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2025 NCAA Men’s Formchart #3 — A&M Narrowly Takes Over

Aggie senior Sam Whitmarsh, the 800 runner-up in ’24, is picked to score 10 points this time. (ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE) IF YOU’RE A TEAM SCORE FOLLOWER, don’t emulate a Dodger fan and leave the meet early. It looks as if there’ll be no shortage of action on the track as the men’s meet winds […]

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Aggie senior Sam Whitmarsh, the 800 runner-up in ’24, is picked to score 10 points this time. (ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE)

IF YOU’RE A TEAM SCORE FOLLOWER, don’t emulate a Dodger fan and leave the meet early. It looks as if there’ll be no shortage of action on the track as the men’s meet winds up.

With 2 running events remaining — the 5000 and 4×4 — Minnesota projects to be in the lead, a point up on Texas A&M. But then New Mexico is slotted for 18 off a 1-2 in the 5000 and suddenly the Lobos are up by 8 with just the relay to go. But while the Aggies are favored to win, New Mexico doesn’t have a baton foursome and A&M slides to a narrow win.

Note that while A&M has won this title 3 times and tied for it once, the highest New Mexico finish ever was 5th in ’65. Remember Charlie Greene?

The 10-deep predictions for each event (‘ = athlete not eligible for U.S. international teams):

