6 June 2010 – Three Rhode Island state records were broken yesterday, and one mark equaled at the State Track & Field Championships held at Brown Stadium in humid conditions and under a gray sky that threatened rain all day. In team scoring, La Salle won its second title in the 38-year history of the girls’ outdoor league. On the boys’ side Hendricken captured its 22nd team championship. Here’s a quick rundown, by gender:
Girls South Kingstown senior Molly Reilly broke both state relay records, winning handily in both dashes. Reilly eliminated a decade-old standard - set by Chariho’s Mary Serdakowski - in the 100-meter high hurdles. Reilly blazed to a time of 14.44 seconds (with a legal +1.8 tailwind reading). Serdakowski’s 2000 mark was 14.68, which she set at the ‘00 New Englands in Maine.
Then in the 300 intermediates, Reilly sent another state record packing. She clocked 43.91 in that win, breaking the 2008 mark of 44.66 set by La Salle’s Emily Barrett. (As with the 100 hurdle record, Barrett’s also came at a New England Championship held in Maine).
Actually, Reilly broke Serdakowski’s record in the semis of the hurdles yesterday; she clocked 14.60 seconds with +1.8 showing on the wind gauge. Eschewing the more technical manner in which Serdakowski often ran the hurdles, Reilly went for time yesterday. “I just ran’’ she said.
Meanwhile, Hope senior Angie Quiah played Superwoman, winning three individual events, and running an anchor on her school’s 4x100 relay; she is only the second runner in the history of Hope girls’ outdoor track to accomplish that. (Leah Grant was the other in the mid-’90s). As if providing the Blue Wave with 40 of its total 66 points (for third place) wasn’t enough, Quiah equaled a R.I. record in the 100-meter dash. She beat out teammate Royal Cheatham to clock 12.12 seconds, which tied the ‘08 time of East Greenwich’s Alexa Monti. Quiah went 56.70 to take the 400, and won the 200 with a time of 25.22. (In both instances, Quiah came close to state-record time: a 24.83 in the 200, and 56.20 in the 400). Earlier in the day, Quiah ran a leg on Hope’s winning 4x100 relay, combining with Cheatham, Shyniece Sanders and Lakisha DaCruz for a time of 48.07.
Another triple-champ was Central Falls’s nonpariel thrower Aleide Fernandes. Fernandes won the 4-kilo hammer with a toss of 46.93 meters (154 feet), put the shot 11.92 39-1.50), and flung the discus a winning 36.22 (118-10).
Boding well for the future of the Rams’ distance program was sophomore Molly Keating. She beat Barrington’s Sarah Barry in the 800 with a time of 2:17.15, to Barry’s 2:17.79. Keating and Barry went at it again in the 1500 with the same outcome. Keating clocked 4:39.73 to the Eagle senior’s 4:41.78. “Sarah has always been amazing,’’ said Keating after her 1500 win. “I tried to hold on. There’s something about [hearing] that bell on the last lap that gives me that kick.’’
Keating also ran on La Salle’s winning 4x800. That relay consisted of Breanna James, Emily Papazian and Hayulee Kurkowski, and posted a time of 9:22.31.
Rebel senior Jessica Graham won the girls’ pole vault for the third consecutive year. In yesterday’s competition, she cleared 3.20 meters (10-6). Twin sister Amanda Graham placed second with a height of 3.04 (10 feet). Pilgrim senior Aubrey Dowding was impressive in the javelin, getting off a winning throw of 37.76 (123-11).
Hope’s Cheatham was yesterday’s All-State long jumper, going 5.71 (18-9) to claim the gold medal. Smithfield senior Kim Ezeama got off a winning triple jump of 11.17 (36-8), and Abigal Jones, one of a corps of super distance runners, won the 3000 with a time of 10:16.62.
