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Empire 8 Announces 2025 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners and All-Conference Selections

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Men’s Outdoor Track and Field | 6/3/2025 9:58:28 AM



The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2025 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference awards on Tuesday, June 3. The awards are voted on by the league’s head coaches.
 
Graduate student Charlie Wilson of SUNY Geneseo was named the 2024-25 Empire 8 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year., Wilson, a native of Romeo, MI, earned runner-up honors in the 10,000-meter run at the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship, crossing the finish line in an all-time Empire 8 record time of 29:21.43 to earn First Team All-American honors. He also shattered the Empire 8 record and qualified for nationals in the 5,000-meters with a time of 14:08.50 at the Widener Final Qualifier on May 12. He would go on to finish 12th in the 5,000-meters at the NCAA Championships and earn Second Team All-American honors. Wilson was also a USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region selection in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meters.
 
Junior Brandon Kaplan of St. John Fisher University was named the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Kaplan, a native of Grahamsville, NY, earned NCAA Second Team All-American honors in the hammer throw. Kaplan was the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Champion in hammer throw, setting an all-time Empire 8 mark with a throw of 60.87 meters. He was named the Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Field Athlete of the Meet. Kaplan also won the hammer throw at the All-Atlantic Region Championships from Williams College. He is the fourth St. John Fisher student-athlete to earn E8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year accolades.
 

Ellis Urgent of Utica University was named the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Year. Urgent, who hails from Cornwall, NY, enjoyed a tremendous debut for the Pioneers, winning the long jump at the E8 Championship, with a leap of 7.24 meters, which was a personal best. He also won long jump titles at the Utica Spring Invite, RPI Capital District Invitational and Cortland Classic, while finishing third at the All-Atlantic Region Championships. Urgent also earned USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region honors in the event and finished the season tied for 23rd nationally in the event. He is Utica’s third straight Empire 8 Rookie of the Year recipient and seventh in program history.
 

SUNY Geneseo head coach Chris Popovici and his staff of assistant coaches Dan Moore, Christian Johnson, Kieran Sheridan and Gwen Shepardson was named the 2025 Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year. The Knights won their first Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field Championship in decisive fashion. Overall, Geneseo had 26 different student-athletes earn All-Conference honors, while Charlie Wilson (10,000-meters), Ryan Hagan (1,500-meters) and the 4 x 400-meter relay team of Arjun Ojha, Sam Belmont, Giancarlo Di Fava, and Jacob Miller earned NCAA First Team All-American honors. The Knights shattered four E8 Outdoor Track and Field Championship records and five overall league marks in 2025.
 
The Empire 8 first, second and third team all-conference selections were determined at the championship meet on May 2-3 from Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium, hosted by SUNY Brockport.
 

One member of each team was named that institution’s representative on the 2025 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Sportsman of the Year Team. The Empire 8 Conference emphasizes that “Competing with Honor and Integrity” is an essential component of a student-athlete’s experience in conjunction with an institution’s educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportsmen.
 
2025 Empire 8 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners
 
Track Athlete of the Year: Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo
Field Athlete of the Year: Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher
Rookie of the Year: Ellis Urgent, Fr., Utica
Coaching Staff of the Year: SUNY Geneseo, led by head coach Chris Popovici
 
Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year
Jayden Noel, Sr., Alfred (Brooklyn, NY/Automotive)
Jeremy Chen, Jr., SUNY Brockport (Latham, NY/Shaker)
Andrew Kent, Jr., SUNY Geneseo (Cazenovia, NY/Cazenovia)
Cody Bazemore, Fr., Hartwick (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air)
Ben Allen, Jr., Houghton (Elmira, NY/Elmira)
Jack Healy, So., Nazareth (Naugatuck, CT/Naugatuck)
Brandon Clarke, Sr., Russell Sage (Freeport, NY/Freeport)
Cole Fuller, Sr., St. John Fisher (Derby, NY/Lakeshore)
Tristan Vargo, Sr., Utica (East Aurora, NY/Orchard Park)
 
2025 Empire 8 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship All-Conference Selections
 
100-Meter Dash
First Team: Derek Grimshaw, So., SUNY Brockport – :11.00
Second Team: Evan Kurtz, Sr., Houghton – :11.01
Third Team: Jack Towns, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – :11.00
 
