Yale Interscholastic Track Classic (CT) Results

Junior Gianna Rao (Ponaganset, North Scituate, RI) improved the meet record, her state lead, and came within inches of the national lead at this year’s Yale Interscholastic Track Classic. Rao hit a new best of 59’6.25″ in the first round to secure the win and had multiple throws over 58 feet. Runner-up Jill Shippee (Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY) also set a new season’s best at the meet and Jared Briere (Woonsocket, RI) was just off his best to win and lead three Woonsocket throwers over 65 feet.

                  35th  Yale Interscholastic  Track Classic
                  Coxe Cage, Yale University, New Haven, CT
                           Friday January 20, 2017    
 
Boys Weight Throw Championship
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Meet Record: 79-00.00 1-15-2016 Bobby Colantonio, Barrington H.S., RI
 
    Name                    Year School                   Finals
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  1 Jared Briere              12 Woonsocket          20.86m   68-05.25
  2 Jacob Greenless           12 Woonsocket          20.00m   65-07.50
  3 Dilyn Cote                12 Woonsocket          19.82m   65-00.50
  4 Kevin Fofanah             12 Classical           18.88m   61-11.50
  5 Jason Wright              12 St. Anthony's       18.85m   61-10.25
  6 Andrew Rochon             12 Southern Lehigh     17.63m   57-10.25
  7 Zeke Cohen                12 Classical           17.33m   56-10.25
  8 Garrett Doyle             11 Lincoln High        17.19m   56-04.75
  9 Jacob Furland             10 Classical           17.09m   56-01.00
 10 Evan Grivers              11 Lincoln High        16.99m   55-09.00
 11 Matt Thibaudeau           11 Lincoln High        16.68m   54-08.75
 12 Michael Gabriel           11 Greenwich           16.37m   53-08.50
 13 John Antonelli            12 Syosset             16.14m   52-11.50
 14 Raekwon Woodmansee        12 Woonsocket          15.80m   51-10.00
 15 Jack Dunn                 11 Barrington          15.46m   50-08.75
 
Winning series – 20.43m (67-00.50) 20.17m (66-02.25)  20.39m (66-10.75)
19.50m (63-11.75) 20.86m (68-05.25)  20.27m (66-06.00)  
 
Girls Weight Throw Championship
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Meet Record: 53-10.00 1-16-15 Alva Hicks, Classical H.S., RI
 
    Name                    Year School                   Finals           
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  1 Gianna Rao                11 Ponaganset          18.14m   59-06.25 M 
  2 Jill Shippee              12 Shenendehowa        17.09m   56-01.00 
  3 Brittany Jones            12 Bloomfield          15.05m   49-04.50 
  4 Joangely Mata             11 Mt. Pleasant        14.30m   46-11.00 
  5 Samantha Andrews          12 Lincoln High        14.26m   46-09.50 
  6 Annika Kelly              10 Barrington          14.17m   46-06.00
  7 Nyla Pouncey              12 Bloomfield         J14.17m   46-06.00
  8 Melissa Mejia             12 Classical           13.58m   44-06.75 
  9 Sydney Polando            10 Barrington          13.08m   42-11.00 
 10 Megan Cook                11 Ponaganset          13.02m   42-08.75 
 11 Keyarsa Harris            11 Central             12.71m   41-08.50 
 12 Faith Polando             11 Barrington          12.62m   41-05.00 
 13 Takiyah Lewis             11 Central             12.55m   41-02.25 
 14 Maggie Tarmey             12 Lincoln High        12.44m   40-09.75 
 15 Tenin Traore              12 Mt. Pleasant        12.26m   40-02.75 
 16 Katrina Kurowski          11 Woonsocket          12.24m   40-02.00 
 17 Naomi Boisette            11 East Hartford       10.67m   35-00.25 
 18 Brianna Jordan            12 Shenendehowa         9.16m   30-00.75
 
Winning series – 18.14m (59-06.25)  17.89m (58-08.50)  17.32m (56-10.00)
17.77m (58-03.75)        Foul         17.21m (56-05.75)

M = Meet Record