Boys It was the “Kadeem Kushimo Show’’, as the La Salle senior posted two individual wins, and did his part to help the Rams win the 4x100 relay. Kushimo, who had been flirting with the state 100-meter record all season (minus the twin imperatives of a wind reading, and fully-automatic time), finally accomplished his goal yesterday. Kushimo beat out a strong challenge from Barrington’s Mike Read, and clocked a state-record time of 10.59 seconds. (The old record had been set in 2005 by East Providence’s Eric Osei: a 10.62). It was clear that Kushimo was en route to breaking that standard when he clocked 10.79 in the prelims. It was Kushimo again in the 200, with a winning 21.47 time. He factored into La Salle’s 4x100 win, combining with Dave Hansen, Luke Francis and Jalen Young in a 43.09 victory.
Nick Ross, the Avengers’ “long ranger’’ led the 1500-meter field, posting a time of 3:52.67 (which roughly converts to a 4:11 mile). Second and third places were tight, with Hendricken’s Brian Doyle coming in at 4:01.01, and Cranston West junior Bob Allen placing third in 4:01.06. Ross also won the 800 in a great time of 1:54.50.
Over in the hammer circle, the Hawks’ Max Milder uncorked a winning throw of 62.58 meters (205-4). Westerly sophomore Jeremy Octeau won the discus at 49.53 (162-6), while Ponaganset’s Nick Keeling broke 60.96-meter frontier in the javelin with his winning distance of 62.68 (205-8). Steve Vazquez, of Central Falls, and Chariho’s Innocent Jacob went back-and-forth at the high jump pit. Both cleared 2.03 (6-8), with Vazquez notching the win on fewer misses at that height. Jacob got his first team All-State honor at the long jump; he leapt 6.84 (22-5.50), edging Kushiro (second in 6.72/22-0.75).
Craig Amado, the Central senior, went 14.94 (49-0.50) to take the triple jump, and Cranston West’s Jim Strawderman cleared the pole vault bar a winning 4.64 (15-3). Hendricken teammates Jake Sienko and Ryan Meehan battled it out in the 3000, with Seinko, a senior, taking it out in 8:39.71. Meehan’s 8:41.73 was good for second place.
Oval Notes: The New England Championships are slated for next Saturday (12 June) in New Britain, Conn.
Girls Team scores 1, La Sale 85; 2, Barrington 72; 3, Hope 66; 4, S. Kingstown 58; 5, Central Falls 44; 6, Smithfield 39; 7, E. Greenwich 36; 8, Toll Gate 31; 9, Pilgrim 28; 10, N. Kingstown 23; 11, Bay View 20; 12, Cr. West 13; 13, Woonsocket 10; 14, (tie) Classical, Ponaganset and Cr. East 8; 17, Cumberland 7; 18, Prout 6; 19, Mt. St. Charles 5; 20, (tie) Ex./W. Greenwich and Warwick 4; 22, (tie) Westerly and E. Providence 3; 24, (tie) Chariho, Shea, Portsmouth and W. Warwick 2.