110-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Brendan Style, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – :14.87
Second Team: Jeremy Chen, Jr., SUNY Brockport – :14.99
Third Team: Jackson Gloskey, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :15.17
 
200-Meter Dash
First Team: Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :21.85
Second Team: Corinthian Reed, Fr., St. John Fisher – :21.88
Third Team: Jack Towns, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – :22.14
 
400-Meter Dash
First Team: Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :47.24 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Corinthian Reed, Fr., St. John Fisher – :47.76
Third Team: Arjun Ojha, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – :48.26
 
400-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Jeremy Chen, Jr., SUNY Brockport – :54.18
Second Team: Ayden Grinion, Jr., SUNY Brockport – :54.45
Third Team: Timothy Smith, So., SUNY Brockport – :54.47
 
800-Meter Run
First Team: Matthew Sheehan, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 1:52.16
Second Team: Owen Arbocus, So., SUNY Brockport – 1:53.54
Third Team: Connor Hitt, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – 1:53.62
 
1,500-Meter Run
First Team: Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – 3:49.78 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 3:50.05
Third Team: Connor Hitt, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – 3:51.17
 
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
First Team: Emerson Comer, So., SUNY Geneseo – 9:04.73 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Pierce Young, So., SUNY Geneseo – 9:12.02
Third Team: Bennett Melita, So., Utica – 9:19.34
 
5,000-Meters
First Team: Emerson Comer, So., SUNY Geneseo – 14:28.20 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Pierce Young, So., SUNY Geneseo – 14:30.44
Third Team: Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 14:31.24
 
10,000-Meters
First Team: Micah McCulley, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 32:45.73
Second Team: Justin Thang, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 32:45.81
Third Team: Mike Taranto, So., SUNY Geneseo – 35:48.04
 
4 x 100-Meter Relay
First Team: Trey Feirman, So., Andrew Kent, Jr., Jack Towns, Fr., Jackson Burton, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :41.92
Second Team: Kevin Brown, Fr., Michael Durski, Jr., Aaron Ottenwalder, Jr., Derek Grimshaw, So., SUNY Brockport – :41.95
Third Team: Chris Ganley, Fr., Shane Wallace, Fr., Ethan Kain., Gr., Robert Lowry IV, Fr., Utica – :42.31
 
4 x 400-Meter Relay
First Team: Arjun Ojha, Fr., Dawson Wadsworth, So., Jacob Miller, Jr., Matthew Sheehan, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 3:15.29 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Michael Durski, Jr., Jeremy Chen. Fr., Cole Ferris, So., Ayden Grinion, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 3:18.21
Third Team: Brady Bishop, Sr., Adam Johnson, Fr., Michael Prentice, Fr., Corinthian Reed, Fr.., St. John Fisher – 3:19.69
 
4 x 800-Meter Relay
First Team: Amos Bixler, Jr., James Eustace, Sr., Henry Sardina, Fr., Aidan Fish, Sr., Houghton – 7:56.56
Second Team: Ethan Kenyon, Sr., Michael Puglisi, Jr., Cade Eells, Sr., Gavin McAllister, Jr., Nazareth – 8:00.33
Third Team: Luke Dacey, Fr., Owen Sweet, Fr., Brian Kenny, Jr., Aidan Glynn, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 8:02.08
 
Pole Vault
First Team: Hayden Penna, So., St. John Fisher – 4.90 meters (Championship Record)
Second Team: Oren Welch, Fr., St. John Fisher – 4.80 meters
Third Team: Daniel Reinhart, So., SUNY Brockport – 4.70 meters
 
High Jump
First Team: Louis Pinto, Jr., Utica – 1.96 meters
Second Team: Bryant DePaull, Jr., St. John Fisher – 1.93 meters
Second Team: Jack Valentine, Fr., SUNY Brockport – 1.93 meters
 
Long Jump
First Team: Ellis Urgent, Fr., Utica – 7.24 meters
Second Team: Bryce Roberts, Fr., SUNY Brockport – 6.78 meters
Third Team: Cody Bazemore, Fr., Hartwick – 6.71 meters
 
Triple Jump
First Team: Manuel Sepulveda, So., St. John Fisher – 14.58 meters
Second Team: Dennis Bobbitt, Fr., SUNY Brockport – 13.94 meters
Third Team: Sean Stewart, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 13.78 meters
 
