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S-GI track and field wraps up season at States, Melnik sets two school records

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The Springville-Griffith girls outdoor track and field team wrapped up the spring season in the NYS Championships at Middletown on June 13 and 14, as the teams competed in Class C competition.

Abigail Hughes, Carlynn Heckathorn, Kirsten Melnik, Kendra Cook, Aubrie Staniszewski and Taylor Casey (front row) pose with S-GI coaches (back row) at Middletown this past weekend.

“Our girls had a great showing at the New York State Track and Field Championship meet. Kendra Cook, who is only a freshman, came in second place in Class C in the pentathlon.  She had a great performance and set a new personal best in this event,” S-GI girls track and field head coach Mark Heichberger said.

Section VI changed its format from last season from two section champions in each event for large and small schools to three section champions in each event between Classes A, B and C, and expanding the number of eligible participating for a state championship with three champions in each event as opposed to two.

The path to competing at States can be met by one of three ways: winning a sectional title, finishing second at sectionals if an at-large standard is met or hitting a super standard result at any point in the season at an invitational with five or more teams.

S-GI combined to compete in four events this past weekend at States with all capturing a top-10 or better finish. While three events were exclusively track events, the other, the pentathlon, was a combination of track and field events.

The Griffins were led by senior Kirsten Melnik, who finished with two top-five finishes and two school records in her last representation for Springville. Both records surpassed records she had previously set.

Melnik’s best finish came in the 1,500 run where she finished third. In that event, the four-time section champion finished with a 4:35.11 time, surpassing her previous record of 4:39.09 that she set just the previous weekend in the Section VI Championships at Falconer.

Melnik also finished fifth in the 3,000 run with a 9:58.90 time. It was at Middletown where she set the previous school record in 2023 with a time of 10:01.19.

“Kirsten Melnik had a great meet, an outstanding season, and an all-around amazing high school track and field career here at Springville. Kirsten had a third-place finish at the State Championship meet in the 1,500 and a fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run. She broke her own school records in both events at the meet, and we could not be happier for her,” Heichberger said.

Kristen Melnik on the State podium after a fifth-place finish in the 3000 run.

Kendra Cook set a personal best while claiming a second-place finish in the pentathlon in Class C. The freshman netted 2,958 points through the five events. In the overall field (all classes), she finished as high as eighth and as low as 22nd spanning all five events. 

Her best individual event finish was in the long jump (16-feet-6.75) at eighth, followed by a ninth-place finish in the shot put (28-feet-6.25), a finish of 11th in the 100 hurdles (15.91), a 17th place finish in the 800 run (2:33.50) and tied 22nd in the high jump (4-feet-9).

Rounding out the Griffin performers was the 4X400 relay team of Abigail Hughes, Taylor Casey, Aubrie Staniszewski and Carlynn Heckathorn. The foursome finished 10th with a 4:13.57 time.

“Our relay team finished with their second-best time of the year and came in 10th place in the 4×400 among Class C schools. Aubrie Staniszewski ran the fastest split time and has been our top 400-meter runner this year. Taylor Casey has always been the heart and soul of our relay team and ran an amazing race once again. Abigail Hughes ran another very solid split time while Carlynn Heckathorn ran a season-best time for herself and did an admirable job filling in (for Kirsten Melnik), as she was our alternate originally,” Heichberger said.

The S-GI girls head track and field coach also shared his thoughts on the season.

“Our girls track and field team had another outstanding season. We were led by two amazing captains, Taylor Casey and Kirsten Melnik. They did such a great job in leading our team each and every day.”

“Our team was once again undefeated in our league season, and we were ECIC Division 4 champions. We finished in second place at the Class B meet and were able to send two individuals and a relay team to the New York State Championship Track and Field Meet. Kirsten Melnik was the small school Section VI Champion in the 1500-meter dash for the fourth consecutive year.”

“Along with all of the athletic accomplishments, we had 27 girls that were scholar athletes, with an average above a 90%. We are certainly going to miss all of our seniors. Kirsten, Taylor and Harleigh [Swanson] will continue their track career at the collegiate level next year and it will be fun to follow their progress.”

