She has a plethora of state record and titles. She owns several national age group records and is a multiple All-American,
But the one thing that Sophia Gorriaran has not accomplished in her storied career at Moses Brown is a national high school title.
That should all change this weekend.
While several of our track & field athletes have remained close to home, competing at the New Balance Nationals Indoor Championships in Boston, Gorriaran will be among a good mix of talented athletes that will be at The Armory in New York City for the Nike Indoor Nationals.
Gorriaran is the top seed in both the 800-meter run (Saturday, 12:56 p.m.) and the mile (Sunday, 11:30 a.m.). She will also be lending her foot-speed on the Quakers’ 4×400-meter relay squad (Sunday, 3:21 p.m.).
The meet records in both the 800m and the mile could be in jeopardy with Gorriaran on the line. In the respective events, she owns PRs of 2:00.58 and 4:37.54. The current MR for the 800m is 2:03.57 by former Cardozo (NY) standout Sabrina Southerland in 2013. The mile record of 4:36.61 was set seven years ago by Katie Rainsberger of Air Academy (CO).
Moses Brown’s Salter Arms is entered in the boys’ long jump and 60m dash. Arms will face a stacked field in the long jump, which features the No. 1 leaper in the country, Tyson Adams, whohas a best of 25-1.5. Three others athletes have gone further than 24 feet. Arms, the state and New England champions, is ranked sixth with his best of 23-10.25.
In the weight throw, state and New England winners Jillian Leahy and Christian Toro of Lincoln will be splitting time between the two meets.
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Ocean State Running will keep you updated each day on the sure-to-be great happenings at nationals by our local stars. Below we have links to the Live Stream and Live Results.
Check back here often as we’ll provide daily updates of each day at NIN!
LIVE RESULTS
LIVE STREAM
SUNDAY
- Competing in a stacked field. Sophia Gorriaran solidified All American for the second time this weekend by placing third in the mile run with a time of 4:41.94. The rce was won by Stanford commit and Nike Cross Nationals champion Irene Riggs in 4:38.23. New York’s Karrilynn Baloga was second at 4:39.96.
- Gorriaran, along with teammates Skylar Maxwell, Kylie Eaton. and Sopia Mocco earned a spot on the podium by finishing fifth overall in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:57.23. The Quakers’ time was less than the second from the state record of 3:56.36 by La Salle Academy at the 2014 National Scholastic Championships in NYC.
- Moses Brown’s Salter Arms was 13th in the long jump with a leap of 22-1.5.
SATURDAY
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- As expected, Moses Brown’s Sophia Gorriaran captured her first national title by winning the 800m. Gorriaran, who will be competing in the loaded mile on Sunday, coasted to a time of 2:07.30. To seal the deal, she ran her last 200m in 30.78. Bay View’s Francine Miller ran a PR in the race with a 2:21.66 clocking.
FRIDAY
Championship Events
- Lincoln’s Christian Toro took runner-up honors in the weight throw with a heave of 77-6. Toro was behind nation-leader Max Herman, who won with a distance of 78-11.75. Lincoln’s Aidan Moreau was ninth with a best of 65-4.75.
