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Brandon Mota and Enrique Edjang 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Championship Podium Photo

Men's Track and Field (Indoor & Outdoor)

Four Anchormen Claim Individual Titles as RIC Finishes Fourth at Little East Championship

Willimantic, Conn.--Senior Brandon Mota (West Warwick, R.I.), junior Andrew Frezza (Johnston, R.I.) and sophomore classmates Jack McEntee (Foster, R.I.) and Owen Schenck (Warren, R.I.) all earned First Team All-Little East honors as Rhode Island College finished fourth the 2026 Little East Men's Outdoor Track and field Championship, hosted by Eastern Connecticut State on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
• The Anchormen finished fourth (nine teams) with a team score of 107.0. UMass Dartmouth won the title with a team score of 167.50.
 
• It marked it first time in program history that the Anchorwomen and Anchormen scored over 100 points at the same championship.
 
THE TOP PERFORMERS
• Mota earned First Team All-Little East Honors with a first place finish in the hammer (52.77m) and finished eighth in the discus (40.81m).
 
• Frezza earned First Team All-Little East honors with a first place finish in the 10,000m (32.04.17; personal best).

Andrew Frezza 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Championship Podium Photo
 
• Schenck earned First Team All-Little East honors with a first place finish in the 800m (1:54.80) and Third Team All-Little East honors with a third place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:24.53).

Owen Schenck 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Championship Podium Photo
 
• McEntee earned First Team All-Little East honors with a first place finish in the 400m hurdles (53.74), earned Third Team All-Little East honors with a third place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:24.53) and finished sixth in the 4x100m relay (42.75).

Jack McEntee 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Championship Podium Photo
 
• Senior Loudon Chupas (Colchester, Conn.) earned two Second Team All-Little East honors with a second place finish in the javelin (52.85m) and the high jump (1.92m).

Josh Dabanka 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Championship Podium Photo
 
Loudon Chupas 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Championship Podium Photo

• Junior Enrique Edjang (Providence, R.I.) earned Second Team All-Little East honors with second place finish in the hammer (52.67m).
 
• Sophomore Joshua Dabanka (Providence, R.I.) earned Second Team All-Little East honors in the triple jump (13.18m) and also finished 12th in the long jump (6.06m).

Josh Dabanka 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Podium Photo
 
• Freshman Marcos Ruiz Uben (Westerly, R.I.) earned Second Team All-Little East honors with a second place finish in the 110m hurdles (15.12; personal best) and earned Third Team All-Little East honors with a third place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:24.53). He also finished fifth in the 400m hurdles (55.17) and sixth in the 4x100m relay (42.75).

Marcos Ruiz Uben 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Championship Podium Photo

• Sophomore Brody Shiels (Wakefield, R.I.) earned Third Team All-Little East honors with a third place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:24.53) and finished 11th in the 400m (52.74).

Men's 4x400m Relay 2026 Little East Outdoor Track and Field Championship Podium Photo
 
THE REST OF THE FIELD
• Freshman Tyler Boudreau (Warwick, R.I.) finished fourth and was named to the Little East All-Rookie Team in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:58.49; personal best) and eighth in the 4x800m relay (8:52.49).
 
• Senior Shamus Culhane (North Kingstown, R.I.) finished fifth in the hammer (51.92m).
 
• Senior Izaiah Karweh (Providence, R.I.) finished sixth in the 4x100m relay (42.75), 10th in both the long jump (6.08m) and high jump (1.82m) and placed 11th in the 100m preliminaries (11.33).
 
• Senior Isiah Briggs (Providence, R.I.) finished sixth in the 4x100m relay (42.75) and eighth in the 100m (11.34).
 
• Freshman Christian Briggs (West Warwick, R.I.) finished seventh in the hammer (48.13m).
 
• Freshman Adrien Nacci (Newport, R.I.) finished eighth in the 4x800m relay (8:52.49) and 11th in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:58.56).
 
• Freshman Truva Akarra (Barrington, R.I.) finished eighth in the 4x800m relay (8:52.49) and 10th in the 400m hurdles (59.15; personal best).
 
• Junior Trevor Morgan (Smithfield, R.I.) finished eighth in the hammer (47.56m).
 
• Junior Hussein Niyonkuru (Providence, R.I.) finished eighth in the 4x800m relay (8:52.49) and 16th in the 800m (2:11.61).
 
• Sophomore Aiden Fitzgerald (Cumberland, R.I.) finished 13th in the shot (12.80m).
 
• Sophomore Ravi Kapadia (Lincoln, R.I.) finished 15th in the shot (12.52m).

• Junior Antonello Lucchetti (Cranston, R.I.) finished 20th in the 100m preliminaries (11.62).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the 2026 New England Div. III Championship, hosted by Springfield on May 1-2.
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Players Mentioned

Isiah Briggs

Isiah Briggs

5' 7"
Senior
Shamus Culhane

Shamus Culhane

6' 0"
Senior
Joshua Dabanka

Joshua Dabanka

6' 4"
Sophomore
Enrique Edjang

Enrique Edjang

5' 10"
Junior
Aiden Fitzgerald

Aiden Fitzgerald

5' 10"
Sophomore
Andrew Frezza

Andrew Frezza

5' 4"
Junior
Ravi Kapadia

Ravi Kapadia

6' 0"
Sophomore
Izaiah Karweh

Izaiah Karweh

6' 3"
Senior
Antonello Lucchetti

Antonello Lucchetti

5' 5"
Junior
Jack McEntee

Jack McEntee

5' 11"
Sophomore
Trevor Morgan

Trevor Morgan

5' 10"
Junior
Brandon Mota

Brandon Mota

6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Isiah Briggs

Isiah Briggs

5' 7"
Senior
Shamus Culhane

Shamus Culhane

6' 0"
Senior
Joshua Dabanka

Joshua Dabanka

6' 4"
Sophomore
Enrique Edjang

Enrique Edjang

5' 10"
Junior
Aiden Fitzgerald

Aiden Fitzgerald

5' 10"
Sophomore
Andrew Frezza

Andrew Frezza

5' 4"
Junior
Ravi Kapadia

Ravi Kapadia

6' 0"
Sophomore
Izaiah Karweh

Izaiah Karweh

6' 3"
Senior
Antonello Lucchetti

Antonello Lucchetti

5' 5"
Junior
Jack McEntee

Jack McEntee

5' 11"
Sophomore
Trevor Morgan

Trevor Morgan

5' 10"
Junior
Brandon Mota

Brandon Mota

6' 1"
Senior

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