Men's Track and Field

Soubik, Mathews, Headline Men's Track & Field All-Conference Squads

LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the 2022 Men's Track & Field Major Award Winners and All-Conference teams on Monday afternoon as Gwynedd Mercy University and Marywood University earned major awards.

Gwynedd Mercy's, Branden Soubik, earned the Track Athlete of the Year accolade after winning two golds and a silver in his individual events. Soubik won the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.84 as well as the 400 meter in 51.87 seconds. The sprinter also claimed a second-place finish in the 100 meter dash after finishing in 11.45 seconds. Soubik also anchored Gwynedd's 4x400 relay team. For his efforts, Soubik was also named Rookie of the Year.

Ryan Mathews of Marywood University was named Field Athlete of the Year after earning a gold, two silvers and one bronze. He won the hammer throw with a toss of 33.39 meters. Mathews then claimed two silvers in the discus and javelin with 35.54 and 33.94 meter throws, respectively. Finally, Mathews earned a bronze in the shot put after tossing 10.71 meters.

Marywood University also claimed the Coaching Staff of the Year accolade after leading their team to its third conference title within the Atlantic East. The coaching staff consists of Rob Ahrens, Kevin Borrelli, Dejon Bennett-Monroe, Carl Daubert, Frank Passetti and Lauren Calvey.

Lastly, the Atlantic East Elite 20 award winner for men's track & field, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the finals site at each of the Atlantic East's 20 team championships, was awarded to Nate Skrutski of Marywood University. Skrutski a member of three-time conference champion Marywood, maintains a cumulative 3.967 GPA.

In track & field, the Elite 20 winners are chosen from the top two team finishers at the championship. For the entire selection criteria and process, click here.

The full list of First-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All Conference is listed below. For full results, click HERE.

Major Award Winners:
Track Athlete of the Year: Branden Soubik, Gwynedd Mercy
Field Athlete of the Year: Ryan Mathews, Marywood
Rookie of the Year: Brandon Soubik, Gwynedd Mercy
Elite 20 Award Winner: Nate Skrutski, Marywood
Coaching Staff of the Year: Marywood University 
 
Event First Team Second Team
100 Meter Dash Noah Zeigler, Marywood Branden Soubik, Gwynedd Mercy
200 Meter Dash Branden Soubik, Gwynedd Mercy Noah Zeigler, Marywood
400 Meter Dash Branden Soubik, Gwynedd Mercy Chris Mendoza, Immaculata
800 Meter Run Andrew Konieczny, Neumann Michael Kelly, Marywood
1500 Meter Run Andrew Konieczny, Neumann Jack Baronski, Marywood
5000 Meter Run Jack Baronski, Marywood Adam Kanterman, Marywood
10000 Meter Run Adam Kanterman, Marywood Ian Kovatch, Marywood
110 Meter Hurdles Ryan Brooks, Marymount George Thompson, Marywood
400 Meter Hurdles Ryan Brooks, Marymount George Thompson, Marywood
3000 Meter Steeplechase Caleb Bakalyar, Marywood Mariano Casciotti, Marywood
4x100 Meter Relay Marywood(Zeigler, Thompson, Benedict, Schock) Marymount(Donawa, Kindall, Valente, Easy)
4x400 Meter Relay Marywood(Benedict, Thompson, Kelly, Schock) Marymount(Brooks, Daniel, Valente, Kindall)
 
Event First-Team Second-Team
High Jump Charles Walker, Marymount Ryan Benedict, Marywood
Pole Vault Jeffrey Behnke, Marywood -
Long Jump Dylan Crews, Immaculata Marcone Pessoa, Marymount
Triple Jump Mhyrlito Daniel, Marymount Marcoen Pessoa, Marymount
Shot Put Brady Gibbons, Immaculata Joseph Collins III, Immaculata
Discus Throw Brady Gibbons, Immaculata Ryan Mathews, Marywood
Hammer Throw Ryan Mathews, Marywood Samuel Mercedes, Marymount
Javelin Throw  Will Kalinich, Marywood Ryan Mathews, Marywood
 
Event First-Team Second-Team
Decathlon  Matt LoStracco, Gwynedd Mercy Kevin Johnston, Gwynedd Mercy

Final Team Results: 
1. Marywood 287 points - CHAMPIONS
2. Marymount 127 points
3. Gwynedd Mercy 118 points
4. Immaculata 59 points
5. Neumann 30 points