Peru update: Getting ready to GO!

 

(pictures from this morning, just before competition begins)

Competition day (in Peru)!

 

Amari is racing in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes today. Very exciting!

Peru postcards

 

In the "it's a small world" department ... Marist Forever Fox Track Alum Eli Bisnett-Cobb spotted Amari's Marist track shirt and met up with him for this impromptu Fox reunion. Eli is in Peru with the University of San Diego volleyball team, serving as the team's head athletic trainer. 

Below is a photo of Amari at practice on the track, taken by Coach Alisha.

Amari and Alisha in Peru: The story

As stated in the previous post!
 
Record-setting sprinter (and newly minted Class of 2026 Marist University alum) Amari Mathis is currently in Lima, Peru, representing the United States at an international track meet this week. It’s actually more than just a track meet; the FISU American Games are an Olympic-style event. Below (in italics, at the end of this post) is the information we received on it back in the spring.
 
The genesis of Amari (and Coach Alisha) going to this event is a vintage Marist story (at least, in my opinion).
 
Brandon Rizzo is the (very successful) assistant track coach at Penn State University, where his short and long sprinters are NCAA Championship caliber. Rizz is also a Marist alum that most of you may not even remember, thanks to the Dark Cloud of Covid.
 
Rizz graduated from Montclair State University in 2020 (that should be a red flag right there), where he was an outstanding 400 hurdler. He reached out to me about completing his eligibility (and possibly coaching) at Marist in 2020-2021 – you know, that Dark Period in our program’s (and, really, our country’s) history. Rizz was loyal, dedicated and even raced a few times despite barely practicing because of You Know What. He always wanted to coach and he was set to be a volunteer coach for us in the fall of 2021 when a part-time offer at Penn State came about. This soon morphed into a full-time position and his (track coaching) career has skyrocketed ever since.
 
Along the way and improbably, Rizz has been a steadfastly loyal alum and follower of our program, despite being here for a relative blip on the radar. Whenever our paths have crossed, it is Classic Marist – hugs, smiles and well-wishes both ways. Rizz followed our program closely and loved the rapid ascension of our Speed and Power athletes.
 
He became affiliated with this FISU American Games event as a coach, and he reached out to me right away (in March) about Amari being part of the USA contingent. “Gotta take care of my Foxes” was what he said, and this was no sentimental gesture; Amari proved every bit worthy of a spot on this team based on his truly outstanding outdoor track season.
 
Initially, Rizz was going to use Amari as a relay guy, but as his performances improved this season, his stock continued to rise for this FISU meet. As our outdoor track season came to a close, we reached out to Rizz to see if he would be coaching Amari or if Coach Alisha should still be writing his workouts.
 
And that’s when the next surprise came: Rizz asked Alisha if she could be part of the USA coaching contingent in Peru! And so, that’s where we are – Marist track at an international meet in the middle of the summer.
 
Here are the details:  
 
The FISU America Games are a multi-sport event sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Alternating with the Summer and Winter World University Games, which invite all the countries of the world for their biennial events, the FISU America Games are a regional multi-sport event similar to the Pan-American Games for FISU member-countries of North America (including those in Central America) and South America, held in even-numbered years.
 
The 2026 FISU America Games will be the fourth edition of the FISU America Games, held in Lima, Peru from July 20 - August 1, 2026. The Games will have USA Team representation in up to 15 sports against 20-25 participating countries. Athletes and staff will stay in the Athletes’ Village.
 
UniUSA brings together the nation’s most talented student-athletes in global, university-level competition organized by FISU, the governing body for university sport worldwide. With an impressive list of former UniUSA student-athletes going on to compete with distinction at Pan American and Olympic Games, as well as at the highest levels of professional sport, UniUSA provides a platform for future success. Participation selection and priority is given to
individuals and teams that best represent the United States, both on and off the field.

Amari and Coach Alisha in Peru!

 

This photo of Amari Mathis, his parents, and Coach Alisha was taken from the Miami airport as they were en route to Lima, Peru, where they arrived in the early-morning hours today (Monday, 27 July). Amari was selected to be part of the USA track and field contingent at an international meet, and Coach Alisha was selected to be among the track coaching staff. More details on the meet will follow, but this is a really exciting opportunity for Amari and Coach Alisha! Amari will be racing later this week -- events and dates/times are still pending. Highly neat!!!

Lauren Harris, national champion!

 

Congrats to Marist alum (Class of 2021) Lauren Harris for her USATF national championship in the half-marathon racewalk, which she won in 1:38:35.56, almost 10 minutes ahead of Maria Michta-Coffey, perhaps the greatest USA racewalker in history who is still among the elites in the sport at age 40. Lauren races for NYAC. Congrats also to Marist alum Katie Miale (New England Walkers) for her 10th-place finish in 2:06:40.61. 

Another alumni wedding! Congrats to Brie (Vess) and Calvin

 

Here is (yet another) Marist Alumni picture (no banner, no problem) from Friday night's blessed nuptials for Brianne (Brie) Vess to her (new) husband, Calvin. Always a treat to attend (these).

