The Ocean State will have a strong contingent at upcoming New Balance Nationals Indoor Championship. The four-day meet, held Thursday to Sunday at the TRACK at New Balance, includes more than 50 RI athletes and relays teams with several having a legit chance to make the podium in the Championship and Freshmen divisions, a few with a shot at earning gold.
We scanned through the entries to find all our local athletes. That proved to be a difficult task, especially considering that the athletes were listed under club teams rather than their high school squads. Below is a list of who we found. If we missed any, which we’re sure we did, please let us know and we’ll add to the list.
Throughout the week, Ocean State Running will highlight the top athletes that will be competing against the nation’s best.
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New Balance Nationals Indoor Championships
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
60m
Lisa Raye. West Warwick; Xenia Raye, West Warwick
200m
Lisa Raye, West Warwick; Xenia Raye, West Warwick
800m
Kiley DeFusco, Cumberland
Mile
Kiley DeFusco, Cumberland
2 MIle
Keaney Bayha, Pilgrim
4xMile
Cumberland
4x200m
Classical, Moses Brown
4x400m
Classical
4×800
North Kingstown
Sprint Medley
Classical
Long Jump
Autumn Allen, Wheeler School, Thea Jackson, Mount Hope
Shot
Gifty Bediako, Classical, Payton Goulding, Cumberland
Weight Throw
Avery Aldridge, Lincoln; Gifty Bediako, Classical, Adelaide Caron, Woonsocket; Payton Goulding, Cumberland; Mia Hoskins, Coventry; Vanessa Jones, Toll Gate; Taylor McGinness, Smithfield; Brynn Patterson, Cumberland; Isabella Piette, Woonsocket; Nelmarix Santos Mojica, Classical; Tayla Schneider, North Kingstown; Abigail Senenko, North Kingstown; Julia Smith, The Prout School; Jillian Walters, Ponaganset
Pentathlon
Emily Brown, Chariho
BOYS
200m
Garrett Giroux-Pezzullo, La Salle Academy
400m
Thaden Leomensah, La Salle Academy
800m
Eamon O’Brien, La Salle Academy
Mile
Marshall Vernon, La Salle Academy
2 Mile
Colby Flynn, Hendricken; Sean Gray, Portsmouth
5,000m
Sean Gray, Portsmouth
60m hurdles
Jalen Moseley, La Salle Academy
4xMile
Bishop Hendricken
4x200m
La Salle Academy
4x400m
La Salle Academy
4x800m
Barrington
SMR
La Salle Academy
Long Jump
Jalen Moseley, La Salle Academy; Avin Truong, Mount Pleasant
Shot
Brandon Wolfenden, Pilgrim; Kayden Thomas, Rogers
Weight Throw
Joe Adams, Barrington; Owen Allen, Ponaganset; Christian Briggs, West Warwick; Aidan Chopin, Barrington; Seamus Considine, South Kingstown; Brandon Dick, West Warwick; Ryan Evans, East Greenwich; Jack Harmon, North Kingstown; Dimitri Johnson, Bishop Hendricken; Ryan Luke, Cranston West; Julian Mourad, Lincoln; Owen Reilly, Bishop Hendricken; Owen Spira, Exeter/West Greenwich; Shamrock Thoun, Woonsocket; Brandon Wolfenden, Pilgrim
FRESHMEN EVENTS
GIRLS
60m
Ellie Gagnon, North Kingstown
400m
Layne Stevens, La Salle Academy
800m
Stella Pelagio, La Salle Academy
Mile
Stella Pelagio, La Salle Academy
Long Jump
Loosaper Tate, Portsmouth
BOYS
60m
Ephraim Teah, Classical
400m
Brad Laforest, La Salle Academy
800m
Colton Orr, North Kingstown
Mile
Shephard Butler, Bishop Hendricken; Oliver Redmond, Bishop Hendricken; Aaron Stockford, Bishop Hendricken
Long Jump
Logan Cronin, Bishop Hendricken
