Full Race Results – RI Grand Prix Results – Photos
Team
The team competition at the series’ third race, the Gaspee Days 5k Foot Race, was an all-out battle royal with a record 9 full, scoring teams!
Taking the title in their second win of the year were the Adult Sentinel Striders who finished with an impressive score of 18 to earn 1000 points (+20 participation bonus points). The Run Newport squad finished a strong second – their third straight Top 3 finish – to earn 889 points (+20 bonus). Making its team debut in noteworthy fashion was the Gemini Run Club, which took third place and earned 778 points (+20 bonus). Taking fourth and fifth in the closest finish of the team race were the Phantom Farms Flyers (score 42, 677 total points) and Westerly Track & Athletic Club (score 47, 561 total points), respectively.
With their victory, the Adult Sentinel Striders break their tie with Run Newport and pull ahead in the team standings by just over 100 points. Women on the Run Barrington and Westerly Track & Athletic Club both solidly maintain their respective third and fourth place positions, while the Phantom Farms Flyers move up into fifth.
Open Female
In the Open Female category debutantes stole the show as the Top 3 places went to ladies competing in their very first RIGP race. Julia Fagundes of Run Newport took the title with her impressive 18:56 clocking, earning herself the coveted 1000 first place points. A mere 5 seconds behind her in second place was Shayna Cousineau of the Gemini Run Club, who earned 958 points for her strong performance. Coming in third with a fine time of 19:30 to earn 917 points was Katherine Walker of the Rhode Warriors. Rounding out the Top 5 was Emily Matthews of Women on the Run Barrington (4th – 21:04 | 875 points) and Jamie Manzo of the Rhode Warriors (5th – 21:36 | 833 points).
In the overall standings Alexis Peters of Run Newport moves into first place with a narrow lead over second place Jamie Manzo. Margaret Altes of Run Newport jumps up one spot to solidly take third place while Alice Paul of Women on the Run drops down to fourth after missing Gaspee Days (to prepare for Grandma’s Marathon this weekend!). Moving back up into the Top 5 following a strong performance on Saturday is Amanda Hawkins of the Gansett Run Club.
Open Male
In the Open Male category, the Adult Sentinel Striders put on a clinic, taking 3 of the top 5 spots to help secure them the team title. Leading the charge was Ken Vinacco, whose 15:58 performance earned him his second win of the year and another 1000 points. Teammate Jonathan Wahl – last year’s runner-up who kicked off his 2025 season on Saturday – finished not far behind him in 16:03 to take second. Nabbing third in 16:31 was newcomer Corey Palumbo of the Gemini Run Club who helped lead his team to a strong third place finish in its debut. Rounding out the top 5 was Gansett Run Club’s Daniel Hawkins (4th – 16:51) and fellow Strider Matthew Vinacco (5th – 17:01).
Following a solid top 10 finish on Saturday, Chris Cure of Run Newport moves into the lead by a comfortable margin with 2380 points. Behind him sits a trio of Adult Sentinel Striders poised to challenge for the title: Ken Vinacco (2nd | 2000 points), Ryan Pagliaro (3rd | 1824 points), and Matthew Vinacco (4th | 1701 points). Breaking into the Top 5 for the first time this year is Daniel Jester of the Rhode Warriors, who currently sits in 5th with 1573 points.
Masters Female
In the Masters Female category, Brett Ely of Women on the Run Barrington had her strongest run of the year so far to again take the title. Her outstanding time of 17:57 earned her an age grade of 85.3 – the second highest across all categories – to secure another 1000 points. Behind her was a very close battle between Kimberley Chula-Maguire of the Phantom Farms Flyers, last year’s champion who made her 2025 debut on Saturday, and Shannon Krasnowiecki of the Gemini Run Club. Chula-Maguire ended up taking second over Krasnowiecki by just 3 tenths of an age grade percentage. Rounding out the Top 5 were Laura Nottie of the Phantom Farms Flyers (last year’s runner-up) and Claudia Maiorana of Women on the Run Barrington.
In the overall standings, Bretty Ely remains firmly in the lead with her perfect score of 3000 points. Jumping up two spots to second place is Elizabeth Benestad of Run Newport (1817 points), while Blythe Gould of the Phantom Farms Flyers (1771 points) holds onto her top 3 position despite not racing at Gaspee Days. Hot off her strong third place showing, Shannon Krasnowiecki (1699 points) moves up into fourth place while Laurel Gaudet of Run Newport (1585 points) remains in fifth.
Masters Male
In the Masters Male category, Adrian Massie of Run Newport ran a blazing 16:40 to earn the highest age grade of the day, 85.6, and finally take down arch rival Jeff Walker of the Westerly Track & Athletic Club. Walker’s performance was impressive in its own right, having just snuck under 19:00 to earn an age grade of 83.6 – the third best of the day. Last year’s bronze medalist, Bill Slaney of the Phantom Farms Flyers, had a strong 2025 debut, placing third by a comfortable margin with a 78.1 age grade. Taking fourth and fifth, and separated by just two thousandths of an age grade percentage, was Dirk Johnson of Run Newport (4th – 74.292 AG) and Lynn Cousineau of the Gemini Run Club (5th – 74.290 AG).
In the overall standings, Lynn Cousineau has used three straight Top 5 finishes to build up a sizable 450+ point lead over the rest of the field. Behind him, the race for the remaining podium spots is incredibly close with Jeff Walker and Adam Stadel of Run Newport separated by just 3 points (1944 vs 1941) and Adrian Massie only another 18 points back (1923). Rounding out the Top 5 is yet another Run Newport team member, Kyle Marshall, who currently has 1846 points.
Non-Binary
With no athletes from the non-binary category having competed at the Gaspee Days 5k, the overall standings remain unchanged with CJ Squires (2000 points) in the lead and Ellie Parsons of Frontrunners RI yet to make their 2025 debut.
