Bishop Hendricken was a dominating winner at the boys' Class A Championships on Saturday. For the girls, La Salle Academy and North Kingstown tied for team honors in the Large School meet. The Hawks defeated second-place Woonsocket, 147-59. The Rams and Skippers tied with 87 points apiece in their meet. Toll Gate was third with 63 points.
The two meets kicked off eight hours of track & field at the Providence Career and Technical Academy field house.
Among some of the highlights of the Class A and Large School meets:
- Hendricken's Kwity Paye, the state's top shot-putter, took his specialty with a heave of 49 feet, 2.25 inches
- Woonsocket weight-throwers Jared Briere, Jacob Greenless and Dilyn Cote went 1-2-3 for the fourth consecutive meet. The Villa Novan trio also swept the top three placements at the divisional championships, the Yale Track Classic and the New Balance Games.
- North Kingstown's Andrew Whitney was a double-winner, capturing the long jump with a distance of 21-0.5 and the 55m dash with a PR of 6.69
- La Salle's Grace Connolly also came home with two victories. She broke the tape in the 1,500m (4:47.75) and the 1,000m (3:03.60). Teammate Emily Kane was a winner in the 3,000m (10:26.90) and was second in the 1K (3:05.02)
- Central's Rachel Mews cleared 5-2 to win the high jump and clocked 42.73 to break the tape in the 300m.
- Toll Gate's Ani Armenakyan dominated the girls' shot with a near 40-footer of 39-2.
- Hendricken's Harry Antone earned gold in the 600m (1:25.13). He also anchored the Hawks' winning 4x400m relay (3:33.72)
- North Kingstown's Tereza Bolibruch was first once again in the 55HH (8.53). The Skippers' Meghann Maguire took the 600m (1:40.89) and anchored the first-place 4x400 (4:16.63).
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Large School
Girls Highlights
- 1,000 Meter Run - Grace Connolly (La Salle Academy) 3:03.60; Emily Kane (La Salle Academy) 3:05.02;
- 1,500 Meter Run - Grace Connolly (La Salle Academy) 4:47.75; Alyson Walsh (La Salle Academy) 4:58.52; Shayna Cousineau (Cranston East High School) 4:59.35;
- 3,000 Meter Run - Emily Kane (La Salle Academy) 10:26.90; Lily Nunnery (North Kingstown High School) 10:28.82; Shayna Cousineau (Cranston East High School) 10:30.99;
- 300 Meter Dash - Rachel Mens (Central High School) 42.73;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Central High School 1:49.26;
- 600 Meter Run - Meghann Maguire (North Kingstown High School) 1:40.89; Bridget Mckierman (Classical High School) 1:42.79;
- Shot Put - Ani Armenakyan (Toll Gate High School) 39-2;
- Weight Throw - Molly Botts (Cranston East High School) 49-8.5; Ani Armenakyan (Toll Gate High School) 47-4; Jasmine Gallo-fusco (Toll Gate High School) 46-8.75; Takiyah Lewis (Central High School) 45-10.5; Chelsea Yang (Pilgrim High School) 43-1; Voski Armenakyan (Toll Gate High School) 43-0; Lea Fusco (Coventry High School) 42-7; Melissa Mejia (Classical High School) 41-9; Marissa Henley (Woonsocket High School) 40-2.75; Katrin Kurowski (Woonsocket High School) 40-1; Ashley O'loughlin (Coventry High School) 39-7.25;
Class A
Boys Highlights
- 1,000 Meter Run - David Principe Jr. (La Salle Academy) 2:34.53; Elijah Akindolie (Hope High School) 2:37.66; Ethan Wyllie (North Kingstown High School) 2:38.40;
- 1,500 Meter Run - Joseph Dos Reis (La Salle Academy) 4:05.55; Benjamin Drezek (Cumberland) 4:07.33; Jordan Dagrin (Bishop Hendricken High School) 4:07.86; Max Dimuccio (La Salle Academy) 4:09.95;
- 3,000 Meter Run - Jeffrey Venter (Bishop Hendricken High School) 9:08.23;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Bishop Hendricken High School 1:33.01;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Bishop Hendricken High School 8:13.85; La Salle Academy 8:20.46;
- 55 Meter Hurdles - Ethan Famiano (Bishop Hendricken High School) 7.73;
- 600 Meter Run - Harry Antone (Bishop Hendricken High School) 1:25.13; Robert Merlino (Bishop Hendricken High School) 1:25.83; Liam Skelly (North Kingstown High School) 1:26.37;
- Weight Throw - Jared Briere (Woonsocket High School) 69-11.5; Jacob Greenless (Woonsocket High School) 62-2.5; Dilyn Cote (Woonsocket High School) 61-5; Mark Coppolino (Cumberland) 55-11.75; Jason Hoskins (Coventry High School) 55-5.5; Rondie Almeida (Bishop Hendricken High School) 55-1.25; Abraham Salako (Bishop Hendricken High School) 54-9.5; Ryan Morel (Bishop Hendricken High School) 52-9.25; Michael Luna (Central High School) 52-2.5; Nicholas Caulfield (Cumberland) 51-11;