Men's Track & Field Records

This page contains several documents that summarize and list in detail the all-time records and top-10 performance lists in Villanova history for each individual event and relay that the Wildcats have competed in. The first set of links directly below this text contain the absolute school records in each of the categories listed.  Please note that the first document with records for individual track events is separated into two categories; the first page lists records for common track distances while the second page lists the records for less common distances and defunct events. 

SCHOOL RECORDS

For all categories, the absolute school record is listed, meaning the best mark is used regardless of whether it was recorded during the collegiate season or in extended season/international events (summer meets, Olympics, etc.). Continue reading further down the page to access the top-10 performance lists for each event.

SCHOOL RECORDS - INDIVIDUAL TRACK EVENTS
SCHOOL RECORDS - INDIVIDUAL FIELD AND MULTI EVENTS
SCHOOL RECORDS - RELAYS
SCHOOL RECORDS - CROSS COUNTRY
VILLANOVA STADIUM RECORDS


PERFORMANCE LISTS

The table below lists the absolute school record in each event. Clicking on the name of the event (blue text) will open a one-page document with Villanova's top-10 list for that event. The best 10 marks are listed first, followed by the top 10 athletes who have competed in the event. For events that are contested both indoors and outdoors, there is an overall top-10 list followed by separate indoor and outdoor lists. 

Please note that the following methodology, consistent with national reporting protocol, was used in putting together the top-10 lists.
The absolute school record is the best mark recorded by a Villanova athlete during their collegiate years, regardless of what point in the year the record occurred. The top-10 lists for each event are limited to the NCAA season of competition. Marks which were recorded during the summer or at international events (ex: Olympics) do appear in the top-10 list, but they are not numbered and are designated as not being considered an official collegiate mark. They are considered to be part of Villanova's historical record of competition. 

Additional notes
No conversions were applied between similar events (55m/60m, 400 meters/440 yards, etc.). Each distance is treated as its own separate event with a unique top-10 performance list. The same is true of relays (4x400 meter relay vs. mile relay [4x440 yards] for example). The marks on each top-10 list are always the raw time or mark which was recorded, without consideration for external factors such as hand/automatic timing, wind speed for sprints/horizontal jumps, or for flat indoor tracks. Due to the inconsistency in the historical reporting of these external factors, all listed marks are the raw marks which were recorded at the meet.
 
