Oiler, Tangelson Crowned Champions at Day Two of Centennial Conference Championship

COLLEGEVILLE, PA – The Johns Hopkins men’s outdoor track & field team wrapped up the second day of the Centennial Conference Championship on Saturday at Ursinus College in strong form, finishing the day in second place with 91 points—just behind host Ursinus, who leads with 93.
 
Two Blue Jays were crowned conference champions: sophomore Sebastian Tangelson in the decathlon and junior Connor Oiler in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
 
Tangelson built on his dominant day-one lead with a commanding performance on Saturday, securing the decathlon title with 6,436 points—the fourth-highest total in program history. He won four of the five day-two events: the 110-meter hurdles (15.99), discus throw (33.61 meters), pole vault (3.80 meters), and 1500-meter run (4:34.71). He becomes the 10^th athlete in Johns Hopkins history to win the decathlon. Sophomore Owen Takahashi also impressed, finishing as the conference runner-up with 5,556 points.
 
The Blue Jays picked up 20 points in the steeplechase as Oiler crossed in 9:13.21 to beat runner-up Seamus Fraser of Haverford by just over 10 seconds (9:23.96). Oiler’s win grabbed 10 points in the team standings for the Blue Jays, who added six points with a third-place showing from Andrew Myers (9:30.17) and a fifth-place effort from Lance Nicholls (9:36.47). 
 
Oiler becomes the third consecutive Johns Hopkins champion in the steeplechase and he adds gold to his previous bronze (2023) and silver (2024) efforts in the last two years. Myers and Nichols both punched up personal bests in the event.
 
The Blue Jays’ 4×800-meter relay squad of Rowan Cassidy, Zachary Martin, Anirudh Krishnan and Peter Murray delivered a standout performance, capturing silver in 7:43.45—the third-fastest time in program history and the fourth time a Hopkins team has claimed silver in the event.
 
In the high jump, junior Wech Ring secured a bronze medal with a leap of 1.83 meters, adding six points to the team total. Ted Richards chipped in one more point with his eighth-place finish (1.78 meters).
 
Ethan Oluwole placed seventh in the long jump (6.49 meters) and Ryan Braga claimed fourth in the discus throw (43.87 meters), combining for seven points on to the team total.
 
Four Blue Jays secured spots in multiple finals heading into the final day of competition. Jack Maier qualified in both the 110-meter hurdles (15.52) and 400-meter hurdles (59.08), while Spencer Ye advanced in the 200-meter dash (22.17) and 400-meter dash (49.95). Alex Colletti earned spots in the 100-meter (10.69) and 200-meter (21.68) dash finals. Additionally, Josh Lee qualified for the 100-meter dash final with a time of 10.96.
 
The Blue Jays return to action Sunday May 4, for the final day of the Centennial Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with action scheduled to begin at 11 AM in the javelin throw.