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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2021 Men's Track and Field Roster

Tom Connelly

John Walker

  • Position Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Wilmington, Del.
  • High School Salesianum

Biography

FEATURE: Michon, Walker, Duffy Impress at Track A-10 Championships (The Hawk, March 2019)
FEATURE: Captain John Walker Shows Energetic Leadership Style (The Hawk, September 2019)
FEATURE: Bryant and Moscoe, Michon and Walker to Return in 2021 (SJUHawks.com, June 2020)

Indoor 800m • 1:55.79 • Penn 8-Team Select • Ocean Breeze • 2019
Outdoor 800m • 1:53.11 • Rider 5-Way Meet • Rider • 2019
Indoor 1000m • 2:27.17 • Fastrack Last Chance Meet • Ocean Breeze • 2019
Outdoor 1500 • 3:48.71 • Colonial Relays • William and Mary • 2019
Indoor Mile • 4:08.16 • IC4A Championships • Boston • 2019
Indoor 3000m • 8:42.31 • Atlantic 10 Championships • Rhode Island • 2018
Outdoor 3000m • 8:41.52 • Colonial Relays • William and Mary • 2018
Outdoor 3000S • 10:08.96 • Rider Invitational • Rider • 2017
(PRs updated March 23, 2020)

IC4A
2019 IC4A Outdoor Championships: 1500m, 37th
2018 IC4A Outdoor Championships: 1500m, 15th
2018 IC4A Indoor Championships: Distance Medley Relay, 12th
2017 IC4A Indoor Championships: Distance Medley Relay, 23rd


Atlantic 10
2019 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships DMR Champion
2019 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships Scoring Performance: 1500m, 3rd
2019 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships Scoring Performance: 4x800m Relay (First Leg), 3rd
2019 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships Scoring Performance: DMR (Anchor), 1st
2019 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships Scoring Performance: Mile, 2nd
2019 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships Scoring Performance: 4x800m Relay (Third Leg), 2nd
2018 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships Scoring Performance: Distance Medley Relay, 4th
2017 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (1500m)


Saint Joseph's
School Record Holder: Outdoor 4xMile Relay (16:51.23, First Leg)
Ranks 10th in the indoor 1000m (2:27.17) on SJU's All-Time Top-Ten Performers List
2019-20 SJU Most Dedicated Performer Award

2018-19 SJU Most Improved Performer Award

Is taking advantage of the NCAA Division I Council's ruling to grant an additional year of outdoor eligibility for all spring sports student-athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Will have eligibility for the 2020-21 indoor season (redshirted 2019-20) and 2021 outdoor season.

Outdoor 2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Indoor 2019-20: Redshirted season due to injury sustained during 2019 cross country season.

Outdoor 2019: Placed 37th in the 1500m (4:03.19) at the IC4A Championships… Placed third in the 1500m (3:53.24) and ran on the third-place 4x800m relay (7:37.93) at the Atlantic 10 Championships… Recorded a personal-best time in the 1500m (3:48.71) for sixth at the Colonial Relays… Ran the first leg on the first-place DMR (9:57.16) at the Colonial Relays… Won the 800m in a collegiate-best time of 1:53.11 at the Rider 5-Way Meet.
 
Indoor 2018-19: Placed 10th in the mile preliminaries (4:08.16 PR) and eighth in the mile finals (4:08.19) at the IC4A Championships… Anchored the first-place DMR (10:03.62), ran the third leg on the second-place 4x800m relay (7:44.88), and placed second in the mile (4:14.89) at the Atlantic 10 Championships… Recorded a personal-best time in the 1000m (2:27.17) for fifth at the Fastrack Last Chance Meet… Placed third in the mile (4:12.89) at the Villanova Invitational… Recorded a personal-best time in the 800m (1:55.79) for sixth at the Penn 8-Team Select… Ran the first leg on the first-place DMR (10:23.72) and also won the mile (4:19.88) at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge… Placed second in the mile (4:18.71) at the Wagner College Invitational.
 
Outdoor 2018: Placed 15th in the 1500m (3:53.65) at the IC4A Championships…Placed ninth in the 1500m (3:55.30) at the Atlantic 10 Championships… Placed second in the 1500m (3:56.08) at the Lehigh Games…Recorded a personal-best time in the 3000m (8:41.52) at the Colonial Relays.
 
Indoor 2017-18: Ran the first leg of the 12th-place DMR (10:12.39) at the IC4A Championships… Recorded a personal-best time and placed 12th in the 3000m (8:42.31) while also running on the fourth-place DMR (10:05.38) at the Atlantic 10 Championships… Placed second in the 1000m (2:29.40) at the Fastrack Last Chance Invitational… Ran on the second-place DMR (10:17.33) at the Fastrack National Invitational… Ran on the second-place DMR (10:26.93) and placed fourth in the mile (4:26.81) at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge.

Outdoor 2017: Opened season with a seventh-place finish in the 4x1500m relay (16:03.85) and 17th-place finish in the 3000m (8:48.02 PR) at the Colonial Relays... Raced first collegiate 3000m steeplechase for fifth overall (10:08.96) at the Rider Invitational... Closed season with a third-place finish in the 1500m (3:59.58) at the Widener Invitational and a fourth-place finish in the 1500m (3:58.55 PR) at the Lehigh Games... Named to SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Indoor 2016-17: Raced the mile four times and added a pair of DMR performances... Ran the first leg of the Distance Medley Relay that placed 23rd (10:08.99) at the IC4A Championships... Ran on the sixth-place DMR (10:25.30) at Yale's Giegengack Invitational... Ran three consecutive sub-4:22 miles leading up to IC4As at Yale (4:20.74), the Fastrack National Invitational (season-best 4:20.22), and the Fastrack Last Chance Invitational (4:21.09)... Raced first collegiate 800m for ninth overall (2:01.19) at the Lehigh Angry Birds Meet and first collegiate 3000m (8:56.98) for 22nd at the Penn 8-Team Select... Made collegiate track and field debut at the Wagner Invitational, placing 28th in the mile (4:34.59).

High School/Personal: 2015 All-State selection for cross country after leading Salesianum to second-place team fnish at the state meet... Led squad to Delaware State Championship titles in both indoor and outdoor track as a senior... 2014 All-State selection in the indoor and otudoor 4x800m relay... Raced on 4x800m relay and Distance Medley Relay at Indoor National Championships during junior and senior seasons... Earned seven varsity letters in track and field and one in cross country... Also lettered in football... Community service experience includes Camden Clean-Up, Operation Welcome Home, and Sunday Breakfast Mission... Sister, Sara, captained the women's cross country and track and field squads at SJU and went on to serve as a volunteer coach for the Hawks... Brother, Kevin, played lacrosse at Mount St. Mary's University and DeSales University... Father, Dennis, played baseball at West Chester University... Mother, Lori, was an All-American in track and field at West Chester University... Graduated from Saint Joseph's in May 2020 with an undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary health services and and will begin work on his MS in Organization Development and Leadership from SJU in Fall 2020.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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  • 2021Graduate Student

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