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2017-18 Men's Track and Field

David Gerace

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Pitman, N.J.
  • Highschool Pitman

Biography

Freshman Year (2017-18)

  • Competed in the shot put during the indoor season and the shot put, discus and javelin during the outdoor season.
  • Became the first male track & field athlete in school history to win a conference title when he won the discuss at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships with a throw of 41.96 meters on May 6, 2018.
  • Also had a second-place finish in the shot put at the Monarch Open on April 28, 2018, with a toss of 12.57 meters.

Personal Best Marks

EventMeet (Date)Mark
Shot Put Monarch Open (April 28, 2018) 12.57m 
DiscusLandmark Conference Outdoor Championships (May 5-6, 2018) 41.96m
JavelinMuhlenberg Invitational (April 7, 2018)29.94m


Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference Outdoor Champion - Discus (2018)
  • All-Landmark Conference First Team, Outdoor - Discus (2018)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (May 7, 2018)

High school/personal

  • Prepped at Pitman High School, earning three letters in basketball, two in baseball, and one in track & field.
  • Was Valedictorian and Scholar Athlete Award winner.
  • Son of Vincent and Tracy Gerace.
  • Father is a graduate of Temple University. Mother graduated from Rowan University.
  • Has a younger brother Matthew.
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