Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Member of the Villanova roster for the 2018-19 season as a fifth-year graduate transfer from Delaware ... In just one year with the Wildcats recorded three of the top six times in school history in the 60 meters and wound up his career tied for second on the program's all-time performance list in the event ... Also ranked seventh on the school's indoor 200 meter performance list ... Won a BIG EAST title in the 60 meters and came in fifth in the 200 meters at the 2019 indoor conference meet, where he helped Villanova win the team title ... Previously a four-year member of the Delaware football team ... Had been an all-state track performer in high school prior to his college football career ... A terrific all-around athlete with explosive speed. 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

2019 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion	60 Meters
All-BIG EAST	60 Meters

 

BIG EAST RESULTS

2019: Had a terrific indoor season in his Villanova debut after a four-year football career at Delaware ... Won the BIG EAST title in the 60 meters and also scored in the 200 meters ... Competed at five meets during the season, doubling up in the 60 meters and the 200 meters on three occasions; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Made his collegiate track & field debut by coming in third in the 60 meters and 11th in the 200 meters ... Tallied times of 6.93 and 22.46, respectively, in his two races; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25-1/26): Recorded a time of 6.91 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters and also ran the 200 meters in 22.39; Villanova Invitational (2/2): Posted a time of 22.42 in the 200 meters at the Wildcats home meet; FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Won the 60 meters and tallied a personal best time of 6.82 in the final ... That time is tied for the second-fastest in school history, trailing only the school record of 6.65 which has stood since 1992 ... Became the first Villanova runner since 2008 to record a time of 6.82 or better ... Ranked seceond in the preliminary heats at the FastTrack meet with a time of 6.91, which he cut down to 6.82 in the final; BIG EAST Championships (2/22-2/23): Won an individual conference title in the 60 meters and also scored team points with a fifth place finish in the 200 meters ... In all, scored 14 points towards the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST team title for the fifth time in the last six seasons ... Led the field of competitors in the 60 meters with a time of 6.87 in the preliminary heats, then lowered his time to 6.86 in the final to win the title the next day ... Recorded a personal best time of 21.79 in the 200 meters and was fourth overall in the preliminaries ... Came in fifth in the 200 meter final with a time of 21.91.
 

2019: Competed at four meets during the outdoor season, running in both the 100 meters and the 200 meters in addition to being a part of the Wildcats lineup for the 4x100 meter relay at the Penn Relays; Sam Howell Invitational (4/6): Made his outdoor season debut at Princeton and was the runner-up in the 100 meters with a time of 10.75; Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/13): Tallied season-best times of 10.62 in the 100 meters and 21.96 in the 200 meters while finishing tied for 19th and 30th overall in those events, respectively; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Recorded a time of 22.14 and a 15th place finish in the 200 meters; Penn Relays (4/26): Ran the second leg of the 4x100 meter relay as Villanova competed in the preliminary heats of the event ... The team finished with a time of 42.43, placing second in their heat and 31st overall in the prelims.

University of Delaware: Four-year member of the Blue Hens football team ... Appeared in seven career games while battling injuries ... Totaled 103 career all-purpose yards, including five kickoff returns for 90 yards and three punt returns for nine yards ... Also had one reception and one rush to his credit.

Malvern Prep: Was a wide receiver on the football team and competed for the indoor track & field squad ... Earned all-state honors in track & field in the 60 meters in 2012 ... Was the Inter-AC MVP in football in 2013 and also garnered all-state football honors.

Personal: Born 1/18/1996 in Glen Mills, Pa. ... One of four children of Michael and Sharon Gallen ... Siblings are Tyler, Makayla and Drew ... Brother, Tyler, was a member of the track & field team at Saint Joseph's ... Sister, Makayla, played field hockey at Virginia ... Hobbies include skim boarding and listening to music ... Graduated from the University of Delaware in 2018 after playing football for the Blue Hens ... Enrolled in graduate school at Villanova to pursue a degree in Human Resources.