rivereast Standout Athletes of the Week

Here are the Rivereast Standout Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 10-16:
           
Jen Whipple - Bacon Academy High School (Indoor Track): Whipple finished fourth in both the shot put and weight throw at the East Coast Invitational in Rhode Island on Jan. 15. The senior, who has committed to Lehigh University for track & field, threw the shot put 34-10 and then had a toss of 29-06.5 in the weight throw.   
           
Liana Salamone - East Hampton High School (Basketball): Salamone scored 41 points in two games as the Bellringers extended their winning streak to five games and improved to 8-1 overall. The phenomenal freshman scored 23 points in a win Coginchaug 49-25 on Jan. 14 and then dumped in 18 points in a victory over Haddam-Killingworth on Jan. 17. Delaney Russell chipped in with 10 points in the win over Coginchaug and Jackie Russell provided 13 points in the win over Haddam-Killingworth. 
           
Jack Turecek - Portland High School (Indoor Track): Turecek ran a personal-best time in the 1600 meters, finishing second overall with a time of 5:05.14 at the Shoreline Meet on Jan. 13. The senior also placed third in the 3200 meters, finishing with a time of 11:17.84 during the meet held at the Floyd Athletic Center in New Haven. 
           
Liam Calhoun - RHAM High School (Indoor Track): Calhoun keeps rewriting the record books at RHAM. The senior set two more records on Jan. 14 at the Hillhouse Varsity Night in New Haven, breaking the Indoor 800 meter mark with a time of 2:02.21 and the Indoor 1600 meter mark with a time of 4:32.83. Both of the previous marks stood since 1992.       
           
​To nominate someone for an Athlete of the Week or with any questions or comments on sports-related topics, email Josh Howard at joshhowardsports@gmail.com