VILLANOVA MEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ABSOLUTE SCHOOL RECORDS (All-Time Best Marks; indoor and outdoor plus extended season) Individual Track Records Event Name Mark Date Meet Location 55 Meters Salaam Gariba 6.17 1/25/92 New England Invitational Cambridge, Mass. 55 Meter Hurdles Rodney Wilson 7.18 3/6/83 IC4A Championship Princeton, N.J. 60 Meters Salaam Gariba 6.65 2/7/92 Millrose Games New York, N.Y. 60 Meter Hurdles Antoine Johnson 7.88 1/28/00 Penn State National University Park, Pa. 100 Meters Salaam Gariba 9.9 4/6/91 Georgia Tech Invitational Atlanta, Ga. 110 Meter Hurdles Erv Hall 13.38 10/17/68 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico 200 Meters Paul Drayton 20.4 9/13/64 Olympic Trials Los Angeles, Calif. 300 Meters Grant Davis 34.21 2/20/87 BIG EAST Championships Syracuse, N.Y. 400 Meters Larry James 43.97 10/18/68 Summer Olympics (final) Mexico City, Mexico 400 Meter Hurdles Kareem Archer 48.80 5/25/97 IC4A Championship Fairfax, Va. 500 Meters Edwin Modibedi 1:00.24 3/15/86 NCAA Championships Oklahoma City, Okla. 600 Meters Tony Valentine 1:12.5 12/7/85 Lehigh Developmental Meet Bethlehem, Pa. 800 Meters John Marshall 1:43.92 6/23/84 Olympic Trials Los Angeles, Calif. 1000 Meters John Marshall 2:16.7 7/13/85 Paris, France 1500 Meters Sydney Maree 3:32.30 9/12/81 Hamburg, West Germany Mile Sydney Maree 3:47.5 9/26/81 Fifth Avenue Mile New York, N.Y. 3000 Meters Sydney Maree 7:43.0 6/9/79 Oregon Twilight Meet 3000 Meter Steeplechase Amos Korir 8:18.57 6/6/81 Prefontaine Classic 5000 Meters Sydney Maree 13:20.63 6/2/79 NCAA Championships Champaign, Ill. 10000 Meters Patrick Tiernan 27:59.74 12/8/16 Zatopek:10 Victoria, Australia Individual Field Records Event Name Mark Date Meet Location High Jump Dave Cook 2.16m 3/5/94 IC4A Championship (pentathlon) Princeton, N.J. Pole Vault Vince Bizzaro 5.08m 1/13/68 Boston Knights of Columbus Meet Boston, Mass. Long Jump Jermaine Deans 7.88m 5/2/98 BIG EAST Championships Villanova, Pa. Triple Jump Nate Cooper 16.44m 2/4/79 Princeton Relays Princeton, N.J. Shot Put Billy Joe 18.45m 5/26/62 IC4A Championship Villanova, Pa. Weight Throw Frank Anuszewski 18.76m 2/18/12 BIG EAST Championships New York, N.Y. Discus Robert McDade 57.21m 5/6/06 BIG EAST Championships Storrs, Conn. Hammer Mark Blattner 57.36m 5/13/02 Tuppeny Twilight Meet Villanova, Pa. Javelin (1999-present) Marco Radocaj 68.54m 5/30/08 NCAA East Regional Tallahassee, Fla. Javelin (pre-1999) Joe Mitrovich 76.89m 4/28/79 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Pentathlon Dave Cook 4101 3/5/94 IC4A Championship Princeton, N.J. Heptathlon Joe Straub 4490 2/22/04 BIG EAST Championships Syracuse, N.Y. Decathlon Dave Cook 7520 4/21/93 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Individual Track Records (defunct events) Event Name Mark Date Meet Location 45 Yard Hurdles Erv Hall 5.4 2/1/69 Boston A.A. Meet Boston, Mass. 50 Yards Frank Budd 5.2 1/14/61 Boston Knights of Columbus Meet Boston, Mass. 50 Yard Hurdles Erv Hall 6.0 1/24/69 Philadelphia Track Classic Philadelphia, Pa. 50 Meters Tim Dale 5.9 2/20/76 Olympic Invitational New York, N.Y. Grant Davis 5.9 1/26/86 at Syracuse/vs. Toronto Syracuse, N.Y. 50 Meter Hurdles Martin Booker 6.75 1/28/84 Bally Invitational Rosemont, Ill. 60 Yards Frank Budd 6.0 3/10/62 IC4A Championship 60 Yard Hurdles Hardge Davis 7.0 1/10/69 Washington CYO Meet Erv Hall 7.0 3/15/69 NCAA Championships Detroit, Mich. Rodney Wilson 7.0 12/7/80 All Comers Meet Bethlehem, Pa. 100 Yards Frank Budd 9.2 6/24/61 National AAU Meet 120 Yard Hurdles Erv Hall 13.2 6/20/69 NCAA Championships Knoxville, Tenn. 220 Yards Frank Budd 20.0 5/12/62 vs. Quantico Villanova, Pa. 220 Yard Hurdles Leon Pras 24.0 5/5/62 vs. Saint Joseph’s Villanova, Pa. 300 Yards Carlton Young 30.51 2/14/81 Husker Invitational Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards Larry James 45.2 4/7/68 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 440 Yard Hurdles Larry James 50.2 9/6/70 Turin, Italy 500 Yards Larry James 55.4 2/15/69 Mason-Dixon Games 600 Yards Charles Jenkins, Jr. 1:08.96 1/18/86 Eastman Kodak Invitational Johnson City, Tenn. 880 Yards D. Patrick / K. Schappert 1:46.9 1968 / 1973 1000 Yards Don Paige 2:05.3 2/9/79 Millrose Games New York, N.Y. Two Miles John Hartnett 8:26.6 1/9/74 Knights of Columbus Meet Uniondale, N.Y. Three Miles Sydney Maree 13:04.6 4/14/79 Dogwood Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Six