Locals lead RIC to 3rd place at Coast Guard Invitational

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Senior Samantha Sainristil (Cranston) won both the weight throw (15.99m) and the shot (12.24m) as the Rhode Island College women’s track and field team finished third (eight teams) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Friday afternoon.
RIC finished third (eight teams) with a team score of 84.0. Coast Guard won the meet with a team score of 122.0.
Junior Haley Oliver (Coventry) won both the mile (5:18.85) and the 800m (2:26.34). Oliver also finished second in the 4x200m relay (1:52.88).
Junior Tayshia Cary (Wakefield) finished second in both the 4x200m relay (1:52.88) and the 55m dash (7.51) and third in the 200m (27.30).
Freshman Quiana Pezza (Cranston) finished second in the 4x200m relay (1:52.88), third in both the 55m dash (7.60) and the long jump (5.02m) and fourth in both the 200m (27.64) and triple jump (10.35m). Freshman Bendu Kamara (Pawtucket) finished second in the 4x200m relay (1:52.88), sixth in the 400m (1:05.59) and 15th in the 200m (29.25).
Freshman Funmilayo Mclin (Providence) finished sixth in the weight throw (12.47m). Junior Sasha Sainristil (Cranston) finished seventh in the triple jump (9.60m) and 11th in the long jump (4.41m).
Freshman Grace Lane (North Smithfield) finished seventh in the 800m (2:44.53). Sophomore Shirley Portillo (North Providence) finished ninth in the 800m (2:45.89).
Junior Milana Melvin (Johnston) finished ninth in the shot (10.05m).
Junior Bethanie Jean-Philippe (Cranston) finished 10th in the triple jump (9.02m) and 18th in the long jump (4.04m). Sophomore Lexie Zakrzewski (Taunton, Mass.) finished 11th in the 400m (1:08.91).
Junior Valeria Uribe Calderon (Central Falls) finished 16th in the 400m (1:14.62). Freshman Mariangely Rodriguez (Providence) finished 23rd in the weight throw (9.70m).
Sophomore Marlyn Dunlop (Providence) finished 26th in the 200m (30.56).
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the David Hemery Invitational, hosted by Boston University on Saturday, Feb. 15.

RIC men take fourth
at Coast Guard
Freshman Owen Schenck (Warren) finished first in the mile (4:34.10) as the Rhode Island College men’s track and field team finished fourth (seven teams) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Friday evening.
Rhode Island College finished fourth (seven teams) with a team score of 58.0. Coast Guard won the meet with a team score 116.0.
Schenck also finished second in both the 800m (2:03.19) and the 4x800m relay (8:44.14). Sophomore Gabriel Dosunmu (Providence) finished first in the long jump (6.81m) and 10th in the 200m (24.10).
Sophomore Enrique Edjang (Providence) finished second in the weight throw (15.70m). Sophomore Andrew Frezza (Johnston) finished second in the 4x800m relay (8:44.14) and sixth in the 3,000m (9:29.09).
Junior Benjamin Lockwood (Saunderstown) finished second in the 4x800m relay (8:44.14) and third in the 800m (2:04.76). Freshman Scott Pakenham (Portsmouth) finished second in the 4x800m relay (8:44.14) and fifth in the 800m (2:05.26).
Freshman Jack McEntee (Foster) finished fifth in the 55m hurdles (8.60), eighth in the 400m (53.69) and 20th in the 200m (24.52). Senior Garrett Jones (Beacon Falls, Conn.) finished fifth in the long jump (6.08m).
Junior Shamus Culhane (North Kingstown) finished sixth in the weight throw (14.68m). Freshman Nick Lamoureux (North Smithfield) finished eighth in both the high jump (1.75m) and the 200m (23.96).
Sophomore Trevor Morgan (Smithfield) finished eighth in the weight throw (13.97m) and 29th in the shot (9.94m). Junior Isiah Briggs (Providence) finished ninth in the long jump (5.91m).
Freshman Brody Shiels (Wakefield) finished 12th in the 400m (54.73) and 27th in the 200m (24.91).
Sophomore Giovani Monteiro (North Providence) finished 12th in the 800m (2:10.66). Freshman Matt Coburn (Cumberland) finished 15th in the 800m (2:13.10)
Freshman Ravi Kapadia (Lincoln) finished 15th in the weight throw (12.76m) Sophomore Antonello Lucchetti (Cranston) finished 19th in the 200m (24.52).
Freshman Devin McCaffrey (Lincoln) finished 19th in the weight throw (12.27m) and 21st in the shot (10.89m). Freshman Steve Rodrigues (Burrillville) finished 22nd in the 200m (24.73).
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the David Hemery Invitational, hosted by Boston University on Friday, Feb. 14.

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