Men's Indoor Track and Field | 3/19/2026 12:00:00 PM
A league record 59 Empire 8 student-athletes from seven institutions earned 2026 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Men's Indoor Track and Field All-Region honors.
Gabe Giannini from SUNY Brockport, Sam Belmont, Jacob Miller, Pierce Young, Ryan Hagan and Jack Towns from SUNY Geneseo, Graeden Heichberger and Jack Pomykaj from Nazareth University, Brandon Kaplan and Hayden Penna from St. John Fisher 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
Owen Arbocus, Junior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - fourth
*Dennis Bobbitt, Sophomore -- Long Jump - second
Triple Jump - second
Chardin Chau, Sophomore -- High Jump - t-first
Jeremy Chen, Senior -- 60-Meter Hurdles - fourth
Michael Durski, Senior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - fourth
*Gabe Giannini, Senior -- Pole Vault - t-fifth
Long Jump - third
Heptathlon - first
Derek Grimshaw, Junior -- 60-Meter Dash - third
Ayden Grinion, Senior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - fourth
Malakye Moss, Freshman -- 4x400-Meter Relay - fourth
*Tim Smith, Junior -- 800-Meter Run - second
SUNY GENESEO
*Sam Belmont, Junior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - first
400-Meter Run - second
Collin Brown, Junior -- 3,000-Meter Run - seventh
5,000-Meter Run - sixth
*Emerson Comer, Junior -- 3,000-Meter Run - third
5,000-Meter Run - third
Andrew Donner, Sophomore -- 800-Meter Run - seventh
Bryan Friedel, Graduate Student -- 800-Meter Run - eighth
*Ryan Hagan, Junior -- Distance Medley Relay - first
800-Meter Run - first
Mile Run - first
3,000-Meter Run - first
5,000-Meter Run - first
Will Hawken, Freshman -- 60-Meter Hurdles - seventh
Heptathlon - seventh
*Connor Hitt, Sophomore -- Distance Medley Relay - first
800-Meter Run - fifth
*Andrew Kent, Senior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - first
*Jacob Miller, Senior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - first
200-Meter Dash - seventh
400-Meter Run - first
Owen Murphy, Sophomore -- Mile Run - seventh
*Arjun Ohja, Sophomore -- 4x400-Meter Relay - first
400-Meter Run - fifth
Kole Owens, Sophomore -- 5,000-Meter Run - eighth
Jack Towns, Sophomore -- 200-Meter Dash - fifth
Ray Trottier, Junior -- Shot Put - eighth
*Dawson Wadsworth, Junior -- Distance Medley Relay - first
800-Meter Run - third
*Pierce Young, Junior -- Distance Medley Relay - first
Mile Run - second
3,000-Meter Run - second
HARTWICK COLLEGE
Cody Bazemore, Sophomore -- 60-Meter Dash - fifth
200-Meter Dash - t-eighth
Marquis Jones-McKinney, Senior -- High Jump - fourth
HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY
Amos Bixler, Senior -- Distance Medley Relay - eighth
Mile Run - eighth
3,000-Meter Run - eighth
Evan Geer, Freshman -- Distance Medley Relay - eighth
Kealon Knight, Junior -- Distance Medley Relay - eighth
Henry Sardina, Sophomore -- Distance Medley Relay - eighth
NAZARETH UNIVERSITY
David Dobrowolski, Junior -- Weight Throw - sixth
Nick Driver, Freshman -- 4x400-Meter Relay - fifth
Jack Healy, Junior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - fifth
*Graeden Heichberger, Sophomore -- Weight Throw - fifth
Shot Put - second
Aaron Lund, Senior -- Heptathlon -- ninth
Gavin McAllister, Senior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - fifth
Jack Pomykaj, Senior -- Heptathlon - third
Michael Puglisi, Senior -- 4x400-Meter Relay - fifth
400-Meter Run - eighth
ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
Trystan Biller, Sophomore -- 60-Meter Hurdles - second
Braxton Houghtelling, Freshman -- 4x400-Meter Relay - eighth
*Brandon Kaplan, Senior -- Weight Throw - second
*Hayden Penna, Junior -- Pole Vault - first
Michael Prentice, Sophomore -- 4x400-Meter Relay - eighth
Mason Wagner, Freshman -- 4x400-Meter Relay - eighth
Oren Welch, Sophomore -- Pole Vault - fourth
Landon Wertz, Sophomore -- 4x400-Meter Relay - eighth
UTICA UNIVERSITY
*Spencer Borghardt, Senior -- Weight Throw - third
Cameron Hoffis, Sophomore -- Distance Medley Relay - fourth
Tobias Jeralds, Senior -- Distance Medley Relay - fourth
Forest Martin, Junior -- Distance Medley Relay - fourth
Kaiden McCaskill, Senior -- High Jump - third
Bennett Melita, Junior -- Distance Medley Relay - fourth
3,000-Meter Run - sixth
5,000-Meter Run - seventh
Wayne Spencer, Freshman -- Long Jump - sixth
Triple Jump - fourth
Joshua Talbot, Senior -- Weight Throw - seventh
Tanner Warren, Junior -- 400-Meter Run - fourth
* Qualified for 2026 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships