LANCASTER, Pa. – The Ursinus Men's Track & Field team turned in a valiant effort to conclude the 2024 Centennial Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday. The Bears added five more gold medals to their tally on day two.
 
 
 
Ursinus once again set a new indoor program benchmark for team points with 182.5 and were edged by five points for the team title by Johns Hopkins. The tight five-point margin of victory tied the previous Centennial Conference Indoor Championship record for closest finish since the Blue Jays edged Haverford in 2013, 168-163. It was the Bears fourth-straight runner up finish and seventh runner-up finish overall in the Championship meet. Ursinus was a clear 100.5 points over third place Haverford who scored 82 points and Muhlenberg in fourth with 70 points. The Bears had a furious rally on day two and had a battle to remember with Johns Hopkins Ursinus took home nine medals on Sunday with four of them being gold. For the weekend, the Bears earned 16 medals as a team behind seven golds, four silvers, and five bronze.
 
 
 
A major reason for the Bears rally on day two was a complete domination in sprints that saw Ursinus go 1-2-3 in both the 200 and 400 meter dash. Sophomore Aiden Tobin put a bow on his outstanding weekend by earning a pair of individual gold medals and one relay gold medal.  Tobin opened the day with gold in the 60-meter dash on a school record time of 6.97 that edged the previous record set in 2022 by Octavious Carter. He followed that with a Centennial Conference Indoor Championship Meet record time of 22.10 in the 200 meter dash and helped the Bears earn a fifth straight gold medal in the 4x400 relay. Tobin was joined by junior Devon Greaves, sophomore Mason Jolivette, and senior Payton Stanziani on the relay team that set a time of 3:22.04.  Behind his standout showing, Tobin was named the Centennial Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship Most Outstanding Men's Track Performer. Stanziani earned his first-ever individual gold medal between the indoor and outdoor seasons in the 400 after posting a time of 49.66. Senior Daniel Tabor earned a pair of sprint silver medals on Sunday in the 200 and 400 meters on times of 22.72 and 50.06, respectively. Senior Collin Ney followed with a pair of bronze medals in the 200 and 400 with his times of 22.88 and 50.49.
 
 
 
Sophomore James Sims III kept the indoor high jump title in Collegeville after clearing the bar at a personal best mark of 1.92 meters. First-year Jaxon Geddio completed a 1-2 finish in the event with a silver medal on his mark of 1.87 meters and sophomore David Piotrowski finished fifth with a jump of 1.77 meters. Tabor added a bronze medal in the long jump behind a personal best jump of 6.58 meters.


Junior Tom Wood earned the silver medal in the shot put behind a personal best throw of 15.37 meters while first-year Carter Kensil and senior Parker Howell finished back-to-back in seventh and eighth place on marks of 13.62 meters and 13.50 meters, respectively.
 
 
 
First-year Jayden McKeen led five Bears in the Heptathlon with 3,855 points and finished fifth overall.
 
 
Senior Tucker McGrath paced the Bears in the mile with a personal best time of 4:18.87 and sophomore Liam Johnston followed in sixth with his time of 4:21.21
 
 
 
 The Bears will return to action on Friday, March 1st as they will compete at the two-day AARTFC Championship hosted by Nazareth College beginning at 12:00 p.m.
 
 
 
Sunday Results
 
60 Meters: 1. Aiden Tobin – 6.97; 5. Daniel Tabor 7.17; 6. Riley Ford 7.20
 
60 Meter Hurdles: 4. Devon Greaves – 8.94; 5. Patrick Ryan 9.01; 8. Jayden McKeen 9.28
 
200 Meter Dash: 1. Aiden Tobin – 22.10; 2. Daniel Tabor – 22.72; 3. Collin Ney – 22.88; 6. Mason Jolivette – 22.97; 18. Michael Agbeye – 23.80; 19. Patrick Ryan – 23.89; 22. Sean Bowers – 24.19
 
400 Meter Dash: 1. Payton Stanziani – 49.66; 2. Daniel Tabor – 50.06; 3. Collin Ney – 50.49; 8. Mason Jolivette – 52.73; 15. Dolan Cox – 54.82
 
800 Meter Run – 8. Paul Faggioli 2:00.07; 10. Christian Rosado – 2:00.55; 17. David Kenny – 2:02.80; 18. Tucker McGrath – 2:02.89; 23. Jack Fisher – 2:05.22; 24. Justice Scheidel – 2:05.72
 
High Jump: 1. James Sims III – 1.92 meters; 2. Jaxon Geddio – 1.87 meters; 5. David Piotrowski – 1.77 meters
 
Long Jump: 3. Daniel Tabor – 6.58 meters; 9. Michael Agbeye – 6.28 meters; 16. Rocco Bressi – 5.89 meters; 17. Caden Johnson – 5.89 meters.
 
Shot Put: 2. Tom Wood 15.37 meters; 7. Carter Kensil – 13.62 meters; 8. Parker Howell 13:50 meters; 17. Sean Barrera - 11.20 meters; 18. Deane Leader – 11.15 meters
 
1 Mile Run: 4. Tucker McGrath – 4:18.87; 6. Liam Johnston – 4:21.21; 15. Troy Hedrick – 4:28.48
 
3000 meters – 21. Liam Johnston – 8:58.90
 
Heptathlon: 5. Jayden McKeen – 3,855 points; 6. Ethan Chambers – 3,664 points; 7. Devon Bock – 3,341 points; 8. Noah Berger - 3,107; 9. Davonte Hinds – 3,084 points
 
4x400 Relay: 1. Greaves, Stanziani, Tobin, Jolivette – 3:22.04