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Event-by-event predictions for the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

The 2025 DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships are this week. There’s no better time than now for my championship predictions, event by event. Let’s dive in. Women’s event predictions 100 meters — Predicted Winner: Tima Godbless, LSU Simply making the final in the women’s 100 meters will be a difficult task. […]

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The 2025 DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships are this week. There’s no better time than now for my championship predictions, event by event. Let’s dive in.

Women’s event predictions

100 meters — Predicted Winner: Tima Godbless, LSU

Simply making the final in the women’s 100 meters will be a difficult task. Predicting a winner here is no easy choice — and my pick could miss the final. However, I’m going with Tima Godbless after the LSU Tiger ran 10.91 in the East first round. Godbless has progressed with every meet this season, going from 11.20 in March to 11.14 in April to 11.06 at SEC championships to 10.9. 

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100 hurdles — Predicted Winner: Habiba Harris, Florida

I was skeptical about Habiba Harris’ outlook for championships after she failed to break 13 seconds in the 100 hurdles for a month stretch across April and May. Then came the postseason. Harris burst back on the scene by running 12.75, 12.62, 12.80 and 12.80 across her last four races. The Florida freshman has earned the right to be the favorite entering Eugene.

200 meters — Predicted Winner: JaMeesia Ford, South Carolina

JaMeesia Ford ran 22.01 to win the SEC title, the sixth-fastest finish in collegiate history. She hasn’t lost a 200 meter race all season long, and I don’t think that’ll change in Eugene.

400 meters — Predicted Winner: Aaliyah Butler, Georgia

I think we’ll see a sub-50 time that wins the women’s 400 meter title this year. Georgia’s Aaliyah Butler is the only woman to run such a time this season at 49.44. Moreover, she beat her top competition this year at the SEC championships, showing she can step up when the stakes are high.

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400 hurdles — Predicted Winner: Savannah Sutherland, Michigan

Savannah Sutherland is two years removed from when she won the 400 meter hurdles title in 2023, but I think she returns to the top of the podium in 2025. Sutherland has run the fastest time in the country this year and is undefeated in the 400 hurdles this year.

800 meters — Predicted Winner: Michaela Rose, LSU

Michaela Rose already has an outdoor 800 meter title from 2023 and has established herself as one of the best 800 meter runners in women’s NCAA history. Rose has run 1:58.12 in the 800 this year, giving her another all-time mark. While this year’s field is full of sub-two-minute runners, Rose has proven she can reach a different level before. I wouldn’t be surprised if she did it again in Eugene.

1500 meters — Predicted Winner: Chloe Foerster, Washington

Chloe Foerster’s my pick to win the women’s 1500 meters based on her performances in a pair of impressive wins over tough fields. Foerster ran 4:05.75 to win the Bryan Clay Invitational and 4:07.32 to win the Stanford Invitational. That 4:05 time is a top-10 all-time mark in a year where seven women joined the top-10 all-time performers list. It’s not easy to predict a winner here, but I’m going to go with the battle-tested Washington Husky.

3000 meter steeplechase — Predicted Winner: Doris Lemngole, Alabama

Steeplechase sensation Doris Lemngole has the top three all-time marks in collegiate history, two from this season. Lemgole is the pick here.

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5000 meters — Predicted Winner: Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico

Pamela Kosgei has run the second-fastest 5000 meters in NCAA history, and her PR is less than half a second away from the collegiate record. She’s the favorite here.

10,000 meters — Predicted Winner: Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico

I’m predicting Pamela Kosgei will pull off the distance double. Kosgei has run 31:02.73 in the 10K this year, No. 2 all-time.

4×100 meter relay — Predicted Winner: Southern California

USC has four sprinters in the 100 meter semifinals. The Trojans also have the fastest 4×100 meter squad in the country this year. USC’s the pick here.

4×400 meter relay — Predicted Winner: Arkansas

Arkansas has won the last two outdoor 4×400 meter relay titles and has the top time in the country this year. I’m not picking against the Razorbacks.

Long jump — Predicted Winner: Alexis Brown, Baylor

I have Alexis Brown completing the season sweep in the long jump. Brown has jumped over 6.89 meters eight times this season (four wind-legal), with a season-best of 7.03 meters. No one else has surpassed 6.82 meters this year. Brown has what it takes to pull off the sweep.

Triple jump — Predicted Winner: Winny Bii, Texas A&M.

The triple jump is wide open this year. Three women have all cleared 14 meters, with another reaching 13.99 meters. Texas A&M’s Winny Bii and Oklahoma’s Agur Dwol have each cleared 14 meters at two meets this season. My pick is Winny Bii since she made two 14 meter triple jumps at her last two meets.

