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THIS IS MANHATTAN COLLEGE DIRECTIONS TO DRADDY GYMNASIUM
QUICK FACTS Location......................................................................................... Riverdale, N.Y. Enrollment....................................................................................................3,200 Founded.......................................................................................................... 1853 Nickname................................................................................................... Jaspers Colors...................................................................... Green (PMS # 349) & White Conference......................................................... Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) President....................................................................Brennan O’Donnell, Ph. D. Executive Vice President/Provost...................................... William Clyde, Ph. D. Vice President of Student Life.......................................Richard Satterlee, Ph. D. Director of Athletics.............................................................Robert J. Byrnes, ‘68 Senior Associate Athletic Director................................................. Noah LeFevre Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator......Deborah Gregory Team Physicians............................................................ Anthony Maddalo, M.D. ......................................................Greg Cavaliere, M.D., Christine Curran, D.O. Team Chiropractor............................................................ Theresa Pirraglia, D.C. Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine......Doug Straley MS,ATC,CSCS Athletics Travel Coordinator...................................................................Jim Duffy Assistant Athletic Director for Communications & Marketing........................................TBAi Operations Manager.....................................................................Elvys Quezada Compliance Coordinator...................................................................Alyssa Shale Academic Advisor........................................................ Brother David Trichtinger Athletics Secretary..............................................................................Susan Pape Athletic Department Phone.............................................................718-862-7227 Athletic Department Fax..................................................................718-862-8020 Website................................................................................ www.GoJaspers.com
FROM SOUTH:
Triborough Bridge — Follow signs to Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North, and proceed to the Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Make a right at Broadway. At second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy Gymnasium. Henry Hudson Parkway — Take Exit 20, W. 239th St. This puts you on Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road. At stop sign, bear left through intersection (past monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Go left to Draddy Gymnasium parking lot.
FROM NORTH:
Saw Mill River Parkway to Henry Hudson Parkway. Take Exit 21, W. 246th St., straight on the Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road. At 239th St. (second traffic light), turn left, then again (around monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Go left to Draddy Gymnasium parking lot. New York State Thruway South (I-87) connects with the Major Deegan to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Turn right at top of ramp then right onto Broadway. At second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy Gymnasium.
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Bronx Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway South (I-95). Take Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right, going back over the Expressway, and make a right onto Broadway. At second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy Gymnasium.
FROM WEST:
George Washington Bridge—Follow signs to Henry Hudson Parkway northbound (for automobiles only; otherwise take Major Deegan Expressway northbound). Take Exit 20, W. 239th St. This puts you on Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road. At stop sign bear left through intersection (past monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow road to Draddy Gymnasium. *Note: Buses and trucks must follow directions using Major Deegan Expressway. Commercial vehicles are not allowed on Henry Hudson Parkway.
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS JOE CLIFFORD
Assistant Sports Information Director Track Contact Office Phone 718-862-7709 [email protected]
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CHRISTIAN HEIMALL
Sports Information Graduate Assistant Office Phone 718-862-7728 [email protected]
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1973 INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS This year marks the 40th anniversary of Manhattan’s 1973 NCAA Indoor National Championship. Despite sending a small contingent of just 11 athletes to Detroit for the meet, Head Coach Fred Dwyer’s squad came home with the College’s first national title in any sport. Mike Keogh, a 1972 Olympian, got the Jaspers on the board with a victory in the two-mile run, then Ken McBryde, the only field-event athlete entered, took third place in the triple jump. Day Two of the meet began with a world record, as Manhattan’s quartet of John Lovett, Ray Johnson, Joe Savage and Tony Colon established a new mark of 9:43.8 in the distance medley relay. Cliff Bruce added three points with a third-place showing in the 1000 yards, giving the Jaspers a total of 18 points with several events left. However, Manhattan could only sit and watch, as the Jaspers didn’t have any remaining entries. Nobody was able to catch Manhattan, though. Kansas, Kent State and UTEP tallied 12 points apiece to finish in a three-way tie for second. For their part in winning the National Championship, seven Jaspers were named AllAmerican. In addition, Dwyer was named National Coach of the Year.