“We have a strong group of girls coming back next year and I believe we will have another great season. We have a great group of parents that support our team and help out at our track meets and we are very thankful to have them! Our coaching staff would also like to give a big thank you to the community, our administration and the board of education for supporting our program.”



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Texas A&M volleyball vs Nebraska game score: Live updates

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Texas A&M opposite hitter Logan Lednicky (9) and outside hitter Taylor Humphrey (11) celebrate a score during the NCAA Division I volleyball playoff game against TCU at Reed Arena on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in College Station, Texas.

Texas A&M opposite hitter Logan Lednicky (9) and outside hitter Taylor Humphrey (11) celebrate a score during the NCAA Division I volleyball playoff game against TCU at Reed Arena on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in College Station, Texas.

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In a season full of heroic feats, Texas A&M volleyball might be facing its greatest challenge yet Sunday.

The Aggies are eyeing a spot in the Final Four for the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and standing in their way are the top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. A&M (26-4) is in the midst of its best season in over a decade. They won 25 or more games for the first time since 2012, winning 26 for the first time since the 2001 Elite Eight run. They took down a No. 2-ranked Texas team and a handful of other ranked squads this season. And, maybe most importantly, they just pulled a reverse sweep to eliminate Louisville, last year’s national runner-up, in the Sweet 16. 

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Nebraska, though, presents a higher hurdle. The regional hosts are a perfect 30-0 and haven’t loss a set in exactly a month (UCLA took one during a 3-1 loss Nov. 14 to the Huskers). The Cornhuskers are ranked No. 1 in the country, according to RPI; A&M is 10th and Louisville, the team the Aggies just beat, is ninth.

Can Texas A&M pull off another upset and make it to Kansas City, Mo. for program’s first-ever volleyball Final Four? Stay tuned for live updates:

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A 5-3 Nebraska run has the fourth set up for grabs.

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Logan Lednicky’s 17th kill of the match put Texas A&M up 19-14, which Nebraska cut to 19-15 on a Rebeka Allick kill and then 19-16 on Bergen Reilly’s service ace. That then became 19-17 on a Kyndal Stowers attack error. And another Stowers attack error made it 19-18 and the Aggies have called their final timeout.

A third straight kill by Logan Lednicky made it a 16-10 lead for Texas A&M, which became a 17-11 lead on an Emily Hellmuth kill, which then led to an 18-12 advantage. A Morgan Perkins attack error made it 18-13, and a kill from Harper Murray made it 18-14.

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Texas A&M has called a timeout.

Texas A&M came out of the Nebraska timeout with a quick point off a Huskers attack error, leading 11-7, but a Taylor Landfair kill stopped a 4-0 Aggies run. But Kyndal Stowers put A&M up 12-8, which Nebraska’s Harper Murray turned into 12-9 on another kill from her.

But a Huskers service error put A&M up 13-9, which Nebraska then cut to 13-10 off an Andi Jackson kill. The Aggies then pushed that lead to 15-10 on a pair of Logan Lednicky kills, and the Huskers have called their final timeout, trailing 15-10 and down 2 sets to 1.

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This fourth set was back-and-forth, but Texas A&M has gained momentum. The Huskers were up 5-2 early, but a 4-1-run for A&M has given the Aggies a 10-7 advantage.

Nebraska, trailing 2-1 in sets, has called a timeout.

Texas A&M and Nebraska are headed to a fourth set.

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The Aggies and Huskers traded points out of the A&M timeout to make it a 21-18 Nebraska lead, which became 22-18 after a Logan Lednicky shot that went wide.  A&M made it 22-19, but Kyndal Stowers’ serve then went long, giving the ball back to Nebraska, which then went up 24-19 after a Lednicky error.

On set point. Emily Hellmuth had a kill to make it a 24-20 score, but Harper Murray gave the Huskers the set with her 16th kill.

