Destiny Masters laughs after a high jump of 1.76 meters on March 30, 2024. (File photo)

Five Wichita State track and field athletes competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships last Wednesday to Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Three were named Second Team All-Americans and two earned All-America Honorable Mentions.   

In the 110-meter hurdles semifinals, sophomore Josh Parrish finished 19th with a time of 13.68 and was named an All-American Honorable Mention. He also competed in the long jump finals and fouled on all three of his attempts.

Sophomore Yared Kidane raced in the 800-meter semifinals and finished in 10th place, earning Second Team All-America, with a time of 1:46.86. He missed out on the 800-meter finals by one spot.

Sophomore Jason Parrish, Josh’s twin, finished 10th in the 400-meter hurdles. He missed qualifying for the finals by less than a tenth of a second and was also named a Second Team All-American.    

The Parrish twins, Kidane and senior Joakim Genereux were WSU’s 4×400 meter relay team, who barely snuck into the Outdoor Championships at the West Preliminaries on May 30. The Shockers finished 23rd of 24 teams with a time of 3:10.61 and they were named All-America Honorable Mentions.

In the heptathlon, senior Destiny Masters finished 10th overall with a personal best score of 5,763 points and was named Second Team All-America for the second straight year in the multis event. 

Masters placed 22nd in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.23. In the high jump, she finished first with a season-high mark of 1.84 meters, and in the shot put, she finished in fifth with a throw of 13.48 meters.

Masters finished the first day of events with a season-best time in the 200 meters at 25.54, good for 23rd place. 

To start the final day of the heptathlon, Masters finished 16th in the high jump with a clearance of 5.79 meters. She later threw 44.45 meters in the javelin, which placed her in second in that event. The heptathlon wrapped up with the 800 meters, where she finished with a time of 2:33.30, good enough for 21st place to earn her Second Team All-America status.  

The Outdoor Championships concluded Wichita State’s regular outdoor track and field season. Some athletes who qualify will compete and represent WSU in the USA Track and Field U20 Outdoor Championships from Thursday, June 19, through Sunday, June 22.

Wheeling, W. Va. – The Mountain East Conference (MEC) announced their annual academic honors on Monday, honoring over 1,500 student-athletes. After landing 102 athletes on the Academic All-MEC list earlier today, the honors continued for the Cardinals with 54 student-athletes earning a spot on the MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. It brought the total number of conference academic honorees for the Cardinals to 156 for the winter/spring season as they had success both on and off the field. 

In order to qualify for the MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must be a member of the active roster for their sport during the championship season and have a GPA between 3.25 and 3.69. The conference had 658 student-athletes earn Commissioner’s Honor Roll across the 12 member institutions. Leading the way was Frostburg State with 109 honorees, while The University of Charleston (81) and West Virginia Wesleyan (63) rounding out the top three. The Cardinal’s 54 honorees ranked sixth in the conference and their total of 156 honorees set them with the third most honorees in the conference between the two levels of honors. 

Leading the way for the Wheeling Athletic Department was the Wheeling University Baseball team with nine honorees. They were followed by Women’s Lacrosse with eight honorees and Women’s Basketball with six. All 12 winter and spring sports were honored on the list with Men’s Swimming (5), Men’s Track (5), Wrestling (5), Men’s Basketball (4), Softball (4), Women’s Swimming (4), Acrobatics & Tumbling (2), and Women’s Track & Field (2) rounding out the list. The complete list of Commissioner’s Honor Roll honorees is listed below: 

The Wheeling University Football team will kick-off the 2025-2026 season on Thursday, August 28th, when they hit the road to face Clarion. 

FRISCO – East Texas A&M University set a record for most honorees on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll list, with 118 student-athletes named to the Spring 2025 list, on Monday morning.
 

The Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll list recognizes student-athletes in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, and women’s golf, softball, men’s track & field, and women’s track & field who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) in the semester of their respective sport.
 

For the Lions, the men’s track and field program had 35 honorees, followed by 27 from women’s track & field, 21 from softball, 13 from women’s basketball, 11 from men’s basketball, six from men’s golf, and five from women’s golf.
 
