Rhode Island Indoor State Championships Results

Both favorites came through to win at this year’s Rhode Island Indoor State Championships on Saturday. National leader Gianna Rao (Ponaganset, North Scituate, RI) left no doubt in the girl’s competition. All five of her legal throws outdistanced runner-up Chelsea Yang (Pilgrim, Warwick, RI). Her best attempt of 60’2″ was just six inches under her personal best and far enough to break the nine year old meet record, as well as the facility record. Jared Brier (Woonsocket, RI) led a trio of Woonsocket throwers to a podium sweep. He was the only thrower over 70 feet in the competition, while runner-up Jacob Greenless (Woonsocket, RI) added more than a foot to his best for second place.

      Rhode Island Indoor Track & Field State Championships
             Providence Career & Technical Academy
               91 Fricker Street, Providence, RI
                   Saturday February 18, 2017
Boys Weight Throw
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State Record: # 83-03.25  2/12/2015   Adam Kelly, Barrington     
 Meet Record: % 81-08.75  2/20/2000   Josh McCaughey, B Hendricken
    Facility: @    83-00  1/21/2015   Adam Kelly, Barrington     
    Name                    Year School               Finals  
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  1 Jared Briere          SR Woonsocket        70-01.50     21.37m
  2 Jacob Greenless       SR Woonsocket        67-09.00     20.65m
  3 Dilyn Cote            SR Woonsocket        65-05.00     19.93m
  4 Ivan Goretoy          SR West Warwick      63-03.00     19.27m
  5 Matt Thibaudeau       JR Lincoln           62-10.00     19.15m
  6 Kevin Fofanah         SR Classical         62-05.25     19.03m
  7 Garrett Doyle         SO Lincoln           62-02.25     18.95m
  8 Abraham Salako        SR Bishop Hendricken 60-11.25     18.57m
  9 Zeke Cohen            SR Classical         60-10.25     18.54m
 10 Jacob Furland         SO Classical         60-00.75     18.30m
 11 Nick Caulfield        SR Cumberland        59-01.75     18.02m
 12 Rondie Almeida        JR Bishop Hendricken 59-01.25     18.01m
 13 Evan Grivers          JR Lincoln           58-02.00     17.72m
 14 Jack Dunn             JR Barrington        56-00.00     17.06m
 15 Jason Hoskins         SR Coventry          55-04.50     16.87m
 16 Ryan Morel            SO Bishop Hendricken 55-02.00     16.81m
 17 Alex Cabral           SR West Warwick      50-03.50     15.32m
 18 Jide Akinjisola       JR Bishop Hendricken 49-06.75     15.10m
 
 
Winning Series – Briere:
 
66-06.50  70-01.50  Foul  63-04.00  66-11.50  Foul      
 
Girls Weight Throw
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State Record: #    62-02  3/3/2008    Victoria Flowers, Classical
 Meet Record: % 57-09.25  2/17/2008   Victoria Flowers, Classical 
    Facility: @ 58-09.75  1/14/2017   Gianna Rao, Ponaganset  
    Name                    Year School               Finals   
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  1 Gianna Rao           JR Ponaganset         60-02.00 % @ 18.33m
  2 Chelsea Yang         SR Pilgrim            54-11.00     16.73m
  3 Keyarsa Harris       JR Central            51-06.50     15.70m
  4 Molly Botts          SR Cranston East      50-06.00     15.39m
  5 Joangely Mata        JR Mt. Pleasant       49-11.00     15.21m
  6 Samantha Andrews     SR Lincoln HS         48-07.00     14.80m
  7 Annika Kelly         SO Barrington         47-09.00     14.55m
  8 Sydney Polando       SO Barrington         47-08.50     14.54m
  9 Ani Armenakyan       SR Toll Gate          46-04.75     14.14m
 10 Tenin Traore         SR Mt. Pleasant       45-08.50     13.93m
 11 Maggie Tarmey        SR Lincoln            45-06.75     13.88m
 12 Takiyah Lewis        SR Central            44-03.50     13.50m
 13 Megan Cook           JR Ponaganset         44-02.50     13.47m
 14 Jasmine Gallo-Fusco  SR Toll Gate          43-03.50     13.19m
 15 Faith Polando        JR Barrington         42-06.50     12.96m
 16 Ajahnea Greene       JR Rogers             41-02.50     12.56m
 17 Nicole Valdez        JR Hope               39-10.00     12.14m
 18 Melissa Mejia        SR Classical          39-02.25     11.94m
 
Winning series – Rao:
 
57-01.25  56-10.00  58-07.50  60-02.00  SFL  60-02.00