2016-2017 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
TFRRS Profile
2017 Outdoor Bests (Senior):
400m: 51.17, 4/1/17 at Millersville Metrics
800m: 1:52.15, 5/15/17 at Swarthmore Final Qualifier
1500m: 4:02.47, 3/25/17 at Jim Taylor Invitational
4x400m Relay: 3:19.09, 4/28/17 at Penn Relays
2016-17 Indoor Bests (Senior):
400m: 50.79, 2/25/17 at Landmark Championships
800m: 1:54.46, 1/28/17 at Bison Open
1000m: 2:35.81, 12/3/16 at Diplomat Open
3000m: 10:09.08, 12/3/16 at Diplomat Open
4x200m Relay: 1:36.16, 2/25/17 at Landmark Championships
4x400m Relay: 3:28.14, 2/25/17 at Landmark Championships
2016 Outdoor Bests (Junior):
200m: 22.97, 4/2/16 at Millersville Metrics
400m: 50.13, 4/2/16 at Millersville Metrics
800m: 1:50.56, 5/19/16 at Mideast Invitational
1500m: 3:59.16, 4/30/16 at Paul Kaiser Classic
Mile: 4:27.29, 3/19/16 at Elizabethtown Early Bird Opener
4x400m Relay: 3:22.71, 5/8/16 at Landmark Championships
2015-16 Indoor Bests (Junior):
400m: 50.43, 2/27/16 at Landmark Championships
800m: 1:54.06, 3/5/16 at SLU Fast Chance Qualifier
1000m: 2:33.20, 12/5/15 at Bow-Tie Classic
4x200m Relay: 1:34.53, 2/27/16 at Landmark Championships
4x400m Relay: 3:28.82, 2/27/16 at Landmark Championships
2015 Outdoor Bests (Sophomore):
400m: 51.96, 4/1/15 at York College Twilight Meet
800m: 1:53.39, 5/11/15 at Swarthmore Final Qualifier
4x400m Relay: 3:21.85, 5/3/15 at Landmark Championships
4x800m Relay: 8:25.65, 4/25/15 at Paul Kaiser Classic
2014-15 Indoor Bests (Sophomore):
400m: 51.85, 2/20/15 at S.U. Open
600m: 1:26.77, 1/17/15 at Terrapin Invitational
800m: 2:01.50, 2/20/15 at S.U. Open
1000m: 2:53.25, 1/30/15 at Bison Open & Multi
2014 Outdoor Bests (Freshman):
400m: 51.06, 3/28-3/29/14 at Raleigh Relays
800m: 1:56.46, 5/12/14 at Swarthmore Final Qualifier
4x400m Relay: 3:22.67, 5/3/14 at MAC Championships
4x800m Relay: 7:46.72, 5/1/14 at MAC Championships
2013-14 Indoor Bests (Freshman):
400m: 52.94, 2/22/14 at Susquehanna Open
500m: 1:08.03, 1/31-2/1/14 at 16th Annual Bison Open & Multi
800m: 1:59.68, 1/18/14 at Saturday Night Shootout
4x400m Relay: 3:31.41, 3/1/14 at MAC Championships
Distance Medley Relay: 10:31.42, 2/22/14 at Susquehanna Open
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2017 Landmark Outdoor Championships (at Moravian):
800m: 1:53.68, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
1500m: 4:04.01, 3rd
4x400m Relay: 3:22.82, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
2017 Landmark Indoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
400m: 50.79, 2nd, All-Landmark Second Team
800m: 2:13.33, 13th
4x200m Relay: 1:36.16, 3rd
4x400m Relay: 3:28.14, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships (at Waverly, Iowa):
800m 1:51.98, 5th, NCAA All-American
2016 Landmark Outdoor Championships (at Juniata):
800m: 1:51.92, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
1500m: 3:59.31, 2nd, All-Landmark Second Team
4x400m Relay: 3:22.71, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
2016 Landmark Indoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
400m: 50.43, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
800m: 2:01.98, 4th
4x200m Relay: 1:34.53, 3rd
4x400m Relay: 3:28.82, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
2015 Landmark Outdoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
800m: 1:53.90, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
4x400m Relay: 3:21.85, 1st, All-Landmark First Team
2015 Landmark Indoor Championships (at Susquehanna):
400m: 53.79, 11th
800m: 2:16.24, 16th
2014 MAC Outdoor Championships (at Widener):
400m: 51.20, 9th
