2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Only men's thrower in Villanova history with career podium finishes in four different events at the BIG EAST Championships: shot put, weight throw, discus and hammer ... He is also the only athlete in school history to be a BIG EAST champion in all three of the shot put, discus and hammer ... Owns three career BIG EAST gold medals and is a seven-time All-BIG EAST performer overall ... His seven podium finishes (three gold, two silver, two bronze) through the 2025 indoor BIG EAST Championships tie him with Robert McDade (2004-07) for the most by any thrower in program history ... At the 2024 outdoor BIG EAST Championships he became the Wildcats second male athlete outdoors and fourth overall to be named the Outstanding Field Performer of the meet ... Earned that award as well as the High Point Scorer of the outdoor championships after he accumulated 28 points over three days of competition ... Won BIG EAST titles in the hammer and the shot put while finishing second in the discus ... His winning throw of 58.56 meters in the hammer set a new school record, making him Villanova's second-ever BIG EAST hammer champion and first in 41 years ... One of three Wildcats to win a BIG EAST title in men's shot put ... In 2024 became the first Villanova thrower since 2007 to break onto the program's all-time top-10 list in the shot put ... In addition to holding the school record in the hammer he ranks fourth in school history in the weight throw (17.56m), seventh in the discus (49.07m) and 10th (including seventh outdoors) in the shot put (16.42m) ... Won his first BIG EAST title in the discus as a freshman in 2022 ... 10-time BIG EAST scorer overall ... Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and five-time selection to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
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| PERSONAL BESTS |
| Shot Put |
16.42 Meters |
BIG EAST Championships (5.11.2024) |
| Weight Throw |
17.56 Meters |
Penn State National Open (1.26.2024) |
| Discus (high school)* |
52.03 Meters |
High School |
| Discus (college)* |
49.07 Meters |
BIG EAST Championships (5.14.2022) |
| Hammer |
58.56 Meters |
BIG EAST Championships (5.9.2024) |
| Javelin |
28.47 Meters |
High School |
 * high school discus uses a lighter implement
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| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2025 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
Weight Throw |
| 2024 OUTDOOR |
| Outstanding Field Performer |
BIG EAST Championships |
| High Point Scorer |
BIG EAST Championships |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Shot Put |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Hammer |
| All-BIG EAST |
Shot Put |
| All-BIG EAST |
Discus |
| All-BIG EAST |
Hammer |
| 2024 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
Shot Put |
| 2023 OUTDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
Discus |
| 2022 OUTDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Discus |
| All-BIG EAST |
Discus |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024 |
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| CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS |
| 2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| February 28 |
Weight Throw |
17.33m |
3rd |
| March 1 |
Shot Put |
15.61m |
4th |
| 2024 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 9 |
Hammer |
58.56m |
1st |
| May 11 |
Shot Put |
16.42m |
1st |
| May 11 |
Discus |
48.62m |
2nd |
| 2024 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| February 23 |
Weight Throw |
16.69m |
4th |
| February 24 |
Shot Put |
15.01m |
2nd |
| 2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 11 |
Hammer |
52.58m |
6th |
| May 13 |
Discus |
48.25m |
3rd |
| 2023 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| February 24 |
Weight Throw |
16.23m |
7th |
| 2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 13 |
Hammer |
52.31m |
7th |
| May 14 |
Discus |
49.07m |
1st |
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North Schuylkill High School: Earned a total of six varsity letters during his scholastic career, including four in track & field and two in football … Competed in the throwing events in track & field … Played at tight end and defensive end on the football team, and was a teammate of Villanova football player Jake Green … Set a school record in the discus with a throw of 52.03 meters … Earned track & field all-area honors … Inducted to the National Honor Society, as well as the Math, Science and Social Studies Honor Societies, as a junior and a senior.
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Personal: Born 11/21/02 in Pottsville, Pa. … One of three children of Stephen Bolinsky and Tara Hughes … Has two siblings, Alec (29) and Sydney (19) … Enjoys playing guitar in his spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for the chance to receive a world-class educational and athletic experience … Astronomy & Astrophysics major.
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