GRANTHAM, Pa. – With the 2025-26 Messiah Men's Track and Field season beginning on Friday, check out the 2025-26 season preview below.
2024-25 Season Recap
The Falcons finished the 2024-25 season strong, finishing second overall at the Indoor Middle Atlantic Conference Championship meet. Messiah used two first-place finishes, two second-place finishes, and a number of other podium finishes to earn the second-place finish as a team.
Roster Outlook
Following their second-place finish at the MAC Championship Meet, the Falcons return two gold-metal finishes with the Distance Medley Relay and the 3000 Meter Run performance by
Louka Fetter. The Falcons return
Kaleb Kabakjian and
Evan Sarkett from the DMR team as well as Fetter, who's performance in the 3000 Meter stood as a new MAC Championship meet record. Fetter also claimed a second-place finish in the 5000 Meter Run. Kabakjian and
Kyle Costello both earned podium finishes in the Mile and return to the roster this season.
Sean Baxter returns to the mid-distance squad after a podium finish in the 400 Meter Dash. Messiah rounded out efforts on the track with bronze medals in the 4x800 and 4x400 Meter Relays. Sarkett and Kabakjian are returning members of the 4x800 while the entire 4x400 Meter Relay team returns in the likes of
Zion Buck,
Will Xenakis, Kabakjian, and Baxter.
In addition to the strong performances on the track, Buck returns as the bronze medal winner in the long jump and fourth-place finisher in the triple jump.
Nathan Bowman and
Ted Lechthaler return to the throwing squad after finishing third and fifth respectively in the shot put.
Ben Reichenbach returns to the roster following podium finishes in both the High Jump and the Decathlon, where he claimed the silver medal.
Liam McGovern and
Jed Colyer also return to the Decathlon following podium finishes at the 2024-25 Championship.
2025-26 Schedule Preview
The Messiah Men's Track and Field team will open the 2025-26 Indoor Track and Field season on Friday, Dec. 5 at the Diplomat Invitational hosted by Franklin & Marshall College in their lone contest of the 2025 calendar year. The Falcons will return to action in the new year at the Alvernia Winter Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 17. Messiah will return to Franklin & Marshall on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the Coach I Invitational before traveling to the Bison Invitational and Multi hosted by Bucknell University on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31. A third trip to Franklin & Marshall for the Mini Dip Invite on Saturday, Feb. 7 will be followed by the SU Valentine Invite hosted by Susquehanna University on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Falcons wrap up the regular season with the Bucknell Tune-Up on Friday, Feb. 20 before heading to the Indoor Middle Atlantic Conference Championships on Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Feb. 28 hosted by Alvernia University.
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