High jump — Predicted Winner: Elena Kulichenko, Georgia

Elena Kulichenko has tied for the NCAA high jump title at the last indoor and outdoor championships. While she hasn’t cleared 1.90 meters outdoors in 2025, she has an outdoor PR of 1.97 meters. I think she’ll be atop the podium yet again.

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Pole vault — Predicted Winner: Amanda Moll, Washington

Amanda Moll completes arguably the greatest season in women’s collegiate pole vault history with an outdoor title. She already has the outdoor record.

Discus — Predicted Winner: Jayden Ulrich, Louisville

Jayden Ulrich threw 66.14 meters in her season opener back in March, then threw 69.39 meters in April (No. 2 performer in NCAA history) and enters the NCAA championship final off of a first round meet where she surpassed 64.50 meters twice. Ulrich is the pick here after all of those performances.

Shot put — Predicted Winner: Mya Lesnar, Colorado State

Mya Lesnar had a shot put series where she threw 17.05m, 19.28m, 19.60m and 18.99m. The latter three throws would all lead the NCAA. Lesnar also has three throws outside of that series that have reached 18.50 meters. No other athlete has more than three 18.50m throws total this season. Lesnar has been the most consistent to throw the shot put long distances this season.

Hammer — Predicted Winner: Stephanie Ratcliffe, Georgia

At the SEC Championships, Stephanie Ratcliffe’s shortest hammer throw was 68.35 meters. She had four throws that surpassed 70 meters at the meet. Ratcliffe hadn’t thrown shorter than 69 meters in her last three meets before the first-round competition. She still finished with the second-best throw across the first rounds at 67.13m. Ratcliffe is peaking at the right time.

Javelin — Predicted Winner: Lianna Davidson, Georgia

Lianna Davidson finished second in the javelin in the 2024 championships when she was at Texas A&M. This year she threw 63.79 meters, the third-best throw in collegiate history, back in March. While Davidson’s mark trails her teammate Manuela Rotundo this year, Davidson is the veteran Bulldog with the SEC title. I think Davidson’s championship experience carries her to a title.

Heptathlon — Predicted Winner: Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame

Jadin O’Brien finally gets the elusive heptathlon title after winning three NCAA titles in the pentathlon indoors. O’Brien is my pick here because she’s already reached 6,200-plus points twice this season and has three total performances in her career. No one else has reached that threshold more than once.

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Men’s event predictions

100 meters — Predicted Winner: Jordan Anthony, Arkansas

By this point, every track fan knows Jordan Anthony ran a windy 9.75 in the first round West meet. But don’t let performance overshadow a pair of 9.95 and 9.96 sprints run at SEC championships on back-to-back days. Anthony is the only athlete with two 9.9 100 meters at the same meet; no other sprinter has run sub-10 seconds twice in the same month.

I’m expecting the NCAA title to take a sub-10 second race, and Anthony is the most likely to run the fastest on the biggest stage.

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110 hurdles — Predicted Winner: Kendrick Smallwood, Texas

Kendrick Smallwood has run a pair of 13.13 races at his last two meets. Those two performances make him my favorite entering the championships.

200 meters — Predicted Winner: Jordan Anthony, Arkansas

I have Jordan Anthony pulling off the sweep of the short sprints. Auburn’s Makanakaishe Charamba and Kentucky’s Carli Makarawu — a pair of Olympic finalists — pose the biggest threat to preventing the sweep, but Anthony is the SEC champion among the group. 

400 meters — Predicted Winner: Samuel Ogazi, Alabama

My pick from a loaded 400 meter group came down to who I think is most likely to run sub-45 on the championship stage. Samuel Ogazi has run sub-45 twice this year (plus another 45.04 race) and ran 44.52 at last year’s championships. Even last year, Ogazi ran sub-45 twice before Eugene, proving he can run fast even with a lengthy season.

400 hurdles — Predicted Winner: Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor

Nathaniel Ezekiel is the only male to break 48 seconds in the 400 hurdles this season. He’s also only running the 400 hurdles individually at championships, scratching from the 400 open where he could’ve been eligible based on his regular season. That singular event focus should drive him to a championship.

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800 meters — Predicted Winner: Christian Jackson, Virginia Tech

Christian Jackson caught my eye after running 1:44.83 to win the ACC title and 1:45.31 to lead the East region. Those are two impressive times late in the season, giving Jackson momentum entering racing in Eugene.

1500 meters — Predicted Winner: Liam Murphy, Villanova

Liam Murphy is the collegiate record holder in the 1500 meters. I’m not picking against him.

3000 meter steeplechase — Predicted Winner: James Corrigan, BYU

The steeplechase might come down to the Olympian vs. the freshman. BYU’s James Corrigan has built up this outdoor season after representing Team USA in the Olympics in the steeplechase last year. He still ran 8:22.20 with the build-up. 

