Wheaton College (MA)

EVENT RESULTS/TOP TIMES

2025 SEASON: Named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-East Region Team ... Named to the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team ... Appeared in 20 meets on the season … Recorded seven top five finishes, including two victories … Opened the season with a 10th place finish in the 400 meters at the Showdown at the Heights, hosted by Boston University, at the Track at New Balance in Boston, Mass. … Finished in sixth place in the 400 meters with a time of 50.61 in the Emory Dooley Elite Meet in Atlanta, Ga. on April 5 … Posted victories in the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay with Gael Vera, Aidan Greenleaf, and Kelvin Peterson Bridgewater State University Bears Invitational on April 11 … Finished in third place in the 4x100-meter relay with Vera, Greenleaf, and Peterson, fifth place in the 4x400-meter relay with Ryan Ventura, Aristaeus Giatrakos, and Zachariah Elmasri, and ninth place in the 400 meters at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship … Posted a runner-up finish in the 4x100-meter relay with Travis James, Gael Vera, and Kelvin Peterson at the New England Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Closed out the season with a fourth-place finish in the 400 meters at the Final Qualifier at MIT on May 15 ... Named to the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Men's Track & Field Relay of the Week on April 24 with Gael Vera, Aidan Greenleaf, and Kelvin Peterson after winning the 4x100-meter relay, while posting the fourth-fastest relay time in program history with a mark of 41.46 at the BSU Bears Invitational on April 11.

2024 SEASON: Named to the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team ... Did not compete in any events on the season.

2023 SEASON: Named to the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team ... Recorded seven top five finishes, including four victories … Opened the season with a first-place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 23.38, while also placing third with a career-best time of 6.71 in the 55 meters at the Coast Guard Academy Winter Invitational on January 14 … Placed first in the 200 meters with a time of 23.10, along with a second-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with Zachariah Elmasri, Matthew Daley, and Anthony Almas at the Lyon-Mule Dual Invitational on January 21 … Won the 4x200-meter relay with Justin Hart, Ricardo Goncalves, and Kelvin Peterson at the Wheaton Invitational on January 28 … Recorded a victory in the 400 meters with a time of 51.09 at the Wheaton Pre Post-Season Meet on February 18 … Closed out the season with a time of 57.72 in the 400 meters at the Amherst College Spring Fling on April 8.

2022 SEASON: Named to New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Second Team All-Conference Team ... Made his collegiate debut by helping Wheaton win the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:29.27 at the Lyons Invitational on January 21 ... Placed eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.75 at the NCAA Division III New England Indoor Championship on February 26 and was second in the 200 meters at the NCAA Division III New England Outdoor Championship with a mark of 21.96 ... Finished second in the 200 meters with a time of 22.40 at the NEWMAC Outdoor Championship on April 30 and also finished fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 50.42 and helped the Lyons post a fifth-place effort in the 4x100-meter relay with a mark of 42.86 ... Won the 200 meters with a personal-record time of 21.91 at the Trinity College Invitational on April 23 and also topped the field in the 200 meters at the Pre-Post Season Meet at Wheaton College on February 19 with a time of 22.94 ... Turned in a personal-best time of 11.31 to place fourth in the 100 meters at the Amherst Spring Fling on April 9 ... Enjoyed a stretch of five meets with improved times in the 200 meters ... Posted a personal-record time of 50.15 in the 400 meters at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational.

HONORS: 2022 NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference ... Named to the Dean's List at Wheaton.

BEFORE WHEATON: Graduated from Methuen High School in 2021 ... Four-year letterwinner in track and field in addition to earning a letter in baseball for the Rangers ... Named a Boston Herald All-Star and a Merrimack Valley Conference First Team honoree for MHS track as a junior ... Helped set the Methuen High School record in the 4X200 relay and qualified for the New Balance Nationals in the 4x200 relay as a junior ... Chosen a Captain for the Rangers track & field squad prior to his senior season ... Earned Highest Honors at MHS ... Played baseball for the Gators. 

PERSONAL: Born February 3, 2003 ... Majoring in Business and Management (Accounting and Finance) and Psychology at Wheaton and would like to pursue a career in Accounting or Finance ... Son of Karen Dowgiert and Grandson of Carol Grillo ... Has one sibling, Lexie ... Chose to compete at Wheaton because of the coaching staff and he felt it was the best opportunity to grow as an athlete and also as a student.