Future planning: Home track meet dates (for 2027)

 Consider this a Save The Date notice. Or, really? Save The Dates ...

Friday and Saturday, April 16-17: Red Fox River Rumble 2.0. We will move to a two-day format to accommodate the throws events on campus + we may add distance race(s) under the lights on Friday.

Saturday and Sunday, May 8-9: Metro Conference Championships. That's right. The (what used to be the MAAC) meet will be hosted at Marist for the first time. Pretty exciting! Hope you can make it back for this historic event. 

So, put these dates on the calendar and make it back to the Track at Gartland Commons (as well as the still-under-construction) Throws Field at South Field next to the McCann Recreation Center.

TrackTown NYC?

 I just saw a very interesting article about the USATF Outdoor Track Championships and the fact that Icahn Stadium in New York City will be the host. That's right. A major national/international (track) meet is being held ... and it is NOT in TrackTown USA (Eugene, Oregon). This is a huge development!

Icahn Stadium is a fantastic -- if oddly located -- track venue. It is on Randalls Island, sitting underneath the Triboro Bridge and floating between the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens. It is technically part of Manhattan. It's not easy to get to, but it is worth the trip. 

This article quotes Lauren Primerano extensively. Lauren is a Manhattan College track alum and she runs the show at Ocean Breeze. She is a mover and a shaker in the NYC track scene, and she deserves a lot of credit for getting the USATF meet here in the metropolitan area, just days after Giants Stadium in New Jersey (I know it's technically called "Met Life Stadium" but it'll always be Giants Stadium to me!) hosted the World Cup final on Sunday.

So for a few days anyway, NYC (or, at least, a small part of it) becomes TrackTown USA!  

(yet) another alumni wedding = congrats to Christine Coughlin!

 

Here is an alumni picture from Thursday's wedding in Glens Falls/Queensbury. Congrats to Christine Coughlin (now Brown!) - beautiful night for a beautiful couple (Christine and Willie are not pictured here, just her Forever Fox Faithful). Neat.

Wait what! No Vanny? (here's the XC schedule)

 Our cross country schedule is (mostly) set and a Very Alert and Loyal Alum pointed that for the quite possibly first time in the 64-year program history (other than the Fall of Covid 2020) there will be no meets on the schedule at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Say it ain't so!

Well ... welcome to the New World Order of cross country, which actually isn't All That New. Courses tend to be more flat, more loopy and less hilly. Thus ... (the original layout of) Vanny has been consigned to the scrap heap of the past. Oh sure, there are still a few meets on the original course (most notably, the Iona Meet of Champions). But for the most part ... not. 

There was a time when the majority of the team's meets were at Vanny: Iona MOC, Mets, IC4A/ECAC, Conference, and sometimes NCAA Northeast Regionals. Now? NO.

Here's our 2026 XC schedule

Friday, September 4: Marist Season Opener at Vassar Farm (new this year: early evening start on Friday). Also new? No senior day! That will be in April 2027 on our TRACK

Saturday, September 19: Jasper Fall XC meet at Blue Sky Sports Complex in Middletown, NY (Orange County, close to Twin Ponds venue of the past few years). Note: This is a new venue, which will also host the Metro Conference (formerly the MAAC) Championships on Halloween. 

Friday, October 2: Paul Short Run at Lehigh

Saturday, October 10: Metropolitan Championships, venue TBA. Note: There is a CHANCE that this meet (which currently has no venue) could be held at Van Cortlandt, thus continuing the "streak" ... there is also a chance that we may not even race at this meet! Stay tuned ...

Saturday, October 17: IC4A/ECAC Championships at Bethpage State Park, Long Island. Also the site of the NCAA Northeast Regional meet

Saturday, October 31: Metro Conference (aka MAAC) Championships at Blue Sky in Middletown, NY (Orange County, close to Twin Ponds venue of the past few years)

Friday, November 13: NCAA Northeast Regional at Bethpage

That's it for now...

Victory Lap 2.0: Saturday, September 26

 As a (quick) follow-up to previous post! It is CONFIRMED that the Victory Lap 2.0 will be on Saturday, September 26, with a late-afternoon start time. 

There will be a (Marist) football game that day, with a 12 noon o'clock start, so they want us to start our festivities after the game is over and parking/campus is a little less congested. Of course! You are always welcome to come early and support the Red Foxes' football team before our track celebration.

Based on (the very limited) feedback from alums: We will have an Alumni/Open Mile and we will have children's races. Other thoughts/options are welcome - let me know via email (Peter.Colaizzo@marist.edu) or text (845 309 3640).

One other concept: We will like to welcome back (and honor) all previous (and current) school record holders! So if you still hold (or you used to hold) a school record on the track, come back and be recognized for your greatness!