TOP 10 TEAMS
projected score change in score previous place
1. Texas A&M 44 –2 2
2. New Mexico 42 +4 =4
3. Minnesota 35 +3 6
4. South Florida 34 +14 13
=5. Arkansas 33 +9 =9
=5. Nebraska 33 –5 =4
7. Auburn 32 –10 3
8. USC 28 –23 1
9. Georgia 26 –1 7
10. Tennessee 24 +7 15
(complete team scores below event picks.)
100 METERS
1. Jordan Anthony Arkansas So
2. Abdul-Rasheed Saminu’ South Florida Sr
3. Kanyinsola Ajayi’ Auburn So
4. Jelani Watkins LSU Fr
5. T’Mars McCallum Tennessee Jr
6. Jaiden Reid’ LSU So
7. Israel Okon’ Auburn Fr
8. Kalen Walker Iowa Jr
9. Taylor Banks USC Sr
10. Max Thomas USC Jr
200 METERS
1. Jordan Anthony Arkansas So
2. Garrett Kaalund USC Jr
3. Makanakaishe Charamba’ Auburn Sr
4. Abdul-Rasheed Saminu’ South Florida Sr
5. T’Mars McCallum Tennessee Jr
6. Carli Makarawu’ Kentucky Jr
7. Jaiden Reid’ LSU So
8. Cameron Miller Purdue Jr
9. Jaleel Croal’ South Florida Jr
10. Jamarion Stubbs Alabama State Jr
400 METERS
1. Samuel Ogazi’ Alabama So
2. Micahi Danzy Florida State Fr
3. Auhmad Robinson Texas A&M Sr
4. Jayden Davis Arizona State So
5. William Jones USC Jr
6. Will Floyd’ Georgia So
7. Gabriel Moronta’ South Florida Sr
8. Joseph Taylor Duke Fr
9. Shaemar Uter’ Texas Tech Jr
10. Jalen Williams Wisconsin Jr
800 METERS
1. Sam Whitmarsh Texas A&M Sr
2. Christian Jackson Virginia Tech Jr
3. Matti Erickson’ Oregon Sr
4. Tinoda Matsatsa Georgetown So
5. Abdullahi Hassan’ Mississippi State Sr
6. Aidan McCarthy Cal Poly SLO Jr
7. Brian Kweyei’ Clemson So
8. Handal Roban’ Penn State Jr
9. Rivaldo Marshall’ Arkansas Sr
10. Koitatopi Kidali’ Oregon Fr
1500 METERS
1. Nathan Green Washington Jr
2. Ethan Strand North Carolina Jr
3. Liam Murphy Villanova Sr
4. Adam Spencer’ Wisconsin Sr
5. Abel Teffra Georgetown Sr
6. Gary Martin Virginia Jr
7. Colin Sahlman Northern Arizona Jr
8. Harrison Witt Princeton Sr
9. Alex Stitt’ Oklahoma State Sr
10. Simeon Birnbaum Oregon So
STEEPLE
1. Geoffrey Kirwa’ Louisville Fr
2. James Corrigan BYU Jr
3. Mathew Kosgei’ New Mexico Fr
4. Collins Kipngok’ Kentucky Fr
5. Rob McManus Montana State Jr
6. Joash Ruto’ Iowa State Fr
7. Brett Gardner NC State Jr
8. Silas Kiptanui’ Tulane So
9. Kristian Imroth’ Eastern Kentucky Jr
10. Carson Williams Furman Sr
5000 METERS
1. Habtom Samuel’ New Mexico So
2. Ishmael Kiptanui’ New Mexico Fr
3. Fouad Messaoudi’ Oklahoma State Sr
4. Brian Musau’ Oklahoma State So
5. Marco Langon Villanova Jr
6. Ethan Strand North Carolina Jr
7. Valentin Soca’ Cal Baptist Jr
8. Drew Bosley Northern Arizona Sr
9. Matt Strangio Portland Sr
10. Rocky Hansen Wake Forest So
10,000 METERS
1. Ishmael Kipkurui’ New Mexico Fr
2. Habtom Samuel’ New Mexico So
3. Evans Kurui’ Washington State So
4. Dylan Schubert Furman Sr
5. Ernest Cheruiyot’ Texas Tech So
6. Victor Kiprop’ Alabama Sr
7. Denis Kipngetich’ Oklahoma State So
8. David Mullarkey’ Northern Arizona Sr
9. Creed Thompson BYU Jr
10. Dismus Lokira’ Alabama Fr
110 HURDLES
1. Kendrick Smallwood Texas Jr
2. Ja’Kobe Tharp Auburn So
3. Jamar Marshall Houston Sr
4. Ja’Qualon Scott Texas A&M Sr
5. Jerome Campbell’ Northern Colorado Jr
6. Zachary Extine Arizona Jr
7. John Adesola’ Houston Sr
8. Demario Prince’ Baylor So
9. Darius Brown De Paul Sr
10. Johnny Brackins USC Sr
400 HURDLES
1. Nathaniel Ezekiel’ Baylor Sr
2. Saad Hinti’ Tennessee Fr
3. Kody Blackwood Texas Jr
4. Ja’Qualon Scott Texas A&M Sr
5. Oskar Edlund’ Texas Tech Sr
6. Jason Parrish Wichita State So
7. Ryan Matulonis Penn So
8. Johnny Brackins USC Sr
9. Xzaviah Taylor North Carolina A&T So
10. Hugo Menin’ UT San Antonio So
4 x 100
1. South Florida South Florida
2. Tennessee Tennessee
3. Auburn Auburn
4. USC USC
5. LSU LSU
6. Minnesota Minnesota
7. Arkansas Arkansas
8. Texas Texas
9. Kentucky Kentucky
10. Florida State Florida State
4 x 400
1. Texas A&M Texas A&M
2. South Florida South Florida
3. Florida Florida
4. Arkansas Arkansas
5. Georgia Georgia
6. Arizona State Arizona State
7. USC USC
8. Texas Tech Texas Tech
9. Texas Texas
10. Princeton Princeton
HIGH JUMP
1. Tyus Wilson Nebraska Sr
2. Riyon Rankin Georgia So
3. Arvesta Troupe Ole Miss Jr
4. Tito Alofe Harvard So
5. Aiden Hayes Texas State Jr
6. Kampton Kam’ Penn Jr
7. Kason O’Riley Texas State Sr
8. Antrea Mita’ Houston So
9. Elias Gerald USC Jr
10. Kuda Chadenga’ LSU Sr
POLE VAULT
1. Simen Guttormsen’ Duke Sr
2. Aleksandr Solovev’ Texas A&M Jr
3. Logan Hammer Utah State Jr
4. Arnie Grunert Western Illinois Jr
5. Hunter Garretson Akron Sr
6. Ashton Barkdull Kansas Jr
7. Scott Toney Washington Sr
8. Bradley Jelmert Arkansas State Sr
9. William Staggs Indiana State Sr
10. Cade Gray Tennessee Sr
LONG JUMP
1. Charles Godfred’ Minnesota So
2. JC Stevenson USC Jr
3. Lokesh Sathyanathan’ Tarleton State Sr
4. Malcolm Clemons Florida Sr
5. Greg Foster Princeton Jr
