The William and Mary men's track and field team begins the winter indoor season tomorrow at the CNU Holiday Open. Action at the Freeman Center in Newport News, Va., begins at 9:00 a.m. with throws and jumps, while the first races are slated for 11 a.m.
A very young squad (just eight upperclassmen), the Tribe returns 21 veterans from last year's CAA Championship-winning team to go along with 19 newcomers. The top of the returnees chart includes
Rad Gunzenhauser (Pittsburgh, Pa.), who won the IC4A 5,000m indoors last winter and
CAA shot put champion
Brian Waterfield (Chesapeake, Va.), who was the Field Athlete of the Meet at the CAA Championships after scoring in all four throws. Also back in sprinter/thrower
Bob Smutsky (Dillsburg, Pa.), who won the CAA and USAT&F Junior National javelin titles last summer and represented Team USA at the Pan-Am Junior Games, as well as sophomore
Taylor Frenia (Virginia Beach, Va.) who set the freshman record in both the weight throw (indoors) and hammer throw (outdoors) and had the team's best shot put performance.
Based on seeding marks (which can be of varying accuracy)
, W&M is projected to earn seven qualifications for the IC4A Championships at this weekends' meet. Gunzenhauser is entered below the qualifying standard in both the 3,000m and 5,000m, while other potential qualifiers include both Frenia and Waterfield in the shot put, as well as sophomore
Nathaniel Hermsmeier (Charlottesville, Va.) in the 5,000m. Redshirt-junior
Mark Moran (McLean, Va.) will be looking to repeat his 800m qualifier from a year ago, and sophomore
Greg Gallagher (Elmsford, N.Y.) is entered at the qualifying height of 4.80m (15-9) in the pole vault.
| 60m Dash |
| 2013 NCAA Invited - 6.67 |
2014 IC4A Qualifying - 6.98
|
| W&M School Record - 7.14 |
| W&M Freshman Record - 7.39 |
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 45 |
Bob Smutsky (So.) |
7.10 |
IC4A Qualifier in the 200m dash last year |
| 46 |
Alex Hedrick (Fr.) |
7.10 |
|
| 800m Run |
2013 NCAA Invited - 1:48.65
|
2014 IC4A Qualifying - 1:54.50
|
W&M School Record - 1:47.19
|
W&M Freshman Record - 1:52.7
|
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 2 |
Mark Moran (R-Jr.) |
1:54.28 |
IC4A qualifier last year |
| 4 |
Michael Wilkens (Fr.) |
1:55.34 |
|
| 6 |
Ricky Cappetta (So.) |
1:55.63 |
|
| 9 |
Jomar Aryee (So.) |
1:59.82 |
|
| 11 |
Matt Pittard (Fr.) |
2:00.00 |
|
Mile Run
|
2013 NCAA Invited - 3:59.39
|
| 2014 IC4A Qualifying - 4:14.50 |
W&M School Record - 3:59.16
|
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 3 |
Ricky Cappetta |
4:20.00 |
|
5,000m Run
|
2013 NCAA Invited - 13:45.61
|
2014 IC4A Qualifying - 14:42.50
|
| W&M School Record - 13:43.36 |
| W&M Freshman Record - 14:17.87 |
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 1 |
Rad Gunzenhauser (Sr.) |
14:20.00 |
2013 IC4A 5,000m Champion indoors |
| 2 |
Nathaniel Hermsmeier (So.) |
14:40.35 |
|
| 3 |
Ryan Gousse (So.) |
14:45.00 |
2012 CAA XC Rookie of the Year |
| 16 |
Trevor Sleight (Fr.) |
NT |
2013 CAA XC Rookie of the Year |
| 17 |
David Barney (So.) |
NT |
|
High Jump
|
2013 NCAA Invited - 2.22m (7-3.25)
|
2014 IC4A Qualifying - 2.04m (6-8.25)
|
W&M School Record - 7-1 (2.16m)
|
W&M Freshman Record - 6-11 (2.11m)
|
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 6 |
Dominic Burkett (Fr.) |
2.00m |
|
Pole Vault
|
2013 NCAA Invited - 5.42m (17-9.25)
|
2014 IC4A Qualifying - 4.80m (15-9)
|
W&M School Record - 16-8.5 (5.09m)
|
| W&M Freshman Record - 16-0 (4.88m) |
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 4 |
Greg Gallagher (So.) |
4.80m |
|
| 6 |
Derek O'Connell (R-Fr.) |
4.70m |
|
| 8 |
Alex Hedrick (Fr.) |
4.45m |
|
Long Jump
|
2013 NCAA Invited - 7.65m (25-1.25)
|
2014 IC4A Qualifying - 7.02m (23-0.5)
|
W&M School Record - 23-11.75 (7.31m)
|
W&M Freshman Record - 23-3.25 (7.09m)
|
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 16 |
Alex Hedrick (Fr.) |
6.71m |
|
| 17 |
Bob Smutsky (So.) |
6.71m |
|
| 18 |
Dominic Burkett (Fr.) |
6.71m |
|
Shot Put
|
2013 NCAA Invited - 18.94m (62-1.75)
|
2014 IC4A Qualifying - 15.70m (51-6.25)
|
W&M School Record - 57-7 (17.55m)
|
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 1 |
Taylor Frenia (So.) |
16.35m |
|
| 2 |
Brian Waterfield (R-So.) |
16.01m |
2013 CAA Champion in the shot put; CAA Championships Field Athlete of the Meet |
Weight Throw
|
2013 NCAA Invited - 20.91m (68-7.25)
|
2014 IC4A Qualifying - 17.00m (55-9.25)
|
W&M School Record - 59-5 (18.11m)
|
| Projected Place |
Athlete |
Seed Time |
Notes |
| 2 |
Taylor Frenia (So.) |
16.14m |
Freshman record-holder in both the weight throw and the hammer throw |
| 4 |
Brian Waterfield (R-So.) |
15.30m |
|
