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2026 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Michael Schnelle

Ian James

  • Event Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown York, Pa.
  • High School Red Lion

Biography

Career Highlights
• Six-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier

2025 (Outdoor): Competed at eight meets primarily in the triple jump … Qualified for the PSAC Championships, placing eighth and earning The Rock one point with a season-best mark of 14.33 meters … Claimed three victories during year at the SRU Last Chance Meet (14.12), the Dave Labor Invitational (14.04) and the John Papa Invitational (14.03) ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (Indoor): Competed at six meets primarily in the triple jump … Qualified for the PSAC Championships, finishing fourth with a season-best mark of 14.11 meters to give SRU five points at the conference meet … Jumped 14.09 meters to register a win at the Wuske Invite … Also posted top-five finishes at the Mount Union Tune-Up (13.93 / second), the YSU Icebreaker (second / 13.85), the Jud Logan Light Giver Invitational (13.31 / fourth) and the Ashland Invitational (13.48 / fifth).

2024 (Outdoor): Competed in the triple jump at six meets … Qualified for the PSAC Championships, placing fourth with a season-best mark of 14.50 meters … Earned victories throughout the year at the John Papa Invite (14.01), the Dr. Toms Alumni Invite (13.89) and the Tim Weaver Invitational (13.08) … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2024 (Indoor): Competed at seven meets, primarily in the triple jump … Qualified for the PSAC Championships, placing ninth with a mark of 13.59 meters … Hit a season-best mark of 13.79 meters to place sixth at the Jud Logan Memorial … Produced a 13.65-meter leap to take third at the YSU Mid-Major Invite … Also recorded top-five finishes in the triple jump at the Mount Union Wuske Open (third / 13.48 meters) and the Ashland Invitational (fourth / 13.47 meters).

2023 (Outdoor): Competed at eight meets … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the triple jump, finishing in 14th place with a mark of 13.61 meters … Won the triple jump at the Mountaineer Twilight Meet with a season-best distance of 13.90 meters … Finished fourth in the triple jump (13.74) and recorded a season-best mark of 5.53 meters in the long jump at the John Papa Invite … Top high jump clearance of 1.68 meters came as part of an eighth-place showing at the SRU Last Chance Meet.

2023 (Indoor): Competed in the triple jump at three meets … Qualified for the PSAC Championships and placed 14th with a mark of 13.41 meters … Opened season with a season-best mark of 13.75 meters to place fourth at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational … Also took fifth at the SPIRE Indoor Games with a mark of 13.06 meters ... 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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