6. Jayden Keys Georgia Fr
7. Channing Ferguson South Carolina So
8. Tyson Adams NC State Fr
9. Curtis Williams Florida State Jr
10. Louis Gordon’ Albany Sr
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Brandon Green Oklahoma Jr
2. Theophilus Mudzengerere’ South Carolina Jr
3. Selva Prabhu’ Kansas State Fr
4. Xavier Drumgoole Stanford Fr
5. Hakeem Ford Minnesota So
6. Luke Brown’ Kentucky Jr
7. Alexandre Malanda’ Kent State Sr
8. Kelsey Daniel’ Texas Sr
9. Kyvon Tatham Florida State Jr
10. Jaren Holmes USC Sr
SHOT
1. Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan Ole Miss Jr
2. Jason Swarens Wisconsin Sr
3. Christopher Licata South Carolina Sr
4. Fred Moudani’ Cincinnati Sr
5. Obiora Okeke Columbia Sr
6. Zach Landa Arizona Sr
7. Joseph White Wisconsin Sr
8. Trevor Gunzell’ Alabama Jr
9. Alexander Kolesnikoff’ Georgia Sr
10. Dylan Targgart South Carolina Sr
DISCUS
1. Mykolas Alekna’ Cal Jr
2. Ralford Mullings’ Oklahoma Jr
3. Dimítrios Pavlídis’ Kansas Sr
4. Trevor Gunzell’ Alabama Jr
5. Seth Allen Auburn Jr
6. Uladzislau Puchko’ Virginia Tech So
7. Casey Helm Princeton Jr
8. Vincent Ugwoke South Florida Sr
9. Texas Tanner Air Force Jr
10. Jacob Lemmon Florida Sr
HAMMER
1. Kostas Záltos’ Minnesota Sr
2. Ángelos Mantzouránis’ Minnesota So
3. Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan Ole Miss Jr
4. Texas Tanner Air Force Jr
5. Daniel Reynolds Wyoming Sr
6. Ryan Johnson Iowa So
7. Christian Toro Duke So
8. Travis Martin Cal Poly SLO Sr
9. Rory Devaney Cal Poly SLO Jr
10. Jake Dalton Ole Miss Sr
JAVELIN
1. Keyshawn Strachan’ Nebraska Jr
2. Moustafa Alsherif’ Georgia Sr
3. Remi Rougetet’ Mississippi State Sr
4. Devoux Deysel’ Miami Sr
5. Mike Stein Iowa Jr
6. Dash Sirmon Nebraska Jr
7. Tuomas Narhi’ Mississippi State Fr
8. Leikel Cabrera Gay’ Florida So
9. Arthur Petersen’ Nebraska Sr
10. Callan Saldutto’ Missouri Sr
DECATHLON
1. Till Steinforth’ Nebraska Jr
2. Peyton Bair Mississippi State Jr
3. Marcus Weaver Arkansas Sr
4. Brad Thomas UC Santa Barbara Sr
5. Edgar Campre’ Miami Jr
6. Jaden Roskelley BYU So
7. Paul Kallenberg’ Louisville Jr
8. Ryan Gregory Long Beach State So
9. Abraham Vogelsang’ Iowa Fr
10. Ben Barton BYU Jr
COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. Texas A&M 44
2. New Mexico 42
3. Minnesota 35
4. South Florida 34
=5. Arkansas 33
=5. Nebraska 33
7. Auburn 32
8. USC 28
9. Georgia 26
10. Tennessee 24
11. Ole Miss 22
12. Mississippi State 20
13. Alabama 19
=14. Oklahoma 18
=14. Texas 18
16. South Carolina 16
17. Wisconsin 15
18. LSU 14
=19. Duke 13
=19. Oklahoma State 13
=21. Florida 12
=21. Louisville 12
=21. Washington 12
=24. Baylor 11
=24. BYU 11
=24. Kentucky 11
=24. North Carolina 11
=24. Virginia Tech 11
=29. Cal 10
=29. Villanova 10
=31. Georgetown 9
=31. Houston 9
=31. Kansas 9
=31. Miami 9
=31. Texas Tech 9
=36. Arizona State 8
=36. Florida State 8
=36. Iowa 8
39. Princeton 7
=40. Arizona 6
=40. Kansas State 6
=40. Oregon 6
=40. Tarleton State 6
=40. Texas State 6
=40. Utah State 6
=40. Washington State 6
=47. Air Force 5
=47. Cincinnati 5
=47. Furman 5
=47. Harvard 5
=47. Penn 5
=47. Stanford 5
=47. UC Santa Barbara 5
=47. Western Illinois 5
=55. Akron 4
=55. Columbia 4
=55. Montana State 4
=55. Northern Arizona 4
=55. Northern Colorado 4
=55. Cal Poly SLO 4
=55. Wyoming 4
=62. Iowa State 3
=62. NC State 3
=62. Virginia 3
=62. Wichita State 3
=66. Cal Baptist 2
=66. Clemson 2
=66. Kent State 2
=69. Arkansas State 1
=69. Long Beach State 1
=69. Penn State 1
=69. Purdue 1
=69. Tulane 1
COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. USC 51
2. Texas A&M 46
3. Auburn 42
=4. Nebraska 38
=4. New Mexico 38
6. Minnesota 32
7. Georgia 27
8. Florida 26
=9. Arkansas 24
=9. Texas 24
=11. Kentucky 22
=11. North Carolina 22
13. South Florida 20
14. Oklahoma 18
15. Tennessee 17
=16. Alabama 16
=16. Arizona State 16
=16. Mississippi State 16
19. Mississippi 15
=20. Texas Tech 14
=20. Villanova 14
=22. Duke 13
=22. Washington 13
=24. Iowa 11
=24. Oklahoma State 11
=26. Baylor 10
=26. Cal 10
=26. Louisville 10
=26. Oregon 10
=26. Tarleton State 10
=31. Houston 9
=31. South Carolina 9
=33. Arizona 8
=33. Cal State Northridge 8
=33. Miami 8
=36. Georgetown 7
=36. Virginia Tech 7
=38. Florida State 6
=38. Kansas 6
=38. Penn 6
=38. Utah State 6
=38. Virginia 6
=38. Washington State 6
=38. Wisconsin 6
=45. Air Force 5
=45. Akron 5
=45. LSU 5
=45. Cal Poly SLO 5
=45. Western Illinois 5
=50. Furman 4
=50. Harvard 4
=50. Montana State 4
=50. Princeton 4
=50. Purdue 4
=55. Cincinnati 3
=55. Iowa State 3
=55. Penn State 3
=55. Texas State 3
=59. Arkansas State 2
=59. BYU 2
=59. Cal Baptist 2
=59. Illinois 2
=59. Louisiana-Monroe 2
=59. North Carolina A&T 2
=59. NC State 2
=59. Ohio State 2
=59. Stanford 2
=68. Long Beach State 1
=68. Wyoming 1



