Men's Indoor Track and Field | 3/18/2025 9:44:10 AM
Twenty-eight Empire 8 student-athletes from six institutions earned 2025 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Men's Indoor Track and Field All-Region honors.
Jonathan Zavala from SUNY Brockport, Sam Belmont, Matthew Sheehan, Ryan Hagan, Anson Butler, Jacob Miller, Brendan Style and Charlie Wilson from SUNY Geneseo, Sean Cochrane and Hayden Penna from St. John Fisher University and Hunter Logan from Utica University are repeat selections.
To earn All-Region honors, an athlete must be one of the top-5 individuals in their event in their respective region on the TFRRS Descending Order List. In addition, each member of a region’s top-3 relay team was selected for the distinction.
All Empire 8 institutions with the exception of Russell Sage compete in the Niagara region. Russell Sage is part of the Mideast Region.
SUNY BROCKPORT
*Gabe Giannini, Junior -- Pole Vault, 4.60 meters - t-third
Long Jump, 7.23 meters - second
Heptathlon, 4753 points - second
Aaron Ottenwalder, Junior -- 60-Meter Dash, :06.94 - t-third
Daniel Reinhart, Sophomore -- Pole Vault, 4.50 meters - t-fifth
*Jonathan Zavala, Senior -- 800-Meter Run, 1:53.06 - third
Mile Run, 4:10.28 - second
SUNY GENESEO
*Sam Belmont, Sophomore -- 4x400-Meter Relay, 3:15.34 - first
*Pierce Young, Sophomore -- Distance Medley Relay, 9:58.07 - first
3,000-Meter Run, 8:23.51 - third
5,000-Meter Run, 14:46.87 - fourth
*Arjun Ojha, Freshman -- 4x400-Meter Relay, 3:15.34 - first
*Jacob Miller, Junior -- Distance Medley Relay, 9:58.07 - first
4x400-Meter Relay, 3:15.34 - first
400-Meter Run, :48.27 - second
*Matthew Sheehan, Senior -- 4x400-Meter Relay, 3:15.34 - firstt
Distance Medley Relay, 9:58.07 - first
Ryan Hagan, Sophomore -- Distance Medley Relay, 9:58.07 - first
800-Meter Run, 1:53.06 - fourth
3,000-Meter Run, 8:24.49 - fourth
Anson Butler, Junior -- 5,000-Meter Run, 14:50.05 - fifth
Daniel Pagan, Freshman -- Heptathlon, 4598 points - fourth
Brendan Style, Senior -- 60-Meter Hurdles, :08.30 - third
Mike Taranto, Sophomore -- Mile Run, 4:12.62 - fourth
Jack Towns, Freshman -- 200-Meter Dash, :22.04 - fourth
Charlie Wilson, Graduate Student -- 3,000-Meter Run, 8:21.80 - second
5,000-Meter Run, 14:26.59 - second
HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY
Evan Kurtz, Senior -- 60-Meter Dash, :6.94 - third
NAZARETH UNIVERSITY
Ethan Kenyon, Senior -- Distance Medley Relay, 10:23.45 - second
Ben Lewis, Senior -- Distance Medley Relay, 10:23.45 - second
Cole Hastings, Sophomore -- Distance Medley Relay, 10:23.45 - second
Cade Eells, Senior -- Distance Medley Relay, 10:23.45 - second
Graeden Heichberger, Freshman -- Shot Put, 15.34 meters - fifth
Jack Pomykaj, Junior -- Heptathlon, 4584 points - fifth
ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
Sean Cochrane, Graduate Student -- High Jump, 2.02 meters - first
Brandon Kaplan Junior -- Weight Throw, 17.99 meters - third
Hayden Penna, Sophomore -- Pole Vault, 4.72 meters - first
*Manuel Sepulveda, Freshman -- Long Jump, 7.19 meters - third
Triple Jump
UTICA UNIVERSITY
*Hunter Logan, Graduate Student -- Shot Put, 16.83 meters - second
* Qualified for 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
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