800m: 2:09.02, 29th
4x400m Relay: 3:22.67, 4th, All-MAC Second Team
4x800m Relay: 7:46.72, 1st, All-MAC First Team
2014 MAC Indoor Championships (at Lehigh):
800m: 2:09.16, 18th
4x400m Relay: 3:31.41, 4th, All-MAC Second Team
Distance Medley Relay: 10:40.72, 2nd, All-MAC First Team
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CAREER AWARDS & HIGHLIGHTS
2013-14 // Freshman
-Four All-MAC performances
-Ran the second-fastest time (1:08.03) in indoor history in the 500m on Feb. 1, 2014 at the Bison Open & Multi
-Member of the fourth-fastest outdoor 4x800m relay team in program history that ran 7:46.72 to win gold at the 2014 MAC Outdoor Championships
-One leg of the second-place distance medley relay team at the 2014 MAC Indoor Championships
-Also finished that meet with an All-MAC Second Team finish in the 4x400m (fourth place)
-Two All-MAC relay performances at the 2014 Outdoor Championship meet (4x400, 4x800)
2014-15 // Sophomore
-Won two gold medals at the 2015 Landmark Outdoor Championships (800, 4x400m Relay)
-Holds the seventh-fastest indoor 400m time in program history at 51.85
-Sixth on the outdoor 800m list at 1:53.39 from the Swarthmore Final Qualifier on May 11, 2015
-Now third all-time in the indoor 400m at 50.43 and 800m at 1:54.06
-Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2015-16 // Junior
-Set the program record in the 1000m (2:33.20) on Dec. 5, 2015 at the Bow-Tie Classic
-Won one individual gold (400m) and one team gold (4x400m) at the 2016 Landmark Indoor Championships
-Also earned a bronze with the 4x200m relay
-Ran the seventh-fastest outdoor 400m (50.13) in school history on April 2, 2016 at Millersville Metrics meet
-Second all-time and .18 off the top time in the 800m at 1:50.56, run on May 19, 2016 at the Mideast Invitational
-Qualified and competed at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa)
-Finished fifth in the final to earn All-America status
-Two golds (800m, 4x400m) and one silver (1500m) at the 2016 Landmark Outdoor Championships
-Five All-Landmark performances as a junior
-One of three team captains
-Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2016-17 // Senior
-Team captain
-Took home three medals from the Landmark Indoor Championships
-Anchored the winning 4x400m relay, runner-up in the 400m, and a leg of the bronze-medalist 4x200m relay
-Member of the outdoor 4x400m relay team that posted a time of 3:19.09 at the Penn Relays on April 28, 2017, the sixth-fastest mile relay all-time
-Third place in the 1500m at the outdoor championship meet in 4:04.01
-Came away with two golds, one individual and one relay
-Won his third consecutive outdoor 800m in the Landmark with a winning time of 1:53.68
-Anchored the winning outdoor 4x400m, the team's fifth consecutive mile relay gold (indoor/outdoor)
-Men's track & field representative on the Landmark Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
-Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
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High School
-Attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, N.J.
Personal
-Son of Richard and Marianne Twist
-Has an older sister, Morgan
-Mother swam collegiately for Monmouth
-Engineering major
Historical Player Information
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2013-2014Freshman
Mid-Distance
6'1"
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2014-2015Sophomore
Mid-Distance
6'1"
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2015-2016Junior
Mid-Distance
6'1"
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2016-2017Senior
Mid-Distance
6'1"
