A total of nine USTFCCCA All-Region selections and three All-UAA performances headlined the 2020 indoor season for the Emory University men's track and field team.
Nine Eagles combined for 10 South/Southeast All-Region certificates as chosen by the USTFCCCA. Sophomore Spencer Moore led all Eagles with two certificates in the mile and distance medley relay. Adding All-Region acclaim were juniors John Cox and Matthew Dillon in the 5000m Run, junior Liam Fost in the 400m Dash, freshman Patrick Osborne in the pole vault, freshman Wheeler Wilson in the shot put and sophomores Jon Marcus, William McGuire and Lucas Werner in the DMR.
At the University Athletic Association Championships held in New York in late February, the Eagles saw three team members come home with conference medals as the team finished seventh with 51 team points.
The freshman duo of Osborne and Wilson collected runner-up performances in their respective field events with Osborne taking silver in the pole vault and Wilson in the shot put. Fost joined them on the podium as the third-year sprinter finished third in the 400m Dash.
The combination of the All-UAA effort and USTFCCCA All-Region award as well as his past performances helped Fost garner national recognition as he highlighted all track & field team members with a spot on the Academic All-District Team as chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Fost added academic accolades as he was one of 26 student-athletes from men's track and field tabbed to the UAA All-Academic Team. The 26 selections paced all Emory athletic teams for the winter season.
Wilson rounded out the list of season highlights as he claimed the team's lone UAA weekly award. He collected the weekly honor after breaking the Emory record in the shot put with his heave of 15.04m at his first collegiate meet, the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker on December 6th.
The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2019-20 season:
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USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region (Top 5 in Respective Event) |
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Louisville, CO (Loomis Chaffee) |
5000m Run |
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Poughquag, NY (Arlington) |
5000m Run |
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North Caldwell, NJ (West Essex Regional) |
400m Dash |
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Fair Lawn, NJ (Fair Lawn) |
DMR |
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Lakewood, OH (St. Ignatius) |
DMR |
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Rochester, MN (Mayo) |
DMR, Mile |
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State College, PA (State College Area HS) |
Pole Vault |
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Holmdel, NJ (Holmdel) |
DMR |
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Winter Park, FL (Trinity Prep) |
Shot Put |
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All-UAA (Top-3 Finisher at UAA Championships) |
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North Caldwell, NJ (West Essex Regional) |
400m Dash (3rd) |
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State College, PA (State College Area HS) |
Pole Vault (2nd) |
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Winter Park, FL (Trinity Prep) |
Shot Put (2nd) |
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CoSIDA Academic All-District Team |
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North Caldwell, NJ (West Essex Regional) |
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UAA Athlete of the Week |
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Winter Park, FL (Trinity Prep) |
Dec. 9th |
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The following were the top marks by Emory athletes during the 2018-19 season:
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60m Dash |
7.13 |
UAA Championships |
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200m Dash |
22.68 |
UAA Championships |
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400m Dash |
49.17 |
UAA Championships |
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800m Run |
1:55.63 |
UAA Championships |
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3000m Run |
8:38.03 |
UAA Championships |
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5000m Run |
14:55.62 |
Samford Bulldog Open |
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Mile Run |
4:21.24 |
Tufts National Qualifier |
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60m Hurdles |
8.70 |
Samford Bulldog Open |
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Pole Vault |
4.43m |
UAA Championships |
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Long Jump |
6.32m |
UAA Championships |
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Triple Jump |
13.05m |
UAA Championships |
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Shot Put |
15.04m* |
BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker |
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Weight Throw |
12.34m |
Samford Bulldog Open |
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4x400m Relay |
3:23.48 |
UAA Championships |
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DMR |
10:21.76 |
UAA Championships |
* - Denotes Emory Record