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Graphic for the two men's track and field athletes who won events at the 2026 Purple & Gold Open. Aidan Nelson won the steeplechase and Jean Franco Del Valle Guerrero won the high jump. Photos in graphic are of Nelson and Guerrero running. Photos by Tom Salus
March 21, 2026

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD HAVE SIXTH TOP FIVE FINISHES AT PURPLE & GOLD OPENER

Results

West Chester, Pa. (3/20/26)  The Dominican University New York men's track and field team opened the spring season at the Purple & Gold Opener held yesterday and today on the campus of West Chester University.

On Friday, senior Aidan Nelson won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:14.61.

Saturday saw Jean Franco Del Valle Guerrero win the high jump event (1.90m) and take second place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.68.  The 4x400m relay team of Tyler Colebrook, Samuel Fileen, Nickoy Henry and Aaron Williams also have a second place finish with a time of 3:33.94.

FRIDAY RESULTS

  • Nelson won the 3000m steeple chase with a time of 11:14.61.
  • In the 1000m, Zachary Dertinger finished in fifth place with a time of 40:42.25, while Eslian Henriquez Flores took sixth place with a time of 43:00.19.

SATURDAY RESULTS - Top Five Finishes

  • Guerrero won the high jump event with a jump of 1.90m (6-02.75)
  • Guerrero took second place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.68. 
  • The 4x400m relay team of Colebrook, Fileen, Henry and Williams took second place with a time of 3:33.94.
  • Anthony Ramos took fifth place in the triple jump with a jump of 12.98m (42-07.00)

SATURDAY RESULTS

  • Copeland competed in the 800m run and took sixth place with a time of 2:03.64.  Fileen ran a time of 2:06.93 to take 19th place and Deshawn Douglas finished in 26th place with a time of 2:09.47.
  • Ramos finished in eighth place in the long jump with a jump of 5.79m (19-00.00).  Jameel Richardson finished in 18th place with a jump of 4.13m (13-06.75)
  • In the 400m dash, Tyler Colebrook took eighth place with a time of 52.34.  Fileen finished in ninth place (52.46) and Henry took 19th place (53.21).  Connor Grable ran a time of 54.60 to finish in 26th place, while Sam Anthony Samala took 31st place with a time of 56.19.  Richardson finished in 34th place (56.72), followed by David Castro in 35th place (56.80) and Steven Hanna in 44th place (1:00.94).
  • The shot put event saw GianLuca Saggio take ninth place with a throw of 11.91m (39-01.00).
  • Colebrook finished in 10th place in the 200m dash with a time of 23.05.  Henry finished in 15th place with a time of 23.24, while Eliezer Rosario ran a time of 23.64 to take 22nd place.  Aidan Mallon finished in 42nd place with a time of 24.76, with Brandon Yrrizarry taking 59th place with a time of 26.44.
  • The 100m dash saw Rosario take 19th place with a time of 11.54.  Guerrero finished in 29th place with a time of 11.85, while Mallon took 43rd place with a time of 12.17.
  • Copeland also ran in the 1500m run where he finished in 23rd place with a time of 4:28.13.  Douglas took 25th place (4:29.62), while Aidan Nelson finished in 34th place (4:40.97).  Dertinger followed in 53rd place (5:15.67) and Flores took 60th place (5:37.56).
  • In the discus throw, Saggio took 28th place with a throw of 29.01m (95-02).

UP NEXT

The Chargers travel to the Ramapo Invitational next weekend.

 

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.