A&M’s timeout at 10-5 was a good move. A 4-0 run made it a 10-9 game, which the Huskers extended to 11-9 on a Harper Murray kill. Teraya Sigler’s service ace made it 12-9, but Ifenna Cos-Okpalla stopped the bleeding with a kill.

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But a quick kill from Rebekah Allick and a Virginia Adriano kill made it 14-10. A&M, down to its final challenge, successfully challenged a net infraction that turned it into a 13-11 game which soon became 14-12 after Emily Hellmuth’s ninth kill of the match. The Huskers and Aggies went back and forth from there 16-15 Nebraska, 17-15 Nebraska and then 18-15 Nebraska after a Kyndal Stowers attack error.

But Stowers made up for it with a kill for 18-16, then Tatum Thomas’s service ace made it 18-17.

An Allick kill made it 19-17 and Murray made it 20-17 on her 15th kill.

The Aggies, up 2-0 in sets, have called timeout at 20-17.

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Nebraska, facing a do-or-die situation in the third set, doesn’t look like it will go down easy.

The Huskers have jumped out to a 9-5 lead in the third set after a Harper Murray kill, a Bergen Reilly ace and a Virginia Adriano kill.

A&M has called a timeout, trailing 10-5.

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The Aggies won the first two sets 25-22, 25-22.

Texas A&M is one set away from advancing to the Final Four after shocking No. 1 Nebraska by taking the first two sets in their NCAA regional final in Lincoln, Neb.

After taking a timeout leading 24-22, Logan Lednicky’s kill down the line gave the Aggies the set.

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Through two sets, Emily Hellmuth and Kyndal Stowers each have 10 kills to lead the Aggies. Lednicky has seven. A&M is hitting .292 to Nebraska’s .275 and has eight aces to Nebraska’s three.

Up 24-20, Nebraska won back-to-back points to cut A&M’s lead to 24-22.

The Aggies have called a timeout.

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An Emily Hellmuth kill (her eighth of the match) put Texas A&M up 20-16, which became 21-16 after a Nebraska attack error. The Huskers cut that to 21-17 off a Taylor Landfair kill. Kyndal Stowers’ eighth kill made it 22-17. Nebraska cut it to 22-18, but Stowers made it 23-18. Logan Lednicky made it 24-20.

Nebraska called a timeout trailing 14-11 in the second set, but the break didn’t do the trick. Texas A&M has battled for a 19-15 advantage off kills from Morgan Perkins and Emily Hellmuth, and the Huskers have called another timeout.

The Aggies have eight aces so far. That’s a season high.

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After dropping the first set 25-22, Nebraska opened the second set with an ace, but soon the set followed the first-set storyline: back and forth, with A&M getting the advantage on the longer points but the Huskers faring better up front at the net. 

Taylor Landfair crosscourt shtot made it 11-10 Nebraska, but the Aggies ralled for a 14-11 lead.

The Huskers have called a timeout.

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Texas A&M has made a big statement in this match, shocking Nebraska by taking the first set 25-22.

The Aggies trailed 15-10, then went on a 10-0 scoring run to turn their deficit into a 20-15 lead.

From there, it was back and forth. An Emily Hellmuth service error made it 22-21, and Morgan Perkins’ kill put A&M up 23-21. The Cornhuskers answered to make it 23-22, but Kyndal Stowers’ kill made it 24-22 and then the Aggies won the set on a service ace.

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Hellmuth and Stowers are leading the way early; they both have five kills to lead the team.

It was only the third time Nebraska has dropped the opening set all season.

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Where: John Cook Arena at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.



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Live Discussion Nebraska Volleyball vs Texas A&M

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#1 Nebraska vs. #6 Texas A&M

When: Sunday, December 14th at 2 pm CT

Where: Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE

Below is the remaining schedule for the tournament throughout the month of December. Check out the NCAA bracket here.

