Men’s Track & Field Garners 20 USTFCCCA All-Region Honors

The Middlebury men’s track & field team placed 20 members on the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) Mideast All-Region outdoor squad. 

RELAY HIGHLIGHTS

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Joey Caspar tallied the second-quickest time (53.54) in the 400 hurdles to earn his first all-region honor.
• Securing his initial accolade is Logan Cosgrove. In the shot put, the Panther recorded a toss of 14.83 meters at the NESCAC Championship, ranking him fourth in the Mideast Region.
• Dave Filias garnered all-region recognition in two events. The senior led the Mideast in the hammer throw, heaving the implement an event-best 60.37m at the Julie LaFreniere Commonwealth Invitational. He also had the fifth-farthest shot put toss at 14.71m from the NESCAC Championship. The honors are the fourth and fifth of his career, respectively.
• Also earning accolades in two events is Ziggy Goddard. The Panther paced the region in the 3,000 steeplechase, clocking in at 9:12.41 en route to the conference crown and his third-consecutive all-region honor in the event. In the 1,500, Goddard tallied a school-record time of 3:48.48, good for third in the Mideast.
• Quinn Kennedy collects his first regional honor. He crossed the finish line at 14.89 seconds in the 110 hurdles at the conference championship, marking the fifth-fastest effort in the region.
• In the 400 hurdles, Parker Loupessis grabs his second consecutive all-region award. He clocked the fifth-fastest time of 55.20 seconds at the Aztec Invitational. 
• Sam McGarrahan garners his third outdoor all-region distinction in the high jump. He cleared the bar with a season and region-best 2.00m at the NESCAC Championship.
• In the 100, Motroni secured the fifth-quickest time of 10.70 seconds during the Julie LaFreniere Commonwealth Invitational hosted by the University of Massachusetts.
• Sam Opawuyi earns his first all-region honor after recording a school record leap of 13.95m in the triple jump at the Middlebury Outdoor Meet. It was the fifth-best mark in the Mideast.
• Earning his second-straight all-region honor in the decathlon is Caleb Smith. The Panther was runner-up in the Mideast, tallying 6,464 points at the Williams Farley Inter-Regional Extravaganza.
• Xander Swann earns his second and third outdoor Mideast accolades. In the 400 hurdles, the senior paced his regional peers with his runner-up conference championship clocking of 51.96 seconds. He also grabbed honors in the 400, finishing fourth in the region after crossing the line at 47.92. 
• Closing out the all-region accolades is Dan Urchuk. He tallied the third-best shot-put throw of 15.23m while finishing fifth in the Mideast in the hammer (52.56m). Both marks were recorded at the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State.

To earn the award, athletes must finish the regular season in the top-five spots per event, while relay squads must place in the top three. The full list of honorees can be found here.