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By BOB LEDDY
R.I. Track & Field Foundation
Central High seniors Austin Wolo and Donatien Djero are among four Rhode Island athletes entered as No. 1 seeds at the R.I. Classic, set for Tuesday at the PCTA facility. North Kingstown's Sam Toolin and Matt Walker, a junior from Westerly High, comprise the foursome. Wolo is top-seeded in the 300 meters (48.05), while teammate Djero is similarly seeded in the dash (6.39). Distance runners Toolin (4:13.80) and Walker (9:10.11) enter Tuesday's meet as No. 1 seeds in the mile and 3000 meters, respectively.
Wolo finished third in the 300 at last year's Classic (36.99). In the boys' mile, Toolin clocked 4:29.49 for second place. The Bulldogs' Walker returns to defend his '15 title in the 3000; he went 9:10.77 in that run last year. The Bengals' Claire Hanlon, second seed in Tuesday's 3000 meters, placed fifth in the event last year. The Skippers' Jack Perreault (fourth seed in the 800), was last year's freshman mile champ. For the girls, Westerly's Burr was third in the mile last year (5:10.02).
Approximately 1,900 student athletes from around the Northeast will compete.
Local entrants seeded among the top five in individual events:
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GIRLS
LJ - 5, Quinn Harlan, Woonsocket. (SR: 19-3.25/5.87m)
TJ -5, Kayla Ezeama, Smithfield. (SR: 39-3.25/11.90)
Mile - 2, Randi Burr, Westerly; 3, Kate Zitzmann, Barrington. (SR: 4:50.11)
3000 - 2, Claire Hanlon, Bay View; 5, Sydney Bagus, Smith. (SR: 9:47.35)
800 - 3, Leinni Valdez, Hope. (SR: 2:06.67)
300 - 2, Rachel Mews, Central (SR: 38.86)
55m - 2, Alyejah Roderick, Cent.; 3, Harlan (SR: 7.09)
(SR = Current R.I. state indoor record)
BOYS
LJ - 3, Dave Ogunronbi, E. Providence. (SR: 24-1/7.34m)
PV - 3, Thorin Cardente, N. Kingstown; 5, Joe Zingarelli, NK. (SR: 15-9/4.80)
Mile - 1, Sam Toolin, NK; 2, Mars Bishop, Barrington; 3, Nate Coogan, N. Providence; 4, Ben Drezek, Cumberland. (SR: 4:08.33)
3000 - 1, Matt Walker, Westerly; 4, Kyle Keefe, Chariho; 5, Evan O'Neil, Char. (SR: 8:26.51)
800 - 4, Jack Perreault, NK; 5, Ethan Wyllie, NK. (SR: 1:53.77)
300 - 1, Austin Wolo, Central. (SR: 34.77)
55m - 1, Donatein Djero, Cent.; 3, Demetrius O'Connor, Cent. (SR: 6.34).
55mH - 2, Ethan Famiano, Hendricken; 4, Joe Santos, BH. (SR: 7.41)
(SR = Current R.I. state indoor record)