EMMITSBURG, MD (May 10, 2026) – Mount St. Mary’s University won the 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Morgan Track in Emmitsburg, MD, on Sunday afternoon. The Mountaineers dominated from start to finish and compiled a commanding 183.5 points during the two-day event, outscoring runner-up Rider by 76.5 points, ending the Broncs three-year reign at the outdoor championship. The MAAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field title for the Mount was the first in its program history since joining the league and the fifth overall for the school since joining the Division I ranks, previously winning championships in 1991, 1996, 1997, and 2018.
Mount St. Mary’s championship Sunday consisted of winning four gold medals in track events, while collecting 10 medals in total (three silver, three bronze). The Mount made their mark in hurdles and relays, led by Abdulazeez Iyiola, who became a MAAC Champion individually in both the 110m hurdle (14.27) and 400m hurdle (52.17), while also being a leg in the championship 4x400m relay team along with teammates Harrison Akoarrey, Kalani Pu'uloa, and Garrett Wilkerson (3:13.11). Iyiola’s 52.17 finishing time in the 400m hurdle set a new MAAC Championship record. In the 4x100m relay, the quartet of Joshua Dean, Lucas Koon Perez, Kalani Pu'uloa, and Garrett Wilkerson took gold for the Mount, clocking in at 41.46. Also making podiums for Mount St. Mary’s in its championship run on Sunday were Bruno Rivera Borrallo (silver) and Atebeh Awungjia (bronze) in the triple jump, Dante Elliot in the high jump (silver), Garrett Wilkerson in the 400m (bronze), and Dean who earned silver in the 100m and a bronze in the 200m.
| 2026 MAAC Men’s Team Standings |
| Place |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Mount St. Mary's |
183.5 |
| 2 |
Rider |
107 |
| 3 |
Iona |
106 |
| 4 |
Sacred Heart |
100 |
| 5 |
Merrimack |
86 |
| 6 |
Manhattan |
60.5 |
| 7 |
Marist |
58 |
| 8 |
Saint Peter's |
56 |
| 9 |
Siena |
27 |
| 10 |
Canisius |
25 |
| Event |
Name |
School |
Time/Distance |
| Men’s Triple Jump |
Jayce Ward |
Manhattan |
14.65m |
| Men’s Shot Put |
Grant Eastin |
Merrimack |
15.37m |
| Men’s Discuss |
Tyler Durang |
Sacred Heart |
48.38m |
| Men’s High Jump |
Ivan Lytovchenko |
Manhattan |
2.11m |
| Men’s 4x100 |
J. Dean, L. Koon Perez, K. Pu'uloa, G. Wilkerson |
Mount St. Mary’s |
41.46 |
| Men’s 1500 |
Tristan Coles |
Iona |
3:30.93 |
| Men’s 110m Hurdle |
Abdulazeez Iyiola |
Mount St. Mary’s |
14.27 |
| Men’s 400m |
Cashieve Blair* |
Saint Peter’s |
45.85 |
| Men’s 100m |
Amari Mathis* |
Marist |
10.29 |
| Men’s 800m |
Aiden Coles |
Iona |
1:49.85 |
| Men’s 400m Hurdle |
Abdulazeez Iyiola* |
Mount St. Mary’s |
52.17 |
| Men's 200m |
Cashieve Blair* |
Saint Peter’s |
20.34 |
| Men’s 5000m |
Oliver Boltz |
Iona |
14:16.14 |
| Men’s 4x800 |
I. Ouwerkerk, C. Audrin, T. Coles, A. Coles |
Iona |
7:37.35 |
| Men’s 4x400 |
H. Akoarrey, A. Iyiola, K. Pu'uloa, G. Wilkerson |
Mount St. Mary’s |
3:13.11 |
*MAAC Record
| 2026 MAAC Men's Major Award Winners |
| MAAC Track Most Outstanding Performer |
Cashieve Blair, Saint Peter’s |
| MAAC Field Most Outstanding Performer |
Grant Eastin, Merrimack |
| MAAC Track Rookie of the Meet |
Joshua Dean, Mount St. Mary’s |
| MAAC Field Rookie of the Meet |
Aidan Crawford, Mount St. Mary’s |
| MAAC Most Valuable Performer |
Grant Eastin, Merrimack |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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