Individual results •HT - 1, Aleide Fernandes, CF 154-0 (46.93 meters); 2, Angela Onye, Class. 153-4 (46.73); 3, Robyn McFetters, Barr. 148-6 (45.26); 4, Charlotte Mintzer, Barr. 147-2 (44.85); 5, Becky Cousens, Ports. 145-4 (44.29); 6, Maggie Dufault, Pil. 145-0 (44.19). •SP - 1, Fernandes, CF 39-1.50 (11.92); 2, Alex Fowler, LS 36-1.50 (11.01); 3, Aubrey Dowding, Pil. 35-11.75 (10.96); 4, Lydia Avilla, WV 35-7.50 (10.85); 5, Amy St. Amand, TG 35-0 (10.66); 6, Emily Trudeau, Cumb. 34-9 (10.59). •DT - 1, Fernandes, CF 118-10 (36.22); 2, Georgia Elgar, Smith. 108-10 (33.17); 3, Trudeau, Cumb. 107-11 (32.89); 4, McFetters, Barr. 105-4 (32.10); 5, Jen Phillips, SK 98-10 (30.12); 6, Dufault, Pil. 97-4 (29.66). •JT - 1, Dowding, Pil. 123-11 (37.76); 2, Britt Murchison, CE 121-1 (36.90); 3, Elgar, Smith. 117-2 (35.71); 4, Samantha Kerr, NK 114-3 (34.82); 5, Kelly Petranoff, CW 108-8 (33.12); 6, Rachel Basso, EG 105-1 (32.02). •HJ - 1, Kaylynn Pitts, Woon. 5-3 (1.60); 2, Cate Dominick, Pon. 5-3; 2, Ali Sayles, MSC 5-1 (1.54); 3, (tie) Ali Sayles, MSC and Dakota Dailey, LS 5-1; 5, Amy Roy, Char. 4-11 (1.49); 6, Maddie Brown, SK 4-11. •LJ - 1, Royal Cheatham, Hope 18-9 (5.71); 2, Dailey, LS 18-7.25 (5.67); 3, Linnea Totushek, Barr. 18-1.50 (5.52); 4, Jaimee Dorsey, EG 17-4.75 (5.30); 5, Karly Gregory, Prout 17-4 (5.28); 6, Natasha Miller, SK 17-1 (5.20). •TJ - 1, Kim Ezeama, Smith. 36-8 (11.17); 2, Kelsey McKenna, TG 36-4.75 (11.09); 3, Dailey, LS 35-5 (10.79); 4, Daria Braboy, BV 34-8.50); 5, Brianna Cooley, CF 34-4.75 (10.48); 6, Darian Dailey, EP 34-0 (10.36). •PV - 1, Jess Graham, SK 10-6 (3.20); 2, Amanda Graham, SK 10-0 (3.04); 3, Jackie Siatti, NK 9-6 (2.89); 4, Alexis Quiterio, EWG 9-6; 5, Liz Sullivan, WW 8-6 (2.59); 6, Kate Barnes, TG 8-0 (2.43). •100 - 1, Angie Quiah, Hope 12.12 (+1.6w. Ties SR, Monti, EG 2008); 2, Cheatham, Hope 12.36; 3, Ezeama, Smith. 12.63; 4, Breyon Brown, Pil. 12.68; 5, Vanessa Herrera, CF 12.74; 6, Devin Racca, SK 12.83. •200 - 1, Quiah, Hope 25.22; 2, Cheatham, Hope 25.95; 3, Brown, Pil. 26.75; 4, Herrera, CF 26.80; 5, Cooley, CF 27.03; 6, Ezeama, Smith. 27.31. •400 - 1, Quiah, Hope 56.70; 2, Erica Johnson, BV 57.47; 3, Jordan Gray, TG 57.50; 4, Gregory, Prout 59.33; 5, Braboy, BV 59.34; 6, Renee Perelman, EG 1:00.11. •800 - 1, Molly Keating, LS 2:17.15; 2, Sarah Barry, Barr. 2:18.31; 3, Emily Caesar, Barr. 2:18.31; 4, Moira Crocker, NK 2:21.98; 5, Arianna Colella, CW 2:22.22; 6, Breanna James, LS 2;23.27. •1500 - 1, Keating, LS 4:39.73; 2, Barry, Barr. 4:41.78; 3, Abigail Jones, Barr. 4:43.78; 4, Jenna Moen, TG 4:52.12; 5, Emily Papazian, LS 4:56.25; 6, Danielle Renzi, LS 4:56.80. •3000 - 1, Jones, Barr. 10:16.62; 2, Aisha McAdams, NK 10:21.69; 3, Stephanie Beaudette, BV 10:22.86; 4, Molly Malinowski, Barr. 10:27.67; 5, Papazian, LS 10:34.69; 6, Rachel Orlando, West. 10:45.66. •100HH - 1, Molly Reilly, SK 14.44 (+1.8w. SR. OR: 14.68, Serdakowski, Char. 2000); 2, Angela Ragosta, Smith. 