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2015-16 Media Guide Table of Contents 2015-16 Schedules..................................................................... 1 UConn Quick Facts/Table of Contents....................................... 1 2015-16 Roster............................................................................ 2 A Look at The American............................................................. 3 Head Coach Greg Roy............................................................. 4-5 Associate Head Coach Rich Miller ............................................. 6 Assistant Coach Moose Akanno................................................. 6 Student-Athlete Profiles..........................................................7-38 UConn in Conference................................................................ 39 Conference Champions............................................................. 40 Records................................................................................41-42 UConn All-Americans................................................................ 43 University of Connecticut.......................................................... 44
University Quick Facts Location.....................................................................Storrs, Conn. Enrollment........................................................................... 30,424 Founded................................................................................. 1881 Nickname............................................................. Huskies, UConn Colors................................................. National Flag Blue & White Conference......................................American Athletic Conference Affiliation................................................................NCAA Division I President.................................................................. Susan Herbst Director of Athletics.................................................Warde Manuel Sr. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator............Deb Corum Senior Associate AD/ MT Administrator.........................Neal Eskin Division of Athletics Phone.................................... (860) 486-2725 Sr. Assoc. Director of Athletics/Communications... Michael Enright Assistant Director/Athletic Communications................Phil Chardis ............................................................................Patrick McKenna ...................................................................................Bill Peterson Athletic Communications Assistants.............................Jeff Piascik .......................................................................... Candace Johnson ............................................................................. Jennifer Greene Athletic Communications Secretary.....................Luanne Dunstan Athletic Communications Phone........................... (860) 486-3531 Athletic Communications Fax................................ (860) 486-5085 Track & Field Contact...................................................Jeff Piascik Email...................................................Jeffrey.Piascik@uconn.edu Web Site Address........................................... UConnHuskies.com
Tra c k & F i e l d /C r o s s C ou nt r y Contacts Office Phone........................................................... (860) 486-2365 Fax......................................................................... (860) 486-0525 Head Coach.................................................................... Greg Roy Coach Roy’s E-mail.................................. gregory.roy@uconn.edu Associate Head Coach................................................... Rich Miller Coach Miller’s E-mail........................... richard.s.miller@uconn.edu Assistant Coach/Cross Country Coach...................Moose Akanno Coach Akanno’s E-mail.................. museveni.akanno@uconn.edu
2015-16 Schedule Cross Country September 12 Minutemen Invitational (Amherst, Mass.) 25 Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (Boston, Mass.) OCTOBER 02 Paul Short Run (Bethlehem, Pa.) Rothenburg Run (Warwick, R.I.) 16 31 The American Championships (Greenville, N.C.) NOVEMBER 13 NCAA Northeast Regional (Boston, Mass.)
INDOOR JANUARY 09 at Yale Invitational (New Haven, Conn.) 16 at Great Dane Classic (Staten Island, N.Y.) 23 at Manhattan College Invite (New York, N.Y.) 29-30 at Terrier Classic (Boston, Mass.) FebruaRy at Sykes & Sabock (State College, Pa.) 5-6 at David Hemery Valentine’s Invitational (Boston, Mass.) 13 20 at TBA 28-29 at The American Championships (Birmingham, Ala.) MARCH 11-12 NCAA Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)
OUTDOOR MARCH 26 at Penn Challenge (Philadelphia, Pa.) 30-4/2 at Texas Relays (Austin, Texas) APRIL 8-9 at Hurricane Invitational (Miami, Fla.) 9 at Mark Young Invitational (New Haven, Conn.) 11 UConn Decathlon (Storrs, Conn.) 16 UConn Northeast Challenge (Storrs, Conn.) 23 LSU Alumni Gold (Baton Rouge, La.) 22-23 Larry Ellis Invitational (Princeton, N.J.) 28-30 Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.) MAY 1 12-15
Yale Invitational II (New Haven, Conn. ) The American Championships (Orlando, Fla.)
JUNE 8-11
NCAA Championships (Eugene, Ore.)
Home meets in BOLD
The University of Connecticut is committed to honoring collegiate athletic competition by demonstrating pride, responsibility, and respect. The UConn community, fans, alumni, students, coaches, and student-athletes promote these core values as proud Huskies and first class competitors.
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2015-16 Men’s Track and Field Roster Name
Christopher Ackell Chinedu Amonu Kyle Barber Patrick Begley Toby Belton Trentan Beram Ian Bergere Nick Bertoline Adam Boucher Kyle Brackman Sebastian Castano Alvaro Chavez Ryan Clarke David Cotton Jared Delane Derek DiBona Oluwatusin Edwards Aidan Fiol Shawn Fletcher Kevin Foster Alex Gagne PJ Garmon Demario Gray Matthew Graziano
Nasir Haines Patrick Hayes Stephon Henry Chris Heydrick
Freshmen Barber Brackman Castano DiBona Fletcher Garmon Haines
Year R-Sr. Jr. Fr. So. R-Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. R-Sr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Fr. Jr. So. Fr.
Event
Hometown
Throws Brookfield, Conn. Sprints Ewing, N.J Mid-Distance Fayetteville, N.Y. Distance Suffield, Conn. Jumps Westminster, Mass. Springs Hopewell Junction, N.Y. Pole Vault Madison, Conn. Mid-Distance Sparta, N.J. Javelin Tolland, Conn. Distance Berkley Heights, N.J. Throws Crestill, N.J. Mid-Distance West Windsor, N.J. Distance New Milford, Conn. Distance Madison, Conn. Sprints Windsor, Conn. Pole Vault Warwick, N.Y. Throws Windsor, Conn. Distance Faifield, Conn. Hurdles New Haven, Conn. Javelin East Lyme, Conn. Throws Thomaston, Conn. Mid-Distance Billerica, Mass. Jumps Bloomfield, Conn. Throws Canton, Conn.
Sprints Freehold, N.J. Sprints Walpole, Mass. Hurdles New Britain, Conn. Mid-Distance Elliotl City, Md.
Name
Robert Hovanec Craig Hunter Chandler Ives Caleb Kasupski Harley Lacroix John Landis Joshua Lockhart Jordan Lumpkin Devin Marcoux Selwyn Maxwell, Jr. Michael McGonnigle Patrick Meyer Wyatt Million Tim Murphy Michael O’Donnell Nick O’Leary Kyler Osborne Ryan Pearl Kevin Rogovich Michael Roy Justin Sicari Aeron Sykes Parker Timmerman Randall Wall Amanze Williams Ned Wilson Charles Winter Seth Zuidema
Year Sr. Jr. R-So. Fr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Sr. So. Sr. R-Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. R-Sr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. R-Sr. R-Sr. So. So.
Sophomores
Begley Beram Fiol Gagne Henry
Ives McGonnigle Sicari Timmerman Winter Zuidema
Juniors
Amonu Clarke Delane Foster Gray Graziano
Hometown
Sprints Gillete, N.J. Pole Vault Robbinsville, N.J. Pole Vault Simsbury, Conn. Multi South Burlington, Vt. Jumps Elkins Park, Pa. Jumps Philadelphia Pa. Mult-Events Somerset, N.J. High Jump Plainfield, Conn. Multi-Events Windham, Conn. Hurdles Monroe, N.Y. Distance New Fairfield, Conn. Multi-Events Hamlin, N.Y. Distance Wrightstown, N.J. Pole Vault New Fairfield, Conn. Mid-Distance Methuen, Mass. Mid-Distance North Attleboro, Mass. Javelin Payallup, Wash. Mid-Distance Hamden, Conn. Mid-Distance Demarest, N.J. Hurdles Lebanon, Conn. Jumps Staten Island, N.Y. Hurdles Hartford, Conn. Distance Brookfield, Conn. Hurdles Plainfield, N.J. Jumps New Haven, Conn. Distance West Hartford, Conn. Mid-Distance Danbury, Conn. Javelin Midland Park, N.J.
UConn Track & Field By Class Year
Heydrick Kasupski Lockhart Lumpkin Marcoux Rogovich
Event
Hayes Hunter Million O’Donnell Pearl Wall
Seniors/GS Ackell Bertoline Boucher Cotton Hovanec Lacroix Landis
Maxwell Meyer Murphy Osborne Sykes Williams Wilson
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A Look at the American Athletic Conference Not entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, the American Athletic Conference was born from an ideal in which members with ambitious goals are provided with the means to succeed in their quests for excellence. With roots that extend to three conferences, the American Athletic Conference membership in 2015-16 consists of 11 institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa. The 2015-16 season sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only.
The American Athletic Conference holds television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which will give the conference unprecedented national exposure. The football portion of the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday. In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be either on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be carried on either national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3.
Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, The American, which operated as the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013, has immediately taken a place at the forefront of Division I athletics, with schools that have played in four Bowl Championship Series games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles since 1999, and won nine NCAA women’s basketball championships since 1995.
American Athletic Conference teams will have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams following the regular season. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, Two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll. Five were selected for bowl Sun Belt Conference. games, including UCF, which won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 10 nationally. The conference produced 14 play- Additionally, The American has announced primary or secondary parters who received All-America recognition by a major outlet. nerships with 12 bowls for the next six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing The American had four players chosen in the first round of the 2014 NFL desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans. Draft, trailing only the SEC and the ACC among FBS conferences. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles highlighted a group of 12 American Athletic The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from Conference players chosen when he was taken No. 3 overall by the a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the Jacksonville Jaguars. conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference The success of The American in Year 1 was not limited to the gridiron. easy access to its member schools. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball. The conference had the best postseason winning percentage of any league The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video proin men’s basketball, while The American produced top-10 teams in base- duction studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, ball, men’s soccer and men’s golf and sent half of its participating teams and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many to the NCAA Softball Championship. coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
The UConn men’s 2015 team (pictured left) won its second-ever American Athletic Conference title during the outdoor season.
