MAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Gabe Singh – Eastern Michigan – Senior
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio / Sylvania Northview
Meet: 44 Farms Team Invitational
Events: 400m Hurdles – 3rd of 32 | 4x400m Relay – 6th of 16
Times: 400mH: 50.67 | 4x400m: 3:08.27
Rank: 400mH – MAC #1, NCAA #15 | 4x400m – MAC #1
Eastern Michigan senior hurdler Gabe Singh placed third in the 400m hurdles out of 32 competitors in 50.67 at the 44 Farms Team Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M, April 11–12. Singh’s time stands as the best in the MAC and the Great Lakes Region, while standing eighth on the East Qualifying List, and 15th in the country. Furthermore, Singh’s time stands as the best in the MAC by 2.56 seconds, the fastest in the region by 1.1 seconds, and third in program laurels. Additionally, he was the highest finisher from a group of five schools in the event.
Singh went on to anchor a 4x400m relay team that finished sixth out of 16 teams in a MAC-best 3:08.27, a time that stands over two seconds faster than the second-fastest time in the conference. The mark also stands as the second-fastest in the region, 33rd on the East Qualifying List, and seventh in program history.
MAC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Ayden Bath – Kent State – Junior
Hometown: Vermilion, Ohio / Vermilion
Meet: Duke Invitational
Event: Decathlon – 1st
Score: 7,466 points
Rank: 1st MAC / 15th NCAA
Ayden Bath shattered the Duke Invitational decathlon record and posted national top-20 marks in two events during his first multis competition of the season. Bath set new PRs in six events and totaled 7,466 points, which ranks 15th nationally and is the best by a MAC competitor since 2019, to beat the previous meet record by 332 points. His MAC-leading long jump mark of 25’-0.75” puts him at No. 20 on the national performance list.
Other Men’s Outdoor Track Nominees
Matt Gensel – Buffalo – Track – Junior
Hometown: Corning, NY / Corning High School
Meet: Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic
Event: 5000m – 13th of 128
Time: 14:27.35
Rank: #1 in MAC, #39 NCAA Northeast
Note: Matt Gensel ran a personal best time by over 10 seconds in the Men's Invitational heat at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic in a time of 14:27.35. His time ranks #1 in the MAC, and #10 All-Time for UB program history.
Jaheim Jones – Kent State – Track – Graduate Student
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Our Lady of Lourdes
Meet: Duke Invitational
Events: 100m – 2nd | 4x100m Relay – 1st
Times: 10.50 | 39.83
Rank: 4x100 – 1st MAC / 56th NCAA
Note: Jaheim Jones anchored Kent State’s 4x100m relay team that placed first at the Duke Invitational in a MAC-leading time of 39.83 seconds. Jones also ran the 100-meter dash and finished second in 10.50 seconds.
Leo Bouldin – Miami University – Track – Senior
Hometown: Covington, Ky. / Covington Catholic
Meet: We Fly Challenge
Events: 200-meter – 1st | 100-meter – 2nd
Times: 21.15 / 10.78 seconds
Rank: 200m – 3rd MAC / 203rd NCAA
Note: Leo Bouldin finished in first place in the men’s 200-meter dash with a new personal-best time of 21.15 seconds, barely beating his previous time. Bouldin also ranks sixth all-time in program history for the men's 200-meter dash. He also ran in the men’s 100-meter dash and finished in second place with a time of 10.78 seconds.
Other Men’s Outdoor Field Nominees
Owen Wendl – Akron – Field – Jr. (R)
Hometown: Medina, Ohio
Meet: John Homon Open
Events: Shot Put – 1st | Discus – 1st
Marks: Discus: 182-9 (55.72m) | Shot Put: 57-2.25 (17.43m)
Rank: Discus – 2nd MAC / 57th NCAA | Shot Put – 2nd MAC / 99th NCAA
Note: Akron redshirt junior Owen Wendl registered a career-best mark of 182-9 (55.72m) to take the men’s discus at the John Homon Open, while also winning the men’s shot put with a career-best throw of 57-2.25 (17.43m).
Kenneth Gulloso – Buffalo – Field – Junior
Hometown: Brewster, NY / Brewster HS
Meet: Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic
Event: Hammer Throw – 15th
Mark: 52.68m / 173'5"
Rank: #9 MAC / #42 NCAA Northeast
Note: Kenneth threw a personal best mark by nearly two feet in the hammer throw, placing 15th with a distance of 52.68m. His performance ranks #8 All-Time for UB.
Brendan Hill – Eastern Michigan – Field – Senior
Hometown: Huber Heights, Ohio / Wayne
Meet: 44 Farms Team Invitational
Event: High Jump – 6th of 24
Mark: 2.04m (6-08.25)
Rank: MAC #1
Note: Eastern Michigan senior jumper Brendan Hill placed sixth in the high jump out of 24 competitors, leaping a MAC-best 2.04m (6-08.25) at the 44 Farms Team Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M, April 11–12. His mark ties for 10th in the Great Lakes Region.
Matthew Howard – Miami University – Field – Junior
Hometown: Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Scioto
Meet: We Fly Challenge
Event: Javelin – 2nd
Mark: 58.59 meters
Rank: 2nd MAC / 150th NCAA
Note: Matthew Howard finished in first place in the men’s javelin throw this weekend with a new personal-best distance of 58.59 meters. Howard beat his previous distance by more than two meters, and he now ranks second in the MAC and 150th in the country for the javelin throw event.