INDIVIDUAL TRACK RECORDS - COMMON DISTANCES
SPRINTS
Event Name Mark Date Meet Location
55 Meters Salaam Gariba 6.17 January 25, 1992 New England Invitational Cambridge, Mass.
60 Meters Salaam Gariba 6.65 February 7, 1992 Millrose Games New York, N.Y.
100 Meters Salaam Gariba 9.9 April 6, 1991 Georgia Tech Invitational Atlanta, Ga.
200 Meters Paul Drayton 20.4 September 13, 1964 Olympic Trials Los Angeles, Calif.
300 Meters Grant Davis 34.21 February 20, 1987 BIG EAST Championships Syracuse, N.Y.
400 Meters Larry James 43.97 October 18, 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
500 Meters Edwin Modibedi 1:00.24 March 15, 1986 NCAA Championships Oklahoma City, Okla.
600 Meters Tony Valentine 1:12.5 December 7, 1985 Lehigh Developmental Meet Bethlehem, Pa.
HURDLES
55 Meter Hurdles Rodney Wilson 7.18 March 6, 1983 IC4A Championship Princeton, N.J.
60 Meter Hurdles Antoine Johnson 7.88 January 28, 2000 Penn State National University Park, Pa.
110 Meter Hurdles Erv Hall 13.38 October 17, 1968 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, Calif.
400 Meter Hurdles Kareem Archer 48.80 May 25, 1997 IC4A Championship Fairfax, Va.
MIDDLE DISTANCES
800 Meters John Marshall 1:43.92 June 23, 1984 Olympic Trials Los Angeles, Calif.
1000 Meters John Marshall 2:16.7 July 13, 1985 Paris, France
1500 Meters Sydney Maree 3:32.30 September 12, 1981 Hamburg, West Germany
Mile Sydney Maree 3:48.83 September 9, 1981 Rieti, Italy
DISTANCES
3000 Meters LIAM MURPHY 7:35.47 February 8, 2025 Bruce Lehane & White Classic Boston, Mass.
3000 Meter Steeplechase Amos Korir 8:18.57 June 6, 1981 Prefontaine Classic
5000 Meters LIAM MURPHY 13:10.42 December 7, 2024 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Boston, Mass.
10000 Meters Patrick Tiernan 27:59.74 December 8, 2016 Zatopek:10 Victoria, Australia
INDIVIDUAL TRACK RECORDS - LESS COMMON DISTANCES AND DEFUNCT EVENTS
SPRINTS
50 Yards Frank Budd 5.2 January 14, 1961 Boston Knights of Columbus Meet Boston, Mass.
50 Meters Tim Dale 5.9 February 20, 1976 Olympic Invitational New York, N.Y.
Grant Davis 5.9 January 26, 1986 at Syracuse/vs. University of Toronto Syracuse, N.Y.
60 Yards Frank Budd 6.0 March 10, 1962 IC4A Championship
100 Yards Frank Budd 9.2 June 24, 1961 National AAU Meet
220 Yards Frank Budd 20.0 May 12, 1962 vs. Quantico Villanova, Pa.
300 Yards Carlton Young 30.51 February 14, 1981 Husker Invitational Lincoln, Neb.
440 Yards Larry James 45.2 April 7, 1968 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.
500 Yards Larry James 55.4 February 15, 1969 Mason-Dixon Games
600 Yards Charles Jenkins, Jr. 1:08.96 January 18, 1986 Eastman Kodak Invitational Johnson City, Tenn.
HURDLES
45 Yard Hurdles Erv Hall 5.4 February 1, 1969 Boston A.A. Meet Boston, Mass.
50 Yard Hurdles Erv Hall 6.0 January 24, 1969 Philadelphia Track Classic Philadelphia, Pa.
50 Meter Hurdles Martin Booker 6.75 January 28, 1984 Bally Invitational Rosemont, Ill.
60 Yard Hurdles Hardge Davis 7.0 January 10, 1969 Washington CYO Meet
Erv Hall 7.0 March 15, 1969 NCAA Championships Detroit, Mich.
Rodney Wilson 7.0 December 7, 1980 All Comers Meet Bethlehem, Pa.
120 Yard Hurdles Erv Hall 13.2 June 20, 1969 NCAA Championships Knoxville, Tenn.
220 Yard Hurdles Leon Pras 24.0 May 5, 1962 vs. Saint Joseph's Villanova, Pa.
440 Yard Hurdles Larry James 50.2 September 6, 1970 Turin, Italy
MIDDLE DISTANCES
880 Yards Dave Patrick 1:46.9 September 22, 1968 Olympic Benefit Meet Philadelphia, Pa.
Ken Schappert 1:46.9 June 16, 1973 National AAU Meet
1000 Yards Don Paige 2:05.3 February 9, 1979 Millrose Games New York, N.Y.
DISTANCES
Two Miles John Hartnett 8:26.6 January 9, 1974 Knights of Columbus Meet Uniondale, N.Y.
Three Miles Sydney Maree 13:04.6 April 14, 1979 Dogwood Relays Knoxville, Tenn.
Six Miles Donal Walsh 28:00.0 May 26, 1972 IC4A Championship Philadelphia, Pa.
INDIVIDUAL FIELD RECORDS AND MULTI EVENTS
High Jump David Cook 2.16m March 5, 1994 IC4A Championship (pentathlon) Princeton, N.J.
Pole Vault Vince Bizzaro 5.08m January 13, 1968 Boston Knights of Columbus Meet Boston, Mass.
Long Jump Jermaine Deans 7.88m May 2, 1998 BIG EAST Championships Villanova, Pa.
Triple Jump Nate Cooper 16.44m February 4, 1979 Princeton Relays Princeton, N.J.
Shot Put Billy Joe 18.45m May 26, 1962 IC4A Championship Villanova, Pa.
Weight Throw Frank Anuszewski 18.76m February 18, 2012 BIG EAST Championships New York, N.Y.
Discus Robert McDade 57.21m May 6, 2006 BIG EAST Championships Storrs, Conn.
Hammer TRISTAN BOLINSKY 58.56m May 9, 2024 BIG EAST Championsihps Villanova, Pa.
Javelin (1999-present) Marco Radocaj 68.54m May 30, 2008 NCAA East Regional Tallahassee, Fla.
Javelin (pre-1999) Joe Mitrovich 76.89m April 28, 1979 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
Pentathlon David Cook 4,101 March 5, 1994 IC4A Championship Princeton, N.J.
Heptathlon Zack McDermott 4,925 February 24, 2018 BIG EAST Championships Staten Island, N.Y.
Decathlon (1999-present) Joe Straub 6,417 May 3, 2003 BIG EAST Championships Storrs, Conn.
Decathlon (pre-1999) David Cook 7,520 April 21, 1993 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
TRACK RELAY RECORDS - METRIC DISTANCES
4x100 Meter Relay Brown-Graves-Harbour-Dale 40.08 May 21, 1977 IC4A Championship Philadelphia, Pa.
4x200 Meter Relay Brown-Graves-Harbour-Dale 1:22.8 April 15, 1978 Dogwood Relays Knoxville, Tenn.
4x400 Meter Relay Davis-Valentine-Modibedi-Jenkins, Jr. 3:02.95 June 7, 1986 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, Ind.
Sprint Medley Relay Dale-Brown-Graves-Belger 3:14.7 April 29, 1978 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
4x800 Meter Relay O'Sullivan-England-Hunter-Marshall 7:12.29 April 24, 1982 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
Distance Medley Relay Murphy-Milgie-Dolan-O'Donovan 9:20.44 February 18, 2023 Alex Wilson Invitational South Bend, Ind.
4x1500 Meter Relay O'Neill-O'Keeffe-Keyworth-O'Sullivan 14:52.81 April 28, 1984 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
4x1600 Meter Relay Donoghue-O'Donovan-Langon-Murphy 15:51.91 April 27, 2024 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
4xMile Relay Gregan-McElroy-Coghlan-Hartnett 16:10.6 April 29, 1974 Penn Relays Philadelhpia, Pa.
TRACK RELAY RECORDS - YARDS
4x110 Yard Relay Brown-Bogue-Harbour-Dale 40.42 April 16, 1977 Dogwood Relays Knoxville, Tenn.
4x120 Yard Shuttle Hurdle Relay Kerr-Coffill-Hammock-Pras 1:00.8 April 29, 1961 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
4x220 Yard Relay Brown-Bogue-Harbour-Dale 1:23.24 April 16, 1977 Dogwood Relays Knoxville, Tenn.
Mile Relay (4x440 Yards) Brown-Tufariello-Bogue-Dale 3:03.8 May 27, 1978 Sun Devil Relay Carnival Tempe, Ariz.
Sprint Medley Relay Dale-Brown-Graves-Belger 3:16.5 May 27, 1978 Sun Devil Relay Carnival Tempe, Ariz.
Two Mile Relay (4x880 Yards) Messenger-Hamilton-Murphy-Patrick 7:17.8 May 25, 1968 Modesto Relays Modesto, Calif.
Distance Medley Relay Schappert-Eckman-Gregan-Coghlan 9:28.2 April 25, 1975 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
 

