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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2020 Men's Track & Field Roster

Tom Connelly

Aaron Lemma

  • Position Long Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gilbertsville, Pa.
  • High School Pope John Paul II

Biography

Final PRs
Indoor 200m • 23.66 • Villanova Invitational • Ocean Breeze • 2018
Outdoor 200m • 23.34 • Widener Invitational • Widener • 2017
Indoor 300m • 37.94 • Jack Pyrah Invitational • Haverford • 2016
Indoor 400m • 50.91 • Penn State National Open • Penn State • 2018
Outdoor 400m • 50.58 • Lehigh Games • Lehigh • 2017
Indoor 500m • 1:05.55 • Fastrack Last Chance • Ocean Breeze • 2018

IC4A
2018 IC4A Indoor Championships: Distance Medley Relay, 12th

Saint Joseph's
2019-20 SJU Best Teammate Award


Outdoor 2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Indoor 2019-20: Raced the 400m three times and 200m and 500m twice each... Ran third leg of 16th-place 4x400m relay (3:22.12) and ran season-best 500m (1:07.04) at the John Thomas Terrier Classic up at Boston... Placed 22nd in the 200m (24.19) at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Ran season-best 200m (23.98) for 21st at the Frank Colden Invitational... Ran season-best 400m (51.11) for 11th at the Penn State Nittany Lion Challenge.

Outdoor 2019: Ran the 400m three times, recording a season-best (51.89) at the Rider Invitational, while placing 20th… Ran on the fifth-place 4x400m (3:21.18) at the Rider Invitational… Placed fifth in the 400m (53.16) at the Carol and John Covert Classic.
 
Indoor 2018-19: Ran the 400m twice recording a season-best (52.31) at the Fastrack Last Chance, while placing 18th… Ran on the fifth-place 4x400m (3:22.70) at the Villanova Invitational.
 
Outdoor 2018: Competed in the 200m (23.61) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing 25th in the event… Placed fourth overall in the 400m (51.06) at the Lehigh Games… Ran on the third-place 4x400m (3:21.82) at the Rider 5-Way.
 
Indoor 2017-18: Competed at the IC4A Indoor Championships, running on the 12th-place DMR (10:12.39)… Competed in the 200m (23.68) and 400m (51.47) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, placing 20th and 14th respectively… Placed 3rd in the 500m (1:05.55) at the Fastrack Last Chance … Recorded a personal-best in the 200m at the Villanova Invitational, while placing 28th… Recorded a personal-best in the 400m (50.91) at the Penn State National, while placing 11th... Ran on the second-place DMR (10:26.93) and placed third in the 400m (51.65) at the Lehigh Angry Bird Challenge.

Outdoor 2017: Raced the 400m four times... Capped season with season-best 400m time (50.58) for ninth place overall at the Lehigh Games... Placed third in the 4x400m relay (3:25.93) and raced second-fastest 400m (51.06) at the Monmouth Season Opener... Raced on second-place 4x400m relay (3:25.22) at the Rider Invitational... Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.

Indoor 2016-17: Placed 17th in the 200m (season-best 23.70) at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Ran season-best 400m (51.11) at the Fastrack Last Chance Meet... Finished fourth in the 4x400m relay (3:38.80) and sixth in the 200m (23.89) at the Lehigh Angry Birds Meet... Took seventh in the 400m (51.28) at Yale's Giegengack Invitational... Placed sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:32.34) and 15th in the 300m (37.94) in collegiate debut at the season-opening Jack Pyrah Invitational.

High School/Personal: Pope John Paul II's 2016 Male Athlete of the Year... Earned the PAC-10's All-Conference Citizen Award and All-Academic Award as a senior... Athlete of the Week... Holds school records in 400m and 4x400m relay... Two-year varsity letterwinner and senior team captain... Also lettered in soccer... Earned All-Citizen Award, Coach's Award, and Athlete of the Week Award for soccer... Team captain... Involved with Campus Ministry at Saint Joseph's... Volunteers with Camp Out For Hunger, Relay For Life, Husky Shelter, and monthly soup kitchens... Majoring in interdisciplinary health services.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Long Sprints
  • 2018Sophomore

    Long Sprints
  • 2019Junior

    Long Sprints
  • 2020Senior

    Long Sprints