1973 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 9-10—COBO ARENA, DETROIT 1000 YARDS
1. Tony Waldrop, North Carolina 2. Keith Francis, Boston College 3. Cliff Bruce, Manhattan 4. Michael Durkin, Illinois 5. Denis Fikes, Penn 6. Willie Thomas, Tennessee
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1. Mike Keogh, Manhattan 2. Glenn Herold, Wisconsin 3. Nick Rose, Western Kentucky 4. Pat Mandera, Indiana 5. Doug Brown, Tennessee 6. Dave Wottle, Bowling Green
TRIPLE JUMP 2:10.0 2:10.6 2:10.7 2:12.2 2:12.3 2:27.0
1. Barry McClure, Middle Tennessee 2. Larry Gray, Missouri 3. Ken McBryde, Manhattan 4. Tommy Haynes, Middle Tennessee 5. Sigurd Langeland, BYU 6. Al Lanier, Cincinnati
54’1¾ 52’5½ 52’1½ 51’11¾ 51’9¾ 51’8½
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 8:39.7 8:40.9 8:44.0 8:45.6 8:48.0 8:51.7
1. Manhattan 2. Colorado 3. Oklahoma State 4. UTEP 5. Nebraska 6. Bowling Green
9:43.8 (WR) 9:48.7 9:48.8 9:48.9 9:52.6 10:01.7
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Manhattan 2. Kansas Kent State UTEP 5. North Carolina 6. Southern Illinois USC
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MANHATTAN TRACK & FIELD HISTORY
Traditionally, the track & field program has been one of the most successful varsity teams at Manhattan College. Over the years, the Jaspers have won 63 MAAC Championships, 22 IC4A Championships, one NCAA Championship and three Olympic gold medals. In addition, Manhattan has maintained two remarkable streaks (both of which are still active), having sent at least one athlete to the NCAA Championships every year since 1952 and boasting at least one IC4A individual champion every year since 1969. This year, the program celebrates another milestone—its 100th anniversary. The track & field program was founded by Brother Sulpicius of Mary in 1912, and that initial team was comprised of students from both Manhattan College and Manhattan Prep. Brother Sulpicius, the athletic director at the time, organized two meets at the 69th Regiment Armory during that inaugural season—the Manhattan College Indoor Meet and the Jasper Three Quarter. Both remain annual fixtures to this day. Brother Sulpicius passed away in 1913, and Rev. Father Murray took over organization of the 1914 Annual Indoor Meet, which was remembered by the Manhattanite as “the greatest athletic achievement of the year” and “the most M A N H A T T A N
successful meet ever conducted by Manhattan College.” The team was also officially elevated to varsity status in 1914. Starting in 1917, the program went on a seven-year hiatus due to World War I. Track & field returned to Manhattan in 1924. Two years later, a pair of significant events that would shape the program for years to come took place. The first was Manhattan’s joining the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America (IC4A), firmly establishing the Jaspers’ place among the elite of collegiate track & field. Also in 1926, the legendary Pete Waters took over as head coach, a position he would hold for the next 18 years. Under Waters’ leadership, Manhattan
quickly emerged as an IC4A power, winning its first cross country title in 1932 and the first of three straight indoor championships in 1934. The Jaspers also won three Mid-Atlantic States Championships during his tenure. Frank Crowley, who became Manhattan’s first Olympian when he represented the United States at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, earned the College’s first national title when he won the two-mile run at the 1934 NCAA Championships. A year later, Manhattan won its first Penn Relays title in the mile relay. Waters retired in 1943, and the next two seasons were cancelled because of World C O L L E G E
