Rhode Island State Championships Results

After finishing as a runner-up last year, junior Gianna Rao (Ponaganset, North Scituate, RI) won her first state title. Her winning throw was yet another mark over 180 feet, and more than ten feet over runner-up Samantha Andrews (Lincoln, RI). Both Andrews and bronze medalist Faith Polando (Barrington, RI) were just off of their personal bests.

In the boy’s competition Zeke Cohen (Classical, Providence, RI) was the surprise winner. His teammate Jacob Furland (Classical, Providence, RI) recently took the state lead and Jared Briere has also put together a strong year. But Briere had to settle for silver and Furland Bronze as Cohen hit 207’8″ in the second round to secure the win.

          2017 RIIL Outdoor Track & Field Championships
                 Presented by The Bill Falk Fund     
                 Brown University, Providence, RI
                          June 3, 2017     
 
Boys Hammer Throw
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State Record: # 253-03  5/29/1999 Jacob Freeman, B. Hendricken
 Meet Record: % 250-10  6/4/1999  Jacob Freeman, B. Hendricken
    Name                    Year School             Finals    
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  1  Zeke Cohen          SR Classical         207-08     63.29m
  2  Jared Briere        SR Woonsocket        204-09     62.40m
  3  Jacob Furland       SO Classical         198-07     60.52m
  4  Garrett Doyle       JR Lincoln           195-03     59.51m
  5  Jacob Greenless     SR Woonsocket        191-10     58.47m
  6  Dilyn Cote          SR Woonsocket        188-10     57.55m
  7  Matt Thibaudeau     JR Lincoln           185-11     56.66m
  8  Ryan Morel          SO B. Hendricken     185-09     56.61m
  9  Kyle Moison         FR Lincoln           180-04     54.96m
 10  Abraham Salako      SR B. Hendricken     176-10     53.89m
 11  Derin Paskanik      SO Woonsocket        174-08     53.23m
 12  Cameron Croce       JR La Salle          172-11     52.70m
 13  Evan Grivers        JR Lincoln           170-06     51.96m
 14  Jason Hoskins       SR Coventry          169-02     51.56m
 15  Jonathan Buchanan   SR Classical         169-01     51.53m
 16  Jack Dunn           JR Barrington        165-02     50.34m
 17  Brian Neal          SO Rogers            160-09     48.99m
-     Ivan Goretoy        SR West Warwick          ND 
 
Winning series: 193-00  207-08  198-05  Foul  Foul Foul
 
Girls Hammer Throw
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State Record: # 189-03  5/26/2001 Kate Johnston, Warwick Vets  
 Meet Record: % 183-06  6/2002    Kristen Michalski, W. Warwick
    Name                    Year School             Finals
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  1  Gianna Rao          JR Ponaganset        181-10     55.42m
  2  Samantha Andrews    SR Lincoln           169-05     51.63m
  3  Faith Polando       JR Barrington        166-07     50.77m
  4  Annika Kelly        SO Barrington        165-08     50.49m
  5  Molly Botts         SR Cranston East     159-04     48.56m
  6  Ani Armenakyan      SR Toll Gate         157-04     47.95m
  7  Maggie Tarmey       SR Lincoln           152-08     46.53m
  8  Cheyenne Figueroa   FR Classical         149-09     45.64m
  9  Keyarsa Harris      JR Central           149-00     45.41m
 10  Sydney Polando      SO Barrington        146-06     44.65m
 11  Takiyah Lewis       SR Central           140-08     42.87m
 12  Chelsea Yang        SR Pilgrim           140-02     42.72m
 13  Katrina Kurowski    JR Woonsocket        139-02     42.41m
 14  Nicole Valdez       JR Hope              138-11     42.34m
 15  Joangelly Mata      JR Mt. Pleasant      138-04     42.16m
 16  Jasmine Gallo-Fusco SR Toll Gate         132-04     40.33m
 17  Marissa Henley      SO Woonsocket        131-05     40.05m
 18  Ashley O'Loughlin   SR Coventry          112-11     34.41m
 
Winning series: 176-00  181-10  179-01  178-11  175-05  Foul