We would like to thank (in advance, pun intended) our Advancement Office for their help and support with this event. They noted that last year's Victory Lap had the biggest attendance (in terms of sheer numbers) of any such alumni event. They also noted that we (meaning ME) should not expect as big of a turnout for 2.0. So, here's a challenge: Prove them wrong! Come back, and bring friends!

Hope you have a good Holiday Weekend. 

Save the date: Victory Lap 2.0!

 Saturday, September 26, in the mid/late afternoon

Similar format, we may expand the race offerings.

A celebration of the track, with alumni, family and friends.

It is NOT on the same weekend as the Dutchess County Classic this year but it IS on the same corresponding weekend as last year's Victory Lap.

More details on registration and programming of the day to follow later in the summer. 

Note: This is YOUR day (alumni and family and friends) so we are open to YOUR suggestions on what you would like to see and do. 

We said we wanted to make this an Annual Event ... so here we go!

FYI? The first year of the New Track (by the way? the formal name is The Track at Gartland Commons but we just call it "the track" or "North Field") was friggin awesome. 

If you haven't been back to see it, now is the time! If you have already been back, now is the time to return! From my perspective, every day at the track is an awesome day. It will never get old (for me). I hope you feel the same way.

Lisa Chase = stellar 5km race in Albany!

 Congrats to Marist Running Superstar Lisa Chase for her truly outstanding race at Albany's Run For Women 5km last Saturday. This is a national/international caliber field of women's racers and Lisa proved that she is "mastering" her new age division! 

But rather than telling you more about it, allow me to poach Lisa's post-race post on Strava, along with the finish photo. Great job, Lisa!

Run for Women 5k: 17:58

Really proud of this one - not quite as fast as Barn to Bridge last fall but on a harder course I'd say this was my best 5k ever. Super motivated by all my amazing teammates and humbled to be part of the elite field. 19th overall; 3rd master.

Addie also ran the 5k, with her friend Sonia, and they finished holding hands in 33:10. But the real hero of the day was Will who thought he was running the mile but no one was there to tell the kids to turn around so he got sucked into the 3k (and finished in under 18 minutes!)

Thanks John Kinnicutt for the finish photo.

First place! (in something)

 Thanks to loyal alum Marty McGowan for sending me this nearly month-old link from GoredFoxes with one of the worst headlines I can imagine (see also, "burying the lead") about the MAAC All-Academic Teams for track. "MAAC Announces Outdoor Track & Field All Academic Teams" was the headline. Back when I was in journalism class (or out in the Real World of journalism), we would call this a "no sh*t" headline. As in, no sh*t, they announced the team! What's buried deep in the story? Marist's men's track team had the most number of All Academic selections in the conference! How about "Men's Track Leads the Way in Academic Honorees" ... or something like that.

Gosh, I sound like a Bitter Old Man, don't I?

Anyway, we had 28 men (first place) and 28 women (third place) who qualified for MAAC All Academic honors. We are proud of this. And, as we always used to say, "hey, at least we're First Place in Something!

Introducing? Metro Conference!

 

The MAAC is no MORE! 

Same conference = different name. 

Introducing the Metro Conference. 

Are you CONFUSED? Don't be. 

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has rebranded and renamed to the Metro Conference (see new logo above). 

Nothing else has changed other than the NAME. 

As with any changes, there are varied opinions. 

My opinion? None. I'm neutral (plus, we knew this was coming). Our goal to Be Better in conference championships doesn't change ... even if the name does.

Commencement 2026: Dr. Tony

 

Anthony Citera (Class of 2024, Marist College) just doubled up on his Marist degrees (Class of 2026, Marist University) by completing his two-year physician assistant (PA) program. The ceremony was on Thursday but we didn't get a chance to grab a photo, but he flagged me down as I was sneaking out of the Friday commencement (where his brother received his undergraduate degree!) and we got this picture. I am now calling him Dr. Tony. Yes, I know, PA is not MD or DO, but his depth and breadth of knowledge is similar, and he will be one of my alum go-to sources for medical information. Citera wants to pursue Emergency Medicine. Very proud of him! Tony started his PA studies just days after completing his undergraduate degree, so it's been a long haul for him since those dark Covid days of my yelling at him for not running with a mask on campus. 

Also, programming note: A prominent alum who was a groomsman at Tanner's wedding said he checks the Marist Running blog every day for new posts. Over the past few years, there haven't been many new posts. So, I'll do my best to post more frequently!

Commencement 2026: Soaring into grad school!

 

Emily Litke, Class of 2026, decided to show her steeplechase form -- in her graduation dress! Gladly, she ditched her dangerous red high heels. Emily will return for a fifth year of eligibility in 2026-2027 in cross country + outdoor track. Farewell + see you soon!

Commencement 2026 photos

 

A few photos from the beloved Class of 2026 ... more to follow as I get them.

