Catholic University 2026 Winter Track At George Mason University
Catholic University ran a track meet at George Mason University. The Patriot Games were a successful meet for the Cardinals as they continued their tune-up for the Winter Track Championships in Alabama.
The Catholic University track team had several strong performances. Key among these were Laurel McMahon in the women’s 5K and Tim Sweeney in the men’s 5K. Do you think these performances will springboard the Cardinals?
Catholic University At the Patriot Games Winter Track Meet
In Men’s Track and Field, Catholic University did well. Drew Madden was the only Cardinal to compete in the heptathlon, which seemed like a new event. In the 60-meter dash, he recorded a time of 7.59 seconds. The freshman jumped 5.74 meters in the long jump, an excellent distance. In the shot put, he secured a third-place finish with his throw of 11.40 meters. He had a meet-best high jump of 1.86 meters, a season best. He is now up to fifth in program record books.
In the mile run, Michael Brunet finished 11th with a time of 4:25.92. He also finished seventh in the 3000-meter race in a time of 8:58.20, a personal best. Sophomore Patrick Morris also had a personal best of 9:32.26. Junior David Stango was 4:35.34. Both of those times were season bests. Tim Brown raced a personal best 4:41.93.
Catholic University finished 1, 2, and 6 in the 500-meter race. Kendrick DuPree won in a time of 1:06.89. Peter Winter was second with a time of 1:08:00. Gabe Devaney was sixth with a time of 1:12.22. That was a personal best and capped a great performance for the Cardinals.
In the 800-meter race, freshman Brady Falcon was eighth with a time of 2:01.20. Sophomore Augustine Howard finished 11th for Catholic University in a time of 2:02.39.
In the 5000 meters, junior Joey Locke earned a season-best with a time of 15:40.75. He finished in eighth place in his heat. Sweeney ran in the same heat and got a time of 15:59.25, just sneaking below the 16-minute mark. Daniel Ponciano got a personal best of 16:26.53 in the event. Both he and Sweeney are pictured above.
For the women, McMahon had another great race in the 5,000 meters. The junior raced a time of 17:50.74 on the first day of the meet. This new time moves McMahon up in the Catholic record books from the third-best to the second-best time in the 5000-meter race. Teammate, a Freshman, Olivia Sobkowicz, finished in the middle of the pack with a slightly disappointing time of 18:23.84.
The Catholic University women showed well in the 800-meter race. Alicia Vo took third with her personal best time of 2:34.52. Lauryn Pearson got a season best of 2:40.90 to finish in fifth place. Pauline Kennedy was next in the race with her personal best time of 2:42.07. Edith Tomasek also got a personal best with 2:47.61 and finished in tenth.
Pearson got a personal best of 9.66 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles. She finished in eighth place. Alicia Vo also earned a personal best in the event, racing a 9.83 seconds. These two women are deadly in the sprint events.
They are also dangerous in the jumping events. Vo jumped 4.68 meters in the long jump. That was a season best. Lauryn Pearson followed just behind with a 4.65-meter jump. Tomasek followed with a season-best 4.57 meters.
Parting Shots
This Patriot Games meet was a local affair for the athletes from Catholic University. The Cardinals did well and are particularly excited with the performances of their young athletes on both the men’s and women’s sides.
