Millrose Games (NY) Results

Adam Kelly (Barrington, RI) and Alva Hicks (Classical, Providence, RI) led a strong weight throw contingent from Rhode Island high to the 108th Millrose Games at the New Balance Track & Field Center at New York City Armory on Thursday.

Kelly’s winning throw of 83-03.25 was not only a personal best, but also broke his school, state and New England record of 83-00.00 set in January. Following Adam in second place was teammate Bobby Colantonio (Barrington, RI) with a throw of 76-07.25. Right behind Colantonio in third was Owen Russell (Moses Brown, Providence, RI) who threw 72-08.50, and Mike Alvernaz (Barrington, RI) finished a strong fourth with a throw of 68-00.25. Eric Sheng (Syosset, NY) threw 66-07.75 for fifth and John Putnam (Massapequa, NY) threw 60-10.75 finishing sixth.

In the girls’ weight throw Hicks won with a throw of 53-02-75 narrowly beating teammate Lysah Russell (Classical, Providence, RI) who had a throw of 52-10.00. In third was Mariah Mays (Rome Free Academy, Rome, NY) with a throw of 51-09.25. Fourth was Monae Cooper (New Rochelle, NY) with a throw of 50-00.00 followed in fifth by teammate Jessica Jeffrey (New Rochelle, NY) who threw 47.04.50. Rounding out the top six was Kristina Insingo (Holy Trinity, Hicksville, NY) with a throw of 46-06.75.

Millrose Games
The Armory, New York, NY
Thursday, February 11th, 2015

Junior Boys' Weight Throw
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    Name                Year School               Finals
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  1 Adam Kelly            SR Barrington, RI       25.38m   83-03.25
  2 Bobby Colantonio      JR Barrington, RI       23.35m   76-07.25
  3 Owen Russell          SR Moses Brown, RI      22.16m   72-08.50
  4 Mike Alvernaz         SR Barrington, RI       20.73m   68-00.25
  5 Eric Sheng            SR Syosset, NY          20.31m   66-07.75
  6 John Putnam           SR Massapequa, NY       18.56m   60-10.75
  7 Cameron Thompson      JR Lakeland/Panas, NY   18.16m   59-07.00
  8 Xavier Tyler          SR Iona Prep, NY        18.16m   59-07.00
  9 Joseph DeSantis       SR Levitttown, NY       16.87m   55-04.25
 
Junior Girls' Weight Throw
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    Name                Year School               Finals
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  1 Alva Hicks            SR Classical, NY        16.22m   53-02.75
  2 Lysah Russell         JR Classical, NY        16.10m   52-10.00
  3 Mariah Mays           SR Rome Free Acdm, NY   15.87m   52-01.00
  4 Monae Cooper          JR New Rochelle, NY     15.24m   50-00.00
  5 Jessica Jeffrey       JR New Rochelle, NY     14.44m   47-04.50
  6 Sochima Bishop        SR New Rochelle, NY     13.87m   45-06.25
  7 Oluwafunmibi Yusuff   JR Classical, RI        12.90m   42-04.00
  8 Kristina Insingo      SR Holy Trinity, NY      4.19m   13-09.00