Shot Put
First Team: Hunter Logan, Gr., Utica – 15.79 meters
Second Team: Ray Trottier, So., SUNY Geneseo – 15.35 meters
Third Team: Graeden Heichberger, Fr., Nazareth – 15.18 meters
 
Discus Throw
First Team: Daniel Davis, Fr., St. John Fisher – 40.43 meters
Second Team: Paul Hayes, So., SUNY Geneseo – 40.23 meters
Third Team: Duncan Harbin, So., SUNY Brockport – 40.22 meters
 
Hammer Throw
First Team: Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher – 60.87 meters (Championship Record)
Second Team: Spencer Borghardt, Jr., Utica – 56.17 meters
Third Team: Joshua Talbot, Jr., Utica – 55.74 meters
 
Javelin Throw
First Team: Kaiden Simpson, Sr., Russell Sage – 50.87 meters
Second Team: Alexander Kolpien, Fr., St. John Fisher – 50.23 meters
Third Team: Allen Reome, So., SUNY Brockport – 49.15 meters
 
Decathlon
First Team: Jack Pomykaj, Jr., Nazareth – 6,173 points (Championship Record)
Second Team: Daniel Pagan, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – 6,105 points
Third Team: Tyler Miller, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 5,767 points
 
 
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit www.empire8.com.
 
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Track & Field Teams Claim 19 Top-10 Finishes

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Men’s Track & Field | 12/6/2025 7:48:00 PM

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

>> The Saint Francis track & field teams opened its indoor season at the Bison Opener. 
>> Saint Francis compiled 19 top 10 finishes.
>> The Red Flash faced the following colleges: Shippensburg, Lock Haven, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Lincoln (Pa.), West Chester, Millersville, Mount St. Mary’s, Penn State, Bloomsburg, and Indiana (Pa.)

FLASH WOMEN NUGGETS

The women’s team accumulated seven top 10 performances.

Olivia Renk finished second in the 200-meter and fourth in the 60-meter on the women’s side. The sophomore clocked in a time of 25.46 in the 200-meter and a 7.72 time in the 60-meter. 

In the women’s long jump, Taylor Foster finished in fifth place in the event with a jump of 5.29m. Foster also claimed eighth place in the women’s triple jump with 10.63m.

Aubrie Wells and Karsyn Ford both finished with 3.25m to tie for eighth place. 

Rounding out the top 10 finishes was Rylee Nicklas taking 10th in the women’s weight throw with a toss of 14.22m.

FLASH MEN NUGGETS

The men’s team registered 12 top 10 finishes on the day.

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Jayden Foster took eighth place in the men’s 200-meter dash with a time of 22.81. Meanwhile, Tyler Craft claimed the ninth spot with a time of 37.08 in the 300-meter. Craft jumped his way into second place in the long jump with 6.94m. 

Staying in the meter dashes, James Parmelee (1:10.38) took third and Holden Schreier finished seventh (1:12.90) in the men’s 500-meter. 

Two more Red Flash placed top 10 in the high jump, Ayden Martinage (8th, 1.85m) and Braydon Beach (10th, 1.80m). 

Running over to the pole vault, Dylan Andrews finished with a jump of 4.25 to give himself seventh place.

Clark Gulycz took fourth in the men’s shot put with a mark of 17.07m. 

Saint Francis took another two top 10 finishes, this time in the men’s triple jump. Nehemyah Williams gained third place with a leap of 14.35m. Ian Conway was not far behind him in seventh with 12.54m. 

Vincent Franco finished out the Red Flash in sixth place with a time of 15.94m. 

NEXT UP FOR FLASH

Track & field will next compete at the Wagner College Seahawk Shootout hosted by Wagner College on Friday the 12.

 



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The Nebraska Huskers showed up to battle and proved their grit and capability, adapting to Kansas State’s style of play on Dec. 6, 2025, at John Cook Arena inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska continued its dominant postseason run and swept Kansas State (25-17, 25-21, 25-16) in front of 8,601 fans. With the win, the No. 1 Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. 

Nebraska controlled the match, out-hitting Kansas State, .253 to .118, and extending its streak of out-hitting opponents by at least .100 for seven consecutive matches. Nebraska was still tested in many areas throughout the game and had to overcome and adapt under pressure.