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Watch future Cougar Jane Hedengren receive Gatorade National Track and Field Player of the Year award – Deseret News

Jane Hedengren is no stranger to receiving honors and accolades due to her prowess in both cross-country and track and field. The Timpview High standout — and future BYU Cougar — is a running sensation at this point, having won Gatorade National Player of the Year awards for both cross-country (2024) and track and field […]

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Jane Hedengren is no stranger to receiving honors and accolades due to her prowess in both cross-country and track and field.

The Timpview High standout — and future BYU Cougar — is a running sensation at this point, having won Gatorade National Player of the Year awards for both cross-country (2024) and track and field (2025).

The latest award (track and field) was presented to Hedengren by Katelyn Tuohy, a four-time individual NCAA Division I champion at NC State and a winner of five Gatorade Player of the Year awards before that.

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BYU cross-country coach Diljeet Taylor — Hedengren’s soon-to-be head coach — was also in attendance, making the episode a particularly notable one.

Presentation of the award was caught on video, providing a “behind the scenes” look into Hedengren’s latest honor.

Hedengren was an easy choice for national girls track and field player of the year.

She is the high school national record holder in the 5,000 meters (14:57.93), mile (4:23.50), 1,600-meter (4:21.81), 3,200-meter (9:14.65) and the two-mile (9:17.75). And she recently won the 3,000 meter race at Nike Outdoor Nationals, setting an under-20 record of 8:40.3.

Hedengren is expected to star immediately for BYU and she doesn’t shy away from that pressure.

She told the Deseret News’ Krysyan Edler: “I’m sure there’s going to be many learning curves but I’m ready for that and I’m excited for that because I think that will only positively affect me as a person and as an athlete, just with building my resilience and just learning to be adaptable within many different positions.”

Timpview’s Jane Hedengren, right, hugs her teammate Lily Alder, left, after they came in second and first place in the 5A girls 800m run during the 5A state track and field championship at the Clarence F. Robison Outdoor Track & Field at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 17, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News



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U.S. Girls U19 National Team Rolls Past Peru at 2025 World Championship

Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 3, 2025) –The U.S. Girls U19 National Team swept Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18) on Thursday at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia. The U.S. (2-0) will face Poland (2-0) in a matchup of undefeated teams on Friday, July 4, at 12:15 p.m. PT. The U.S. finished […]

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Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 3, 2025) –The U.S. Girls U19 National Team swept Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18) on Thursday at the 2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia.

The U.S. (2-0) will face Poland (2-0) in a matchup of undefeated teams on Friday, July 4, at 12:15 p.m. PT.

The U.S. finished with significant advantages in kills (44-25) and blocks (14-5). The U.S. hit .268 as a team for the match. Peru led 5-3 in aces.

MATCH STATISTICS (PDF)

Opposite Henley Anderson paced the U.S. with team-bests of 14 points, 10 kills and four blocks.

“In our first match against Spain we got the job done but didn’t play to our full potential. Against Peru we came out with a sharper focus and a sense of energy combined with high energy throughout the match,” Anderson said. “It really shows what we are capable of when we trust each other and compete at our level.”

Outside hitter Suli Davis totaled 10 points on nine kills and a block. Middle blocker Gabrielle Nichols scored eight points on four kills, three blocks and an ace.

Setter Genevieve Harris ran the effective offense while adding two blocks and an ace. Outside hitter Cari Spears recorded five kills and a pair of blocks for seven points.

Middle Abbey Emch registered five kills, and outside hitters Lameen Mambu (three kills and one block) and Devyn Wiest (three kills and an ace) each scored four points.

The U.S. jumped out to a 9-3 lead to begin the match and did not allow Peru to get closer than five points at any time in the set. The U.S. Girls U19 squad hit .577 as a team with 17 kills and only two errors in 26 attacks. Anderson scored six points on five kills and a block, and Spears scored five points on three kills and two of the team’s five blocks.

Peru led 6-5 in the second set before the U.S. scored nine of the next 12 points. Back-to-back blocks, the team’s eighth and ninth of the match, and an ace from Wiest gave the U.S. a 14-9 lead. A put away by Davis made it 18-12, and the lead reached eight after a Peru hitting error and another U.S. block.

Though the U.S. team was not able to continue its blistering offensive numbers from the opening set, it did continue to control the net with eight blocks in the second set. Nichols led the way with five points on two kills, two blocks and an ace, while Davis and Anderson each scored three points.

Kelly Kinney won a joust at the net to even the score at 13 in the third set. With the score tied at 14, consecutive kills by Wiest and Kinney gave the U.S. the lead for good at 16-14. Peru pulled back within a point, 18-17, but the U.S. finished the match on a 7-1 run that ended on an Anderson kill off hands. Middle blocker Jordan Taylor recorded a key block, the team’s 14th of the match, for a 22-18 lead.

2025 U19 National Team Roster for World Championship

(Name, Pos., Birth Year, Height, Hometown, School, Region)
3 Jordan Taylor (MB, 6-5, 2007, Houston, Texas, University of Minnesota, Lone Star)
5 Lily Hayes (L, 5-9, 2007, Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
6 Suli Davis (OH, 6-1, 2007, Euless, Texas, Brigham Young University, North Texas)
8 Abbey Emch (MB, 6-3, 2007, New Waterford, Ohio, University of Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley)
10 Isabelle Hoppe (S, 5-8, 2008, Gibsonia, Pa., Pine Richland HS, Ohio Valley)
11 Kelly Kinney (OH/OPP, 6-2, 2007, West Palm Beach, Fla., The Kings Academy, Florida)
12 Genevieve Harris (S, 5-11, 2007, Raleigh, N.C, Cardinal Gibbons HS, Carolina)
13 Gabrielle Nichols (MB, 6-3, 2007, Winston Salem, N.C., Penn State University, Carolina)
16 Cari Spears (OH, 6-3, 2007, Dallas, Texas, University of Texas, North Texas)
17 Lameen Mambu (OH, 6-0, 2007, Chantilly, Va., Georgia Tech, Chesapeake)
19 Henley Anderson (OPP/OH, 6-3, 2007, Dripping Springs, Texas, Dripping Springs HS, Lone Star)
20 Devyn Wiest (OH, 6-3, 2007, Peoria, Ariz., University of Utah, Arizona)