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Greg Roy Head Coach 31st Overall Season
staff were honored with the Big East Coaching Staff of the Year award for the second season in a row and the sixth time during his coaching career. Roy produced three All-Americans in the indoor season as Michael Rutt and Brian Gagnon earned their second All-America honors in the 800-meter run and Marquis Thomas was named an All-American in the high jump. Roy also took home USTFCCCA honors for the fourth time as he was named the Northeast Indoor Track Coach of the year following his successful 2009 Indoor season.
During the 2007-08 season, UConn won the Big East Indoor Championship and fell only 17.5 points shy of taking the Outdoor title as well. During the 2008 seasons, Roy coached six of his athletes to eight Big East individual titles. For his efforts, he was rewarded for the fourth time in his career with the title of Big East Indoor Staff of the Year. UConn continued on its hot streak after the Big East Championships and Roy enters his 31st season as the head coach of the men’s cross country under the direction of Roy, won its 14th New England Championship team and his 27th season at the helm of the track and field program. in the last 15 years qualifying three of its athletes for the NCAA Indoor Year by year, he has been able to elevate a national caliber program to Championships. prominence at the conference, regional and national levels. His squads have earned 13 conference track and field titles. He has also produced In 2006-07, UConn was unable to win a Big East Championship but 34 All-Americans during his time at UConn, including pole vaulters Craig instead won the Sorlein Invitational, the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, Hunter and Cory Duggan. the Harvard Select Meet and the New England Championship. Roy was able to guide Jake Radzevich to two pole vault individual championships, Throughout his career at UConn, Roy has established a solid foundaSean Berg to an individual championship in the heptathlon, Gagnon to tion for the cross country and track and field programs. With top notch the title in the outdoor 800-meter run, Andrew Dubs to an outdoor shot indoor and outdoor facilities, the program has the tools to match the put victory and his 4 x 100m team to a relay championship. During the ambitions that Roy and his Huskies set out to reach each year. indoor season, Roy was named New England Coach of the Year. Greg Roy, University of Connecticut men’s track and field head coach, enters the 2015-16 season with a skillful group of young returners and a talented incoming class that will continue his winning traditions during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Roy led the squad to the 2015 American Athletic Conference outdoor title in front of a home crowd at the Sherman Complex. In 2013-14, Roy led the Huskies to the inaugural American Athletic Conference indoor title, also earning recognition from the league when he and his staff were named the Coaching Staff of the Year. Under Roy, the Huskies posted a solid 2011-12 campaign with Jake Waruch and Noel James each bringing home indoor and outdoor Big East Crowns. Behind James’ outdoor and indoor high jump titles and Waruch’s decathlon and heptathlon titles, UConn finished fourth at the outdoor conference meet and second at the indoor. Additionally, the team won its seventh consecutive New England Championship.
During the 2005-06 season, UConn won its fifth Big East Indoor Championship in school history, fourth under the direction of Roy and the third in the last five years. Roy also guided the Huskies to a pair of first place finishes and a 13-1 overall record during the outdoor season as well. Under Roy’s tutelage, seven Huskies were selected to compete in the NCAA Regionals following outstanding performances in the regular season. Senior Joel Lagare, one of the NCAA Regional finalists, finished third in the NCAA Regionals and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time under Roy. Sean Berg also appeared in his first NCAA Championships as the junior competed in the decathlon and finished in 18th place.
In the 2004-05 season, the Huskies saw success across the board while some of the program’s greatest talents suffered injuries. Will Thomas advanced to the NCAA Championship in the decathlon for the fourth-consecutive season, but was injured During the 2009-10 campaign, Roy led his team to six first place finishduring the competition es, including a fifth straight victory at the New England Indoor Champi- and could not finish. onship and the first ever title for the Huskies at the IC4A Outdoor Cham- UConn finished in ninth pionship. Following the 2010 outdoor season, Roy sent three athletes place at the Big East to the NCAA Championship, marking the first time since 2004 that the Indoor ChampionUConn men’s team had more than one athlete at the event, with Michael ship, with numerous Rutt, Brian Gagnon and Sean Smith representing the Huskies. For the athletes scoring points 16th time, and second straight year, Roy had one of his athletes named in different events. The the BIG EAST Championship Outstanding Performer, as Smith took home Huskies also finished in the honors of Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer for his accomplisha tie for seventh at the ments during the conference Championship. New England Championship. Outdoors, In 2008-09, Roy earned the first back-to-back Big East Titles during UConn finished fifth at his tenure as head coach when the track and field team won the 2009 the Big East ChamIndoor Big East Championship. For his efforts, Roy and his coaching pionship and third at Roy guided the Huskies to one of their best seasons in 2010-11 as UConn earned both Indoor and Outdoor Big East Championships along with claiming the triple crown of the indoor season with the Big East title, New England and IC4A crowns. Roy was named the Northeast Region Indoor Track And Field Coach of the Year after UConn’s success. The Huskies saw Mike Rutt earn All-American status in both the indoor and outdoor seasons under Roy’s leadership. In addition to Rutt, nine Huskies qualified for the Outdoor NCAA East Regional. Roy and his staff were named the 2011 Big East Indoor and Outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year accolades.
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meet while also winning the IC4A Championship. UConn ended the year ranked No. 12 in the nation.
1978 Graduated with a B.A. in geology from the University of Rochester 1979-80 -- Head Coach Thomas Stone High School (Md.) Cross Country/ Track & Field 1980-81 -- Assistant Coach Somerville High School (N.J.) Track & Field 1981-83 -- Assistant Coach University of Massachusetts-Amherst Cross Country/Track & Field 1982 Obtained a master’s degree in Sport Management at UMass-Amherst 1983-85 -- Assistant Coach Bucknell University Cross Country/Track & Field 1985-Present -- Head Coach University of Connecticut 1985-89 Assistant Track & Field Coach 1985-present Head Cross Country Coach 1989-present Head Track & Field Coach Coaching Accolades NCAA District I Indoor Track Staff of the Year, 1989-90 New England Indoor Track Staff of the Year, 1989-90 NCAA District I Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1990 New England Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1990 NCAA District I Outdoor Track Coach of the Year, 1996 NCAA District I Indoor Track Coach of the Year 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999 USTCA Northeast Region Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, 1999-2001, 2009, 2011 USTCA Northeast Region Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, 2001 NCAA Northeast Region Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, 2001-2002 Conference Indoor/Outdoor Staff of the Year, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2015 Conference Indoor Staff of the Year 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 -Has coached 34 All-Americans while at UConn A native of East Brunswick, N.J., Roy earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester in 1978, where he held the school record in the 220 and 440-yard runs. He added a master’s degree in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1982 and worked as the assistant track and cross country coach from 1981-83 during his time at UMass. Roy lives in Lebanon, Conn. with his wife, Natalie, their daughter Kathryn, is studying nursing at Chamberlain College, and son Michael is a junior on the UConn track and field team.
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Rich Miller
Associate Head Coach 21st Overall Season Rich Miller enters his fifth season as the associate head coach at the University of Connecticut and his 21st season overall working with the Huskies. Miller spent 10 years as a part-time assistant working with the multi-event performers as well as those competing in pole vault and javelin. Currently, Miller focuses on working with mult-event performers as well as athletes competing in throws and pole vault. In 2014, he helped Eric Masington earn All-American honors when he finished seventh at the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore. Masington threw a lifetime-best 59.19m to land on the First Team and establish a UConn outdoor record. In 2015, pole vaulters Craig Hunter and Cory Duggan traveled to Eugene and picked up First Team and Second Team All-America honors, respectively. Prior to joining the Huskies full-time, Miller was employed as a physical therapist with Health South/PTSMA in Storrs. While at Health South, Miller provided direct patient care in an outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine clinic while also collaborating with local physicians on implementing treatment plans to rehabilitate patients with a variety of ailments. Miller
also served as a member of the Big East Track and Field seeding committee. Miller, who was a 1995 UConn graduate, enjoyed both academic and athletic success during his undergraduate years. He served as co-captain of UConn’s track and field teams in both his junior and senior years, two years in which the Huskies won back-to-back New England Indoor Championships.
He was a fourtime All-East performer in the decathlon while also earning All-New England and All-Big East honors in the pentathlon and pole vault events. His academic achievements set a standard of excellence for all student-athletes, as he was a member of the 199495 Big East Conference Academic All-Star team and was named a UConn Club Outstanding Scholar-Athlete in 1995. A native of Cresskill, N.J., Miller attended Cresskill High School where he lettered in soccer, basketball and track. He resides in Storrs, Conn. with his wife, Dorinda, daughter, Emily and sons, Caden and Jake.
