Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/22/2025 7:56:50 PM
SUNY Geneseo senior Penelope Greene rolled to the NCAA Championship in the 10,000-meter run, as several Empire 8 student-athletes competed on day one of the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday, May 22 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH.
In the final event of the night, Greene, who sixth in the 10,000-meter championship race last season, came in as the top-seed and led wire-to-wire, running each of her 25 laps in the race in 83 seconds or faster, repelling an early challenge from runner-up Riley Beuse of Lewis and Clark College, building her lead at about the 5,000-meter mark and extending throughout the final half of the race to eventually win by more than 33 seconds in a time of 33 seconds in a time of 33:46.70 to become the sixth different Empire 8 student-athlete to win a women's outdoor track and field national title.
Greene's teammate, Gabriella McCarthy, placed sixth in the event to earn First Team All-American honors with a time of 34:51.59 and Lilly Fowler-Conner was ninth in 35:08.11 to earn Second Team All-American honors.
Rebecca Heuler of SUNY Brockport, the 2024 NCAA Champion in the javelin throw, earned First Team All-American honors this season by placing sixth overall with a toss of 40.78 meters. She was the final student-athlete to qualify for the event.
Isabel Morse of Nazareth (pole vault), Jillian Ambler (long jump) and Brynn Mooney (200-meters) of Geneseo in addition to Lexi Rodriguez of Brockport (400-meter hurdles all earned NCAA Second Team All-Americans in their respective events on Thursday.
On the men's side, Geneseo graduate student Charlie Wilson crossed the finish line third in the 10,000-meter run in an Empire 8 all-time record time of 29:21.43 but was moved up to second and national runner-up honors due to a disqualification.
Geneseo's 4 x 400-meter relay team of Arjun Ohja, Sam Belmont, Giancarlo Di Fava, and Jacob Miller qualified for Saturday's final with an impressive third place finish in the prelims.
Emerson Comer of Geneseo earned NCAA Second Team All-American honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after placing 13th in the prelims Thursday. His teammate Pierce Young will compete in the finals of the event on Friday afternoon at 4:40 p.m. Ryan Hagan of Geneseo and Jonathan Zavala of Brockport will compete in the finals of the 1,500-meters after qualifying Thursday.
Below is a complete list of the Empire 8 student-athletes who competed in the NCAA Championships on Thursday and those who are competing over the next two days. Action begins from SPIRE with Alexa Belanger of Houghton competing in the high jump, starting at 11:30 a.m.
WOMEN'S THURSDAY RESULTS
10,000-Meter Run
Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – first place – 33:46.70
NCAA National Champion; First Team All-American
Gabriella McCarthy, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – sixth place – 34:51.49
First Team All-American
Lily Fowler-Conner, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – ninth place – 35:08.11
Second Team All-American
Javelin Throw (Prelims and Finals, Thursday, May 22, 3:30 p.m.)
Rebecca Heuler, Sr., SUNY Brockport – sixth place 40.78 meters (133' 9")
First Team All-American (Second All-American Honor. was NCAA Champion in 2024)
200-Meter Dash
Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – :24.57
Second Team All-American
400-Meter Hurdles
Lexi Rodriguez, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 10th in prelims – 1:02.38
Second Team All-American
Long Jump
Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – 12th in prelims – 5.70 meters
Second Team All-American
3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Finals, Friday, May 23, 4:55 p.m.)
Ann Brennan, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – second in prelims – 10:33.41
4 x 400-Meter Relay
Nicole Gretzinger, Jr., Janelle Eckl, Sr., Sierra Doody, Jr., Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – 11th in prelims – 3:49.56
4 x 100-Meter Relay
Sam Pynn, Sr., Brynn Mooney, So., Jillian Ambler, So., Kayla Anastasia, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – :47.28
Pole Vault
Isabel Morse, Jr., Nazareth – tied for 12th – 3.75 meters
Second Team All-American
MEN'S THURSDAY RESULTS
10,000-Meter Run (Finals, Thursday, May 22, 8:30 p.m.)
Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – second – 29:21.43
National Runner-Up; First Team All-American; All-Time Empire 8 Record
1,500-Meter Run Prelims (Finals, Saturday, May 24, 1:25 p.m.)
Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – seventh in prelims – 3:52.68
Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 10h in prelims – 3:53.38
3,000-Meter Steeplechase Prelims (Finals, Friday, May 23, 4:40 p.m.)
Pierce Young, So., SUNY Geneseo – eighth in prelims – 8:59.64
Emerson Comer, So., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – 9:01.54
Comer – Second Team All-American
4 x 400-Meter Relay Prelims (Finals, Saturday, May 24, 4:50 p.m.)
Arjun Ohja, Fr, Sam Belmont, So., Giancarlo Di Fava, So., Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – third in prelims – 3:11.45
400-Meter Hurdles
Ayden Grinion, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 19th in prelims – :54.78
UPCOMING WOMEN'S EVENTS
High Jump (Prelims and Finals, Friday, May 23, 11:30 a.m.)
6. Alexa Belanger, Fr., Houghton – 1.71 meters
100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 2:30 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 2 p.m.)
13. Cierra Franz, Sr., St. John Fisher – :14.13
14. Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – :14.14
400-Meter Dash (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 2:20 p.m.)
6. Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – :54.45
800-Meter Run (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 4:15 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 3:00 p.m.)
12. Sierra Doody, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 2:08.09
14. Janelle Eckl, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 2:08.89
5,000-Meter Run (Finals, Saturday, May 24, 4:25 p.m.)
1. Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 16:12.88 !
Hammer Throw (Prelims and Finals, Saturday, May 24, 11 a.m.)
21. Zoe Connor, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 52.51 meters
UPCOMING MEN'S EVENTS
400-Meter Dash (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 3 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 2:10 p.m.)
17. Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :47.17
800-Meter Run (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 4 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 2:50 p.m.)
14. Matthew Sheehan, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 1:50.22
5,000-Meter Run (Finals, Saturday, May 24, 4 p.m.)
6. Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – 14:04.11
12. Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 14:08.50
Hammer Throw (Prelims and Finals, Saturday, May 24, 1:45 p.m.)
9. Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher – 60.87 meters
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