Full Centennial Conference Release

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Haverford College junior Dylan Gearinger has been named the Centennial Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week,  the conference office announced in a release on Monday afternoon. Gearinger is the third Haverford men's indoor track athlete to garner Athlete of the Week honors so far this season, as Liam Lynch and Greg Morgan have also picked up the plaudit in the first month and a half of the 2017-18 campaign.

Gearinger paced the field at the Seamus McElligott Invitational 3,000 meter race on Saturday, finishing with a time of 8:21.73 to easily capture the event title. After a track adjustment, the mark is noted as the fastest in NCAA Division III so far this season and is the sixth best mark in the illustrious history of the Haverford program.

Gearinger is the defending Centennial Conference champion in the indoor 3,000 meter and is the reigning champion in the outdoor 10,000 meter. In addition, he finished second in the outdoor 5,000 meter at the Centennial Conference championships last May.

He was twice named the Centennial Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week on two occasions in the fall, after finishing as the top Division III runner at the Main Line Invitational and Paul Short Run, respectively. Gearinger earned All-Mideast Regional and All-Centennial Conference designation during the cross country season. He is a two time participant in the NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships for the Fords.

Men's indoor track & field will next be in action on Saturday, February 3. Athletes will be split between the Tufts Invitational in Medford, Mass. and the Frank Colden Invitational at Ursinus. Both events are slated to begin at 10:00 a.m.