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20 Straight Semesters of Academic Excellence for CUI Swimmers
IRVINE, Calif. – In their 2024-25 season representing the Green and Gold, the Concordia University Irvine swim and dive teams once again rose to the occasion with high academic marks.
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced the Spring Team Scholar All-America honorees and for the 20th straight semester, both Concordia swim and dive teams earned a GPA of at least 3.0 or higher.
Under the leadership of head coach Bert Bergen, the CUI women’s swim and dive team earned a combined 3.26 GPA in the 2025 spring semester, while the men’s squad also earned a 3.10 GPA.
With 20 straight semesters of academic excellence with this honor, that means the CUI swim and dive programs never missed that mark during their entire run through the NCAA DII Era.
For the full list of schools that made the bar from the CSCAA, CLICK HERE
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Track and Field Kicks Off Calendar Year at St. Thomas Aquinas Invitational
RESULTS
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College indoor track and field teams opened 2026 competition Friday night at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, as the Rams took part in the St. Thomas Aquinas Invitational.
The Rams’ men’s contingent was led by high jumpers Ethan Zacarolli (Fr.; Hillsdale, N.Y.) and John Juste (Sr.; Uniondale, N.Y.), who paced the event when they both cleared a height of 1.93 meters (6-4). Zacarolli’s time of 8.74 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles was good for sixth place, while FSC’s 4×200 meter relay team of sophomore Daniel Akpan (Selden, N.Y.), sophomore Nathaniel White (Mamaroneck, N.Y.), freshman Xavier Anthony (Dix Hills, N.Y.) and senior Dontay Taylor (Layou, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) placed fourth by clocking a 1:32.67 time.
Farmingdale State junior Mishell Delgado (Bronx, N.Y.) moved to No. 3 on the school’s all-time performance list in the pole vault, clearing a third-place height of 2.75m (9-0.25). The Rams’ 4×200 meter relay quartet placed sixth, with senior Olivia Finnegan (Massapequa, N.Y.), freshman Emily Graziano (East Islip, N.Y.), senior Mia Harris (Manhattan, N.Y.) and freshman Amelia Vitale (Hauppauge, N.Y.) running a time of 1:53.46.
FSC is back on the track next Saturday, January 17, when the teams travel to New London, Conn., for the Coast Guard Academy’s Winter Invite No. 1 competition.
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Track and Field shows out to open indoor season
FLAGSTAFF – Sun Devil Track and Field had a strong showing to open the 2026 indoor campaign on Friday night at the NAU Axe’ Em open. Four different Sun Devils claimed individual first-place finishes, while both the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams took first place as well.
Arizona State was well represented at top of the women’s triple jump, as the Sun Devils claimed two spots on the podium. Senior Aliyah Adams took first in the triple jump with a 15.88m effort, followed by Myla Tate who earned a 12.02m to take third.
Ashantai Bollers bursted out the gate in the Women’s 200m and never looked back. Bollers managed to clock in at 24.08 to bring home an individual first place.
The women’s 4x400m relay team saw Alexia Schofield, Naiya Morgan, Aliyah Canty, and Taiwo Mary Kudoro take first after posting a 3:51.56 finishing time. The men’s 4x400m relay team led by Amir Thompson, Mateo Medina, Nasir Tucker, and DeMar Coleman posted a 3:12.98 time that earned a first-place finish in a nail-biting event to close out the NAU Axe’ Em open.
Graduate student Brandon Lloyd opened the season on a high note with a 19.13m effort in the men’s shot put to secure a spot atop the podium. To round out the evening, freshman Malith Yasiru shined in his debut, landing a 15.1m triple jump to earn first.
The Sun Devils will be back in action from Jan.16-17, as the team is set to hit the road and compete at Texas Tech’s Corky Classic.
