CANTON, N.Y. – Junior Charlie Marquardt became the 15th Haverford runner to receive an All-America certificate in the 1,500m event at the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships hosted by St. Lawrence University as he crossed the finish line in second place (3:50.93) today.
The junior now has two individual All-America certificates and three overall in his career. He ran to a fifth place finish in the 3,000m at the 2015 NCAA Division III Indoor Track Championships. The reigning US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) Division III National Track Athlete of the Week also nabbed an All-America accolade as the opening leg in the Fords' runner-up distance medley relay at the 2013 NCAA Division III Indoor Track Championships. He is the 68th overall All-American in the history of the men's outdoor track and field team, the 160th All-American across all three seasons.
Marquardt joins a long list of All-Americans in the 1,500m. Kevin Foley '83 (1980-83), Liam O'Neill '86 (1986), Matt Leighninger '92 (1990-92), Aaron Curry '94 (1993-94), Karl Paranya '97 (1995-97), Aryn Davis '97 (1997), Ntobeko Ntusi (1998), Jason Bernstein '01 (1999, 2001), Bobby Cannon '08 (2005), Sam Dalke '07 (2006), Ivo Milic-Strkalj '13 (2010), Tim Schoch '12 (2011-12), Eric Arnold '12 (2011) and Jordan Schilit '13 (2003) have reached All-America status in the event. Foley is a three-time national champion, while also setting the national record (3:44.50) in 1982. Karl Paranya also nabbed individual titles in the national meet in 1996 and 1997.
Today's result wraps up a fabulous season for Marquardt. The USTFCCCA selected him as the Division III Mideast Region Track Athlete of the Year earlier this week. In the outdoor season, Marquardt became the fifth person and third Ford in conference meet history to win both the 800m and 1,500m races, leading to his Centennial Conference Outstanding Track Performer Award.
The runner was also named the Centennial Conference Outstanding Track Performer after winning the 800m, mile and 4x800 relay events at the indoor conference meet. During the cross country season, he won three individual titles including the Centennial Conference Championship and Mideast Regional. He was also named Centennial Conference Runner of the Week twice and the conference's runner of the year.
Michael Spadaro, Johns Hopkins
Senior Michael Spadaro completed the second half of the decathlon at the NCAA Championships today, and totaled 6468 points on his way to a 10th place finish and a spot in the Hopkins record books, as the finish marked a Hopkins record for points in the event.
The Holland, PA native started the day with a 16.05 time in the 110 meter hurdles before following it with a 35.15m (115-4.00) mark in the discus. Spadaro nabbed 617 points in the pole vault after vaulting 4.00m (13-1.5).
Spadaro combined for 1065 points in his final two events, the javelin throw and 1500 meter run, as he threw the spear 44.83m (147-01) before posting a 5:01.12 time in the distance run.
With Spadaro finishing up today, the Jays' men's team finished the NCAA Championships with eight points.
Jordan Rosenthal, Muhlenberg
Rising senior Jordan Rosenthal of the Muhlenberg men's track and field team placed 12th in the javelin at the NCAA Championships, hosted by St. Lawrence.
Seeded 14th, Rosenthal had his best throw (186-6) in his first attempt. He missed qualifying for the finals by about six feet.
The winning mark was 221-5, leaving the throw of 225-2 by recent graduate Tyler Bauer as the best in Division III this season. It's the second time the Mules have had the best mark in Division III in a season; in 2003 the indoor distance medley relay team sat atop the Division III performance list prior to and after the NCAA Championships.