15.51; 3, Cara Nunez, EG 15.86; 4, Amanda Terry, LS 16.01; 5, Nichole Haar, EP 16.39; 6, A. Graham, SK 16.41. •300IH - 1, Reilly, SK 43.91 (SR. OR: 44.66, Barrett, LS 2008); 2, Terry, LS 45.58; 3, Nunez, EG 46.20; 4, Whitney Washburn, SK 47.68; 5, Jill Levcowich, West. 47.78; 6, Alyson Moreau, Barr. 48.07. •4x100 - 1, Hope (Shyneice Sanders, Cheatham, Lakisha DaCruz, Quiah) 48.07; 2, E. Greenwich 49.98; 3, La Salle 51.22; 4, Central Falls 51.44; 5, Shea 51.53; 6, Barrington 51.76. •4x400 - 1, E. Greenwich (NNR) 3:58.28; 2, S. Kingstown 3:59.98; 3, Toll Gate 4:00.19; 4, La Salle 4:02.97; 5, Barrington 4:03.27; 6, Cr. West 4:10.73. •4x800 - 1, La Salle (Keating, Papazian, James, Haylee Kurkowski) 9:22.31; 2, Cr. West 9:35.74; 3, Barrington 9:37.05; 4, Toll Gate 9:39.59; 5, S. Kingstown 9:40.27; 6, N. Kingstown 9:59.53. *All times FAT Boys Team scores 1, Hendricken 91; 2, La Salle 58; 3, Central 50; 4, Westerly 41; 5, N. Kingstown 39; 6, Classical 31; 7, Ponaganset 29; 8, (tie) Chariho and Barrington 28; 10, (tie) Woonsocket and Cr. West 25; 12, (tie) S. Kingstown and E. Greenwich 24; 14, Hope 17; 15, Central Falls 16; 16, Cumberland 15; 17, (tie) Shea, N. Providence and Smithfield 6; 21, (tie) Rogrers, E. Providence, Portsmouth and W. Warwick 4; 25, (tie) tolman and Pilgrim 3; 27, Lincoln 2.
Individual results •HT - 1, Max Milder, BH 205-4 (62.58 meters); 2, Wilson Adams, Barr. 199-1 (60.68); 3, Nico Danielson, CF 197-7 (60.22); 4, Nate Irwin, Char. 197-3 (60.12); 5, Remy Steele, Barr. 185-3 (56.46); 6, Mike Maloof, BH 182-2 (55.52). •SP - 1, Gustavo Reynoso, Class. 49-1 (14.96); 2, Jeremy Octeau, West. 48-8 (14.83); 3, John Greenhalgh, Pon. 47-8.75 (14.54); 4, Nolan Kierman, BH 47-3.25 (14.40); 5, Matt Butler, Linc. 46-9.50 (14.26); 6, Matt Kurkowski, Woon. 45-11.25 (14.00). •DT - 1, Octeau, West. 162-6 (49.53); 2, Kevin Conway, West. 146-5 (44.62; 3, Miler, BH 145-8 (44.39); 4, Joe Velez, Class. 140-11 (42.95); 5, Mike Yanish, BH 139-10 (42.62); 6, Luis DeCardenas, NK 137-10 (42.01). •JT - 1, Nick Keeling, Pon. 205-8 (62.68); 2, Dan Freeman, BH 196-3 (59.81); 3, Josh Morgan, Pon. 184-9 (56.31); 4, Justin Farveau, SK 183-11 (56.05); 5, Jon Stevens, Pil. 175-5 (53.46); 6, Tyler Zegarzewsi, Char. 167-6 (51.05). •HJ - 1, Steve Vasquez, CF 6-8 (2.03); 2, Innocent Jacob, Char. 6-8; 3, Cam Murphy, Midd. 6-2 (1.87); 4, Frank Santos, Class. 