Top-three Sun Devil finishers
1) Aliyah Adams, Women’s Triple Jump (12.55m)
1) Ashantai Bollers, Women’s 200m (24.08)
1) Malith Yasiru, Men’s Triple Jump (15.10m)
1) Brandon Lloyd, Men’s Shot Put (19.13m)
1) Women’s 4x400m (3:51.56)
1) Men’s 4x400m (3:12.98)
2) Alexandria Johnson, Women’s Long Jump (5.86m)
2) Kayla Case, Women’s mile (5:21.70)
2) Ashantai Bollers, Women’s 60m (7.43)
2) Alexia Schofield, Women’s 200m (24.59)
2) Brennen McHenry, Men’s Long Jump (7.54)
3) Richlu Tudee, Men’s 60m (6.76 PR)
3) Myla Tate, Women’s Triple Jump (12.02)
3) Ava McCumber Gandara, Women’s 400m (55.42)
3) Naiya Morgan, Women’s 200m (24.66)
3) Preston Beery, Men’s Shot Put (18.07 PR)
FRIDAY NIGHT AXE ‘EM OPEN FULL RESULTS
Women’s Long Jump:
Second place – Alexandria Johnson (5.86m)
Weight Throw:
Sixth place – Ines Lopez Arias (15.88m)
Women’s 1 Mile:
Second place – Kayla Case (5:21.70)
Fourth Place – Alizee Garcia Parsons (5:28.99)
Ninth place – Ashley Tarasenko (5:51.33)
Men’s 1 Mile:
Fourth place – Glenn Thomas (4:30.97, PR)
13th – Brady Nieto (4:43.43)
Men’s Weight Throw:
Sixth place – Charlie Merritt (17.51m, PR)
Ninth place – Sam Cappos (16.38m)
12th place – Owen Lee (15.73m)
60m Hurdles:
Fifth place – Nolan Bartley (8.11)
Women’s 60m Finals:
Second place – Ashantai Bollers (7.43)
Seventh place – Kennedi Porter (7.65)
Eighth place – Kennedi Porter (7.65)
Men’s 60m Finals:
Third place – Richlu Tudee (6.76, PR)
Fourth Place – Marlon Colbert (6.78, PR)
Women’s High Jump:
Fifth place – Grace Cunningham (1.66m)
Women’s Triple Jump:
First place – Aliyah Adams (12.55)
Third place – Myla Tate (12.02)
Men’s Triple Jump:
First place – Malith Yasiru (15.10m)
Women’s 400m:
Third place – Ava McCumber Gandara (55.42)
Fourth place – Taiwo Kudoro (55.86)
Tenth place – Aliyah Canty (58.00)
Fifteenth place – Mia Chavez (59.71)
Men’s 400m:
Sixth place – Kingston Waring (49.11)
Eighth place – Tyler Schierenberg (49.86)
Twelfth place – Wyatt Preble (50.81, PR)
Women’s 800m:
Sixth place – Sophie Mann (2:20.71, PR)
Eighth place – Jade Allen (2:25.13)
Men’s 800m:
Ninth place – Asher Leslie (2:00.16)
Women’s Shot Put:
Third place – Ines Lopez (15.14m)
Sixth place – Harlie Medrano (11.98m)
Women’s 200m:
First place – Ashantai Bollers (24.08)
Second place – Alexia Schofield (24.59)
Third place – Naiya Morgan (24.66)
11th – Kennedi Porter (25.61)
Men’s 200m:
Fifth place – Duaine Mayrant (22.15)
Women’s 4x400m:
First place – Alexia Schofield, Naiya Morgan, Aliyah Canty, and Taiwo Kudoro (3:51.56)
Men’s 4x400m:
First place – Amir Thompson, Mateo Medina, Nasir Tucker, and DeMar Coleman (3:12.98)
Men’s Shot Put:
First place – Brandon Lloyd (19.13m)
Third place – Preston Beery (18.07, PR)
Fourth place – Owen Lee (17.17)
Fifth place – Charlie Merritt (16.95, PR)
Sixth place – Sam Cappos (16.70, PR)
11th – Trey Wakefield (13.51m, PR)
Women’s Long Jump:
Second place – Alexandria Johnson (5.86m)
Men’s Long Jump:
Second place – Brennen McHenry (7.54)
Seventh place – Jaden Patterson (7.12m)
Ninth place – Trey Wakefield (6.77m)
Follow along
Keep up with the Sun Devils throughout their 2026 season via the team’s social media, @SunDevilTFXC, which will be updated regularly with news, results, stories and more.
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Volleyball adds five transfers to 2026 roster
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Saint Francis Men’s Volleyball Falls To BYU During Night One
Men’s Volleyball | 1/9/2026 10:41:00 PM
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Sam Lane led the Red Flash with six kills and a .667 kill percentage.
>> Nicholas Lynch protected the net with three blocks.
>> Saint Francis fell to BYU (25-22, 25-20, 25-18).
TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
After a media timeout, the Red Flash was down 15-8 halfway through the first set. However, BYU made back-to-back errors that gave Saint Francis an opening to go on a 7-1 run. Brady Stump collected three aces in a row to force a timeout call by the Cougars. Kyle Charles ended the run with a clean kill assisted by middle blocker Lane. Although, BYU continued to strike the ball to win all three sets.
FLASH MOMENTS
Saint Francis started the second set with a 3-1 lead. Charles assisted both Lane and Cole Dorn for a kill each. The Red Flash went on a 6-2 run to extend their lead to 13-8. BYU created four errors to increase the score gap. Nathan Zini and Lane both threw down kills that were passed up by Charles.
Lane claimed the first kill of the set thanks to an assist from Charles for the Red Flash. They quickly went on a 5-1 stretch with help from a kill by Dorn and service ace from Lane. BYU continued to make errors as they had another three alone in the run.
