And just like that, another year of high school cross country and track & field has come to a close for Rhode Island athletes. Another year of spectacular performances on the trails, the oval and out in the fields.
While the meets have essentially ended for out latest year of high school competition, it doesn’t mean it ends here at Ocean State Running. We will continue to keep the content flowing each and every week. As we do after each year, we’ll highlight some of the top events this spring with our Memorable Moments feature. We also be out there covering an occasional road race, writing some features on a local talent and beginning around mid August, we’ll start shifting into cross-country mode by previewing what’s in store for the upcoming fall campaign. If you have an ideas on additional content you might want to see on our site during the hot summer months, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
By the way, we’re sure you noticed a change in the logo above. Yes, we are excited to announce our newest sponsor, New Balance. We’re thrilled to have the Boston-based company and one of the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel manufacturers with us here at OSR. In the coming year, we’re planning to have a lot of great things coming your way. Continue to keep us tuned.
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Wrapping up a few important things that happened during the national meets (and more) that were held this past weekend – Woonsocket’s Shamrock Thoun captured the hammer throw at the adidas Outdoor Nationals last Friday in Greensboro, N.C., where he had a 10-foot PR of 222-2.25. A day later, Thoun was in Philadelphia where he earned All American again by placing fifth overall. The WHS junior’s national crown at adidas was the fourth of his career. During the winter, he swept the 25-pount weight at the three national competitions that took place at season’s end – New Balance, Nike and adidas.
Last Thursday at the USATF U-20 Championships in Eugene, Ore., Woonsocket’s Adelaide Caron unloaded a season best of 181 feet, 5.5 inches to place third in the hammer. Teammate Isabella Piette was seventh in the meet with a distance of 172-5, two days before her fourth-place finish at the New Balance Nationals where she had a near best of 174-2.5. Caron also competed at the Nike Outdoor Nationals while in Eugene. The Woonsocket senior earned All-American status for the sixth time in her career with a heave of 171-4.75, good for fifth overall Younger sister and Novan sophomore Avaree Caron was 15th with a toss of 150-06.
