2025-26 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Jonathan Evans

  • Academic Year Junior
  • Position Throws
  • Hometown Springfield, Va.
  • Highschool West Springfield
  • INFLCR john-evans-3

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Veteran member of the Villanova throwing group who has shown great progress in each of his events during the course of his collegiate career ... Ended the 2026 outdoor season by recording his second PR of the year in the discus at 43.06 meters ... Previously tallied PRs in the shot put (12.82m), weight throw (14.23m) and hammer (41.25m) during the 2025 indoor and outdoor seasons ... Has competed at four BIG EAST Championships, including in the weight throw indoors and both the hammer and discus outdoors ... Two-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and four-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
Shot Put (college)* 12.82 Meters Penn Challenge (3.22.2025)
Shot Put (high school)* 14.25 Meters High School
Weight Throw 14.23 Meters BIG EAST Championships (2.28.2025)
Discus (college)* 43.06 Meters BIG EAST Championships (5.16.2026)
Discus (high school)* 44.05 Meters High School
Hammer 41.25 Meters BIG EAST Championships (5.15.2025)
* high school shot put and discus use a lighter implement
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2023-24, 2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2026 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
May 16 Discus 43.06m 10th
2025 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
May 15 Hammer 41.25m 10th
May 17 Discus 40.11m 12th
2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Mark Place
February 28 Weight Throw 14.23m 9th
2024 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 9 Hammer 33.66m 9th
May 11 Discus 34.98m 9th
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

West Springfield High School: Earned a total of five varsity letters during his scholastic career, including three in football as a center and two in track & field ... Qualified for the state championships in the discus as both a junior and a senior ... Six-time all-region performer, including four honors in the shot put and two in the discus ... As a junior in 2022 was the outdoor Patriot District champion in the discus ... Earned six career all-district honors ... Achieved Honor Roll status academically and was named a CPS AP Scholar.

Personal: Born 10/11/2004 ... One of two children of Mark Evans and Chris Evans ... Has one sibling, Andrew ... Member of Villanova NROTC ... Mechanical Engineering major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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