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2025 Grand Slam Track roster: Where star racers and challengers went to college

Share An all-new professional track league has launched called Grand Slam Track, and it’s filled with athletes on the track who got their start in the NCAA ranks. Here’s a look at the athletes and competitors participating and how GST works. What is Grand Slam Track? Grand Slam Track is a professional track league that […]

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An all-new professional track league has launched called Grand Slam Track, and it’s filled with athletes on the track who got their start in the NCAA ranks. Here’s a look at the athletes and competitors participating and how GST works.

What is Grand Slam Track?

Grand Slam Track is a professional track league that made its debut in 2025. The league is centered around four meets yearly, emphasizing high-stakes racing with elite matchups.

Locations of the 2025 Grand Slam Track meets

Grand Slam Track will have four meets, a.k.a. slams, throughout 2025. See the locations and dates below:

Kingston, Jamaica — April 4-6
Miami, Florida — May 2-4
Kingston, Jamaica — May 30-June 1
Kingston, Jamaica — June 27-29

Grand Slam Track format

Grand Slam Track is unique in its format. Competitors are split among six race groups, where they will run two races per group. See the race groups and events below.

Short sprints
Short hurdles
- 100-meter hurdles (women)
- 110-meter hurdles (men)
- 100 meters
Short distance
Long sprints
Long hurdles
- 400-meter hurdles
- 400 meters
Long distance

2025 Grand Slam Track rosters

There have been 27 racers who have run in the NCAA through two Grand Slam Track meets and 52 challengers. A racer is an athlete who has committed to running in all four GST slams, and a challenger is someone selected on a slam-by-slam basis. You can click or tap here for roster updates.

Here’s the full list of Racers and Challengers:

Racers

Athlete	College	Nationality	Gender	GST events
Caleb Dean	Texas Tech	United States	Men	Long hurdles
Clement Ducos	Tennessee	France	Men	Long hurdles
Cole Hocker	Oregon	United States	Men	Long distance
Daniel Roberts	Kentucky	United States	Men	Short hurdles
Devon Allen	Oregon	United States	Men	Short hurdles
Fred Kerley	Texas A&M	United States	Men	Short sprints
Freddie Crittenden	Syracuse	United States	Men	Short hurdles
Grant Fisher	Stanford	United States	Men	Long distance
Jereem Richards	Alabama	Trinidad & Tobago	Men	Long sprints
Josh Kerr	New Mexico	Great Britain	Men	Long distance
Luis Grijalva	Northern Arizona	Guatemala	Men	Long distance
Marco Arop	Mississippi State	Canada	Men	Long distance
Yared Nuguse	Notre Dame	United States	Men	Long distance
Ackera Nugent	Arkansas	Jamaica	Women	Short hurdles
Alexis Holmes	Kentucky	United States	Women	Long sprints
Brittany Brown	Iowa	United States	Women	Short sprints
Elise Cranny	Stanford	United States	Women	Long distance
Gabrielle “Gabby” Thomas	Harvard	United States	Women	Long sprints
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn	Kentucky	Puerto Rico	Women	Short hurdles
Jasmine Jones	Southern California (USC)	United States	Women	Short hurdles
Jessica Hull	Oregon	Australia	Women	Short distance
Masai Russell	Kentucky	United States	Women	Short hurdles
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden	Coastal Carolina	United States	Women	Short sprints
Nickisha Pryce	Arkansas	Jamaica	Women	Long sprints
Nikki Hiltz	Arkansas	United States	Women	Short distance
Shamier Little	Texas A&M	United States	Women	Long hurdles
Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone	Kentucky	United States	Women	Long hurdles