Meanwhile, Louisville freshman Geoffrey Kirwa ran the No. 3 outdoor steeplechase in collegiate history in 8:13.89 — still slower than Corrigan’s PR. Fellow freshman Mathew Kosgei (New Mexico) and Collins Kiprop Kipngok (Kentucky) are other top contenders, but I’m going to lean on Corrigan’s experience to win the title in my prediction.

5000 meters — Predicted Winner: Habtom Samuel, New Mexico

Habtom Samuel is the collegiate record holder in the 5000 meters and is the best distance runner in the country. He’s my pick here.

10,000 meters — Predicted Winner: Habtom Samuel, New Mexico

Habtom Samuel isn’t the 10K collegiate record holder. That would be his teammate Ishmael Kipkurui. However, Samuel is the defending 10K champion, achieving the feat while falling last year. Samuel’s ability to overcome adversity on multiple occasions makes me think that he can withstand whatever happens in this year’s 10K and go back-to-back.

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4×100 meter relay — Predicted Winner: Auburn

While Auburn’s relay squad doesn’t have the fastest time in the NCAA this season, the Tigers do return all four runners from last season’s quartet that ran 38.03 to win the NCAA title. I think the continuity can get Auburn over the top to kick off the championship meets final men’s day.

4×400 meter relay — Predicted Winner: Florida

It’s hard to pick against the Gators in a 4×4. It’s even harder when they have thrown out two different groups that have both run top-five times in the country, no slower than 3:02.01. Florida’s the pick here.

Long jump — Predicted Winner: Charles Godfred, Minnesota

Charles Godfred has five long jumps of over 8.00 meters this year. He’s my pick to win the long jump.

Triple jump — Predicted Winner: Brandon Green, Oklahoma

Brandon Green has jumped 16.90 or greater on three occasions (one over the allowable) and over 16.55 meters four other times. No other athlete has surpassed 16.54 meters this year. Green should win the triple jump.

High jump — Predicted Winner: Riyon Rankin, Georgia

Riyon Rankin cleared 2.27 meters and 2.29 meters in his last two meets before the first round competition. The sophomore is trending upward entering the championship season and he’s my pick to win the championship.

Pole vault — Predicted Winner: Logan Hammer, Utah State

5.68. 5.70. 5.65. 5.65. Those are Logan Hammer’s clearances from his last four meets before the West first round meet. Hammer was consistently clearing a height that could win him an NCAA title throughout the regular season. That’ll pay off in Eugene.

Discus — Predicted Winner: Mykolas Alekna, California

I think this is the year Mykolas Alekna finally puts it together on the biggest stage. He’s already the multi-time collegiate record holder in the discus. All that’s missing is an NCAA title.

Shot put — Predicted Winner: Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan, Ole Miss

Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan makes it four straight shot put titles. While the Ole Miss Rebel only has the No. 2 mark nationally entering the final, he’s been the most consistent shot putter in the country with six throws over 20.3 meters in the month of May.

Hammer — Predicted Winner: Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota

This pick came down to two Minnesota Gophers: Angelos Mantzouranis and Kostas Zaltos. I went with Mantzouranis since he hasn’t thrown below 75 meters since March.

Javelin — Predicted Winner: Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska

Keyshawn Strachan has two throws over 80 meters and five throws over 77 meters this season. I think that consistent ability to reach 77 meters will carry Strachan to a title.

Decathlon — Predicted Winner: Peyton Bair, Mississippi State

After winning the indoor heptathlon, I think Peyton Bair pulls off the sweep in the combined events in 2025. Bair only has one heptathlon under his belt from back in April, but he did PR in the open 400 meters in May.



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Keydets named to SoCon Spring All-Academic Team, Honor Roll

Story Links SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI was well-represented by the Southern Conference Wednesday as the league announced its Spring 2025 All-Academic Team and 2024-25 Academic Honor Roll. SoCon Press Release   In order to achieve SoCon All-Academic honors, an athlete must hold a 3.20 cumulative GPA, be a sophomore or above in […]

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI was well-represented by the Southern Conference Wednesday as the league announced its Spring 2025 All-Academic Team and 2024-25 Academic Honor Roll.

SoCon Press Release

 

In order to achieve SoCon All-Academic honors, an athlete must hold a 3.20 cumulative GPA, be a sophomore or above in class standing and participate in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests.

 

The Academic Honor Roll recognizes the student-athletes who attained a minimum 3.0 GPA or higher for the 2024-25 academic year but does not require an athletic participation level.

