2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Four-year member of the Villanova sprint group whose top individual events were the 200 meters and the 400 meters both indoors and outdoors ... Earned All-BIG EAST honors at the 2019 indoor conference championships as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x400 meter relay ... Also part of a 4x100 meter relay squad that placed fourth at the 2017 outdoor meet and scored individually with a sixth place finish in the 400 meters at the 2018 outdoor BIG EAST Championships ... Part of the 2019 and 2020 indoor squads which each won BIG EAST team titles.
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PERSONAL BESTS |
60 Meters |
7.45 |
Jack Pyrah Invitational (12.2.2017) |
200 Meters |
22.56 |
Temple Owls Invite (4.13.2018) |
300 Meters |
36.28 |
Jack Pyrah Invitational (12.2.2017) |
400 Meters (relay) |
48.13 |
Penn Relays (4.27.2018) |
400 Meters (open) |
48.92 |
BIG EAST Championships (5.12.2018) |
2019 INDOOR |
All-BIG EAST |
4x400 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) |
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BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2018-19, 2019-20 |
Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
2019-20: Fall, Spring |
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
March 1 |
400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
50.70 |
9th |
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
February 23 |
4x400 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) |
3:14.53 |
3rd |
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
May 11 |
400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
49.23 |
6th |
May 12 |
400 Meters (Final) |
48.92 |
6th |
2017 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM) |
Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
May 12 |
200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
22.63 |
18th |
May 12 |
400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
50.55 |
12th |
May 13 |
4x100 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) |
42.68 |
4th |
2017 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX) |
Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
February 24 |
200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
22.78 |
16th |
February 24 |
400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
50.00 |
12th |
2020: Appeared at five meets during the season and ran the 400 meters at the BIG EAST Championships; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Placed eighth in the 400 meters at Navy with a time of 50.80 in his first meet of the season ... Also ran the 400 meter leg of the distance medley relay and posted a split of 51.22 as the Wildcats won the race in 9:54.60; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Recorded a time of 50.97 in the 400 meters in New York; Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Came in 14th in the 400 meters with a season best time o 50.24 at Penn State; FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Registered a time of 51.22 in the invitational section of the 400 meters; BIG EAST Championships (3/1): Competed in the preliminary heats of the 400 meters and came in ninth overall with a time of 50.70.
2019: Competed at three meets during the season ... Earned All-BIG EAST honors as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x400 meter relay; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Came in 10th in the 400 meters with a time of 50.99 in the first meet of the season ... Also ran the 400 meter leg of the DMR at the meet as part of a Villanova lineup that tallied a first place finish with a time of 9:49.57; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/26): Recorded a time of 51.41 in the 400 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Ran the second leg of the 4x400 meter relay, with Villanova placing third in the race with a time of 3:14.53 ... Garnered All-BIG EAST honors as part of the relay team ... The third place finish to close out the meet helped Villanova secure its fifth BIG EAST team title in the last six years.
2018: Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Finished sixth in the 300 meters with a time of 36.28 at the first meet of the indoor season ... Also placed 20th in the 60 meters with a time of 7.45 ... Led off the 4x400 meter relay for a squad which finished seventh with a time of 3:30.25.
2017: Competed at seven meets during the season, running in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters individually as well as twice anchoring 4x400 meter relay teams; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/3): Anchored the 4x400Â meter relay squad to a runner-up finish with a time of 3:23.28 in his collegiate debut; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Came in 12th in the 200 meters with a time of 23.77 and was 15th in the 400 meters with a time of 51.58; Gotham Cup (1/20): Recorded a time of 52.14 in the 400 meters; Villanova Open (1/27): Recorded a time of 51.68 in the 400 meters and anchored a 4x400 meter relay team which finished third with a time of 3:19.32; Villanova Invitational (2/4): Posted a time of 23.11 in the 200 meters at the Wildcats second home meet; FastTrack National Invitational (2/10): Recorded a time of 51.16 in the 400 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/24): Competed in the preliminary heats of both the 200 meters and the 400 meters, recording times of 22.78 and 50.00, respectively.
2019: Limited to one competition at the start of the outdoor season before sustaining an injury; Penn Challenge (3/23): Posted times of 22.83 in the 200 meters and 51.30 in the 400 meters and the outdoor season opener.
2018: Competed at six meets and scored in the 400 meters at the BIG EAST Championships ... Recorded personal best times in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters during the year; Penn Challenge (3/24): Came in sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 50.39 at the outdoor season opener; Colonial Relays (4/6): Posted a time of 50.83 in the 400 meters; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Came in fourth in the 400 meters (49.86) and was also 10th in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 22.56; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21): Recorded a time of 50.29 in the 400 meters; Penn Relays (4/27-4/28): Anchored the 4x400 meter relay in the preliminary heats of the event ... Had a personal best split of 48.13 on the final leg of the race, helping Villanova post a time of 3:14.58 and finish 19th overall in the preliminaries ... One day later ran the third leg of the 4x400 relay in the Eastern section final and had a split of 48.45 on his leg of the race ... Villanova was the runner-up in that section with a time of 3:13.14; BIG EAST Championships (5/11-5/12): Scored in an individual event at the conference meet for the first time in his career ... Came in sixth in the 400 meters and recorded a personal best time of 48.92 in the final ... Had also been in sixth place after posting a time of 49.23 in the preliminary heats.
2017: Appeared at six meets and was part of the Wildcats lineup for the 4x100 meter relay at the BIG EAST Championships; Penn Challenge (3/25): Came in sixth in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters with times of 22.77 and 49.86, respectively; Colonial Relays (3/31-4/1): Posted a time of 51.11 in the 400 meters on the first day of the meet ... Ran one of the 200 meter legs of the sprint medley relay the next day, helping Villanova finish seventh in the race with a time of 3:30.90; Sam Howell Invitational (4/8): Came in 11th in the 400 meters with a time of 50.99; Haverford Invitational (4/26): Tallied a first place finish in the 400 meters and registered a winning time of 49.65; Penn Relays (4/28): Ran the third leg of the 4x100 meter relay for a lineup which posted a time of 42.59 in the preliminary heats of the event; BIG EAST Championships (5/12-5/13): Helped Villanova score in the 4x100 meter relay, running the third leg of the race in which the Wildcats posted a time of 42.68 to finish fourth ... Also competed in the preliminary heats of both the 200 meters and the 400 meters, where he registered times of 22.63 and 50.55, respectively.
Unionville High School:Â Earned a total of six varsity letters during his scholastic career, including three for track & field, two in cross country and one in swimming ... Also played soccer.
Personal: Born 5/1/98 in Princeton, N.J. ... Older of two children of Timothy and Patricia Powers ... Has a younger sister, Caroline ... Father was a college swimmer at Rider ... Hobbies include karate, in which he is a second degree black belt ... Chose to attend Villanova because it gave him the chance to balance his academic studies with athletics, and the support systems to be successful in both pursuits ... Communication major.
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