Moose Akanno
Assistant Coach/Cross Country Coach First Season Moose Akanno is in his second season as an assistant coach at UConn in 2015 after having spent the past four seasons serving as an assistant coach for the Dartmouth women’s track and field program. Akanno returned to Storrs after serving as an undergraduate assistant coach at UConn in 2009, where he was primarily responsible for organizing practice schedules and training programs for different groups, while coordinating recruiting for sprints, hurdles and jumps. Prior to coaching, he was a fouryear letter-winner for Connecticut and was a part of the Husky track teams that won three indoor Big East Championships, as well as three New England Championships. While at UConn, Akanno was part of the Big East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year in 2009 after winning the Indoor Championship. 6 2015-16 UCONN MT&F
“We are excited to welcome Coach Akanno back to Storrs,” said Roy. “A great team player, competitor, and leader as an athlete, Moose has paid his dues in the coaching profession. There was never a doubt that he’d succeed. We are thrilled he has come home.” During his time with the Big Green, Akanno has helped guide several individuals to record-setting performances and Heptagonal Championships. His former student-athletes on the women’s side have broken records in high jump, long jump, triple jump, pentathlon as well as sprint hurdles during both indoor and outdoor seasons. He has also helped to elevate the men’s jumps to new heights with numerous program records and top-five showings by several student-athletes under his guidance.
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Chris
Ackell
Senior - Brookfield, Conn.
Career-Bests: Discus Throw O: 45.64m (149’ 9”) Weight Throw I: 17.82m Hammer Throw O: 62.22m
2015 Outdoor (Redshirt-Junior) • Won the conference championship in the hammer throw with a 60.63m throw at the American Outdoor championship on May 14. • Posted a career-best 62.22m throw in the hammer at the Larry Ellis Invitational on April 17. 2015 Indoor (Senior) • Took third at the Yale Invitational in the weight throw (15.83m). 2014 Outdoor (Junior) • Redshirt season 2014 Indoor (Junior) • Threw for 15.12m in the weight throw at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge Cup. 2013 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Took 10th in the discus with a toss of 45.42m at the BIG EAST Championships. • Took fifth in the hammer (58.26m) at the BIG EAST Championships. • Finished 30th in the hammer at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 56.38m. • 2013 Indoor (Sophomore) • Placed 28th in the weight throw (15.92m) at the IC4A Championships. 2012 Outdoor (Freshman) • Claimed 9th place at the BIG EAST Championships in the hammer throw with a hurl of 52.08m. • Finished 7th in the hammer at the IC4A Championships with a throw of 55.23m. 2012 Indoor Season • Redshirt season. Personal: A biomedical engineering major. 7 2015-16 UCONN MT&F
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Career-Bests: High Jump 2.06m (6’ 9”)
Senior - Westminster, Mass. High Jump
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Took fifth at the Princeton open with a 1.94m leap... Also secured a 16th-place finish at the IC4A Championships 2015 Indoor (Senior) • Did not compete 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Took sixth in the high jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship (2.00m). • High jump of 1.99m won first place in the UConn Challenge (April 19). • Came in 7th for the high jump at the New England Championship and the IC4A Championship (2.00m and 2.04m, respectively). 2014 Indoor (Junior) • Tied for fifth at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a season-high height of 2.05m. • Finished 10th in the high jump at the IC4A Championship after clearing a height of 2.04m. • Took home second at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational with a height of 2.04m. 2013 Outdoor • Medical redshirt season. 2013 Indoor (Sophomore) • Finished 11th (1.94m) in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships. 2012 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished 12th in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships with leap of 1.94m. 2012 Indoor (Freshman) • Claimed second place in the high jump at the NEICAAA Championships with a jump of 2.04m. • Finished 10th in the high jump (1.94m) at the BIG EAST Championships. Personal: An English major.
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Nick
Bertoline Senior - Sparta, N.J. Mid-Distance
800m O: 1:53.86
Career-Bests: 1500m O: 3:53.02
Mile O: 4:13.60
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Finished 13th in the 1,500m run at The American Championships in Storrs (3:56.19). • Helped the Husky 4x800m relay team earn an eighth-place finish at the IC4A Championships with a 7:44.0 time. • Ran a career-best 3:53.02 in the 1,500m run at the LSU Alumni Gold in April. 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Earned a bronze medal in the mile run at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a career-best 4:13.60 time. • Nabbed eighth at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge in the mile (4:15.50). 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Finished second in the 1500m at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 3:53.03. • Ran anchor leg of 4x800m relay that finished ninth at IC4A Championship (7:49.65). • Earned fourth in 800m with a time of 1:55.08 at the UConn Challenge (April 19). 2014 Indoor (Sophomore) • Earned third place in the mile at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 4:13.60. • Ran the leadoff legs in both the distance medley and 4x800m relays that finished fourth at the Yale Invitational to start the season (10:26.78 and 8:00.10 respectively). 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took sixth in the 800m run at the UConn Spring Invite. 2013 Indoor (Freshman) • Redshirt season. Personal: An economics major.
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Career-Bests: Javelin O: 63.24m
Senior - Tolland, Conn. Throws
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Took eight at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a toss of 63.13m in the javelin. • Placed fifth in the javelin at the LSU Alumni gold with a throw of 60.42m. • Set a career-best in the javelin at the Florida Relays, grabbing eighth overall (63.24m). 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Earned ninth in javelin throw (55.50m) at American Athletic Conference Championship. • Finished fifth in javelin with a throw of 57.50m at UConn Challenge in Storrs (April 19). • His throw of 53.80m was good for 13th at the New England Championship in Westfield, Mass. 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished fifth at the Big East Championships with a toss of 58.31M. • Posted a second place finish at the UConn Dogfight with a toss of 58.89M. Personal: An exploratory major.
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Alvaro
Chavez
800m I: 1:47.96
Senior - West Windsor, N.J. Mid-Distance
Career-Bests:
1000m I: 2:24.82
1500m O: 3:58.48
2015 Outdoor (Redshirt-Sophomore) • Took fifth in the 800m run at the American Athletic Conference Championships (1:51.57). • Won the 1,500m run at the UConn Northeast Challenge on April 11 (4:01.23). 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Took third in the 1,000m run at the Sorlien Invitational (2:30.19). 2014 Cross Country (Junior) • Claimed 22nd at the American Athletic Conference Championships (26:11). • Took 10th overall at the 2014 Rothenburg Run (25:40.3). 2014 Outdoor • Medical redshirt season. 2014 Indoor (Sophomore) • Named a second team All-American • Competed at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, finishing the preliminary round in the 800m with a time of 1:51.13. • Took second in the 800m run at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup. • Took the bronze medal in the 800m at the American Athletic Conference Championship in 1:51.18. • Captured the gold medal in the 1,000m run at the Great Dane Classic in 2:25.57. 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Won the 800m in the UConn Men’s Dogfight (1:53.53) and the LSU Battle on the Bayou (1:50.60). • Finished sixth at the Big East Championships in the 800m (1:51.78). • Helped the 4x800m relay team to a fourth place finish at the IC4A Championship (7:34.72). 2013 Indoor (Freshman) • Ran the anchor leg of the 4x800m relay team that won the Big East Championship in 7:32.60. • Won the 800m at the New England Championship in a time of 1:51.60. Personal: A marketing major. 2015-16 UCONN MT&F
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David
Cotton
Senior - Madison, Conn. Distance
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: 3000m I: 8:25.65 5000m I: 14:52.80
2015 Outdoor • Collected a sixth-place finish at The American Championships in the 1,500m run (3:53.91) and also took ninth in the 5,000m run (15:14.31). • Won the 1,500m run at the Yale Invitational on April 26th with a 3:55.68 time. 2015 Indoor • Grabbed sixth in the 3,000m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship (8:19.28). • Placed sixth at the IC4A Championship in the mile run (4:11.32). 2014 Cross Country (Senior) • Placed 66th overall in the men’s 10K at the 2014 NCAA Northeast Regionals (31.40.4) • Took seventh overall at the Rothenburg Run (25:21.7). 2014 Outdoor (Junior) • Finished fourth in 1500m at the UConn Challenge with a time of 4:08.67. • Ran the 1500m in 4:12.80 at the UNH Wildcat Invitational II (April 26). 2014 Indoor (Junior) • Finished ninth at the 3,000m run in the American Athletic Conference Championship in 8:25.65... Also took eleventh in the 5,000m run in 15:04.14. • Competed in the 3,000m run at the IC4A Championship, crossing the finish line in 8:31.08. • Took second place at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational in the mile run with a time of 4:16.77. 2013 Cross Country (Junior) • Finished the NCAA Regional Championship in a time of 32:21. • Crossed the line as the 17th runner at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship, finishing the 8k in 24:28. • Transferred to UConn from the University of Virginia. Personal: A psychology major.
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Oluwatusin Edwards Senior - Windsor, Conn. Throws
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: Hammer 56.23 (184’ 6”) Weight Throw 19.91m
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Placed sixth at The American meet in the hammer throw with a toss of 54.18m. • Notched a seventh-place finish in the shotput at the Larry Ellis Invitational (13.97m). 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Won the weight throw conference title with a career-best 19.91m throw. • Placed third at the IC4A Championship with a 19.89m weight throw toss. 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Finished 10th in the hammer throw at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a toss of 49.50m. • Earned second at the Walt Disney World Open and third at the UConn Spring Invite in hammer throw, recording distances of 51.90m and 56.23m respectively. • Won hammer throw at the Dog Fight, throwing 51.64m on his way to victory. 2014 Indoor (Sophomore) • Earned the silver medal at the American Athletic Conference Championship after throwing for 17.80m in the weight throw. • Finished 12th at the IC4A Championship in the weight throw after launching for 18.28m. 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Captured 14th in the hammer throw with a toss of 54.23m at the IC4A Championships. • Took 10th in the hammer throw (54.49m) at the BIG EAST Championships. 2013 Indoor (Freshman) • Captured 16th in the weight throw (16.86m) at the IC4A Championships. • Placed sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 17.90m at the BIG EAST Championships. 2012 Outdoor
• Redshirt season. 2012 Indoor • Redshirt season.
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Robert
Hovanec Senior - Gillette, N.J. Sprints
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: 400m O: 47.47 500m I: 1:04.08
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Took third in the 400m at the American Athletic Conference Championship (47.47). • Finished fourth in the 200m at the IC4A Championship (21.78) and also helped the 4x400m relay squad grab a fifth-place finish (3:17.49). 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Was a part of the 4x400m relay squad that took third (3:14.09) at The American Indoor Championship • Anchored the Husky 4x400m relay team that earned a silver medal at the IC4A Championship (3:10.86). 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping his team to take third with a time of 3:11.33. • Recorded a 49.80 time in the 400m dash in the New England Championship, which was good for 8th place. • Finished second in the 400m dash (49.59) at the Dog Fight, just behind teammate Robert Rhodes (49.45). 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Took fifth place at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 48.76 in the 400m run. • Finished eighth at the IC4A Championship in the 400m run (48.14). 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Anchored the 4x100 meter relay team that took sixth (41.91) at the BIG EAST Championships...Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m on squad that took fourth (3:13.18). Personal: An economics major.
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Harley
Lacroix
Senior - Elkins Park, Pa.
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: 60 Meters 7.21 Long Jump I: 7.11m
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Claimed sixth at The American Championship in the triple jump (15.00m) and also took 10th in the long jump (6.83m). 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Won the long jump (7.08m) and took second in the triple jump (14.39m) at the Roadrunner Tune-up. • Set a personal-best in the long jump with a 7.11m leap at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge. 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Claimed eighth in the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championships (14.48m). • Finished 11th in the long jump at both the IC4A Championship and the American Athletic Conference Championship with distances of 6.96m and 6.76m respectively. • Took home 8th in the triple jump at the New England Championship, recording a distance of 14.13m. • His 6.74m long jump was good enough to capture third place at the Dog Fight on April 6 in Albany, N.Y. 2014 Indoor (Sophomore) • Captured fourth place at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a high jump of 15.17m... also locked up tenth place in the long jump, covering a season’s best distance of 7.00m. • Took third in the triple jump at the IC4A Championship with a measurement of 14.73m • Season’s best in the high jump came on a first place finish at the Lafayette/Rider Cup with a 15.23m result. 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished 14th (6.87m) in the long jump and ninth (14.34m) in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships. 2013 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished 14th (6.87m) in the long jump and ninth (14.34m) in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships. Personal: A communications major.
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John
Landis
Senior - Philadelphia, Pa. Jumps
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: Triple Jump O: 15.20m Long Jump O: 7.23m (23’ 8.75”)
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Took third in the triple jump with a caeer-best 15.20m leap at The American Championships and also took eighth in the long jump at the event (6.88m). • Finished 40th at the NCAA East Regionals in the long jump (6.95m). 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Grabbed fifth in the long jump (7.15m) at the American Athletic Conference Championship. • Earned a silver medal in the long jump (6.92m) at the Sorlien Invitational. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished in 7th place for the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship after leaping a distance of 14.52m. • Placed sixth in the long jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a leap of 7.06m. • Captured 7th in the long jump and 8th in the triple jump at the Dog Fight in Albany, N.Y., recording distances of 6.46m and 12.95m respectively. 2014 Indoor (Sophomore) • Finished ninth in the triple jump at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational with a 13.22m result. • Took sixth at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational with a 13.67m showing in the triple jump. 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Redshirt season. 2013 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished 25th (6.04m) in the long jump and 17th (13.73m) in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships. • Claimed seventh place in the triple jump (14.69m) and 12th place (6.91m) in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships. • Took sixth in the long jump at the New England Championships with a leap of 6.94m. Personal: An exercise sciences major.
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Selwyn
Maxwell Senior - Monroe, N.Y. Hurdles
100m O:10.81 200m I: 22.71 400m O: 53.78
Career-Bests:
55H I: 7.55 60H I: 7.87 110H O: 13.93
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Placed 21st in the 110m hurdles (14.23) at the NCAA Prelims • Earned a bronze medal at the American Athletic Conference Championships, taking second in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.97. 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Took fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.09) at the American Athletic Conference Championship. • Won the 60m hurdles at the Sorlien Invitational with a time of 7.94. 2014 Outdoor • Medical Redshirt season. 2014 Indoor • Medical Redshirt season. 2013 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Finished 22nd in the 110 meter hurdles in the NCAA East Regionals. • Grabbed the bronze in the 110 meter hurdles at the IC4A Championships with a time of 13.94. • Captured third place in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 13.93 at the BIG EAST Championships. 2013 Indoor (Sophomore) • Finished second in the 60 meter hurdles at the IC4A Championships with a time of 7.88. • Claimed fourth in the 60 meter hurdles in 7.95 at the BIG EAST Championships. • Won the New England Championships’ 60m hurdle crown with a time of 7.87. 2012 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished fourth in the 110m hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships (14.08). • Finished fourth in the discus at the IC4A Championships (51.66m). 2012 Indoor (Freshman) • Placed third in the 60m hurdles at the New England Championships (8.10). • Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships (8.03). Personal: A communications major.
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UConn Men’s Track and Field
Patrick
Meyer
Senior - Hamlin, N.Y. Multi-Event
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: 60m HH I: 7.96 Decathlon 6,770 points
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Finished fourth at the decathlon with a career-best 6,770 point at The American Championship. • Took 10th in the 110m hurdles at the Larry Ellis Invitational (15.19). 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Earned a bronze medal in the hepthalon at The American Championship with 4,952 total points. • Finished eighth in the 60H (8.54) at the Roadrunner Tune-up. 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Captured 7th place in the discus throw at the Dog Fight (Albany, N.Y.) with a toss of 35.98m.... Placed sixth in both the javelin throw and 110m hurdles, recording a distance of 45.11m and a time of 15.65m, respectively. • Competed in the discus throw (36.08m) and the javelin throw (47.52m) at the UConn Spring Invite in Storrs (March 29). 2014 Indoor (Sophomore) • Earned a fourth place finish in the heptathlon at the American Athletic Conference Championships. Meyer accumulated 4,927 points. • Posted an 11th place result in the high jump at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational after clearing a height of 1.89m. • Recorded a flight of 6.51m in the long jump at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge Cup as well as a time of 8.57 in the 60m dash to lock up 12th place. 2013 Outdoor • Medical redshirt season. 2013 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished ninth in the 60 meter hurdles (8.49) at the BIG EAST Championships. Personal: A sociology major.
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Tim
Murphy
Senior - New Fairfield, Conn. Pole Vault
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: Pole Vault I: 4.90 (16’ 0.75”) O: 5.00m (16’ 4.75”)
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Took ninth at The American Championship with a 4.68m leap in the pole vault. • Posted a 4.55m leap in the Yale Springtime Invitational on his way to a second-place finish. 2014 Indoor (Junior) • Finished seventh in the pole vault at the Valentine Invitational with a 4.70m result. • Earned a fourth-place finish at the Sorlien Invitational (4.80m). 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Took 15th at the American Athletic Conference Championships in the pole vault (4.63m). • Placed second in pole vault at the New England Championship with a leap of 5.00m. • His 4.80m pole vault at the IC4A Championship was good for 13th place. • Finished fifth in pole vault at the UConn Challenge (4.60m), sixth in the Specs Town Invitational (4.65m), and seventh at the Penn Relays (4.85m). 2014 Indoor (Sophomore) • Finished seventh at the American Athletic Conference Championships (4.80m). • Tied for 15th at the IC4A Championship in the pole vault with a height of 4.80m. • Season’s best came on a 4.90m effort at the season-opening Yale Invitational, where he finished in third place. 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Placed 13th in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships with a jump of 4.65m. 2013 Indoor (Freshman) • Took ninth place in the pole vault at the IC4A Championships with a leap of 4.80m. Personal: A psychology major.
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Nick
O’Leary
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests:
Senior - North Attelboro, Mass.
500m I: 1:05.55 800m O: 1:52.58
Mid-Distance 2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Helped the Husky 4x800m relay team earn a ninth-place finish at the IC4A Championships with a time of 7:44.00. • Took second in the 800m run at the Yale Invitational (1:53.60). 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Collected third in the 1,000m run at the Roadrunner Tune-Up (2:32.88). • Collected Nabbed fifth in the 800m run at the Sorlien Invitational (1:57.38). 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Captured second place in the 800m run at the UNH Wildcat Invitational II with a time of 1:53.68. • Finished fifth in the 1,500m run in the UConn Spring Invite, crossing the finish line at 4:09.41. • Took third in the 800m run at the UConn Challenge in Storrs (April 19), recording a final time of 1:54.60. 2013 Outdoor (Freshman) • Part of the 4x800m relay team that took first at the IC4A Championships in 7:27.66. • 2013 Indoor (Freshman) • Part of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished third at the IC4A Championships with a time of 7:35.86. Before UConn: Attended North Attleboro High School in North Attleboro, Mass... Captained the cross country, indoor, and outdoor teams his senior year... Named Hockomock League All-Star in both cross country and indoor... Also named MVP of all three teams... Part of the distance medley relay team that holds the school record... Part of the D2 state relay champions in indoor track... Helped lead the team to the Hockomock state championship in indoor...President of Foreign Language National Honors Society... Vice President of the National Honors Society... Editor in Chief of the Yearbook. Personal: A biomedical engineering major.
