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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Conn.
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- High School:
- Lyman Memorial
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- Position:
- Javelin
Bio
Senior from Lebanon, Conn. … 2014 graduate of Lyman Memorial High School … is majoring in management, with a human resources concentration, and liberal studies (Ethics and Social Responsibility) … Before Bentley: earned a total of nine varsity letters in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track … competed in the states all varsity seasons … as a senior, was a team captain and team MVP in all three sports … was also the outdoor track captain as a junior … state runner-up in javelin as a senior … earned All-Conference honors in the 800 meters as a junior and the 4x800 as a sophomore … also was an honorable mention All-Conference selection in the javelin and 4x800 as a senior … four-time conference sportsmanship award recipient … Personal: age as of Dec. 1: 21 … son of Bethann and Anthony Gervase … has five brothers: Charles Gervase (25), Anthony Gervase (23), Stephen Gervase (19), Wyatt Sihvonen (18) and Lucas Sihvonen (15) … father, Leo Sihvonen, completed in rifle at The Citadel and was first to qualify for NCAAs in rifle and pistol in same year … involved in Bentley Republicans and Bentley’s Student Alumni Leadership Council … National Honor Society Vice President.
School Record: 214’10” in javelin, set at Bryant in 2017 … third time he’s broken the record (198’6” at Bridgewater in 2016, 200’8.25” at Connecticut College in 2016) … 2017 … earned second-team USTFCCCA Division II All-America honors in the javelin by finishing placing ninth at the NCAA Championships (210’1”) … Northeast-10 Field Athlete of the Year … third in javelin at Northeast-10 Championships (193.9”) and New Englands (202’11) … broke school record with throw of 214’10” at Bryant’s Black and Gold Invitational … finished 1st in javelin at Connecticut College’s Silfen Invitational (206’3”) and the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational (185’11”) … USTFCCCA All-East Region for the third time … All-New England … USTFCCCA All-Academic … NE10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week four times … NE10 Weekly Honor Roll once … 2016: broke school record in javelin twice (Bridgewater State, Connecticut College) … Northeast-10 javelin champion (198’1”) … was fifth at the New Englands (192’7”) …. Finished first in the javelin in four straight meets (Silfen, MIT, Stonehill, NE10) …USTFCCCA All-East and All-Academic … NE10 Field Athlete of the Week Mar. 28 … NE10 Weekly Honor Roll four times … 2015: Northeast-10 Men’s Field Rookie of the Year … USTFCCCA Div. II All-East Region … 2nd-team All-Northeast-10, javelin … runner-up in javelin at Northeast-10 Championships (190’8”) … 4th in javelin at New Englands (191’6”) … finished 1st in javelin at Silfen Invitational (191’0”), MIT Sean Collier Invitational (184’0”) and Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational (174’6”) … top four in each of his seven competitions in the javelin … NE-10 Men’s Field Rookie of the Week four times … NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll twice.
News Mentions
Sihvonen Closes Out Impressive Career at NCAA Championships
Bentley University senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) closed out his career and the Falcons’ 2017-18...
May 26, 2018
Mattson & Sihvonen Among 4 Bentley Student-Athletes Recognized by USTFCCCA
Four members of the Bentley University outdoor track and field teams, including senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial...
May 18, 2018
Sihvonen Gets the Call, Will Make Return Trip to NCAA Championships
For the second straight year, Bentley University senior Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) has been invited to compete in the...
May 15, 2018
Quartet of Falcons Earn All-New England Honors
A quartet of Bentley University student-athletes, including multi-time honorees Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) and junior...
May 11, 2018
Sihvonen Captures 2nd Northeast-10 Javelin Championship
For the second time in three years, Bentley University senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) is the Northeast-10...
May 4, 2018
Bentley Falcons Set for Northeast-10 Outdoor Track Championships This Weekend at Southern Connecticut
With former champion Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) and record-setting junior Stephanie Mattson (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield HS)...
May 3, 2018
Higgins, Sihvonen Turn in Winning Performances at Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational
Senior Seamus Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) and junior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) posted victories for...
April 28, 2018
Mattson, Sihvonen Gain Athlete of the Week Honors from Northeast-10
Bentley University junior Stephanie Mattson (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield HS) has been named the Women’s Track Athlete of the Week in the...
April 27, 2018
Gettings, Higgins & Sihvonen Post Winning Performances at MIT
Sophomore Josh Gettings (Lowell/Lowell HS), senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) and senior Seamus Higgins...
April 21, 2018
Higgins, Sihvonen Among Bentley Standouts in UC San Diego’s Triton Invitational
Seniors Seamus Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) and Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) were among the top performers for the...
April 14, 2018
Sihvonen Repeats as NE10 Field Athlete of the Week
Bentley University senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./ Lyman Memorial HS) has been selected as the Men’s Field Athlete of the...
April 12, 2018
Murphy, Sihvonen Post Winning Performances at AIC
During the eighth annual Yellow Jacket Invitational at American International College, the Bentley University men’s track and field team...
April 7, 2018
Sihvonen & Caulfield Honored by the Northeast-10
Bentley University senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./ Lyman Memorial HS) has been selected as the Men’s Field Athlete of the...
April 5, 2018
Sihvonen Debuts by Provisionally Qualifying for NCAA Championships
Bentley University All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) opened his senior year by meeting the NCAA Division II provisional...
March 31, 2018