Girls Track Places 6th, Boys Finish 25th at States

Boys and girls varsity outdoor track and field teams competed in the state finals last Saturday and several members qualified for the New Englands this weekend.

The girls team ran exceptionally well as they finished sixth in the state and they also had a number of girls earn All-State honors during their events. Although the boys team did not do as well as they had hoped for, with 25th place, numerous runners and throwers placed on the state level.

The girls 4-by-400 meter relay team made up of Mikayla Baiocchi, Jaimee Dorsey, Rebecca Nunez, and Allie Davis raced to first place in their relay event, which means they all are now first team All-State in the 4x4. They shocked Lasalle Academy as they edged out their relay team by six-tenths of a second to earn first in the state with a time of 4 minutes, 4.2 seconds.

Rachel Basso also attained first team All-State honors with her first-place finish in the javelin throw, winning by a large margin with her 34.89-meter throw (second place threw 32.68 meters). Jaimee Dorsey sprinted to second place in the 100 meter dash. Cara Nunez accomplished fifth place in the 300 meter hurdles and sixth in the 100 meter hurdles; Rebecca Nunez placed third in the 300 meter hurdles. The 4-by-800 meter relay team composed of Katie Sloat, Allie Davis, Meghan Windle, and Molly Burke came in eighth in their relay event. Eddye Golden placed eighth in the high jump.

Since the top six finishers in each event qualify for New Englands, East Greenwich will be sending seven Lady Avengers to the New England Track and Field Championships this weekend. 

On the boys end, numerous runners placed eighth in their respective events: Dillon Danforth ran to 8th place in the 200-meter dash, Dylan Manning also got eighth place in the 400-meter dash, and Chris Millman got eighth as well in the 800. The 4-by-8 relay team made up of Ben Fazio, Dylan Manning, Chris Millman, and Scott Kulm earned fifth in their event.

For the Avenger throwers, Brendon Stewart placed 11th in the discus throw and 14th in the shot put. Sophomore Peter Hunziker threw the javelin 47.32 meters to gain a seventh place finish in the state.

East Greenwich will also be sending their boys 4-by-8 relay team to the New England Championships this weekend.