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War II. When the program was restored in 1946, George Eastment took over as head coach. The Eastment Era would mark the greatest period of success in program history, as he led Manhattan to 38 Metropolitan championships and 10 IC4A titles during his 18 years at the helm. Thirteen Jaspers were named All-American and two won National Championships under Eastment. Led by Ed O’Toole, who would represent the United States at the London Olympics a year later, Manhattan won the 1947 IC4A Cross Country Championship. Bill Lucas became the Jaspers’ first AllAmerican in 1949 when he finished third at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. The 1950s was the “Golden Age” of Manhattan track & field. The Jaspers won five IC4A indoor titles in six years from 1951-56, four outdoor championships from 1952-56, and the 1954 IC4A cross country crown. The relay squad of John O’Connell, Lindy Remigino, Joe Schatzle and Bob Carty consistently ranked among the best in the nation, capturing the Championship of America at the Penn Relays in both the 4x100 meter relay and 4x200 meter relay in 1951 and 1952. All four claimed
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MANHATTAN TRACK & FIELD HISTORY individual IC4A titles during their careers, as well. Meanwhile, another Manhattan quartet—Vernon Dixon, John O’Connell, Lou Jones and Bob Carty—set a world record in the sprint medley relay at the 1952 AAU Championships. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Remigino won the gold medal in the 100 meters, setting a school record that still stands of 10.4 seconds. He added a second gold in the 4x100 meter relay and was ranked No. 1 in the world in the 100 meters for 1952. Two-time AllAmerican Charlie Pratt won the 1955 NCAA title in the 220-yard hurdles, and Ken Bantum made history the next year when he became the first collegian ever to shot put 60 feet. After winning the 1956 NCAA Championship, Bantum represented the United States at the Olympic Games in Melbourne, finishing fourth in the shot put. Fellow Jasper Lou Jones held the world record in the 400 meters heading into the 1956 Olympics. Jones returned from Melbourne with a gold medal in the 4x400 meter relay. Tom Murphy, who took second in the 880 yards at the 1958 NCAA Championships, ran the 800 meters at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. M A N H A T T A N
Jim McHugh took the reins upon Eastment’s retirement in 1963. Under his tutelage, Bob Meade became the first NCAA champion in the weight throw in 1966. Meade was among the seven individuals and two relay squads to earn All-America honors during McHugh’s tenure. McHugh coached the Jaspers until 1969, when Fred Dwyer took over. Dwyer continued the winning tradition, guiding
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John Lovett, Mike Kenny, Al Novell and Tom Donahue to the 1970 NCAA Championship in the distance medley relay. Behind a pair of 1972 Olympians—Tony Colon (Puerto Rico) and Mike Keogh (Ireland)— Manhattan won the 1973 IC4A cross country title. The Jaspers then added the IC4A indoor crown. At the 1973 NCAA Indoor Championships, the Jaspers made history. They won the team title for Manhattan’s first (and, so far, only) NCAA Championship in any sport. Ken McBryde and Cliff Bruce earned All-America status with third-place finishes in the triple jump and 1,000 yards, respectively, while Keogh won the national title over two miles. The championship was clinched when John Lovett, Ray Johnson, Joe Savage and Tony Colon set a world record of 9:43.8 in the distance medley relay. In 1974, the Manhattan foursome of Pete Squires, Matt Centrowitz, Joe Savage and Tony Colon set an American record in the 4 x mile relay, and the Jaspers were again represented at the Olympics in 1976 when Earl Thurton ran the 400 meters for British Honduras in Montreal. With the opening of Draddy Gymnasium in 1979, the Jaspers had an on-campus facility for the first time in program history. The facility quickly became a training ground for worldclass athletes, as well, and several world records were set at Draddy Gymnasium.
