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Season Preview: Men's Track & Field

12/3/2025 4:50:00 PM

The Drew University men's track & field team brings back a solid core of returning athletes to lead the squad during its third year as a varsity program in 2025-26.
 
Under third-year Head Coach Sean Robinson, the Rangers bring back 12 performers from last year's team, including all five of its All-Landmark Conference performers and both of its All-Region honorees.
 
In the throws, junior Zach Mogambi returns after winning a pair of Landmark Conference titles a year ago. Indoors, he won the conference weight throw title to earn First Team All-Landmark Conference honors, then followed up with an outstanding outdoor campaign. He claimed the conference championship in the discus with a dominant performance, winning by over seven feet and setting a Landmark Conference championship meet record. Mogambi finished the outdoor season ranked No. 1 in the Metro Region and No. 29 in Division III in the discus, earning All-Region status.
 
Sophomore Owen Browne also returns after earning a conference title last season. He took home the gold in the pole vault at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships, capturing First Team All-Landmark and Landmark Rookie of the Year status. Browne went on to become Drew's first-ever All-Region performer in men's track & field after finishing the indoor season ranked No. 4 in the Metro Region.
 
Three sprinters are also back after capturing All-Landmark Conference honors for a relay performance last season. Juniors Jeff Ayeh-Datey and Aidan Riccardo and sophomore Olamilekan Olayiwola return after running on the squad's 4x200-meter relay that placed third at the conference indoor championship to earn honorable mention all-conference recognition. Ayeh-Datey also scored individually at both the Landmark Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships, placing eighth in the 60-meter dash as the indoor championship before taking seventh in the 100-meter dash at the outdoor meet.
 
Also in the sprints, the Rangers will receive additional depth and experience from junior Grailin Simmons while senior Jarred Saltz and freshmen Nathanrood Charles and Kwanele Shazi will also look to make their mark. Browne and Simmons will also compete in the jumps.
 
 Drew's deepest area will be its middle distance/distance squad, which will feature 11 competitors, including eight who competed for the school's cross country squad this past fall.
 
Junior Tommy Edwards returns after scoring for the Rangers at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships last season, placing eighth in the 5,000-meter run. He also placed 10th in the 3,000 meters at the conference indoor championship.
 
Also returning for the distance squad is versatile senior Dylan Crain, who has competed in everything from the 800 to the 10,000 over the last two seasons. He will be joined by junior Aidan Rosser; sophomores Matt Ellis and Eliot Vishnevsky; and freshmen Erick Hernandez, Luke Krafton, Patrick Robinson, Chris Tocci, and Matt Vargas. Charles will compete in middle-distance events as well.

Along with competing in the sprints, Riccardo will provide the Rangers with a multi-event athlete and became the first Ranger to complete a pentathlon last indoor season.
 
The Rangers open their season on Wednesday at the Knights Midweek Clash, hosted by Fairleigh Dickinson University at the Bogota Bank Savings Center in Hackettstown, N.J. Drew will compete in nine additional indoor meets before competing at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 28.

 
 
 
 
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