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2015-16 Media Guide
Kyler
Osborne
Senior - Payallup, Wash. Javelin
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Did not compete in any events. 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Did not compete in any events. 2013 Outdoor (At Boise State) • Had a best of 182-4.25 to place seventh at the Robison Invitational. • Grabbed fifth at the All-Idaho Cup and NNU Invite. • Placed ninth at the MW Championships. 2013 Outdoor (At Boise State) • Competed in the javelin in five meets. • Threw a best of 186-7 (56.87m) to place ninth at the ASU Invite. • Tied for the Wildcat Invite javelin title (177-5/54.08m). • Took seventh at the Oregon Relays (173-3/52.80m). 2012 Outdoor (At Boise State) • Had a best of 182-4.25 to place seventh at the Robison Invitational. • Grabbed fifth at the All-Idaho Cup and NNU Invite. • Placed ninth at the MW Championships. Personal: An allied health major.
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Michael Roy
Senior - Lebanon, Conn. Sprints
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: 400m I: 54.10 500m I: 1:13.79
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team grab a fifth-place finish (3:31.54) at the 2015 UConn Northeast Challenge. • Finished 22nd in the 400H at the Roadrunner Invitational with a time of 1:03.34. 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Did not compete. 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Placed 11th in the 400m hurdles at the UConn Challenge with a time of 59.94. • Ran 400m hurdles at UNH Wildcat Invitational II in a time of 1:00.92. 2014 Indoor (Sophomore) • Competed in the 400m dash at the Terrier Classic, crossing the finish line in 54.10. • Ran the anchor leg on the UConn 4x400m relay team that took sixth place at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational (3:29.64). Before UConn: Attended Lyman Meomorial High School in Lebanon Conn... Was captain and All-Conference in the 200m and 400m... Earned varsity letter in soccer and his team was state semi-finalists three years in a row... Part of the National Honors Society and top ten in the class.
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Aaeron Sykes
Senior - Hartford, Conn.
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: 400m I/O: 49.12 500m I: 1:05.85
Sprints 2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team grab sixth at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a 3:14.38 result. 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Ran as part of the squad’s 4x400m relay team that took third at the conference meet (3:14.09) • Anchored the Huskies’ 4x400m relay team that finished third at the Roadrunner Tune-Up (3:19.46). 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Ran to fourth place in the 400m hurdles at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 53.50. • Finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the Dog Fight with a final time of 57.73...Also ran the third leg of his team’s 4x400m relay, which finished at 3:26.48. • Ran first leg of 4x400m relay at UConn Spring Invite, placing first at a time of 3:23.24...Ran the third leg of another 4x400m relay that finished first at UConn Challenge (3:17.08). • Won 400m hurdle with a time of 53.76 at the UNH Wildcat Invitational II. 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Competed in the 600m run at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup, taking home seventh place in 1:21.58. • Posted a time of 49.81 in the 400m dash at the Terrier Classic. • Recorded a 49.58 result in the 400m run at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational and helped the 4x400m team finish fourth in 3:25.71. • Clocked a time of 1:05.85 in the 500m at the Great Dane Classic to lock up ninth place. Personal: An urban and community studies major.
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Amanze
Williams
Senior - New Haven, Conn. Jumps
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: Triple Jump O: 15.25m Long Jump I: 7.61m
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • •
Took second in the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference championship with a career-best 15.25m leap. Finished 44th at the NCAA East Regionals in the triple jump prelims with a 14.05m result.
2015 Indoor (Senior) • •
Finished eighth in the triple jump (14.57m) and ninth in the long jump (6.87m) at The American Championship. Won the triple jump at the Sorlien Invitational with a leap of 14.33m.
2014 Indoor (Junior) • •
Placed second in triple jump at the UConn Spring Invite with a distance of 14.09m. Finished in third place for the triple jump with a leap of 13.84m at the Dog Fight...Ran to ninth in the 200m dash with a time of 23.50.
2013 Outdoor (Junior) • • •
Captured ninth place in the triple jump at the IC4A Championship with a distance of 14.52m. Took seventh in the triple jump after registering 14.87m at the American Athletic Conference Championship... also finished 15th in the long jump with a leap of 6.55m. Won the triple jump at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational with a distance of 14.82m.
2013 Outdoor (Sophomore) • •
Captured fourth place in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships with a leap of 14.99m. Finished 12th (6.96m) in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships... placed eighth in the triple jump (14.80m).
2013 Indoor (Sophomore) • • •
Placed ninth in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships with a mark of 14.47m. Took 16th in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships with a leap of 6.69m... finished sixth (14.69m) in the triple jump. Was 16th in the long jump (6.57m) at the New England Championships... grabbed fifth in the triple jump (14.61m).
2012 Indoor (Freshman) • •
Finished 31st in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships (6.73m). Finished 14th in the long jump (6.94m) and 12th in the triple jump (14.18m) at the BIG EAST Championships.
• Before UConn: Attended Naugatuck High School in Naugatuck, CT... Was All-Area and All State... NVL and New England Champion in the long jump and triple jump... Also played soccer... Received the Principals Award and made the honor roll. Personal: A resource economics major. 24 2015-16 UCONN MT&F
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Ned
WIlson
Senior - Hartford, Conn. Distance
2015-16 Media Guide
Career-Bests: 5000m I: 14:41.96 10000m O: 31:10.47
2015 Outdoor (Junior) • Took fifth in the 10,000m (31:36.93) and seventh in the 5,000m (15:12.32) at The American Championship. • Earned a silver medal in the 5,000m run (15:08.43) at the UConn Northeast Invitational. 2015 Indoor (Junior) • Finished fourth in the 5,000m run (14:53.36) at The American Championship. • Ran a career-best 14:41.96 time in the 5,000m run at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge en route to an eighth-place finish. 2014 Cross Country (Junior) • Took 128th place at the 2014 NCAA Northeast Regionals (32:38.96). • Claimed 25th at the American Athletic Conference Championships (26:19). 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Finished third in the 10,000m run at the American Athletic Conference Championships. • Grabbed third at the New England Championships in the 10,000m run. • Took fifth at the 5,000m run against Albany in the annual Dog Fight on April 6. • Won the 5,000m run at the 2014 UConn Challenge on April 18. 2013 Cross Country (Sophomore) • Grabbed 23rd at the American Athletic Conference Championships (24:40.5). 2012 Cross Country (Freshman) • Finished fourth at the Conn College Invite (26:03). Personal: A biological sciences major.
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Chinedu Amonu
Junior - Ewing, N.J. Sprints
2015-16 Media Guide
100m O: 10.95 200m O: 21.37
Career-Bests:
400m O: 46.89 500m I: 1:03.70
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Took 18th in the NCAA East Regional Prelims in the 400m dash with a time of 47.00 seconds. • Won the 400m dash (46.89) and took eighth in the 200m dash (22.05) at The American Championships in Storrs. 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Finished fourth at The American Championships with a 48.10 second time in the 400m dash. • Also finished seventh in the 200m dash (21.97) and helped the squad’s 4x400m relay team collect a bronze medal. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Ran a 47.91 in 400m at the NCAA East Regional preliminary round in Jacksonville, Fla. • Took sixth in the 400m dash American Athletic Conference Championships • Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that finished fifth at the American Athletic Conference Championship in Tampa, Fla. with a time of 41.31. Also raced the third leg of the 4x400m relay that placed third (3:11.33). 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished third in the 400m (48.22 seconds) at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship... Also placed sixth in the 200m in 21.76 and won gold with the 4X400m team. • Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay team that finished fourth at the IC4A Championship in 3:14.15 Personal: An pre-communication major.
Ryan
Clarke
Junior - New Milford, Conn. Distance
2014 Outdoor (At Stony Brook) • Placed sixth with a time of 8:56.78 in the 3,000m at the Wolfie Invitational. 2014 Indoor (At Stony Brook) • Part of the 4X800m relay team that placed first at the Fordham Quad Meet (8:11.2). Personal: A chemistry major.
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Jared
Delane
Junior - Windsor, Conn. Sprints
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Picked up a sixth-place finish in the 400H at the Yale Invitational with a time of 57.36. • Nabbed 27th in the 400H at the IC4A Championships. 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Finished fifth in the 200m dash (22.98) at the Sorlien Invitational • Competed on the Husky 4x400m relay team that took third (3:19.46) at the Roadrunner Tune-up. 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished fifth in the 60m dash at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational (7.08)... and fourth in the 200m dash (22.50)... Also helped the 4x400m team finished second in 3:25.25. Personal: A pre-kinesiology major.
Kevin
Foster
Junior - East Lyme, Conn. Throws
Career-Bests: Javelin O: 60.19 (197’ 6”)
2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took sixth in the javelin at the American Athletic Conference Championships with a toss of 60.19m. Personal: A pre-kinesiology major.
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Demario GRay
Junior - Bloomfield, Conn. Jumps
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Career-Bests: High Jump I: 2.05m (6’ 8.75”) Triple Jump I: 14.52m
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Earned top-10 finishes in the triple, long, and high jump at The American Championship... Finished third in the high jump (2.01), sixth in the long jump (6.91m) and eighth in the triple jump with a career-best 14.52m leap. • Set a career-best mark in the long jump with a 6.92m leap at the IC4A Championships en route to eighth place. 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Earned a silver medal in the high jump (2.02m) and took 10th in the long jump (6.82m) at the American Athletic Conference Championship. • Took third in the high jump (1.93m) at the Roadrunner Tune-Up. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished 11th in high jump (1.95m) while participating in the New England Championship. • Won high jump at UConn Spring Invite (March 29), recording a distance of 1.93m....Also finished fourth in long jump with a distance of 6.13m. 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Tied for fifth in the high jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship after clearing a career-best 2.05m. Personal: A digital media and design major.
