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2025 Men's Track & Field Roster

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  • Pole Vault
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Stafford, Va.
    Hometown
  • 5'9
    Height
  • Mountain View
    High School
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Ocetnik
Colton Ocetnik
Pole Vault
Position
Senior
Class
Stafford, Va.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2025 Outdoor: Competed in four meets…9th at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge with 4.63m…2nd with 4.95m at the Raleigh Relays…At the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships placed 4th in the pole vault with 4.70m

2025 Indoor: Competed in five meets…Placed 2nd in the pole vault with 4.60m at the VCU Invitational…Personal record of 5.03m placing 2nd at the Patriot Games…Earned bronze at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships with 4.76m in the pole vault

2024 Outdoor: Competed in nine meets...Earned silver placing 2nd in pole vault (4.95m) at the A10 Outdoor Championships...Began the season placing 12th (4.56m) at the Bob Davidson Challenge...5th place finish (4.81m) at the Ebanks Invitational...Placed 2nd in pole vault (4.70m) at the JMU Invitational...Finished 6th (4.86m) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships

2024 Indoor: Competed in nine meets...Earned bronze placing 3rd in pole vault (4.70m) at the A10 Indoor Championships...Finished 2nd in pole vault (4.95m) at the VCU Invitational...5th place finish (4.75m) at the Nittany Lion Challenge...2nd place finish (4.70m) at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White...Finished 1st (4.90m) at the Father Diamond Invitational

2023 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets,,,Won the pole vault at the A-10 Championship with a career-high jump of 5.02m...Finished 2nd in pole vault at the Colonial Relays (4.55m)...Notched a 3rd place finish in pole vault at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational (4.78m)...Placed 4th at the Meet of Champions (4.80m), Navy Invite II (4.71m) and Raleigh Relays (4.65m)

2023 Indoor: Competed in seven meets...Won the pole vault at the A-10 Championship with a jump of 4.86m...Placed 1st at the Father Diamond (4.83m) and Big Apple Invitational in pole vault (4.75m)...Grabbed 2nd at the Navy Select (4.80m) and the Villanova Invitational (4.75m)

2022 Outdoor: Competed in six meets…Placed 4th in pole vault with a PR of 4.52m at the Atlantic 10 Championships (May 7-8).

2022 Indoor: Did not compete in 2022 indoor season.

Prep: Varsity letterwinner in football, wrestling, lacrosse and track & field… 2020 and 2021 Virginia 5A indoor state champion in pole vault… 2021 Virginia 5A outdoor state champion in pole vault… Served as track and field team captain… Awarded the Most Coachable Athlete in 2020… Earned the All-Area Award in 2020 and 2021. 

Personal: Son of Joy and Michael Ocetnik… Has three siblings; Morgan and Skyler Ocetnik and Hanna Grimes… Born Feb. 1, 2003… Majoring in business management… Sister, Morgan, plays soccer for Radford… Brother, Skyler, competes in professional crossfit… Enjoys dirt-biking, fishing, hunting, golfing, playing basketball, skateboarding and Yo-Yo.
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