Wedding photo 2026

 

Congrats to Tanner Senius, Class of 2019 (kneeling on the left) on his wedding on Friday night, which was a big Marist alum party -- his wife Katie is a 2019 alum as well, even though, remarkably, they didn't KNOW each other during their time at Marist! There are numerous Marist track alums in this photo, including a stunningly conspicuous Kutchy (come ON, man!). It was a great time and a first for me -- commencement earlier in the day, followed by an alumni wedding. Neat!

MAAC Championships: Powered by love

 

After today's meet, I gathered the team into a big huddle and got emotional. The Class of 2026 will be etched in my memory forever. They transformed this team from what it was (not great) to what it is (an emerging power). 

We set eight (more) school records this weekend: 

MEN (5)
100-meter dash
1-Amari Mathis 10.29 *meet record, school record
200-meter dash
2-Amari Mathis 20.80 *breaks old meet record, school record, old record 20.97 by Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne
400-meter dash
6-Ryan Trocolar 48.01 *school record
400 hurdle trials
5-Emmanuel Harris 52.85 *school record; qualified for final
Men’s 3,000 steeplechase
1-Logan Schaeffler 8:59.64 *school record, old record 9:04.71 by Dan Czop in 2023
WOMEN (3)
Pole vault
9-Ruby Kaupp 3.40 meters (11 feet, 1.75 inches) *school record, old record 10-8 by Jessica Ippolito in 2022
Hammer
19-Kelly Ballen 34.82 meters (114 feet, 3 inches) *school record
1,600-meter relay
4-Marist (Julia Kropo, Stephania Granados, Breelyn McNamara, Gabrielle Bozeth) 3:49.65 *school record

By my count, that gives us a grand total of 51 school records broken or set or re-broken for 2025-2026. That's incredible. More incredible is this team, one born of the past and built for the future. It's an honor to be one of the coaches. Thank you for following along!

MAAC Championships: Men's results

 MAAC Outdoor Championships
Morgan Track
Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, 2026
Men’s results
100-meter dash, final
1-Amari Mathis 10.29 *meet record, school record
100-meter preliminaries
1-Amari Mathis 10.55 *qualified for final
24-William Carroll 11.38
25-Arbri Halilaj 11.43
200-meter dash, final
2-Amari Mathis 20.80 *breaks old meet record, school record, old record 20.97 by Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne in 2022
200-meter preliminaries
2-Amari Mathis 21.30 *qualified for final
14-Manasi Simpkins 22.25
30-William Carroll 23.51
400-meter dash
6-Ryan Trocolar 48.01 *school record
400-meter preliminaries
7-Ryan Trocolar 48.67 *qualified for final
16-Weston LaBrecque 50.08
800-meter preliminaries
19-Marcel Stewart 1:58.11
20-Joseph Logan 1:58.45
27-Dante Melfi 2:00.42
33-Patrick Wininger 2:02.26
1,500-meter run, final
6-Miles Chamberlain 3:52.92
1500-meter preliminaries
6-Miles Chamberlain 4:00.52 *qualified for final
14-Matthew Ferreri 4:03.47
16-Kaleb Stoeckmann 4:04.27
20-Jacob Kosilla 4:05.53
5,000-meter run
6-Justin Schwartz 14:51.92
9-Raffi Buchakjian 15:05.08
11-Sanjith Nomula 15:15.40
10,000-meter run
9-Ryan Wisker 32:54.07
Men’s 110 hurdle trials
9-Christopher Lynch 15.31
Men’s 400 hurdle trials
5-Emmanuel Harris 52.85 *school record; qualified for final
7-Miracle Okoli 54.58 *qualified for final
17-Adam Staffier 56.32
18-Simon Advento 56.91
21-Christopher Lynch 1:02.73
24-Jordan Dolansky 1:03.77
400-meter hurdles
3-Miracle Okoli 1:02.68
Men’s 3,000 steeplechase
1-Logan Schaeffler 8:59.64 *school record
4-Kevin Cannon 9:22.67 *personal best
4x100-meter relay
7-Marist (William Carroll, Amari Mathis, Emmanuel Harris, Manasi Simpkins) 41.96
1,600-meter relay
6-Marist (Simon Advento, Emmanuel Harris, Ryan Trocolar, Weston LaBrecque) 3:18.10
3,200-meter relay
6-Marist (Logan Schaeffler, Marcel Stewart, Kaleb Stoeckmann, Miles Chamberlain) 7:45.63
Long jump
11-Manasi Simpkins 6.67 meters (21 feet, 10.75 inches)
21-Baxter Clark 6.31 meters (20 feet, 8.5 inches)
25-Ramsey Heredia 5.20 meters (17 feet, 0.75 inches)
Pole vault
7-Daniel Vargas 4.10 meters (13 feet, 5.25 inches)
Men’s team scores
1-Mount St. Mary’s 183.5, 2-Rider 107, 3-Iona 106, 4-Sacred Heart 100, 5-Merrimack 86, 6-Manhattan 60.5, 7-Marist 58, 8-St. Peter’s 56, 9-Siena 27, 10-Canisius 25

