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60 Tigers Named to All-Academic Teams — The Pacifican

Recognizing Pacific athletes who excel in competition and the classroom. To be eligible for WCC All-Academic honors, student-athletes must uphold a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, be at least a sophomore in academic standing, and have completed one full year at their current institution. In addition to academic excellence, honorees must have competed in […]

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Recognizing Pacific athletes who excel in competition and the classroom.

To be eligible for WCC All-Academic honors, student-athletes must uphold a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, be at least a sophomore in academic standing, and have completed one full year at their current institution. In addition to academic excellence, honorees must have competed in at least 50% of their team’s competitions during the season.

The University of the Pacific proudly celebrates the 60 student-athletes who earned this recognition.

Leading all programs, the Women’s Soccer team had 11 honorees, which is more than any other sport. Those honored include juniors Haley Johnson and Aly Milford, who earned spots on the WCC All-Academic First Team. Nine players received Honorable Mention recognition.

Together, the Men’s and Women’s Swimming teams accounted for the most total selections from a combined program, with 10 women and nine men earning honors, garnering a total of 19 accolades in all.

Also within the pool, six student-athletes from the Men’s Water Polo team were recognized. Graduate Bae Fountain and senior Mihailo Vukazic earned First-Team honors, while four others received Honorable Mentions.

The Men’s Tennis team saw four student-athletes honored, representing all class levels from sophomore to graduate student.

The Women’s Tennis team had two honorees, with senior Megan Carmichael earning her third consecutive WCC All-Academic Team selection and Milena Maiorova receiving her first Honorable Mention as a sophomore.

Similarly, the Golf program had two honorees: sophomore Carlos Astiazaran was named to the All-Academic Team, and junior Timothy Jung to the Honorable Mention list. Astiazaran is one of ten WCC golfers named to the All-Academic Team, and Jung was named for the second year in a row to the Honorable Mention list.

Men’s Soccer also saw two student-athletes receive Honorable Mention recognition.

Beach Volleyball recognized three student-athletes, with one named to the All-Academic Team and two earning Honorable Mentions.

Six Tigers from Women’s Basketball earned Honorable Mention honors. Among them, Elizabeth Elliott, a three-time selection, graduates with a degree in Sociology, and two-time honoree junior Sydney Ward continues her studies in biological sciences.

In the fall, Pacific Volleyball had five players named to the 2024 All-Academic Team, tying for the most honorees in the WCC. Graduate Alexa Edwards was one of just five players in the conference to earn both First-Team All-WCC and All-Academic Team honors.

Special recognition also goes to student-athletes who have earned selection to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, which is a prestigious honor awarded to key starters or reserves with a minimum 3.5 GPA, voted on by CSC members. Current active recipients include Justas Trainauskas, Ran Amar, and Tiago Silva (Men’s Tennis), Megan Carmichael (Women’s Tennis), and Elizabeth Elliott (Women’s Basketball).

Men’s Tennis

Ran Amar, Economics – Applied Economics

Justas Trainauskas, Business Administration – Finance

Tiago Silva, Business Administration – Finance

Christof Schaertlin Coffey, Business Administration

Women’s Tennis

Megan Carmichael, Psychology

Milena Maiorova, Media X

Women’s Swimming

Alexia Ferguson, Accounting

Kate Geiger, Criminal Justice

Jordyn Gonzales, Applied Mathematics

Emma Hooper, Health & Exercise Science

Kelly Kermoian, Business Administration – Finance

Ellie MacPhail, Business Administration – Marketing

Noemi Melendez, Health & Exercise Science

Amanda Schweichler, Business Administration – Analytics

Paige Sondgeroth, Business Administration – Sports Management

Annelise Thomas, Business Administration – Analytics

Men’s Swimming

Leland Baltazar, Mechanical Engineering

Kyle Capili, Bio-Engineering

Ethan Cole, Electrical Engineering

Srboljub Filipovic, Computer Science

Matthew Honeck, Business

Mitchell Hopper, Mechanical Engineering

Alex Kurotori, Business

Aidan Scott, Mechanical Engineering

Aidan Vollmar, Health & Exercise Science

Beach Volleyball

Josephine Kinlan, Media X, Communications

Joelyn Abougoush, Pre-Dentistry

Kelea Saxton Vaka, Business Administration – Sport Management & Analytics

Golf

Carlos Astiazaran, Business Administration – Analytics

Timothy Jung, Business Administration – Sport Management & Analytics

Women’s Soccer

Haley Johnson, Business Administration – Marketing and Management

Aly Milford, Psychology

Faylinn Berkowitz, Health & Exercise Science

Trianne Cooper, Psychology, Sociology

Taylor Curtis, Business Administration

Audrey Fuchs, Exploratory

Ariana Gronauer, Communications

Allie Jones, Political Science

Alexis Pashales, Health & Exercise Science

Laila Saravia, Psychology

Mira Scarsella, Business Administration

Men’s Water Polo

Bae Fountain, Communications

Mihailo Vukazic. Graphic Design

Jeremie Cote, Business Administration – Finance

Reuel D’Souza, Health & Exercise Science

Stefan Vavic, Business Administration – Finance

Oliver Fodor, Business Administration – Analytics

Men’s Soccer

Massimo Erfani, Business Administration – Finance

Kai Sullivan, Business Administration – Marketing

Volleyball

Alexa Edwards, Political Science – Criminal Justice

Dylan Gilkey, Business Administration – Sports Management

Megan Nishimura, Business Administration – Marketing

Jenna Heller, Communications

Darina Kumanova, Business Administration – Sports Management

Women’s Basketball

Elizabeth Elliott, Sociology – Criminology

Lauren Glazier, Business Administration – Marketing

Jamie Kent, Health & Exercise Science

Nyah Lowery, Music Industry Studies

Liz Smith, Communications

Sydney Ward, Biology

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York Suburban boys’ volleyball cruises into District 3-2A semifinals