Alternates
1 Izzy Mogridge (S, 5-11, 2007, Lutz, Fla., Berkeley Prep HS, Florida)
2 Charlotte Vinson (OPP, 6-2, 2007, Muncie, Ind., Yorktown HS, Hoosier)
4 Kalyssa Blackshear (MB/OPP, 6-4, 2007, Torrance, Calif., University of Louisville, Southern California)
7 Ayanna Watson (OH/OPP, 6-3, 2007, Henderson, Nev., Bishop Gorman HS, Southern California)
9 Natalie Wardlow (MB/OPP, 6-5, 2007, Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Southeast HS, Great Plains)
15 Logan Bell (L, 5-11, 2007, Beech Grove, Ind., Roncalli HS, Hoosier)
18 Aniya Warren (L, 5-8, 2007, Lockport, Ill., Benet Academy, Great Lakes)

Coaches
Head Coach: Keegan Cook (Minnesota)
Assistant Coach: Alyssa D’Errico (Utah)
Assistant Coach: April Sanchez (New Mexico)
Performance Analyst: Jon Wong (Florida State)
ATC: Cherryl Bueno (Coast to Coast AthletiCare)
Team Lead: Courtney Smith (NTDP)

2025 FIVB Girls U19 World Championship Schedule
All times Pacific/Osijek, Croatia
Matches live on VBTV and Volleyball World YouTube

July 2: USA def. Spain, 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-23)
July 3: USA def. Peru, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18)
July 4: 12:15 p.m. USA vs. Poland
July 6: 12:15 p.m. USA vs. Bulgaria
July 7: 12:15 p.m. USA vs. Türkiye
July 8: TBA Round of 16
July 11: TBA Playoffs/Quarterfinals
July 12: TBA Playoffs/Semifinals
July 13: Finals



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Minor League roundup, 7/2

Plenty of Minor League Baseball going on for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. All of their stateside affiliates were in action, though the Dominican Summer League teams had the day off. Let’s jump into it! Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Link to the 2025 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup […]

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Minor League roundup, 7/2

Plenty of Minor League Baseball going on for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. All of their stateside affiliates were in action, though the Dominican Summer League teams had the day off.

Let’s jump into it!

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The Giants signed LHP Matt Gage to a Minor League deal and assigned him to AAA Sacramento. Gage has only appeared sparingly in his MLB career, but has great numbers. Catcher/utility player Thomas Gavello was moved up from AA Richmond to Sacramento. It’s unclear if this is a promotion or just some emergency fill-in duty for Gavello, who started the year with High-A Eugene, and only played in 31 games for Richmond.

AAA Sacramento (40-43)

Sacramento River Cats beat the Las Vegas Aces (D-Backs) 3-1
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Sometimes an opportunity presents itself where you weren’t expecting, and you take advantage of it. Sometimes you really take advantage of it.

That’s exactly what happened for RHP Kai-Wei Teng on Wednesday. Teng has spent most of his Minor League career developing as a starter, but after a brutal 2024 — which featured an ERA in the 8s in AAA, an ERA in the 9s in his MLB debut, and getting outrighted — the 26-year old from Taiwan has mostly pitched in relief (occasionally long relief) for the River Cats, who have had a very full rotation for most of the year.

But Sacramento needed a fill-in on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, their scheduled starter, RHP Mason Black (No. 7 CPL) was called up to provide reinforcements for the big league squad. And so Teng stepped in and filled the hole in the rotation.

And then he just casually had perhaps the best start of the season for a Sacramento pitcher.

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Teng tossed 5 innings and pounded the strike zone — an issue last year when he walked 5.3 batters per 9 innings in AAA — throwing 51 of 72 pitches for strikes. He gave up just 1 hit (a single) and 1 walk. He didn’t allow any runs to score.

And the best part? He struck out 11 batters. 11! In 5 innings! He faced 17 batters and struck out 11 of them!

It’s hard to be more dominant than that, especially since his walk was to the 1st batter he faced. Once he settled in, he was unstoppable. A whopping 22 of his 72 pitches were swinging strikes, which is not just absurd, but represents a wildly encouraging trend for Teng. When he was building a reputation as an intriguing prospect, he did so with a whole bunch of strikeouts — in 2023, he K’d 12.9 batters per 9 innings in AA, and then 10.9 following a promotion to AAA. But last year he not only saw his walk rates leap, but saw his strikeouts plummet, to a confounding 7.3 per 9 innings in AAA.

This year? They’re back. And then some. Teng has boosted his strikeouts per 9 innings to a staggering 14.3 this year (with just 3.3 walks!), and after Wednesday’s performance, you can’t even say that it’s just a boost from pitching in relief.

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Still and all, it’s just a 4.54 ERA for Teng, though his FIP sits at a delightful 3.02, and he’s been at his best lately: in his last 7 games, he’s thrown 18.1 innings and allowed just 9 hits, 5 walks, and 4 earned runs, while striking out 33 batters. My goodness.

There have been 61 pitchers in the Pacific Coast League to throw at least 40 innings this year. Out of those 61, Teng ranks 20th in ERA, 1st in FIP, 17th in walks per 9, and 1st in strikeouts per 9 (and, stunningly, almost 3 K/9 better than 3rd place on the list). He’ll probably need to keep this up for a little while longer before he’s in consideration for a role in San Francisco, given that he’s not on the 40-man roster, but he’s sure making a case. I’ll be curious to see if he stays in the Sacramento rotation after this game.

Otherwise, not much to highlight. Third baseman Devin Mann had a very nice game, hitting 1-2 with a home run and a walk. It’s perhaps too little, too late since he didn’t hit well enough to earn a roster spot when the Giants had a trio of third basemen hit the IL, 2 of which are nearing a return, but still nice to see.

Center fielder Grant McCray also had a good game, hitting 1-2 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, and a stolen base. I still would like to see him steal more bases, but he’s at 19 on the year.

