Men’s Outdoor Track and Field | 5/24/2025 5:55:54 PM
SUNY Geneseo senior Penelope Greene wrapped up an incredible weekend by winning the NCAA Championship in the 5,000-meter run, to highlight Empire 8 student-athletes who competed on day three of the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, May 24 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH.
Greene, who went wire-to-wire to win the 10,000-meter run by 33 seconds on Thursday evening, did the same in the 5,000-meters in the pentultimate women’s event of the championship meet, going right to the front and rolling to a nearly 15 second win, crossing the finish line in a time of 16:01.55. She shattered her own Empire 8 all-time record and ran the sixth-fastest 5,000-meter time in NCAA history.
On Saturday, Geneseo’s 4 x 400-meter relay team of Arjun Ohja, Sam Belmont, Giancarlo Di Fava and Jacob Miller placed third in the championship final with a time of 3:10.25, the fastest all-time in Empire 8 history. The quartet earned First Team All-American honors.
Earlier in the day, Geneseo’s Ryan Hagan and SUNY Brockport’s Jonathan Zavala both finished in the top-eight of the 1,500-meter run final to earn First Team All-American honors. Hagan rallied in the final 400 meters to place third overall in a time of 3:49.85, while Zavala made a charge from the back of the pack to finish seventh overall in 3:50.53. Hagan earned Second Team honors just a short while later in the 5,000-meters, finishing 16th overall. Hagan’s teammate, Charlie Wilson, who earned national runner-up honors in the 10,000-meters Thursday night, finished 12th in the 5,000 after leading over the first nearly 3,000 meters.
Geneseo thrower Zoe Connor garnered Second Team All-American accolades by placing 13th in the women’s hammer throw, while St. John Fisher University junior Brandon Kaplan finished 14th in the men’s hamer throw to also earn Second Team All-American honors.
Both the Geneseo men’s and women’s team placed in the top-10 nationally. The women finished seventh overall with a team score of 26 points, while the men were eighth with 24 points.
Overall, 14 different E8 women’s student-athletes earned first or second team All-American honors, while 11 different men garnered All-American accolades.
Below is a complete list of Empire 8 student-athletes who competed on day three and each Empire 8 All-American over the three-day national championship.
WOMEN’S SATURDAY RESULTS
5,000-Meter Run
Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – First Place – 16:01.55
NCAA National Champion; First Team All-American
Hammer Throw
Zoe Connor, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 13th place – 50.89 meters
Second Team All-American
SATURDAY MEN’S RESULTS
4 x 400-Meter Relay
Arjun Ohja, Fr, Sam Belmont, So., Giancarlo Di Fava, So., Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – third in prelims, third in finals – 3:10.25
First Team All-American
1,500-Meter Run
Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – seventh in prelims, third in finals – 3:49.85
First Team All-American
Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 10th in prelims, seventh in finals – 3:50.53
First Team All-American
Hammer Throw
Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher – 14th place – 56.34 meters
Second Team All-American
5,000-Meter Run
Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 12th place – 14:25.99
Second Team All-American
Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – 16th place – 14:31.34
Second Team All-American
WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS
5,000-Meter Run
Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – First Place – 16:01.55
NCAA National Champion; First Team All-American
10,000-Meter Run
Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – first place – 33:46.70
NCAA National Champion; First Team All-American
Gabriella McCarthy, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – sixth place – 34:51.49
First Team All-American
Lily Fowler-Conner, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – ninth place – 35:08.11
Second Team All-American
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Ann Brennan, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – second in prelims, sixth in finals – 10:33.24
First Team All-American; All-Time Empire 8 Record
Javelin Throw (Prelims and Finals, Thursday, May 22, 3:30 p.m.)
Rebecca Heuler, Sr., SUNY Brockport – sixth place 40.78 meters (133′ 9″)
First Team All-American (Second All-American Honor. was NCAA Champion in 2024)
High Jump
Alexa Belanger, Fr., Houghton – tied for eighth – 1.65 meters (5′ 5″)
First Team All-American
100-Meter Hurdles
Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – tenth in prelims – :14.13
Second Team All-American
400-Meter Hurdles
Lexi Rodriguez, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 10th in prelims – 1:02.38
Second Team All-American
Long Jump
Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – 12th in prelims – 5.70 meters
Second Team All-American
Pole Vault
Isabel Morse, Jr., Nazareth – tied for 12th – 3.75 meters
Second Team All-American
4 x 400-Meter Relay
Nicole Gretzinger, Jr., Janelle Eckl, Sr., Sierra Doody, Jr., Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – 11th in prelims – 3:49.56
Second Team All-American
800-Meter Run
Janelle Eckl, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – 2:12.52
Second Team All-American
Hammer Throw
Zoe Connor, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 13th place – 50.89 meters
Second Team All-American
200-Meter Dash
Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – :24.57
Second Team All-American
MEN’S ALL-AMERICANS
10,000-Meter Run (Finals, Thursday, May 22, 8:30 p.m.)
Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – second – 29:21.43
National Runner-Up; First Team All-American; All-Time Empire 8 Record
4 x 400-Meter Relay
Arjun Ohja, Fr, Sam Belmont, So., Giancarlo Di Fava, So., Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – third in prelims, third in finals – 3:10.25
First Team All-American
1,500-Meter Run
Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – seventh in prelims, third in finals – 3:49.85
First Team All-American
Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 10th in prelims, seventh in finals – 3:50.53
First Team All-American
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Pierce Young, So., SUNY Geneseo – eighth in prelims, fifth in finals – 8:56.03
First Team All-American
800-Meter Run
Matthew Sheehan, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 11th in prelims – 1:52.38
Second Team All-American
400-Meter Dash
Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 12th in prelims – :48.37
Second Team All-American
5,000-Meter Run
Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 12th place – 14:25.99
Second Team All-American
Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – 16th place – 14:31.34
Second Team All-American
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Emerson Comer, So., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – 9:01.54
Comer – Second Team All-American
Hammer Throw
Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher – 14th place – 56.34 meters
Second Team All-American
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