Challengers

Athlete	College	Nationality	Gender	GST events
Amon Kemboi	Arkansas	Kenya	Men	Long distance
Andre De Grasse	Southern California (USC)	Canada	Men	Short sprints
Bryce Deadmon	Texas A&M	United States	Men	Long sprints
Bryce Hoppel	Kansas	United States	Men	Long distance
Chris Robinson	Alabama	United States	Men	Long hurdles
Christopher Bailey	Arkansas	United States	Men	Long sprints
CJ Allen	Washington State	United States	Men	Long hurdles
Cooper Teare	Oregon	United States	Men	Long distance
Cordell Tinch	Pittsburg State	United States	Men	Short hurdles
Courtney Lindsey	Texas Tech	United States	Men	Short sprints
Dylan Beard	Howard	United States	Men	Short hurdles
Dylan Jacobs	Tennessee	United States	Men	Long distance
Eric Edwards Jr.	LSU	United States	Men	Short hurdles
Jacory Patterson	Florida	United States	Men	Long sprints
Jamal Britt	Iowa	United States	Men	Short hurdles
Joseph Fahnbulleh	Florida	Liberia	Men	Short sprints
Khallifah Rosser	Cal State Los Angeles	United States	Men	Long hurdles
Neil Gourley	Virginia Tech	Great Britain	Men	Long distance
Omar McLeod	Arkansas	Jamaica	Men	Short hurdles
Sam Atkin	Lewis & Clark	United States	Men	Long distance
Terrence Jones	Texas Tech	Bahamas	Men	Short sprints
Trevor Bassitt	Ashland	United States	Men	Long hurdles
Trey Cunningham	Florida State	United States	Men	Short hurdles
Vernon Norwood	LSU	United States	Men	Long sprints
Amber Anning	Arkansas	Great Britain	Women	Long Sprints
Amber Hughes	Tennessee State	United States	Women	Short hurdles
Andrenette Knight	Virginia	Jamaica	Women	Long hurdles
Anna Hall	Florida	United States	Women	Long hurdles
Cassandra Tate	LSU	United States	Women	Long hurdles
Dalilah Muhammad	Southern California (USC)	United States	Women	Long hurdles
Danielle Williams	Johnson C. Smith	Jamaica	Women	Short hurdles
Denisha Cartwright	Minnesota State	Bahamas	Women	Short hurdles
Emily Infeld	Georgetown	United States	Women	Long distance
Emily Mackay	Binghamton	United States	Women	Short distance
Favour Ofili	LSU	United States	Women	Short sprints
Heather MacLean	UMass	United States	Women	Short distance
Isabella Whittaker	Arkansas	United States	Women	Long Sprints
Jacious Sears	Tennessee	United States	Women	Short sprints
Jenna Prandini	Oregon	United States	Women	Short sprints
Kayla White	North Carolina A&T	United States	Women	Short sprints
Kemba Nelson	Oregon	United States	Women	Short sprints
Kendall Ellis	Southern California (USC)	United States	Women	Long Sprints
Kendra Harrison	Kentucky	United States	Women	Short hurdles
Maribel Vanessa Caicedo	Washington State	Ecuador	Women	Short hurdles
Natoya Goule-Toppin	Clemson	Jamaica	Women	Short distance
Sage Hurta-Klecker	Colorado	United States	Women	Short distance
Shafiqua Maloney	Arkansas	United States	Women	Short distance
Stacey Ann Williams	Texas	Jamaica	Women	Long sprints
Susan Ejore	Oregon	Kenya	Women	Short distance
Talitha Diggs	Florida	United States	Women	Long sprints
Tamara Clark	United States	United States	Women	Short sprints
Whittni Morgan	BYU	United States	Women	Long distance

All athletes from Miami GST meet.

Grand Slam Track roster breakdown by college

**Breakdown by college**
No. of Athletes on Roster	School
9	Arkansas
7	Oregon
6	Kentucky
4	LSU, Southern California
3	Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
2	Florida, Iowa, Stanford, Washington State
1	Ashland, Binghamton, BYU, Cal State Los Angeles, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Colorado, Florida State, Howard, Georgetown, Harvard, Johnson C. Smith, Kansas, Lewis & Clark, Minnesota State, Mississippi State, New Mexico, Northern Arizona, North Carolina A&T, Notre Dame, Pittsburg State, Syracuse, Tennessee State, Texas, UMass, Virginia, Virginia Tech

**Men’s Breakdown by college**
No. of Athletes on Roster	School
3	Arkansas, Oregon, Texas Tech
2	Alabama, Florida, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M
1	Ashland, Cal State Los Angeles, Florida State, Howard, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Lewis & Clark, Mississippi State, New Mexico, Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, Pittsburg State, Southern California (USC), Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Washington State

**Women’s breakdown by college**
No. of Athletes on Roster	School
6	Arkansas
5	Kentucky
4	Oregon
3	Southern California
2	Florida, LSU
1	Alabama, Binghamton, BYU, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Colorado, Georgetown, Harvard, Iowa, Johnson C. Smith, Minnesota State, North Carolina A&T, Stanford, Tennessee, Tennessee State, Texas, Texas A&M, UMass, Virginia, Washington State

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2025 State C track and field results first day

State C track and field results Missoula County Public Schools Stadium Girls: T1, Scobey 20; Savage, 20; 3, Richey-Lambertrt, 18; 4, Circle 17; 5, Philipsburg, 16; T6, Denton-Geyser-Stanfordr-Stanford, 10, Chester-Joplin-Invernessin-Inverness, 10; Whitewater, 10; 9, Roberts, 9; T10, Fort Benton, 8; Saco, 8; White Sulphur Springsr Springs, 8; 13; Bainville, 6; T14, Belt, 4; Hinsdale, 4; Augusta, […]