 

A total of 2,734 student-athletes across the league were named to the Honor Roll, a new record number since the program began in 1989. In addition, a total of 288 student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA and 846 received the Commissioner’s Medal given to those who attain a 3.80 GPA or higher during the academic year.

 

A total of 180 VMI cadet-athletes were named to the 2024-25 Academic Honor Roll led by the lacrosse and women’s soccer teams with 23 entries apiece.

 

VMI registered 24 cadet-athletes on the Spring 2025 SoCon All-Academic Team led by Indoor Track and Field with 10 team members listed.

 

Five Keydets achieved a perfect 4.0 for the 2024-25 academic year including Dayton Bagwell and James Boynewicz from lacrosse, Cameron Jones from women’s soccer, Jack Joyce (football) and Samantha Layton from cross country/track and field.

 

A total of 36 VMI cadet-athletes earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal for achieving at least a 3.80 GPA for the 2024-25 academic year.

 

A full listing of VMI’s cadet-athletes named to either the Spring 2025 SoCon All-Academic Team or SoCon Academic Honor Roll is found below.

 

 

VMI Cadet-Athletes named to Spring 2025 SoCon All-Academic Team (24):


























Marcus Van Alstine VMI Junior Mechanicsville, VA Baseball International Studies
Caden Plummer VMI Senior Mechanicsville, VA Baseball Civil Engineering
Ryan Peterson VMI Senior VA Beach, VA Baseball International Studies
Kevin Shank VMI Sophomore Mt. Holy Springs, PA Indoor Track & Field Mechanical Engineering
Jack Webb VMI Sophomore Fort Wayne, IN Indoor Track & Field History/International Studies
Colin Crenshaw VMI Sophomore Richmond, VA Indoor Track & Field Chemisty
Patrick Kiernan VMI Senior Fairfax, VA Indoor Track & Field History
Hunter Davis VMI Senior Chesapeake, VA Indoor Track & Field English
Gretal Shank VMI Senior Mt. Holy Springs, PA Indoor Track & Field English
Caroline Fiorillo VMI Senior St. Petersburg, FL Indoor Track & Field Psychology
Jillian Sisk VMI Sophomore Henrico, VA Indoor Track & Field Civil Engineering
Evelyn Anderson VMI Sophomore Locust Grove, VA Indoor Track & Field International Studies
Reece Guillet VMI Sophomore Old Lyme, CT Mixed Rifle International Studies
Kevin Shank VMI Sophomore Mt. Holy Springs, PA Outdoor Track & Field Mechanical Engineering
Colin Crenshaw VMI Sophomore Richmond, VA Outdoor Track & Field Chemisty
Zachary Denton VMI Sophomore Arlington, VA Outdoor Track & Field Psychology
Hunter Davis VMI Senior Chesapeake, VA Outdoor Track & Field English
Gretal Shank VMI Senior Mt. Holy Springs, PA Outdoor Track & Field English
Caroline Fiorillo VMI Senior St. Petersburg, FL Outdoor Track & Field Psychology
Jillian Sisk VMI Sophomore Henrico, VA Outdoor Track & Field Civil Engineering
Evelyn Anderson VMI Sophomore Locust Grove, VA Outdoor Track & Field International Studies
Patrick Jordon VMI Sophomore Providence Forge, VA Wrestling Civil Engineering
Darian Tweedell VMI Sophomore Dulles, VA Women’s Rifle International Studies

 

 

 

VMI Cadet-Athletes named to 2024-25 SoCon Academic Honor Roll (180):
























































































































































































