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2026 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Chad Hepler

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  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Leechburg, Pa.
  • High School Kiski Area

Biography

Career Highlights
• Two-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier

2025 (Outdoor): Competed at eight meets … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the hammer throw, placing 13th with a season-best mark of 47.00 meters … Second-best hammer throw performance of season was a 46.35-meter mark at the John Papa Invitational, resulting in an 11th-place finish … Claimed second place in the discus at the Dave Labor Invitational thanks to a season-high mark of 40.71 meters … Also eclipsed 40 meters in the discus at the SRU Last Chance Meet, placing ninth at 40.16 meters ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (Indoor): Did not compete.

2024 (Outdoor): Competed at seven meets primarily in the hammer throw and discus … A PSAC Championship qualifier in the hammer … Recorded a season-best mark in the hammer throw of 45.29 meters at the Ashland Alumni Open to place 18th in a 46-man field … Hit a season-high mark in the discus to place 12th at the Westminster Invitational courtesy of a 38.92-meter throw in addition to placing sixth in the hammer at the meet with a mark of 43.32 meters … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2024 (Indoor): Competed in the shot put at one meet, placing 27th with a mark of 12.55 meters at the YSU Mid-Major Invite.

2023 (Outdoor): A PSAC Scholar-Athlete. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

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  • 2024Sophomore

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  • 2025Junior

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  • 2026Senior

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