WASHINGTON -- The Atlantic 10 Conference expanded to new heights in 1993, adding three Olympic sports including Men’s Indoor Track and Field. The A-10 held the sport’s first championship that same season, crowning West Virginia as the A-10's first Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship. 

WVU’s Richard Wagner claimed the first-ever Most Outstanding Track Performer award in 1995. Wagner won two gold medals in the 55M dash and 200M dash at the inaugural championship. The Mountaineers dominated, clinching 14 gold medals in 19 events.  

Upon WVU’s departure after the 1995 season, Virginia Tech solidified its dominance in the league. The Hokies won four straight titles from 1997 to 2000 led by four-time Coach of the Year Russ Whitenack.  

Virginia Tech’s departure after the 2000 season opened a new powerhouse to the sport by Rhode Island. The Rams established a legacy of excellence in men’s indoor track and field, claiming 16 of the league’s 32 titles. That includes a stretch of three straight from 2014–16 and another five consecutive titles from 2020-25.  

Four Rams hold A-10 individual records with Tommie Campbell’s triple jump record standing for 33 years. Campbell set the league record of 15.843M in the first year of the championship’s existence. Dustin Kuzma, the 2001 Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Year, still holds the 500M record (1:02.72). Jeremy Collins and Ashhad Agyapong are the only Rams to win the Most Outstanding Track Performer award twice.  

The Rams’ James Rooney won the league’s first-ever Most Outstanding Field Performer honor in 2001 and again in 2002. Nine Rams have earned the award – the most from any school.  

Outside of Rhode Island, only five other programs have claimed the A-10 Men’s Indoor Track and Field crown: WVU, La Salle, Virginia Tech, Charlotte and George Mason. 24 student-athletes have collected the Most Outstanding Track Performer awards, while 20 student-athletes were recognized as the Most Outstanding Field Performer.  

YEAR         TRACK                                FIELD 

2025            James Lawrence (LUC)     Matt Santy (URI)  

2024            Jarrett Young (URI)            John Casper (VCU)  

2023            Toby Gillen (SLU)              Stephen Cirella (URI)  

2022            Toby Gillen (SLU)              Jaylen Simmons (MASON)  

2020            Zach Michon (SJU)           Jaylen Simmons (MASON)  

2019            Rico Gomez (MASON)      Bashir Idris (VCU)  

2018            Nigel Hill (URI)                  Casey Burley (URI)  

2017            Will Brewster (DAV)           John Seals (MASON)  

2016             Bernard Freeman (GM)    Kristopher Horn (UM)  

2015             Aaron Leskow (SJU)         Brandon Ruffin (VCU)  

2014             Alfredo Santana (LAS)      Brandon Ruffin (VCU)  

2013             Alfredo Santana (LAS)      Cordell Livingston (CHA)  

2012             Travis Mahoney (TU)         Jake Wainwright (CHA)  

2011              Darius Law (CHA)             Jacob Keeling (URI)  

2010              Korey Edwards (LAS)       Tim Boeni (TU)  

2009              Darius Law (CHA)             James Whalen (URI)  

2008              Sean Quigley (LAS)          Yudehwheh Gbaa (URI)  

2007              Sean Quigley (LAS)          Yudehwheh Gbaa (URI)  

2006              Ashhad Agyapong (URI)   Erik Hoagland (UM)  

2005              Ashhad Agyapong (URI)   Andre Reid (URI)  

2004              Brian Skelly (LAS)            Chad Washington (URI)  

2003              James Jefferson (LAS)     Robert Leite-Young (TU)  

2002              Brian Rosetti (SJU)          James Rooney (URI)  

2001             Dustin Kuzma (URI)          James Rooney (URI)  

2000             Andre Davis (VT)  

1999             Jeremy Collins (URI)  

1998             Brian Gallagher (LAS)  

1997             Jeremy Collins (URI)  

1996             Barry Cantrell (FOR)  

1995             Richard Wagner (WVU)