2017 Men's Track and Field Archive
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2017 Men's Track and Field Archive
Preseason Poll |
Athletes of the Week |
Championship Results |
All-Conference Teams
PSU-BEHREND TOP PICK IN MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD COACHES' POLL
ASTON, Pa. – Penn State-Behrend was the unanimous pick of the coaches to finish first in the 2017 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) preseason coaches’ poll for men’s outdoor track and field.
The Lions, who won the first-ever CSAC championship last season, received 49 points and all seven first-place votes.
“We are honored by the vote of the coaches in the conference and look forward to the opportunity to defend both our women's and men's CSAC team championships from last season,“ said PSU-Behrend head coach Greg Cooper.
Behrend won the men’s title with 317 points, while Keystone College was second with 158 points.
The Giants, who will host this year’s championship on Saturday-Sunday, May 6-7, were second in the poll with 37 points.
Marywood University was third with 35 points followed by Gwynedd Mercy University in fourth with 33 points, while Immaculata University placed fifth with 16 points.
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Franciscan University, which along with PSU-Behrend is an associate member of the CSAC, was sixth with 15 points, while Neumann University was seventh with 11 points.
2017 CSAC Preseason Coaches Poll
| School |
Points (1st Pl.) |
| 1. PSU-Behrend |
49 (7) |
| 2. Keystone |
37 |
| 3. Marywood |
35 |
| 4. Gwynedd Mercy |
33 |
| 5. Immaculata |
16 |
| 6. Franciscan |
15 |
| 7. Neumann |
11 |
2017 Track and Field Athletes of the Week
March 28, 2017
Matthew Grafton / Sr / Penn State Behrend / Worthington, Pa. / Kittaning (Track)
Won the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles at CAL U Early Bird, breaking the school record in the 400m hurdles and posting top 10 national times in both races. He also ran a leg on the 4x100m relay team which took 3rd in 42.67.
April 5, 2017
Nick Shaffer / FY / Gwynedd Mercy University / Methacton, Pa. / Methacton (Track)
Shaffer won the 200 meter race at the Millersville Metrics with a time of 22.36, and was second in the 100 meters at 11.12. He also finished second in the 4x1 meter relay with a time of 43.48.
Mitchell Obenrader / Sr / Penn State Behrend / Fryburg, Pa. / (Field)
At the CMU quad meet, Obenrader won the javelin with a throw of 61.42m, and also won the shot put 17.21m, which was a stadium record. He also placed 2nd overall and 1st in the scored meet in discus with 46.45m throw
April 11, 2017
Matthew Grafton / Sr / Penn State Behrend / Worthington, Pa. / Kittaning (Track)
Grafton took a week off from the hurdles and sprinted to the CSAC top and ECAC qualifying 100m time of 11.03 and the seond 200m time of 22.47 before splitting a 48.4 leg on the ECAC qualifying and CSAC leading 4x400m relay team that ran 3:23.45.
Luke Patten / Sr / Penn State Behrend / West Middlesex, Pa. / (Field)
Patton won the pole vault at the Mount Union John Homon Invite by going 4.81m (15' 9.25") an event which he continues to lead the CSAC in. He then went to the triple jump where he leaped 12.86m (42' 2.25") which places him at the third spot in the CSAC and was the best CSAC triple jump of the weekend.
April 25, 2017
Ty Fenstermacher / FY / Keystone College / Shillington, Pa / Governor Mifflin HS (Track)
Fenstermacher won both hurdles events Saturday at the Misericordia Invitational to help lead Keystone to a fifth place overall finish. He won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.25 seconds before winning the 400 meter hurdles with a mark of 56.39 seconds.
Tony Angonucci / Jr / Penn State Behrend / Wexford, Pa. / (Field)
Antonucci broke the Penn State Behrend school and facility record in the hammer throw with a 46.07m, 151' 2" mark which now sits #1 in the CSAC. He also placed second in the discus and shot put where he currently holds the #2 and #4 marks in the CSAC, respectively.
2017 Track and Field Weeklies
March 28, 2017
April 4, 2017
April 11, 2017
April 18, 2017
April 25, 2017
May 2, 2017
2017 CSAC Championship Results
PSU-BEHREND CAPTURES CSAC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
LAPLUME, Pa. – Penn State-Behrend won its second straight CSAC Track and Field Championship as they won both the men’s and women’s titles after the two-day championship hosted by Keystone College.
The men finished with a total team score of 280, while the women netted 306 points. Both teams won the championship last year in the inaugural CSAC Track and Field Championship.
Marywood finished second on both sides with scores of 188 on the men’s side and 162 on the women’s side. Host Keystone College was third with 133 points for the men and 100 points for the women.
PSU-Behrend also won all four individual always as Matthew Grafton was named CSAC Track Athlete of the Year, and Mitch Obenrader was named CSAC Field Athlete of the Year. For the women, Katelyn Hancock was named the CSAC Track Athlete of the Year, while Haley Yenchik was named the CSAC Field Athlete of the Year.