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In 1988, the facility began hosting the Millrose Games shot put and weight throw competitions, annually drawing top athletes from around the world. The 200-meter oval was resurfaced in 1996 and dedicated to the late Joseph Kearney ’67, a threetime All-American who at one time held nine different school records, in 2002. Another renovation took place during the summer of 2011, and the track surface was completely replaced with a state-of-the-art Mondo material (the same used at the Olympics and World Championships). A new era in Manhattan track & field history dawned in 1984 when the women’s program was added. Under the direction of Dan Sullivan, the women’s team quickly established a winning tradition of its own, finishing second at the inaugural Metropolitan Cross Country Championships in 1985 and third at the 1986 Metropolitan Indoor M A N H A T T A N
Championships. In just their second full season, the Jaspers won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Cross Country Championship in 1986. The men’s team continued to thrive
during this period, as well, with Sam Summerville, Luis Ostolozaga, Willie McLaughlin, Gary Halpin and Bruce Phillip all earning multiple All-America selections. Halpin was the 1988 NCAA C O L L E G E
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champion in the weight throw. In 1992, Manhattan won the IC4A indoor title, its first IC4A crown in nearly 20 years. Later that year, Paul Quirke became the Jaspers’ first Olympian in 16 years when he represented Ireland in Barcelona. Dwyer retired following the 1993 season having coached 41 All-Americans, including four NCAA champions, and four Olympians during his 24-year tenure. Manhattan won one NCAA Championship, four IC4A Championships and 19 Metropolitan Championships under Dwyer. Dan Mecca, who had been Dwyer’s assistant since 1986, became the head coach of both the men’s and women’s programs in 1994, and has continued to build upon the legacy of his predecessors. In Mecca’s first season, Pat McGrath and Patrick Martin both earned All-American status in the weight throw. McGrath would represent Ireland in the hammer
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MANHATTAN TRACK & FIELD HISTORY throw at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. At the 1995 NCAA Indoor Championships, Michael Williams won the NCAA title in the 800 meters. Dine Potter made Manhattan history when she became the Jaspers’ first female Olympian, representing Antigua & Barbuda in the relays at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Steve Agar also competed in the Atlanta Olympics for Dominica. The MAAC, which has been holding a cross country championship since 1981, began sponsoring the annual indoor conference championships in 1997, with the MAAC Outdoor Championships added in 1998. Manhattan has dominated both meets since their inception. The Jasper men have won 16
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straight indoor MAAC titles and 14 of the 15 outdoor championships. In addition, Manhattan tied with Iona at the 2001 MAAC Cross Country Championships, marking the only time in the event’s history that the Gaels didn’t win the title outright. The women have been just as successful, winning 13 times indoors and 11 times outdoors to go along with six cross country championships. This success at the conference level has carried over on the regional and national stage. Aliann Pompey became the first Manhattan woman to win a national title when she won the 400 meters at the 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships. She would make the first four straight Olympic appearances for her native Guyana later that year in Sydney and went on to a successful international career. Also in 2000, Jake Freeman earned AllAmerican status in both the weight throw (indoors) and hammer throw (outdoors) as a freshman. Freeman would gain this distinction in both events in each of the next three years, becoming the first eight-time All-American in school history. He earned two national crowns, winning the weight throw at the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships and claiming the title in the hammer throw at the 2004 C O L L E G E
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NCAA Outdoor Championships. Freeman also made history by winning four straight IC4A Championships in both events. Manhattan won the team title at the 2004 IC4A Indoor Championships. Just one year after Freeman graduated, Manhattan again made history at the 2005 IC4A Championships, when Zoran Loncar led a 1-2-3-4 finish in the hammer throw. It was the first sweep of a field event ever at the IC4As. In addition, all four Jaspers threw over 200 feet, marking the first time in NCAA history that one school had four 200-foot performances in the same competition. More recently, Milan Jotanovic was a five-time All-American in the shot put from 2006-08. He capped his Manhattan career with a fourth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships, marking the last time the Jaspers received a team score at the national meet. In 2010, Malin Marmbrandt won the long jump and triple jump at the ECAC Championships, becoming the first woman to pull off the double in the event’s history. Over the years, the track & field team has produced some of the most legendary figures and memorable moments in the history of Manhattan College Athletics. That rich tradition will only continue to grow as the program enters its second century.