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Richmond Flying Squirrels split a doubleheader against the Chesapeake Baysox (Orioles), winning 6-4 and losing 3-0
Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score

Not a traditional doubleheader, as Richmond’s Tuesday game made it a few innings in before getting postponed, and it was finished up on Wednesday. The offense was fine in the 1st game, with a few nice performances, but it was nonexistent in Game 2, when the Squirrels mustered just 1 hit and 0 walks. Yikes.

The best performances in Game 1 came from a pair of struggling hitters: right fielder Vaun Brown went 1-3 with a double, a walk, and a strikeout, while shortstop Aeverson Arteaga (No. 12 CPL) hit 3-4. They both are trying hard to get their seasons on track (especially Brown, who is running out of time).

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Game 2 was all about the pitching. LHP Seth Lonsway was hot-and-cold in his start, giving up 3 runs in 5 innings while allowing 8 baserunners (6 hits, 1 walk, and 1 hit batter). But he showed some nice strikeout stuff, K’ing 7 batters. Lonsway isn’t much of a strikeout artist, but the 2021 6th-round pick has shown an uptick in that category this year, with 8.5 per 9 innings, after having 7.2 during his stint with Richmond last year.

The bullpen that followed him was great. RHP Will Bednar (No. 42 CPL) allowed 2 hits in a scoreless inning, but struck out the side, while RHP Marques Johnson K’d 2 batters in a perfect inning. Bednar’s strikeout stuff has been on display all year long, but he’s really struggled with walks and runs … until recently. Over his last handful of outings, he seems to have figured things out. Check it out:

First 13 games: 16 innings, 16 hits, 22 walks, 17 earned runs, 26 strikeouts
Last 5 games: 7.2 innings, 4 hits, 0 walks, 0 runs, 14 strikeouts

It’s still a small sample size, but that looks like someone who is putting the pieces together! Bednar’s strikeout numbers have been elite this year. His 14.8 strikeouts per 9 innings ranks 2nd among the 172 Eastern League pitchers with at least 20 innings through this year, and 2nd in the Giants farm. If he can keep controlling the walks, he’ll turn into something very, very, very interesting. As it is, his FIP has dropped to 3.08, though his ERA is still 6.46.

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As for Johnson, it was his 4th game since getting promoted, and he still has yet to allow a run. In 5.1 AA innings, he has 7 strikeouts against just 1 walk, with only 2 hits allowed.

High-A Eugene (40-36)

Eugene Emeralds beat the Hillsboro Hops (D-Backs) 10-2
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A very nice performance for starting LHP Cesar Perdomo, who shut down the Hops for 5 scoreless innings while allowing just 3 hits and a walk, and striking out 5. The overall numbers are middling for the 23-year old, who has a 4.19 ERA and a 4.72 FIP, but he’s been very strong lately. In his last 3 starts, Perdomo — a Venezuelan in his 3rd season — has pitched 17 innings and given up just 11 hits, 3 walks, and 1 earned run, while striking out 13. He’s definitely moving in the right direction after a slow start to the year.

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RHP Liam Simon pitched a perfect inning of relief. It was the 6th time in his last 7 games that he hasn’t allowed a run, and the 7th time in his last 9 games that he hasn’t allowed a hit. You can see the rust starting to rinse off for Simon, who has an electric arm but has been greatly limited by injuries: the 2022 5th-round pick entered the year with just 42.2 innings thrown in his career.

Left fielder Jonah Cox (No. 26 CPL) had a nice game in the batter’s box, hitting 2-3 with a triple, a walk, and a strikeout. Cox’s game is built on speed and defense and juuust enough offense (he has a .724 OPS and a 98 wRC+), but he’s been hitting much better lately. In his last 7 games, he’s 9-25 with 1 home run, 2 triples, 2 doubles, and 8 walks. Delightful!

Third baseman Dayson Croes also had a stellar game, hitting 2-3 with a double and 2 walks. All he’s done is hit since the Giants signed him in April, and he’s up to a .927 OPS and a 153 wRC+.

Low-A San Jose (50-27)

San Jose Giants lost to the Stockton Ports (A’s) 8-6
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Not a good pitching day for the Baby Giants. RHPs Niko Mazza and Ryan Slater, who have both been excellent in their debut seasons, got rocked a bit. Mazza gave up 8 baserunners and 4 runs in 5 innings of work, while Slater ceded 7 baserunners and 3 runs in just 2 innings.

RHP Evan Gray, also in his debut season, also didn’t pitch particularly well, but at least his line is a fun one to look at: 1 inning, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 hit batter, 1 run, 1 earned run, and 1 strikeout. 1s for the win! Or the loss, in this game.

On offense, the bulk of the damage was done by the middle infield duo of second baseman Jean Carlos Sio and shortstop Maui Ahuna (No. 23 CPL). Sio, hitting leadoff, went 2-4 with a triple, a walk, and a stolen base. On a San Jose squad full of notable names, Sio has flown under the radar, but the lefty is having a delightful season, with a .767 OPS, a 117 wRC+, 11 stolen bases in 14 attempts, and just a 12.6% strikeout rate. He’s been on an absolute tear lately: in his last 7 games, he’s a blistering 15-29 with a home run, a triple, 3 doubles, and 5 walks. Stay hot, and then head to Eugene, Jean Carlos!

Ahuna hit 3-4 with a double, a walk, and a stolen base, though he was also caught stealing. It’s great to see him finally healthy and playing both sides of the field, and he hasn’t missed a beat in the batter’s box, with a .796 OPS, a 124 wRC+, and 7 stolen bases in 9 attempts in 25 games with San Jose.

