Hawks History: Track and Field

Track and Field

Disclaimer: Information contained in this history has been compiled from a variety of available public sources and is as accurate as reported by those sources. Any errors or omissions should be forwarded by email to the Office of Athletic Communication.

The history of SUNY New Paltz Track and Field is full of starts and stops, ups and downs over the course of nearly 40 years. Track and field can be divided into two “eras:” the “Men’s Era” and the “Modern Era.”

The Men's Era (1967-74; 1977-79)

In 1966, the Department of Physical Education and Athletics made a decision to add a men’s track and field program to the intercollegiate athletic offerings available to the College's growing male population.

To coach both the long standing cross country team and create the track & field team, Edward “Ed” Bell, a dynamic young coach, was hired in spring 1967. Bell had been an outstanding scholastic track star at Queen’s Andrew Jackson High School and had led Tennessee State University to two NAIA national championships. With a master's degree from Michigan State and a host of recruitment contacts in the five boroughs, Bell quickly assembled a competitive men’s track and field team for the spring 1969 season.

Bell’s teams were well respected both in the New York Metro area and in SUNY. Regrettably, the fortunes of the program he developed took a hit in the early 1970’s when the Student Association severely defunded the intercollegiate athletes program, so much so that the 1972 team had to self-fund itself in order to continue intercollegiate participation. Ed Bell left coaching after the 1972 season and moved to a new career in undergraduate admissions, devoting his energies to enhancing the numbers and experiences of students of color on campus. For the 1973 season coach Joe Donovan and in 1974 Donovan and athletic director Eugene De Luca mentored a vastly diminished men’s team.

When the men’s athletic program withdrew from SUNYAC in 1977 and joined the Central Atlantic College Conference, the men’s track and field program was resurrected under the guidance of coach Joe Keller. This new team participated for three seasons in the CACC, attaining respectability at this level of competition.

Men's Track and Field Coaches

Edward "Ed" Bell	1968-72
Joseph Donovan	1973-74
Joseph Donovan/Eugene DeLuca	1974
Joe Keller	1977-78
?	1979

Men's Known Best Times & Distances

shot put	41'6	Vince Leone	1969
120-yard high hurdles	14.7	Raymond Jackman	1971
100-yard dash	9.7	Kent Cseplo	1971
220-yard dash	22.1	Kent Cseplo	1971
880-yard run	1:58.0	Omar Rodriguez	1971
440-yard IM Hurdles	56.6	Raymond Jackman	1971
Long Jump	21' 10'	Sidney Way	1971
440-yard dash	50.9	Earl Weaver, Earl White	1972
mile run	4:31.1	Paul "Nipsey" Spadaro	1972
2-mile run	10:45.1	Paul "Nipsey" Spadaro	1972
3-mile run	15:25.6	Paul "Nipsey" Spadaro	1972
mile relay	3:23.0	Earl White, JIm Munz, Alvin HIll, Kevin Davis	1972
pole vault	12'	Jerry Stoke	1972
440-yard relay	43.2	Earl White, Kevin Davis, Ken Reeves, Kent Cseplo	1972
high jump	6'8	Ben Fields	1973
triple jump	46'3	Tony Brown	1977

Men's New York State Track & Field Champions 1971

high jump

6'5

Jim Munz

Men's SUNYAC Champions 1972

440 yard relay	43.3	Earl White, Kevin Davis, Ken Reeves, Kent Cseplo
120 yard high hurdles	15.3	Raymond Jackman

Men's SUNYAC Champions 1973

high jump

6'8

Ben Fields (meet record)

Men's CACC Champions (1977-79)

1977
100 yard dash	10.5	Dan Powell
440 yard run	53.3	Herb Lewis
triple jump	46'2	Tony Brown
440 yard relay	46.3	Herb Lewis, Dan Powell, Tony Brown, Tony Verderame
1978
440 yard run	??	Herb Lewis
1979
440 yard run	51.8	Herb Lewis
880 yard run	1:59.4	Darryl Graham (meet record)
mile run	4:39.2	Darryl Graham (meet record)
discuss	131'10	Max Gonzalez (meet record)
high jump	6'0	Tony Brown

NCAA Men's College Division Championships 1973

high jump

6'8

Ben Fields (3rd Place)

Men's Track and Field Through the Years

1968-69 (incomplete information)
coach: Ed Bell
Dual Meet Record: 4-2
Captain: Jim Longo
MVP: Edward Heinsman
First-Team Members:

Gene Benson
Jim Borden
Wayne Brack
Jim Buckley
Kent Cseplo
John Groth
Ed Heinsman
Jim Hernando
Paul Higgins
Jerry Hubbard
Russ Karkowski
Steve Kasmir
Rich Kent
Vincent Leone
Larry Levitz
Jim Longo
Tom Lyon
Steven Morgan
Jim Munz
Ed Napolitano
Paul Robson
Paul "Nipsey" Spadaro
Steve Stile
Dave Stobnick
Joe Thomas
Tom Wilson

Schedule/Results

April 18-19	Queens/Iona Relay
	No info
April 22	Union College
120 yard high hurdles	17.3	Paul Higgins (First Place)
100 yard dash	10.6	Ed Heinsman (First Place)
	??	Kent Cseplo (Second Place)
220 yard dash	22.8	Ed Heinsman (First Place)
	??	Jim Munz (Third Place)
	??	Kent Cseplo (Fourth Place)
440 yard dash	??	Ed Mashmann (Second Place)
	??	Tom Wilson (Third Place)
880 yard dash	??	Paul Spadaro (Second Place)
	??	Jim Borden (Third Place)
mile run	4:52.5	Paul Spadaro (First Place)
2-mile run	??	Paul Spadaro (Second Place)
	??	Jim Borden (Third Place)
mile relay	3:40.0	Jim Longo, Steve Morgan, Jim Munz, Ed Mashmann (First Place)
440 yard IM hurdles	61.7	Jim Longo (First Place)
	??	Paul Higgins (Second Place)
shot put	??	Vince Leone (Third Place)
discuss	??	Vince Leone (Second Place)
high jump	6'6	Jim Munz (First Place)
	??	Paul Higgins (Second Place)
long jump	19' 8.5	Steve Morgan (First Place)
	??	Jim Munz (Second Place)
	??	Ed Heinsman (Third Place)
triple jump	40' 7.5	Steve Morgan (First Place)
	??	Jim Munz (Second Place)
	??	Paul Higgins (Third Place)
pole vault	??	Jim Herando (Second Place)
javelin	??	Jim Hernando (Second Place)
	??	Paul Higgins (Third Place)
440 yard relay	did not score
April 23	Mohawk Valley Relays
	no info
April 25-26	Penn Relays
	no info
May 1	Marist	WIN 96-49
120 high hurdles	??	Paul Higgins (Second Place)
100 yard dash	10.5	Ed Heinsman (First Place)
	??	Kent Cseplo (Third Place)
220 yard dash	23.6	Ed Heinsman (First Place)
	??	Kent Cseplo (Second Place)
440 yard run	53.6	Ed Mashmann (First Place)
	??	Ed Napolitano (Third Place)
880 yard run	2:00.4	Paul Spadaro (First Place)
		John Groth (Third Place)
mile run	??	Paul Spadaro (Second Place)
2-mile run	??	Paul Spadaro (Second Place)
mile relay	3:33.5	Jim Longo, Steve Morgan, Jim Munz, Ed Mashmann (First Place)
440 yard IM hurdles	58.8	Jim Longo (First Place)
	??	Paul Higgins (Second Place)
shot put	40'6	Vince Leone (First Place)
discuss	??	Vince Leone (Second Place)
high jump	5'6	Jim Munz (First Place)
long jump	20'2	Jim Munz (First Place)
	??	Ed Heinsman (Third Place)
triple jump	40'2.5	Steve Morgan (First Place)
	??	Jim Munz (Third Place)
javelin	152'1	Paul Higgins (First Place)
	??	Jim Hernado (Second Place)
440 yard relay	44.9	Kent Cseplo, Rich Moeeler, Ed Mashmann, Ed Heinsman (First Place)
May 3	Oneonta	WIN 66.5-49 LOSS 66.5-72.5
120 yard high hurdles	16.5	Paul Higgins (First Place)
100 yard dash	10.4	Ed Heinsman (First Place)
220 yard dash	??	Ed Heinsman (Third Place)
440 yard run	??	Ed Marshmann (Second Place)
880 yard run	??	John Groth (Third Place)
mile run	??	Paul Spadaro (Second Place)
2-mile run	did not score
mile relay	3:31.1	Jim Longo, Steve Morgan, Jim Munz, Ed Mashmann (First Place)
440 yard IM hurdles	59.8	Jim Longo (First Place)
	??	Paul Higgins (Third Place)
shot put	41'5.75	Vince Leone (First Place)
discuss	??	? Lane (Third Place)
high jump	did not score
long jump	??	Steve Morgan (Third Place)
triple jump	??	Steve Morgan (Second Place)
	??	Jim Moeller (Third Place)
pole vault	11'6	Rich Kent (First Place)
	??	Jim Hernando (Second Place)
javelin	??	Paul Higgins (Third Place)
440 yard relay	45.9	Kent Cseplo, Jim Moeller, Ed Mashmann, Ed Heinsman (First Place)
May 10	SUNYAC Championships
	CANCELED (*weather)
May 14	NY Tech	WIN 90-54
120 yard high hurdles	17.4	Paul Higgins (First Place)
	??	Ed Napolitano (Second Place)
100 yard dash	10.5	Ed Heinsman (First Place)
	??	Kent Cseplo (Second Place)
220 yard dash	??	Ed Heinsman (Second Place)
	??	Kent Cseplo (Third Place)
440 yard run	53.1	Ed Marshmann (First Place)
	??	Tom Wilson (Second Place)
880 yard run	??	Paul Spadaro (Second Place)
	??	John Groth (Third Place)
mile run	??	Paul Spadaro (Third Place)
2-mile run	??	Lary Levitz (Third Place)
mile relay	3:32.8	Ed Napolitano, Tom Wilson, Steve Morgan, Ed Mashmann (First Place)
440 yard IM hurdles	59.2	Jim Longo (First Place)
	??	Ed Napolitano (Second Place)
shot put	41'6	Vince Leone (First Place)
	??	Jim Buckley (Second Place)
discuss	108'10	Vince Leone (First Place)
	??	Jim Buckley (Second Place)
high jump	5'6	Steve Morgan (First Place)
long jump	20'6	Steve Morgan (First Place)
triple jump	40'2.5	Steve Morgan (Second Place)
pole vault	11'0	Rich Kent (First Place)
javelin	??	Jim Hernando (Second Place)
	??	Paul Higgins (Third Place)
440 yard relay	45.5	Kent Cseplo, Jim Moeller, Ed Mashmann, Ed Heinsman (First Place)
May 17	Albany	LOSS 43-102
120 yard high hurdles	??	Paul Higgins (Second Place)
100 yard dash	??	Ed Heinsman (Second Place)
220 yard dash	??	Ed Heinsman (Third Place)
440 yard run	51.2	Ed Mashmann (First Place)
880 yard run	did not score
mile run	??	Paul Spadaro (Third Place)
2-mile run	did not score
mile relay	3:28.3	Jim Longo, Tom Wilson, Steve Morgan, Ed Mashmann (First Place)
440 IM hurdles	57.7	Jim Longo (First Place)
	??	Ed Napolitano (Third Place)
shot put	40'2.25	Vince Leone (First Place)
discuss	did not score
high jump	??	Paul Higgins (Third Place)
long jump	??	Steve Morgan (Second Place)
triple jump	??	Steve Morgan (Second Place)
pole vault	??	Rich Kent (Second Place)
	??	Jim Hernando (Third Place)
javelin	did not score
440 yard relay	??	(Second Place)

1969-70 (incomplete information)
coach: Ed Bell
Dual Meet Record: 5-3

April 13	Lehman College	WIN 94-51
120 yard high hurdles	18.3	Jim Longo (First Place)
	??	Ed Napolitano (Third Place)
100 yard dash	10.5	Kent Cseplo (First Place)
	??	Ed Heinsman (Second Place)
220 yard dash	23.2	Kent Cseplo (First Place)
440 yard run	??	Ed Mashmann (Second Place)
880 yard run	2:05.5	John Brugel (First Place)
	??	Bob Cunningham (Third Place)
mile run	??	Paul Spadaro (Second Place)
2-mile run	??	Paul Spadaro
	??	Jim Borden (Third Place)
mile relay	3:32.2	John Brugel, Tom Wilson, Jim Munz, Ed Mashmann (First Place)
440 yard IM hurdles	58.4	Jim Longo (First Place)
	??	Ed Napolitano (Second Place)
shot put	??	Vince Leone (Second Place)
	??	Steve Keane (Third Place)
discuss	??	? Gordon (Second Place)
	??	Vince Leone (Third Place)
high jump	6'0	Jim Munz (First Place)
long jump	20'2	Steve Morgan (First Place)
	??	Ed Heinsman/Jim Munz (Second Place)
pole vault	11'0	Rich Kent (First Place)
javelin	161'0	Jim Hernando (First Place)
440 yard relay	45.2	Kent Cseplo, Jim Moeller, Ed Mashmann, Ed Heinsman
April 15	Oneonta/ Harpur	LOSS 57.5-64 LOSS 57.5-60.5
120 yard high hurdles	did not score
100 yard dash	??	Kent Cseplo (Second Place)
	??	Ed Heinsman (Third Place)

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