Willimantic, Conn.—Rhode Island College claimed five first place finishes as the Anchormen took home second overall at the Bonnie Edmondson Classic, hosted by Eastern Connecticut State on Friday.
THE BASICS
• The Anchormen finished second (eight teams) with a team score of 136.0. Eastern Connecticut won the meet with a team score of 166.0.
THE TOP PERFORMERS
• Senior
Loudon Chupas (Colchester, Conn.) finished first in the high jump (1.95m), second in the javelin (51.31m) and 21st in the 100m (11.70).
• Sophomore
Jack McEntee (Foster, R.I.) finished first in the 400m hurdles (54.71) and second in the 4x100m relay (42.76).
• Junior
Enrique Edjang (Providence, R.I.) finished first in the hammer (55.53m).
• Sophomore
Owen Schenck (Warren, R.I.) finished first in the 800m (1:54.78).
• Sophomore
Joshua Dabanka (Providence, R.I.) finished first in the triple jump (13.21m) and 11th in the long jump (6.09m).
THE REST OF THE FIELD
• Freshman
Marcos Ruiz Uben (Westerly, R.I.) finished second in the both the 400m hurdles (55.02) and the 4x100m relay (42.76).
• Senior
Izaiah Karweh (Providence, R.I.) finished second in the 4x100m relay (42.76), sixth in both the high jump (1.75m) and 100m (11.31) and 26
th in the 200m (24.13).
• Senior
Isiah Briggs (Providence, R.I.) finished second in the 4x100m relay (42.76), third in the 100m (11.17), seventh in the long jump (6.21m) and 11
th in the 200m (23.34).
• Sophomore
Ravi Kapadia (Lincoln, R.I.) finished second in the shot (13.21m) and ninth in the hammer (45.35m).
• Senior
Brandon Mota (West Warwick, R.I.) finished second in the hammer (54.64m) and fourth in the discus (39.75m).
• Senior
Shamus Culhane (North Kingstown, R.I.) finished third in the hammer (51.29m) and 21st in the discus (31.94m).
• Freshman
Christian Briggs (West Warwick, R.I.) finished fourth in the hammer (48.50m).
• Junior
Trevor Morgan (Smithfield, R.I.) finished fifth in the hammer (48.46m) and .
• Sophomore
Aiden Fitzgerald (Cumberland, R.I.) finished fifth in the shot (12.43m).
• Freshman
Truva Akarra (Barrington, R.I.) finished ninth in the 400m hurdles (1:00.85).
• Junior
Antonello Lucchetti (Cranston, R.I.) finished 12th in the 100m (11.51) and 15
th in the 200m (23.65).
• Junior
Adrien Nacci (Newport, R.I.) finished 13th in the 800m (2:05.82).
• Freshman
Nathan Bright (Brockton, Mass.) finished 15th in the 100m (11.59) and 21
st in the 200m (23.93).
• Junior
Hussein Niyonkuru (Providence, R.I.) finished 23
rd in the 800m (2:14.86).
• Sophomore
Brody Shiels (Wakefield, R.I.) finished 24
th in the 200m (24.01) and 28th in the 100m (11.86).
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will see action at the 2026 Little East Championship, hosted by Eastern Connecticut on Saturday, April 25.