Samuel Bennett VMI Baseball Biology
Seth Buchanan VMI Baseball Computer Science
James Douthat VMI Baseball Economics & Business
Nathan Hawley VMI Baseball Civil Engineering
Kennen Lewis VMI Baseball Economics & Business
Ryan Peterson VMI Baseball International Studies
Caden Plummer VMI Baseball Civil Engineering
Owen Riley VMI Baseball Civil Engineering
William Slater VMI Baseball History
Boston Torres VMI Baseball Economics & Business
Marcus Van Alstine VMI Baseball International Studies
Rickey Bradley, Jr. VMI Men’s Basketball Economics & Business
TJ Johnson VMI Men’s Basketball Economics & Business
Cooper Sisco VMI Men’s Basketball Economics & Business
Bryce Burnett VMI Football Economics & Business
Camden Clinton VMI Football Civil Engineering
Joseph Comello VMI Football Economics & Business
John Covert VMI Football Economics & Business
Kouri Crump VMI Football Biology
Robert Dunn VMI Football Civil Engineering
Owen Ham VMI Football Psychology
Jonathan Hunter Horton VMI Football Economics & Business
Tommy Inge VMI Football Civil Engineering
Jack Joyce VMI Football Mechanical Engineering
Thaddeus Krush VMI Football Economics & Business
Ryan McCarthy VMI Football Economics & Business
Omar Miller VMI Football Psychology
Jakari Nicely VMI Football Biology
Dylan Poley VMI Football International Studies
Steven Riveros VMI Football Civil Engineering
Luke Schalow VMI Football Economics & Business
Collin Shannon VMI Football Psychology
Cody Shelton VMI Football Economics & Business
Ben Shrewsbury VMI Football Economics & Business
Chandler Wilson VMI Football Economics & Business
Zion Woody VMI Football Economics & Business
Dayton Bagwell VMI Men’s Lacrosse International Studies
Sean Berzins VMI Men’s Lacrosse Biology
James Boynewicz VMI Men’s Lacrosse Biology
Sebastien Chicas VMI Men’s Lacrosse Biology
Zachary Connerty VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Charles Faul VMI Men’s Lacrosse Civil Engineering
Thomas Finta VMI Men’s Lacrosse Computer Science
Christopher Golini VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Charles Gormsen VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Erik Gottmann VMI Men’s Lacrosse Civil Engineering
Mason Gustafson VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Joshua Hallam VMI Men’s Lacrosse International Studies
Charles Hunt VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Damian Levin VMI Men’s Lacrosse Civil Engineering
Warner Lewis VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Jacob McClure VMI Men’s Lacrosse Electrical & Computer Engineering
Luca Minniti VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Simon Moore VMI Men’s Lacrosse Psychology
Luke Mryncza VMI Men’s Lacrosse Civil Engineering
Jack Myhre VMI Men’s Lacrosse Computer Science
Matthew Nichols VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Alexander Riley VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Scott Streff VMI Men’s Lacrosse International Studies
Miller Tatum VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Rex Wyrick VMI Men’s Lacrosse Economics & Business
Ty Yonas VMI Men’s Lacrosse Mechanical Engineering
Amari Benjamin VMI Men’s Soccer Economics & Business
Zacharia Bouchachia VMI Men’s Soccer Civil Engineering
Timofey Dovgalyuk VMI Men’s Soccer Economics & Business
Ian Joya VMI Men’s Soccer Economics & Business
Grant Martin VMI Men’s Soccer Electrical & Computer Engineering
Conor McGovern VMI Men’s Soccer Biology
Andrew Menges VMI Men’s Soccer Mechanical Engineering
Cole Mooney VMI Men’s Soccer Mechanical Engineering
Woongchan Oh VMI Men’s Soccer Civil Engineering
Viktor Petrusevski VMI Men’s Soccer International Studies
Conner Reid VMI Men’s Soccer Economics & Business
Santiago Rocha VMI Men’s Soccer Computer Science
Alexei Royar VMI Men’s Soccer International Studies
Colin Crenshaw VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field Chemisty
Peter Fiorillo VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field Psychology
James Gao VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field International Studies
Jackson Geisendaffer VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field English
Benjamin Hagerich VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field Computer Science
Patrick Kiernan VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field History
Patrick Lowry VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field International Studies
Kevin Shank VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field Mechanical Engineering
Brian Tavenner VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field International Studies
Jack Webb VMI Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field History/International Studies
Reece Guillet VMI Rifle International Studies
Alexander Pohlman VMI Rifle Civil Engineering
Wuyue Xie VMI Rifle / Women’s Rifle Applied Mathematics
Morgan Burd VMI Men’s Swimming Biology
Samuel Calder VMI Men’s Swimming Biology
Samuel Castle VMI Men’s Swimming Mechanical Engineering
Nathan Gilley VMI Men’s Swimming International Studies
