Hawks Win Relay; Two State Marks Fall at Nike Indoor Meet

3/14/2010

La Salle’s Kushimo breaks an individual standard; runs leadoff leg on record-setting DMR

14 Mar. 2010 – Hendricken won the “New England’’ 4x400-meter relay for New England schools at the Nike Indoor National High School Track & Field Championships at Reggie Lewis Center, Roxbury, Mass. The Hawk quartet of Andre Collins, Ryan Brannigan, John Ferris and Dave Revens clocked 3 minutes, 29.34 seconds for the golod medal.

La Salle senior Kadeem Kushimo broke a Rhode Island state record in the boys’ 60-meter dash, and ran leadoff leg on the Rams’ sprint medley that eliminated another state mark.

In the 60 meters, Kushimo clocked 6.90 seconds in trial heat No. 3, erasing Eric Osei’s 2005 standard of 6.94, set at the 2005 National Scholastic Indoor Championships. Kushimo did not advance to the finals, however.

Kushimo, this season’s state titlist in the high jump and 55-meter dash, provided the leadoff leg on the Rams’ SMR; they finished 15th overall in a state-record time of 3:35.74. Besides Kushimo, Baptista Kimani, Jalen Young and Zach Fraielli comprised the rest of the Ram relay. The old mark - 3:35.99, was set by a Hope SMR in 2005.

Oval notes: Classical senior Angela Onye, the state champ at the 20-pound weight throw, led a large Rhode Island contingent at the NIN event. Onye finished second with a throw of 17.08 meters (56 feet, 0.50 inch) . . . In the NIN boys’ weight event, Hendricken senior Max Milder was the top local finisher; he placed fifth with a distance of 20.45 meters (67-1.25). Milder was last month’s state WT champ . . . At the NCAA Indoor Championships, former Classical All-Stater Victoria Flowers - a UConn sophomore - placed second in the women’s weight throw. Flowers unloaded the ball 21.44 meters (70-4.25).

Girls’ NIN Local Results

•WT - 2, Angela Onye, Classical 56-0.50 (17.08 meters); 3, Aleide Fernandes, Central Falls 51-1 (16.79); 7, Charlotte Mintzer, Barrington 48-1.75 (14.67); 15, Nicole Johnson, Central Falls 42-7 (12.98); 16, Robyn McFetters, Barrington 42-4.25 (12.91); 20, Parrisha Louis, Classical 41-3.75 (12.59); 24, Cate Lauro, Classical 38-7.75 (11.78); 32, Grace Janes, Rogers 34-9.50 (10.60); 34, Jeannette Leo, Classical 34-0.75 (10.38); 38, Maneula Vadis, Classical 32-3.75 (9.85); 41, Venetcia Otiz, Central Falls 28-1.50 (8.57).
•TJ - 11, Kim Ezeama, Smithfield 36-2.25 (11.03).
•Two mile - 13, Abigail Jones, Barrington 10:55.49 (= 10:06.9 @ 3000m); 39, Molly Malinowski, Barrington 11:30.97 (= 10:39.8 @ 3000m)
•Mile - 32, Sarah Barry, Barrington 5:08.23 (= 4:45.2 @ 1500m).
•Freshman mile - 5, Kendall Feaster, S. Kingstown 5:07.76 (= 4:45.2 @ 1500m)
•400 - 15, Angie Quiah, Hope 57.82.
•60m - 31, Royal Cheatham, Hope 7.96.
•4x200 - 5, Hope 1:44.49.
•New England 4x400m - 8, Hope 4:11.34.

Boys’ NIN Local Results

•WT - 5, Max Milder, Hendricken 67-1.25 (20.45 meters); 6, Wilson Adams, Barrington 65-11.75 (20.11); 11, Mike Maloof, Hendricken 63-4 (19.30); 19, Tim Phok, Classical 59-2.75 (18.05); 20, Mike Mulligan, Rogers 58-11.50 (17.97); 24, Shane McLaughlin, S. Kingstown 57-10.25 (17.63); 26, Gabre Winters, Classical 56-11.50 (17.36); 28, John Steele, Barrington 54-5.50 (16.60); 29, Joe Velez, Classical 53-3 (16.23); 31, Joel Cabellero, Classical 52-11 (16.13); 35, Evan Fleming, Classical 50-9.50 (15.48); 39, Gustavo Reynoso, Classical 47-2.25 (14.38); 40, Evan DeCosta, Classical 44-8 (13.61); 41, Robert Palazzo, Classical 40-4.75 (12.31); 42, Marv Garduno, Central Falls 37-0.25 (11.28).
•TJ - 13, Craig Amado, Central 43-3 (13.18).
•PV - 13, James Strawderman, Cr. West 15-2.25 (4.63).
•Two mile - 15, Brian Doyle, Hendricken 9:25.23 (= 8:43.1 @ 3000m).
•Mile - 17, Nick Ross, E. Greenwich 4:20.21 (= 4:00.7 @ 1500m); 44, Brian Mc Laughlin, Barrington 4:32.26 (= 4:11.9 @ 1500m); 29, Matt Mercurio, La Salle 9:45.31 (= 9:01.7 @ 1500m); 32, Mc Laughlin, Barrington 9:47.34 (= 9:03.5 @ 1500m); 34, Jake Sienko, Hendricken 9:48.27 (= 9:04.9 @ 1500m).
•400 - 35, Jarrel James, Hope 51.23.
•200 - 4 (7 H1, 22.17) - 4, Kadeem Kushimo, La Salle 21.93.
•60m - 2, H3 6.90. (SR. OR: 6.94, Eric Osei, E. Prov. 2005); 14, H7, Mike Read, Barrington 6.99; 59, H1 Mike Monti, E. Greenwich 7.35.
•60mH (Semis) - 13, Kushimo, La Salle 6.99; 17, Read, Barrington 7.02.
•4x200 - 21, Barrington 1:33.62.
•New England 4x400 - 1, Hendricken (Andre Collins, Ryan Brannigan, John Ferris, Dave Revens) 3:29.34.
•4x800 - 20, Hendricken 8:07.23.
•4x1-mile - 4, Hendricken 17:53.56.
•SMR (@ 1600m), 15, La Salle 3:35.74 (Kushimo, Baptista Kimani, Jalen Young, Zach Fraielli. SR. OR: 3:35.99, Hope 2005); 30, Westerly 3:40.76.