Nazareth College Athletics

Sociology major... born 2/16/93... son of Edwin and Kathy Sippie, Toms River, N.J... competed for the Golden Flyers during the 2015 indoor season and set school records in the 200- and 400-meter dashes with times of :22.16 and :48.71 respectively before suffering a leg injury that ended his season... finished first in the 400 at the Empire 8 Conference meet at Houghton on 2/14/15... part of record-setting relays -- the 4 x 200-meter relay (1:33.77) and the 4 x 400-meter relay (3:24.95)... a transfer to Nazareth from Lynchburg College, Sippie enjoyed considerable success there in 2013-14 as he captured the NCAA Division III indoor title in the 400-meter dash in March 2014 with a personal-best time of :47.86... also a five-time first-team all-conference performer in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and a four-time second-team performer... also qualified for the national meet during the outdoor season with a time of :47.84 in the 400, but did not place due to an injury... has also run :21.78 in the 200-meter dash outdoors... competed in the 60-meter dash (7.35) and 500-meter dash (1:08.97) during the indoor season and the pole vault (12 feet, 5 1/2 inches), long jump (19 feet, 2 1/2 inches), javelin (94 feet, 10 inches) and discus (77 feet, 8 inches) during the outdoor season... named ODAC Rookie of the Year for the indoor season in 2013.

Scholastic: a graduate of Toms River South High School, Sippie competed in cross country and track there... helped track team to Group 4 state title in 2010.