2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jadyn Anczarski

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Ringtown, Pa.
  • Highschool North Schuylkill

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Competed for the Wildcats from 2017-21 and was a key BIG EAST contributor in the throwing events … Individual conference champion in the discus in 2021 and was an All-BIG EAST performer indoors in the weight throw … Overall was an 11-time BIG EAST scorer, including seven times outdoors and four times indoors … At the end of his collegiate career ranked fourth in school history in the weight throw (16.71m), fifth in the discus (50.11m) and sixth in the hammer (53.16m) … Villanova won four BIG EAST team titles during his career, including three straight indoor titles from 2018-20 and the 2019 outdoor conference crown … Excelled in both athletic competition and academically … Named the men’s outdoor track & field winner of a BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award in 2021 … Winner of the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for capturing the first image of a black hole … Fulbright ETA semifinalist in 2020 … Five-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and 10-time selection to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
PERSONAL BESTS
Shot Put 14.06 Meters BIG EAST Championships (3.2.2020)
Weight Throw 16.71 Meters Princeton Invitational (2.23.2020)
Discus 50.11 Meters Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4.3.2021)
Hammer 53.16 Meters Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4.24.2021)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2021 OUTDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Discus
All-BIG EAST Discus
2020 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST Weight Throw
2021 OUTDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Discus
All-BIG EAST Discus
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 14 Hammer 52.03m 6th
May 15 Discus 49.52m 1st
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
March 1 Weight Throw 16.32m 2nd
March 2 Shot Put 14.06m 4th
2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 10 Hammer 48.01m 4th
May 11 Discus 46.85m 4th
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
February 22 Weight Throw 16.33m 4th
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 11 Hammer 41.67m 8th
May 12 Discus 42.87m 8th
2018 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
February 23 Weight Throw 14.24m 6th
2017 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 12 Hammer 36.90m 10th
May 13 Discus 42.07m 5th
 
 
INDOOR

2020: Earned his first career All-BIG EAST honor and rose to fourth place on the all-time Villanova performance list in the weight throw ... Scored in both the weight throw and the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships, and recorded lifetime best marks in both events during the season ... Competed at a total of six meets; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Made his season debut at Navy and recorded a mark of 14.86 meters in the weight throw; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Competed in the weight throw and threw for 15.61 meters; Villanova Invitational (2/1): Placed fourth in the weight throw (15.92m) and 15th in the shot put with a throw of 12.53 meters at the Wildcats home meet; Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Tallied a then-season best mark of 16.27 meters in the weight throw at Penn State; Princeton Invitational (2/23): Individual winner in the weight throw at Princeton with a personal best mark of 16.71 meters ... That effort moved him up one spot into fourth place in school history in the weight throw ... Also threw the shot put for the second time during the season and came in seventh with a mark of 13.47 meters; BIG EAST Championships (3/1-3/2): Helped the Wildcats win their third consecutive indoor BIG EAST title with a second place finish in the weight throw and a fourth place showing in the shot put ... Contributed a total of 13 team points towards Villanova's final score ... Made the awards podium in the weight throw after coming in second with a mark of 16.32 meters and earning his first career All-BIG EAST honor ... Tallied a lifetime best mark of 14.06 meters in the shot put on the second day of the meet to finish in fourth place in that event ... The contributions of the Wildcats throwers helped the team solidify its spot atop the team standings at the meet.

2019: Had his best collegiate season to date, competing five times in the weight throw and rising to fourth on the all-time Villanova performance list in the event ... Scored team points in the weight throw at the BIG EAST Championships with a career best fourth place conference finish; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Recorded a then-personal best mark of 15.15 meters and finished in sixth place at the first meet of the season; Gotham Cup (1/18): Recorded a mark of 14.06 meters and recorded an 18th place; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/26): Registered a throw of 13.07 meters; FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Tallied a 12th place finish with a throw of 15.00 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/22): Came in fourth in the weight throw at the conference with a personal best throw of 16.33 meters ... Cleared 16 meters for the first time in his career and recorded a mark which moved him onto fourth place on Villanova's all-time performance list ... The fourth place finish was the highest he has finished at a BIG EAST meet, and he scored five team points towards the Wildcats winning their fifth team title in the last six years.

2018: Competed in the weight throw at four meets during the season; Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Came in 15th in his season debut with a throw of 13.46 meters; Columbia Challenge (1/26): Competed in the college section of the weight throw and threw for a personal best mark of 14.29 meters ... Came in 14th in his section of the event; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Came in seventh with a mark of 13.64 meters at the Wildcats home meet; BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Scored team points towards the Wildcats conference title with a sixth place finish in the weight throw ... Recorded a mark of 14.24 meters in his first career indoor conference meet.

2017: Threw the shot put once and the weight throw twice during the indoor season; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/3): Came in eighth in the shot put with a distance of 10.60 meters in his collegiate debut; Villanova Open (1/27): Recorded a 12th place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 11.50 meters; Villanova Invitational (2/4): Finished 12th in the weight throw with a measurement of 12.20 meters.
 
