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Villanova Men’s Track & Field 123rd Penn Relays April 27-29, 2017 Meet Information Wildcats Ready For 123rd Running of Penn Relays The spring sports season ramps up pretty slowly. The weather is still When: ...................................................................................Thursday-Saturday, April 27-29 pretty cold for the first few meets of the outdoor track & field season, Where: .........................................................................................Franklin Field, Philadelphia and many of the top athletes who had a long indoor season will wait Fan Guide: ...........................................................................................................bit.ly/PRfans until a few meets in to begin their outdoor campaigns. By the time the weather and the level of competition start to heat up, it might seem that Tickets: .....................................................................................................bit.ly/RELAYtickets out of nowhere the Penn Relays are looming on the not-so-far horizon. Schedule of Events/Results: ....................................................................bit.ly/PRschedule Watch Live (USATF.tv - $): ...................................................................bit.ly/RELAYwatch In reality, that isn’t how it works in Philadelphia. There is no chance of Gina Procaccio Press Conference: ........................................................bit.ly/RELAYpress the Penn Relays sneaking up on anyone, not in a city where the Relays are a year-long conversation. When talking about the history of the Social Media: ..........................................#PennRelays | @NovaTrackXC | @PennRelays meet, recalling a memorable race or just telling stories about the world’s most historic track & field meet, chances are Villanova will be a prominent topic in the conversation. VILLANOVA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS The history of the Penn Relays, and the Wildcats legacy of excellence, are closely intertwined. No other program has come close to the level of success Villanova has had at the Relays for more than half a century. Friday, April 28 The men’s and women’s track & field teams have combined to win 132 9:00 AM Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles Championship Section Championship of America relay titles (95 men, 37 women), and the Konrad Bayer, Kyle Cartwright Wildcats have also had several athletes win the championship sections of their respective individual events. Villanova’s success has also led to 22 Athlete of the Meet award winners (14 men, eight women) and there 10:00 AM Men’s Pole Vault College Section are a total of 11 relays and 22 individuals with Wildcats connections Thomas Conboy, James Deutmeyer, PJ Succi who are inducted on the Wall of Fame at Franklin Field. The men’s team has had both historical and recent success at the Relays. 12:35 PM Men’s 4x100 Meter Relay Preliminary Heats Villanova’s legacy is backed by having won at least one Championship Villanova of America event for 28 straight years from 1955-82, with a staggering total of 80 victories in that span. More recently, head coach Marcus O’Sullivan has led his Wildcats teams to four Championship of 1:15 PM Men’s Shot Put College Section America wheels since 2009. Villanova won the distance medley relay in 2009 and 2011, the 4x800 meter relay in 2014 and the 4xMile relay in Henry Sise, Dan Sullivan 2015. Last season, the Wildcats came in fifth in both the distance medley relay and the 4xMile relay. 3:30 PM Men’s 100 Meters Preliminary Heats O’Sullivan is leading a team in transition this season, as gone from the Sterling Pierce Villanova roster are veterans and previous Penn Relays winners such as Josh Lampron, Patrick Tiernan and Jordy Williamsz. In their stead 4:20 PM Men’s 4x400 Meter Relay Preliminary Heats are several talented younger runners who will be ready to step up and take their turn running in the Wildcats singlet at the Penn Relays. Villanova Sophomore sprinters Harry Purcell (Dublin, Ireland) and Ville 5:33 PM Men’s Distance Medley Relay Championship of America Lampinen (Vantaa, Finland) have been the team’s top two runners during the outdoor season. Their specialties are the 400 meters and the Villanova 800 meters, respectively. Lampinen made headlines summer when he won Finland’s national titles in both of those events. He and Purcell each debuted at the Penn Relays last year by running on Villanova’s 6:50 PM (tentative) Men’s Sprint Medley Relay Championship of America sprint medley relay squad, while Purcell also ran the 400 meter leg of Villanova the distance medley relay. Two other Wildcats to watch are juniors Ben Malone (River Vale, N.J.) and Ishmael Muhammad (Mays Landing, N.J.). Malone was in the Saturday, April 29 lineup for both the DMR and the 4xMile relay last season, while Muhammad ran on the DMR squad in 2015. Malone also ran on the 4:40 PM Men’s 4x800 Meter Relay Championship of America 