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2025 Girls Track All-Scholastics and league All-Stars – Boston Herald

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GIRLS TRACK ALL-SCHOLASTICS

Breanna Braham (Dennis-Yarmouth) 400 meters

Ainsley Cuthbertson (Lexington) shot put, discus

Emmanuella Edozien (Natick) 100-hurdles

Chloe Elder (Natick) 400 meters

Alessandra Forgione (Peabody) discus, javelin

Madeline Goncalves (Haverhill) shot put

Emerson Gould (Acton-Boxboro) pole vault

Greta Hammer (Needham) 2-miles

Abigail Hennessy (Westford Academy) 800 meters, mile

Nyrah Joseph (Billerica) pentathlon, triple jump

Nina Kyei-Aboagye (Sharon) 100 meters, 200 meters

Giuliana Ligor (North Reading) 400-hurdles

Gabrielle Pierre (Lincoln-Sudbury) long jump, triple jump

Zoe Santos (Norton) high jump

Julia Hansen, Grace Okocha, Gabrielle Antebi, Lavender Kozaka (Oliver Ames) 4×100-relay

Lilah MacQuarrie, Riley Earle, Maddie MacKinnon, Liv Coperine (Duxbury) 4×400 relay

Tea Pagnotti, Maeve Gavin, Susannah Rockers, Hailey Cashman (Westwood) 4×800-relay

BREANNA BRAHAM

DENNIS-YARMOUTH

The Cape and Island League MVP won the Div. 5 championship in the 200-meter (24.29) and the 400-meter (54.87). She also won the New England championship in the 200-meter (23.86) and the 400-meter (53.99). She had times of 23.63 and 53.70 at the Meet of Champions in the 200-meter and 400-meters, respectively. The honors student will study Nursing at the University of Louisville.

AINSLEY CUTHBERTSON

LEXINGTON

The two-time Div. 1 champion set the state record in the U18 hammer this season while also winning the Div. 1 shot put and discus. The four-time Middlesex League All-Star holds five individual school records. The junior is an honor roll student.

EMMANUELLA EDOZIEN

NATICK

The junior set the state record in the 100-meter hurdles while also being named the champion at the Meet of Champions. She also won the 55-meter hurdles and is a two-time New Balance Nationals semifinalist in the 60-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles. Edozien is an honor roll student.

CHLOE ELDER

NATICK

The two-time Div. 1 champion holds program records in the 200-meter, 300-meter and 400-meter races. She placed 16th at Nationals in the 400-meter. The junior is a member of the National Honor Society and wants to major in health sciences to become an occupational therapist.

ALESSANDRA FORGIONE

PEABODY

The senior placed first at the Div. 1 championship in both javelin and discus. She also placed fourth at the Meet of Champions in shot put and took home first in the javelin. Forgione placed first at the New England championship in the javelin in 2024. She will attend UMass-Lowell.

MADELINE GONCALVES

HAVERHILL

The senior finished first in the shot put in the Meet of Champions and a runner-up in the New England championship meet. The school record holder in shot put and discus had personal bests of 44’2″ and 111’11” respectively. The National Honor Society member will attend the College of the Holy Cross.

EMERSON GOULD

ACTON-BOXBORO

The Dual County League All Star went undefeated at the pole vault which included first-place finishes at the Div. 1 championship and the Meet of Champions while also anchoring the 4×100 relay team that took home first as well. The senior also placed 15th at New Balance Nationals and now holds five school records. She will be pole-vaulting at Indiana University with a major in marketing.

GRETA HAMMER

NEEDHAM

The junior won the 2-mile at the Meet of Champions with a fifth-place finish in the mile. She also finished as the runner-up at the Meet of Champions in 2024 in the 2-mile. In her spare time, Hammer has donated more than 100 hours to community service.

