2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

Alex Telma

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • Highschool Priory School

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Part of the Wildcats throwing group during his collegiate career … Competed in three indoor and three outdoor seasons … Scored at the BIG EAST Championships in both the discus and the hammer at the 2021 outdoor conference meet … At the time of his graduation ranked seventh in school history in the hammer (51.95m) … Competed in the shot put at the 2018 indoor BIG EAST Championships where Villanova was the team champion … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team all four years of his collegiate career in addition to earning a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all eight semesters of his years on the team.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
Long Jump 5.93m High School
Shot Put (high school)* 13.92m High School
Shot Put (college)* 13.83m Temple Owls Invite (4.13.2018)
Weight Throw 13.80m Husky Field Event Challenge (2.27.2021)
Discus 42.45m BIG EAST Championships (5.15.2021)
Hammer 51.95m BIG EAST Championships (5.14.2021)
Javelin 33.60m High School
* - high school shot put uses a lighter implement
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 14 Hammer 51.95m 7th
May 15 Shot Put 13.27m 9th
May 15 Discus 42.45m 6th
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 12 Shot Put 12.63m 11th
2018 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
February 24 Shot Put 12.64m 11th
 
 
INDOOR

2021: Competed in both the shot put and the weight throw in his only meet of the season; Husky Field Event Challenge (2/27): Recorded a personal best mark of 13.80 meters in the weight throw and also notched a mark of 12.91 meters in the shot put in a meet at Connecticut ... Came in third in the weight throw and fourth in the shot put at the meet.

2019: Competed twice in the shot put during the season; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Recorded a mark of 12.48 meters in his indoor season debut; FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Posted a mark of 11.86 meters at the meet.

2018: Threw the shot put three times during the indoor season; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Recorded a threw of 12.92 meters and came in sixth in his collegiate debut; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Tallied a 13th place finish with a mark of 12.04 meters at the Wildcats home meet; BIG EAST Championships (2/24): Came in 11th with a distance of 12.64 meters at the conference meet.
 
OUTDOOR

2021: Was a BIG EAST scorer for the first time in his career and scored team points in both the discus and the hammer at the conference championships … Registered personal best times in each event at the conference meet to cap off his best collegiate season to date … Competed at a total of seven meets during the year; Villanova Opener (3/19): Runner-up in the hammer at the first meet of the season with a mark of 46.01 meters; Penn Challenge (3/27): Placed third in the hammer at Penn (48.34m); Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Finished third in both the shot put (12.16m) and the hammer (45.76m); Quaker Invite (4/17): Had a busy day with competition in the shot put, the discus and the hammer in preparation for competing in all three events at the BIG EAST Championships later in the year … Came in sixth in the shot put with a season-best distance of 13.47 meters … Also was sixth in the hammer (51.22m) and finished eighth in the discus (40.85m) … The mark in the hammer was the first time in his career that he surpassed 50 meters in the event; Penn Twilight (5/1): Recorded third place finishes in both the discus (42.11m) and the hammer (49.86m); BIG EAST Championships (5/14-5/15): On the first day of the conference meet registered a personal best mark of 51.95 meters in the hammer … Finished seventh in the competition and moved into seventh place on Villanova’s all-time performance list … Had another good day on the second day of the meet when he came in sixth in the discus and ninth in the shot put … His mark of 42.45 meters in the discus was a personal best and he threw for 13.27 meters in the shot put … Contributed five team points to the Villanova score with his results in the hammer and the discus.
 
2019: Competed twice in the shot put and once in the discus during the season; Penn Challenge (3/23): Recorded a throw of 12.54 meters in the shot put at the outdoor season opener; Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Measured a distance of 12.41 meters in the shot put ... Debuted in the discus or the first time as a collegian and threw for a distance of 37.44 meters.

2018: Competed in the shot put six times during the season; Penn Challenge (3/24): Came in seventh in the shot put with a mark of 13.30 meters at the season opener; Colonial Relays (4/6): Competed in the unseeded section of the meet and threw for a distance of 13.23 meters; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Came in fourth in the shot put with a season-best throw of 13.83 meters; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21): Posted a mark of 12.95 meters; Lions Invitational (4/28): Threw for a distance of 13.26 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/12): Came in 11th at the conference meet with a mark of 12.63 meters.
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

St. Louis Priory School: Earned four varsity letters in track & field and one in wrestling ... Two-time sectional winner and state qualifier in the discus in 2015 and 2016 ... Two-time sectional qualifier in the javelin in 2016 and 2017 ... District qualifier in wrestling ... Owns personal best marks of 5.93 meters in the long jump, 13.92 meters in the shot put, 33.60 meters in the javelin and 41.61 meters in the discus ... Tallied 31 wins in his first season of wrestling ... Winner of the Marvin G Lindmark History Award (2013-14), the Fr. Michael Brunner Award (2015-16) and the St. Michael's College Book Award (2015-16).
 
Personal: Born 12/3/99 in Warsaw, Poland ... One of four children of Tomasz and Ann Telma ... Siblings are Kate, Caroline and Nick ... Sister, Kate, was a collegiate fencer at Brown and Caroline was a swimmer at Stevens Tech ... Hobbies include weightlifting, watching sports, reading and hiking ... Chose to attend Villanova for its academic reputation, the sense of community on campus and the strong athletic programs ... Comprehensive Science major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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