OUTDOOR

2021: Became the third Villanova thrower to be a BIG EAST champion in the discus when he won his first career individual conference title … Registered personal best marks in both the discus and the hammer during the season to rise to fifth and sixth, respectively, in school history in those events … Appeared at seven meets during the season and competed in at least two of the throwing events in all seven meets … Tallied five first-place finishes during the season; Villanova Opener (3/19): Opened the season by tallying first place finishes in both the discus (48.48m) and the hammer (50.28m) at the Wildcats home meet; Raleigh Relays (3/26-3/27): Recorded a mark of 45.95 meters in the discus on the first day of the meet at North Carolina State before throwing for 52.65 meters in the hammer on the second day of the meet; Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Surpassed 50 meters in the discus for the first time in his career and threw for a lifetime best distance of 50.11 meters … Came in first in both the discus and the hammer (51.96m) on the day; Virginia Challenge (4/16): Recorded a mark of 47.65 meters in the discus and 52.54 meters in the hammer; Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): On the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays competed in the shot put, the discus and the hammer at Franklin Field … Established a personal best mark in the hammer, throwing for 53.16 meters and finishing fifth in the competition … Came in third in the discus (48.09m) and finished ninth in the shot put with a measurement of 12.82 meters at the meet; Penn Twilight (5/1): Tuned up for the BIG EAST Championships with runner-up finishes in both the discus (46.53m) and the hammer (51.04m); BIG EAST Championships (5/14-5/15): Won his first career individual BIG EAST title with a first place finish in the discus on the final day of the conference championships … Recorded a winning mark of 49.52 meters to become the third Villanova men’s thrower and first since 2006 to be a BIG EAST discus champion … Added a sixth place finish in the hammer (52.03m) on the first day of the BIG EAST meet.

2019: Competed three times each in the hammer and the discus during the season ... Recorded personal best marks in both events at the BIG EAST Championships and scored team points in each event to help the Wildcats win the conference team title ... Moved into the top-10 of the all-time Villanova performance list in the discus ... Appeared in meets at Penn and Princeton during the season prior to the BIG EAST meet; Penn Challenge (3/23): Came in 11th in both the discus and the hammer with throws of 45.09 meters and 47.65 meters, respectively; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Threw the discus for 43.55 meters and the hammer for 47.08 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/10-5/11): Finished fourth in both the hammer and the discus to match his highest career finish at a BIG EAST meet either indoors or outdoors ... Recorded a personal best distance of 48.01 meters in the hammer on the first day of the meet ... Helped the Wildcats secure the BIG EAST team title on the second day with his personal best throw of 46.85 meters in the discus ... That mark also moved him into 10th place on the program's all-time performance list in the discus ... Scored a total of 10 points at the meet to help Villanova finish off an indoor-outdoor BIG EAST sweep.

2018: Scored in both the discus and the hammer at the BIG EAST Championships ... Recorded personal best marks in both events during the season ... Competed at a total of five meets during the outdoor campaign; Penn Challenge (3/24): Threw the hammer for a distance of 39.27 meters and registered an 11th place finish in the outdoor season opener; Colonial Relays (4/6): Placed 18th in the university section of the hammer with a mark of 37.15 meters; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Recorded collegiate best marks in both the discus and the hammer at the local meet ... Threw the discus for 44.52 meters and the hammer for 43.60 meters, placing fourth in each event; Lions Invitational (4/28): Came in seventh in the discus with a throw of 41.52 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/11-5/12): Tallied eighth place finishes and scored a team points in both of his throwing events ... Threw the hammer for 41.67 meters on the first day of the conference meet and recorded a mark of 42.87 meters in the discus on the second day of the meet.

2017: Competed at six meets during the season and scored in the discus at the BIG EAST Championships; Penn Challenge (3/25): Recorded a 12th place finish in the hammer with a mark of 37.92 meters and placed 13th in the discus with a throw of 40.90 meters at the first meet of the outdoor season; Colonial Relays (3/31-4/1): Finished 16th in the hammer (38.30m) and 17th in the university section of the discus (40.48m); Sam Howell Invitational (4/8): Threw the discus for 39.95 meters; Haverford Invitational (4/26): Recorded a first place finish in the discus with a season-best mark of 44.37 meters; Lions Invitational (4/29): Registered throws of 35.95 meters in the hammer and 39.93 meters in the discus; BIG EAST Championships (5/12-5/13): Notched his best career finish at a BIG EAST meet with a fifth place finish in the discus ... Threw for a distance of 42.07 meters in the event after placing 10th in the hammer with a mark of 36.90 meters a day earlier.
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

North Schuylkill High School: Earned four varsity letters in track & field while competing in the shot put and the discus … Also earned two varsity letters as a sweeper in soccer and one letter in golf … Team captain of the track & field team … Holds the school record in the discus with a mark of 48.34 meters … Two-time Schuylkill League champion in the discus as a sophomore and a senior … During his senior year was also the District 11 discus champion and went on to finish fourth at the PIAA AA state meet … Two-time MVP of the soccer team and was named the team’s Best Defensive Player as both a junior and a senior … Graduated third in his class academically … Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born 2/11/98 in Pottsville, Pa. … Youngest of three sons of John and Joyce Anczarski … Siblings are Jamie Anczarski and the late Johnny Anczarski … Has a relative, Mary Anczarski, who played basketball at Villanova in 1977 … Became an Eagle Scout and plays the piano and viola, in addition to enjoying skiing in his spare time … Was awarded the James C. Curvey Scholarship and Fellowship which allowed him to attend Villanova along with providing the opportunity to travel the world ... Also earned a Villanova undergraduate research fellowship and a graduate tuition scholarship in the Education Department… Physics major and Mathematics minor ... Winner of the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for capturing the first image of a black hole ... Named a winner of the William G. Driscoll medallion for Excellence in Physics ... Was a Fulbright ETA semifinalist in 2020 ... Inducted into Phi Betta Kappa and the Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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  • 2020-21Graduate Student

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