The 118 honorees for the Lions are the most since 112 honorees for the Fall 2024 semester. During the 2024-25 academic year, the Lions had 230 student-athletes named to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll across the 14 programs.
 
The full list of honorees across the Southland Conference can be found HERE.
 
Here are the Lion student-athletes that earned commissioner’s honor roll recognition for the Spring 2025 semester.
 

 

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Dani Busboom Kelly and the Nebraska volleyball team landed its first commitment in the class of 2027 on Monday from in-state prospect Malorie Boesiger.

The commitment hits close to home, as Malorie is the sister of senior defensive specialist Maisie Boesiger.

The Norris product announced her commitment in a post on X, thanking her family, coaches and teammates.

GBR!!! @HuskerVB pic.twitter.com/xqRwOeep7g

— Malorie Boesiger (@MalorieBoesiger) June 16, 2025

According to PrepVolleyball, the 5-foot-9 setter is the No. 14-ranked prospect in the class of 2027.

Boesiger missed her sophomore season due to knee surgery in August. Norris went on to end Omaha Skutt’s nine-year title streak and win its first Class B state title in 10 years.

SEE ALSO: Norris ends Skutt’s nine-year title streak, wins first championship in 10 years

The following stories and photos published by the Journal & Topics earned placement in the 2024 Illinois Press Association Editorial Awards contest presented June 5:

Tom Robb, Elk Grove Journal, Government Beat Reporting (Division B), 1st Place

Tom Robb, Glenview Journal, News Reporting (Division B), 1st Place

Todd Wessell, Des Plaines Journal, Original Column (Division C), 1st Place

Tom Robb, Elk Grove Journal, Obituary Tribute (Division B), 1st Place

Tom Robb, Glenview Journal, 2024 Freedom of Information Award (Division B), 3rd Place

Conant players celebrate after winning the sectional title against Stevenson on May 31, 2024. Dion Martorano, Elk Grove Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 1st Place

Natalia Abbotiellos shows the full body Cryotherapy machine in use at Apex Cryotherapy in downtown Glenview during the Aug. 16, 2024 “Greetings From Glenview Road” event. The cold therapy machine reduces inflammation and increases circulation and metabolism. Charles Miller, Glenview Journal, Portrait/Personality (Division B), 1st Place

Loyola offensive coordinator Tyler Vradenburg (facing) hugs his son Gavin after the Ramblers won the Class 8A state football championship on Nov. 29, 2024. Dion Martorano, Glenview Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 2nd Place

Friends, family, coaches and teammates gather outside Rolling Meadows High School on July 15, 2024 for a sendoff for Vera Conic, Meadows’ star swimmer who was on her way to the Olympic trials in Indianapolis. Patrick Jasionowski, Arlington Heights Journal, General News Photo (Division C), 3rd Place

Eight-year-old Natalia K. takes part in the Frisbee toss on day one of the Rosemont Park District’s annual Summer Day Camp on June 3, 2024 at Lange Park. Shawn Clisham, Rosemont Journal, General News Photo (Division B), 3rd Place

A colorful sunset paints the sky at the start of the season opener Aug. 30, 2024, for varsity football at Palatine High School’s Chic Anderson Stadium. Patrick Jasionowski, Palatine Journal, Feature Photo (Division B), 3rd Place

Notre Dame running back Throy Nightingale (8) has his helmet ripped from his head as he gets flung out-of-bounds by half of the Shamrock defense. Joe Cukierski, Niles & Park Ridge Journal, Sports Photo (Division C), 4th Place

Glenbrook South wide-out Parker Ward (15) makes the catch of the day as he leaps over a falling Lake Zurich defensive-back Evan Peterson (11). Joe Cukierski, Glenview Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 4th Place

It was hugs all around as Plainfield Elementary School Principal Lisa Bucciarelli-Carlos was surprised with the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership on Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Des Plaines school. Dion Martorano, Des Plaines Journal, General News Photo (Division C), 4th Place

Staff, Des Plaines Journal, General Excellence (Division C), 2nd Place

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