FLASH NUGGETS
Stump finished the late night with five kills and three aces.
Lane collected six kills, a hitting percentage of .556, and a kill percentage of .667.
Dorn registered five kills and two assisted blocks.
Lynch recorded three blocks and two kills.
Richard Kaminski had a team high five digs.
Charles tossed in 18 assists during the match.
NEXT ON TAP
The Red Flash will continue round two against the Cougars tomorrow in Utah at 9 PM.
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Washington and Lee Announces 2025 Fall Term Scholar-Athlete Awards
LEXINGTON, Va. – Jan Hathorn, Washington and Lee University’s Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics, announced that 427 student-athletes earned the W&L Scholar-Athlete Award for achieving a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher during the recently completed fall term in December.
The university’s 603 student-athletes combined for an outstanding 3.643 GPA while completing 9,813 credit hours, with 31 student-athletes studying abroad during the fall term.
In the department, 98 Generals earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester. A table featuring these individuals is included below, alphabetized by sport first then last name.
To view a complete listing of the 2025 Fall Term Scholar Athlete award winners, click this link.
| Last Name | First Name | Sport | Grad Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimballa | John | Baseball | 29 |
| Lagges | Nick | Baseball | 26 |
| Teague | Camdyn | Baseball | 28 |
| Turner | John | Baseball | 26 |
| Brickner | Amanda | Field Hockey | 26 |
| Dreany | Charlotte | Field Hockey | 28 |
| McDonald | Julia | Field Hockey | 26 |
| Zoota | Lauren | Field Hockey | 28 |
| Bodnar | Cip | Football | 29 |
| Cigelske | Burke | Football | 26 |
| Johnson | Henry | Football | 29 |
| Shallcross | Carter | Football / Lacrosse | 28 |
| Hobson | Ari | Men’s Basketball | 28 |
| Ransom | Jackson | Men’s Basketball | 28 |
| Amare | Davis | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 28 |
| Benjamin | Wyatt | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 27 |
| Cooper | Robert | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 27 |
| Kodenski | Jackson | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 27 |
| Mehendale | Raja | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 28 |
| Rush | Keaton | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 26 |
| Blanton | Matt | Men’s Lacrosse | 28 |
| Bryant | Jack | Men’s Lacrosse | 28 |
| Kallen | Gray | Men’s Lacrosse | 29 |
| Lehman | Andrew | Men’s Lacrosse | 26 |
| Reiter | Gabe | Men’s Lacrosse | 28 |
| Smink | Eli | Men’s Lacrosse | 29 |
| Cordova | Aaron | Men’s Soccer | 27 |
| Furman | Miles | Men’s Soccer | 28 |
| Furman | Spencer | Men’s Soccer | 27 |
| Hall | Willy | Men’s Soccer | 26 |
| Jenkins | Matthew | Men’s Soccer | 27 |
| Joseph | Will | Men’s Soccer | 26 |
| Ordway | Christopher | Men’s Soccer | 29 |
| Peterson | Trey | Men’s Soccer | 28 |
| Gray | Aiden | Men’s Swimming | 27 |
| Murphy | Patrick | Men’s Swimming | 26 |
| Pharr | Rhodes | Men’s Swimming | 26 |
| Ramos | John | Men’s Swimming | 27 |
| Tinsley | Cooper | Men’s Swimming | 28 |
| Imorde | Henry | Men’s Tennis | 29 |
| Rao | Sanjheev | Men’s Tennis | 27 |
| Clark | Schuyler | Men’s Track & Field | 26 |
| Heinze | Luke | Men’s Track & Field | 29 |
| Jakubowski-Lewis | Danny | Men’s Track & Field | 26 |
| Capuzzi | Brooke | Riding | 27 |
| Condrell | Jade | Riding | 26 |
| Csatlos | Sophie | Riding | 29 |
| Ghostine | Sarah | Riding | 29 |
| Hammer | Kate | Riding | 29 |
| Martin | Kate | Riding | 26 |
| McClure | Henry | Riding | 28 |
| Miranda | Kaycie | Riding | 29 |
| Sinclair | Ryon | Riding | 29 |
| Debiec | Riley | Volleyball | 26 |
| Mitchener | Grace | Volleyball | 27 |
| Natwick | Caroline | Volleyball | 26 |
| Pierre-Louis | Diane | Volleyball | 26 |
| Trainor | Turi | Volleyball | 27 |
| Lawson | Katie | Women’s Basketball | 26 |
| McGuinness | Quinn | Women’s Basketball | 26 |
| Prechel | Elka | Women’s Basketball | 26 |
| Adams | Hannah | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 27 |
| Brown | Reese | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 27 |
| Engle | Josie | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 29 |
| Harvey | Lydia | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 27 |
