18 Dec. 2010 – After eliminating a 22 year-old state record for the boys’ indoor long jump last week, Chariho’s Innocent Jacob was determined to better than mark. The Charger senior did that, and more, on Saturday at the annual R.I. Track Coaches Invitational meet at the Providence Athletic Facility.
Last Wednesday, Jacob went 7.02 meters (23 feet, ½ inch) to break Dennis Soares’s 1988 record of 22-11 (6.98). At Saturday’s meet, Jacob made good on his vow to go beyond his own achievement. In his first jump of the day, Jacob leapt to a distance of 23-1 (7.03), hitting the toe-board dead-center. Back for his final round of jumps, the Chariho standout fouled his first two; he was beyond the board on each. But on his final attempt of the day, Jacob went 7.08 meters (23-3).
“I was taking it one jump at a time,’’ said Jacob, who also competed in the high jump and the 55 dash. “I felt like my second jump [in the final round] was my best. I felt better in the air. I had more speed. I’m working on my landings,’’ said Jacob, adding that 7.31 meters (24 feet) is his goal for the season.
Not resting on his long jump laurels, Jacob reported to the high jump area, where he battled Rogers junior Devon Baily. Jacob finished second with a jump of 1.93 (6 feet, 4 inches), after upending the bar at 1.98 (6-6). Baily cleared 1.98, but went out when the bar was raised another two inches. Jacob also ran the 55-meter dash, finishing second (6.5) to Shea’s Fred Gobewole, who clocked 6.3.
* In the girls’ portion of the meet, Central Falls senior Aleide Fernandes was a double winner. She took the 20-pound weight throw with a distance of 16.26 meters (53-4.50), and the shot with a put of 11.48 (37-8). Hope’s Royal Cheatham went 5.32 (17-5.50) to win the long jump, and won the dash in 7.1. Aisha McAdams, the North Kingstown sophomore clocked 10:32.3 to win the 3000 in an early-race battle with Cranston West’s Michaela Hackett (second in 10:47.4), and La Salle’s Caroline Falvey (third, 10:47.8). Classical’s Maddie Berkson turned in a 4:50.3 to win the 1,500 meters, while Bay View sophomore Erica Johnson clocked a meet-record 1:37.0 to win the 600.
* Cranston West senior Bob Allen ran a smooth 2:38.5 to win the 1,000 meters, and finished second in the 600 (1:23.5). Joe Velez, a Classical junior, threw a winning 21.66 (71 feet, 1 inch) to win the 25-pound weight event. He placed second to Rogers’s Nikita Hazel in the shot; Hazel putting a 14.03-meter distance (46-0.50), over Velez’ 13.97 (45-10) effort. Smithfield junior Liam Hillery went 8:47.9 to win the 3,000, while La Salle’s Tim O’Neill captured the 1,500 in 4:17.8.
Oval Notes: The first of three RIT&FF coach/media polls is due Dec. 21, after the first week of dual-meet competition, and the RITCA meet . . . The annual Ocea State Invitational is scheduled for 29 Dec. at the Providence track.
