The Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams opened their 2025–26 indoor campaigns this past weekend at the Crowell Open and Crowell Invitational, hosted by the U.S. Military Academy. Across both days of competition, the Ducks delivered several standout performances, program-record marks, and early-season personal bests.
The weekend began on December 5 with the Crowell Open, where the women’s team had a strong showing in the multi events. Junior Isabella Shanley led the Ducks with a second-place finish in the pentathlon, scoring 2,957 points — the third-highest total in program history. Shanley won the 800m segment of the pentathlon in 2:28.69 and placed top six in the hurdles, high jump, shot put, and long jump, surpassing a nearly 13-year-old program mark of 2,936 points.
Several first-years made their Stevens debut at the Open as well, setting the tone for an underclassmen-heavy roster entering the new season.
The following day, both teams returned for the Crowell Invitational, where the Ducks faced a field loaded with Division I competition and still came away with major highlights.
For the women, senior Maggie Previglian headlined the meet with a career-defining performance in the high jump. Previglian cleared 1.67 meters, tying the current national lead and earning second overall in a field dominated by DI athletes. The mark shattered her previous best of 1.58m and moved her to third all-time in Stevens program history. Senior Maya Lapinski also impressed, tying for fifth at 1.47m and placing eighth in the long jump at 4.69m.
On the track side, first-year Emily Laudman finished fifth in the mile at 5:54.37, ranking third among non-DI competitors. Fellow first-years Chelsea Baxter and Caitlyn Adamchuk produced top-eight finishes of their own in the triple jump and 500m, rounding out a balanced day for the women’s squad.
The men’s team delivered equally strong results at the Invitational, highlighted by a historic moment in the triple jump. First-year Jonathan Mordi broke a 45-year-old program record, leaping 13.58 meters to surpass the previous standard of 13.57m. Mordi finished fifth overall and first among Division III athletes in the event.
In the hurdles, sophomore Joseph Perriello and first-years Matthew Rudzinski and Konstantinos Georgiadis advanced to the final, placing fifth, sixth, and seventh while competing exclusively against DI runners. First-year thrower Kane Perry was the top non-DI finisher in the weight throw, placing eighth overall with a 15.29m effort — the only non-DI thrower to surpass the 14-meter mark.
The Ducks also fielded a strong group in the heptathlon: senior Brandon Kiefer held third place through both days of competition, while teammate Calvin Gibson climbed three spots in the standings after strong showings in the hurdles, pole vault, and 1,000m run.
Both squads will continue their early-season buildup with several key invitationals before the semester break, carrying momentum from a weekend filled with personal bests, school records, and national-level marks.