Matt
Graziano Junior - Canton, Conn. Throws
Career-Bests: Discus Throw O: 53.84m Hammer Throw O: 40.25m Weight Throw I: 14.34m
2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished 41st at the NCAA East Regionals in the discus throw (50.84m). • Collected a fourth-place finish in the discus throw at The American Championship (51.11m). • Took fourth in the discus throw at the Florida Relays with a 51.60m toss in the finals. 2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Set a career-best mark in the weight throw with a 14.34m toss at the Valentine Invitational. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took home fourth in the discus throw in the American Athletic Conference Championship (50.81m). • Finished second in the discus throw for four meets: Walt Disney World Open (51.47m), Dog Fight (48.47m), UConn Challenge (51.39m), and UConn Spring Invite (50.79m). 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Did not see any action. Personal: An exploratory major.
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Patrick Hayes
Junior - Walpole, Mass. Sprints
60m I: 6.81
Career-Bests: 100m O: 10.63
200m O: 21.24
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Took fifth in the 100m dash with a career-best 10.63 second mark at The American Championship. • Helped the Husky 4x200m relay squad earn a ninth-place finish at the Texas Relays (1:25.46). 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Earned bronze medals in both the 200m (21.33) and the 60m dash (6.86) at The American Championship. • Won the 200m dash at the Roadrunner Tune-Up with a 21.55 second result. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished fifth in both the 100m and 200m dashes at the American Athletic Conference Championship, recording times of 10.90 and 21.36, respectively....Ran the first leg of the 4x100m relay, helping his team to fifth place (41.31). • Won the 100m dash in the Dog Fight in Albany, N.Y. by crossing the finish line at 10.80....Came in second in the 200m dash with 22.22. 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Grabbed fifth in the 200m dash at the American Athletic Conference Championships. • Finished 11th in the 60m dash at the American Athletic Conference Championships. • Took fifth in the 200m dash at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational. Personal: An exploratory major.
Craig
Hunter Junior - Robbinsville, N.J. Pole Vault
Career-Bests: Pole Vault O: 5.40m I: 5.36m
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Earned First Team All-American Honors after taking eighth at the NCAA Championships with a career-best 5.40m leap. • Won the NCAA East Regional with a 5.25m leap and took third at The American Championship with a 5.28m leap. 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Captured fourth-place in the pole vault at The American Championships (5.13m) and took first at the IC4A Championship (5.25m). • Won the pole vault at the Roadrunner Tune-Up, Armory Invitational, NYC Gotham Cup and Yale Invitational. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took 23rd in the pole vault at the NCAA Northeast Regionals • Finished fourth at the American Athletic Conference Championships in the pole vault • Pole vaulted an impressive 5.30m at the New England Championship, taking home first place for the Huskies. • Won the pole vault at the UConn Challenge in Storrs with a leap of 5.20m. 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Captured third in the American Athletic Championships in the pole vault (5.10m). • Finished fourth at the IC4A Championship in the pole vault with a height of 5.15m. Personal: A computer science major. 29 2015-16 UCONN MT&F
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Junior - Methuen, Mass. Distance
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Career-Bests: 800m I: 1:53.21 1500m Mile O: 3:48.15 I: 4:05.55
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Grabbed fourth at The American Championships in the 1,500m run with a time of 3:50.57 • Claimed fourth in the 1,500m run at IC4A Championship with a 3:49.53 time. 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Finished second in the mile run at the American Athletic Conference championships with a 4:06.36 second time. • Won the 3,000m run at the Sorlien Invitational with a 8:23.92 second finish. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Won the 1,500m at the American Athletic Conference Championship (3:53.66). • Won the 1,500m run with a time of 3:51.08 at the Specs Invitational in Athens, Ga. • Clocked a time of 3:48.47 in the 1,500m run at the New England Championship, winning the race for the Huskies. 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Won the mile run with a time of 4:13.21 at the American Athletic Conference Championship as UConn’s lone first place finisher to help capture the first-ever league title in The American... also competed in the 3,000m run, finishing with a time of 8:30.83. • Finished in eighth place in the mile with a time of 4:09.55 at the IC4A Championship. Personal: An environmental studies major.
Wyatt
Million
Junior- Wrightstown, N.J. Distance
Career-Bests: 3,000m run I: 8:47.57 3000m Steeple O: 9:21.56
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Collected a fifth-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase with a career-best 9:21.56 time. • Grabbed a silver medal in the 3,000m steeplechase at the UConn Northeast Challenge. 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Won the 3,000m run at the Roadrunner Tune-Up with a time of 8:47.57. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the UNH Wildcat Invitational on April 26. Personal: A biological sciences major.
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Ryan
Pearl
Junior - Hamden, Conn. Distance 2014 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Captured second place in his first collegiate meet at the Yale Invitational with a 4:24.91 mile. • Best mile time of the season came at the Terrier Classic, when he clocked 4:19.04. • Competed in the 1000m run at the Great Dane Classic, posting a time of 2:33.37. Personal: An exploratory major.
Randall Wall
Junior- Plainfield, N.J. Hurdles
Career-Bests: 110H O: 14.36 60H I: 8.20
400H O: 55.17
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Set a new career-best in the 110H (14.36) at the NCAA East Regionals • Took sixth in the 110H final at The American Championship with a 14.37 time to earn a trip to the NCAAs • Took sixth in the 110H at the LSU Alumni Gold in April. 2015 Indoor (Sophomore) • Took ninth in the 60m hurdles at The American Championship with an 8.24 second time. • Notched a career-best performance in the 60H (8.20) on his way to a seventh-place finish at the IC4A Championships. 2014 Outdoor (Freshman) • Earned sixth in 110m hurdles at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 14.90 seconds. • Placed fourth in 400m hurdles at UConn Challenge with a time of 55.17...Won 110m hurdles by crossing the line at 14.90. • Finished fourth in 110m hurdles at both the Specs Town Invitational (14.97) and the UNH Wildcat Invitational II (15.39). 2014 Indoor (Freshman) • Took sixth place at the American Athletic Conference Championship in the 60m hurdles (8.24). • Finished seventh in the 60m hurdles at the IC4A Championship with a time of 8.32 seconds. Personal: An allied health major.
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Patrick
Begley
Sophomore - Suffield, Conn.
Distance 2014 Cross Country (Freshman) • Finished 151st at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Bronx, N.Y., completing the 10k race in 33:00.51. • Took 17th at the 2014 Rothenburg Run, helping UConn claim a second-place finish. • Was the third Husky (201st overall) to cross the line at the 2014 Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. Personal: A mechanical engineering major.
Trentan Beram
Sophomore - Lagrangeville, N.Y.
Sprints 2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished 19th in the prelims of the 200m dash with a career-best 21.09 second time at the NCAA East Regionals. • Took fourth in the 200m dash (21.13) at The American Championship in Storrs. • Helped the Husky 4x100m relay team earned a first-place finish at the IC4A Championship. 2015 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished in the top-five in both the 400m (47.57) and 200m 21.61) at The American Championship. • Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team earn a silver medal at the conference meet with a time of 47.57. • Earned a silver medal in the 200m at the IC4A Championship with a time of 21.43. Before UConn: Competed for two years under head coach Steve Arnett at Arlington High School... Was named an All-American sprinter in the 200m. Personal: A mathematics major.
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Aidan Fiol
Sophomore - Fairfield, Conn. Distance
2015 Cross Country (Sophomore) • Grabbed 50th at the American Athletic Conference championship with a an 8K time of 25:49.50. • Placed 154th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship with a 33:19.90 10K finish. 2014 Cross Country (Freshman) • Did not see any action. Personal: A pre-kinesiology major.
Alex
Gagne
Sophomore - Thomaston, Conn. Throws
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished fourth in the javelin throw with a toss of 56.16m at the UConn Northeast Invitational.
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Stephon Henry
Sophomore - New Britain, Conn. HH/IH
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Finished fifth in the 110H (14.35) and seventh in the 400H (53.76) at The American Championship in Storrs. • Picked up a bronze medal at the IC4A championship with a career-best 14.34 110H result. 2015 Indoor (Freshman) • Took sixth in the 60H with a career-best 8.14 second result at the American Athletic Conference Championship. • Grabbed a silver medal in the 60H at the Roadrunner Tune-Up with an 8.22 second time. • Helped the Huskies’ 4x400m relay team secure a fifth-place finish (3:27.29) at the Sorlien Invitational. Before UConn: Competed in hurdles for two years at New Britain High School... Ran the 110 hurdles in 14.22 seconds and placed third at the National Championship Track Event in North Carolina... Was selected as a member of the All-Hartford Courant team for hurdles in 2014. Personal: A pre-teaching major.
Chandler Ives
Sophomore - Simsbury, Conn. Pole Vault
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Set a career-best in the pole vault with a leap of 5.00m at the Princeton Open, earning fourth overall. • Took eighth in the pole vault at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4.55m). 2015 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished eighth in the pole-vault with a season-best 4.83m result at The American Championship. • Placed third at the Roadrunner Tune-Up with a pole vault result of 4.70m.