RITCA Invitational Girls’ results •WT - 1, Aleide Fernandes, CF 53-4.50 (16.26 meters); 2, Amber Jones, Class. 46-2.75 (14.09); 3, Robyn McFetters, Barr. 45-6 (13.86); 4, Maggie Dufault, Pil. 44.10.50 (13.67); 5, Grace Janes, Rog. 42-2.25 (12.85); 6, Katie Young, NK 40-6.75 (12.36). •SP - 1, Fernandes, CF 37-8 (11.48); 2, Alex Fowler, LS 33-6.25 (10.21); 3, Amy St. Amand, TG 32-5.50 (9.89); 4, Jones, Class. 31-4 (9.55); 5, Kelsey Gammell, LS 30.10 (9.39); 6, Megan Merlino, WV 30-8.50 (9.35). •HJ - 1, Amy Roy, Char. 4-10 (1.47); 2, Ariana Lefebvre, Linc. 4-10; 3, Angela Ragosta, Smith. 4-10; 4, Mikayla Baiocchi, EG 4-10; 5, (tie) Rylee Candon, TG and Lourdes Villaman, Woon. 4-8 (1.42). •LJ - 1, Royal Cheatham, Hope 17-5.50 (5.32); 2, Karly Gregory, Prout 17-1 (5.20); 3, Autumn Wosencroft, Rog. 17-1; 4, Kaylnn Pitts, Woon. 16-9.50 (5.11); 5, Jaimee Dorsee, EG 16-4 (4.97); 6, Jess Kast, Linc. 15-10 (4.82). •3000 - 1, Aisha McAdams, NK 10:32.3; 2, Michaela Hackett, CW 10:47.4; 3, Caroline Falvey, LS 10:47.8; 4, Molly Malinowski, Barr. 10:50.1; 5, Alex Hackett, CW 10:55.5; 6, Kate DelGreco, NK 11:15.3. •1500 - 1, Maddie Berkson, Class. 4:50.3; 2, MacKenzie Meehan, LS 4:54.3; 3, Jenna Moen, TG 4:54.5; 4, Ariann Stanton, CW 5:03.2; 5, Caitlin Marino, LS 5:03.5; 6, Danielle Renzi, LS 5:04.5. •1000 - 1, Madison Meehan, LS 3:08.7; 2, Erica Johnson, BV 3:11.0; 3, Alex Stanton, CW 3:11.5; 4, Evelyn Jansen, LS 3:11.9; 5, Fiona Paine, Barr. 3:12.7; 6, Tiana Kibbe, LS 3:15.2. •600 - 1, Johnson, BV 1:37.0; 2, Gregory, Prout 1:38.2; 3, Berkson, Class. 1:40.0; 4, Brooke Jenkins, Smith. 1:41.6; 5, Mary Coogan, Barr. 1:43.5; 6, Daria Braboy, BV 1:44.6. •300 - 1, Jordan Gray, TG 42.9; 2, Ebony Marrow, Hope 43.5; 3, Renee Perelman, EG 43.8; 4, Dara Falaye, Class. 44.7; 5, Kris Garrusso, Linc. 44.9; 6, Djoy Falaye, Class. 45.3. •55m - 1, Cheatham, Hope 7.1; 2, Jaimee Dorsey, EG 7.4; 3, Shyniece Sanders, Hope 7.4; 4, Leah Hibbad, Ports. 7.6; 5, Dalaye, Class. 7.6; 6, Gaarrusso, Linc. 7.6. •55mH - 1, Ragosta, Smith. 8.8; 2, Breigh Souliere, Cumb. 9.0; 3, Nichole Haar, EP 9.3; 4, Jill Levcowich, West. 9.5; 5, Britt Redding, Linc. 9.5; 6, Julie Cardarelli, SK 9.8. •4x200 - 1, Hope (Cheatham, Lakisha DaCruz, Marrow, Sanders) 1:47.5; 2, E. Greenwich 1:50.5; 3, Portsmouth 1:52.7; 4, Toll Gate 1:53.1; 5, La Salle 1:54.3; 6, S. Kingstown 1:55.2. •4x400 - 1, E. Greenwich (Perrelman, Carolyn Cruise, Dorsey, Allison Davis) 4:12.4; 2, La Salle 4:15.2; 3, Toll Gate 4;16.9; 4, Hope 4:27.9; 5, Smithfield 4:29.6; 6, Cr. West 4:30.2. •4x800 - 1, La Salle (Emily Papazian, Marino, MacKenzie and Madison Meehan) 9:47.5; 2, Barrington 10:06.3; 3, E. Greenwich 10:27.0; 4, Westerly 10:36.7; 5, Lincoln 11:19.0; 6, Pilgrim 11:22.6. Boys’ results •WT - 1, Joe Velez, Class. 