Ethan Griffith VMI Men’s Swimming Economics & Business
Will Loftin VMI Men’s Swimming Economics & Business
Jack Mills VMI Men’s Swimming Mechanical Engineering
Aadil Pattada VMI Men’s Swimming Computer Science
Matthew Picard VMI Men’s Swimming Mechanical Engineering
Austin Reeder VMI Men’s Swimming Modern Languages & Cultures/International Studies
Zachary Richardson VMI Men’s Swimming History
Pedro Robertson VMI Men’s Swimming Civil Engineering
Grady Roman VMI Men’s Swimming International Studies
Hampton Wohlford VMI Men’s Swimming Mechanical Engineering/Psychology
Joshua Wolf VMI Men’s Swimming International Studies
Caleb Wolf VMI Men’s Swimming History
Hunter Davis VMI Men’s Track & Field English
Zachary Denton VMI Men’s Track & Field Psychology
Thomas Gannon VMI Men’s Track & Field International Studies
Christian Larvie VMI Men’s Track & Field English
Isaac Osouna VMI Men’s Track & Field Economics & Business
Tazewell Rae VMI Men’s Track & Field Civil Engineering
Cameron Thomas VMI Men’s Track & Field Economics & Business
Dimethus Thompson VMI Men’s Track & Field Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jesse Vaughn VMI Men’s Track & Field Psychology
Anthony Wilkerson VMI Men’s Track & Field Chemisty
Madeline  Albert-Day VMI Water Polo Civil Engineering
Sarah Fitzsimmons VMI Water Polo Computer Science
Taylor Hammond VMI Water Polo Computer Science
Sadie Smith VMI Water Polo International Studies
Sydney Smith VMI Water Polo Biology
Anthony Burke VMI Wrestling Economics & Business
Alexander Chirdo VMI Wrestling Computer Science
Raymond Cmil VMI Wrestling English
Elijah Cramer VMI Wrestling Biology
Samuel Dickey VMI Wrestling Civil Engineering
Dyson Dunham VMI Wrestling Civil Engineering
Joshua Evans VMI Wrestling International Studies
Luke Hart VMI Wrestling Civil Engineering
Patrick Jordon VMI Wrestling Civil Engineering
Evan Mason VMI Wrestling Mechanical Engineering
Waylon Rogers VMI Wrestling Civil Engineering
Wayne Rold VMI Wrestling Civil Engineering
Laura Canaday VMI Women’s Rifle Psychology
Alexis Gonzalez VMI Women’s Rifle History
Elizabeth Stann VMI Women’s Rifle English
Darian Tweedell VMI Women’s Rifle International Studies
Alexa Avery VMI Women’s Soccer Computer Science
Rachel Baez VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Paige Becker VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Isabella Bruzonic VMI Women’s Soccer Civil Engineering
Barrett Callejo VMI Women’s Soccer Biology
Sedona Dancu VMI Women’s Soccer Psychology
Audrey Davis VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Gianna De Cicco VMI Women’s Soccer Civil Engineering
Lauren Fyfe VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Yasmin Heinisch VMI Women’s Soccer Economics & Business
Cameron Jones VMI Women’s Soccer Psychology
Madeline Karsonovich VMI Women’s Soccer Mechanical Engineering
Katy Layman VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Caroline Marini VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Delilah Martindale VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Daniela Monastero VMI Women’s Soccer Psychology
Cameron Owens VMI Women’s Soccer Biology
Abigail Plageman VMI Women’s Soccer Biology
Katelyn Redlinger VMI Women’s Soccer Civil Engineering
Courtney Smith VMI Women’s Soccer Applied Mathematics
Whitney Tracy VMI Women’s Soccer Biology
Samantha Uschold VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Emily Ward VMI Women’s Soccer International Studies
Isabelle Haer VMI Women’s Swimming International Studies
Ollie Hobbs VMI Women’s Swimming Computer Science
Kimiya Sabahi-Miab VMI Women’s Swimming Computer Science
Noelle Tong VMI Women’s Swimming International Studies
Valerie Tonnu VMI Women’s Swimming Civil Engineering
Courtney Novotny VMI Women’s Swimming / Water Polo Biology
Meagan Riding VMI Women’s Swimming / Water Polo Biology
Makynna Smith VMI Women’s Swimming / Water Polo International Studies
Julia Ward VMI Women’s Swimming / Water Polo Electrical & Computer Engineering
Evelyn Anderson VMI Women’s Track & Field International Studies
Ruth Dickersheid VMI Women’s Track & Field Economics & Business
Naturale Faison VMI Women’s Track & Field Psychology
Julie Freitas VMI Women’s Track & Field International Studies
Semore Green VMI Women’s Track & Field Psychology
E’yana Watson-Basnight VMI Women’s Track & Field Computer Science
JeNiya White VMI Women’s Track & Field Economics & Business
Caroline Fiorillo VMI Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field Psychology
Reagan Gilman VMI Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field Biology
Zoffia Gonzalez VMI Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field International Studies
Olivia Hurd VMI Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field Psychology
Samantha Layton VMI Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field Civil Engineering
Gretal Shank VMI Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field English
Jillian Sisk VMI Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field Civil Engineering