ABIGAIL HENNESSY

WESTFORD ACADEMY

The junior took home first place in the Div. 1 800-meters (2:07.18 personal record) as well as the mile and continued her dominance by placing first in the 800-meter and the mile (4:37.11 personal record) in the Meet of Champions. The high honors student also placed seventh at the New Balance Nationals in the mile (4:42.72).

NYRAH JOSEPH

BILLERICA

The senior recorded a personal best 39’5″ triple jump to take home the Div. 3 championship title and scored 3,475 in the pentathlon to win that as well to win the MSTCA Outdoor Pentathlon. The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258). The four-time All-Scholastic is a high honor roll/honor roll student and is committed to run track and field at UMass Lowell while studying exercise science.

NINA KYEI-ABOAGYE

SHARON

The junior broke the state record in the 200-meter and was the meet of Champions winner in the 200-meter and 100-meter. She went undefeated in the 100-meter this season. The cheerleader has not committed to any future collegiate plans at this time.

GIULIANA LIGOR

NORTH READING

The three-time Cape Ann League Athlete of the Year placed first in the Div. 5 championship in the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles while being the runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles at the Meet of Champions and winning the 400-meter hurdles for the third straight season at the Meet of Champions. Ligor is a high honors student and member of the National Honor Society. The senior will compete in track and field for the University of Pennsylvania.

GABRIELLE PIERRE

LINCOLN-SUDBURY

Pierre set a personal record with a 19’8.25″ long jump to take home the crown in the Div. 1 championship. The senior was runner-up at the Meet of Champions in the long jump (18’5.25″) while also placing first first in the triple jump (41’9.5″). She will attend the University of Florida.

ZOE SANTOS

NORTON

The senior won both the Div. 5 championship (5-4) and Meet of Champions (5-7) events. She also captured titles at the MSTCA Dr. George Steele Relays. A multi-time All-Scholastic, Santos will run track at Quinnipiac.

OLIVER AMES

4×100

Grace Okocha, Julia Hansen, Gabrielle Antebi, Lavender Kozaka

The relay team of Grace Okocha, Julia Hanse, Gabrielle Antebi and Lavender Kozola set a program record with a 48.95 in the 4×100 meter relay to capture the Div. 3 championship and they also won the Meet of Champions in the same event with a 49.02. Antebi is a National Honor Society member and a high honor roll student. Hansen is a two-time Hockomock League All Star, National Honor Society member and high honors student who will attend Holy Cross to study biology. Okocha is a six-time Hockomock League All Star and high honor roll student who will attend URI for nursing. Sophomore Lavender Kozaka is now a two-time state champion and a high honors student.

DUXBURY

4×400

Liv Coperine, Lilah MacQuarrie, Maddie McKinnon, Riley Earle

The sophomore foursome of Liv Coperine, Lilah MacQuarrie, Maddie McKinnon and Riley Earle were the Div. 3 runner ups in the 4×400 relay. Coperine holds eight program records and is a Patriot League All-Star. MacQuarrie is an honor roll student and a two-time Patriot League All-Star. McKinnon is looking to attend high academic school, while Earle is a Patriot League All-Star and high honor roll student.

WESTWOOD

4×800

Tea Pagnotti, Maeve Gavin, Susannah Rockers, Hailey Cashman

The quartet of Tea Pagnotti, Maeve Gavin, Susannah Rockers and Hailey Cashman set a program record to win the Div. 3 championship in the 4×800 relay and won the Meet of Champions with a time of 9:17.58. Pagnotti set a personal record with a 2:14 in her 800 while also being a high honors student. Gavin is a member of the National Honors Society and would love to run cross country and track in college. Rockers is a five-time National Qualifier in indoor/outdoor track, a Tri-Valley League All Star, while Cashman is a straight A student.