“You know, they really challenged us in a lot of areas and thought this was one of the first matches in a while,” said coach Dani Busboom Kelly. “We had to gut it out with our serve and pass and floor defense, which is kind of like classic Nebraska volleyball. And I felt like we handled it really well.”

Juniors Andi Jackson and Harper Murray led the way with 10 kills each, with Jackson having a .533 hitting percentage on 15 swings. Nebraska’s balanced attack featured eight kills from senior outside hitter Taylor Landfair, seven from freshman opposite hitter Virginia Adriano and six from senior middle blocker Rebekah Allick, while junior outside hitter Bergen Reilly was a huge threat on offense with 34 assists. 

Defensively, the Huskers fulfilled their high postseason standard. Nebraska totaled 48 digs, led by Olivia Mauch’s 13 and Laney Choboy’s 12, limiting Kansas State to only 27 kills. Nebraska placed their serves well, which brought them seven aces.

“Our defense hung in there, and just we were ready for long rallies. So, I was really proud of us even when it didn’t feel super clean, like we still we’re just playing Nebraska volleyball,” said setter Bergen Reilly. 

Nebraska will next host No. 16 Kansas in a regional semifinal on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, at 8:30 CST at John Cook Arena inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center.



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Hayes, Covington power North Park Track & Field to strong season-opening start

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KENOSHA, Wis. – North Park Track & Field opened their indoor season on Saturday afternoon, competing at Carthage’s Forever Red Alumni Classic. Senior sprinter Riana Hayes was the lead story for the Vikings, earning first-place finishes in the 55m and 200m.

Hayes reeled in 10 points for North Park by crossing the line at 7.25 in the 55m, followed by a personal record, sixth-place finish for senior Julia Klein (7.60). Freshman Chloe Chesser also made it to the finals in her first collegiate event, marking a time of 7.69. Klein was also the top vaulter of the season-opening meet, turning in a personal record of 3.40m to finish first in the Pole Vault.

Hayes enjoyed another first-place in the 200m, beating the next-best finisher by nearly two-tenths of a second with a top time of 26.36. Sophomore sprinter Kimoria Oliver was top-10 in the event with a time of 28.34 to finish 8th of 26.

For the men, senior Ali Karatas placed third in both the 800m (2:09.08) and Mile (4:38.27) to give the Vikings 12 points. Freshman Leonardo Gonzalez was a few strides away from Karatas in the 800m, placing fourth (2:12.54) and earning NPU four points.

Richard Covington brought in the most points for the North Park men, placing second in the Shot Put with a PR toss of 13.38m and earning another PR in the Weight Throw (15.01m) to collect 14 points.

What’s Next?

North Park heads to DePaul’s Blue Demon Holiday Invite on Friday, December 12.



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Barrera sets school mark, Champagnie wins triple jump in first indoor meet

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BISMARCK, N.D. – The Valley City State Track and Field teams were in Bismarck to begin the Indoor season at the Mike Thorson Open. Freshman Frida Barrera set the school record in the mile and junior Cameron Champagnie won the triple jump.

All totaled, Valley City State had 30 top eight finishes. The Men placed fourth as a team with 91 points. The Women placed third with 59 points.

For the men, in the field events, Champagnie won the triple jump with a jump of 13.58 meters. Zeke Barnick was second in the high jump with a jump of 1.90 Meters. In the long jump, the Vikings took four of the top eight spots. Aaron Cutshall (4th), Porter Granger (5th), Jeffry Rosinski (6th), and Makana Taylor (8th) all picked up points for VCSU. Zac Kuznia was fifth in the shot put and Arie Bratrud was sixth in the weight throw.

In the track events, Jordan Mount was second in the 400m, and Zach Baumgartner was second in the mile run. Titus Dolo was fourth in the 60m and seventh in the 200m. Tate Minnihan and Mason Brehmer finished third and fourth respectively in the mile. Gage Gunther was third in the 800m while Parker Jacobson was fifth in the 60m. In relay’s, the team of Brock Norton, Jeffry Rosinski, Zeke Barnick, and Jordan Mount took third in the 4×400.

