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Shippensburg University Athletics

2022 Men's Track & Field Roster

Bill Smith, Shippensburg University

Aaron Arp Jr.

  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Harrisburg, Pa.
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Highschool Central Dauphin East
  • Major Human Communication Studies

Biography

2020 PSAC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2020 PSAC Indoor Championships Outstanding Track Athlete
 
School Records:
Indoor 200 Meters: 21.43 (21.81 flat)
Indoor 400 Meters: 47.40 (48.16 flat)
Outdoor 400 Meters: 46.81
 
NCAA Championships Competition:
5-Time NCAA Qualifier
2-Time All-America First Team
2020 Indoor: 400 (Qualified, meet canceled), 60H (Qualified, meet canceled), 4x4 (Qualified, meet canceled)
2019 Outdoor: 400 (8th), 4x4 (7th)
 
7-Time USTFCCCA All-Region
2020 Indoor: 200 (21.81), 400 (47.40), 60H (7.99), 4x4 (3:12.83)
2019 Outdoor: 400 (46.81), 4x4 (3:10.85)
2019 Indoor: 4x4 (3:13.69)
 
PSAC Championships Competition:
8-Time PSAC Placewinner (5x – Individual, 3x – Relay)
6-Time All-PSAC (3x – Individual, 3x – Relay)
5-Time PSAC Champion (2x – Individual, 3x – Relay)
2020 Indoor – 400 (1st), 60H (2nd), 4x4 (1st)
2019 Outdoor – 200 (7th), 400 (1st), 4x4 (1st)
2019 Indoor – 200 (6th), 4x4 (1st)
 
2020 Indoor: Named the PSAC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year to conclude a record-setting second season…qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 meters and the 60-meter hurdles and with the school’s 4x400-meter relay (championships were canceled)…selected as the PSAC Indoor Championships Most Valuable Track Athlete after winning the 400 meters in a school-record time of 47.40 seconds, placing second in the 60-meter hurdles and contributing to the PSAC title in the 4x400-meter relay…broke the school record in the 200 meters with a time of 21.81 seconds at Bucknell that converts to 21.43 seconds on a non-flat surface…finished as a four-time USTFCCCA All-Region honoree, receiving recognition for his work in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 60-meter hurdles and with the 4x400-meter relay that ran at VMI…competed in six meets.
 
2019 Outdoor: Earned a pair of All-America classifications to complete his debut outdoor season with the Raiders…achieved All-America First Team honors with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Championships…contributed to an All-America First Team finish with the 4x400-meter relay that placed seventh at the NCAA Championships…won a pair of PSAC titles…claimed gold in the 400-meter dash at the PSAC Championships with a school-record time of 46.81 seconds…contributed to the PSAC title with the 4x400-meter relay…placed seventh in the 200 meters at the PSAC Championships…finished the year with USTFCCCA All-Region classifications in the 400-meter dash and with the 4x400-meter relay that ran at VMI…ran a season best in the 200 meters at the SU Midweek Invitational…competed in seven meets.
 
2019 Indoor: Contributed to a conference title and PSAC Championships meet record in the 4x400-meter relay to cap off a strong debut season for the Raiders…placed sixth in the 200 meters at the PSAC Championships…earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors with the 4x400-meter relay that ran at VMI…ran a season best in the 60-meter dash at the Bison Opener and in the 200-meter dash at Penn State’s Sykes & Sabock Challenge…competed in five meets.
 
2018 Outdoor: Redshirt season.
 
2018 Indoor: Redshirt season.
 
Central Dauphin East High School: Earned four varsity letters for the Panthers under head coach Mike Galloway…placed fifth in the 200 meters (21.97) and seventh in the 110-meter high hurdles (14.97) at the 2017 PIAA ‘AAA’ State Championships…won the 2017 Mid-Penn Conference Championship in the 200 meters (21.79) and was the runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles (14.47)…finished second in the 200-meter finals at the 2017 PIAA ‘AAA’ District Championships and third in the 110-meter hurdles finals (14.49)…also played football.

About Arp Jr.: Full name is Aaron L. Arp Jr.…is the son of Aaron Arp Sr. and Shelva Holmes…majoring in human communication studies…has three siblings: Ashmir, Amoé and Cookie.