 

LEAGUE ALL-STARS

BAY STATE CONFERENCE

Caitlyn Chang, Erin Kelley (Braintree); Thalia Goessling (Brookline); Ava Lombardo (Framingham); Ella Turner, Annaliese Aguilar, Reagan Gilmartin (Milton); Chloe Elder, Emmanuella Edozien, Sydni Chandler (Natick); Audrey Adam, Eva Adam, Eva Geddes, Greta Hammer, Sofi Galan (Needham); Audrey Welstead, Blake MacNeal, Brooke Bennett, Maggie Abely, Sophie Finkelstein (Newton North); Victoria Terzyiska (Walpole); Annie Comella, Charlotte Tuxbury, Emma Tuxbury, Kayla Bohlin, Leila Eccher, Maddie Tuxbury (Wellesley); Ainsley Weber, Casey Dempsey, Emma Daley, Gracie Richard, Isabella Galusha, Madison Campbell (Weymouth)

MVP: Chloe Elder

BIG THREE

Amaya Pastor, Jacqui Bank, Julia Lague, Madalena Morris, Alaysha Sylvia-Figueroa, Teresa Jacob Reig (New Bedford); Presley Yentz, Shayla Harrison, Mia Melendez, Anjola Olubanwo, Jasmine DoSouto, Gabrielle Nozil (Durfee); Kaliya Sanon, Miriam Correia, Miah Webb, Alina Nguyen, Jada Furtado (Brockton)

MVP: Madalena Morris

BOSTON CITY LEAGUE

Ava Gomes, Leanna Lynch, Demya McClure, Emma Wadsworth, Anjuli Szydlo, Maemae Chiang (Latin Academy); Sara Blanco (O’Bryant); Jacaya Ford (New Mission); Kali Eustache (Brighton)

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Leanna Lynch

CAPE AND ISLANDS

Chari Wright, Whitney Sousa, Sophia Morin (Barnstable); Breanna Braham, Vivian Castano, Ava Kvietok, Olivia Pendleton, Siena Lauze, Kirsten Theloma, Kerri Clark, Katie Popovich (Nauset); Leah Depiper (Falmouth); Madison Mello, Camille Brand (Martha’s Vineyard); Varvara Conley, Alexa Ford (Monomoy); Rihanna Sutherland, Amina Iliusinova, Violet Roche, Adrianna Morgan (Nauset); Tallulah Clifford, Mary Kudarauskas, Hailey Patrish Valencia (Sturgis)

MVP: Breanna Braham

CAPE ANN LEAGUE

Delaney Dunn, 4×100 relay (Essex Tech); Giuliana Ligor, Callie MacLellan (North Reading); Morgan Felts, Kayley Simons, Devin Stroope, 4×400 relay (Newburyport); Ava Burl, London Cole (Triton); Georgia Wilson, Grace Rich, Asa Labell, 4×800 relay (Hamilton-Wenham); Kameya Perron (Ipswich)

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Giuliana Ligor, Georgia Wilson

CATHOLIC CENTRAL LEAGUE

Kaitlyn Burke, Kayla Dennis (Archbishop Williams); Nikki Clarke, Madison Giesta, Lea Ahmad-LeBlanc, Abigail Young (Arlington Catholic); Tea Briggs, Gigi Colleran, Ciara Coyne, Moira Cosgrove, Ella Dos Santos, Molly Duignan, Zoe Kurtz, Grace McMahan, Jillian Olson, Sophie Shaw, Eva Tynan (Bishop Feehan); Olivia Rowe, Anne Swanson, Adelaide Sweatman, Marianna Kay, Kyleigh Pidgeon (Cardinal Spellman); Abigail Clark, Annaikiah Donahue-Wilfred, Lydia Donahue-Wilfred, Gabrielle Howard (Cardinal Spellman); Jazmin Rodriguez (St. Mary’s)

MVP: Annaikiah Donahue-Wilfred

COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

LOWER: Sarah Benchekroun, Katelyn Gilkie (Innovation); Jireilis DeJesus, Ferlande Jean Kacques, Estrella Martinez, Niya Brigham, Widelis Nieves, Maria Villaba, Kissairy Crespo, Zahara Belizaire, Isabella Cortez, Ava Rodriguez, Alana Gordon, Faith Akinbami, Leslie Zorrilla, Amy Huynh, Kassandra Pena (Lynn Tech); Destanee Soba (Nashoba Tech); Alice Jones (Mystic Valley)