 

 



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CUNYAC Announces 2024-25 Winter/Spring Sports Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll

Story Links CUNYAC – NEW YORK – The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) has announced its Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for the 2025 Spring semester, handing out 445 citations for academic excellence.   The CUNYAC Winter/Spring Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll is constructed with student-athletes across eight member campuses who participate in a […]

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CUNYAC – NEW YORK – The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) has announced its Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for the 2025 Spring semester, handing out 445 citations for academic excellence.
 
The CUNYAC Winter/Spring Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll is constructed with student-athletes across eight member campuses who participate in a varsity-level sport and own a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale.

The list includes sports that conducted their championship in the winter or spring (men’s tennis, men’s & women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, men’s volleyball, baseball, and softball) as well as varsity athletes competing in non-CUNYAC sports.

 

Hunter produced a conference-leading 104 honorees among the eight institutions, followed by Baruch (81) and John Jay (80).

 

16 student-athletes have compiled a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA to date.

For the complete 2025 Winter/Spring Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, please click here.





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UT Dallas cuts track and field programs due to budget cuts

DALLAS — The University of Texas at Dallas announced Monday that due to budget cuts, the university’s track and field and cross country programs will be cut in the upcoming semester. The program cuts will include both men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country. Student athletes received […]

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DALLAS — The University of Texas at Dallas announced Monday that due to budget cuts, the university’s track and field and cross country programs will be cut in the upcoming semester.

The program cuts will include both men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country.

Student athletes received the news via an email from the university.

The university cited the lack of on-campus facilities in addition to budget cuts for the program cuts. The announcement comes just weeks before the start of the academic school year.

Athletic scholarships for the cut programs will still be honored for the 2025-2026 school year, according to UTD. The school also said they assist students who wish to transfer.

UT Dallas currently competes at the NCAA Division II level.



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Beach Volleyball National Champions | Winchester Star

Four members of the Blue Ridge Volleyball Association combined to win three out of the four girls’ open championships at the USA Volleyball Beach National Championship held July 16-21 at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Boardwalk. Breeze Johnson won in the 18-and-under division with Emma White and at 16U with Elle Sossong of Pennsylvania. Johnson’s sister […]

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Four members of the Blue Ridge Volleyball Association combined to win three out of the four girls’ open championships at the USA Volleyball Beach National Championship held July 16-21 at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Boardwalk. Breeze Johnson won in the 18-and-under division with Emma White and at 16U with Elle Sossong of Pennsylvania. Johnson’s sister Skylar and Allie Grace Allison won the 12U division. 



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Bicentennial moments: Hawks create college soccer dynasty unmatched by any other program

This is the second in a series of five stories highlighting the greatest sports moments in Adams County history as it celebrates its bicentennial. QUINCY — The definition of a dynasty, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time.” Here’s what it could say. […]

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This is the second in a series of five stories highlighting the greatest sports moments in Adams County history as it celebrates its bicentennial.

QUINCY — The definition of a dynasty, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time.”

Here’s what it could say.

“See Quincy College soccer.”

From 1971 through 1981, the Hawks won nine NAIA men’s soccer national championships and lost in the national semifinals the other two years. Their five consecutive championships from 1977-81 are an NAIA men’s soccer record and the nine titles in 11 seasons is outdone by only two programs across all NAIA sports.

The Grand View men’s wrestling program won nine consecutive titles from 2012-20 and has won 13 of the last 14 national crowns. The Azusa Pacific men’s outdoor track and field team won seven straight titles from 1983-89 and 11 in a 13-year span.

Quincy’s 11 national titles — the Hawks won in 1966 and 1967 — are the most in NAIA men’s soccer history with Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) second on the list with nine titles. And the Hawks haven’t been an NAIA program since 1986.

The championships aren’t the mentions of Quincy found in the NAIA record book.

The 1976 national semifinal matchup with Simon Fraser remains the longest game played in NAIA postseason history. The Hawks had their string of three consecutive nationals end with a 2-1 loss to Simon Fraser in 14 overtimes. The game lasted 221 minutes 43 seconds.

Imagine if the Hawks had won that game. It could have been nine national titles in a row.

That’s unprecedented in Adams County.

None of the six high schools have won three or more consecutive state titles in any sport, and only the 1981 Quincy High School boys basketball team was tabbed as the national champion. The Quincy Jets qualified for three Amateur Softball Association national tournaments and dominated play on the state and regional level.

The South Side Boat Club rowing team won national championships in the eight-man event in 1904 and the four-man event in 1905.

But only one Adams County program can be called a dynasty.

The QC program — the school’s name was officially changed to Quincy University in 1993 — won its first NAIA national title in 1966, going 13-0-0 in Roger Francour’s second season as head coach. The Hawks repeated as national champions in 1967, and Francour stepped aside the following year.

Jack Mackenzie, a St. Louis native, was hired in 1969 and the program became synonymous with winning. The Hawks won a national championship in 1971 in Mackzenie’s third season, finishing 17-2-0 after beating Davis & Elkins 1-0 in the title game.

For the next 12 seasons, Quincy was at the forefront of the soccer boom.

The Hawks won three consecutive titles from 1973-75, losing only seven matches in that span and finishing the 1975 season with a 19-1-0 record. After the 14-overtime loss to Simon Fraser in 1976, the Hawks roared back in 1977 to go 19-3-0 and beat Keene State 3-0 for the national title.