MAAC Championships: Women's results

MAAC Outdoor Championships
Morgan Track
Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
Saturday, May 9
Women’s results
Track events
100-meter preliminaries
16-Gabby Bozeth 12.47
17-Lexy Samperi 12.50
22-Alyssa Dapont 12.59
23-Makenzy Nielsen 12.60
200-meter final
6-Gabrielle Bozeth 24.66
200-meter preliminaries
4-Gabby Bozeth 24.70 *qualified for finals
24-Alyssa Dapont 25.86
30-Makenzy Nielsen 26.10
400-meter preliminaries
10-Julia Kropo 58.12
11-Stephania Granados 58.16
19-Breelyn McNamara 59.35
21-Julie Cristinzio 59.92
35-Lauren Capela 1:04.61
800-meter run, final
5-Elise Attiogbe 2:12.60
800-meter preliminaries
5-Elise Attiogbe 2:16.93 *qualified for final
12-Grace Fletcher 2:18.34
15-Rebecca Maclaren 2:20.39
22-Melina Montgomery 2:23.64
1500-meter preliminaries
14-Parker O’Brien 4:44.96
16-Julia Zydanowicz 4:46.51
18-Sierra Fisher 4:48.70
35-Madison Stevener 5:07.38
37-Christina Diorio 5:10.41
5,000-meter run
18-Abigail Kowalczyk 18:28.18
21-Julia Radjenovic 18:37.18
10,000-meter run
2-Mallory Holloway 37:05.14
100 hurdle preliminaries
8-Madison LaCreta 15.10 *qualified for final
10-Alicia Ramos 15.25
20-Emma Murphy 16.70
21-Nicole Wang 17.16
400-meter hurdles, final
2-Julianna Mirabile 1:01.89
400 hurdle preliminaries
2-Julianna Mirabile 1:03.39
13-Isabella Milojevic 1:10.09
3,000-meter steeplechase
17-Evelyn Hoak 12:49.80
4x100-meter relay
7-Marist (Makenzy Nielsen, Alexandra Samperi, Alyssa Dapont, Gabrielle Bozeth) 47.51
4x400-meter relay
4-Marist (Julia Kropo, Stephania Granados, Breelyn McNamara, Gabrielle Bozeth) 3:49.65 *school record
4x800-meter relay
3-Marist (Julianna Mirabile, Grace Fletcher, Parker O’Brien, Elise Attiogbe) 9:11.15
Field events
Pole vault
9-Ruby Kaupp 3.40 meters (11 feet, 1.75 inches) *school record
Hammer
19-Kelly Ballen 34.82 meters (114 feet, 3 inches) *school record
Javelin
6-Julia Kropo 37.16 meters (121 feet, 11 inches) *personal best
11-Grace Murphy 33.55 meters (110 feet, 1 inch)
17-Elena Ramos 25.95 meters (85 feet, 1 inch)
Long jump
9-Lexy Samperi 5.55 meters (18 feet, 2.5 inches)
17-Emma Murphy 5.28 meters (17 feet, 4 inches)
28-Nicole Wang 4.53 meters (14 feet, 10.5 inches)
Discus
19-Kelly Ballen 32.17 meters (105 feet, 6 inches)
21-Jenna Borselle 31.49 meters (103 feet, 3 inches)
23-Grace Murphy 28.67 meters (94 feet)
Triple jump
22-Gracie Taylor 10.20 meters (33 feet, 5.75 inches)
Shot put
18-Grace Murphy 10.72 meters (35 feet, 2 inches)
21-Jenna Borselle 10.66 meters (34 feet, 11.75 inches)
Women’s team scores
1-Quinnipiac 164.25, 2-Mount St. Mary’s 139, 3-Rider 132.25, 4-Sacred Heart 127.5, 5-Iona 75, 6-Merrimack 73, 7-Manhattan 43, 8-Marist 39, 9-Niagara, Siena, St. Peter’s 8-tie; 12-Canisius 1

