Soon after running the 4th-fastest 800-meter relay in NCAA Division 3 history, Rowan ran the fastest 4-by-4 in D-3 this year.
Rowan ran 1:25.88 to win the 4-by-200 at the Metropolitan Invitational at Ocean Breeze and soon after won the 4-by-4 in 3:15.05, which bumped Wittenberg for the top spot on the 2026 D-3 performance list. Wittenberg ran 3:16.54 on its home track in Springfield, Ohio, last month.
Rowan won the 800-meter relay with sophomore Julian Conigliaro from Delsea, sophomore Madaijoudou Diawara from Toms River North, senior Evan Corcoran from Kingsway and junior Eli Hendricks from Penns Grove but used a completely different lineup for the 4-by-4, with Luke Halbruner of Ocean City, freshman Marquis Taylor of Woodbury, junior Teddy Wilson from Toms River North and senior Dallas Hohney of Glassboro racing.
Halbruner ran 50.14 out of the hole, with Taylor splitting 48.68, Wilson 48.55 and Hohney 47.68.
Rowan’s previous best time this season was 3:17.55 with Eastern’s Rahjan Dixon, Hohney, Wilson and Nicholas Garman of Cedar Crest High in Lebanon, Pa.
School record indoors is 3:10.09, also fastest in Division 3 history. The Profs ran that in Boston in February 2023 with Marquise Young of Sterling, Nana Agyamang from Parsippany, Jah’mere Beasley of Sterling and Amara Conte of Ferris High in Jersey City.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 