Nick Anderson

Christian Medina

Men's Track and Field 1/17/2026 9:07:00 PM Nick Anderson (Assistant Sports Information Director)

Golden Wolves Compete at Alvernia’s Winter Invitational

Reading, Pa. (January 17, 2026) - Alvernia University men's indoor track and field recorded multiple personal records at Alvernia's Winter Invitational on a snowy Saturday at Alvernia's Tom and Helen Flynn PLEX.

Nine Golden Wolves recorded personal best marks or times on Saturday and Spencer Hahn recorded a team best fourth place finish in the 800m.

How it Happened

Aidan Arnold recorded two personal best marks in the shot put and the weight throw on Saturday. Arnold recorded a personal best mark of 12.45m in the weight throw and then posted a personal best mark of 11.14m in the weight throw.
Grant Sharp also posted a personal best mark in the weight throw with a 13.23m mark that bested his previous PR by over a meter. That mark was also good enough to post a 16th place finish. Sharp also recorded a season best mark in the shot put with a 12.45m mark.
Ryan Dennison tallied a personal best time in the 5,000m with a time of 16:37.82 which just bested his previous personal best of 16:38.39. Dennison finished in 16th place in the 5,000m.
Spencer Hahn recorded a team best place finish with his fourth place finish in the 800m with a time of 1:59.80 in his first 800m of the indoor season.
Quinn Harter posted a personal best mark in the long jump with a 5.48m mark.
Justin Hartline recorded a personal best time in the 60m with a time of 7.8 and Andrew Simmons posted a season best time in the 60m dash with a time of 7.38.
Ethan Marcin recorded a personal best time in the 200m with a time of 24.95 and Connor Perez recorded a personal best time in the 400m with a time of 56.05.
Christian Medina notched a personal best mark in the weight throw with a 10.68m mark.
Joel Thomas rounded out the Golden Wolves who recorded personal bests on Saturday with a 12.41m mark in the triple jump that bested his personal best and JT Timmons posted a seventh place finish in the high jump with a 1.8m mark, just 0.1m off his personal best.

Up Next

The Golden Wolves are back in action next Saturday when they travel to F&M for the Coach I Invitational.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Dennison: Senior; Distance

Spencer Hahn: Junior; Mid-Distance

Quinn Harter: Junior; Jumps

Ethan Marcin: Junior; Sprints & Hurdles

Connor Perez: Sophomore; Sprints, Hurdles & Jumps

Grant Sharp: Junior; Throws

Andrew Simmons: Sophomore; Sprints

Joel Thomas: Sophomore; Throws

Justin Hartline: First Year; Sprints

Christian Medina: First Year; Throws

Players Mentioned

Ryan Dennison
: Senior; Distance

Spencer Hahn
: Junior; Mid-Distance

Quinn Harter
: Junior; Jumps

Ethan Marcin
: Junior; Sprints & Hurdles

Connor Perez
: Sophomore; Sprints, Hurdles & Jumps

Grant Sharp
: Junior; Throws

Andrew Simmons
: Sophomore; Sprints

Joel Thomas
: Sophomore; Throws

Justin Hartline
: First Year; Sprints

Christian Medina
: First Year; Throws