The Trojans swept Berks Catholic at home Friday, earning their seniors a chance to be celebrated on the court Ryan Vandersloot | For The York Dispatch Community garden taking root at Yorktown Park in York City For the third year, Subaru Ambassadors with Ciocca Subaru of York plant vegetables, herbs and flowers in a community […]

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The Trojans swept Berks Catholic at home Friday, earning their seniors a chance to be celebrated on the court

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With the York Suburban boys’ volleyball team well on its way to a sweep of Berks Catholic in the District 3 Class 2A quarterfinals Friday evening, but the home crowd still grew louder and louder throughout the final set.

With the outcome not in very much doubt, the Trojans brought several of their senior reserves onto the court to help close it out. A day after their graduation, those seniors greeted with loud cheers that rivaled the decibel levels reached when Suburban’s gym is packed during basketball season.

The opportunities to cheer on those who have helped the Trojans become contenders for the York-Adams League, District 3 and PIAA titles were certainly appreciated by the players, as well as their teammates.

“We got to a spot where we allowed some more fun to get in,” Suburban setter Turner Hare said. “It gave us more freedom in how we play. All of the fans that came and the parents that were here really just helped to elevate the experience we had on the court.”

A district quarterfinal is an unlikely spot for such a moment, but the Trojans demonstrated why they are among the best in the district and the state with a dominating performance all night. Second-seeded Suburban rolled to 25-10 and 25-16 triumphs in the first two sets before taking a 10-point lead in Set 3. That’s when the real fun began, as the bench emptied and every serve, set and kill was met with loud cheers from the partisan faithful.

Trent Weinstein led the Trojans (15-3) with 11 kills, while Truett Miller tallied 10.

Hare, who combined with Drew Wilt for 31 assists in the victory, loved the show his experienced attackers — as well as those seniors’ younger understudies — put on throughout the night.

“It’s a lot of fun to be able to come in every day at practice and be around all these guys that you can set (to),” Hare said. “It makes my job a lot more easy.”

Hare, however, knows that there won’t be too many more nights like Friday left in the season for Suburban (ranked No. 4 statewide in Class 2A). A semifinal clash with third-seeded, 10th-ranked Brandywine Heights is scheduled for Tuesday, with the winner likely moving on to face a very tough Manheim Central squad (seeded first, ranked second) in the final.

For that reason, the Trojans have been laser-focused on fixing some of the miscues that plagued them in regular-season losses to Manheim Central and Central York, as well as one to Northeastern in the York-Adams League semifinals. Those losses, in which the Trojans had their opportunities to reverse the outcome, have served as motivation during the postseason.

“They were kind of like a wake-up call for us,” Hare said of the Barons. “We saw our mistakes and knew what we needed to fix, and we’ve all been coming in and working really hard to ultimately get to where we want to be.”

That location is the District 3 final, as well as perhaps the state final in a few weeks. If the Trojans play like they did Friday, Hare has no doubts that such a run not only possible, but to be expected.

“We know that we have to just come in and trust ourselves,” Hare said. “If we do that, we know that we’ll succeed. The last time we played (Manheim Central), we were a little sloppy and made some errors that we shouldn’t have and we know that if we clean those up and play our game that we can do it.”

York Suburban will host Brandywine Heights at 7 p.m. Tuesday while Manheim Central welcomes No. 4 Linville Hill Christian. Three of the four semifinalists will ultimately advance to the state tournament.

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Live updates of the 2025 DI track and field championships

The NCAA DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championship selections for the 2025 first round meets were announced Thursday, May 22 in a press release here on NCAA.com. First round selections The complete list of participants is available on the following website. Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) accepted into the final site championship meet […]

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The NCAA DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championship selections for the 2025 first round meets were announced Thursday, May 22 in a press release here on NCAA.com.

First round selections

The complete list of participants is available on the following website. Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) accepted into the final site championship meet were also announced.

The NCAA first round meets are Wednesday, May 28, through Saturday, May 31, in Jacksonville, Florida, and College Station, Texas.

First round selection criteria

The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee select the participants for the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Qualifying performances for the 2025 first rounds can begin March 1. The qualifying window closes for every meet that isn’t a conference championship on Sunday, May 18. The qualifying window closes for conference championship meets on Monday, May 19.

The top 48 declared student-athletes are accepted into the first round competitions for each individual event. The top 24 declared relay teams are accepted into the first round competitions for each relay event.

Combined events do not attend the preliminary meets. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the championships.

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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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The Knights will be back in action tomorrow for the final day of the NCAA Championships

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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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