At Eastern: Lettered in indoor and outdoor track in his first season in 2011/12... ran the 400 and competed in the long jump indoors and outdoors and ran the 600 indoors and 200 outdoors... ran a PR of 1:26.39 in finishing tenth in the New England Alliance indoor 600 meters... set a PR of 20-6 1/2 in claiming seventh place among 26 competitors in the indoor long jump at Wesleyan Jan. 21... outdoors, won the 400 at Wesleyan April 7 and established a PR of 20-9 1/4 in winning the long jump at Eastern the following week... qualified for the Little East Championships in the 400 and long jump outdoors...
High School: Competed in indoor and outdoor track for a total of seven seasons... also ran cross country for two years and played soccer for two... primarily ran the 400 and did the long jump... as a senior indoors, ran to all-conference honors in the 600... ran on the conference champion 4x400 relay... four-time team captain in track and cross country... high honors student every year...
PERSONAL: born Dylan J. Kruppa April 5, 1993… Parents: Anne and Paul... Major: Business.... Career Plans: Advertising/coaching... Residence: Torrington, CT…
DYLAN... REVEALED
Favorite aspect of Eastern: The size of the campus
One thing I would change about Eastern: Dining Hall
Favorite aspect of my sport: The mental toughness you need
Personal goal for the season: Break the 600 record
Pre-game ritual: Certain songs
Favorite sport other than my own: Soccer
My favorite moment playing sports: Breaking the 500 record at BU
My most disappointed moment playing sports: Getting injured
My most overused phrase: Bruh
Biggest rival: Kevin Sawyer from Bridgewater
Most visited website: Youtube
Favorite song: Schemin Up
Dream job: Coaching an athlete to the Olympics
If I were a superhero my superpower would be: Teleportation
Favorite professional or amateur team: Yankee
Last movie I’ve seen: Million Dollar Arm
Favorite musical artist: Drake
Favorite athlete: Derek Jeter
Most despised professional athlete: Tony Room
Pet peeve: Loud Chewing
Words to live by: Mind body spirit
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Humble
In 10 years, I could see myself: Working in an advertising firm
In 10 years, I hope that I am not (do not answer “dead”): Jail
Hardest thing I’ve ever done: Passing Switch’s class
If you won lotto, what would you do with the money? Help my parents retire
Biggest waste of money: Bottled water
Favorite subject in school: Math
Closest brush with greatness: Getting my coaching certification through USATF
Favorite smell: Fresh cut grass
If my life could be made into a movie, the title would be: Run
If I could go out on a date with a celebrity, the celebrity would be: Hayden Panettiere
Last movie I saw: The Giver
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Japan
This is impossible: Perfection
Biggest adjustment to college life: Time management
What I will take away from my college experience (in addition to a degree): Great friends
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: Discrimination
INDOOR | | | |
400m | | | |
Date | Meet | Time | Finish |
| | | |
| Springfield | 51.89 | 1st (20) |
| LEC | 52.03 | 3rd (16) |
| | NE Alliance | | 6th (28) |
2012/13 | | | |
December 1 | UMass Boston | 53.55 | 9th (25) |
December 8 | Yale | 52.02 | 8th (23) |
January 19 | Coast Guard | 53.14 | 3rd (21) |
2011/12 | | | |
December 3 | Springfield | 54.18 | 7th (12) |
December 10 | Harvard | 51.84# | 13th (48) |
February 4 | Springfield | 57.44 | 18th (18) |
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500m | | | |
| | | |
January 10 | Yale | 1:08.40 | 14th (35) |
January 24 | Springfield | 1:07.25 | 2nd (19) |
February 7 | Boston U. | 1:06.12 | 8th (22) |
February 27 | NE Open | 1:05.72#^ | Preliminaries |
2013/14 | | | |
| December 7 | UMass Boston | 1:07.05 | 2nd (19) |
| February 8 | Boston U. | 1:06.96 | 43rd (79) |
| February 28 | NE Open | 1:06.25 | Preliminaries |
| March 8 | ECAC DIII | 1:07.15 | 10th (31) |
