Outdoor Track Heads to MAAC Championships

The Canisius men's and women's outdoor track teams compete in the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships this weekend at Rider University's Michael P. Brady Track & Field Complex in Lawrenceville, N.J.

The two-day event begins on Saturday and finishes on Sunday. Both days will feature live coverage on ESPN+.

The Golden Griffins head into the postseason coming off a successful outing in the Cardinal Classic at the Polisseni Track & Field Complex on the campus of St. John Fisher in Pittsford, N.Y. back on April 26.

Seniors Pat Garland and Kayla Schmidt won their respective 10,000-meter races to highlight a day at the track that saw the Golden Griffins record a combined 10 results in the top 10.

Junior Jacqueline Appenheimer recorded a pair of top-10 finishes as she took fourth in the women's 1500-meter final and placed ninth in the women's 800-meter race. Appenheimer was one of two racers to place in the top 10 of the women's 800m as senior Taylor Heschke claimed fourth.

Canisius had five runners place within the top 15 of the men's 5000-meter race as freshman Ryan Giglia took sixth, sophomore Brody Jones placed seventh, graduate student Max Chew claimed 11th, senior Kevin Board finished 13th and freshman Nathaniel Fisher took 15th.

In the 2024 MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Golden Griffins earned three medals (two silver, one bronze) and had five student-athletes athletes qualify for the finals in their respective events.

Appenheimer and senior Kayla Schmidt placed fifth and seventh, respectively, in the women's 1500-meter final. Graduate student Jules Jones placed sixth in the 800m final, while Schmidt (17:40.38) took fourth in the women's 5000-meter race.

MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS ANNOUNCED
The MAAC announced the Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Teams on Friday. Canisius had a total of 25- student-athletes, 14 women and 12 men, recognized for their efforts on the track and in the classroom.

To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.

The complete list of honorees can be found below.

2025 Men's MAAC Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team

First Name	Last Name	Year	Major
Mason	Allee-Castro	So.	Sports and Exercise Health Care
Kevin	Board	Gr.	Business Analytics
Joseph	Capuzzo	So.	Strategic Communications
Max	Chew	Gr.	Digital Media and Arts
Pat	Garland	Gr.	Clinical Medical and Health Console
Brody	Jones	Jr.	Digital Media and Arts
Colin	Maddigan	Jr.	Accounting
Joe	Pivarunas	Jr.	Biology
Collin	Rice	Gr.	Digital Media and Arts
Peyton	Spatorico	So.	Sports and Exercise Health Care
Braden	Tent	Jr.	Sports and Exercise Health Care
Kyle	Urban	Jr.	Computer Science

2025 Women's MAAC Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team

First Name	Last Name	Year	Major
Jacqueline	Appenheimer	Jr.	Psychology
Chloe	Breen	Sr.	Multimedia Journalism
Payton	Calkins	So.	Strategic Communication
Cassandra	Collins	So.	Criminal Justice
Ella	Herman	So.	Psychology
Taylor	Heschke	Sr.	Health and Physical Education
Julia	Hise	So.	Data Science
Jules	Jones	Gr.	Exercise Science
Sarah	Pawlow	Sr.	Biology
Brooke	Podgroski	So.	Adolescence Education/History
Kayla	Schmidt	Sr.	Heath and Wellness Education
Mia	Servis	So.	Adolescence Education/History
Stephanie	Seyfang	Gr.	Exercise Science
Jocelyn	Tracy	So.	Sports and Exercise Health Care

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Players Mentioned

Jules Jones: 5' 4"; Senior

Kayla Schmidt: Junior

Jacqueline Appenheimer: 5' 4"; Junior

Kevin Board: 6' 0"; Graduate Student

Max Chew: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Pat Garland: 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Taylor Heschke: 5' 0"; Senior

Brody Jones: 5' 9"; Junior

Jules Jones: 5' 4"; Graduate Student

Kayla Schmidt: 5' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Jules Jones
: 5' 4"; Senior

Kayla Schmidt
: Junior

Jacqueline Appenheimer
: 5' 4"; Junior

Kevin Board
: 6' 0"; Graduate Student

Max Chew
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Pat Garland
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Taylor Heschke
: 5' 0"; Senior

Brody Jones
: 5' 9"; Junior

Jules Jones
: 5' 4"; Graduate Student

Kayla Schmidt
: 5' 2"; Senior