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Michael McGonnigle
Sophomore - New Fairfield, Conn. Distance
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Placed third in the 5,000m run with a career-best 14:28.86 perfomrance at the Princeton Open. • Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team collected a silver medal at the Ramapo Roadrunner Invitational. 2015 Indoor (Freshman) • Took eighth in the 5,000m run with a 15:03.75 second performance at The American Championship. • Picked up a silver medal in the 3,000m run at the Sorlien Invitational. Personal: An environmental studies major.
Justin
Sicari
Sophomore - Staten Island, N.Y. Jumps
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took 29th at the NCAA East Regionals in the high jump with a 1.99m leap. • Earned a bronze medal in the high jump at The American Championship with a result of 2.01m. • Set a career-best in the high jump with a 2.09m leap to secure a second-place finish at the IC4A Championship. 2015 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished 10th in the hepthalon at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a career-best 4,552 points. • Won the high jump with a season-best 2.03m leap at the Roadrunner Tune-Up.
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Parker Timmerman Sophomore - Brookfield, Conn. Distance
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Set a career-best in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:01.44) to secure a third-place finish at the Yale Invitational. • Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team earn an 11th-place finish at the Ramapo Roadrunner Invitational. 2015 Indoor (Freshman) • Finished second in the DMR at the American Athletic Conference Championships with a 9:59.09 performance. • Took 15th at the IC4A Championship in the 1,000m run with a 2:31.56. 2014 Cross Country (Freshman) • Finished 32nd at the American Athletic Conference Championships in Tulsa, Okla. (26:26). • Led all Huskies with a 156th-place finish at the Paul Short Run. • Grabbed a 46th-place finish at the 2014 Rothenburg Run. Personal: A computer science and engineering major.
Charles
Winter
Sophomore - Danbury, Conn. Distance
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took ninth in the 800m run with a career-best 1:56.52 second performance at the Yale Springtime Invitational. 2014 Cross Country (Freshman) • Did not see any action. Personal: An exploratory major.
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Seth Zuidema
Sophomore - Midland Park, N.J. Throws
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took ninth in the javelin at The American Championship with a toss of 62.50m. • Set a career-best mark in the javelin at the Florida Relays, taking ninth overall with a 63.23m result. Before UConn: Competed under head coach Steve Ferro at Midland Park High School... Earned four varsity letters and was a two-time All-County First Team Member... Selected to the All-North Jersey First Team on two occassions and was a two-time State Sectional Champion. Personal: An exploratory major.
Joshua
Lockhart
R.S. Freshman - Somerset, N.J. Multi-Events
2015 Outdoor (Freshman) • Took sixth in the shot put (13.69m) and eighth in the discus (36.28m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge. • Set a career-best mark in the discus throw with a 41.68m toss at the Ramapo Roadrunner Invitational. Before UConn: Competed at Franklin High School in Somerset, N.J... Was tabbed as an All-American on two occassions... Named to the All-State team in his senior season... Served as team captain in 2014 and was also named Team MVP following the conclusion of the season. Personal: An human development and family studies major
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Kevin Rogovich
R.S. Freshman - Demarest, N.J. Distance
2015 Cross Country (Sophomore) • Finished 45th at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown with a 16:32.6 finish. • Picked up a 43rd place finish at the Rothenberg Run with a 26:19.2 8K finish time. Before UConn: Competed under head coach Mike Theuerkau for four years at Demarest... Holds the school record in the 1,600m run and also ranks third all-time in the 3,200m. Personal: An civil engineering major
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East (Indoor &
UConn In Conference Big East Team Champions 1980 Indoor 1982 Outdoor 1997 Indoor 2002 Indoor 2002 Outdoor 2004 Indoor 2006 Indoor
2008 Indoor 2009 Indoor 2011 Indoor 2011 Outdoor 2013 Indoor 2013 Outdoor
American Athletic Team Champions 2014 Indoor 2015 Outdoor
Ray Wilks Eric Masington
Conference Relay Champions 1999: Outdoor 4x800 M Relay (K. Smith, D. Coleman, K. Jensen, E. Blount) 2004: Indoor 4x800M Relay (M. Feldman, E. Campbell, J. Legare, K. Goglas) 2006: Outdoor 4x800M Relay (B. Gagnon, M. Feldman, S. Iannaccone, J. Legare) 2007: Outdoor 4x100M Relay (A. Pomo, K. Ndu, E. Campbell, B. Campbell) 2010: Outdoor 4x800M Relay (D. Holst, T. Bennatan, M. Rutt, B. Gagnon) 2011: Outdoor 4x100M Relay (K. Moore, K. Smith, D. Cummings, J. Drinks) 2013: Indoor 4x800M Relay (A. Levine, T. Bennatan, A. Bennatan, A. Chavez) 2014: Indoor 4x400 Relay
UConn Olympians
Andy Bessette U.S. 1980 Dudley Dorival Haiti 2000, 2004, 2008
Conference Championship Outstanding Performers 2010 2009 2006 2004 2004 2003 2002 2000 1999 1999 1998 1997 1997 1996 1996 1990
Sean Smith Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer Mike Rutt Outstanding Indoor Track Performer Joel Legare Outstanding Outdoor Track Performer Logan Jones Outstanding Indoor Track Performer Will Thomas Outstanding Indoor Field Performer Will Thomas Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer Elliot Blount Outstanding Indoor Track Performer Ray Wilks Outstanding Indoor Field Performer Ray Wilks Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer Ray Wilks Outstanding Indoor Field Performer Ray Wilks Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer Dudley Dorival Outstanding Indoor Track Performer Wali Muhammad Outstanding Indoor Field Performer Ray Wilks Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer Wali Muhammad Outstanding Indoor Field Performer Andrew Cary Outstanding Indoor Performance 39
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Chris Ackell Glenn Allen Chinedu Amonu Cary Andrew Daron Armstrong Sean Berg Tim Bennatan Elliott Blount Dave Bradford Eric Callaghan Basil Campbell Andrew Carey Jesse Chapman Mike Christie Michael Christy Tim Corbitt Raffael Craig Darnell Cummings Mike Deibler Dudley Dorival Andrew Dubs Sean Earle Oluwatosin Edwards Tyrone Faverey Michael Gagne Brian Gagnon Ellis Gaulden Mark Godoy Jim Hopson Daniel Hutcherson Noel James Ray James Mark Jellison Logan Jones Craig Kelly
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Steven Keyes Aaron King Travis Landreth Erik Ledder Joel Legare Steve Malavich Laban Marsh Eric Masington Chris Mazza Rich McCarthy Joe Mendel Wali Muhammad Michael O’Donnell Frazer Pehmoeller Paul Pisano Corey Pusey Jake Radzevich Pat Rubega Rob Rubega Mike Rutt Steve Santoli Sean Smith William Thomas Charles Thompson Cody Unger Jake Waruch Ray Wilks Dan Wilson John Whitehead
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Event
Mark
Athlete(s) Year
