Springfield, Mass.--Junior
Haley Oliver (Coventry, R.I.) won three events as the Rhode Island College women's track and field team opened the 2024-25 indoor season of their schedule with a second place (six teams) finish at the Springfield Season Opener on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
• Rhode Island College finished second (six teams) with a team score of 144.0. Springfield won the meet with a score of 207.0.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Oliver won the mile (5:11.57), 1,000m (3:06.04) and the 4x400m relay (4:27.54).
• Fifth-year
Trinity Hayes (Providence, R.I.) finished first in the 400m (1:00.75), 200m (26.53) and the 4x400m relay (4:27.54) and second in the 60m (8.05).
• Senior
Samantha Sainristil (Cranston, R.I.) won the weight throw (13.67m) and finished fourth in the shot (11.57m).
• Junior
Tayshia Cary (Wakefield, R.I.) finished first in both the 60m (7.91) and the 4x400m relay (4:27.54), third in the 200m (27.17) and fifth in the long jump (4.69m).
• Freshman
Quiana Pezza (Cranston, R.I.) won the long jump (5.37m), finished second in both the 200m (27.10) and the triple jump (10.75m) and third in the 60m dash (8.17).
• Freshman
Bendu Kamara (Pawtucket, R.I.) finished first in the 4x400m relay (4:27.54), fifth in the 400m (1:06.58) and eighth in the 200m (28.12).
• Freshman
Kandace Daniel (East Providence, R.I.) finished fourth in the 200m (27.30).
• Sophomore
Lexie Zakrzewski (Taunton, Mass.) finished sixth in the 600m (1:52.00).
• Freshman
Gianna Wilson (Pawtucket, R.I.) finished sixth in the 1,000m (3:59.31).
• Freshman
Funmilayo Mclin (Providence, R.I.) finished seventh in the weight throw (11.77m) and 21
st in the shot (7.12m).
• Junior
Sasha Sainristil (Cranston, R.I.) finished eighth in the triple jump (9.42m) and ninth in the long jump (4.51m).
• Freshman
Mariangely Rodriguez (Providence, R.I.) finished ninth in the weight throw (10.14m) and 23
rd in the shot (6.70m).
• Junior
Milana Melvin (Johnston, R.I.) finished 11
th in the shot (9.24m).
• Sophomore
Shirley Portillo (North Providence, R.I.) finished 11
th in the 600m (1:58.83).
• Junior
Bethanie Jean-Philippe (Cranston, R.I.) finished 12
th in the long jump (4.34m).
• Sophomore
Marlyn Dunlop (Providence, R.I.) finished 25
th in the 200m (30.43).
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the Suffolk Invitational, held at The Track at New Balance on Saturday, Jan. 11 (9 a.m.).