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE OLYMPIANS 1932 Los Angeles Frank Crowley
United States
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United States
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Lindy Remigino United States
100 Meters (gold medal),
4x100 Relay (gold medal)
1948 London Ed O’Toole
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne Ken Bantum
United States
Shot Put
Lou Jones
United States
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4x400 Relay (gold medal)
1960 Rome Tom Murphy
United States
800 Meters
1972 Munich Tony Colon
Puerto Rico
1500 Meters
Mike Keogh
Ireland
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1976 Montreal Earl Thurton
British Honduras
400 Meters
1992 Barcelona Paul Quirke
Ireland
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1996 Atlanta Steve Agar
Dominica
Dine Potter
Antigua & Barbuda
1500 Meters 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
2000 Sydney Patrick McGrath Ireland Aliann Pompey
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Guyana
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Guyana
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Aliann Pompey
Guyana
400 Meters
Joe Ryan
Guyana
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Aliann Pompey Guyana
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2004 Athens Aliann Pompey
2008 Beijing
2012 London Joe Ryan
Guyana
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QUICK FACTS Location......................................................................................... Riverdale, N.Y. Enrollment....................................................................................................3,200 Founded.......................................................................................................... 1853 Nickname................................................................................................... Jaspers Colors...................................................................... Green (PMS # 349) & White Conference......................................................... Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) President....................................................................Brennan O’Donnell, Ph. D. Executive Vice President/Provost...................................... William Clyde, Ph. D. Vice President of Student Life.......................................Richard Satterlee, Ph. D. Director of Athletics.............................................................Robert J. Byrnes, ‘68 Senior Associate Athletic Director................................................. Noah LeFevre Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator......Deborah Gregory Team Physicians............................................................ Anthony Maddalo, M.D. ......................................................Greg Cavaliere, M.D., Christine Curran, D.O. Team Chiropractor............................................................ Theresa Pirraglia, D.C. Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine......Doug Straley MS,ATC,CSCS Athletics Travel Coordinator...................................................................Jim Duffy Assistant Athletic Director for Communications & Marketing........................................TBAi Operations Manager.....................................................................Elvys Quezada Compliance Coordinator...................................................................Alyssa Shale Academic Advisor........................................................ Brother David Trichtinger Athletics Secretary..............................................................................Susan Pape Athletic Department Phone.............................................................718-862-7227 Athletic Department Fax..................................................................718-862-8020 Website................................................................................ www.GoJaspers.com
FROM SOUTH:
Triborough Bridge — Follow signs to Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North, and proceed to the Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Make a right at Broadway. At second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy Gymnasium. Henry Hudson Parkway — Take Exit 20, W. 239th St. This puts you on Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road. At stop sign, bear left through intersection (past monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Go left to Draddy Gymnasium parking lot.
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Saw Mill River Parkway to Henry Hudson Parkway. Take Exit 21, W. 246th St., straight on the Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road. At 239th St. (second traffic light), turn left, then again (around monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Go left to Draddy Gymnasium parking lot. New York State Thruway South (I-87) connects with the Major Deegan to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Turn right at top of ramp then right onto Broadway. At second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy Gymnasium.
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Bronx Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway South (I-95). Take Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right, going back over the Expressway, and make a right onto Broadway. At second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy Gymnasium.
FROM WEST:
George Washington Bridge—Follow signs to Henry Hudson Parkway northbound (for automobiles only; otherwise take Major Deegan Expressway northbound). Take Exit 20, W. 239th St. This puts you on Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road. At stop sign bear left through intersection (past monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow road to Draddy Gymnasium. *Note: Buses and trucks must follow directions using Major Deegan Expressway. Commercial vehicles are not allowed on Henry Hudson Parkway.
