PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School junior Nikki Merrill capped off an impressive season with two victories in the Rhode Island Indoor Track State Championship on Saturday.
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School junior Nikki Merrill capped off an impressive season with two victories in the Rhode Island Indoor Track State Championship held Saturday at the Providence Career & Technical Academy.
Merrill came in first in the 600-meter run in a time of 1:37.37, and was also triumphant in the 3,000-meter run, finishing in 10:02.41.
Brianna Shablom, a senior, came in fifth place in the weight throw with a best toss of 50 feet, 9.5 inches.
The lady Patriots came in sixth as a team, with 22 points. The overall winner was La Salle Academy (74 points), followed by Barrington (56).
On the boys’ side, the top finishers included senior Martin Lasky, who came in second in the pole vault with a best effort of 11 feet, 6 inches.
Ethan Shea took sixth place in the 600-meter run, clocking a time of 1:25.16.
Individual results
Here are the complete results for the Portsmouth High participants:
Girls
55-meter dash
8. Abbi Armijo (freshman), 7.71 seconds
600-meter run
1. Nikki Merrill (junior), 1:37.37
1,500-meter run
11. Olive Allen (junior), 5:05.13
3,000-meter run
1. Nikki Merrill (junior), 10:02.41
11. Maura Driscoll (senior), 11:16.82
4x200-meter relay
12. Portsmouth (Abbie Armijo, freshman; Jessie Chen, junior; Mariana McManus, senior; and Becky lawson, senior), 1:53.76
Shot put
7. Brianna Shablom (senior), 34 feet, 3.75 inches
Weight throw
5. Brianna Shablom (senior), 50 feet, 9.5 inches
Boys
300-meter dash
14. Brian Hamilton (junior), 38.53 seconds
600-meter run
6. Ethan Shea, 1:25.16
17. Noah Gramitt (senior), 1:31.78
1,500-meter run
15. Ben Chase (sophomore), 4:24.8
4x800-meter relay
9. Portsmouth (Jordan Cardoso, sophomore; Vincent Gardner, junior; Ben Chase, sophomore; and Noah Gramitt, senior), 8:44.77
Pole vault
2. Martin Lasky (senior), 11 feet, 6 inches
Long jump
9. Peyton Robinson (senior), 19 feet, 11.5 inches
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