Wheaton College (MA)

EVENT RESULTS/TOP PERFORMANCES

2025 SEASON: Appeared in 12 meets on the season … Recorded nine top five finishes … Opened the season with a personal-best time of 38.46 in the 300 meters at the Reggie Poyau Invitational at Brandeis University on January 18 … Posted his first collegiate victory in the 200 meters with a time of 23.20 at the Lyon Invitational on January 25 … Placed third in the 4x400-meter relay with Harrison Page, Zachariah Elmasri, and Kevin Smith at the Wheaton Invitational on February 1 … Also finished in fifth place in the 200 meters at the Wheaton Invitational on February 1 … Posted a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters at the Wheaton Post-Season Qualifier on February 22 … Added a personal-best time of 7.31 in the 60 meters at the Wheaton Post-Season Qualifier on February 22 … Placed third in the 4x100-meter relay with Kevin Smith, Gael Vera, and Kelvin Peterson at the Black & Gold Invitational at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. … Posted personal-best times of 11.22 in the 100 meters and 22.73 in the 200 meters at the Sean Collier Invitational at Massachusetts Institute of Technology … Closed out his career with a fifth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with Aristaeus Giatrakos, Zachariah Elmasri, and John Dowgiert, while placing 15th in the 200 meters at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship.

2024 SEASON: Appeared in 14 meets on the season … Recorded four top five finishes … Opened the season with a seventh-place finish in the long jump, seventh-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay, and a 16th place finish in the 60 meters at the Lyon Invitational on January 13 … Placed seventh in the 200 meters at the Wheaton Invitational on January 27 … Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with Aristaeus Giatrakos, Parker Fullem, and Will Singer, along with a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters at the Wheaton Pre Post-Season Meet on February 17 … Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with GJ Mualis, Kelvin Peterson, and Jordan Pinnix at the Black & Gold Invitational at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. … Placed fifth in the 4x100-meter relay with GJ Mualis, Kelvin Peterson, and Kevin Smith at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship … Also finished in 14th in the 200 meters and 15th in the 100 meters at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship … Closed out the season with a 13th place finish in the 4x100-meter relay with Mualis, Peterson, and Smith at the New England Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship.

2023 SEASON: Appeared in 11 meets on the season … Recorded two top five finishes … Opened the season with a career-best time of 7.11 in the 55 meters at the Coast Guard Academy Winter Invitational on January 14 … Posted personal-best marks of 5.96 meters in the long jump and 11.05 meters in the triple jump at the Lyon-Mule Dual Invitational on January 21 … Also placed fifth in the long jump and 200 meters at the Lyon-Mule Dual Invitational on January 21 … Placed sixth in the long jump, ninth in the 200 meters, and 12th in the 60 meters at the Wheaton Invitational on January 28 … Recorded a personal-best time of 57.83 in the 400 meters at the Trinity Invitational on April 22 … Closed out the season with a 12th place finish in the long jump and a 16th place finish in the 100 meters at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship.

2022 SEASON: Competed in eight meets for Wheaton ... Finished 16 in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 5.49 meters and placed 18th in the preliminaries of the 100 meters at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship on April 30 ... Made his collegiate debut by placing 15th in the long jump with a mark of 5.00 meters at the Wheaton Invitational on January 15 ... Finished 12th in the 60 meters with a personal-record time of 7.91 at the Pre-Post Season Meet at Wheaton College on February 19.

BEFORE WHEATON: Graduated from Oliver Ames High School in 2021 ... Two-year letterwinner in track and field in addition to earning three letters in soccer for the Tigers ... Helped OAHS track & field to a first place finish as a senior ... Part of the Tigers' four straight Hockomock League Soccer Championships, including an undefeated campaign during his senior season ... Tabbed to the Honor Roll all four years at Oliver Ames High School and was a Co-Leader with the Multi-Cultural Club ... Played soccer for FC USA and all New England Club soccer.

PERSONAL: Born March 4, 2003 ... Majoring in Physics with a minor in Astronomy at Wheaton and would like to pursue a career as an Astronomer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ... Son of Jenny and Michael Ventura ... Has two siblings, Joshua and Arianna ... His Father, Michael, played soccer for Wentworth Institute of Technology ... Chose to compete in track & field at Wheaton because he loves track and field and the competitiveness it brings to him and after his first year at Wheaton he fell in love even more with the sport.