Third Round Matches
December 11th (# are seeds in the last AVCA Coach’s Poll)
#11 Creighton Defeated #8 Arizona State 3-1
#2 Kentucky Defeated Cal Poly 3-0
#4 Pitt Defeated #17 Minnesota 3-0
#12 Purdue Defeated #7 SMU 3-1

December 12th
#3 Texas Defeated #15 Indiana 3-0
#10 Wisconsin Defeated #5 Stanford 3-1
#6 Texas A&M Defeated #9 Louisville 3-2
#1 Nebraska Defeated #16 Kansas 3-0

Fourth Round Matches
December 13th
#2 Kentucky Defeated #11 Creighton 3-0
#4 Pitt Defeated #12 Purdue 3-1

December 14th
#1 Nebraska vs #6 Texas A&M 2:00 pm CT on ABC
#3 Texas vs #10 Wisconsin 6:30 pm CT ESPN

#1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (33-0, 20-0 B1G)

Key Wins: Kentucky, Pitt, Wisconsin
Key Losses: None
NCAA Path: LIU 3-0, Kansas State 3-0, #16 Kansas 3-0

#6 Texas A&M Aggies (26-4, 14-1 SEC)

Key Wins: Louisville, Texas, Minnesota
Key Losses: Texas (SEC Tournament), Kentucky, TCU, SMU
NCAA Path: Campbell 3-0, #20 TCU 3-1, #9 Louisville 3-2



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Bulldog Indoor Track and Field Teams Find Success at CSS Opener

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The University of Minnesota Duluth men’s and women’s track and field teams didn’t have to travel far Saturday to compete in the first meet of their season, competing in CSS Opener inside the Burns Wellness Center on the campus of the College of St. Scholastica.

 

The women’s side had eight first place finishers and performers, which included a relay team. Kate Fitzgerald won the 60m race with a time of 7.74, a new PR for the senior. Another PR was run by 60m hurdle champion sophomore Lilian Wanzek, who ran to a 9.09. Wanzek also won the long jump with a distance jumped of 5.52. 

 

Junior 600m runner Emily Bastain earned a first place finish and PR time of 1:38.16, a race in which the Bulldogs took the first five spots, including junior Madi Wodele in second with a PR of 1:38.42. 

 

Other first place finishers on the indoor track included sophomore Avary Fitzpatrick in the 400m (59.54) and junior Ellie Hanowski in the 3000m (10:43.93). The Bulldog 4×400 relay of Wodele, Kuechle won in a 4:09.26

 

In addition to Wanzek’s jump, two other first place spots in field events were scooped up by UMD, including sophomore Sophie Mahnke in the high jump (1.55m), and freshman Ilm’aime Ntambwe in the triple jump (11.28m).

 

24 women earned top-three spots on the podium Saturday.

 

On the men’s side, freshman Nolan Bien ran to a 8.39 in the 60m hurdles to finish on top, while sophomore Austin Kehr posted a 1:22.52 in the 600m. The Bulldogs 4×400 relay of Brady Johnson, R. Olson, Bien and J. Heimkes finished first with a time of 3:28.48.

 

Senior jumper Will Heydt jumped to a PR of 7.04m to best his field, and then recorded a meet and venue record of 14.90 – that doubled as another PR – in the triple jump. Sophomore Noah Rodenwald won the pole vault with a height of 4.40.

 

In all, 16 men’s competitors earned top-three places.





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Nebraska volleyball vs Texas A&M live updates, score and highlights

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Updated Dec. 14, 2025, 3:39 p.m. CT

The Nebraska volleyball team (33-0) plays in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament after sweeping Kansas on Friday. The Huskers face the Texas A&M Aggies (26-4), who defeated Louisville in a reverse sweep.

Nebraska’s offense ranks first nationally with a .355 hitting percentage. The defense is equally impressive, ranking first nationally in opponent hitting percentage, .121. 

Junior Harper Murray leads the team, averaging 3.47 kills and 2.18 digs per set, and has a team-high 31 aces. Setter Bergen Reilly runs the offense at an elite level with an average of 10.41 assists and 2.70 digs per set. Middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.79 kills per set on .486 hitting with 1.16 blocks per set. 





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Updated Dec. 14, 2025, 4:20 p.m. ET



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