The Moravian College men’s outdoor track & field team, under the direction of head coach Doug Pollard, finished second at the 2007 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships with a team score of 142 points. Host Elizabethtown University won the meet with a score of 174.5. Moravian also sent one competitor to the 2007 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Junior Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) entered the National Championships ranked second going into the first day. Brown won the first event of the meet, the 100-meter dash, in a time of 10.62 seconds which earned him 947 points and a 45-point lead. Unfortunately Brown had hurt his leg in the last two strides of the dash. The second event would be the long jump where he placed fifth with a leap of 6.67 meters (21 feet, 10 3/4 inches), and earned himself 736 points to maintain a ten point lead. The next event was the shot put where he placed 11th with a toss of 10.67 meters (35 feet, 1/4 inch) to earn 526 points, which dropped him into second place. After this event, the leg injury was taking its toll, and Brown had to withdraw from the event to avoid further injury to the leg.

At the MAC Outdoor Championships, Brown placed first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.51 seconds, the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.60 seconds, the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.37 seconds, and the long jump at 7.11 meters (23 feet, four inches). He also finished second in the high jump at 1.93 meters. Brown also set school records in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Brown was named the Male Outstanding Athlete of the Meet, and he also earned Mid-Atlantic Region Make Track Athlete of the Year and Male Field Athlete of the Year from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The Greyhounds had one other individual champion on the final day of the MAC Championships with junior Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown Area HS) capturing the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 54.26 seconds. Tussey was fourth in the 110-meter high hurdles in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 14.84 seconds.

Sophomore Robert Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville HS) was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash in 10.85 seconds, and he placed fifth in the 200-meter dash in 22.58 seconds. Senior Josh Kline (Reading, PA/Exeter HS) was fourth in the 400-meter dash in 49.92 seconds and third in the 200-meter dash in 22.26 seconds in his final MAC meet. Freshman Steven DeFazio (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) was 16th in the 1,500-meter run in a time of 4:28.42.

Sophomore Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) was fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 41.88 meters (137 feet, five inches) while senior Steve Kondorossy (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS) took sixth at 40.00 meters (131 feet, three inches) and freshman Ronald Draina (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen HS) took 14th at 32.98 meters (108 feet, 2 3/4 inches). Junior Allan Fatzinger (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) and sophomore Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) tied for fourth in the pole vault, both clearing a height of 3.96 meters (12 feet, 11 3/4 inches). Senior Michael Ossont (Archbald, PA/Valley View HS) placed eighth in the javelin with a throw of 53.38 meters (175 feet, 1 3/4 inches).

Freshmen Michael Blenk (Inwood, NY/Lawrence HS) finished third in the decathlon, while also finishing sixth in the high jump, tenth in the 110-meters hurdles, fifth in the triple jump, and fifth in the long jump. Senior Anthony Sarno (Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township HS) placed 13th in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:47.57. Junior Nathaniel Dutile (Plymouth, ME/Nokomis HS) placed third in discus with a 43.40-meter (142 feet, five inches) throw, and Dutile also placed third in shot put with a 14.18-meter (46 feet, 6 ¼ inch) throw.

Sophomore Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) finished 15th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.86 seconds, while Khizer Tariq (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley HS) finished 22nd in he 400-meter dash with a time of 54.36 seconds. Junior James Bell (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) placed ninth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.73 seconds, while freshmen Nick Shubert (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East HS) finished ninth in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 59.18 seconds. Steve Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) placed 11th in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:59.10.

Fatzinger, Sarno, Tussey, junior Vincent Pagano (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East HS), Murphy, junior Timothy Pagano (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS), sophomore John McCullough (Levittown, PA/Conwell Egan HS), and sophomore Jared Henrie (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley HS) were all named to the 2007 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Spring Academic Honor Roll.

Coach Pollard looks to begin competition in the Landmark Conference next season with a championship and is looking to keep most of his team, including Brown, losing only a few seniors to graduation.

Review written by Nick Pepi '10.