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2024 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Jason Plante
Jason Plante
Jason Plante
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Michael Mason
Michael Mason
Steve Sheridan
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Ben Trantanella

  • Class Senior
  • Event Distance
  • Height 5-8
  • High School Westford Academy
  • Hometown Westford, Mass.
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

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I chose Union because it felt like the perfect fit both academically and athletically. Academically, I wanted to be challenged as well as surrounded by motivated students. Athletically, I am excited to join an up-and-coming program and compete.
Honors and Awards:
- All-Liberty League Second Team - Distance Medley Relay (2023-24)
- All-Liberty League Honorable Mention - Distance Medley Relay (2021-22)

At Union: Member of the Ski/Snowboard Club and the Golf Club.

2024 Outdoor: Appeared in seven meets…competed in the 800, 1500, 4x400, and 4x800…set a new personal best in the 1500 with a 4:03.80 time at RPI Capital District Classic (4/26), finishing fourth…registered another fourth place finish in the event at RPI Under the Lights Invitational (4/12)…on the 10th-place 4x800 team at AARTFC Regionals (5/16)…qualified for Liberty League Championships in the 1500.

2023-24 Indoor: Appeared in seven meets for the Garnet Chargers…competed in the 800, mile, 5000, and DMR…helped set new program DMR record in 10:17.22 at Tufts National Qualifying Meet (3/2)…set a new personal indoor 800 best at Pioneer Fast Trax Invitational (2/3) in 1:58.79, finishing second…finished third in the event at Utica Blue and Orange Invite (1/27)…added another third place finish at the meet with his personal best 4:24.02 time in the mile…set new best in the 5000 with 15:22.70 time at Suffolk Relays (12/2)…was on second place DMR team at Liberty League Championships (2/23)…also qualified for Liberty League Championships in the 800.

2023 Outdoor: Appeared in eight meets this season … competed in the 800m and the 1500m … set the school record in the 4x800m relay at the AARTFC (5/18) and earned a second place finish … ran a personal best 4:04.24 in the 1500m at the RPI Under the Lights Invite (4/14) … set a personal best in the 800m with a 1:57.22 at the RPI Capital District Classic (4/28).

2022-23 Indoor: Appeared in all nine meets this season … competed in the 800m, mile, 3000m, and 5000m … ran a personal best 2:01.14 in the 800m at the David Hemery Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/10-11) … ran a season best 4:30.31 in the mile at the Utica Pioneer Fast Trax Invite (2/4) … clocked a 9:05.81 in the 3000m at the Utica Winter Opener (1/14) … ran a personal best 15:44.54 in the 5000m at the Middlebury Winter Classic (1/20-21) and finished in second place overall … competed in the 4x400m relay at the AARTFC.

2021-22 Outdoor: Appeared in all six meets this season … ran a season’s best 4:09.88 1500m at the Silfen Invitational (4/15) … his highest finish of the season was a second place finish at the Hamilton College Invite (4/2) in the 1500m ... ran a leg on the 4x800m relay team that finished in third place at the AARTFC (5/19).

2021-22 Indoor: Ran in 10 meets in the indoor season for the Dutchmen … ran a season's best 1:32.48 in the 600m dash at the Utica Holiday Classic (12/11) … ran a new best in the 1000m with a  2:48.25 at the Utica Winter Opener (1/15) … his highest finish of the season was fifth place in the mile at the RIT February Invite (2/11)

2020-21 Outdoor: Appeared in seven meets during the pandemic-shortened outdoor season … posted the team’s top 1,500 and 5,000 times of the year … started the year with a season-best 5,000 at Cortland (4/3), finishing in 16:08.85 … ran the 1,500 in a season-best 4:13.05 at Vassar (4/9).

High School: A 2020 graduate of Westford Academy … ran four years of cross country and two years of indoor track for the Grey Ghosts and also played three years of baseball.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2021First Year

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2022Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2023Junior

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    Distance
    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2024Senior

    Distance
    5'8" 0 lbs