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS JOE CLIFFORD
Assistant Sports Information Director Track Contact Office Phone 718-862-7709 [email protected]
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CHRISTIAN HEIMALL
Sports Information Graduate Assistant Office Phone 718-862-7728 [email protected]
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1973 INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS This year marks the 40th anniversary of Manhattan’s 1973 NCAA Indoor National Championship. Despite sending a small contingent of just 11 athletes to Detroit for the meet, Head Coach Fred Dwyer’s squad came home with the College’s first national title in any sport. Mike Keogh, a 1972 Olympian, got the Jaspers on the board with a victory in the two-mile run, then Ken McBryde, the only field-event athlete entered, took third place in the triple jump. Day Two of the meet began with a world record, as Manhattan’s quartet of John Lovett, Ray Johnson, Joe Savage and Tony Colon established a new mark of 9:43.8 in the distance medley relay. Cliff Bruce added three points with a third-place showing in the 1000 yards, giving the Jaspers a total of 18 points with several events left. However, Manhattan could only sit and watch, as the Jaspers didn’t have any remaining entries. Nobody was able to catch Manhattan, though. Kansas, Kent State and UTEP tallied 12 points apiece to finish in a three-way tie for second. For their part in winning the National Championship, seven Jaspers were named AllAmerican. In addition, Dwyer was named National Coach of the Year.
1973 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 9-10—COBO ARENA, DETROIT 1000 YARDS
1. Tony Waldrop, North Carolina 2. Keith Francis, Boston College 3. Cliff Bruce, Manhattan 4. Michael Durkin, Illinois 5. Denis Fikes, Penn 6. Willie Thomas, Tennessee
2-MILE RUN
1. Mike Keogh, Manhattan 2. Glenn Herold, Wisconsin 3. Nick Rose, Western Kentucky 4. Pat Mandera, Indiana 5. Doug Brown, Tennessee 6. Dave Wottle, Bowling Green
TRIPLE JUMP 2:10.0 2:10.6 2:10.7 2:12.2 2:12.3 2:27.0
1. Barry McClure, Middle Tennessee 2. Larry Gray, Missouri 3. Ken McBryde, Manhattan 4. Tommy Haynes, Middle Tennessee 5. Sigurd Langeland, BYU 6. Al Lanier, Cincinnati
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1. Manhattan 2. Colorado 3. Oklahoma State 4. UTEP 5. Nebraska 6. Bowling Green
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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Manhattan 2. Kansas Kent State UTEP 5. North Carolina 6. Southern Illinois USC
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Traditionally, the track & field program has been one of the most successful varsity teams at Manhattan College. Over the years, the Jaspers have won 63 MAAC Championships, 22 IC4A Championships, one NCAA Championship and three Olympic gold medals. In addition, Manhattan has maintained two remarkable streaks (both of which are still active), having sent at least one athlete to the NCAA Championships every year since 1952 and boasting at least one IC4A individual champion every year since 1969. This year, the program celebrates another milestone—its 100th anniversary. The track & field program was founded by Brother Sulpicius of Mary in 1912, and that initial team was comprised of students from both Manhattan College and Manhattan Prep. Brother Sulpicius, the athletic director at the time, organized two meets at the 69th Regiment Armory during that inaugural season—the Manhattan College Indoor Meet and the Jasper Three Quarter. Both remain annual fixtures to this day. Brother Sulpicius passed away in 1913, and Rev. Father Murray took over organization of the 1914 Annual Indoor Meet, which was remembered by the Manhattanite as “the greatest athletic achievement of the year” and “the most M A N H A T T A N