On the women’s side, the Vikings were led by Barrera whose 5:21.61 time in the mile set the record that was set last season by Jasmine Barnes. Barrera beat the record by 4.67 seconds. She also took second in the 800m with a time of 2:26.69 which is the second fastest 800 in school history. Billie Maye Pohlkamp was third in the 800m. In the 200m, Ava Krier was sixth and Jonica Taylor was seventh.

In field events, Grace Backstrom and Emma Muggli were second and third respectively, Caitlyn Armbrust was fourth in the triple jump. Carlee Fuchs was third in the weight throw with Megan Lahtonen taking seventh. Kiana Hilary was sixth in the shot put with Rebecca Bohrer right behind in seventh.

 

Live results can be found here.

NEXT UP: The Vikings will be at the Bison Alumni Classic in Fargo on Thursday, December 11th.

 

 



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Falcons Win Two Races at Season Opening Suffolk Relays

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BOSTON, Mass. – Samantha Doran and Hannah Croteau won races for Bentley women’s track and field at the team’s first indoor meet of the season at the Suffolk Relays.

Doran, who competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships two weeks ago, won the 5000 meter race by more than 26 seconds with a time of 18:41.30.

Croteau won the 60 meter hurdles in 9.58

The one mile saw Bentley runners finish second and third. Lily Tedford, who also competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, was second (5:09.34) and Amelia Luetjen was third (5:36.20).

Molly Capece was third in the 3000 meter (10:45.56).

In the field events, Mia Bonner was third in the triple jump.

 



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Devils Win SU Holiday Open for Third Straight Year

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WINCHESTER, Va. – For the third straight season the Dickinson women’s indoor track and field team opened up their season by winning the Shenandoah University Holiday Kickoff Open inside the James Wilkins Jr. Athletics and Events Center.

Sprints

Erin Olsavsky finished off the Top-5 for the 60m dash with a time of 8.07. Angie Braun also earned a Top-10 slot clocking in at 8.18 for ninth. When hurdles were put in front of the athletes Sylvie McMaken-Marsh nabbed sixth by hitting the line in 10.63. Allison Edmands and Melina Gregory claimed ninth (11.16) and tenth (11.18) respectively.

Three Devils got inside the Top-10 during the 200m as Olsavsky won the event in 26.04, followed by Emily Chaine in eighth (28.55) and Gregory in tenth (29.08). McMaken-Marsh just missed the Top-10 claiming eleventh at 30.14.

Chaine just missed the podium for the 400m as her time of 1:06.37 was good for fourth.

Distance

The 800m was only made up of Dickinson runners with Sophia Kovalski winning the race in 2:27.33, while Lauren Scott (2:43.08), Margaret Randolph (2:59.95) and Leah Bell (3:01.77) took up spots two through four.

Meghan Higgins-Haas rounded out the Top-3 for the 5000m by hitting the stripe in 18:48.14. The group of Breanna Franchak (5th – 19:52.05), Ellie Drescher (7th – 21:48.86), Jenna Kerns (8th – 21:49.49), Emma VanMeter (9th – 21:49.63) and Emma Lewis (10th – 22:23.36) had a great showing all finishing inside the Top-10.

Bell was the lone Devil to compete during the mile run earning an eighth-place result with a time of 6:42.03.

Relays

Dickinson put two teams forward for the 4x400m with the team of Gregory, Olsavsky, Randolph and Scott claiming the victory with a time of 4:41.66, while the group with Chaine, Drescher, Franchak and Kovalski falling just off the pace of their teammates grabbing second at 4:45.82.

Field

McMaken-Marsh collecting second-place during the pole vault by clearing 2.45m.

Another Dickinson victory came in the high jump when Amanda Hoglund eclipsed 1.48m, followed by Edmands in sixth (1.30m). Braun earned seventh for the long jump with a mark of 4.59m, while in the triple jump Braun and Hoglund took up seventh (9.52m) and eighth (9.51m) respectively. 

Two Devils took part in the weight throw with Sarah Glickson just missing the podium landing in fourth with a mark of 13.45m. Anna Purvis gave a good showing in her first meet taking 15th at 9.29m. Glickson collected sixth for the shot put by dropping down at 9.65m, followed by Purvis (12th – 7.36m), Hoglund (13th – 7.13m) and Edmands (15th – 5.84m).

Up Next

Dickinson will next compete after the New Year holiday when they take part in the Moravian University Indoor Meet in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Saturday, January 17th beginning at 10am.



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