DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The Delaware Valley men's and women's track and field teams hit the road tomorrow for the 2024 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Alvernia.
Competition is set to take place on Friday, Feb. 23 beginning at 1 p.m. and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 24 with events starting at 10 a.m. A full schedule of events can be found
here.
For parking and admission information, as well as links to results and champion gear visit the
2024 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships page.
The Aggies enter the meet under the direction of new head coach
Dylan Bennett and look to build on the momentum from the indoor season that saw 13 school records broken on top of numerous career bests on both the men's and women's sides.
"I am excited for the growth of this team. We have come a very long way and have made tremendous strides toward our goals," said Bennett. "Breaking records and improving PRs shows their dedication and hard work is paying off. I am excited for what the future holds for this program going forward."
See below for a full list of events and participants, as well as their best performances in those events from this season so far.
Women's Track & Field
60-meter
Grace Kane – school record 8.14
Zariah Prescott – career/season best 8.47
Olivia Smiarowska – career/season best 8.26
60-meter Hurdles
Olivia Smiarowska – school record 9.28
200-meter
Grace Kane
Olivia Smiarowska – school record 26.35
400-meter
Emma East – career/season best 1:03.86
Kelly Hastings – season best 1:03.47
3,000-meter
Alyssa Blackmon – season best 11:18.48
5,000-meter
Alyssa Blackmon – 20:23.89
4x200-meter Relay
Kelly Hastings,
Grace Kane, Zariah Prescott,
Olivia Smiarowska
4x400-meter Relay
Emma East, Zariah Prescott,
Chante Newman,
Kelly Hastings
4x800-meter Relay
Alyssa Blackmon,
Lindsay Taylor,
Jaida Wilson,
Samantha Swearingen
DMR
Alyssa Blackmon,
Emma East,
Kelly Hastings,
Chante Newman,
Lindsay Taylor (Alternate)
Weight Throw
Kait Jones – season best 13.59m
Brittney Svendsen – career/season best 9.73m
Pole Vault
Remington Walter – career/season best 2.75m
Men's Track & Field
800-meter
Justin Kaufman – school record 1:56.35
Caleb Messenger – season best 2:00.29
4x200-meter Relay
Dylan Grunwald,
James Long-Stratton, Kenny Rowe,
Janiel Taveras
4x400
Justin Kaufman,
Caleb Messenger, Matt O'Dunlami, Brody Troy, Kenny Rowe,
Carter Owen
4x800
Colton Del Collo,
Justin Kaufman,
Carter Owen,
Caleb Messenger,
Matthew Skikus,
Jayce Corbin – school record 8:31.68 (Kaufman, Messenger, Owen, Del Collo)
DMR
Caleb Messenger,
Colton Del Collo,
Justin Kaufman,
Carter Owen,
Matthew Skikus (alternate)
Weight Throw
James Mahana – school record 14.90m
John Mahana – career/season best 14.40m
Shot Put
James Mahana – season best 12.85m
Brandon Perot – career/season best 14.63m
Pole Vault
Greg Sommer – career/season best 3.80m
Heptathlon
Ben Power – school record 3,404