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2012/13 | | | |
February 2 | Springfield | 1:10.50 | 9th (14) |
February 23 | NE Open | 1:06.63 | 16th (30) |
March 2 | ECAC | 1:06.97 | 8th (19) |
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600m | | | |
| 2014/15 | | | |
| January 17 | Coast Guard | 1:26.62 | 4th (12) |
| February 21 | NE DIII | 1:24.63 | 10th (16) |
2013/14 | | | |
January 18 | Coast Guard | 1:32.78 | 11th (14) |
January 25 | Springfield | 1:25.12 | 2nd (26) |
February 1 | Springfield | 1:26.24 | 7th (31) |
February 22 | DIII NE | 1:24.35# | 8th (15) |
2012/13 | | | |
January 26 | Springfield | 1:27.91 | 7th (30) |
February 10 | NE Alliance | 1:25.26 | 8th (28) |
| | LEC | | 6th (13) |
February 16 | DIII NE | 1:26.60 | 13th (18) |
2011/12 | | | |
January 21 | Wesleyan | 1:26.93 | 11th (29) |
February 11 | NE Alliance | 1:26.39 | 10th (31) |
| | LEC | | 7th (19) |
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LONG JUMP | | | |
| | | Distance | |
2013/14 | | | |
| December 7 | UMass Boston | 19-6 | 17th (39) |
| January 18 | Coast Guard | 20-6 1/2 | 3rd (24) |
2012/13 | | | |
December 1 | UMass Boston | 19-6 | 14th (25) |
December 8 | Yale | 20-5 3/4 | 8th (26) |
January 19 | Coast Guard | 21-0 3/4# | 1st (11) |
January 26 | Springfield | 20-3 1/2 | 5th (26) |
February 2 | Springfield | 20-9 1/4 | 2nd (14) |
February 10 | NE Alliance | 19-9 | 15th (32) |
| | LEC | | 8th (13) |
February 16 | DIII NE | 19-8 | 15th (15) |
2011/12 | | | |
December 3 | Springfield | 20-3 3/4 | 6th (18) |
January 21 | Wesleyan | 20-6 1/2 | 7th (26) |
January 28 | Coast Guard | 19-10 1/4 | 2nd (12) |
February 4 | Springfield | 18-10 1/2 | 12th (26) |
#-Personal best | ^-Program record | |
OUTDOOR | | | |
| Date | Meet | Time | Finish |
| 200m | | | |
| 2015 | | | |
| April 4 | UM Dartmouth | 23.42 | 10th (56) |
| April 11 | Westfield | 24.14 | 12th (16) |
| April 17 | ECSU | 23.09# | 5th (19) |
| April 25 | LEC | 23.71 | 10th (12) |
| | NE Alliance | | 23rd (25) |
| 2013 | | | |
| April 20 | Springfield | 24.07 | 18th (43) |
| 2012 | | | |
| March 24 | Westfield | 24.54 | 28th (47) |
| 400m | | | |
| 2015 | | | |
| April 4 | UMass Dart | 52.16 | 6th (34) |
| April 11 | Westfield | 51.57 | 4th (12) |
| April 17 | ECSU | 50.49# | 1st (14) |
| April 25 | LEC | 52.45 | 9th (13) |
| | NE Alliance | | 18th (29) |
| May 2 | NE DIII | 50.94 | 24th (28) |
| 2014 | | | |
| April 5 | UMass Dart | 52.04 | 11th (56) |
| April 19 | Springfield | 52.28 | 10th (28) |
| 2013 | | | |
| March 30 | Coast Guard | 55.65 | 22nd(29) |
| April 14 | ECSU | 51.32 | 3rd (12) |
| April 27 | NE Alliance | 50.83 | 10th |
| | LEC | | 8th |
| May 4 | NE DIII | 51.40 | 23rd 927) |
| 2012 | | | |
| March 24 | Westfield | 51.75 | 7th (26) |
| March 31 | Coast Guard | 54.90 | 15th (20) |
| April 7 | Wesleyan | 52.32 | 1st (8) |
| April 13 | ECSU | 52.13 | 3rd (4) |
| April 21 | Springfield | 51.60 | 4th (15) |
| April 28 | NE Alliance | 51.72 | 12th (24) |
| | LEC | | 9th (15) |
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| 800m | | | |
| 2015 | | | |
| March 28 | Coast Guard | 2:08.57 | 24th (46) |
| 2014 | | | |
| March 29 | Coast Guard | 2:01.62 | 9th (56) |
| April 11 | ECSU | 1:59.80# | 3rd (14) |
| April 27 | LEC | 2:00.22 | 5th (9) |
| | NE Alliance | | 9th (18) |
| 2013 | | | |
| April 6 | UMD | 2:05.20 | 9th (26) |
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| LONG JUMP | | Distance | |
| 2013 | | | |
| March 30 | Coast Guard | 16-1 | 21st(24) |
| April 14 | ECSU | 20-6 1/2 | 2nd (9) |
| April 20 | Springfield | 20-8 1/2 | 3rd (20) |
| April 27 | NE Alliance | 20-7 | 9th |
| | LEC | | 6th |
| 2012 | | | |
| March 24 | Westfield | 20-0 1/2 | 6th (24) |
| March 31 | Coast Guard | 17-5 1/4 | 14th (18) |
| April 7 | Wesleyan | 18-8 | 5th (5) |
| April 13 | ECSU | 20-9 1/4# | 1st (3) |
| April 21 | Springfield | 20-3 3/4 | 2nd (13) |
| April 28 | NE Alliance | 19-11 | t-12th (29) |
| | LEC | | 6th (12) |
#-Personal best
