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Villanova senior Kolby Koeck (Altoona, Pa.) was named the BIG EAST Men’s Field Athlete of the Week in an announcement made by the conference on Wednesday morning. Koeck made his season debut in the pole vault at the Fast Times Before Finals Meet ...

Dec 14th 2016, 9:06pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Wildcats Wrap Up Competition at Fast Times Before Finals Meet

A group of four Villanova athletes wrapped up competition at the Fast Times Before Finals Meet on Saturday afternoon. Senior Peter Winslow (Stratham, N.H.) and sophomore Michael Morrow (Danbury, Conn.) finished strong in the heptathlon at Rauch Field H...

Dec 11th 2016, 2:55am 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Morrow and Winslow Begin Heptathlon Competition on Friday Evening

Sophomore Michael Morrow (Danbury, Conn.) and senior Peter Winslow (Stratham, N.H.) completed the first four events of the heptathlon at the Fast Times Before Finals Meet at Lehigh on Friday evening. The two-day meet at Rauch Field House got underway w...

Dec 11th 2016, 2:48am 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Men's Track & Field Starts Strong at Jack Pyrah Invitational

Sophomore thrower Henry Sise (Hawthorn Woods, Ill.) finished first in the shot put and Villanova registered a total of nine top-three finishes at the Jack Pyrah Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The first meet of the 2016-17 indoor season was a good ...

Dec 3rd 2016, 10:40pm 896 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Track & Field Teams to Host Jack Pyrah Invitational on Saturday

The indoor track & field season will officially kick off this weekend as Villanova hosts the annual Jack Pyrah Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The meet takes place in Alumni Gym at Haverford College and will begin with field events at 11 a.m., foll...

Dec 1st 2016, 5:42am 904 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Marcus O'Sullivan Inducted to Athletics Ireland Hall of Fame

Villanova men's track & field head coach Marcus O'Sullivan was inducted to the Athletics Ireland Hall of Fame on Wednesday morning at the Irish Life Health National Athletics Awards. He earned the top honor at the annual awards ceremony while surrounde...

Nov 30th 2016, 6:02pm 865 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Rio Update: Tiernan and McEntee on the Track, USA Basketball Rolls On

It will be a busy day for Villanova athletes at the Summer Olympics in Rio on Wednesday, as Australian runners Patrick Tiernan and Sam McEntee were on the track for the first round of the 5000 meters in the morning and Team USA featuring Kyle Lowry wil...

Aug 17th 2016, 4:02pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Sam McEntee and Patrick Tiernan Named to Australia Olympic Team

A pair of Villanova teammates and countrymen were each officially named to the Australian Olympic Team on Wednesday afternoon and will represent their country at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next month. Current senior Patrick Tiernan (...

Jul 13th 2016, 3:48pm 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Trials, Triumph and More For Track & Field Athletes on #RoadtoRio

The summer season is always a busy one for the Wildcats track & field athletes, but never more so than in an Olympic year. Starting in late March when 2015 graduate Sam McEntee won the 5000 meters at the Australian Athletics Championships, current and ...

Jul 11th 2016, 5:35pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Rob Denault and Patrick Tiernan Named to Academic All-Area Track & Field Team

Senior distance runners Rob Denault (Aurora, Ont.) and Patrick Tiernan (Toowoomba, Australia) were each named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team for track & field in an announcement made on Friday morning. Both student-athletes also ea...

Jun 17th 2016, 3:49pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments