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2021-22 Men's Track and Field Roster

Steven Spreizer '22
Steven Spreizer '22

Owen Szabo

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 / 140
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hillsborough, NJ

Biography

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2022 Outdoor: Competed in 5000 and 10000 ... Career-best of 30:46.58 in 10000 (Liberty League Championship) ... Second in 5000 at Tufts (15:06.93) ... Third in 10000 at league meet ...

2021-22 Indoor: Competed in mile, 3000 and 5000 ... Career-bests of 4:27.40 in mile (Army), 14:57.80 in 5000 (Boston University) and 8:47.88 in 3000 (Liberty League Championship) ... 

2020-21: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ... 

2020 Outdoor: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ... 

2019-20 Indoor: Competed in mile, 3000 and 5000 ... Career-bests in each: 4:39.33 in mile (Middlebury), 8:59.38 in 3000 (Utica) and 15:02.30 in 5000 (Boston University) ... First in 3000 at Utica ... Tenth in 5000 at Boston University ... 

2019 Outdoor: Competed in 5000 and 10000 ... Season-best in 10000 at Goucher (33:28.85) ... Top finish of sixth in 5000 at Williams ...

2018-19: Competed in 3000 and 5000 ... Season-bests in both: 9:14.85 in 3000 (Utica Pioneer Open) and 15:41.40 in 5000 (Boston University) ... Second in 5000 at Utica Invitational ... Fourth at Middlebury ...  

High School:
Three years of cross country and track & field ... Cross country team MVP in 2016 and 2017 ... Team won Somerset County Championships in 2015 and 2017 ... Somerset County 3200 champion in 2018 ... Team Champions in 2018 ... Scholar Athlete Award ...

Personal: Applied Physics major ... Minor in Computer Science ... Olympia (RPI Athletics Honor Society) ... I-Persist Physics Mentor ... Eagle Scout ... Son of Barbara and Wayne Szabo.

On attending Rensselaer: "Good size school with great academic opportunities." - September 2020

"Great for someone who's passionate about science and engineering like myself." - July 2021

Benefits of undergraduate community: "They always have your back. It's great to be immersed with a lot of people who share your interests and talents. But they also go through the same struggles as you so you're never struggling alone." - September 2020

"It is a very supportive and collaborative community." - July 2021

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Distance
    5'7" 140 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Distance
    5'7" 140 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    Distance
    5'7" 140 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    Distance
    5'7" 140 lbs