60 Yard 6.16 Raymond James 1981 55 Meter 6.21 Raymond James 1980 60 Meter 6.76 Darnell Cummings 2013 60 Yard Hurdle 7.4 Gene Givens 1959 John Copeland 1966 Peter Lacaillade 1970 Paul Murphy 1974 Joseph LeMay 1977 55 Meter Hurdle 7.16 Dudley Dorival 1996 60 Meter Hurdle 7.72 Dudley Dorival 1997 440 Yard 49.2 David Kent 1979 200 Meter 21.10 Darnell Cummings 2014 300 Meter 33.81 Bill Oliverson 1987 400 Meter 46.69 Joe Mendel 2002 500 Meter 1:02.42 Joel Legare 2006 600 Yard 1:09.8 Daryl King 1977 600 Meter 1:17.36 Arthur Rhodes 2014 880 Yard 1:53.91 Mike England 1983 800 Meter 1:47.41 Mike Rutt 2011 1000 Yard 2:10.0 Alden Miner 1976 1000 Meter 2:22.58 Joel Legare 2004 1500 Meter 3:51.36 Mike Gagne 1985 Mile 4:01.32 Dan Wilson 2002 3000 Meter 8:05.96 Gary Giffen 1992 Two Mile 8:40.2 Mike Gagne 1985 Three Mile 14:18.2 Tim DeValve 1981 5,000 Meter 14:13.89 Georg Diettrich 1994 4x440 Yard 3:18.0 Pat Walker 1973 Relay Mike Goe Rich Fetzer Steve Hulme 4x400 Meter 3:10.52 Arthur Rhodes 2014 Relay Chinedu Amonu Kyle Twombly Robert Hovanec 4x880 Yard 7:39.9 Bob Dederer 1973 Relay Fred Steigert Francis Brough James Verdon 4x800 Meter 7:20.09 Dan Holst 2009 Relay Steven Iannaccone Michael Rutt Brian Gagnon Distance Medley 9:42.58 Kevin Jensen 2000 Relay (Yards) Haven Barnes Elliott Blount Dan Wilson Distance Medley 9:33.85 Kevin Jensen 2000 Relay (Meter) Haven Barnes Elliott Blount Dan Wilson 220 Meter Shuttle 30.5 Alex Davis 1990 Hurdles Relay Charles Werner Scott Mitchell Dave Tabon High Jump 2.24 (7-4.25) James Hopson 1982 Long Jump 7.61 (24-11.75) Amanze Williams 2012 Triple Jump 15.94 (52-3.50) Mike Christie 1987 Shot Put 18.84 (61-9.75) Ray Wilks 1999 35 lb. Weight 20.34 (66-8.75) Steve Santoli 1998 Pole Vault 5.36M Craig Hunter 2015 Pentathlon 4059 pts. Will Thomas 2001 Heptathlon 5658 pts Will Thomas 2004
Outdoor Track And Field Records
Event
Mark
Athlete
Year
100 Yard 9.6 Heyward Woodward 1973 100 Meter 10.34 Darnell Cummings 2015 120 Yard 14.1 Paul Murphy 1975 Hurdles 110 Meter 13.48 Dudley Dorival 1997 Hurdles 220 Yard 21.1 Gene Givens 1957 200 Meter 20.91 Basil Campbell 2007 440 Yard 48.0 Daryl King 1975 400 Meter 45.94 Joe Mendel 2003 440 Yard 51.0 David Kent 1979 Hurdle 400 Meter 51.11 Anthony Burris 2009 Hurdle 880 Yard 1:50.8 Alden Miner 1975 800 Meter 1:47.57 Mike Rutt 2009 1500 Meter 3:39.71 Dan Wilson 2000 3000 Meter 8:28.26 Joe Clark 2012 Steeplechase 8:45.32 Christer Malm 1991 Mile 4:00.79 Dan Wilson 2000 Two Mile 8:59.5 Richard Spurling 1970 Three Mile 13:52.8 John Vitale 1970 5000 Meter 13:57.5 Mike Gagne 1985 Six Mile 29:01.8 John Vitale 1970 10,000 Meter 29:22.92 Georg Diettrich 1994 High Jump 2.25 (7-4.50) James Hopson 1983 Long Jump 7.69 (25-2.75) Mike Christy 1996 Triple Jump 15.95 (52-4.00) Mike Christy 1995 Pole Vault 5.40m Craig Hunter 2015 Shot Put 18.57 (60-11.25) Ray Wilks 1999 Hammer 65.10 (213-7.00) Andy Bessette 1975 Discus 59.19 (194- 2.25) Eric Masington 2014 Javelin (old) 73.48 (241-1.00) Reid Crawshaw 1961 (new) 77.47 (254-1.00) Paul Pisano 2004 Decathlon (old) 7821 pts. Ronald Evans 1973 (new) 7894 pts. Will Thomas 2003
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Mark Athlete
Year
4X110 Yard 41.7 David Parsons 1981 Charles Thompson Bernard Vogel Raymond James 4X100 Yard 40.75 Rick Gross 2002 Adebo Oshodi Joe Mendel Chris Charles 4X100 Meter 40.27 Kevin Steinberg 2012 Kevin Smith Darnell Cummings Jesse Drinks 4X110 Meter 55.65 Mike Christy 1995 Errol Buggs Shuttle Hurdles Rich Miller Dudley Dorival 4X220 Yard 1:27.3 William Parkton 1973 Michael Goe William Thorne Patrick Walker 1:25.00 Adebo Oshodi 2002 4X200 Meter Chris Charles Joe Mendel Ernest Holloway 3:15.4 Patrick Walker 1973 4X440 Yard Steven Hulme Richard Fetzer Michael Goe 3:10.24 Adebo Oshodi 2002 4X400 Meter Gabe DeLeon Elliott Blount Joe Mendel 7:40.4 Francis Brough 1973 4X880 Yard Robert Dederer William Cantin Steven Hulme 4X800 Meter 7:21.10 Karl Smith 1999 Dave Coleman Kevin Jensen Elliott Blount 4X1 Mile 17:33.9 William Cantin 1973 Robert Dederer John Hunt Robert McCusker DMR 9:33.02 Kevin Jensen (2:54.5) 2000 (Meter) Haven Barnes (47.9) Elliott Blount (1:47.9) Dan Wilson (4:03.6) Sprint Medley 3:26.6 440 Jay Sher 1970 (Yard) 220 Robert Edwards 220 Vincent Clemens 880 J. Steven Flanagan Sprint Medley 3:23.53 400 Bill Oliverson 1990 (Metric) 200 Steve Francis 200 Dave Howley 800 John McGowan
Hugh S. Greer Field House Records Event
Mark
Athlete (School), Date
55 Meter 6.40 Kevin Smith (UConn), 1/5/13 200 Meter 22.50 Latif Thomas (UConn), 1/6/99 400 Meter 49.56 Adebo Oshodi (UConn), 1/6/99 500 Meter 1:03.44 Joe Mendel (UConn), 1/31/03 800 Meter 1:51.67 Joel Legare(UConn), 1/31/03 1000 Meter 2:24.74 Josh Perry (Southern Conn), 1/7/12 Mile 4:11.85 Tim Bennatan (UConn), 1/7/12 3000 Meter 8:30.09 Dan Wilson (UConn), 1/8/00 55 Meter Hurdle 7.45 Rick Gross (UConn), 1/31/03 Colin Aina (Rhode Island), 1/31/03 4x400 Meter Relay 3:20.52 (UConn), 1/6/99 4x800 Meter Relay 7:50.67 (UConn), 1/6/99 High Jump 7-01.00 Noel James (UConn), 1/7/12 15-11.75 Cory Duggan (UConn), 1/5/13 Pole Vault 25-3.25 Christian Haar (Manhattan), 1/6/99 Long Jump 50-2.50 Christian Haar (Manhattan), 1/6/99 Triple Jump 61-7.00 Ray Wilks (UConn), 1/8/00 Shot Put 66-3.75 Jacob Freeman (Manhattan), 1/8/00 Weight Throw 5266 Kyle Calvo (Penn), 1/7/06 Heptathlon
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Mark
Athlete (School), Date
100 Meter 200 Meter 400 Meter 800 Meter 1500 Meter 3000 Meter 5000 Meter 10,000 Meter 110 Meter Hurdle 400 Meter Hurdle 3000 Meter SC 4x100 Meter-Relay 4x400 Meter-Relay 4x800 Meter-Relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw Javelin Decathlon
9.99 Bryce Robinson (Tulsa), 5/17/15 20.47 Bryce Robinson (Tulsa), 5/17/15 45.28 Obra Hogans (Seton Hall), 5/3/03 1:49.00 Jesse O’Connell (Georgetown), 5/4/03 3:44.67 Dan Wilson (UConn), 4/20/02 8:30.08 Chris Longo (Iona), 4/10/99 13:59.38 Luke Watson (Notre Dame), 5/5/02 28:55.67 Ryan Shay (Notre Dame), 5/4/023 13.59 Isaac Williams (Houston), 5/17/15 49.90 Nicholas O’Brien (Villanova), 5/4/03 8:37.61 Luke Watson (Notre Dame), 5/4/02 39.97 Houston, 05/17/15 3:08.98 Seton Hall, 5/5/02 7:23.53 UConn, 5/7/06 2.20(7-2.5) Tone Belt (Louisville), 5/6/06 5.65m Adrian Valles (Cincinnati) 5/16/15 7.83 (25-8.25) Tone Belt (Louisville), 5/6/06 16.44 (53-11.25) Josh Rollins (Georgetown), 5/5/02 18.38 (60-3.75) Ray Wilks (UConn), 4/17/99 58.13m Luke Vaughn (Memphis) 5/15/15 69.96 (229-6.00) Gerald Ingalls (Army), 4/20/96 71.10 (233-3.00) Paul Pisano (UConn), 5/5/02 7819 Will Thomas (UConn), 5/4/03
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Dan Wilson Charles Robbins - Cross Country, 1942 Marquis Thomas William Tribou - Cross Country, 1942 Bruno Giordano - Cross Country, 1951 Lew Steiglitz - Cross Country, 1957 Reid Crawshaw - Javelin, 1961 Andrew Yuen - 35lb. Weight, 1966, 1967 Robert Birdsey - 35lb. Weight, 1967 Alfred Paliwoda - 35lb. Weight, 1970 Ronald Evans - Decathlon, 1972, 1973 Haven Barnes Paul Pisano Andy Bessette - Hammer Throw, 1973, 1974, 1975 35lb. Weight, 1975 Raymond Jones - Sprints, 1981 James Hopson - High Jump, 1983 Andy Ball - Cross Country, 1990 Dudley Dorival - 110m Hurdles, 1995, 1996, 1997 55m Hurdles, 1996 Travis Landreth - Cross Country, 1997 Steve Santoli - 35lb. Weight, 1998 Ray Wilks - Shot Put, 1999 Ray Wilks Haven Barnes - Distance Medley, 2000 Elliot Blount - Distance Medley, 2000 Kevin Jensen - Distance Medley, 2000 Mike Deibler Dan Wilson - Distance Medley, 2000 Cross Country, 2000, 2001 Mile, 2002 1500m, 2002 Mike Rutt Joe Mendel - 400m, 2002, 2003 Paul Pisano - Javelin, 2002, 2003 Will Thomas - Decathlon, 2002, 2003 Heptathlon, 2004 Mike Deibler - High Jump, 2003 Logan Jones - 800m, 2004 Joel Legare - 800m, 2004, 2006 Brian Gagnon Travis Landreth Brian Gagnon - 800m, 2008, 2009 Mike Rutt - 800m, 2008, 2009, 2011 Marquis Thomas - High Jump, 2009 Jesse Chapman - Decathlon, 2013 Joe Mendel Eric Masington, 2014 Alvaro Chavez, 2014 Craig Hunter, 2015 Cory Duggan Craig Hunter Cory Duggan, 2015
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