Grafton won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.30, while he finished second in the 100 with a time of 11.55 and in the 400 hurdles at 54.35, second in the javelin at 49.18 meters and fifth in the 200 meter dash at 23.16.
Obenrader won the shot put with a mark of 17.56 meters, the discus with a throw of 47.75 meters and the hammer with a toss of 42.56 meters.
Hancock captured the 800 meter run with a time of 2:18.81, the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:35.40 was second in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 17.31 and was second in the 400 meter hurdles at 1:09.33.
Finally, Yenchik won the pole vault at 3.35 meters, the triple jump at 10.82 meters, was second in the long jump at 4.89 meters ad was tied for sixth in the high jump at 1.28 meters.
2017 CSAC All-Conference Teams
2017 All-CSAC Men's Track and Field Team
| CSAC Track Athlete of the Year: Matthew Grafton., Sr., PSU-Behrend |
| CSAC Field Athlete of the Year: Mitchell Obenrader, Sr., PSU-Behrend |
| CSAC Men's Track and Field Coach of the Year: Greg Cooper, PSU-Behrend |
All-CSAC First Team
| Event |
Athlete |
School |
| 100 Meters |
Dan McSurdy |
Keystone |
| 200 Meters |
Francis Terry |
Neumann |
| 400 Meters |
Tyler Shotto |
Marywood |
| 800 Meters |
Dylan Buffington |
PSU-Behrend |
| 1500 Meters |
Dylan Buffington |
PSU-Behrend |
| 5000 Meters |
Alex Kubala |
PSU-Behrend |
| 10000 Meters |
Nick Budinski |
Marywood |
| 110 Meter Hurdles |
Matthew Grafton |
PSU-Behrend |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Ty Fenstermacher |
Keystone |
| 3,000 Meter Steeplechase |
Aaron Peters |
PSU-Behrend |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
|
PSU-Behrend |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Marywood |
| High Jump |
Tyler Shotto |
Marywood |
| Pole Vault |
Luke Aaron |
PSU-Behrend |
| Long Jump |
Joe McCoy |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| Triple Jump |
Eddie Sichilongo |
Keystone |
| Shot Put |
Mitchell Obenrader |
PSU-Behrend |
| Discus |
Mitchell Obenrader |
PSU-Behrend |
| Hammer |
Mitchell Obenrader |
PSU-Behrend |
| Javelin |
Thomas Sagendorf |
Immaculata |
| Decathlon |
Tim Hackenberg |
Marywood |
All-CSAC Second Team
| Event |
Athlete |
School |
| 100 Meters |
Matthew Grafton |
PSU-Behrend |
| 200 Meters |
Dan McSurdy |
Keystone |
| 400 Meters |
Kenny Brakoh |
Marywood |
| 800 Meters |
Stefan Carlsson |
PSU-Behrend |
| 1500 Meters |
Christopher Drozynski |
PSU-Behrend |
| 5000 Meters |
Nick Budinski |
Marywood |
| 10000 Meters |
Marcus Ward |
Keystone |
| 110 Meter Hurdles |
Ty Fenstermacher |
Keystone |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Matthew Grafton |
PSU-Behrend |
| 3,000 Meter Steeplechase |
Jarrod Lipsy |
PSU-Behrend |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
|
Keystone |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Keystone |
| High Jump |
Justin Stonier |
Marywood |
| Pole Vault |
Elijah Dangrow |
PSU-Behrend |
| Long Jump |
Tyler Shotto |
Marywood |
| Triple Jump |
Joe McCoy |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| Shot Put |
Nicholas Marollo |
Marywood |
| Discus |
Nicholas Marollo |
Marywood |
| Hammer |
Jake Kraycer |
Marywood |
| Javelin |
Matthew Grafton |
PSU-Behrend |
| Decathlon |
Corey Allegrucci |
Keystone |
All-CSAC Third Team
| Event |
Athlete |
School |
| 100 Meters |
Terry Duncan |
Keystone |
| 200 Meters |
Rashid Marrow |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 400 Meters |
Rashid Marrow |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 800 Meters |
Christopher Drozynski |
PSU-Behrend |
| 1500 Meters |
Alex Kubala |
PSU-Behrend |
| 5000 Meters |
Nathan Skrutski |
Marywood |
| 10000 Meters |
Matthew Crotteau |
Franciscan |
| 110 Meter Hurdles |
Colby Tarr |
PSU-Behrend |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Colby Tarr |
PSU-Behrend |
| 3,000 Meter Steeplechase |
Nicholas Long |
Franciscan |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
|
Gwynedd Mercy |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
PSU-Behrend |
| High Jump |
Luigi Tirro |
Marywood |
| Pole Vault |
Luke Patten |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Cullen Murphy |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Kyle Grimm |
PSU-Behrend |
| Long Jump |
Patrick Timlin |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| Triple Jump |
Patrick Timlin |
Gwynedd Mercy |
| Shot Put |
Anthony Antonucci |
PSU-Behrend |
| Discus |
James Razzano |
Keystone |
| Hammer |
Keith Brough |
Marywood |
| Javelin |
Colby Tarr |
PSU-Behrend |
| Decathlon |
Matt Forsythe |
Gwynedd Mercy |
All-CSAC Honorable Mention
| Event |
Athlete |
School |
| 100 Meters |
Yaw Acheampong |
Keystone |
|