71-1 (21.66 meters); 2, Kevin Conway, West. 61-10.75 (18.86); 3, Joel Cabellaro, Class. 61-7.50 (18.78); 4, Joe McGuire, West. 53-7.75 (16.35); 5, Charlie Ionata, Barr. 51-3 (15.62); 6, Derek Benn, NK 51-0.50 (15.55). •SP - 1, Nikita Hazel, Rog. 46-0.50 (14.03); 2, Velez, Class. 45-10 (13.97); 3, Nolan Kiernan, BH 45-9.25 (13.95); 4, Joe Colao, West. 45-8.25 (13.92); 5, Conway, West. 45-7.50 (13.90); 6, Mike Maloof, BH 45-4.50 (13.83). •HJ - 1, Divon Baily, Rog. 6-6 (1.98); 2, Innocent Jacob, Char. 6-4 (1.93); 3, Marc Sandoval, Ports. 5-10 (1.77); 4, Tony Neal, Woon. 5-8 (1.72); 5, Larry Warwick, Cov. 5-8; 6, Nate Hurd, Rog. 5-8. •LJ - 1, Jacob, Char. 23-3 (7.08. SR. OR: 23-1/7.03. Jacob, 2010); Troy Johnson, Hope 21-0.50 (6.41); 3, Sandoval, Ports. 20-6 (6.24); 4, Cosmo Johnson, Cent. 20-6; 5, Jalen Young, LS 20-1 (6.12); 6, Alex Correia, Woon. 19-11.50 (6.08). •3000 - 1, Liam Hillery, Smith. 8:47.9; 2, Zach Fraielli, LS 8:56.1; 3, Ryan Meehan, BH 8:59.4; 4, Ryan Walsh, LS 9:01.1; 5, Andy Andraka, BH 9:06.4; 6, Trevor Crawley, Cumb. 9:17.8. •1500 - 1, Tim O’Neill, LS 4:17.8; 2, Mike Cooney, Class. 4:21.0; 3, Chris Corbett, Ports. 4:21.6; 4, Connor Doyle, BH 4:23.3; 5, Sean Phayre, LS 4:24.2; 6, Aaron Brunelle, Linc. 4:25.3. •1000 - 1, Bob Allen, CW 2:38.5; 2, Zach Seites-Rundlett, NK 2:40.6; 3, Mark Vuono, BH 2:43.1; 4, Adam Coogan, NP 2:45.8; 5, Bryce Kelly, Char. 2:48.7; 6, Caleb Gladstone, EG 2:50.0. •600 - 1, John DiGangi, West. 1:23.5; 2, Allen, CW 1:23.9; 3, Andy Sakovits, BH 1:24.2; 4, John Ferris, BH 1:25.4; 5, Dillin Alexander, Pil. 1:26.4; 6, Aleno Gomes, Cent. 1:28.2. •300 - 1, Young, LS 35.8; 2, Troy Crawford, NK 36.5; 3, Jarrell James, Hope 36.9; 4, Jose Ortiz, Cent. 37.5; 5, Fred Gobewole, Shea 37.7; 6, Cam Shalkowski, BH 38.0. •55m - 1, Gobewole, Shea 6.3; 2, Jacob, Char. 6.5; 3, Ryan Rotondo, CW 6.5; 4, James, Hope 6.7; 5, Johnson, Hope 6.8; 6, Bill L’Europa BH 6.8. •55mH - 1, Angel Camilo, CE 7.8; 2, Jarell Forbes, Class. 7.8; 3, Chris Duarte, Cumb. 8.0; 4, Kyle O’Connell, BH 8.0; 5, Geoff Cheston, NK 8.1; 6, Nyurou Ben, LS 8.2. •4x200 - 1, N. Kingstown (Crawford, Brandon DiGuillo, Ja’Har Comena, Cheston) 1:36.4; 2, Central 1:37.0; 3, (tie) Classical and Woonsocket 1:37.7; 4, Portsmouth 1:37.7; 6, E. Greenwich 1:39.9. •4x400 - 1, Hendricken (Ferris, Sakovits, Alex Perrault, Ryan Brannigan) l3:31.1; 2, Central 3:39.1; 3, La Salle 3:43.0; 4, E. Greenwich 3:46.0; 5, Westerly 3:46.6; 6, Lincoln 3;50.2. •4x800 - 1, Portsmouth (Adam Overcash, Sandoval, Corbett, Nick Tyler) 8:14.8; 2, N. Kingstown 8:23.1; 3, Hendricken 8:38.7; 4, E. Greenwich 8:39.5; 5, Lincoln 8:58.6; 6, S. Kingstown 9:01.2. All times hand-held.
