Saturday, March 1
Ithaca, N.Y.
11:00 AM
Princeton University
vs
Ivy League Championships
Men's Track and Field Has Strong Performance on Day One of Indoor Heps
March 01, 2025 | Men's Track and Field
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Princeton men's track and field team had a strong showing on day one of the 2025 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships, with the Tigers securing one individual title and four other scoring placements. With four of 20 events scored, Princeton narrowly trails in second place with 22.5 points, just behind Cornell with 25.
Final Events
Greg Foster reigned victorious in the long jump with a mark of 7.58m / 24-10.5", defending his title and securing his third-consecutive championship in the event. Foster has now been the Ivy League Indoor Champion in the long jump for all three years he has been a Tiger.
In the 3000, Myles Hogan shined as he made an impressive final kick, closing a deficit and overtaking Harvard's Shane Brosnan to claim silver with a time of 8:02.17.
Jacob Nenow also earned two points for the Tigers with a fifth place finish in the 3000, clocking in at 8:06.30 to score in his first indoor Heps. Nicholas Bendtsen claimed sixth place and another point with a time of 8:07.57.
Nick Molloy took fifth place in the pole vault, jumping 4.95m/16-2.75", which is just five centimeters off from his personal best of 5.00m.
Prelims
Phil Kastner currently leads in the heptathlon with a score of 3258 points. Kastner began the day with a strong 6.99 performance in the 60, before going on to win both the long jump and the high jump with marks of 7.25m/23-9.5". Kastner also earned second in the shot put, throwing 13.75m/45-1.5". After a strong performance in the first four events, Kastner will look to the 60mH, pole vault and 1000m tomorrow to finish the multi event.
In the mile prelim, Collin Boler and Marcelo Parra Ramon excelled, working their way to the front of the pack and consistently leading for the remainder of the race. The two comfortably finished in first and second with Boler in front at 4:08.14 and Ramon just behind him at 4:09.37, qualifying for tomorrow's final.
Easton Tan won his heat in the 60mH prelims, running 7.95. Foster, just after making his final long jump and winning the championship, headed to the other side of the track where he ran a 7.97 60mH for second in the heat and a ticket into tomorrow's finals.
Jadon Spain impressed in the 60m prelims, taking second with a speedy 6.75 - just one-hundredth of a second off from his personal best.
Joey Gant set a new Barton Hall facility record in the 400 prelims, running 47.39 for first in the event. His time broke the previous facility record of 47.53, set by Harvard's Jovahn Williamson in 2020.
Gant wasn't the only Tiger sprinter to shine in the event, though, as Xavier Donaldson and Kavon Miller each qualified for tomorrow's finals with times of 47.86 and 48.27, respectively.
Three Tigers qualified for tomorrow's 500 finals, as Jonathan York took second in the prelim, running 1:04.01 while Karl Dietz was just behind him at 1:04.47. Isa Hitchens also qualified with a time of 1:04.94.
Sam Rodman excelled in the 800m prelims, comfortably taking first with a mark of 1:50.57. Connor McCormick also took fifth, clocking in at 1:52.30 for a spot in the finals.
Harrison Witt and Steven Hergenrother proved a dynamic duo in the 1000m, as both qualified for finals by leading the pack in their heat with times of 2:26.66 and 2:26.72.
With the Tiger sprinters shining again, Jackson Clarke and Gant topped the competition in the 200m, taking first and second in their heat to qualify for the finals. Clarke took first, clocking in at 21.20, with Gant just behind him at 21.39.
Up Next
The Tigers will look to finish the job tomorrow with 17 Tigers vying for championships after today's preliminary events, with the conclusion of the Heptathlon and all three relays. The action will pick back up at 11:30 a.m. in Barton Hall.
Final Events
Greg Foster reigned victorious in the long jump with a mark of 7.58m / 24-10.5", defending his title and securing his third-consecutive championship in the event. Foster has now been the Ivy League Indoor Champion in the long jump for all three years he has been a Tiger.
In the 3000, Myles Hogan shined as he made an impressive final kick, closing a deficit and overtaking Harvard's Shane Brosnan to claim silver with a time of 8:02.17.
Jacob Nenow also earned two points for the Tigers with a fifth place finish in the 3000, clocking in at 8:06.30 to score in his first indoor Heps. Nicholas Bendtsen claimed sixth place and another point with a time of 8:07.57.
Nick Molloy took fifth place in the pole vault, jumping 4.95m/16-2.75", which is just five centimeters off from his personal best of 5.00m.
Prelims
Phil Kastner currently leads in the heptathlon with a score of 3258 points. Kastner began the day with a strong 6.99 performance in the 60, before going on to win both the long jump and the high jump with marks of 7.25m/23-9.5". Kastner also earned second in the shot put, throwing 13.75m/45-1.5". After a strong performance in the first four events, Kastner will look to the 60mH, pole vault and 1000m tomorrow to finish the multi event.
In the mile prelim, Collin Boler and Marcelo Parra Ramon excelled, working their way to the front of the pack and consistently leading for the remainder of the race. The two comfortably finished in first and second with Boler in front at 4:08.14 and Ramon just behind him at 4:09.37, qualifying for tomorrow's final.
Easton Tan won his heat in the 60mH prelims, running 7.95. Foster, just after making his final long jump and winning the championship, headed to the other side of the track where he ran a 7.97 60mH for second in the heat and a ticket into tomorrow's finals.
Jadon Spain impressed in the 60m prelims, taking second with a speedy 6.75 - just one-hundredth of a second off from his personal best.
Joey Gant set a new Barton Hall facility record in the 400 prelims, running 47.39 for first in the event. His time broke the previous facility record of 47.53, set by Harvard's Jovahn Williamson in 2020.
Gant wasn't the only Tiger sprinter to shine in the event, though, as Xavier Donaldson and Kavon Miller each qualified for tomorrow's finals with times of 47.86 and 48.27, respectively.
Three Tigers qualified for tomorrow's 500 finals, as Jonathan York took second in the prelim, running 1:04.01 while Karl Dietz was just behind him at 1:04.47. Isa Hitchens also qualified with a time of 1:04.94.
Sam Rodman excelled in the 800m prelims, comfortably taking first with a mark of 1:50.57. Connor McCormick also took fifth, clocking in at 1:52.30 for a spot in the finals.
Harrison Witt and Steven Hergenrother proved a dynamic duo in the 1000m, as both qualified for finals by leading the pack in their heat with times of 2:26.66 and 2:26.72.
With the Tiger sprinters shining again, Jackson Clarke and Gant topped the competition in the 200m, taking first and second in their heat to qualify for the finals. Clarke took first, clocking in at 21.20, with Gant just behind him at 21.39.
Up Next
The Tigers will look to finish the job tomorrow with 17 Tigers vying for championships after today's preliminary events, with the conclusion of the Heptathlon and all three relays. The action will pick back up at 11:30 a.m. in Barton Hall.
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