Boston, Mass.--Senior Brandon Mota (West Warwick, R.I.) finished first overall in the weight throw (16.49m) as the Rhode Island College men's track and field team opened the 2025-26 indoor season at the Suffolk Relays, held at The Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
• This was an individual meet with no team scoring.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Mota qualified for the N.E. Div. III Championship in the weight throw and also finished 22nd in the shot (10.12m).
 
• Junior Andrew Frezza (Johnston, R.I.) established a new program record, qualified for the N.E. Div. III Championship and finished fifth in the 5,000m (15:29.45).
 
• Junior Enrique Edjang (Providence, R.I.) finished second in the weight throw (14.87m) and qualified for the N.E. Div. III Championship.
 
• Senior Isiah Briggs (Providence, R.I.) finished second in the 1,600m sprint medley relay (3:38.65) and 20^th in the preliminaries of the 60m (7.34).
 
• Sophomore Owen Schenck (Warren, R.I.) finished second in the 1,600m sprint medley relay (3:38.65) and sixth in the 800m (2:01.95).
 
• Sophomore Joshua Dabanka (Providence, R.I.) finished second in the triple jump (12.60m), 11th in the long jump (6.09m) and 30th in the 200m (24.44).
 
• Sophomore Jack McEntee (Foster, R.I.) finished second in the 1,600m sprint medley relay (3:38.65), qualified for the N.E. Div. III Championship by finishing third in the 60m hurdles preliminaries (9.04) and was sixth in the 400m (52.88).
 
• Freshman Maycol Reynoso (Providence, R.I.) finished second in both the 200m (22.87) and 1,600m sprint medley relay (3:38.65) and fifth in the 60m (7.03), which qualified him for the N.E. Div. III Championship.
 
• Senior Shamus Culhane (North Kingstown, R.I.) finished fourth in the weight throw (13.43m).
 
• Junior Younton Doe (Pawtucket, R.I.) finished fourth in the 400m (52.26).
 
• Freshman Christian Briggs (West Warwick, R.I.) finished sixth in the weight throw (13.41m).
 
• Sophomore Brody Shiels (Wakefield, R.I.) finished seventh in the 400m (52.97) and 13th in the 200m (23.82).
 
• Freshman Tyler Boudreau (Warwick, R.I.) finished seventh in the 800m (2:03.81).
 
• Freshman Marcos Ruiz Uben (Westerly, R.I.) finished sixth in the 60m hurdles preliminaries (9.17) and eighth in the 400m (53.39).
 
• Freshman Josh Valentine (East Greenwich, R.I.) finished eighth in the 5,000m (16:37.75).
 
• Junior Trevor Morgan (Smithfield, R.I.) finished ninth in the weight throw (13.09m) and 15th in the shot (10.73m).
 
• Sophomore Devin McCaffrey (Lincoln, R.I.) finished 10th in the weight throw (12.32m) and 30th in the shot (9.57m).
 
• Freshman Adrien Nacci (Newport, R.I.) finished 12th in the 800m (2:08.96).
 
• Junior Antonello Lucchetti (Cranston, R.I.) finished 15th in the 200m (24.11) and 29^th in the 60m preliminaries (7.44).
 
• Freshman Truva Akarra (Barrington, R.I.) finished 17th in the 200m (24.12) and 38^th in the 60m preliminaries (7.55).
 
• Sophomore Matt Coburn (Cumberland, R.I.) finished 20th in the 800m (2:21.70).
 
• Freshman Nathan Bright (Brockton, Mass.) finished 32nd in the 200m (24.46).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the Southern Connecticut Invitational on Friday, Dec. 12 (5 p.m.).