MAAC Outdoors: Day 1 results, women

MAAC Outdoor Championships
Morgan Track
Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
Saturday, May 9
Women’s results
Track events
100-meter preliminaries
16-Gabby Bozeth 12.47
17-Lexy Samperi 12.50
22-Alyssa Dapont 12.59
23-Makenzy Nielsen 12.60
200-meter preliminaries
4-Gabby Bozeth 24.70 *qualified for final
24-Alyssa Dapont 25.86
30-Makenzy Nielsen 26.10
400-meter preliminaries
10-Julia Kropo 58.12
11-Stephania Granados 58.16
19-Breelyn McNamara 59.35
21-Julie Cristinzio 59.92
35-Lauren Capela 1:04.61
800-meter preliminaries
5-Elise Attiogbe 2:16.93 *qualified for final
12-Grace Fletcher 2:18.34
15-Rebecca Maclaren 2:20.39
22-Melina Montgomery 2:23.64
1500-meter preliminaries
14-Parker O’Brien 4:44.96
16-Julia Zydanowicz 4:46.51
18-Sierra Fisher 4:48.70
35-Madison Stevener 5:07.38
37-Christina Diorio 5:10.41
10,000-meter run
2-Mallory Holloway 37:05.14
100 hurdle preliminaries
8-Madison LaCreta 15.10 *qualified for final
10-Alicia Ramos 15.25
20-Emma Murphy 16.70
21-Nicole Wang 17.16
400 hurdle preliminaries
2-Julianna Mirabile 1:03.39 *qualified for final
13-Isabella Milojevic 1:10.09
3,000 steeplechase
17-Evelyn Hoak 12:49.80
Field events
Pole vault
9-Ruby Kaupp 3.40 meters (11 feet, 1.75 inches) *school record
Hammer
19-Kelly Ballen 34.82 meters (114 feet, 3 inches) *school record
Javelin
6-Julia Kropo 37.16 meters (121 feet, 11 inches) *personal best
11-Grace Murphy 33.55 meters (110 feet, 1 inch)
17-Elena Ramos 25.95 meters (85 feet, 1 inch)
Long jump
9-Lexy Samperi 5.55 meters (18 feet, 2.5 inches)
17-Emma Murphy 5.28 meters (17 feet, 4 inches)
28-Nicole Wang 4.53 meters (14 feet, 10.5 inches)

MAAC Outdoors: Day 1 results, men

MAAC Outdoor Championships
Morgan Track
Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
Saturday, May 9
Men’s results
100-meter preliminaries
1-Amari Mathis 10.55 *qualified for final
24-William Carroll 11.38
25-Arbri Halilaj 11.43
200-meter preliminaries
2-Amari Mathis 21.30 *qualified for final
14-Manasi Simpkins 22.25
30-William Carroll 23.51
400-meter preliminaries
7-Ryan Trocolar 48.67 *qualified for final
16-Weston LaBrecque 50.08
800-meter preliminaries
19-Marcel Stewart 1:58.11
20-Joseph Logan 1:58.45
27-Dante Melfi 2:00.42
33-Patrick Wininger 2:02.26
1500-meter preliminaries
6-Miles Chamberlain 4:00.52 *qualified for final
14-Matthew Ferreri 4:03.47
16-Kaleb Stoeckmann 4:04.27
20-Jacob Kosilla 4:05.53
10,000-meter run
9-Ryan Wisker 32:54.07
110 hurdle preliminaries
9-Christopher Lynch 15.31
400 hurdle preliminaries
5-Emmanuel Harris 52.85 *school record; qualified for final
7-Miracle Okoli 54.58 *qualified for final
17-Adam Staffier 56.32
18-Simon Advento 56.91
21-Christopher Lynch 1:02.73
24-Jordan Dolansky 1:03.77
3,000 steeplechase
1-Logan Schaeffler 8:59.64 *school record
4-Kevin Cannon 9:22.67 *personal best
Long jump
11-Manasi Simpkins 6.67 meters (21 feet, 10.75 inches)
21-Baxter Clark 6.31 meters (20 feet, 8.5 inches)
25-Ramsey Heredia 5.20 meters (17 feet, 0.75 inches)
Pole vault
7-Daniel Vargas 4.10 meters (13 feet, 5.25 inches)

MAAC Outdoors: Sunday schedule

 MAAC Outdoor Championships
Morgan Track
Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
Sunday schedule
Field events
10:30a: Women’s discus – Kelly Ballen, Grace Murphy, Jenna Borselle
12 noon: Women’s triple jump – Gracie Taylor, Olivia Rothstein
1:30p: Women’s shot put – Jenna Borselle, Grace Murphy
Track events
12 noon: Women’s 4x100 relay – Marist team
12:05p: Men’s 4x100 relay – Marist team
12:10p: Women’s 1,500 final
12:17p: Men’s 1,500 final – Miles Chamberlain
12:30p: Women’s 100 hurdle final – Madison LaCreta
12:40p: Men’s 110 hurdle final
12:55p: Women’s 400 final
1p: Men’s 400 final – Ryan Trocolar
1:15p: Women’s 100 final
1:20p: Men’s 100 final – Amari Mathis
1:30p: Women’s 800 final – Elise Attiogbe
1:35p: Men’s 800 final
1:50p: Women’s 400 hurdle final – Julianna Mirabile
2p: Men’s 400 hurdle final – Emmanuel Harris, Miracle Okoli
2:10p: Women’s 200 final – Gabby Bozeth
2:15p: Men’s 200 final – Amari Mathis
2:20p: Women’s 5,000 final – Abigail Kowalczyk, Julia Radjenovic
2:40p: Men’s 5,000 final – Raffi Buchakjian, Justin Schwartz, Sanjith Nomula
3:10p: Women’s 4x800 relay – Marist team
3:20p: Men’s 4x800 relay – Marist team
3:35p: Women’s 4x400 relay - Marist team
3:50p: Men’s 4x400 relay – Marist team

MAAC (final) schedule + entries

Final schedule + Marist entries (below)