Miles John Hartnett 28:07.1 1973 IC4A Championship Men’s Track & Field / Cross Country Record Book VILLANOVA MEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ABSOLUTE RELAY RECORDS (All-Time Best Marks; indoor and outdoor plus extended season) Event Name Mark Date Meet Location 4x100 Meter Relay Keith Brown 40.08 5/21/77 IC4A Championship Philadelphia, Pa. Al Graves Derrek Harbour Tim Dale 4x200 Meter Relay Keith Brown 1:22.8 4/15/78 Dogwood Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Al Graves Derrek Harbour Tim Dale 4x400 Meter Relay Grant Davis 3:02.95 6/7/86 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, Ind. Tony Valentine Edwin Modibedi Charles Jenkins, Jr. Sprint Medley Relay Tim Dale 3:14.9 4/29/78 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. (400-200-200-800) Keith Brown Al Graves Mark Belger 4x800 Meter Relay Marcus O’Sullivan 7:12.29 4/24/82 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Michael England John Hunter John Marshall Distance Medley Relay Sean O’Neill 9:21.02 4/24/87 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. (1200-400-800-1600) Edwin Modibedi Bruce Harris Gerry O’Reilly 4x1500 Meter Relay Sean O’Neill 14:52.81 4/28/84 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Brian O’Keeffe John Keyworth 4xMile Relay Tom Gregan 16:10.6 4/29/74 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Brian McElroy Eamonn Coghlan John Hartnett Marcus O’Sullivan Men’s Track & Field / Cross Country Record Book VILLANOVA MEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ABSOLUTE RELAY RECORDS (DEFUNCT EVENTS) (All-Time Best Marks; indoor and outdoor plus extended season) Event Name Mark Date Meet Location 4x110 Yard Relay Keith Brown 40.42 4/16/77 Dogwood Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Glenn Bogue Derrek Harbour Tim Dale 4x120 Yard Shuttle Hurdles Doug Kerr 1:00.8 4/29/61 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Bob Coffill Charlie Hammock Leon Pras 4x220 Yard Relay Keith Brown 1:23.24 4/16/77 Dogwood Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Glenn Bogue Derrek Harbour Tim Dale Mile Relay Keith Brown 3:03.8 5/27/78 Sun Devil Relay Carnival Tempe, Ariz. (4x440 Yard Relay) Anthony Tufariello Glenn Bogue Tim Dale Sprint Medley Relay Keith Brown 3:16.5 5/27/78 Sun Devil Relay Carnival Tempe, Ariz. (440-220-220-880) Anthony Tufariello Al Graves Mark Belger Two Mile Relay Charles Messenger 7:17.8 5/25/68 Modesto Relays Modesto, Calif. (4x880 Yard Relay) Ian Hamilton Frank Murphy Dave Patrick Distance Medley Relay Ken Schappert 9:28.2 4/25/75 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. (Yards) Greg Eckman Tom Gregan Eamonn Coghlan 4x1600 Meter Relay Sean O’Neill 16:34.8 4/7/84 Colonial Relays Williamsburg, Va. Kevin Davis Brian O’Keeffe John Keyworth Men’s Track & Field / Cross Country Record Book VILLANOVA MEN’S TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY SCHOOL RECORDS Individual Cross Country Records (Metric Distances) Event Name Mark Date Meet Location 5000 Meters Steve Crooke 15:40 11/23/74 National AAU Championship York, Pa. 6000 Meters Jordy Williamsz 18:50.95 9/13/13 Friend Big Five Invitational Philadelphia, Pa. 8000 Meters Patrick Tiernan 22:23.2 10/31/15 BIG EAST Championships Mason, Ohio 10000 Meters Patrick Tiernan 29:11.1 11/21/15 NCAA Championships Louisville, Ky. Individual Cross Country Records (Mile Distances) Event Name Mark Date Meet Location 2.5 Miles Tom Sullivan 12:43 11/1/61 vs. La Salle (freshman race) Cobbs Creek 2.8 Miles Rene Schlag 13:25 11/5/66 at Georgetown (freshman race) 2.9 Miles Wilson Smith 14:02 10/12/68 at Georgetown (frehsman race) Washington, D.C. Donal Walsh 14:02 10/12/68 at Georgetown (frehsman race) Washington, D.C. Dave Wright 14:02 10/12/68 at Georgetown (frehsman race) Washington, D.C. 3.0 Miles Phil Banning 13:56.6 10/25/69 vs. Saint Joseph’s (freeshman race) Philadelphia, Pa. 3.3 Miles Noel Carroll 17:12 11/2/63 at American Marty Ferko 17:12 11/2/63 at American Dave Hyland 17:12 11/2/63 at American Tom Sullivan 17:12 11/2/63 at American Vic Zwolak 17:12 11/2/63 at American 3.5 Miles Steve Ball 19:29 1963 vs. Saint Joseph’s (freshman race) Philadelphia, Pa. 4.0 Miles Patrick Tiernan 19:09.48 9/26/13 Main Line Invitational Haverford, Pa. 4.2 Miles Jan Friedli 20:22.5 10/1/88 at George Mason/vs. Maryland Fairfax, Va. 4.5 Miles Vic Zwolak 22:47 10/28/61 vs. Quantico Cobbs Creek 4.6 Miles Dave Hyland 24:33 11/9/63 vs. La Salle Philadelphia, Pa.