successful meet ever conducted by Manhattan College.” The team was also officially elevated to varsity status in 1914. Starting in 1917, the program went on a seven-year hiatus due to World War I. Track & field returned to Manhattan in 1924. Two years later, a pair of significant events that would shape the program for years to come took place. The first was Manhattan’s joining the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America (IC4A), firmly establishing the Jaspers’ place among the elite of collegiate track & field. Also in 1926, the legendary Pete Waters took over as head coach, a position he would hold for the next 18 years. Under Waters’ leadership, Manhattan
quickly emerged as an IC4A power, winning its first cross country title in 1932 and the first of three straight indoor championships in 1934. The Jaspers also won three Mid-Atlantic States Championships during his tenure. Frank Crowley, who became Manhattan’s first Olympian when he represented the United States at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, earned the College’s first national title when he won the two-mile run at the 1934 NCAA Championships. A year later, Manhattan won its first Penn Relays title in the mile relay. Waters retired in 1943, and the next two seasons were cancelled because of World C O L L E G E
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War II. When the program was restored in 1946, George Eastment took over as head coach. The Eastment Era would mark the greatest period of success in program history, as he led Manhattan to 38 Metropolitan championships and 10 IC4A titles during his 18 years at the helm. Thirteen Jaspers were named All-American and two won National Championships under Eastment. Led by Ed O’Toole, who would represent the United States at the London Olympics a year later, Manhattan won the 1947 IC4A Cross Country Championship. Bill Lucas became the Jaspers’ first AllAmerican in 1949 when he finished third at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. The 1950s was the “Golden Age” of Manhattan track & field. The Jaspers won five IC4A indoor titles in six years from 1951-56, four outdoor championships from 1952-56, and the 1954 IC4A cross country crown. The relay squad of John O’Connell, Lindy Remigino, Joe Schatzle and Bob Carty consistently ranked among the best in the nation, capturing the Championship of America at the Penn Relays in both the 4x100 meter relay and 4x200 meter relay in 1951 and 1952. All four claimed
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Jim McHugh took the reins upon Eastment’s retirement in 1963. Under his tutelage, Bob Meade became the first NCAA champion in the weight throw in 1966. Meade was among the seven individuals and two relay squads to earn All-America honors during McHugh’s tenure. McHugh coached the Jaspers until 1969, when Fred Dwyer took over. Dwyer continued the winning tradition, guiding
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John Lovett, Mike Kenny, Al Novell and Tom Donahue to the 1970 NCAA Championship in the distance medley relay. Behind a pair of 1972 Olympians—Tony Colon (Puerto Rico) and Mike Keogh (Ireland)— Manhattan won the 1973 IC4A cross country title. The Jaspers then added the IC4A indoor crown. At the 1973 NCAA Indoor Championships, the Jaspers made history. They won the team title for Manhattan’s first (and, so far, only) NCAA Championship in any sport. Ken McBryde and Cliff Bruce earned All-America status with third-place finishes in the triple jump and 1,000 yards, respectively, while Keogh won the national title over two miles. The championship was clinched when John Lovett, Ray Johnson, Joe Savage and Tony Colon set a world record of 9:43.8 in the distance medley relay. In 1974, the Manhattan foursome of Pete Squires, Matt Centrowitz, Joe Savage and Tony Colon set an American record in the 4 x mile relay, and the Jaspers were again represented at the Olympics in 1976 when Earl Thurton ran the 400 meters for British Honduras in Montreal. With the opening of Draddy Gymnasium in 1979, the Jaspers had an on-campus facility for the first time in program history. The facility quickly became a training ground for worldclass athletes, as well, and several world records were set at Draddy Gymnasium.
