ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan is set to host the 2025 Miller Family Open Track and Field Meet, an inclusive competition for athletes with and without disabilities.

The event, taking place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, offers a unique opportunity for storytelling and imagery to showcase the incredible talent of adaptive athletes.

The meet will bring together para-athletes, athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and non-disabled competitors from institutions such as the University of Michigan, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Alabama.

Emerging competitors ages 14 and up are encouraged to participate, as the meet also serves as a talent identification event.

This open-format meet is a World Para Athletics and Move United-sanctioned qualifier for the 2025 Move United and USA Track & Field Nationals.

The event is part of the Guardian’s Adaptive Student Athlete Program (ASAP), which aims to expand access to competitive sports for college-level athletes with disabilities.

The event will take place at the University of Michigan Track and Field Stadium, located at 2540 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, and is open to the public.

Challenging perceptions of athleticism

Beyond showcasing the dedication of adaptive athletes, the meet reflects the efforts of Dr. Oluwaferanmi Okanlami and the U-M Adaptive Sports and Fitness program to challenge traditional perceptions of what it means to be an athlete.

Now in its second year, the Miller Family Open Track and Field Meet continues U-M Adaptive Sports’ partnership with organizations such as Athletes Without Limits, Virtus, Move United, and USA Track & Field, creating competitive opportunities for a diverse range of athletes.

In addition to established national and international athletes, emerging competitors ages 14 and up are encouraged to participate, as the meet also serves as a talent identification event.

The event is part of the Guardian’s Adaptive Student Athlete Program (ASAP), a national initiative in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Adaptive Sports and Fitness program, which expands access to competitive sports—including track and field, wheelchair tennis, and wheelchair basketball—for college-level athletes with disabilities.

ASAP works to break down barriers to participation by increasing awareness, accessibility, and support for adaptive athletics.

Admissions to the event are free.

Additionally, a special ceremony will recognize donors from recent giving campaigns, with a surprise gift planned for incoming student-athletes.

The event starts at 9:30 a.m., and doors will open at 7:30 a.m.

• Events will feature the 100M, Open 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M, 1500M, 3000M, and Universal Relay (4*100M)

• Long jump, high jump, javelin, shot put, discus, and club

The Association of Volleyball Professionals is returning to Virginia Beach for its second “Contender” event of the season, featuring some of beach volleyball’s rising stars.

The winners and runners-up in the $60,000 event at 12th Street and Atlantic Avenue will receive wild-card berths into the AVP’s Manhattan Beach Open in August.

Qualifying is set for 9 a.m. Friday, with the 24-team main draws to follow Saturday and Sunday.

Also this weekend in Virginia Beach is the AVP Juniors 4-Star Mid-Atlantic Championships.

The men’s top seeds are Derek Bradford of Porter Ranch, California, and Evan Cory of Metairie, Louisiana, while the women’s top seeds are Maya Gessner and Jacinda Ramirez.

Three men’s pairs have a local player.

**Shawn Yoder of Virginia Beach is playing alongside John Valeiras of Richmond.

**Brett Rosenmeier of Virginia Beach is partnered by Nick Drooker of Henrico.

**Ayden Keeter of Yorktown is playing with Carson Barnes of Ocean View, Delaware.

Colorado Springs, Colo. – A trio of field performers have been named the 2025 Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Year after a vote by the league’s head coaches. Air Force’s Texas Tanner earned the honor on the men’s side, while Colorado State’s Mya Lesnar and Fresno State’s Cierra Jackson were selected as co-recipients for the women.

The honor is awarded to the best male and female student-athlete(s) in the Conference following the conclusion of the outdoor season.

A native of Sheridan, Wyoming, Tanner earned first-team All-America honors in the hammer throw at the 2025 NCAA championship after finishing fourth with a throw of 75.22 meters, becoming the first Falcon in 60 years to secure All-America honors in a men’s throwing event. He added a 20^th-place finish and All-American Honorable Mention honors in the discus at the national meet.

The performance capped an outstanding year for the junior that saw him capture 2025 Mountain West titles and meet records in both the hammer throw (73.23m) and discus (63.59m), while setting the Conference’s all-time record in the hammer throw at 75.83 meters during the regular season. Tanner was named the MW Men’s Field Performer of the Meet for a second consecutive year and earned USTFCCCA Men’s Mountain Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year for the second time in as many seasons.

On the women’s side, both honorees came away with national titles at the 2025 NCAA championships.

