2012-2013 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Thom Swarr
Thom Swarr

Aaron Focht

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Etters, Pa.
  • Events Mid-Distance
  • High School Red Land
  • Major Biology/Allied Health

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2013 Outdoor Bests (Senior):

800m: 1:59.16, 3/22-3/23/13 at Washington & Lee Track Carnival
1500m: 4:02.44, 4/13-4/14/13 at Bison Outdoor Classic
5000m: 15:52.84, 4/19-4/20/13 at Widener Invitational
4x800m Relay: 8:15.35, 3/27/13 at Capital Area Classic

2012-13 Indoor Bests (Senior):
500m: 1:09.65, 1/25-1/26/13 at Bison Open & Multi
800m: 2:00.01, 1/18/13 at Collegeville Indoor Classic
Mile: 4:17.97, 2/15/13 at Susquehanna Open
4x400m Relay: 3:35.95, 2/2/13 at Haverford Seamus McElligott Invitational
4x800m Relay: 8:09.18, 2/23/13 at MAC Championships
Distance Medley Relay: 10:13.58, 1/25-1/26/13 at Bison Open & Multi

2012 Outdoor Bests (Junior):
800m: 2:01.08, 4/21/12 at Widener Invitational
1500m: 3:55.14, 5/3-5/5/12 at MAC Championships
5000m: 15:16.94, 4/14-4/15/12 at Bison Outdoor Classic
10,000m: 35:32.24, 3/31/12 at Jim Taylor Invitational

2011-12 Indoor Bests (Junior):
800m: 1:58.45, 2/11/12 at Bucknell Winter Classic
1000m: 2:33.30, 1/27-1/28/12 at Bison Open & Multi
1600m: 4:19.64, 2/11/12 at Bucknell Winter Classic
5000m: 15:29.64, 2/17/11 at Susquehanna University Open
Distance Medley Relay: 9:56.80, 3/2-3/3/12 at Columbia Last Chance Meet
4x400m Relay: 3:38.31, 2/11/12 at Bucknell Winter Classic

2011 Outdoor Bests (Sophomore):
800m: 2:00.08, 4/2/11 at Muhlenberg Invitational
1500m: 3:58.13, 4/22/11 at Princeton Larry Ellis Friday Night Races
5000m: 15:23.69, 5/5-5/7/11 at MAC Championships
10,000m: 32:32.13, 5/5-5/7/11 at MAC Championships
4x400m Relay: 3:31.80, 4/20/11 at Gwynedd-Mercy Mid-Week Invitational

2010-11 Indoor Bests (Sophomore):
1600m: 4:21.15, 3/4-3/5/11 at Columbia Last Chance Meet
Distance Medley Relay: 10:03.99, 1/28-1/29/11 at Penn State National Invitational
4x400m Relay: 3:32.06, 12/4/10 at Navy Invitational
4x800m Relay: 8:11.34, 2/26/11 at MAC Championships

2010 Outdoor Bests (Freshman):
1500m: 3:58.98, 4/24/10 at Shippensburg Paul Kaiser Classic
3000m: 8:51.09, 4/3/10 at Millersville Spring Opening
5000m: 15:17.45, 3/26-3/27/10 at W&L Track & Field Carnival
4x400m Relay: 3:34.79, 4/24/10 at Shippensburg Paul Kaiser Classic
4x800m Relay: 7:57.23, 3/26-3/27/10 at W&L Track & Field Carnival

2009-10 Indoor Bests (Freshman):
800m: 2:02.94, 1/23/10 at Susquehanna Orange & Maroon Meet
1600m: 4:32.90, 3/6/10 at Virginia Tech Final Qualifier
Distance Medley Relay: 10:33.10, 1/9/10 at Bucknell Gulden Relays
4x400m Relay: 3:33.81, 2/13/10 at Susquehanna Indoor Invitational
4x800m Relay: 7:57.54, 1/9/10 at Bucknell Gulden Relays


2013 MAC Outdoor Championships (at Lebanon Valley):
1500m: 4:06.14, 4th place, All-MAC Second Team
5000m: 16:23.75, 17th place

2013 MAC Indoor Championships (at Lehigh):
Mile: 4:28.78, fourth place, All-MAC Second Team
4x800m Relay: 10:47.67, first place, All-MAC First Team
Distance Medley Relay: 8:09.18, first place, All-MAC First Team

2012 MAC Outdoor Championships (at Elizabethtown):
1500m: 3:55.14, second place, All-MAC First Team
5000m: 15:52.81, 13th place

2012 MAC Indoor Championships (at Lehigh):
1600m: 4:19.75, second place, All-MAC First Team
5000m: 15:44.22, third place, All-MAC First Team
Distance Medley Relay: 10:26.99, first place, All-MAC First Team

2011 MAC Outdoor Championships (at Messiah):
1500m: 4:03.32, seventh place
5000m: 15:23.69, second place, All-MAC First Team
10,000m: 32:32.13, fourth place, All-MAC Second Team

2011 MAC Indoor Championships (at Lehigh):
Distance Medley Relay: 10:38.49, first place, All-MAC First Team
4x800m Relay: 8:11.43, third place, All-MAC First Team

2010 MAC Outdoor Championships (at Widener):
1500m: 4:04.08, sixth place, All-MAC Second Team
5000m: 16:02.51, 11th place
4x800m Relay: 7:59.56, third place, All-MAC First Team

2010 MAC Indoor Championships (at Lehigh):
Distance Medley Relay: 10:28.41, first place, All-MAC First Team
4x800m Relay: 8:01.12, first place, All-MAC First Team


Career Highlights: 16-time All-MAC performer...First on school's indoor list in 1000m with a time of 2:33.30, set at the Bison Open & Multi on Jan. 28, 2012...Part of the Distance Medley Relay that set the indoor school record at the Columbia Last Chance Meet in a time of 9:56.80...Individually ranks third in the 500m (1:09.65), sixth in the 1600m (4:17.97) and tenth in the 800m (1:58.45)...Member of the 4x800m Relay that holds third fastest time in indoor school history at 7:57.54 and ninth fastest time at 8:09.18...Ran with Matt Rever, Luke Rotenberger, and Sam Brooks to record the seventh best time in the school's indoor history in the distance medley relay at the Bison Open on January 25, 2013...Holds several outdoor top-ten rankings, including fourth in the 1500m (3:55.14), sixth in the 3000m (8:57.09), tenth in the 5000m (15:05.57), and a part of the ninth fastest 4x800m Relay (7:57.23)...Placed second in the 1500m at the 2012 MAC Outdoor Championships...Took fourth in the 1500m at 4:06.14 at the 2013 MAC Outdoor Championships...Winner of ten MAC medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze).


High School: Ran cross country and track & field at Red Land Senior High School in Lewisberry, Pa...Earned seven varsity letters...Member of 2006 and 2007 teams that qualified for states...Finished sixth in the 1600m at the PIAA District III meet in 2009...State qualifier in cross country in 2008.

Personal: Born on July 23, 1991...Son of Keith and Marsha Focht...Has a younger sister, Caralie...Biology Allied Health major with minors in psychology, religious studies, and human service.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-2010Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2010-2011Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2011-2012Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2012-2013Senior

    Mid-Distance