The championship didn’t leave Quincy for four more years.

By the end of the 1981 season, the Hawks had made history with five consecutive titles. The 1981 team finished 21-3-1, setting the program’s single-season record for victories that has been matched only by the 2014 team that reached the NCAA Division II final four, and beat Alderson Broaddus 4-1 in the title game.

In 1982, Quincy lost to Belhaven in the national quarterfinals, effectively ending the dynasty.

All told, from 1970 when the Hawks finished as the national runner-up to 1982, they went 218-43-15. That’s an .817 winning percentage.

Mackenzie continued coaching the Hawks through the 2011 season, retiring with a 516-258-76 overall record. He was named the NAIA Coach of the Year four times and was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame, the United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame, the St. Louis Players Hall of Fame and the QU Hall of Fame.

Mackenzie passed away in 2018 at the age of 77, but he left a legacy unmatched.

So did his teams.

They became the epitome of a college soccer dynasty.

Below is a look at the longest championship streaks in NAIA history:

Baseball — Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), 6, 1987-92

Men’s basketball — Tennessee State, 3, 1957-59; Kentucky State, 3, 1970-72

Women’s basketball — Southern Nazarene 4, 1994-97; Oklahoma City, 4, 1999-2002

Football — Carroll, 4, 2002-05

Men’s golf — Sam Houston State, 4, 1978-81; Huntingdon, 4, 1985-88; Oklahoma City, 4, 2001-04

Women’s golf — Oklahoma City, 5, 2005-09

Men’s outdoor track and field — Azusa Pacific, 7, 1983-89

Women’s outdoor track and field — Prairie View A&M, 9, 1982-90

Men’s soccer — Quincy, 5, 1977-81

Women’s soccer — Lee, 4, 2008-11

Softball — Oklahoma City, 4, 1994-97

Men’s swimming and diving — Simon Fraser, 9, 1972-80

Women’s swimming and diving — Simon Fraser, 5, 2000-04

Women’s volleyball — Hawaii-Hilo, 4, 1981-84; BYU-Hawaii, 4, 1994-97; Fresno Pacific, 4, 2007-10

Wrestling — Grandview, 9, 2012-20



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Bay Area teen recounts hotel room break-in scare – NBC Bay Area

A second Bay Area teen who along with two other girls was in a Southern California hotel room when they say someone tried to break in using a wire spoke out Wednesday, saying it was “probably the most terrifying experience of my life.” The teen, 18-year-old Julia, was in the room with two other athletes […]

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A second Bay Area teen who along with two other girls was in a Southern California hotel room when they say someone tried to break in using a wire spoke out Wednesday, saying it was “probably the most terrifying experience of my life.”

The teen, 18-year-old Julia, was in the room with two other athletes from a South Bay water polo club when someone in the hallway, later identified as a hotel employee, attempted to use a wire to grab onto their door handle from the inside. Julia’s teammate recorded a video of the incident and even grabbed the wire at one point. Julia said they immediately called their coaches after the scare.

“I think calling our coaches was the best plan of action just because they were in the hotel, they were all in two floors difference of us,” she said. “It was the first thing that came into our head – quite literally who can get there the fastest.”

The incident happened at the Delta by Marriott hotel in Garden Grove, which is owned and operated by Khanna Enterprises.

The coaches and girls’ parents filed a police report. Garden Grove police said they are investigating a hotel employee, but they said at this point they don’t believe the incident is criminal.

“There is the maintenance records and things like that, so whatever form of communication the hotel has with their staff for work orders or things like that, our detectives want to go and investigate that a little bit more,” Garden Grove police Sgt. Nick Jensen said.

Khanna released the following statement about the incident Wednesday:

“Under a license granted to us by Marriott International, we own and operate the Delta Garden
Grove. We have been in the market with this hotel for over 7 years and have never had an incident like the one that occurred on July 25, 2025.

While we regret the events that transpired, we have taken steps to ensure that similar incidents like this will not happen in the future. The employee responsible for attempting to enter the room with his own makeshift device is no longer with the company. Additionally, disciplinary action has been exercised towards other employees that were involved.

We appreciate the efforts of the Garden Grove Police Department who determined that this was not a criminal act of any kind. Above Property Leadership was fully aware of the incident shortly after it occurred. We provided guidance to our hotel team and will continue to be available to them if more needs to be discussed regarding this matter.”

After the scare, Julia said she and her teammates barricaded themselves in their room using a chair, desk and ironing board.

She added their concerns only grew when they returned from their tournament and found a soccer ball sticker placed over the peephole outside their hotel door.



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