Amanda Norman Norman made her last state championship appearance a memorable one, as she took first in the 100 meters with a time of 12.41 seconds.Aleide Fernandes Several months after capturing the indoor shot put state title, Fernandes tossed the shot 38 feet, 3.25 inches to become the outdoor state champion, as well. Jasmine Marrow Marrow had a busy – and successful – day at her final state meet.Colleen Brague Second at the state meet as a freshman and third each of the last two years, Brague concludes her high school career as the javelin state champion after winning the event at the Outdoor State Championships with a toss of 127 feet, 4 inches, her 10 points helping Smithfield to a sixth-place team finish that day. Lee Stowers Stowers steadily progressed in the hammer this spring, then came through with her best performance on just the right day.Brittany Murchison From seventh to second to first.Candace Hazard Hazard made her last state championship appearance a memorable one. Jessica Graham Graham added nearly a foot to her personal best en route to successfully defending her pole vault title at the Outdoor State Championships.Emily Barrett Barrett was a double-winner at the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Girls Outdoor State Championships, capturing both the 100-meter hurdles (15.06 seconds) and the 300-meter hurdles (44.79).Erin Carmone Carmone adds a third All-State selection to her resume before concluding her high school career. Eryn Wheeler Wheeler capped off her high school career with two more gold medals as the senior won both the 800 (2:15.37) and 1,500 meters (4:36.74) at the outdoor state meet.Brittney Lawson Ranked seventh in the country with her personal best of 165-0, achieved at the Rick Schomp Invitational, Lawson – who earlier this year captured the indoor state weight-throw title - also won the hammer event at the Cumberland Invitational (159-8), the Northern Divisional Championships (155-08) and the Class A Championships (150-03).Shannon Meehan The indoor state champ in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet 1 inch, Meehan added the outdoor state title to her resume.Hope 4x100 Relay Team This quartet, which won the 4x200-meter relay indoors, formed a record-setting combination at the Outdoor State Championships, where DaCruz, Marrow, Cheatham and Quiah posted a winning time of 47.90 seconds.Hope 4x400 Relay Team Hope finished third in the team standings at the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Outdoor State Championships, and it was due in part to the Blue Wave’s victory in the 4x400, which the foursome also won at the indoor state meet.La Salle 4x800 Relay Team She had three different partners this time, all of them freshmen, but Christensen helped La Salle successfully defend its 4x800-meter title, as she, Keating, Meehan and Papazian combined to run a meet-record time of 9:15.67 at the Outdoor State Championships.Mike Gama Despite an off day at the state meet – two fouls and a fall, resulting in a 17th-place finish, Mike Gama is still the best hammer thrower in Rhode Island.Mike Intrieri This All-State football lineman and state runner-up in the shot put indoors contributed 10 points to the Bulldogs’ first state outdoor championship with a winning out of 53 feet, 3.5 inches.Craig Amado The only triple jumper to exceed 44 feet this spring, he soared 45 feet 9.5 inches at the state meet and won by 2 feet, 5.5 inches.Joshua Faboyede The Purple captain posted a state-meet double: discus (158-10) and hammer (204-08).Kenny Cheston After a fast start this spring, he went into a little slump but bounced back with a stirring sprint to the finish at the state meet and won by .01 second.Steve Perry The leading high jumper entering the state championships cleared 6 feet, 4 inches and won by two inches. Wesley DeChristofaro Third-seeded Wesley DeChristofaro saved his best jump for the state championship, leaping 21 feet, 5 inches for the title, three inches ahead of the runner-up. Nick Keeling The 2008 runner-up in the javelin qualified for the state meet in five events; won the javelin by more than 10 feet with a throw of 192 feet, 9 inches; finished sixth in the 200 and reached the final in the 100.James Strawderman He peaked at the Hendricken Invitational on May 30, breaking the state record with a vault of 15 feet, 3 inches, but James Strawderman had enough left to win the state championship a week later at 14 feet.Mike Read Finishing his first year with the track team, this sprinter was the No. 1 seed going into the state meet and the No. 1 finisher coming out.Xavier Rodriguez This versatile athlete ran the sprints and threw the javelin this spring.Kenneth Olivieri After injury-plagued sophomore and junior seasons, he “came into his own” this year.Andrew Springer The best high-school distance runner in Rhode Island history finished first in the 800 (1:56.26), 1,500 (3:54.02, state record) and 3,000 (8:29.35, meet record), and ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x800 relay at the state championship.Mike Braz The All-State 55 hurdles champion indoor won the outdoor title by .01 second with his lunge at the finish. Westerly 4x800 Relay Team This quartet ran together for the first time and shattered South Kingstown’s 1997 state record of 7:57.38 with their finish of 7:55.05.Mount Pleasant 4x100 Relay Team Injuries are part of track, so Mackenley Northecide took the baton from Ralph Biah and ran on a sore foot.Central 4x400 Relay Team The best 4x400 team in Rhode Island won the final event of the state championships by three seconds.
