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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Nate Kuntz
Shippensburg Sports Information

Mike Formica

  • Event Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Butler, Pa.
  • High School Knoch
  • Major Psychology

Biography

CAREER ACCOLADES
>> All-PSAC First Team XC (2023) (2024)
>> All-Region XC (2024)
>> All-PSAC in 1500m (3:54.23); third-place at 2024 Outdoor Championships
>> USTFCCCA All-Region Honors (2025) 
>> Named Outstanding Track Athlete (2025)
>> All-PSAC in 1500m (3:47.85); First-place at 2025 Outdoor Championships 
>> Broke all-time PSAC 1500m record at the Bison Outdoor Classic
2024-25 // JUNIOR 
Cross Country (2024) 

>> Finished 16th (25:52.0) in the 8k at the Robert Morris University Colonial Cross Country Invitational 
>> Finished 19th (25:24.8) in the 8k at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational 
>> Finished 13th (25:08.9) in the 8k at the Lehigh Paul Short Run 
>> Finished 7th (25:47.5) in the 8k at PSAC Cross Country Championships
>> Finished 18th (31:01.6) in the 10k at NCAA Atlantic Regionals Championships
Outdoor Track & Field (2025) 
>> Ranked 1st in region in the 1500m (3:45.62) at the Bison Outdoor Classic where he broke the PSAC record
>> Placed 5th in the 5000m with a personal best time(14:24.51) at the Virginia Challenge 
>> Placed 15th in the 1500m championship (3:47.14) at Penn Relays 
>> Continued his outstanding start of the season running an 14:51.79 in the 5000m; at the SPIRE Midwest Open
>> Placed 1st in the 5000m (15:03.18) at the PSAC Championships
Indoor Track & Field (2025) 
>> Placed 3rd in the 3000m out of 39 runners (8:31.32) at the YSU Collegiate Invitational
>> Broke the school mile record (4:09.20) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational; solidified #1 ranked miler in the PSAC
>> Placed 2nd in the 800m (1:55.07) at the PSU Tune Up
>> Finished 1st in the 1500m (3:53.09) and 3rd in the 800m (1:55.18) at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational
2023-24 // SOPHOMORE
Outdoor Track & Field (2024)
>> Ran a career best 1500m and took 2nd place (3:55.58) at the 2024 CMU Invitational 
>> Set a career best 800m and finished 12th (2:01.29) at the Stan Romanoski Open
>> Named All-PSAC in 1500m (3:54.23) at conference championships 
Indoor Track & Field (2023-24)
>> Set a career best and placed 4th in the 5000m (15:10.20), set another career best and placed 5th in the Mile (4:19.31), and placed 5th in the 3000m (8:47.55) at the PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championship
>> Recorded a career best 3000m (8:35.77) and placed 3rd at the 2024 YSU Indoor Mid Major
>> Placed 2nd in the 5000m (15:16.79) at the 25th Annual Bison Open and Multi
>> Placed 5th in the Mile (4:20.09) and set a career best 800m (2:02.35) finishing 27th at the YSU Indoor Track & Field Invitational 
Cross Country (2023)
>>  Finished 8th (19:53.6) in the 6k for his debut as a Crimson Hawk at the Father Bede Invitational
>> Finished 10th (24:53.83) in the 8k at the RMU Colonial Invitational 
>> Finished 15th (27:00.00) in the 8k at the PSAC Cross Country Championships
>> Finished 28th (31:26.9) in the 10k at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals Cross Country Championships

PRIOR TO IUP 

>> Transfer from Youngstown State; part of 2022 Horizon League championship team
>> Horizon League Freshman of the Week at YSU
>> Named Butler County Runner of the Year
>> Alle-Kiski Valley Runner of the Year
>> WPIAL cross country individual champion
>> State medalist in PIAA meet in cross country and track & field
>> Holds Knoch High School records in five events (800m, 1600m, 3200m, 5000m, 5000m XC)
>> Intends to major in psychology at IUP
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