CSAC Announces Men's Track and Field End-of-Year Awards
VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) is proud to announce the 2023 All-CSAC Men’s Track and Field End-of-Year Award winners. Awards include All-CSAC (First Team, Second Team, Honorable Mention, and All-Sportsmanship) as well as Coach of the Year in both men’s track and field.
The All-CSAC team is composed of eligible student-athletes from all four institutions that sponsor men’s track and field. Athletes earned All-CSAC based upon their finish at the 2023 CSAC Track and Field Championship, May 6-7 at Gallaudet University.
The Track Athlete of the Year was Gallaudet junior
Eric Gregory (Metairie, LA / East Jefferson HS). The 2022 CSAC Track Athlete of the Year and 2022 National Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year had another big meet with five wins in five events - 100m, 200m, a new CSAC record in the 400m, a win as the third leg of the 4x100 relay team, and a new CSAC record running the third leg of Gallaudet’s 4x400 relay team. Gregory is the CSAC-record holder in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 4x400 relay team.
The men’s Field Athlete of the Year was Alfred State senior
Dylan Perlino (Holland, NY / Holland HS). Last year’s Field Athlete of the Year, Perlino won the shot put and discus in addition to winning and breaking his own CSAC Championship record hammer throw over the weekend.
Alfred State also had the men’s Rookie of the Year in
Nick Florczak (Buffalo, NY / Depew HS). Florczak finished second in the 200m, third in the 100m, and the 4x100 relay team finished 2
nd as well.
Coach of the Year for the men went to
Greg Cooper of Penn St. Behrend as the Lions won both men’s and women’s team titles in 2023. This is the men’s 7
th straight CSAC championship.
Complete Championship Meet Results and Information -
Here
Men's Track & Field All-CSAC Performers
The top three finishers in each event and the top three relay teams earn All-CSAC honors
# - CSAC meet Record
| Event |
First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
| Shot Put |
Dylan Perlino (Alfred St.) |
James Olson (Alfred St.) |
Max Rohl (PS Behrend) |
| Javevlin |
Matt Laslavic (PS Behrend) |
Adrian Viruet (Keystone) |
Cotis Martinez (Gallaudet) |
| Long Jump |
Zach Rudewicz-Nepokroeff (Alfred St.) |
Samuel Hetrick (PS Behrend) |
Jesse Johnson (Alfred St.) |
| Hammer |
Dylan Perlino (Alfred St.) - # |
Max Rohl (PS Behrend) |
James Olson (Alfred St.) |
| Pole Vault |
Islam Daghestani (PS Behrend) |
Ryan Festa (PS Behrend) |
Alex Labarge (PS Behrend) |
| High Jump |
Jesse Johnson (Alfred St) |
Samuel Hetrick (PS Behrend) |
Evan States (PS Behrend) / Andrew Bibbs (Gallaudet) |
| Triple Jump |
Matt Laslavic (PS Behrend) |
Anand Bhambhwani (PS Behrend) |
Evan States (PS Behrend) |
| Discus |
Dylan Perlno (Alfred St.) |
Dan Dabrowski (PS Behrend) |
Nathan Digilio (PS Behrend) |
| 10,000m |
Emil George (PS Behrend) |
Joey George (PS Behrend) |
Chris Annear (PS Behrend) |
| 3,000m Steeplechase |
Aidan Domencic (PS Behrend) |
Kody Klein (PS Behrend) |
Nick Temel (PS Behrend) |
| 4x100 Relay |
Gallaudet (Bourne, Ashton, Gregory, Johnson) |
Alfred St. (Florczak, Rudewicz-Nepokroeff, Rosa, Brumfield) |
PS Behrend (Festa, Nock, Bhambhwani, Hetrick) |
| 1,500m |
Kody Klein (PS Behrend) |
Nick Temel (PS Behrend) |
Aidan Domencic (PS Behrend) |
| 110m Hurdles |
Anand Bhambhwani (PS Behrend) |
Derek Walter (Alfred St.) |
Jesse Johnson (Alfred St.) |
| 400m |
Eric Gregory (Gallaudet) - # |
Shawn Rosa (Alfred St.) |
Brian Clark (Alfred St.) |
| 100m |
Eric Gregory (Gallaudet) |
Gareth Ashton (Gallaudet) |
Nicholas Florczak (Alfred St.) |
| 800m |
Eddie Scroxton (Alfred St.) |
Jason Seevers (PS Behrend) |
Nick Temel (PS Behrend) |
| 400m Hurdles |
Derek Walter (Alfred St.) |
Elijah Hunt (PS Behrend) |
Kyle Brown (Alfred St.) |
| 200m |
Eric Gregory (Gallaudet) |
Nicholas Florczak (Alfred St.) |
Shawn Rosa (Alfred St.) |
| 5,000m |
Bennet Kerr (PS Behrend) |
Aidan Domencic (PS Behrend) |
Nick Temel (PS Behrend) |
| 4x400 Relay |
Gallaudet (Holcomb, Johnson, Gregory, Ashton) - # |
Alfred St. (Walter, Clark, Rightmyer, Rosa) |
PS Behrend (Walden, Seevers, Seeman, Reinsel) |
Team Scores All-Sportsmanship Team
1. Penn St. Behrend, 313 points
Derek Hillhouse, Penn St. Behrend
2. Alfred St., 196 points
Isaac Rivet, Alfred St.
3. Gallaudet, 84 points
Jacob Stevens, Gallaudet
4. Keystone, 8 points
Adrian Viruet, Keystone
NEW CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
Men's Events
400 Meters: Eric Gregory (Gallaudet) 48.17 seconds - old mark was 49.85
4x400 Relay: Gallaudet 3:23.52 - old mark was 3:27.39
Hammer: Dylan Perlino (Alfred St.) 55.06 meters - old mark was 52.25m (held by Perlino last year)
AWARDS
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Year: Eric Gregory, Gallaudet
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Field Athlete of the Year: Dylan Perlino, Alfred State
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Year: Nick Florczak, Alfred State
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year: Greg Cooper, PSU Behrend