Erin Carmone After making her debut on the All-State cross-country team last fall, Carmone does the same on the indoor team after capturing the 3,000-meter title at the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Indoor Track and Field State Championships.Samantha Chace Helping the Titans to a tie for third with Barrington at the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Indoor State Championships, Chace captured two gold medals in just her second season of indoor track, winning the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:58.76 and the 1,500 in 4:46.02. Aleide Fernandes Fernandes makes her first appearance on the All-State team in just her second season of indoor track after winning the gold in the shot put at the indoor state meet with a heave of 36 feet, 6.75 inches.Brittney Lawson The sixth-place finisher in the weight throw at the 2008 indoor state championship, Lawson added more than 6 feet to her distance this winter and claimed the state title in the process.Jasmine Marrow The 2007 state champion in this event, Marrow had to settle for third last year, but ends her high school career back on top after clocking a winning time of 41.60 at the indoor state meet.Shannon Meehan The state runner-up in this event each of the last two years, Meehan leaped into the top spot this season after clearing 5 feet, 1 inch at the indoor state championships. Jenna Poggi Poggi had a day for herself at the RIIL Indoor Track and Field State Championships, where the Sprints MVP won the 55-meter hurdles (8.44 seconds) and the 55-meter dash (7.35) and placed third in the 300-meter dash (42.34).Eryn Wheeler Wheeler makes a repeat appearance on the All-State first team after successfully defending her title in the 600 meters.Hope 4x200 Relay Hope finished just six points out of first place at the Rhode Island Interscholastic Indoor Track and Field Championships thanks in part to this winning performance, clocked in a meet-record time of 1:44.83.Hope 4x400 Relay Hope concluded the Indoor State Championships with a gold medal in the final event of the afternoon.Barrington 4x800 Relay Barrington got the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Indoor Track and Field State Championships off to a rousing start, winning the first event of the day in a meet-record time of 9:42.46. 04/15/2009Mike Gama A tremendous work ethic and high goal-setting distinguish this thrower.Antonio Asermelly A change in technique from rotational to glide enabled Asermelly to break 50 feet at the Southern Division Championships.Chris Penso The 2008 outdoor champion raised the bar two inches and won the indoor crown by clearing 6 feet, 6 inches.Andrew Springer Sometimes the most meaningful tribute comes from an opponent.Ross Riordan "He's a great middle-distance runner and an outstanding athlete," coach Jim Doyle said.Kenny Olivieri The runner-up the last two years left no doubt who was No. 1 this year. "It was his event to win," said coach Jay Koehler.Ralph Biah An ankle injury left over from football hampered his training and kept him out of a couple of early meets and the class meet, but Biah felt strong for the state meet and won in 6.53 seconds.Mike Braz Hard work in practice and during the offseason produced a championship performance by Braz, who won the state meet in 7.91 seconds.Barrington 4x200 Relay This quartet finished first in the state meet in 1:34.79 thanks to what they refer to as their "football mentality."Hendricken 4x400 Relay Bean was Hendricken's MVP in the state meet, finishing second in the 300, running the anchor leg on the second-place 4x200 relay and the first leg on this relay.South Kingstown 4x800 Relay These four seniors have been running together since middle school and can probably pass the baton with their eyes closed.
