*Darius Kipyego won his second 800m outdoor state title
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It was a busy weekend for athletes at the Rhode Island State Track and Field Championships. Meet records and personal bests fell across the competition.
Sophia Gorriaran, one of the fastest middle-distance athletes in the state and country, decided to opt-out of the state championships to focus on the U.S. Olympic trials. She finished 19th in the first round with a 2:02.26.
St. Raphael's Darius Kipyego won his fourth individual title this weekend.
This weekend, Kipyego clocked a 1:54.04 to win his second 800m state title in his career. His goal going into the meet was running a 1:52, but according to Kipyego, the windy conditions weren't ideal.
However, his season isn't over yet.
He's looking to have another shot at running a sub 1:50 in the 800m later this season before heading off to Iowa State to begin his collegiate career.
BOYS 800 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT WIND H# 1 Darius Kipyego 12 St. Raphael Academy 1:54.04 2 2 Ryan Dyer 12 Bishop Hendricken HS 1:57.40 1 3 Owen Molis 12 Cumberland 1:57.65 2 4 Evan McGregor 11 Bishop Hendricken HS 1:57.83 1 5 Jake Serra 11 Westerly High School 1:57.84 1 6 Antonio Capalbo 11 South Kingstown High School 1:59.07 2 7 Kaden Kluth 11 Portsmouth High School 1:59.08 2 8 Elijah Saddlemire 10 Smithfield High School 1:59.29 1
*Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan set a meet record at the RIIL State Championships
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Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, one of the Woonsocket Bash Bros, had a very busy junior season. After 26 throwing competitions this year, he put everything into this RIIL State Championship and came out with the win in two events.
In the discus, he threw a 170-0 for the title. In the shot put, he threw a 64-10.25, which became a new meet record.
Robinson-O'Hagan finished third in the hammer throw behind John Fay's 228-0 and the other Bash Bro, Logan Coles' 224-01.
BOYS SHOT PUT FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT WIND H# 1 Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan 11 Woonsocket High School 64-10.25 2 2 Ryan Hazard 11 South Kingstown High School 56-01.25 2 3 Cameron Hughes 12 Bishop Hendricken HS 53-10.75 2 4 Logan Coles 12 Woonsocket High School 50-03.25 2 5 Max Rome 12 North Kingstown High School 49-10.00 2 6 Alex Morin 10 Bishop Hendricken HS 44-04.75 2 7 Ryan Mcpeak 11 Lincoln High School 43-10.75 1 8 Lyric Logan 12 Lincoln High School 43-02.75 1
On the sprint side, Franz Eliasson of Rogers blasted out of the blocks in the 100m final.
The junior had a strong second half of the race to finish ahead of Brandyn Durand of Bishop Hendricken. Eliasson crossed the finish line in 10.93 while Durand finished second in 10.96 into a -2.9 wind. These were the only two boys who broke 11 seconds in this event.
Durand went on to win the 200m in 22.09 (-0.3).
BOYS 100 METER DASH FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT WIND H# 1 Franz Eliasson 11 Rogers 10.93 -2.9 1 2 Brandyn Durand 11 Bishop Hendricken HS 10.96 -2.9 1 3 Jared Gibbons 10 La Salle Academy 11.04 -2.9 1 4 Kamalie Pemberton 11 Bishop Hendricken HS 11.10 -2.9 1 5 Denzel Young 11 Mount Pleasant High School 11.11 -2.9 1 6 Jubril Bamgbala 10 La Salle Academy 11.12 -2.9 1 7 Joey Guarnieri 12 Westerly High School 11.14 -2.9 1 8 Corey Monteiro 12 La Salle Academy 11.29 -2.9 1
*The girl's 800m had three girls run 2:18 at the state championships
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It was a close call in the girl's 800m.
The top three finishers ran a sub 2:19.
It was a battle down the homestretch as East Greenwich's Rylee Shunney surged to the front to grab the title in 2:18.01 in the last 50m of the race. Caroline Cummings and Caroline Jankowich finished second in third in 2:18.53 and 2:18.89 respectively.
GIRLS 800 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT WIND H# 1 Rylee Shunney 10 East Greenwich High School 2:18.01 2 2 Caroline Cummings 10 La Salle Academy 2:18.53 2 3 Caroline Jankowich 10 Classical High School 2:18.89 2 4 Olivia Joly 12 North Kingstown High School 2:19.68 2 5 Kaya West 10 Westerly High School 2:20.36 2 6 Meghan Zitzmann 12 Barrington High School 2:20.50 2 7 Grace Carr 10 Cumberland 2:21.54 1 8 Rory Sullivan 9 North Kingstown High School 2:22.67 1
*Kaylie Armitage won the 1,500m state title
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Kaylie Armitage wrapped up her senior season adding two more additional titles to her name.
In the girl's 1,500m, Armitage won the event in 4:36.48. Kankowich, who also ran the 800m, finished second in this event with a 4:39.96. Shunney, the 800m champion, finished third in 4:40.11.
In the 3K, Armitage won the race for the third time in a row at the RIIL State Championships. She finished with a US No. 18 performance of 9:54.53, which is a season's best for her. Reese Fahys, the cross country state champion finished second in 10:00.11.
GIRLS 3000 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT WIND H# 1 Kaylie Armitage 12 La Salle Academy 9:54.52 1 2 Reese Fahys 10 East Greenwich High School 10:00.11 1 3 Erin von Housen 9 Chariho Regional High School 10:54.99 1 4 Rachael Mongeau 12 St. Raphael Academy 11:00.86 1 5 Emmanuelle Degos 12 Pilgrim High School 11:07.70 1 6 Ruby Nunnery 11 North Kingstown High School 11:09.86 1 7 Lucy Noris 11 Blackstone Valley Prep-Cumb 11:11.84 1 8 Emmy Belvin 9 Mount Saint Charles Academy 11:17.53 1
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*Darius Kipyego won his second 800m outdoor state title
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It was a busy weekend for athletes at the Rhode Island State Track and Field Championships. Meet records and personal bests fell across the competition.