Weather forecast (as of Wednesday afternoon)

Saturday: Some rain in the morning, clearing in the afternoon, highs mid-60s

Sunday: Warmer, highs in the lower/mid-70s, some rain later in the afternoon

MAAC Outdoor Championships
Saturday/Sunday, May 9-10, 2026
Morgan Track
Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
Saturday, May 9
Field events
11a: Men’s javelin – no participants
1p: Men’s pole vault – Daniel Vargas
1p: Women’s javelin – Julia Kropo, Grace Murphy, Elena Ramos
1:30p: Women’s long jump – Lexy Samperi, Emma Murphy, Isabella Cipolla, Olivia Rothstein, Nicole Wang
2:30p: Women’s hammer – Kelly Ballen
4p: Men’s long jump – Manasi Simpkins, Ramsey Heredia, Baxter Clark
4p: Women’s pole vault – Ruby Kaupp
4:30p: Men’s hammer – no participants
Track events
1:20p: Women’s 1500 trials – Parker O’Brien, Julia Zydanowicz, Sierra Fisher, Madison Stevener, Christina Diorio
1:45p: Men’s 1500 trials – Miles Chamberlain, Kaleb Stoeckmann, Matthew Ferreri, Jacob Kosilla
2:10p: Women’s 100 hurdle trials – Alicia Ramos, Madison LaCreta, Emma Murphy, Nicole Wang
2:25p: Men’s 110 hurdle trials – Christopher Lynch
2:35p: Women’s 400 trials – Julia Kropo, Breelyn McNamara, Stephania Granados, Julie Cristinzio, Lauren Capela
2:50p: Men’s 400 trials – Ryan Trocolar, Weston LaBrecque
3:10p: Women’s 100 trials – Gabby Bozeth, Lexy Samperi, Makenzy Nielsen, Alyssa Dapont
3:25p: Men’s 100 trials – Amari Mathis, William Carroll, Arbri Halilaj
3:40p: Women’s 800 trials – Elise Attiogbe, Grace Fletcher, Rebecca Maclaren, Melina Montgomery
4p: Men’s 800 trials – Joaquin Bell-Andrade, Dante Melfi, Joseph Logan, Marcel Stewart, Patrick Wininger
4:25p: Women’s 400 hurdle trials – Julianna Mirabile, Isabella Milojevic
4:35p: Men’s 400 hurdle trials – Miracle Okoli, Emmanuel Harris, Simon Advento, Adam Staffier, Jordan Dolansky, Christopher Lynch
4:50p: Women’s 200 trials – Gabby Bozeth, Makenzy Nielsen, Alyssa Dapont
5:05p: Men’s 200 trials – Amari Mathis, Manasi Simpkins, Arbri Halilaj, William Carroll
5:20p: Women’s 3,000 steeplechase – Evelyn Hoak
5:40p: Men’s 3,000 steeplechase – Logan Schaeffler, Kevin Cannon
5:55p: Women’s 10,000 – Mallory Holloway
6:40p: Men’s 10,000 – Jackson Borge, Kieran Donnelly, Ryan Wisker
Sunday, May 10 meet schedule
Field events
10a: Men’s triple jump – no participants
10:30a: Men’s shot put – no participants
10:30a: Women’s discus – Kelly Ballen, Grace Murphy, Jenna Borselle
10:30a: Women’s high jump – no participants
12 noon: Women’s triple jump – Gracie Taylor, Olivia Rothstein
1p: Men’s high jump – no participants
1:15p: Men’s discus – no participants
1:30p: Women’s shot put – Jenna Borselle, Grace Murphy
Track events
12 noon: Women’s 4x100 relay – Marist team
12:05p: Men’s 4x100 relay – Marist team
12:10p: Women’s 1,500 final
12:17p: Men’s 1,500 final
12:30p: Women’s 100 hurdle final
12:40p: Men’s 110 hurdle final
12:55p: Women’s 400 final
1p: Men’s 400 final
1:15p: Women’s 100 final
1:20p: Men’s 100 final
1:30p: Women’s 800 final
1:35p: Men’s 800 final
1:50p: Women’s 400 hurdle final
2p: Men’s 400 hurdle final
2:10p: Women’s 200 final
2:15p: Men’s 200 final
2:20p: Women’s 5,000 final – Abigail Kowalczyk, Julia Radjenovic
2:40p: Men’s 5,000 final – Raffi Buchakjian, Justin Schwartz, Sanjith Nomula
3:10p: Women’s 4x800 relay – Marist team
3:20p: Men’s 4x800 relay – Marist team
3:35p: Women’s 4x400 relay - Marist team
3:50p: Men’s 4x400 relay – Marist team

Personal tour (of the track)

 

We welcomed back a surprise visitor on Sunday -- Class of 2020 stalwart Santosh (Tosh!) Krishnan, who was eager to see the new track. Tosh is a HUGE FAN of the program, and he was able to recite our recent successes by name of the athletes AND the coaches. Very grateful to have loyal alums like Tosh, and glad to welcome him back home to the Hudson. 

