Rhode Island Outdoor Breakthrough Performances: Week of April 27

Several Rhode Island high school athletes posted personal records at the Classical Classic on May 2.

Holly Speranza (La Salle Academy) ran 11:39.86 in the girls' 3000 meters, improving her previous best of 12:12.59 from May 2025. The sophomore finished 11th out of 19 competitors and ranks 15th in the state and sixth among sophomores.

Braden Phyfe (Moses Brown School) clocked 4:35.74 in the boys' 1500 meters, bettering his previous mark of 4:48.49 from January 2026. The junior placed 46th out of 116 runners and holds the 50th position in Rhode Island and 21st among juniors.