COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College indoor men's track and field team will begin competition in the two-day Centennial Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Franklin & Marshall's Schnader Field House starting on Saturday morning.
 
 
Last Indoor Championships, the Bears reset their program record once again in team points accumulated with 178 points as a team to record its sixth runner-up finish in the Championship meet. Ursinus was nearly a clear 82 points over third place McDaniel and battled Johns Hopkins back and forth all of that Sunday for the top spot.  
 
 
 The Bears earned 57 points to place second in the indoor poll and garnered one of the nine first-place votes. Johns Hopkins edged the Bears for the top spot with 64 points behind earning the remaining eight first-place votes.
 
 
 Ursinus has a trio of individuals with the top-seed in their respective events and 20 within the top-five. The Bears are loaded up once again on the sprints as they hold the top two seeds in the 200 meter dash, three of the top five in the 400 meter dash, and two of the top five seeds entering the 60 meter dash prelims. Sophomore Aiden Tobin has been the standard all indoor season in the 200 meter dash as he reset the Centennial Conference indoor record for the event on a pair of occasions this season, the latest being a 21.69. Senior Daniel Tabor is right behind at a 22.12 best time in the 200 meter dash and seeks to defend his 400 meter crown as the top seed with his mark of 49.08. Tobin is seeded second in the 60 meter dash (7.02) while Tabor is fourth at a 7.09. Senior Payton Stanziani nearly topped Tabor in the 400 last season and enters seeded behind him on a time of 49.49. Senior Collin Ney is also poised for a strong showing in the 400 as he enters seeded fifth with his top time of 49.82.
 
 
 
One key element is the growing strength of the Bears mid-distance program that is showcasing more depth than in prior years. Sophomore Liam Johnston enters seeded third in the mile with his school record time of 4:17.73 and senior Tucker McGrath will look to battle for points entering ninth at a 4:20.86. Johnston will also battle for points in the 3K as he is seeded eighth with a time of 8:36.89. Junior David Kenny is having a strong indoor season as he paces the Bears in the 800 on 1:55.77 and McGrath is fifth at a 1:56.02.
 
 
 
Ursinus will hope to get another standout performance in the throws as the junior duo of Chase Shaneman and Tom Wood hold high seeds in the weight throw and shot put. Shaneman is second in the weight throw at 16.33 meters while Wood is fourth in the shot put (14.95m) and fifth in the weight throw (14.46m).
 
 
 
In jumps, sophomore James Sims III has the top seed in the high jump after clearing the bar this season at 1.89 meters and first-year Jaxon Geddio holds the fifth seed at 1.82 meters. Sophomore Markel Roberts-Jackson is the defending champion in the high jump. Tabor is seeded third in the long jump at 6.53 meters. Junior Ken Komatsu seeks another medal in the pole vault and enters as the third seed after posting a mark of 4.10 meters.
 
 
 
The Bears will seek their fifth-straight title in the 4x400 relay as they hold the top seed once again with a previously recorded 3:16.26 by Tobin, Tabor, Ney, and Stanziani. Ursinus will enter a trio of more relay teams that do not have recorded times this indoor season in the 4x200, 4x800, and Distance Medley Relay.
 
 
 
Top 10 Bear Qualifiers for 2024 Centennial Indoor Championships
 
 
1. Aiden Tobin – 200 meter dash (21.69)
 
1. Daniel Tabor – 400 meter dash (49.08)
 
1. James Sims – High Jump (1.89 meters)
 
2. Chase Shaneman – Weight Throw (16.33 meters)
 
2. Daniel Tabor – 200 meter dash (22.12)
 
2. Payton Stanziani – 400 meter dash (49.49)
 
2. Aiden Tobin – 60 meter dash prelims (7.02)
 
3. Liam Johnston – 1 mile (4:17.73)
 
3. David Kenny – 800 meters (1:55.77)
 
3. Ken Komatsu – Pole Vault (4.10 meters)
 
3. Daniel Tabor – Long Jump (6.53 meters)
 
4. Zorion Ferreira – 60 meter hurdles prelims (8.76)
 
4. Daniel Tabor – 60 Meter Dash Prelims (7.09)
 
4. Collin Ney – 400 meter dash (49.82)
 
4. Tom Wood – Shot Put (14.95 meters)
 
5. Tom Wood– Weight Throw (14.46 meters)
 
5. Tucker McGrath – 800 meter run (1:56.02)
 
5. Devon Greaves – 400 meter dash (51.26)
 
5. Jaxon Geddio – High Jump (1.82 meters)
 
5. Devon Greaves – 60 meter hurdles prelims (8.80)
 
7. Mason Jolivette – 200 meter dash (22.82)
 
7. Michael Agbeye – Long Jump (6.39 meters)
 
8. Mason Jolivette – 400 meter dash (51.40)
 
8. Riley Ford – 60 meter dash prelims (7.19)
 
8. Cole Jackson – High Jump (13.17 meters)
 
8. Liam Johnston – 3,000 Meters (8:36.59)
 
8. Patrick Ryan – 60 meter hurdles prelims (9.06)
 
8. Parker Howell – Shot Put (13.63 meters)
 
9. David Piotrowski – High Jump (1.78 meters)
 
9. Tucker McGrath – 1 mile (4:20.86)
 
9. Jayden McKeen – 60 meter hurdles prelims (9.10)
 
9. Collin Ney – 200 meter dash (23.01)
 
10. Paul Faggioli – 800 meters (1:57.29)
 
 
 Relays
 
1. 4x400 Relay Team (3:16.26)
 
4x200, 4x800, and DMR Relay Teams (NT)
 
 
Championship Links
 
CENTENNIAL CHAMPIONSHIP HOMEPAGE
 
CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM (Includes Schedule of Events)
 
LIVE VIDEO
 
LIVE RESULTS