RELAY SPLITS

Below is a listing of the fastest known relay splits Villanova has recorded at distances of 200 meters/220 yards, 400 meters/440 yards, 800 meters/880 yards, 1200 meters/1320 meters, 1500 meters and 1600 meters/Mile. These records are for reference and are considered to be unofficial. Please keep in mind that in many instances official relay splits are not recorded in meet results, so we recognize that there are likely faster splits that are not accounted for here. As with the individual events listed above, click on the blue text in the left column to open an expanded list of top performances.
 
FASTEST KNOWN RELAY SPLITS
200 Meters/220 Yards Carlton Young 20.6 Sprint Medley Relay April 26, 1980 Penn Relays
400 Meters/440 Yards Larry James 43.9 (y) Mile Relay April 27, 1968 Penn Relays
800 Meters/880 Yards Sean Dolan 1:45.77 Distance Medley Relay February 18, 2023 Alex Wilson Invitational
1200 Meters/1320 Yards Mark Belger 2:50.1 Distance Medley Relay April 29, 1977 Penn Relays
1500 Meters Marcus O'Sullivan 3:38.6 4x1500 Meter Relay April 28, 1984 Penn Relays
1600 Meters/Mile Charlie O'Donovan 3:53.97 (1600) Distance Medley Relay February 18, 2023 Alex Wilson Invitational


CROSS COUNTRY PERFORMANCE LISTS

 
CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS
METRIC DISTANCES
5000 Meters Steve Crooke 15:40 November 23, 1974 National AAU Championship York, Pa.
6000 Meters Charlie O'Donovan 18:03.5 September 2, 2022 Lehigh Invitational Bethlehem, Pa.
8000 Meters Patrick Tiernan 22:23.2 October 31, 2015 BIG EAST Championships Mason, Ohio
8530 Meters LIAM MURPHY 24:46.33 October 28, 2023 BIG EAST Championships Kenosha, Wis.
10000 Meters LIAM MURPHY 28:55.7 November 23, 2024 NCAA Championships Madison, Wis.
MILES
2.5 Miles Tom Sullivan 12:43 November 1, 1961 vs. La Salle (freshman race) Cobbs Creek
2.8 Miles Rene Schlag 13:25 November 5, 1966 at Georgetown (freshman race)
2.9 Miles Wilson Smith 14:02 October 12, 1968 at Georgetown (freshman race) Washington, D.C.
Donal Walsh 14:02 October 12, 1968 at Georgetown (freshman race) Washington, D.C.
Dave Wright 14:02 October 12, 1968 at Georgetown (freshman race) Washington, D.C.
3.0 Miles Phil Banning 13:56.6 October 25, 1969 vs. Saint Joseph's (freshman race) Philadelphia, Pa.
3.3 Miles
   		 Noel Carroll 17:12 November 2, 1963 at American
Marty Ferko 17:12 November 2, 1963 at American
Dave Hyland 17:12 November 2, 1963 at American
Tom Sullivan 17:12 November 2, 1963 at American
Vic Zwolak 17:12 November 2, 1963 at American
3.5 Miles Steve Ball 19:29 1963 vs. Saint Joseph's (freshman race) Philadelphia, Pa.
4.0 Miles Haftu Strintzos 19:02.4 September 17, 2021 Main Line Invitational Haverford, Pa.
4.2 Miles Jan Friedli 20:22.5 October 1, 1988 at George Mason/vs. Maryland Fairfax, Va.
4.5 Miles Vic Zwolak 22:47 October 28, 1961 vs. Quantico Cobbs Creek
4.6 Miles Dave Hyland 24:33 November 9, 1963 vs. La Salle Philadelphia, Pa.
Tom Sullivan 24:33 November 9, 1963 vs. La Salle Philadelphia, Pa.
Vic Zwolak 24:33 November 9, 1963 vs. La Salle Philadelphia, Pa.
5.0 Miles Marcus O'Sullivan 22:48.5 October 22, 1983 BIG EAST Championships Boston, Mass.
5.1 Miles Gerry O'Reilly 24:35 October 25, 1986 BIG EAST Championships Boston, Mass.
5.2 Miles Andrew Marston 25:15.1 October 13, 2017 Penn State National Open University Park, Pa.
5.5 Miles Tom Donnelly 27:16.5 October 12, 1968 at Georgetown Washington, D.C.
5.6 Miles Sydney Maree 28:59.6 October 1, 1977 at Georgetown/vs. Washington Runners Club Rockville, Md.
6.0 Miles Donal Walsh 28:08 November 23, 1970 NCAA Championships Williamsburg, Va.