Lesnar finished her stellar Ram career winning the shot put on her first attempt with a throw of 19.01 meters, becoming the first CSU thrower to win both an outdoor and indoor national title after her 2024 indoor shot put gold medal. Prior to the national championship, Lesnar picked up a second consecutive Mountain West shot put title at the 2025 Conference championship meet and set the Conference’s all-time record in the event in Fort Collins in May with a throw of 19.60 meters. The Alexandria, Minnesota, native was also named the 2025 USTFCCCA Women’s Mountain Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

Jackson, a Chandler, Arizona native, made history for Fresno State, capturing the program’s first outdoor title and the Bulldogs’ first NCAA title in 26 years with her gold in the women’s discus. The senior’s opening throw of 65.82 meters set a national meet record and proved to be the winning throw, earning her first-team All-America honors. Jackson also added an eighth-place finish in the shot put (17.70m) to garner a second first-team nod in Eugene. At the 2025 Mountain West championships, she took silver in the both the hammer throw (65.50m) and shot put (17.77m), finishing on the podium in both events for a second a straight year.

Chaminade women’s volleyball coach Kahala Kabalis Hoke announced her nine-player recruiting class for the 2025 season on Wednesday.

Division I transfers Audrah Radford (6-2, outside hitter, Utah State) and Alizaysha Sopi (6-2, OH, Tennessee State) are among the group. Sopi is a Kapolei graduate.

The class includes three incoming freshmen from local high schools. They are Baldwin’s Lilinoe Paschoal (5-8, setter) and Imani-Maile Hargis (6-1, middle blocker), and Hanalani’s Aliyah Hofherr-Sanders (5-9 right-side hitter).

The other recruits are Anna Karasinska (6-3, MB, Nowa Ruda, Poland), Maylynn Mitchell (6-1, OH, Orange, Calif.), Beele Wieczorek (6-2 RSH, Wiesbaden, Germany) and Alexis “Lillie” Hinton (6-foot-2, OH, Spicewood, Texas).

Hinton graduated early from high school and played with the Silverswords beach volleyball team in the spring.

Moanalua’s Millare claims Gatorade honor

Moanalua’s James Millare was named the Gatorade Hawaii Boys Track & Field Player of the Year on Wednesday.

Millare, a junior, won the 800-, 1,500- and 3,000-meter events to help lead Na Menehune to the boys team title at the Island Movers/HHSAA State Championships in May at Kealakehe High School.

The Gatorade award recognizes excellence in athletics, academics and community service.

Millare, who has maintained a 3.41 GPA, has volunteered with his church community and has participated in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

Bronx, N.Y. – (June 26, 2025) – Coming off the team’s most successful season in program history, the four-time defending MAWPC champion Fordham Rams have released their 2025 schedule for the upcoming water polo season.   The schedule has the most challenging run to date for the Rams, featuring 13 contests against opponents that received votes in the final poll of 2024, including four that participated in the National Collegiate Championship.
 
Right out of the gate, Fordham will be in the Bruno Classic, August 30-31, taking on MIT and Harvard on day one in Providence, Rhode Island, while taking on Pacific and LIU on day two in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
 
Week two will be a special one for the Rams at the Princeton Invitational, September 6-7.  Fordham will open Saturday’s action against the defending national champion, UCLA, followed by an exhibition contest against Ferencvaros (FTC) a Hungarian-based club team that recently won the Champions League.  Fordham then completes the weekend of competition on Sunday against Santa Clara.
 
After an off week, the Rams start MAWPC league play with three road contests, September 20-21.  Fordham plays at Mercyhurst on September 20^th, while matching up with Bucknell and Mt. St. Mary’s the following day at the Bison Invitational.
 
Starting on September 27^th, Fordham will have five straight home contests beginning with N.C.C. participant Princeton coming to the Messmore Aquatic Center for the start of a home-and-home series with the match at Princeton slated for November 1^st.  The Rams will also face Wagner later that day in a league match.  Fordham is also scheduled to host Iona on October 10^th, as well as MAWPC opponents Navy and George Washington on October 11^th.
 
The Rams then have their longest road trip of the season to the west coast from October 21-26.  The trip begins on October 21^st with a road game at Long Beach State, who the Rams defeated in last year’s N.C.C. quarterfinals.  Two days later, Fordham makes the trek to Berkeley for a highlight match-up against Cal on October 23^rd. 
 
Fordham will then participate in the annual Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament in Santa Clara, California.  On October 24^th, the Rams face UC Merced, while the following day will have another highlight match against fellow 2024 N.C.C. semifinalist Stanford on October 25^th.  The trip then concludes against San Jose State on October 26^th.
 
Following the second match with Princeton, the Rams then return to league play with road games at George Washington (Nov. 2), Navy (Nov. 2), and Wagner (Nov. 7).  Fordham then has their final four regular season games at home, starting with a tripleheader on November 8^th against Bucknell, Mt. St. Mary’s, and Mercyhurst to conclude MAWPC play.  The home finale will be on November 15^th against Brown.
 
The regular season leads to the 2025 MAWPC Championship, which will be held, November 21-23, at Fordham University’s Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center in the Bronx, as the Rams will look for their fifth consecutive championship and another N.C. Championship berth.
 
The N.C. Championship is set for December 5-7 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.