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State C track and field results

Missoula County Public Schools Stadium

Girls: T1, Scobey 20; Savage, 20; 3, Richey-Lambertrt, 18; 4, Circle 17; 5, Philipsburg, 16; T6, Denton-Geyser-Stanfordr-Stanford, 10, Chester-Joplin-Invernessin-Inverness, 10; Whitewater, 10; 9, Roberts, 9; T10, Fort Benton, 8; Saco, 8; White Sulphur Springsr Springs, 8; 13; Bainville, 6; T14, Belt, 4; Hinsdale, 4; Augusta, 4; 17, Lincoln, 3; T18, Twin Bridges, 2; Cascade, 2; Turner, 2; North Star, 2; T22, Drummond, 1; Bridger, 1; Seeley-Swan, 1.

Boys: 1, Manhattan Christianristian, 44; 2, Cascade, 23; 3, Lustre Christiantian, 18; T4, Drummond, 14; Noxon, 14; 6, Culbertson, 11; T7, Power-Dutton-Brady, 10; Valley Christiantian, 10, Custer-Hyshamm, 10; Chester-Joplin-Invernessin-Inverness, 10; 11, Lincoln, 8; T12, Plentywood, 6; Melstone, 6; Seeley-Swan, 6; Box Elder, 6; T16, Savage, 4, Saco, 4; Hinsdale, 4; 19, Fort Benton, 3; T20, Big Sandy, 2; Belt, 2; T22, Roberts, 1; Highwood, 1.

400: 1, Cambry Conradsen, Savage, 59.17. 2, Kate Nasner, Circle, 59.94. 3, Hailey Berwick, Bainville, 1:00.84. 4, Vannie Urick, Belt, 1:00.91. 5, Bridget Reed, Turner, 1:00.99. 6, TJ Chirrick, Roberts, 1:01.31.

1,600: 1, Shelbi LaBrie, Whitewater, 5:10.02. 2, TJ Chirrick, Roberts, 5:20.53. 3, Addi Lilyquist, Philipsburg, 5:25.69. 4, Mya Green, Scobey, 5:30.82. 5, Sophia Mortag, Cascade, 5:32.33. 6, Natalie Graveley, Drummond, 5:34.04.

High Jump: 1, Brynn Kammerzell, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, J5-04. 2, Angeline Riener, Fort Benton, J5-04. 3, Emma Smith, Denton-Geyser-Stanford, J5-04. 4, BaiLee McColly, Hinsdale, J5-02. 5, Jordyn Zarske, Lincoln, J5-00. 6, Delaney Klaassen, Bridger, J5-00.

Pole Vault: 1, Mylee Reuter, Savage, J10-06. 2, Emerson Downing, Saco, J10-00. 3, Mady Willis, Scobey, J9-06. 4, Kyla Buckentin, Denton-Geyser-Stanford, J9-00. 5, Piper Miller, North Star, J9-00. 6, Krymzen Dempster, Lincoln, J9-00.

Long Jump: 1, Montannah Piar, Philipsburg, J17-09.50*. 2, Jolee Klempel, Richey-Lambert, J17-09.50*. 3, Emma Murphy, Circle, J16-08.50. 4, Brynne Hill, Richey-Lambert, J16-06.50. 5, Kate Nasner, Circle, J16-05.75. 6, Kilty Hanson, Seeley-Swan, J16-05.

Shot Put: 1, Kaytie Aanstad, Scobey, 42-00. 2, Natalie Fisher, White Sulphur Springs, 36-01.75. 3, Jolee Klempel, Richey-Lambert, 35-11.25. 4, Cerenity Hjorth, Augusta, 34-04. 5, MaRae Smail, Twin Bridges, 34-00.25. 6, Laura Guldborg, Circle, 33-11.25.

400: 1, Brayden McCoy, Valley Christian, 49.87. 2, Christian Triemstra, Manhattan Christian, 50.31. 3, Tucker Keller, Melstone, 50.91. 4, Shaphan Hubner, Manhattan Christian, 51.23. 5, Seth Dunster, Seeley-Swan, 51.55. 6, Treyton Tinsen, Highwood, 51.93.

1,600: 1, Shaphan Hubner, Manhattan Christian, 4:35.19. 2, Prestyn Klatt, Lustre Christian, 4:36.24. 3, Trent Lane, Cascade, 4:36.64. 4, Dawson Parke, Drummond, 4:38.01. 5, Cavan Visser, Manhattan Christian, 4:38.64. 6, Peyton Johnson, Cascade, 4:42.16.

