Senior Trinity Hayes (Providence) finished second in the 200 (25.55) and third in the 100m (12.59), while sophomore Haley Oliver (Coventry) and junior Samantha Sainristil (Cranston) established new program records, as the Rhode Island College women’s track and field team competed at MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

It was an individual meet with no team scoring.

Oliver finished second in the 1,500m (4:48.23) with a new program record and placed 19th in the 800m (2:26.14).

Sainristil finished fifth in the hammer (45.49m), eighth in the shot (11.39m) with a new program record and 15th in the discus (32.10m).

Sophomore Bethanie Jean-Philippe (Cranston) finished fourth in the javelin (34.19m) and 10th in the triple jump (9.64m).

Sophomore Milana Melvin (Johnston) finished 18th in the hammer (35.11m).

In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the 2024 Little East Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, April 27 (10 a.m.).

Anchormen win 400 relay event

Sophomore Izaiah Karweh (Providence) finished first in the 4x100m relay (43.39), second in the high jump (1.82m) and 13th in the 100m (11.35) as the Rhode Island College men’s track and field team competed at MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational on Saturday.

Junior Garrett Jones (Beacon Falls, Conn.) finished fourth in the triple jump (12.90m) and 13th in the long jump (5.83m)

Sophomore Shamus Culhane (North Kingstown) finished fifth in the hammer (50.88m) and 22nd in the discus (29.97m).

Freshman Gabriel Dosunmu (Providence) finished first in the 4x100m relay (43.39), fourth in the long jump (6.67m) and 26th in the 100m (23.50)

Freshman Will Schiller (Smithfield) finished first in the 4x100m relay (43.39), 10th in the 400m (51.40) and 24th in the 100m (23.45).

Freshman Alexander Pinheiro (Warwick) finished first in the 4x100m relay (43.39), 12th in the 100m (11.34) and 30th in the 100m (23.65).

Senior Christopher McCarthy (Cranston) finished 13th in the hammer (45.22m).

Sophomore Isiah Briggs (Providence) finished 14th in the long jump (5.79m), 23rd in the 100m (11.55) and 31st in the 100m (23.69).

Freshman Trevor Morgan (Smithfield) finished 14th in both the hammer (44.23m) and discus (33.68m).

Freshman Andrew Frezza (Johnston) finished 16th in the 1,500m (4:19.13) and 49th in the 800m (2:12.45).

Sophomore Benjamin Lockwood (Saunderstown) finished 45th in the 800m (2:02.47).

Freshman Hussein Niyonkuru (Providence) finished 51st in the 800m (2:13.88).

In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the 2024 Little East Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, April 27 (10 a.m.).

RIC softball gets comeback win

Freshman left fielder Melanie Earley (Lumberton, N.J.) knocked in the game-winning run and sophomore second baseman Noelle Simmons (Goffstown, N.H.) went 4-for-4 as the Rhode Island College softball team came from behind to defeat Southern Maine, 3-2, in the second game of a Little East twinbill and complete a sweep on Saturday afternoon.

The game was a pitchers’ duel for the first three innings as both teams were kept scoreless.

Earley put the visitors on top, 1-0, in the fourth, but the Huskies tied it in the home half of the frame and went ahead, 2-1, in the fifth.

In the seventh inning and down a run, senior first baseman Katelyn Ashe (Colchester, Conn.) reached first base on a throwing error, which allowed Simmons to score and tie the game.

Earley hit a single up the middle to send the eventual game-winning run across the plate.

Junior pitcher Taylor Babcock (East Providence) threw six innings and gave up just one earned run (11-0).

After hurling a five-inning, four-hitter in the opener, junior pitcher Abby Kidd (Granby, Conn.) kept USM off the board in the bottom of the seventh to pick up her second save of the season.

In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will continue Little East play with a doubleheader at home vs. UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday, April 23 (4 p.m.).