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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Brendon Arcara

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Chester Springs, Pa.
  • High School Owen J. Roberts
  • Events Hurdles
  • Major Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology

Biography

  • Holds indoor Heptathlon & Pentathlon program records as well as the outdoor Decathlon record

Junior Year (2023-24)

  • Competed in 13 meets on the year for the Royals
  • Notched a sixth-place finish in the triple jump at the Landmark Outdoor Championships with a mark of 12.36m 
  • Finished eighth in the 60 meter hurdles and eighth in the 110 meter hurdles at the Landmark Indoor & Outdoor Championships (Feb. 24/May 4-5)
  • Tallied 12 Top-10 finishes

Sophomore Year (2022-23)

  • Took part in 14 meets on the year for the Royals and notched 13 top-10 finishes
  • Won the pentathlon at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 4) with a program record score of 2,469 points; took first place in both the long jump and 60 meter hurdles as part of the competition
  • Finished third in the pole vault at the Misericordia Twilight Meet on Apr. 4 with a personal-best mark of 3.10m
  • Posted personal-best times in the 100, 400 & 1,500 meters at the Messiah Multi/Invitational (Apr. 13-15)
  • Finished eighth in the triple jump and 10th in the 400 hurdles at the Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 7-8)

Freshman Year (2021-22)

  • Competed in 12 meets for the Royals during his first season in the program
  • Posted six top 10 finishes on the year
  • Finished third in the 60 meter hurdles at both the SU Early Season Invite (Dec. 4) and the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 5)
  • Set a program record with 3,971 points at the Messiah Multi/Invitational (Apr. 7-9)

Personal Best Marks

Event   Meet (Date) Mark
60 SU Early Season Multi & Invite (Dec. 9-10, 2022) 7.95
100 Messiah Multi/Invitational (Apr. 13-15, 2023) 12.18
200 Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 5, 2022) 25.56
300 Mini-Dip Invite (Jan. 28, 2022) 40.69
400 Messiah Multi/Invitational (Apr. 13-15, 2023) 58.03
500 Mini-Dip Invite (Jan. 28, 2022) 1:17.81
1,000 SU Early Season Multi & Invite (Dec. 9-10, 2022) 3:14.84
1,500 Messiah Multi/Invitational (Apr. 13-15, 2023) 5:24.24
60H Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 5, 2022) 9.25
110H Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 4-5, 2024) 16.82
400H Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7, 2023) 1:00.40
High Jump Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7, 2023) 1.61m
Pole Vault Misericordia Twilight Meet (Apr. 4, 2023) 3.10m
Long Jump Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 25, 2023) 6.30m
Triple Jump Coach P Invitational (Apr. 21-22, 2023) 12.52m
Shot Put Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 4, 2023) 8.18m
Discus Muhlenberg Invitational (Apr. 1, 2023) 23.44m
Javelin Jim Taylor Invite (Mar. 24-25, 2023) 35.21m
Pentathlon Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 4, 2023) 2,469 PTS
Decathlon Messiah Multi/Invitational (Apr. 13-15, 2023) 4,324 PTS
Heptathlon SU Early Season Multi & Invite (Dec. 9-10, 2022) 3,410 PTS

Awards/Honors

  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

High School/Personal

  • Competed in varsity track & field and golf at Owen J. Roberts High School
  • Won the conference championship in the 110 meter hurdles as a senior
  • Recipient of the Presidential Award (GPA)
  • Son of Melina and Jeff Arcara
  • Father played football at Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Has a younger sister, Katie 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Hurdles
    6'0"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Hurdles
    6'0"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Hurdles
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Hurdles
    6'0"
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