Women’s cross country highlights ‘great’ start to season with fourth-place finish

     The University of Rhode Island women’s cross country team placed fourth in the Nassaney Invitational at Bryant University on Saturday.        In the Ram’s second meet of the season, the team raced against 11 other schools.  Northeastern took first place with 21 points, UMass Amherst held second place with 69 points and Brown University occupied third…

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Men’s, women’s track and field dominate at Holy Cross Invitational

Fifth-year Tyler Rubush was URI’s top finisher in the 800 meters, finishing third overall in 1:54.62 minutes. Photo Courtesy of: gorhody.com This past Saturday, both of the University of Rhode Island track and field teams traveled to Worcester, Massachusetts and won the Holy Cross Invitational. On April 22, the women’s track and field team won…

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Rhody track athlete wins the biggest race of career — and it’s not on the track

Kindopp was awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship alongside two other URI students on April 10. The University of Rhode Island’s men’s track and field student athlete Aidan Kindopp was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship on April 10th. His work on Nanobiotechonology Engineering research in the Roxbury Lab at the University led him to this scholarship.   Kindopp…

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Men’s track finish second at Uconn Northeast Challenge in record-breaking weekend

Fifth-year Jonathan Buchanan was URI’s top finisher in the hammer throw, finishing fifth overall with a 59.52 meter throw. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island track and field team rewrote the record book this past weekend in Storrs, Connecticut at the UConn Northeast Challenge. One week after the URI men’s track and field…

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Shorthanded men’s track and field team keeps rolling with win at UMass

Second-year Jarrett Young won the 200 meter on Saturday, finishing with a time of 21.54 seconds. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com A depleted URI men’s track and field team traveled to Amherst, Massachusetts over the weekend, taking home the first-place crown at the UMass Spring Invitational with 105.5 team points on Saturday. The weekend featured several top…

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Women’s track take home first outdoor win, men dominate the javelin at Bryant

Four top finishes over the weekend saw URI boast nationally-leading javelin scores. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode track and field teams crowded the podium, set records, and topped leaderboards this past weekend in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Both URI track and field teams competed in the annual Bryant Black and Gold Invitational over the…

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Men’s track continues outdoor season in style at Raleigh Relays

Jonathan Buchannan finished 11th in the hammer throw on Saturday with a 58.5 meter throw. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team started their outdoor season in North Carolina over the weekend at the annual Raleigh Relays. After winning the Atlantic-10 indoor conference championship and finishing second at the…

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Depleted women’s track and field squad boasts several personal-bests in North Carolina

This past weekend, the University of Rhode Island’s women’s track and field team competed in the Raleigh Relays, hosted by North Carolina State.  This showcase of some of the most talented athletes from programs across the country saw three personal best performances for URI, along with two season best performances.  A group of just four…

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