High Jump: 1, Ricky Williams, Noxon, J6-09.25*. 2, Brant Ligameri, Cascade, J6-04. 3, Dreyden Anderson, Box Elder, J6-04. 4, Zane Pilgeram, Savage, J6-02. 5, Braxton Hajenga, Big Sandy, J6-02. 6, Brooks Solem, Culbertson, J6-02.

Pole Vault: 1, Tanner Vick, Power-Dutton, J14-00. 2, Tate Hamilton, Manhattan Christian, J13-00. 3, Kayden Riddle, Lincoln, J12-06. 4, Kade Strommen, Hinsdale, J12-06. 5, Teegan Riddle, Lincoln, J12-06. 6, Kadin Graveley, Drummond, J12-00.

Long Jump: 1, Johnslee Pierre, Lustre Christian, 21-11. 2, Brant Ligameri, Cascade, 21-01.25. 3, Christian Triemstra, Manhattan Christian, 21-00.25. 4, Ricky Williams, Noxon, 20-08. 5, Truman Giese, Fort Benton, 20-07.50. 6, Gus Kosel, Roberts, 20-06.50.

Shot Put: 1, Dane Grammar, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, 47-11. 2, Chance Dunkerson, Drummond, 46-01.75. 3, Dominic Holst, Manhattan Christian, 45-03.25. 4, Blaine Downing, Saco, 45-00. 5, Luke Highfill, Belt, 43-11. 6, David Olson, Fort Benton, 43-08.75.

Javelin: 1, Layne Duncan, Custer-Hysham, 170-11. 2, Brooks Solem, Culbertson, 164-06. 3, Adin Jones, Plentywood, 163-04. 4, Derrick Brovold, Seeley-Swan, 158-10. 5, Gavin Deen, Culbertson, 154-06. 6, Michael Goettle, Drummond, 154-05.

*new Class C state record

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No. 22 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field at NCAA Championships: Friday

Story Links GENEVA, Ohio— The Wartburg women’s outdoor track and field team is tied for 24th place with five points place after day two of the National Championships. Friday’s events 3,000m steeplechase finals Ellie Meyer 4th 10:27.52 Notes: This was Meyer’s fourth-straight All-American honor in the steeplechase […]

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GENEVA, Ohio— The Wartburg women’s outdoor track and field team is tied for 24^th place with five points place after day two of the National Championships.

Friday’s events
3,000m steeplechase finals Ellie Meyer 4^th 10:27.52

Notes:

This was Meyer’s fourth-straight All-American honor in the steeplechase

She tied her best podium finish (fourth place, also accomplished in 2023)

This was the fifth-straight year Wartburg has earned All-America honors in the steeplechase

This was the 11th total All-American honor in the steeplechase for the program

Meyer remained third on the program’s top 10 list in this event, but improved her time

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Sheldon Competes at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Story Links GENEVA, OHIO – Sophomore Ashley Sheldon became the first field athlete to represent the Union College women’s track & field team at multiple national championships by taking part in the high jump on day two of the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held on Friday afternoon at SPIRE […]

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GENEVA, OHIO – Sophomore Ashley Sheldon became the first field athlete to represent the Union College women’s track & field team at multiple national championships by taking part in the high jump on day two of the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held on Friday afternoon at SPIRE Institute.

Sheldon had three tries at the opening height of 1.60 meters, but could not clear the bar cleanly on any of her attempts.

Sheldon is one of two athletes in program history to reach the NCAA Championships as both as first-year and a sophomore, joining Allison Cuozzo ’10 HOF ’24, and is one of five field athletes in Union track & field history (men’s or women’s) to qualify for multiple national championships.

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Ocala Star-Banner Boys Volleyball Team, Player of the Year nominees

As the popularity of boys’ volleyball expands around the country, interest in the game in Marion County grows. Even on the heels of a highly anticipated era, the level of play continues to rise among the Ocala area schools. For the first time in program history North Marion made its first Marion Athletic Conference final […]

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For the first time in program history North Marion made its first Marion Athletic Conference final as Jaydon Williams emerges as a top outside hitter. Forest regains its foothold as the top boys volleyball program in the area after securing the Marion Athletic Conference trophy. These events shaped the volleyball season in Marion County and influenced the all-county voting pool.

Match statistics and more were considered when choosing the 2025 Star-Banner All-County Boys Volleyball team. On May 27, every Athlete of the Year winner will be announced at the MESPY’s. We’re announcing our finalists with their accolades and feats to hold you over until the big day.

