University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Szczepaniuk was a 14-time Horizon League champion winning conference titles in six different events, claiming individual championships in the 200-meters, 400-meters and the 800-meters, while also helping the 4x100, Distance Medley, and 4x400-meter relay teams to first-place finishes.
 
During his time at Detroit Mercy, he was a part of five school records, helping the Titans win a share of the indoor conference championship in 2000 and the outright league title in outdoors in 2003.
 
He was the MCC Outstanding Runner Performer at the 2000 indoor conference championships. He started the 2000 campaign winning the indoor 200-meters in 22.49 seconds, and then won the 400-meters in 49.76 seconds. To finish things off, he anchored the 4x400-meter relay and helped the relay team defeat Milwaukee to capture gold, which helped the Titans share the conference crown with the Panthers.

At the MCC Outdoor Championships that year, the blazing Titan again won the 200 and 400 meters as well as the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays. This led to him being named the Outstanding Running Newcomer of the Year for the meet.
 
In 2003, he won the 800-meters and scored in four other events, helping the Titans win their first-ever outdoor championship. He also advanced to his first-ever outdoor NCAA Regional.
 
The following season, he was back at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Regional in the 800m, taking 10th with a school record 1:49.77.