4x800 meter relay two seasons ago. Redshirt freshman Logan Wetzel Villanova (Saline, Mich.) has been coming on strong after missing an entire year of racing due to a kneecap injury as a freshman. He most recently ran a PR of 3:45.11 in the 1500 meters at Princeton’s Larry Ellis Invitational 5:55 PM Men’s 4x400 Meter Relay IC4A Schools last weekend. Wetzel ran a 1600 meter split of 4:01.54 on the distance Villanova medley relay during the indoor season, and has a lifetime PR of 4:02.16 in the Mile. All three days of competition at the Penn Relays will stream live online, and the broadcast can be accessed at USATF.tv with a +PLUS video On The Inside subscription. There are also two live TV broadcast windows during the meet. NBC Sports Network will televise the meet on Friday evening Villanova Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Roster .................................................................2 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and on Saturday afternoon from 12:30-3 p.m. The Season Schedule / 2016 Penn Relays in Review ................................................................3 telecast can all be seen on the NBC Sports app. 2017 Villanova Outdoor Performance List ..........................................................................4 2017 Villanova Outdoor Meet Summaries .......................................................................5-8 Villanova Penn Relays History ........................................................................................9-13 Villanova Media Relations Villanova Head Coach Marcus O’Sullivan ..................................................................14-16 Career Outdoor Profiles for Villanova Athletes..........................................................17-26 Track & Field Contact: ........................................................David Berman Villanova All-Time Performance Lists (for this weekend’s events).........................27-37 E-Mail: ..........................................................david.berman@villanova.edu Villanova School Records................................................................................................38-42 Phone: ........................................................................................610-519-4122 Villanova Men’s Track & Field: 95 Championship of America Relay Titles Villanova Men’s Track & Field 123rd Penn Relays April 27-29, 2017 2017 VILLANOVA MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ROSTER Name Events Academic Class Outdoor Eligibility Hometown/High School Jadyn Anczarski Throws Freshman Freshman Ringtown, Pa./North Shuylkill Lucas Arrivo Distance Sophomore Freshman Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer Martin Barr Distance Freshman Freshman Skokie, Ill./Niles North Konrad Bayer Sprints Freshman Freshman Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy Kyle Cartwright Sprints Senior Senior Oyster Bay, N.Y./Oyster Bay Casey Comber Distance Sophomore Freshman Maple Glen, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham Thomas Conboy Pole Vault Freshman Freshman Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs Kevin Corbusier Distance Graduate Student Senior Monkton, Md./Loyola Blakefield Utsav Deshpande Sprints Sophomore Sophomore Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem East James Deutmeyer Pole Vault Junior Junior Rye, N.Y./Fordham Prep Aaron Elcock Jumps Junior Sophomore West Chester, Pa./Delaware County Christian School Pearson Feagans Sprints/Jumps Sophomore Sophomore Dallas, Texas/Highland Park Bryant Herlocker Sprints Junior Junior Wilmette, Ill./New Trier Drake Johnston Distance Senior Junior Santa Monica, Calif./Palisades Charter Jack Judge Throws Sophomore Sophomore Palisades, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep Kolby Koeck Pole Vault Senior Senior Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area Ville Lampinen Sprints Sophomore Sophomore Vantaa, Finland/Mäkelänrinteen lukio Ben Malone Distance Senior Junior River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Andrew Marston Distance Sophomore Freshman Wayne, Pa./Conestoga John McDonald Throws Senior Senior New Providence, N.J./New Providence Rob Morro Distance Freshman Freshman Media, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara Michael Morrow Jumps Sophomore Sophomore Danbury, Conn./Danbury Ishmael Muhammad Sprints Junior Junior Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest Paul Nichols Distance Freshman Freshman Latham, N.Y./Shaker Chika Nwachukwu Throws Freshman Freshman Lawrence, N.J./Lawrence Colin O’Mara Distance Senior Sophomore Little Rock, Ark./Catholic Ike Osuagwu Sprints Freshman Freshman Wilmington, Del./Tatnall School Sterling Pierce Sprints Sophomore Sophomore Voorhees, N.J./Rancocas Valley Paul Power Distance Sophomore Freshman Phoenixville, Pa./Spring-Ford Dan Powers Sprints Freshman Freshman Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville Harry Purcell Sprints Sophomore Sophomore Dublin, Ireland/Castleknock