The Emory men's track and field program had another successful season, earning a top-25 finish at the NCAA Championships and a second-place finish at the UAA Championships.
 
The Eagles saw two student-athletes capture All-America honors, while 14 athletes combined for 22 USTFCCCA All-Region honors. Emory also claimed two UAA titles and recorded 22 All-UAA finishes at the conference championships.
 
The NCAA Championships were highlighted by Henry Brandstadter earning All-America honors for the third time in the long jump and John Urciuoli earning All-America honors in the men's mile.
 
Brandstadter placed third in the long jump with a mark of 7.28 meters, earning his third career All-America honor in the event after runner-up finishes at the 2024 and 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships. Urciuoli posted a time of 4:19.30 to earn All-America honors in the men's mile.
 
The Emory men's track and field team had a strong showing at the UAA Indoor Championships. Brandstadter won the UAA title in the long jump with a mark of 7.08 meters.
 
The men's distance medley relay team of Lucas Mersky, John Urciuoli, Ryan McGonigle, and Ryan Van De Berghe captured the UAA title with a time of 9:55.04, recording the eighth-fastest time in Division III.
 
Jason Bright earned third place and All-UAA honors in the triple jump with a mark of 14.19 meters. Sophomores Ben Olvey and Ethan Lu also earned All-UAA honors in the 60-meter hurdles, placing second and third with times of 8.37 and 8.40 seconds, respectively.
 
In the 400 meters, freshman Lucas Mersky earned All-UAA honors with a third-place finish in 51.05 seconds. Blake Jackson also recorded a top-five finish, placing fourth in 51.06 seconds.
 
Brandstadter added another All-UAA performance in the 60-meter dash, placing third with a time of 6.91 seconds.
 
In the 800 meters, sophomore Ryan McGonigle earned All-UAA honors with a second-place finish in 1:54.37. Senior Brendan Conniff also finished in the top five, placing fifth in 1:55.11.
 
In the 3,000 meters, sophomore Ryan Van De Berghe earned All-UAA honors with a second-place finish in 8:21.96.
 

NCAA Division III All-America First Team
Henry Brandstadter	Long Jump (3rd)
John Urciuoli	Mile (9th)

 
 

USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region (Top 5 in Respective Event)
Blake Jackson	4x400m Relay,
Cooper Harwood	4x400m
Lucas Mesky	4x400, DMR
Ryan McGonigle	4,400, 800, DMR
John Urciuoli	DMR, Mile, 3000m
Henry Brandstadter	60m, 200, LJ
Jason Bright	TJ
Andrew Burchett	800m
Brendan Conniff	800m
Steven Ditelberg	Pole Vault
Sam Gouvalaris	TJ
Ari Klasky	SP, WT
Ben Olvey	60mH

 
 

UAA Champions
John Urociuoli	Mile, DMR
Ryan McGonigle	DMR
Ryan Van De Berghe	DMR
Lucas Mersky	DMR
Henry Brandstader	Long Jump

 
 
 

All-UAA (Top-3 Finisher at UAA Championships)
Henry Brandstadter	60m (3rd).Long Jump (1st) High Jump (2nd)
Lucas Mersky	400m (3rd), 4x400 (3rd) DMR (1st)
Ryan McGonigle	800 (2nd), 4x400 (3rd), DMR (1st)
John Urciuoli	Mile (1st), DMR (1st)
Ethan Lu	4x400m (3rd), DMR (2nd) 60mH (3rd)
Ryan Van de Berghe	3000m (2nd), DMR (1st)
Ben Olvey	60mH (2nd)
Blake Jackson	4x400 (3rd)
Cooper Harwood	4x400 (3rd)
Sam Gouvalaris	Triple Jump (2nd)
Ari Klasky	Shot Put (3rd), Weight Throw (3rd)

 

UAA Athletes of the Week
Ryan Van de Berghe	1/20/2026

 
The following were the top marks by Emory athletes during the 2025-26 indoor season:
 

Athlete	Event	Top Performance
Henry Brandstadter	60m Dash	6.87
Henry Brandstadter	200m Dash	22.09
Blake Jackson	300m Dash	36.18
Lucas Mersky	400m Dash	50.58
Ryan McGonigle	600m Run	1:19.11
Ryan McGonigle	800m Run	1:52.95
Ryan McGonigle	1000m Run	2:30.17
Ryan Van de Berghe	3000m Run	8:21.96
Reid Dalley	5000m Run	15:28.67
John Urciuoli	1 Mile Run	4:11.45
Ben Olvey	60m Hurdles	8.36
Henry Brandstadter	High Jump	1.98 m
Steven Ditelberg	Pole Vault	4.72 m
Henry Brandstadter	Long Jump	7.35 m
Jason Bright	Triple Jump	14.19 m
Ari Klasky	Shot Put	16.47 m
Ari Klasky	Weight Throw	17.29 m