Several Rhode Islanders proved successful this weekend on the track oval.
Portsmouth's Nikki Merrill clocked the nation's top time in the 1,000-meter run during Saturday's competition at the annual Dartmouth Relays. Merrill finished with a personal best time of 2 minutes, 53.55 seconds. The Patriots' all-stater also ran a leg on her team's victorious distance medley relay that was timed in 12:20.70.
In the boys' mile run, La Salle's Joseph dos Reis earned a berth to next month's New Balance Grand Prix Junior Mile by winning the event at Dartmouth with an indoor best of 4:21.36. That time currently ranks No. 10 in the country. Finishing second overall was Ram teammate Max DiMuccio at 4:23.24.
Lincoln's Garrett Doyle led a 1-2-3 sweep for the Lions in the weight throw with a first-place distance of 69 feet, 6.25 inches. Gianna Rao of Ponaganset won the girls' event with a heave of 57-10.5.
Toll Gate's Nik Reygadas copped the 800m in 2:00.37.
Bishop Hendricken, which won the team trophy with 74 points, captured three relays events - the 4x200m (1:33.87), the 4x800m (8:17.29) and the DMR (10:45.80).
At the Ocean Breeze Invitational in New York, Classical sophomore Conor Murphy finished third overall in the 1,000m with a huge PR of 2:32.93. That effort ranks No. 10 in the national and is No. 1 among all sophomores.
Rhody Track and Field Classic
Girls Highlights
- 1000m -
- Randi Burr - Westerly High School 3:01.23
- 1600m -
- Randi Burr - Westerly High School 5:05.63
- 300m -
- Dinedye Denis - Simsbury High School 41.39
- Laura Murphy - East Greenwich High School 41.99
- Jillian Mars - Bloomfield High School 42.41
- 4x400m -
- Bloomfield High School 4:10.25
- 55H -
- 600m -
- Jillian Mars - Bloomfield High School 1:38.36
- Sydney Federico - Westerly High School 1:40.25
- Helena Hall-thomsen - Westerly High School 1:40.92
- HJ -
- Kalli'ana Botelho - Griswold High School 5-04.00
- S -
- Amanda Howe - Southington High School 41-03.25
- TJ -
- Jahleah Harris - Bloomfield High School 36-07.50
- WT -
- Amanda Howe - Southington High School 50-03.50
- Justyce Wilson - Bloomfield High School 44-04.25
- Erynn Field - North Kingstown High School 42-00.00
- 1000m -
- Alexander Korczynski - Windham High School 2:33.66
- Jack Perreault - North Kingstown High School 2:36.27
- Rhys Hammond - Stonington High School 2:37.74
- Quentin Viera - East Greenwich High School 2:38.64
- 1600m -
- Alexander Korczynski - Windham High School 4:19.19
- 600m -
- Cebastian Gentil - East Greenwich High School 1:21.89
- Ryan Mccauley - East Lyme High School 1:24.89
- Sam Toolin - North Kingstown High School 1:25.71
- WT -
- Kegan Schroeter - Narragansett High School 53-02.00
Boys Highlights
World Trophy Invitational
Girls Highlights
- 1500m -
- Caroline Livingston - Barrington High School 5:03.00
- Emma Shaw - St Mary Academy-Bay View High School 5:05.42
- 3000m -
- Eleanor Lawler - South Kingstown High School 10:27.04
- WT -
- Joangely Mata - Mount Pleasant High School 49-07.50
- Cheyenne Figueroa - Classical High School 49-03.50
- Nicole Valdez - Hope High School 48-11.50
- Faith Polando - Barrington High School 46-06.00
- Marissa Henley - Woonsocket High School 45-05.00
- Georgina Farley - Classical High School 44-00.75
- Katrina Kurowski - Woonsocket High School 42-06.00
- Amber Nunez - Classical High School 42-01.50
- Anna Orticerio - Smithfield Senior High School 40-07.25
- 55m -
- WT -
- Jacob Furland - Classical High School 67-04.75
- Jack Dunn - Barrington High School 61-08.75
- Nathan Desplaines - Woonsocket High School 54-04.00
- Logan Burda - Woonsocket High School 54-02.50