Plymouth, N.H.--Junior Steven Doss (West Warwick, R.I.) won four events to lead Rhode Island College to a fifth place finish at the 2023 Little East Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship, hosted by Plymouth State on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
• The Anchormen placed fifth (eight teams) with a team score of 89.0. UMass Dartmouth won the championship with a team score of 118.0.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Doss was the Little East Champion and earned First Team All-Little East honors with first place finishes in the 60m (7.09), 200m (21.99), 400m (49.32) and the 4x200m relay (1:33.58). His times in the 200m and 400m are new records in those events for the Little East Championship. Doss also tied the RIC program record with a 6.98 in the preliminaries of the 60m.
 
• Sophomore Mahari Nayte (Providence, R.I.) earned First Team All-Little East honors with first place finishes in the 600m (1:23.61) and the 4x200m relay (1:33.58). He was Second Team All-Little East with a second place finish in the 1,000m (2:32.80). Nayte finished third in the 4x800m relay (8:40.60) and seventh in the 4x400m relay (3:45.70).
 
• Freshman Isiah Briggs (Providence, R.I.) earned First Team All-Little East honors with a first place finish in the 4x200m relay (1:33.58). He also finished seventh in the 4x400m relay (3:45.70).
 
• Freshman Juan Reyes (Providence, R.I.) earned First Team All-Little East honors with a first place finish in the 4x200m relay (1:33.58). He also placed seventh in the 4x400m (3:45.70) and  eighth in the 600m (1:30.01).
 
• Junior Michelson Salomon (Providence, R.I.) earned Second Team All-Little East honors in the weight throw with a second place finish (16.74m).
 
• Freshman Ryan Hazard (Wakefield, R.I.) earned Second Team All-Little East honors in the shot with a second place finish (14.71m). He also placed seventh in the weight throw (14.24m).
 
• Senior Austin Michael (Swansea, Mass.) finished third in the 4x800m relay (8:40.60) and fourth in the 800m (2:03.46).
 
• Freshman Dante DiGregorio (Smithfield, R.I.) finished third in the 4x800m relay (8:40.60) and eighth in the 1,000m (2:46.24).
 
• Freshman Shamus Culhane (North Kingstown, R.I.) placed fourth in the weight throw (14.96m).
 
• Freshman Brandon Mota (West Warwick, R.I.) placed sixth in the weight throw (14.80m).
 
• Freshman Jaden Saunders (Smithfield, R.I.) placed seventh in both the long jump (6.28m) and triple jump (12.53m) and finished eighth in the high jump (1.80m).
 
• Senior Andre Solomon-Messier (North Providence, R.I.) placed seventh in the 5,000m (16:13.01) and 14^th in the 3,000m (9:43.20).
 
• Freshman Izaiah Karweh (Providence, R.I.) finished seventh in the 4x400m relay (3:45.70) and  ninth in the 60m (7.28).
 
• Sophomore Christopher McCarthy (Cranston, R.I.) placed eighth in the weight throw (13.85m)
 
• Freshman Kordell O'Brien (Newport, R.I.) finished eighth in the pole vault (3.25m).
 
• Sophomore Matthew Taylor (Smithfield, R.I.) finished 14^th in the 600m (1:38.90).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the New England Div. III Championship, held at The Track at New Balance on Saturday, Feb. 25.