6-0 (1.83); 5, Divon Baily, Rog. 6-0; 6, Jordan Barboza, BH 5-10 (1.77). •LJ - 1, Jacob, Char. 22-5.50 (6.84); 2, Kadeem Kushimo, LS 22-0.75 (6.72); 3, Wes DeChristofaro, Woon. 21-0.50 (6.41); 4, Ben Shaw, SK 20-9.50 (6.33); 5, Manny Gomes, EP 20-5 (6.220; 6, Keith Freeman, Hope 20-0.75 (6.11). •TJ - 1, Craig Amado, Cent. 49-0.50 (14.94); 2, DeChristofaro, Woon. 43-5.50 (13.24); 3, Ben Mitchell, Barr. 42-9.25 (13.03); 4, Jacob, Char. 42-6 (12.95); 5, Baily, Rog. 42-3.25 (12.88); 6, Trent Depina, EP 41-10.50 (12.76). •PV - 1, James Strawderman, CW 15-3 (4.64); 2, Pat Conley, SK 13-6 (4.11); 3, Brett Murray, SK 13-0 (3.96); 4, Kane Terrilli, CW 13-0; 5, Tyler Duhamel, Cumb. 13-0; 6, Luke Jaffa, Pon. 12-6 (3.81). •100 - 1, Kushimo, LS 10.59 (+1.0w. SR. OR: 10.62, Osei, E. Providence 2005); 2, Mike Read, Barr. 10.76; 3, Fred Gobewole, Shea 10.96; 4, Eddie Uthman, WW 11.05; 5, Brandon Aikens, Cumb. 11.19; 6, Sheldon James, NK 11.20. •200 - 1, Kushimo, LS 21.47; 2, Jalen Young, LS 22.23; 3, Jarrel James, Hope 22.23; 4, Aikens, Cumb. 22.57; 5, Dave Taveras, Tol. 22.76; 6, Gomes, EP 23.18. •400 - 1, James, Hope 48.90; 2, Amado, Cent. 49.35; 3, Jose Ortiz, 50.13; 4, Troy Crawford, NK 50.60; 5, Tyler Oliveira, Ports. 50.98; 6, Dave Revens, BH 51.28. •800 - 1, Nick Ross, EG 1:54.5.40; 2, Zach Fraielli, LS 1:57.68; 3, John DiGangi, West. 1:57.80; 4, John Ferris, BH 1:59.87; 5, Mark Vuono, BH 2:00.22; 6, Dillin Alexander, Pil. 2:00.54. •1500 - 1, Ross, EG 3:52.67; 2, Brian Doyle, BH 4:01.01; 3, Robert Allen, CW 4:01.06; 4, Fraielli, LS 4:02.69; 5, Brian McLaughlin, Barr. 4:04.93; 6, Dan Kilcoyne, Char. 4:10.65. •3000 - 1, Jake Sienko, BH 8:39.71; 2, Ryan Meehan, BH 8:41.73; 3, Liam Hillery, Smith. 8:46.38; 4, Doyle, BH 8:46.79; 5, Mike MacKenzie, BH 9:04.27; 6, Zach Seites, NK 9:05.81. •110HH - 1, Jerrel Forbes, Class. 14.98; 2, Mike Spahr, NK 15.34; 3, DeChristofaro, Woon. 15.50; 4, Damian Pietrus, Woon. 15.52; 5, Mackenzie Murphey, Class. 15.72; 6, Luis Rodriguez, CW 15.73. •300IH - 1, Ken Cheston, NK 39.40; 2, Aleno Gomes, Cent. 40.49; 3, Justin Gaudette, Cumb. 40.98; 4, Rodriguez, CW 41.09; 5, Kyle O’Connell, BH 41.44; 6, Forbes, Class. 41.70. •4x100 - 1, La Salle (Kushimo, Luke Francis, Dave Hansen, Young) 43.09; 2, Central 43.43; 3, Ponaganset 43.78; 4, N. Kingstown 43.95; 5, Barrington 44.24; 6, Tolman 44.24. •4x400 - 1, Central (NNR) 3:20.99; 2, Hendricken 3:22.74; 3, N. Kingstown 3:27.99; 4, E. Greenwich 3:29.66; 5, S. Kingstown 3:30.67; 6, Westerly 3:30.73. •4x800 - 1, Hendricken (Vuono, Ferris, Andy Sakovits, Andy Adraka) 7:58.59; 2, Westerly 8:01.81; 3, N. Providence 8:02.73; 4, N. Kingstown 8:04.92; 5, Portsmouth 8:05.65; 6, Cumberland 8:18.30. *All times FAT