Player of the year nominees

Luis Monserat, Freshman, West Port

Monserat led a young team through one of the toughest strength of schedule in the county. Through 84 sets of play he helped the Wolf Pack establish a formidable defense.

The freshman setter had a state-high 97 aces — the eighth best mark in the nation. His 392 digs made him one of the best defensive playmakers in the state.

Xavier Sahajpal, Senior Forest

The county championship goes through one of the best setters in the county. With Sahajpal at the center of the action spreading around 392 assists.

Sahajpal was so balanced in his sets four of his teammates recorded 80 or more kills. His ability to make every pass in the book helped Forest become the highest scoring offense in the county.

All County Boys Volleyball Team

S: Michael Reid, West Port – 62 kills, 42 aces, 28 blocks, 152 digs, 676 assists

S: Xavier Sahajpal, Forest – 28 kills, 25 aces, 12 blocks, 100 digs, 392 assists

OH: Brody Wilemon, Forest – 141 kills, 23 aces, 17 blocks, 187 blocks,

RS: Jeremy Croft, Forest – 271 kills, 31 aces, 19 blocks, 177 digs

OH: Jayden Williams, North Marion

OH: Michael O’Brien, Lake Weir

L: Luis Monserat, West Port – 97 aces, 463 digs, 27 assists

MB: Dylan Bethea, West Port – 109 kills, 74 blocks

Honorable mention

Logan Vincent (Belleview), Roman Valencia (Belleview), Yadiel Roman (Dunnellon), Kelvin Jacobs (Dunnellon), Landon Nuzum (Forest), Tito Gonzalez (Lake Weir), Jcruz Popoca (North Marion), Zach Phan (Vanguard), Francisco Inzunza (North Marion), Dominic Vennard (Vanguard), Logan Horne (North Marion), Jameson Goodwin (Vanguard), Trey Northey (Forest), Jamian Avery (West Port).

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Kamara Captures Third Place in Women’s Discus at NCAA Track & Field Championship

Story Links PUEBLO, Colo. – Bowie State senior thrower Yassine Kamara earned a third-place finish in the women’s discus throw at the NCAA Track and Field Championship on Friday afternoon at the CSUP Thunderbowl Stadium. The Hyattsville, Md., native made an immediate impact with her opening throw, posting a season-best mark […]

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PUEBLO, Colo. – Bowie State senior thrower Yassine Kamara earned a third-place finish in the women’s discus throw at the NCAA Track and Field Championship on Friday afternoon at the CSUP Thunderbowl Stadium.

The Hyattsville, Md., native made an immediate impact with her opening throw, posting a season-best mark of 52.53 meters. With this exceptional performance, Kamara secured a place in the Bowie State history books, becoming the program’s first All-American since 2010.

Kamara will return to action on Saturday, May 24, at 3:15 p.m. ET, competing in the women’s shot put at Thunderbowl Stadium.

For the latest updates on Bowie State Athletics and its 13 varsity sports, visit bsubulldogs.com.

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Eastern Mass. boys’ volleyball rankings: Globe Top 20 poll

Lexington made a statement, playing three close sets against Brookline before falling in four. The Minutemen have been top five for a while, putting together a program-best 17-match win streak, but have now finally faced a top-four opponent and looked strong. They took down surging Acton-Boxborough as well. After Milford defeated Winchester in five sets […]

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After Milford defeated Winchester in five sets last week, the team took a set off of Division 2 contender Westfield. This may not be the Scarlet Hawks team of last season, but the Gus Da Silva-led squad is still potent.

The MIAA brackets will be released Tuesday. Records based on scores reported to the Globe.

No.	Team	Record	Previous
1.	Brookline	17-1-0	1
2.	Natick	16-2-0	2
3.	Needham	15-5-0	3
4.	Newton North	12-7-0	4
5.	Lexington	18-2-0	5
6.	Acton-Boxborough	12-6-0	8
7.	Wayland	12-7-0	6
8.	Milford	12-9-0	9
9.	Cambridge	12-7-0	7
10.	Winchester	14-6-0	17
11.	New Bedford	16-2-0	11
12.	Lowell	17-2-0	12
13.	St. John’s Prep	12-6-0	10
14.	Chelmsford	15-4-0	13
15.	Newton South	8-8-0	15
16.	Methuen	15-4-0	14
17.	BC High	10-7-0	18
18.	St. John’s (S )	9-9-0	16
19.	Greater Lowell	15-3-0	19
20.	Boston Latin	13-5-0	20