| King | Sally | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 29 |
| Nastopoulos | Lily | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field | 29 |
| Bhatt | Toral | Women’s Golf | 29 |
| Wong | Ella | Women’s Golf | 27 |
| Taylor | Carleigh | Women’s Lacrosse | 28 |
| Andrews | Calla | Women’s Soccer | 27 |
| Bowman | Shay | Women’s Soccer | 27 |
| Espinosa | Julia | Women’s Soccer | 29 |
| Gabriel | Chrysoula | Women’s Soccer | 29 |
| Green | Mary Parrish | Women’s Soccer | 29 |
| Hecker | Ava | Women’s Soccer | 26 |
| McEnroe | Katherine | Women’s Soccer | 28 |
| Mellides | Maura | Women’s Soccer | 29 |
| Watson | Abigail | Women’s Soccer | 27 |
| Attar | Clara | Women’s Swimming | 26 |
| Brame-Goldthwaite | Sophia | Women’s Swimming | 29 |
| Bredehoeft | Celia | Women’s Swimming | 28 |
| Fenton | Frances | Women’s Swimming | 29 |
| Hackman | Dani | Women’s Swimming | 26 |
| Jellig | Maria | Women’s Swimming | 26 |
| Lathrop | Virginia | Women’s Swimming | 29 |
| McBoyle | Paige | Women’s Swimming | 26 |
| Donnelly | Sarah | Women’s Tennis | 28 |
| Kach | Jordan | Women’s Tennis | 26 |
| Long | Lauren | Women’s Tennis | 26 |
| Cholewa | Abigail | Women’s Track & Field | 27 |
| Morante | Mackenzie | Women’s Track & Field | 27 |
| Sawicki | Elizabeth | Women’s Track & Field | 29 |
| Wood | Katie | Women’s Track & Field | 28 |
| Rubin | Ben | Wrestling | 28 |
| Santowski | John | Wrestling | 26 |
| Svetanant | Tharun | Wrestling | 27 |
| Wright | Jacob | Wrestling | 27 |
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
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Track and Field Begins 2026 Strong at TCNJ Lions Invitational
NEW YORK – Columbia track & field opened the 2026 indoor season with multiple podium finishes, personal bests, and program marks at the TCNJ Lions Invitational on Friday inside the Armory.
FIELD EVENTS
Columbia turned in a strong showing across the field events. In the women’s pole vault, Jessica Thompson led the Lions with a third-place finish after clearing a personal best mark of 3.80m and is currently at the 64th spot in the nation. Seraiah Bruno and Lucy Markow each cleared 3.50m, with Bruno recording a season best.
On the men’s side of the pole vault, Liam Wright delivered a runner-up finish with a clearance of 4.55m, while Gavin Holcombe placed fifth at 4.40m.
In the high jump, Collin Moore led Columbia with a third-place finish in the men’s competition after clearing 1.95m. On the women’s side, Norina Khanzada and Fiona McKenna each cleared 1.50m, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
Zayna Flynn represented Columbia in the women’s shot put, placing ninth with a mark of 8.17m. In the men’s shot put, Adam Jaros finished 10th with a throw of 10.27m.
RUNNING EVENTS
Columbia delivered a strong performance on the track. In the men’s sprints, Matthew Mazero captured the 200m title with a time of 21.85, earning the 84th spot in the nation while Zach Willen followed closely in second at 21.98. The duo returned to the track in the 60m finals, where Mazero placed third with a time of 7.02, and Willen added a personal best with a 7.12 race effort.
The men’s 40 relay quartet of Evan Singleton, Caden Cutchall, Zach Willen, and Matthew Mazero sped past the competition, finishing second with a time of 3:20.79. Cutchall also impressed in the 500m, placing third in the 50 competition with a personal-best 1:04.99, while Haydn Brotschi posted a personal best time of 33.98 to finish second in the 300m.
On the women’s side, Columbia placed third in the 4×400 relay, crossing the line in 4:10.82 behind a strong effort from Kylie Castillo, Jayla Johnson, Olivia Dada, and Roya Amirhamzeh. Castillo also added a fifth-place finish in the 200m with a time of 26.16, while Olivia Sterling finished sixth in the 60m finals at 8.00.
In the middle-distance events, Roya Amirhamzeh clocked 1:21.85 in the 500m, while the Lions continued to post solid depth performances in the 300m, led by Kylie Castillo, who ran 41.23.
UP NEXT
The Lions are heading to Yale for an Ivy competition against Yale and Dartmouth on Saturday, January 17, with field events scheduled at 11 am and running events scheduled at 2:30 pm
Stay up to date on all things Columbia track & field by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsXCTF), Instagram (@culionsxctf) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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