DELAWARE, Ohio (April 15, 2023) – After winning the All-Ohio Outdoor Track & Field Championship for the first time in program history last year, the Denison University men's track & field team successfully defended its title this year after collecting 153.50 points on Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Last year, Denison just beat out Case Western Reserve University by half a point to claim the title. This year, the Big Red finished 21.5 points ahead of the Spartans with 132 points.

Denison earned the win in two throwing events as Gabe Springer won the discus for the second year in a row with a long toss of 47.14 meters while Collin Hill won the shot put with a new personal record of 15.07 meters.

Denison's two other wins in the field events came from Andrew D'Asaro with a throw of 56.33 meters in the javelin, just three days after breaking the school record in the event, and Tyler Miller with a leap of 1.93 meters to tie for first place in the high jump.

Also in the field events, Tyler Miller (1.93 meters) finished in second place in the high jump for the second year in a row.

Ari Skolnik won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.11 seconds in the finals while also running the first leg of Denison's championship 4x100 meter relay team which also featured Jaylin Epps, Daniel DeSantis and Malik Holley and finished with a time of 42.07 seconds.

Denison also finished in third place in the 4x400 meter relay as Holley, Jack Blais, Nathan Hydukovich and DeSantis combined for a time of 3:23.08.

Adding All-Ohio finishes for the Big Red on the track were Noah Cyr, who finished second in the 10,000 meter run at 33:43.00, Oliver DiCerbo, who was second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at 10:00.82, and Holley who took third in the 200 meter dash with a personal record time of 22.00 seconds.

Epps and Holley also both set new personal bests in the 100 meter dash with times of 10.92 seconds (third place) and 10.99 seconds (sixth place) in the prelims while DeSantis set a new personal best in the finals for both the 100 meter dash (11.03 seconds; 7th place) and the 200 meter dash (22.40 seconds; 6th place).

Lastly, Declan Toomey ran a new personal best of 4:04.37 to finish fifth in the 1,500 meter run while Tomas Brockett-Delgado was sixth in the 800 meter run with a personal best of 1:59.28 and Isaiah Kessler was sixth with a new personal best of 4.35 meters in the pole vault.

Tiffin Track Carnival: Denison also sent Skolnik to compete in the 110 meter hurdles at the Tiffin University Track Carnival, held on Friday, April 14. Skolnik won his heat and finished eighth overall in prelims after tying his personal record of 15.10 seconds. That time still ranks first in the North Coast Athletic Conference so far this season. Skolnik then ended up seventh in the 110 meter hurdle finals with a time of 15.15 seconds.
 
EVENT WINNERS:

• Gabe Springer – discus – 47.14 meters (154-08)
• Collin Hill – shot put – 15.07 meters (49-05.50)
• Andrew D'Asaro – javelin – 56.33 meters (184-10)
• Tyler Miller – tied in the high jump – 1.93 meters (6-04.00)
• 4x100 Meter Relay team – 42.07 seconds (Ari Skolnik, Jaylin Epps, Daniel DeSantis, Malik Holley)
• Ari Skolnik – 110 meter hurdle finals – 15.11 seconds

 
ALL-OHIO PERFORMANCES (TOP-3):

• Noah Cyr – second place in the 10,000 meter run – 33:43.00
• Oliver DiCerbo – second place in the 3,000 meter steeplechase – 10:00.82
• Malik Holley – third place in the 200 meter dash – 22.00 seconds
• 4x400 Meter Relay team – third place – 3:23.08 (Malik Holley, Jack Blais, Nathan Hydukovich, Daniel DeSantis)

 
OTHER TOP-10 FINISHES:

• Ari Skolnik – first place in the 110 meter hurdle prelims – 15.00 seconds
• Jaylin Epps – third place in the 100 meter dash prelims – 10.92 seconds
• Chris Slater – fourth place in the shot put – 14.27 meters (46-10.00)
• Jacob Brown – tied for fourth place in the long jump – 6.61 meters (21-08.25)
• Jacob Brown – fourth place in the javelin – 44.61 meters (146-04)
• Nico Martinelli – fourth place in the 3,000 meter steeplechase – 10:12.80
• Jaylin Epps – fourth place in the 100 meter dash finals – 10.93 seconds
• Owen Mathes – fifth place in the shot put – 14.09 meters (46-02.75)
• Angelo Ricci – fifth place in the triple jump – 13.19 meters (43-03.25)
• Thomas Zallocco-Smith – fifth place in the 10,000 meter run – 35:18.72
• Declan Toomey – fifth place in the 1,500 meter run – 4:04.37
• Angelo Ricci – sixth place in the long jump – 6.57 meters (21-06.75)
• Isaiah Kessler – sixth place in the pole vault – 4.35 meters (14-03.25)
• Nathan Hydukovich – sixth place in the 400 meter dash – 50.41 seconds
• Malik Holley – sixth place in the 100 meter dash prelims – 10.99 seconds
• Malik Holley – sixth place in the 100 meter dash finals – 11.01 seconds
• Daniel DeSantis – sixth place in the 200 meter dash – 22.40 seconds
• Tomas Brockett-Delgado – sixth place in the 800 meter run – 1:59.28
• Chris Slater – seventh place in the discus – 40.05 meters (131-05)
• Jason Spino – seventh place in the pole vault – 4.05 meters (13-03.50)
• Daniel DeSantis – seventh place in the 100 meter dash prelims – 11.04 seconds
• Daniel DeSantis – seventh place in the 100 meter dash finals – 11.03 seconds
• Jack Blais – eighth place in the long jump – 6.38 meters (20-11.25)
• Liam Quinlan – eighth place in the high jump – 1.78 meters (5-10.00)
• Jacob Brown – ninth place in the 110 meter hurdle prelims – 15.93 seconds
• Isaiah Kessler – ninth place in the 400 meter hurdles – 59.07 seconds
• Charles Thompson – 10th place in the high jump – 1.73 meters (5-08.00)

 
NEXT UP: On Saturday, April 23, Denison will send athletes to compete in the Kenyon Invitational in Gambier, Ohio, and the Jesse Owens Classic, hosted by the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
 
Tiffin Track Carnival Results
All-Ohio Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results