Vermont Indoor Track Team Finishes Season Strong

Rice Memorial High School athletes made a strong impact at the Vermont Indoor Track & Field State Championships, delivering standout performances across multiple events. Competing against the best in the state, Rice athletes secured several top-10 finishes in division II.

Sprint & Mid-Distance Excellence

In the 55-meter dash (Division 2), junior Jeonghun "Ryan" Jin displayed his speed, securing a sixth-place finish with a time of 7.00 seconds.

Moving up to the 600-meter run (Division 2), Aaron McKay ran a personal-best 1:33.24, earning fifth place, while sophomore Theodore Washburn followed close behind, securing seventh place in 1:34.04.

Rice’s standout distance runner, Elizabeth Cunningham, claimed a state championship title in the 1000-meter run (Division 2) with a winning time of 3:11.02, proving to be one of the top female middle-distance runners in the state.

In the 1600-meter run (Division 2), senior Evey Slavik finished seventh with a personal-best 5:35.98, before returning to place second in the 3200-meter run (Division 2), clocking in at 12:02.04. On the boys' side, junior Sergio Sotomonte-Hammond secured sixth place in the 3200-meter run, setting a new personal best of 10:49.33.

Strong Relay Performances

Rice Memorial’s relay teams had a dominant presence in the 4x200m relay (Division 2), where the boys’ team finished fourth in 1:44.04, while the girls’ team placed third in 1:58.09.

The 4x400m relay (Division 2) saw the boys’ team put up an impressive effort, finishing third in 3:49.50, continuing Rice’s streak of strong relay performances.

In the grueling 4x800m relay (Division 2), both Rice teams secured top-10 placements. The boys’ team finished fifth in 9:51.65, while the girls’ team also took fifth place with a time of 11:53.46.

Zoe Martinez went on to represent Rice and Vermont in the 55m hurdles at the New England Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, Massachusetts on March 1st. Congratulations on another successful season!
 Lewis Track and Athletic Center, MA US