Whether it was Conley Stadium in Providence for the state meet the week prior or Wildcat Stadium on the campus of the University of New Hampshire like it was June 8 for the 77th Annual New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Durham, West Warwick's Raye sisters were among the dominant forces in each.

Lisa and Xenia Raye, much like they in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League meet, were at the fore of the female competitors at the regional championships, winning four total individual and relay events.

Sophomore Lisa set one new regional standard and nearly broke another New England record in the sprints.

Her time of 23.14 in the 200 meters, in which she has consistently among the fastest this season in the nation, broke the nine-year-old mark of 23.64 in the event set by Hope's Quashira McIntosh in 2015.

Winning the 100 in 11.42, she was one-one hundredth of a second of the time of 11.41 also posted back in 2015 by Kate Hall of Lake Region, Maine.

Senior Xenia finished second in the 100 two weeks ago with an 11.92. Two local rivals of the Rayes, East Providence's Nazarae Phillip and Kendra Daniel ran 20th (12.62) and 24th (12.76), respectively, while failing to advance out of the heat races. The eighth and last spot into the final clocked in at 12.25.

In the 200, Lisa Raye bettered Nina Kyei-Aboagye of Sharon, Mass., who ran second in 24.25. The Townies' Kandace Daniel was 13th overall with a time of 26.13.

Xenia added the third solo win for the Rayes, clocking a 55.16 to capture the 400 meters. Lauren Kropo of Naugatuck, Conn., was the runner up in 55.46. The Raye sisters also led West Warwick to the 4x100 relay victory in a time of 47.47, which was relatively close to the meet record of 47.36 held by the Danbury, Conn., team since 2008.

East Providence's Daniel sisters, Phillip and Aliyah Evora ran ninth in the 4x1 with a time of 49.45. The Townies' quartet of the Daniels, Layla Bates and Abigail Raphael added an 11th-place run in the 4x400 relay with a 4:12.56. EP was sandwiched between three other Rhode Island squads in the event: Classical in ninth at 4:08.56, LaSalle in 10th at 4:11.04 and Chariho in 12th at 4:12.82. Bloomfield, Conn., won the race in 3:53.85.

Phillip was also the lone EPHS female to compete in a field event, finishing 16th in the high jump on attempts at five feet even. Katie Caraco of Reading, Mass., won the high jump at 5'5," clearing the winning height on her first attempt. No other competitor bettered 5'3."

On the boys' side, the only EPHS entrant was the Townies' 4x4 relay team of Julius Cortes, Mac Prevete, Justin Jardine and Jaidin Ivy, who finished 25th out of 32 teams after clocking a 3:34.47. The team from Windsor, Conn., won the event in 3:17.92, following by fellow Nutmeg Staters Daniel Hand at 3:20.59. The LaSalle quartet ran third in 3:20.75, the best result overall from Rhode Island in any male event at the meet.

Barrington's Ethan Knight (300 meter hurdles, 38.97) and Cumberland's William O'Shea (1,600 meters, 4:17.27) had the best individual honors of any Ocean Stater, each finishing fourth in their respective events.

Of the regionals and the 2024 season as whole, EPHS boys' head coach Bob Lyons reflected, "We had a good dual meet season and nice performance from individuals at state meet qualifiers. If everyone comes back next year, we have a good nucleus returning."

"It was overall an enjoyable season, but the team and myself were disappointed we did not score more points at the state meet. New Englands was a good experience for the kids, icing on the cake."