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In 1988, the facility began hosting the Millrose Games shot put and weight throw competitions, annually drawing top athletes from around the world. The 200-meter oval was resurfaced in 1996 and dedicated to the late Joseph Kearney ’67, a threetime All-American who at one time held nine different school records, in 2002. Another renovation took place during the summer of 2011, and the track surface was completely replaced with a state-of-the-art Mondo material (the same used at the Olympics and World Championships). A new era in Manhattan track & field history dawned in 1984 when the women’s program was added. Under the direction of Dan Sullivan, the women’s team quickly established a winning tradition of its own, finishing second at the inaugural Metropolitan Cross Country Championships in 1985 and third at the 1986 Metropolitan Indoor M A N H A T T A N
Championships. In just their second full season, the Jaspers won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Cross Country Championship in 1986. The men’s team continued to thrive
during this period, as well, with Sam Summerville, Luis Ostolozaga, Willie McLaughlin, Gary Halpin and Bruce Phillip all earning multiple All-America selections. Halpin was the 1988 NCAA C O L L E G E
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champion in the weight throw. In 1992, Manhattan won the IC4A indoor title, its first IC4A crown in nearly 20 years. Later that year, Paul Quirke became the Jaspers’ first Olympian in 16 years when he represented Ireland in Barcelona. Dwyer retired following the 1993 season having coached 41 All-Americans, including four NCAA champions, and four Olympians during his 24-year tenure. Manhattan won one NCAA Championship, four IC4A Championships and 19 Metropolitan Championships under Dwyer. Dan Mecca, who had been Dwyer’s assistant since 1986, became the head coach of both the men’s and women’s programs in 1994, and has continued to build upon the legacy of his predecessors. In Mecca’s first season, Pat McGrath and Patrick Martin both earned All-American status in the weight throw. McGrath would represent Ireland in the hammer
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straight indoor MAAC titles and 14 of the 15 outdoor championships. In addition, Manhattan tied with Iona at the 2001 MAAC Cross Country Championships, marking the only time in the event’s history that the Gaels didn’t win the title outright. The women have been just as successful, winning 13 times indoors and 11 times outdoors to go along with six cross country championships. This success at the conference level has carried over on the regional and national stage. Aliann Pompey became the first Manhattan woman to win a national title when she won the 400 meters at the 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships. She would make the first four straight Olympic appearances for her native Guyana later that year in Sydney and went on to a successful international career. Also in 2000, Jake Freeman earned AllAmerican status in both the weight throw (indoors) and hammer throw (outdoors) as a freshman. Freeman would gain this distinction in both events in each of the next three years, becoming the first eight-time All-American in school history. He earned two national crowns, winning the weight throw at the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships and claiming the title in the hammer throw at the 2004 C O L L E G E
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NCAA Outdoor Championships. Freeman also made history by winning four straight IC4A Championships in both events. Manhattan won the team title at the 2004 IC4A Indoor Championships. Just one year after Freeman graduated, Manhattan again made history at the 2005 IC4A Championships, when Zoran Loncar led a 1-2-3-4 finish in the hammer throw. It was the first sweep of a field event ever at the IC4As. In addition, all four Jaspers threw over 200 feet, marking the first time in NCAA history that one school had four 200-foot performances in the same competition. More recently, Milan Jotanovic was a five-time All-American in the shot put from 2006-08. He capped his Manhattan career with a fourth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships, marking the last time the Jaspers received a team score at the national meet. In 2010, Malin Marmbrandt won the long jump and triple jump at the ECAC Championships, becoming the first woman to pull off the double in the event’s history. Over the years, the track & field team has produced some of the most legendary figures and memorable moments in the history of Manhattan College Athletics. That rich tradition will only continue to grow as the program enters its second century.
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE OLYMPIANS 1932 Los Angeles Frank Crowley
United States
1500 Meters
United States
10,000 Meters
Lindy Remigino United States
100 Meters (gold medal),
4x100 Relay (gold medal)
1948 London Ed O’Toole
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne Ken Bantum
United States
Shot Put
Lou Jones
United States
400 Meters
4x400 Relay (gold medal)
1960 Rome Tom Murphy
United States
800 Meters
1972 Munich Tony Colon
Puerto Rico
1500 Meters
Mike Keogh
Ireland
5000 Meters
1976 Montreal Earl Thurton
British Honduras
400 Meters
1992 Barcelona Paul Quirke
Ireland
Shot Put
1996 Atlanta Steve Agar
Dominica
Dine Potter
Antigua & Barbuda
1500 Meters 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
2000 Sydney Patrick McGrath Ireland Aliann Pompey
Hammer Throw
Guyana
400 Meters
Guyana
400 Meters
Aliann Pompey
Guyana
400 Meters
Joe Ryan
Guyana
Coach
Aliann Pompey Guyana
400 Meters
2004 Athens Aliann Pompey
2008 Beijing
2012 London Joe Ryan
Guyana
Team Official
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