Led by a pair of All-American performances, the Shippensburg University men's outdoor track-and-field team capped off the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a tie for 18th place in the overall team standings. The national meet concluded at Emporia State University's Francis G. Welsh Stadium on a Saturday in late May.
Shippensburg’s 4x100-meter relay squad clocked a blistering 39.66 seconds to capture a runner-up finish. The time was a mere 0.05 seconds shy of the program's all-time record set at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships in early May. However, it secured their spot in history as the second-fastest time ever recorded in both school and PSAC history.
The quartet consisted of junior trio Ni'male Greenwood, Gabriel Lewis, Lavar Jackson and freshman Ke'Aune Green who have now broken the 40-second mark in their fourth consecutive race. These are the only four times a PSAC school has ever broken the 40-second mark in the event.
Junior Gian Greggo delivered a historic performance in the shot put, breaking his own school record en route to a third-place national finish. Greggo made his big move during the preliminary rounds, where his second throw propelled him to second on the leaderboard. That mark ultimately held strong through the finals to secure third, making it the highest place-finish by any Raider shot putter in national championship history.
In the 1,500-meter run, junior Tommy Crum Jr. fought his way to a ninth-place finish, earning Second Team All-America honors. Crum Jr. becomes the first Raider to achieve All-American status in the 1,500 meters since 2011, which is when Matt Gillette placed seventh to earn First Team honors.
Sophomore Jackson Hersh made his national championship debut in the javelin. On his final attempt during the preliminary rounds, Hersh launched a throw of 180 feet, 3 inches (54.94 meters) to finish 21st overall.
In his final collegiate appearance, senior Garrett Quinan delivered a strong performance in the 10K, exceeding his initial seed by one spot. He narrowly missed an All-America Second Team honor, ultimately crossing the finish line in 17th place with a time of 30:33.53.
The achievement wraps up a historic career for Quinan, a dominant three-time defending PSAC Champion in the event. Earlier this April at Bucknell, he clocked a season-best time of 29:37.90. That performance sits just fractions of a second behind his lifetime personal record of 29:37.68, set during his junior year, which currently ranks No. 3 all-time in the school's record books.
Quinan was the first Raider to compete at the national championships in the 10K since Kieran Sutton in 2015.
Saturday's action at nationals completes the 2026 outdoor season and officially wraps up SU's athletic competition for the 2025-26 academic year.
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