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Arizona Complex League (31-13)

ACL Giants lost to the ACL Dodgers 2-1
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An elite pitching performance in Papago. The worst performance belonged to the highest-profile pitcher on the team, as starting RHP Argenis Cayama (No. 28 CPL, 18 years, 2024 IFA) gave up the only 2 runs that the Giants allowed. Still, it was an exciting performance from Cayama, who struck out 5 batters in 4.1 innings, and allowed less than a runner per inning (2 hits and 2 walks). After gaining hype during his debut season in the DSL last year, Cayama has lived up to the billing in his stateside debut, posting a 1.99 ERA and a 3.20 FIP, with 52 strikeouts to 15 walks in 40.2 innings.

After Cayama came pure dominance. AAA LHP Chris Wright continued his rehab and was virtually untouchable, allowing a hit in 1.2 shutout innings while striking out 4 batters. Wright was once one of the top strikeout arms on the farm, but he lost all of 2024 due to injury, and has thrown just 6 rehab innings this year. Here’s hoping he’s back in Sacramento soon.

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RHP Melvin Pineda (21 years, 2022 IFA) struck out 3 batters in 2 shutout innings, with 1 hit allowed. Like Wright, Pineda lost all of 2024 due to injury, though unlike Wright, this is the level he’s assigned at, so he’s not rehabbing. He is dominating, however, as he has 16 strikeouts against just 2 walks in 8.1 innings, while also giving up only 3 walks and 0 earned runs. Might be time for A-ball!

Rounding it out was RHP Fernando Vasquez (23 years, 2022 IFA) who faced 3 batters and struck out all 3 of them. Just like Wright and Pineda, Vasquez missed all of 2024 due to injury … except he also missed all of 2023 and 2022, as well. He came back with a vengeance, dominated the DSL for a few games, and then got the rare in-season promotion to the ACL, where he has struck out 11 batters in … wait for it … 4.2 innings, while giving up just 2 hits, 2 walks, and 1 run.

There are some exciting arms in Arizona, that’s for sure!

Which is good because there was no offense in this game. The ACL Giants had just 3 hits and 4 walks, with no one reaching base multiple times. The only extra-base hit came courtesy of designated hitter Cole Foster (23 years, 2023 3rd-round), who went 1-4 with a double and a strikeout in his 1st game of the year on the complex. Foster started the year in High-A but struggled mightily and was placed on the Development List in mid-June. Now he’s back on the field, hoping to find his rhythm in the ACL.

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AAA Devin Mann (4) [2 in AAA]

Thursday schedule

Sacramento: vs. Reno, 7:05 p.m. PT (SP: Juan Mercedes)
Richmond: vs. Chesapeake, 3:35 p.m. PT (SP: Joe Whitman)
Eugene: vs. Hillsboro, 6:35 p.m. PT (SP: Shane Rademacher)
San Jose: at Stockton, 7:05 p.m. PT (SP: Charlie McDaniel)

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David Sexton – Assistant Coach, Cross Country/Track & Field – Men’s Cross Country Coaches

Bellarmine Athletics Hall of Famer David Sexton joined the Bellarmine University cross country and track & field staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2024-25 season. Before embarking upon an illustrious career in law, Sexton was a 1979 graduate of Bellarmine and was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982. A […]

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Bellarmine Athletics Hall of Famer David Sexton joined the Bellarmine University cross country and track & field staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2024-25 season.

Before embarking upon an illustrious career in law, Sexton was a 1979 graduate of Bellarmine and was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982. A program luminary in distance running, he was the Knights’ top men’s cross country runner and named Most Valuable Runner all four of his years at Bellarmine.

Sexton’s name remains prominent in the cross country record book. Upon his return to Bellarmine, he ranked eighth on both the 8k and 10k performance lists, held the 17th-best 8k time (24:46) in program history, which had stood as the top mark until 2015, and the 14th-best 10k time (31:51.3), which he delivered at the 1977 NCAA II Championships.

Sexton was recognized as an Academic All-American in 1978. He was honored with Bellarmine’s John T. Loftus Award in both 1978 and 1979 and the Fred J. Karem Scholastic Achievement Award in 1979.

      

Sexton obtained his J.D. Degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1982. He served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office and, during his time there, served as the Director of the Criminal Appeals Division and the Director of the Prosecutors Advisory Council. 

Additionally in his time in the attorney general’s office, Sexton served as a Supreme Court Fellow with the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, DC. He left the attorney general’s office in 2003 to serve as an Assistant Jefferson County Attorney in the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office. In the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office, he is the Director of the Appellate Division.

Sexton was recognized by the Jefferson County Attorney with a Special Recognition Award for his advocacy in the Kentucky Supreme Court. During the course of his career in government service, he’s argued numerous cases in the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the Kentucky Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Sexton’s wife, Mary Pat, is a 1982 Bellarmine graduate and the couple has two sons.

 

 

 



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Hawai’i Places 79 Spring Student-Athletes On Academic All-Big West List

Story Links HONOLULU – A total of 79 University of Hawai’i student-athletes earned Academic All-Big West honors for the spring sports during the 2024 season. The sports included are baseball, beach volleyball, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, men’s volleyball, and women’s water polo.   The […]

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HONOLULU – A total of 79 University of Hawai’i student-athletes earned Academic All-Big West honors for the spring sports during the 2024 season. The sports included are baseball, beach volleyball, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, men’s volleyball, and women’s water polo.
 
The track and field team had the most honorees with 14 followed by softball (13), baseball (10) and water polo (10).
 