It was a very busy weekend of local running, with numerous alums coming back to race the Hudson Valley Marathon races (10km, half marathon, marathon) and special shoutout to Omar Perez for completing the grueling Rock the Ridge 50-mile ultra over in Ulster County in a little over 9.5 hours (not to mention several thousand feet of elevation!).

And now? We head into MAAC Week, with the Outdoor Championships set for Saturday and Sunday at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD. We will be leaving for The Mount on Friday morning. Neat. 

Vassar meet: Women's results

 As the rain got harder and more persistent and nighttime fell over the track, the times got faster. Really good stuff here in a hideous weather day.

Vassar April Twilight
Weinberg Field
Poughkeepsie, NY
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Women’s results
400-meter dash
4-Julie Cristinzio 1:01.73
8-Lauren Capela 1:05.09
1,500-meter run
8-Christina Diorio 5:07.95
10-Sydney Driscoll-Gannon 5:08.85
5,000-meter run
1-Emily Litke (unattached) 17:35.32 *(outdoor) personal best
2-Abigail Kowalczyk 17:46.36 *personal best
3-Julia Radjenovic 18:03.71 *personal best
9-Nora White 19:07.35 *season best
11-Rachael Turek 19:33.96 *personal best
100-meter hurdles
1-Madison LaCreta 15.62
3,000-meter steeplechase
1-Evelyn Hoak 11:52.61 *personal best
Long jump
5-Emma Murphy 4.99 meters (16 feet, 4.5 inches)
7-Isabella Cipolla 4.77 meters (15 feet, 7.75 inches)
8-Olivia Rothstein 4.74 meters (15 feet, 6.75 inches)
Triple jump
8-Gracie Taylor 9.71 meters (31 feet, 10.25 inches)
9-Olivia Rothstein 9.69 meters (31 feet, 9.5 inches)
Javelin
1-Julia Kropo 31.53 meters (103 feet, 5 inches)
2-Grace Murphy 29.67 meters (97 feet, 4 inches)
3-Elena Ramos 28.75 meters (94 feet, 4 inches)
Shot put
2-Grace Murphy 10.67 meters (35 feet, 0.25 inches)
5-Jenna Borselle 10.43 meters (34 feet, 2.75 inches)
Discus
9-Grace Murphy 28.48 meters (93 feet, 5 inches)
14-Jenna Borselle 26.50 meters (86 feet, 11 inches)

Vassar meet: Men's results

 Some really strong performances despite the terrible weather -- cold rain all day and night.

Vassar April Twilight
Weinberg Field
Poughkeepsie, NY
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Men’s results
100-meter dash
2-Arbri Halilja 11.44 *season best
5-William Carroll 11.63
10-Ramsey Heredia 11.69
800-meter run
20-David Laubenheimer 2:04.72
1,500-meter run
3-Steven Viera (unattached) 4:00.81 *personal best
4-Matthew Ferreri 4:02.83 *season best
17-Dennis Love 4:18.19
5,000-meter run
1-Isaac Gross 15:17.24 *personal best
6-Chase Kober 15:34.66 *personal best
8-Ryan Wisker 15:37.75 *personal best
14-Jack Dovaras 16:21.64
400-meter hurdles
2-Adam Staffier 58.47
10-Jordan Dolansky 1:03.82
Long jump
2-Ramsey Heredia 6.40 meters (21 feet)
4-Baxter Clark 6.22 meters (20 feet, 5 inches)

Penn Relays: Complete (compiled) results

Penn Relays
Franklin Field, Philadelphia
Thursday, April 23, 2026
5,000-meter run
39. Mallory Holloway 16:37.72 *second-fastest time in school history, personal-best time by 20 seconds
Friday, April 24, 2026
Women’s 4x100-meter relay
20-Marist (Makenzy Nielsen, Alexandra Samperi, Alyssa Dapont, Gabrielle Bozeth) 47.63 *second-fastest time in school history
Women’s 4x400-meter relay
15-Marist (Julia Kropo, Breelyn McNamara, Stephania Granados, Gabrielle Bozeth) 3:50.08 *school record
Women’s sprint medley relay
16-Marist (Makenzy Nielsen, Alyssa Dapont, Isabella Milojevic, Julia Zydanowicz) 4:07.30 *second-fastest time in school history
Women’s long jump
19-Alexandra Samperi 5.58 meters (18 feet, 3.75 inches)
Men’s 100-meter dash
20-Amari Mathis 10.46
Men’s sprint medley relay
16-Marist (Amari Mathis, Manasi Simpkins, Emmanuel Harris, Joaquin Bell-Andrade) 3:28.13 *school record
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Women’s 4x800-meter relay
13-Marist (Julianna Mirabile 2:14.44, Elise Attiogbe 2:17.98, Parker O’Brien 2:19.93, Grace Fletcher 2:20.07) 9:12.40