2025-26 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Owns the Villanova records for most All-BIG EAST honors in the throws and most career points scored at the BIG EAST Championships in the throwing events ... School record holder in the hammer with a mark of 58.56 meters and has recorded four of the eight longest throws in program history through the end of the 2026 outdoor season ... Ranks third in school history in the discus (51.32m), eighth in the weight throw (18.25m) and 10th in the shot put (16.42m) ... Among his other superlatives, he is also the only men's thrower in Villanova history with career podium finishes in four different events at the BIG EAST Championships ... 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 ... Won BIG EAST gold medals in the discus (2022) as well as both the hammer and the shot put at the 2024 outdoor conference championships ... Nine-time All-BIG EAST performer and 14-time BIG EAST scorer overall ... Closed his collegiate career by recording a personal best mark of 51.32 meters in the discus at the 2026 outdoor BIG EAST meet ... At the 2024 outdoor 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 ... Four-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 |
18.25 Meters |
BIG EAST Championships (2.27.2026) |
| Discus (high school)* |
52.03 Meters |
High School |
| Discus (college)* |
51.32 Meters |
BIG EAST Championships (5.16.2026) |
| 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 |
| 2026 OUTDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
Discus |
| 2026 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
Weight Throw |
| 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, 2024-25 |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024 |
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| CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS |
| 2026 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 14 |
Hammer |
50.52 Meters |
8th |
| May 15 |
Discus |
51.32 Meters |
2nd |
| 2026 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| February 27 |
Weight Throw |
18.25 Meters |
2nd |
| February 28 |
Shot Put |
15.07 Meters |
7th |
| 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 and Sydney … 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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2025-26Graduate Student
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