The University of La Verne's
Tyler Thomas and Chapman University's
Isaac Robin were named the Track & Field Athletes of the Year for their performances at the 2024 SCIAC Men's Track & Field Championship.
Thomas, the 2023 Newcomer of the Year, elevated his already impressive debut to win both the 100- and 200-meter dash conferences titles as just a sophomore. His 200m time of 20.94 is the 16th-fastest wind legal time ever recorded in Division III and ranks fourth in the nation this spring while his 100m time of 10.54 is tied for 15th. He also ran the anchor legs on both the conference champion 4x400 Relay, which won by more than 2.5 seconds, and third-place 4x100 Relay.
Robin won the triple jump and was runner-up in the long jump at the SCIAC Championship as a rookie. His triple jump mark of 14.25 meters tied for 24th in the nation and sixth among freshmen while he ended less than an inch shy of the long jump title, netting 18 points for the Panthers.
Occidental College's
Shane Kawakami-Williams was named Newcomer of the Year after making the podium in all four events he contested at the SCIAC Championship. He finished second only to Tyler' brilliant race in the 200m and was third in the 100m while contributing on both runner-up 4x100 and 4x400 Relays.
Joey Litvin from Caltech was presented with the Dixon Farmer Award, which is presented to a senior student-athlete who best exemplifies the conference's high ideals including ability, leadership, determination, sportsmanship and sincerity of academic pursuit. A two-year team captain and bronze medalist with three program records in 2023, Litvin sets high standards for himself and others through both his words and actions as a vocal leader who regularly motivates his teammates to be their best. He has compiled a 3.5 cumulative GPA as a mathematics option at Caltech, where he has won the Best Use of Data Award at the Caltech Hackathon and twice placed in the top 500 of the Putnam Competition, a prominent math competition for undergraduate students.
Coaching Staff of the Year recognition went to Glenn Stewart and the Stags after winning a third straight conference title. CMS accumulated 200 points to win by 48 with individual champions in six events.
| Men's 100-meter Dash |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Tyler Thomas |
10.54 |
La Verne |
| 2. Chris Taylor |
10.60 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 3. Shane Kawakami-Williams |
10.69 |
Occidental |
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| Men's 200-meter Dash |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Tyler Thomas |
20.94 |
La Verne |
| 2. Shane Kawakami-Williams |
21.66 |
Occidental |
| 3. Mason Fara |
21.70 |
Chapman |
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| Men's 400-meter Dash |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Mason Fara |
46.93 |
Chapman |
| 2. Nicholas Teresi |
48.21 |
CMS |
| 3. Sam Butler |
48.40 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
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| Men's 800-meter Run |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Oscar Roering |
1:50.45 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 2. Ellis DelVecchio |
1:50.80 |
CMS |
| 3. Theodore Byrne |
1:54.17 |
Redlands |
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| Men's 1500-meter Run |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Bennett Booth-Genthe |
3:48.32 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 2. Mason Ratkovich |
3:50.58 |
CMS |
| 3. Amir Barkan |
3:53.12 |
Occidental |
| Men's 5000-meter Run |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Lucas Florsheim |
14:30.04 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 2. Derek Fearon |
14:30.60 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 3. Cameron Hatler |
14:49.07 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
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| Men's 10000-meter Run |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Derek Fearon |
30:17.16 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 2. Lucas Florsheim |
30:32.62 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 3. Rohun Agrawal |
30:42.17 |
Caltech |
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| Men's 110-meter Hurdles |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Zachary Reid |
14.31 |
La Verne |
| 2. Joshua Martinez |
14.77 |
CMS |
| 3. Evan Siegel |
15.51 |
CMS |
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| Men's 400-meter Hurdles |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Colin Scanlon |
53.07 |
CMS |
| 2. Joshua Collier |
53.65 |
La Verne |
| 3. Jonah Magill |
54.17 |
Occidental |
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| Men's 3000-meter Steeplechase |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Cameron Hatler |
8:56.75 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 2. Hayden Beauchemin |
9:03.00 |
CMS |
| 3. Renn Stearns |
9:13.99 |
Occidental |
| Men's 4x100-meter Relay |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Harrison Brown, Gavin Doig, Jake Hallesy, Chris Taylor |
40.87 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 2. Christopher Haliburton, Shane Kawakami-Williams, Oliver Yue, Emerson Ames |
41.08 |
Occidental |
| 3. Davion Fields, Russel Maxie, Ivan Estrada, Tyler Thomas |
41.25 |
La Verne |
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| Men's 4x400-meter Relay |
| Name |
Time |
Institution |
| 1. Austin Haines, Ivan Estrada, Jayden Figueroa, Tyler Thomas |
3:17.26 |
La Verne |
| 2. Jonah Magill, Zachary McGraw, Oliver Yue, Shane Kawakami-Williams |
3:19.81 |
Occidental |
| 3. Danny Johnson, Sam Thompson, Ewan Shen, Mason Fara |
3:21.37 |
Chapman |
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| Men's High Jump |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Tyler Gatewood |
1.97m |
Caltech |
| 2. Jack Paradis |
1.92m |
Pomona-Pitzer |
| 3. Owen Schmitz |
1.92m |
Redlands |
| Men's Pole Vault |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Jesse McMillan |
4.75m |
Chapman |
| 2. Jack Gordon |
4.40m |
Redlands |
| 3. John Horan |
4.25m |
CMS |
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| Men's Long Jump |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Kumarana Selva |
6.89m |
CMS |
| 2. Isaac Robin |
6.87m |
Chapman |
| 3. Alec Desuasido |
6.85m |
Chapman |
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| Men's Triple Jump |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Isaac Robin |
14.25m |
Chapman |
| 2. Alec Desuasido |
13.62m |
Chapman |
| 3. Taysir Asberry-Blanco |
13.61m |
Redlands |
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| Men's Shot Put Throw |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Sarath Kakani |
15.32m |
CMS |
| 2. Tyler Davies |
14.71m |
Redlands |
| 3. Jacob Yep |
14.00m |
CMS |
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| Men's Discus Throw |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. James Cassidy |
45.18m |
CMS |
| 2. Daniel Amelinez-Robles |
43.13m |
Caltech |
| 3. Ezra Johnson |
41.95m |
Caltech |
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| Men's Hammer Throw |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Kavin Prasanna |
51.73m |
CMS |
| 2. Jason Bowman |
50.27m |
CMS |
| 3. Christian Ferguson |
46.05m |
Redlands |
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| Men's Javelin Throw |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. George Kruger |
57.25m |
CMS |
| 2. Nick Burton |
55.06m |
Chapman |
| 3. Seattle Schuessler |
53.82m |
Whittier |
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| Men's Decathlon |
| Name |
Mark |
Institution |
| 1. Jacob Huset |
6131 |
Redlands |
| 2. Corte Peterson |
5951 |
Redlands |
| 3. Danny Johnson |
5934 |
Chapman |
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