Thirty-Eight Empire 8 Student-Athletes Earn 2025 USTFCCCA Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Region Honors

Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/22/2025 10:49:36 AM

Thirty-eight Empire 8 student-athletes from five institutions earned 2025 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Region honors.
 
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
Cardin Chau, Freshman -- High Jump, 1.94m - t-fourth
Jeremy Chen, Junior -- 110-Meter Hurdles, :14.83 - fourth
Gabe Giannini, Junior -- Pole Vault, 4.65 meters - fourth
                                       Decathlon, 6,446 points - second
*Ayden Grinion, Junior -- 400-Meter Hurdles, :52.62 - first
Tyler Miller, Senior -- Decathlon, 5,799 points -- sixth
Aaron Ottenwalder, Junior -- 100-Meter Dash, :10.70 - third
Daniel Reinhart, Sophomore -- Pole Vault, 4.70 meters - third
Tim Smith, Freshman -- 400-Meter Hurdles, :53.71 - fifth
*Jonathan Zavala, Senior -- 800-Meter Run, 1:52.60 - fifth
                                             1,500-Meter Run, 3:46.96 - second

SUNY GENESEO
Arjun Ojha, Freshman -- 4.400-Meter Relay, 3:09.30 - first
*Sam Belmont, Sophomore -- 4x400-Meter Relay, 3:09.30 - first
                                                400-Meter Hurdles, :53.37 - t-third
Giancarlo Di Fava, Sophomore -- 4x400-Meter Relay, 3:09.30 - first
*Jacob Miller, Junior -- 4x400-Meter Relay, 3:09.30 - first
                                    400-Meter Dash, :47.17 - third
Anson Butler, Junior -- 5,000-Meter Run, 14:25.75 - fourth
Bergen Caprood, Freshman -- 100-Meter Dash, :10.75 - t-fifth
*Emerson Comer, Sophomore -- Steeplechase, 8:54.32 - second
*Ryan Hagan, Sophomore -- 1,500-Meter Run, 3:47.14 - third
                                               5,000-Meter Run, 14:04.11 - second
Connor Hitt, Freshman -- 800-Meter Run, 1:50.62 - third
                                         1,500-Meter Run, 3:51.17 - fifth
Micah McCulley, Senior -- 10,000-Meter Run, 30:46.19 - fifth
Daniel Pagan, Freshman -- Decathlon, 6,105 points - fourth
*Matthew Sheehan, Senior -- 800-Meter Run, 1:50.22 - second
Brendan Style, Senior -- 110-Meter Hurdles, :14.80 - third
                                       400-Meter Hurdles, :53.36 - t-third
Dawson Wadsworth, Sophomore -- 800-Meter Run, 1:52.55 - fourth
*Charlie Wilson, Senior -- 5,000-Meter Run, 14:08.50 - third
                                         10,000-Meter Run, 29:40.21 - third
*Pierce Young, Sophomore -- Steeplechase, 8:50.73 - first

NAZARETH UNIVERSITY
Cade Eells, Senior -- Steeplechase, 9:00.00 - third 
Jack Pomykaj, Junior -- Decathlon, 6,173 points - third

ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
*Brandon Kaplan Junior -- Hammer Throw, 60.87 meters - second
Hayden Penna, Sophomore -- Pole Vault, 4.90 meters - first
Corinthian Reed, Freshman -- 400-Meter Dash, :47.55 - fourth
Manuel Sepulveda, Freshman -- Triple Jump, 14.60 meters - third
Oren Welch, Freshman -- Pole Vault, 4.80 meters - second

UTICA UNIVERSITY
Spencer Borghardt, Junior - Hammer Throw, 57.02 meters - fifth
Hunter Logan, Graduate Student -- Shot Put, 16.30 meters - second
Bennett Melita, Sophomore -- Steeplechase, 9:04.76 - fourth
Louis Pinto, Sophomore -- High Jump, 1.96 meters - second
Joshua Talbot, Junior -- Hammer Throw, 57.49 meters - fourth

* Qualified for 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
 
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