Tyler Shotto |
Marywood |
|
Kurt Eberhardt |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Francis Terry |
Neumann |
| 200 Meters |
Kenny Brakoh |
Marywood |
|
Matthew Grafton |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Grant Rodgers |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Carl Joseph |
Keystone |
|
Kurt Eberhardt |
PSU-Behrend |
| 400 Meters |
James Craig |
Franciscan |
|
Francis Terry |
Neumann |
|
Jalen Freeman |
Keystone |
|
Devin Ross |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Carlo Fabian |
Franciscan |
| 800 Meters |
Greg Graf |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Nafees Norris |
Neumann |
|
Colton Barger |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Michael Cross |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Liam Drumgoole |
Immaculata |
|
Patrick Tansill |
Franciscan |
| 1500 Meters |
Matt Brown |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Patrick Tansill |
Franciscan |
|
Nicholas Long |
Franciscan |
|
Nathan Skrutski |
Marywood |
|
Stefan Carlsson |
PSU-Behrend |
| 5000 Meters |
Matt Brown |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Marcus Ward |
Keystone |
|
Matthew Crotteau |
Franciscan |
|
Justin DeLuzio |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Adam Larsen |
Marywood |
| 10000 Meters |
Justin DeLuzio |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Armani Rivera |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
James Colapietro |
Keystone |
|
Emmett Delaney |
Franciscan |
|
Devon Clarke |
Marywood |
| 110 Meter Hurdles |
Corey Allegrucci |
Keystone |
|
Max Livingood |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Marcus Haeseler |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Luigi Tirro |
Marywood |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Gabe Dwyer |
Immaculata |
|
Connor Dickinson |
Marywood |
|
Max Livingood |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Nafees Norris |
Neumann |
|
James Colapietro |
Keystone |
| 3,000 Meter Steeplechase |
Matt Brown |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Marcus Ward |
Keystone |
|
Trevor Flynn |
Marywood |
|
Kurt Brautigam |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Nathan Hawk |
Neumann |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
|
Neumann |
|
|
Franciscan |
|
|
Marywood |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Franciscan |
|
|
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
|
Immaculata |
|
|
Neumann |
| High Jump |
Kevin Maley |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Corey Allegrucci |
Keystone |
|
Connor Dickinson |
Marywood |
|
Kyle Grimm |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Grant Rodgers |
PSU-Behrend |
| Long Jump |
Yaw Acheampong |
Keystone |
|
Grant Rodgers |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Luigi Tirro |
Marywood |
|
Eddie Sichilongo |
Keystone |
|
Francis Terry |
Neumann |
| Triple Jump |
Luke Patten |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Grant Rodgers |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Luigi Tirro |
Marywood |
|
Elijah Dangrow |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Blake Burlingame |
Marywood |
| Shot Put |
Brian Hazel |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Gabe Dwyer |
Immaculata |
|
Zechariah Castillo |
PSU-Behrend |
|
James Razzano |
Keystone |
|
Matthew Collier |
Marywood |
| Discus |
Jake Kraycer |
Marywood |
|
Anthony Antonucci |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Kris Ferrara |
Immaculata |
|
Luke Patten |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Zechariah Castillo |
PSU-Behrend |
| Hammer |
Nicholas Marollo |
Marywood |
|
Matthew Collier |
Marywood |
|
James Razzano |
Keystone |
|
Zach Damon |
Marywood |
|
Ethan Rhodes |
PSU-Behrend |
| Javelin |
Martin Frempong |
Gwynedd Mercy |
|
Antonio Monahan |
Marywood |
|
Jake Kraycer |
Marywood |
|
Ethan Rhodes |
PSU-Behrend |
|
Dean Forlano |
Immaculata |
| Decathlon |
Justin Stonier |
Marywood |
All-CSAC Men's Track and Field All-Sportsmanship Team
| Athlete |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown/High School |
| Carlo Fabian |
Franciscan |
Jr. |
Steubenville, Ohio/Catholic Central |
| Matt Forsythe |
Gwynedd Mercy |
Sr. |
Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge |
| Matt Pascarella |
Immaculata |
Sr. |
Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Archbishop Carroll |
| Jonathan Brand |
Keystone |
Sr. |
Eatontown, N.J./Monmouth Regional |
| Nate Skrutski |
Marywood |
Fr. |
Archbald, Pa./Holy Cross |
| Nyanye Donnie |
Neumann |
Jr. |
Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast |
| Tyler McClimans |
PSU-Behrend |
Sr. |
Conneaut Lake, Pa./Conneaut Lake |