TOWSON, Md. --- The 2016-17 season marks the 10th year anniversary for the Landmark Conference. To help celebrate, the Landmark is featuring individuals that have stood out over the past 10 years.
Athletes that were named All-Conference First Team a minimum of two times, and/or were named Landmark Player of the Year, during their career were nominated automatically, and each team had the opportunity to nominate additional individuals for consideration. The All-Decade team was selected by the membership and is being announced prior to the conference championship.
Steve Ambrosi from the class of 2012, Ozzie Brown from the class of 2010, Nicco Dalpiaz of the class of 2012, Kyle D'Angelo from the class of 2012, Kristopher Joint from the class of 2014, Timothy Layng from the class of 2012, Blair Maginnis from the class of 2009 and Eric Woodruff from the class of 2011 were selected to the Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Team with Moravian having won eight of the first nine Landmark Conference titles heading into the 2017 meet on February 25.
Ambrosi was a five-time First Team All-Conference selection for the Greyhounds. He won back-to-back titles in the 4x800m relay (2010, 2011) and the 800-meter run (2011, 2012). Ambrosi was also a member of the 2009 winning 4x400m relay team.
Brown competed one year in the Landmark, but made an impact. Brown won seven events at the indoor meet: 55-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, 4x200 relay, 4x400m relay, high jump and long jump. His time of 6.41 in the 55-meter dash is still a conference championship record as well as his time of 7.60 in the 55-meter hurdles. Brown capped off his career with being selected as the 2008 Landmark Field Athlete of the Year.
Dalpiaz was a three-time First Team All-Conference selection for Moravian (4x200m relay, 55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles), and a three-time Second Team selection in the Pole Vault. He was selected to the Landmark Academic Honor Roll team from 2010-2012.
D'Angelo helped anchor the 4x200m relay team that won the title from 2009-2012. The group's time of 1:30.56 set in 2011 is still a conference championship record. He was a Second Team All-Conference selection in 2012 in the 200-meter dash, and was named to the Academic Honor Roll Team in 2010 and 2012.
Joint was a five-time First Team Selection for Moravian. He won the long jump in 2013 and 2014, and was the champion in the triple jump from 2012-2014. He has two conference championship records in the long jump (7.17m - 2014) and the triple jump (14.42m - 2013). Joint was named the Field Athlete of the Year in 2013 and 2014.
Layng was the Landmark pole vault champion from 2010-2012 and was a member of the 4x200m championship relay team in 2012. He was named to the Landmark Academic Honor Roll from 2010-2012, and the Academic Team in 2011 and 2012.
Maginnis won the shot put and the weight throw in 2008 and 2009. His mark of 15.54m in the shot put is a conference championship record. A member of the inaugural Landmark Championship team in 2008, Maginnis was named the 2009 Field Athlete of the Year and earned a spot on the Landmark Academic Honor Roll teams in 2009.
Woodruff is an 11-time First Team All-Conference Selection from 2009-2011, including a four-time selection in the 4x200m relay. He was also a three-time selection in the 200-meter dash. His time of 1:30.56 in the 4x200 and 22.12 in the 200-meter dash are conference championship records. Woodruff was voted the Track Athlete of the Year in 2011.
"As with our women, we've been extremely blessed in this program to have the privilege to work with some incredible athletes over the years, including some of the best in the history of Division III," stated Head Coach Jesse Baumann, who is in his sixth season leading the program and has won all ten indoor conference championships he has coached in with the men and women. "Ozzie and Eric are both still on the Division III Top 10 All Time list and won NCAA titles, while Kris, Tim, and Steve are just some of the athletes who have earned a number All American honors while here and were big pieces of our program's success over the past decade. The eight listed were great leaders and representatives for our program, and Moravian College."
To view the full Landmark Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Team, visit http://www.landmarkconference.org/sports/track/2016-17/releases/02142017mitrackdecade.