 3:53.70; Matthew Bouthillette (La Salle Academy) 3:53.90; Sam Toolin (North Kingstown High School) 3:54.20; David Principe (La Salle Academy) 4:00.00; William Mardo (Cumberland) 4:02.80;
- 3,000 Meter Run - David Principe (La Salle Academy) 8:52.00; Matthew Bouthillette (La Salle Academy) 8:52.00; Dominic Parlato (Bishop Hendricken High School) 8:56.60;
- 400 Meter Dash - Austin Wolo (Central High School) 49.50;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Central High School 3:22.20;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - La Salle Academy 8:06.30; Bishop Hendricken High School 8:09.50;
- Hammer Throw - Mike Coppolino (Cumberland) 208-4; Jared Briere (Woonsocket High School) 203-6; Jordy Harris (Central High School) 178-9; Adrian Matos (Central High School) 178-1; Dilyn Cote(Woonsocket High School) 170-8; Jason Hoskins (Coventry High School) 167-10; Nicholas Caulfield (Cumberland) 166-7; Eunki Seonwoo (Bishop Hendricken High School) 147-0; Ryan Morel (Bishop Hendricken High School) 141-5; Frank Ricci (Bishop Hendricken High School) 140-2;
Class A Girls
Elite performances from this session
- 100 Meter Dash - Quinn Harlan (Woonsocket High School) 12.14h;
- 1,500 Meter Run - Bethany Nunnery (North Kingstown High School) 4:46.40; Julia Dempsey (Cumberland) 4:48.20; Emma Sammartino (North Kingstown High School) 4:50.10; Grace Connolly (La Salle Academy) 4:53.10; Cianna Lynch (La Salle Academy) 4:57.70; Grace Henson (Cumberland) 4:59.00; Elise Papazian (La Salle Academy) 4:59.60;
- 3,000 Meter Run - Bethany Nunnery (North Kingstown High School) 10:05.00; Amy Laverty (Cumberland) 10:20.60;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - La Salle Academy 9:39.80;
- 800 Meter Run - Eliza Rego (La Salle Academy) 2:15.70;
- Discus - Lysah Russell (Classical High School) 122-4;
- Hammer Throw - Lysah Russell (Classical High School) 159-2; Rebecca Dickinson (North Kingstown High School) 136-2; Amanda Taft (Woonsocket High School) 132-1; Gabriela Ribeiro (Woonsocket High School) 127-0; Katrin Kurowski (Woonsocket High School) 126-5; Jennifer Iozzi (Cranston West HS-RI) 125-2; Elysia Fusco (Coventry High School) 121-6; Katie Mccarthy (Coventry High School) 114-1;
- Long Jump - Quinn Harlan (Woonsocket High School) 17-8.5; Meaghan Scullin (Cumberland) 17-8;
- Shot Put - Jennifer Iozzi (Cranston West HS-RI) 37-9;
Class B Boys
Elite performances from this session
Boys Highlights
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Nathan Narcisse (Classical High School) 14.70;
- 1,500 Meter Run - Mars Bishop (Barrington High School) 4:05.70; Matthew Walker (Westerly High School) 4:10.00;
- Hammer Throw - Bobby Colantonio (Barrington High School) 237-9; Joe Palazzo (Classical High School) 178-2; Kevin Fofanah (Classical High School) 175-8; Ivan Goretoy (West Warwick High School) 171-3; Jack Dunn (Barrington High School) 168-11; Evan Grivers (Lincoln High School) 167-6; Zeke Cohen (Classical High School) 165-5; Jacob Farland (Classical High School) 157-4; Michael Balestra(Lincoln High School) 147-5; Matthew Thibaudeau (Lincoln High School) 147-0; Malik Price (West Warwick High School) 142-7; Garrett Doyle (Lincoln High School) 141-2;
- Triple Jump - Anthony Shepard (South Kingstown High School) 45-3.5;
Class B girls
Elite performances from this session
Girls Highlights
- 1,500 Meter Run - Randi Burr (Westerly High School) 4:38.80; Kate Zitzmann (Barrington High School) 4:43.20; Ellie Lawler (South Kingstown High School) 4:46.60; Danika Wayss (Pilgrim High School) 4:50.10; Elizabeth Sullivan (Portsmouth High School) 4:55.50; Claire Hanlon (St Mary Academy-Bay View High School) 4:57.30;
- 3,000 Meter Run - Ellie Lawler (South Kingstown High School) 10:22.00;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Portsmouth High School 9:35.80;
- 800 Meter Run - Randi Burr (Westerly High School) 2:17.20; Lisbeth Valdez (Hope High School) 2:17.80; Leinni Valdez (Hope High School) 2:18.50;
- Hammer Throw - Courtney Jacobsen (Toll Gate High School) 175-7; Annika Kelly (Barrington High School) 154-3; Faith Polando (Barrington High School) 149-4; Faye Gauthier (West Warwick High School) 146-6; Ani Armenakyan (Toll Gate High School) 146-1; Samantha Andrews (Lincoln High School) 145-2; Sydney Polando (Barrington High School) 143-3; Paige Carmichael (Toll Gate High School) 137-10;Morgan Cruz (West Warwick High School) 129-2; Chelsea Yang (Pilgrim High School) 123-8; Jasmine Gallo-fusco (Toll Gate High School) 120-7; Megan Sieben (Portsmouth High School) 117-5; Ciara Dossantos (Pilgrim High School) 112-3; Maggie Tarmey (Lincoln High School) 111-9; Kate Zaniol (Lincoln High School) 110-11; Brynn Mckenna (Mount Hope High School) 110-4;
Class C boys
- 1,500 Meter Run - John Pagliaro (Smithfield Senior High School) 4:09.20;
- 3,000 Meter Run - Jackson Cronin (East Greenwich High School) 8:55.50; Charles Berg (Mount Saint Charles Academy) 8:58.80;
- 800 Meter Run - Quentin Viera (East Greenwich High School) 1:57.60;
- Hammer Throw - Collin Ford (Middletown High School) 158-2; Chris Duhaime (Ponaganset High School) 157-5; Yanzel Dominguez (Central Falls Senior High School) 147-7;
Class C Girls
Elite performances from this session
Girls Highlights
- 1,500 Meter Run - Marissa Mcphillips (Narragansett High School) 4:58.90;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Grace Beaudry (Smithfield Senior High School) 46.20;
- 800 Meter Run - Marissa Mcphillips (Narragansett High School) 2:18.10;
- Hammer Throw - Gianna Rao (Ponaganset High School) 168-7.5; Meagan Malloy (Smithfield Senior High School) 164-9.5; Alyssa Colbert (Smithfield Senior High School) 126-1; Megan Cook (Ponaganset High School) 123-10; () 122-1.5; Anna Orticerio (Smithfield Senior High School) 119-5.5; Fatoumatta Kebbeh (Smithfield Senior High School) 113-9.5;
- Javelin - Alyssa Colbert (Smithfield Senior High School) 122-4;