To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, complete one full year at the member institution prior to the season and compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests (baseball pitchers are exempt of participation standards, track and field must either compete in 50 percent or conference championship).
 
The following is a list of the spring honorees from UH teams:
 

Kyle Dobyns – Sociology
Jordan Donahue – Human Development & Family Studies
Hunter Faildo – Finance
Elijah Ickes – Exploratory
Matthew Miura –  Sociology
Cory Ronan – Interdisciplinary Studies
Itsuki Takemoto –  Exploratory
Zacary Tenn – Economics
Dylan Waite – Economics
Ben Zeigler-Namoa – Economics
 

Sydney Amiatu – Political Science
Sarah Burton – Pre-Psychology
Sophie Buschmann – Health & Exercise Science
Alana Embry – Psychology
Julia Lawrenz – Journalism
Caprice Lorenzo – Finance
Jesse Mann – Mechanical Engineering
Sydney Miller – Fashion Design & Merchandising
Kristen Serrano –  Management
 

Anson Cabello – Exploratory Business
Josh Hayashida – Finance
Tyler Ogawa – Finance
Garrett Takeuchi – Finance
Dane Watanabe – Health & Exercise Science
James Whitworth – Finance
 

Varnika S. Achanta – Exploratory Business
Maline Kraus – Sociology
Wendy Song – Marketing
Emiko Sverduk – Pre-Psychology
Kellie Yamane – Accounting
 

Carys Murakami – Pre-Psychology
Jamie McGaughey – Exploratory
Amelia “Millie” Fidge – Health & Exercise Science
Maycen Gibbs – Health & Exercise Science
Larissa Goshi – Health & Exercise Science
Milan Ah Yat – Sociology
Ellyanna Cinzori – Marketing
Maya Ichimura – Chemistry
Cierra Yamamoto – Psychology
Liliana Thomas – Psychology
Izabella Martinez – History
Addison Kostrencich – Communication
Chloe Borges – Management
 

Diego Dalisay – Communication
Andy Hernandez – Electrical Engineering
Quinn Snyder – Economics
Sohta Urano – Finance
 

Hannah Galindo – Pre-Engineering
Nikola Homolkova – Educational Psychology
Joelle Lanz – Political Science & Comms.
Sheena Masuda – Senior Economics
Ana Vilcek – Psychology/Human Development & Family Studies
 

Grace Blanchette – Kinesiology & Rehab Science
Allison Bliss – Food Science & Human Nutrition
Ruby Brook – Biochemistry
Rose Forshaw – Earth Sciences
Greta Fraraccio – Finance
Helen Hoadley – Mechanical Engineering
Emilie Kirk Langschwager – Microbiology
Isabella Kneeshaw – Communication
Zola O’Donnell – Mathematics
Valo Sopoaga – Exploratory Health Sciences
Catherine Touchette – Junior Finance
Lilian Turban – Communication
Samaria Vital – Political Science
Tara Wyllie – Psychology
 

‘Eleu Choy – Civil Engineering
Kurt Nusterer – Finance
Kai Taylor – Sociology
 

Alia Burlock – Biology
Bernadette Doyle – Marketing Management
Tara Logan – Health & Exercise Science
Daisy Logtens – Health & Exercise Science
Raha Peiravani – Finance
Roni Perlman – Interdisciplinary Studies
Camille Radosavljevic – Finance
Esmee Roijen – Sociology & Political Science
Emilia Schorr – Biological Engineering
Jordan Wedderburn – Health & Exercise Science

 

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Founding CSUB track and field coach Charlie Craig is CSUB’s third inaugural Hall of Fame inductee

Charles “Charlie” Craig, who came to Cal State Bakersfield in 1971 and built the track and field program from scratch, developing a wealth of talented student-athletes in 31 seasons, was revealed on Wednesday night as the third member of the inaugural class of CSUB Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025. A former standout sprinter and […]

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Charles “Charlie” Craig, who came to Cal State Bakersfield in 1971 and built the track and field program from scratch, developing a wealth of talented student-athletes in 31 seasons, was revealed on Wednesday night as the third member of the inaugural class of CSUB Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025.

A former standout sprinter and jumper at Fresno State who competed in the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Trials finals in the triple jump, Craig’s coaching career started soon after as an assistant at Cal Berkeley.

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Upon his arrival at CSUB, he was first hired as the university’s educational opportunity program director. In 1972, Craig started CSUB’s track program from the ground up — 10 athletes were on his initial team. He went on to coach 195 NCAA Division II All-Americans, 18 NCAA Division II national champions and two Olympic qualifiers.

In 2002, Craig was named NCAA Division II Track and Field Coach of the Year. He retired in 2004.

Craig’s success was recognized as his coaching skills paved the way for working with U.S. National Track and Field program. He was the USA Track and Field assistant coach for the 1991 world championships and at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Acknowledging his contributions to the sport, Craig was elected to the United States Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2008.

Locally, Craig is a 1991 Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

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Craig joins two previously announced inaugural hall of fame inductees, three-time NCAA Division II female swimmer of the year Loni (Burton) Vander Kooi (2003-05), and CSUB’s founding athletics director Rudy Carvajal, who served in his role for 38 years (1972-2010).

Each night this week, through Friday, CSUB’s newest inductees are being unveiled first on the 6 p.m. KBAK and 10 p.m. KBFX newscasts by Sports Director Greg Kerr.

A formal induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25 in CSUB’s Icardo Center for the entire five-member class. Tickets are available online. For more information, contact CSUB Associate Athletics Director for Development Sarah Tuohy at stuohy@csub.edu



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