The 2019 Centennial Conference indoor track and field championships begin Saturday at Franklin & Marshall College and figures to be a duel between Johns Hopkins and Haverford. The Blue Jays have won the past six indoor titles with the Fords finishing second each time. However, the USTFCCA rating index has Haverford ranked 16th and Hopkins at 27th nationally entering the meet.
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Field Events
Pole Vault (CC record: 17-2 3/4 | Meet: 16-4 3/4)
Johns Hopkins Benjamin Huang (4.50m) has the season's best vault and will be challenged for the top spot on the podium by Muhlenberg's Zachary Lill (4.31), Dickinson's Adam Gamber (4.31) and Haverford's Ethan Gadra (4.15).
Triple Jump (CC/Meet: 49-4 1/2)
Swarthmore's Daniel Belkin (13.97) won the title in 2017 and is the prohibitive favorite. Teammate Benjamin Hejna (13.29) along with Gettysburg's Frederick Tubula (13.06) and Muhlenberg's Cameron Ford (13.06) will also be in medal contention.
Shot Put (CC: 52-11 | Meet: 52-6)
The shot figures to be a two-person chase for gold between McDaniel's Billy Emerson (15.87) and Swarthmore's Jared Hunt (15.63). Ursinus' Griffin McMann (14.59) and the Garnet's Ryan Marrone (14.44) look to medal.
High Jump (CC: 6-10 3/4 | Meet: 6-9)
Canedy (2.05) has the season's top jump and will look to hold off the Belkin (1.98) - the 2018 champ - and Hejna (1.93) - the 2017 gold medalist. Ursinus' Zachary Crebbin (1.91) will look to get in the medal hunt.
Long Jump (CC: 23-9 | Meet: 23-5 1/4)
Su (7.24) can become just the second three-time champion in this event. He has the fourth-best jump in DIII this season. Canedy (7.01) is his main competition, along with Hejna (6.82). Gettysburg's Kenneth Barnes (6.65) and Ursinus' Austin Bittenbender (6.61) could get on the medal stand.
Track Events
60 (CC: 6.86 | Meet: 6.87)
Johns Hopkins' Alexander Mollick (7.00) returns to defend his 2018 title but will face challenges from teammates Justin Canedy (7.02), Matthew Su (7.04) and Ursinus' Octavious Carter (7.09).
60 Hurdles (CC/Meet: 8.33)
Su (8.69) and Canedy (8.92) will look to hold off McDaniel's Nevin Stambaugh (8.98) and Swarthmore's Robert Eppley (8.91).
200 (CC/Meet: 22.15)
Mollick (22.87) can become just the fourth three-time champion in this event. Carter (23.19), Hopkins' Ian Imery (23.54) and Ursinus' Tyler Reilly (23.57) will challenge.
400 (CC: 48.67 | Meet: 49.43)
Haverford's Liam Lynch (51.38) could make Conference history with a victory. He already is the only runner to win this event three times and looks to make a clean sweep. Hopkins' Jonathon Brown (51.57) and Ursinus' Bradley Duncan-Taylor (52.10) and Andre Kelly (52.22) look to play spoiler.
800 (CC: 1:48.66 | Meet: 1:52.36)
Haverford's Chris Goings (1:57.96) is back to defend his title, but teammate Jamie Moreland (1:55.51) has the season's top time. Look for Hopkins' Alex Ozbolt (1:58.01) and Gettysburg's Alex Petrecca (1:58.24) to contend in a very competitive field.
Mile (CC: 4:00.96 | Meet: 4:14.03)
Defending champion Greg Morgan (4:08.15) of Haverford is the headliner. He has the best time in Division III this season. The race may be for second place among Hopkins' Vipul Bhat (4:20.18), Dickinson's Eric Herrmann (4:20.31) and Muhlenberg's Corey Mullins (4:22.78).
3000 (CC: 8:06.56 | Meet: 8:31.84)
This shapes up as a great race between JHU's Alex Doran (8:32.78), PJ Murray (8:34.75) and Haverford's Graham Peet (8:34.04).
5000 (CC: 14:12.77 | Meet: 14:33.59)
2017 champ Peet (14:52.39) headlines a competitive field in the 5K. Hopkins' Jared Pangallozzi (14:48.09) has the top seed time, while teammates Oliver Hickson (14:50.11), Murray (14:54.58), Panth Patel (14:56.12) and Doran (14:59.14) have also broken 15 minutes.