MVP: Zahara Belizaire, Destanee Soba

UPPER: Teagan Galvagni, Olivia Stack, Mackenzie Plouffe, Andy Kalonji, Lily Beland, Lindsey Romelus, Hannah Ortiz, Wandelis Sanchez, Emaleigh Santos, Natasha Sarpong, Audrey Yann, Cedaine Decosma, Lillyana Githitu, Tshiabu Mutombo, Charlotte Fitch (Greater Lowell); Mariely Cepeda, Charlotte Berube, Elizallian Rivera, Leilana George, Jade Hallahan, Angelina Carvalho, Elizallian Rivera, Saskia Chai (Whittier); Feka Desir, Feyka Desir, Amira Martin, Brianna Solis (Northeast); Haleigh Cyr, Jaheidy Ortiz, Julissa Sanchez, Jada Ortiz, Trinity Figueroa, Liana Sanchez, Nicole Guerrero (Greater Lawrence); Kara Clayton, Mackenzie Weathebee, Makayla Nolan, Sydney MacPherson (Shawsheen)

GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE

Thania Simon, Kiara Ramirez-Villata, Lilly Serrano, Lauren Nadow, Hazel Hatleberg, Angely Mejia (Chelsea); Devonnnie Gomez-Walrond (Everett); Mariana De Leon (Lynn Classical); Danivel Diroche, Madisen McHake, Jade Quero (Lynn English); Amanda Fowke (Malden); Norah Berson, Emma Beardsley, Isabelle De Sousa-Vieira, Anycia Pierre, Gabriella Komorny, Sydney Coffillm, Caroline Gomez-McDonald, Olivia O’Brien, Sophia Yucel, Kaye Godcher, Magdelawit Takele (Medford); Gemma Stamatopouos, Liv Young, Marwa Riad, Jaliyah Manigo, Olivia Rupp, Rania Hamdani, Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez, Dayana Ortega, Francoise Kodjo, Haley Peralta (Revere); Marissa Luxama (Somerville)

MVP: Thania Simon, Kiara Ramirez-Villata

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE

Alex D’Amadio (King Philip); Nina Kyei-Aboagye, Linda Jenner, Imani Vaughn (Sharon); Madison Bruno, Ella Chandaria (Franklin); Sophia Olaniyan, Emersyn DePonte, Max Cassinelli (Taunton); Chloe Dubuisson, Adileh Azar, Grace Martinek, Sally Hoban, Lauren Raffetto (Canton); Emilia Smith, S’staarr Parham, Keren Aldana (Attleboro); Lavender Kozaka, Julia Hansen, Grace Okocha, Brie Antebi, Hannah Dupill, Maeve Horsman, Katie Beaulieu (Oliver Ames); Ella McManus, Ashley Cleverdon, Riley DoRosario, Danielle Lomuscio, Maddie Hill (King Philip); Jordan Egan, Molly Galgoczy, Raegan Gagne, Julia Smith, Riley Buckley (North Attleboro); Lauren Bober (Foxboro); Chloe Guthrie, Lily Roche (Mansfield); Julianys Rentas (Milford)

MVP: Nine Kyei-Aboagye, Chloe Dubuisson

MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Nyah Baker (Holbrook); Marielle Albon, Zoey Onuegbu (Bristol-Plymouth); Emma Foley, Alexah Pedder, Grace Flattery, Tiana-Lei Acevedo (Diman); Sienna Cabe, Ingrid Beaudoin (Wareham); Nailani Ridore, Sanye Campbell, Juliette Alonso (Blue Hills); Edina Blaise (Southeastern); Amiaya Johnson (Cape Cod Tech)

OVERALL MVP: Nyah Baker, Sienna Cabe, Grace Flattery

MIDDLESEX LEAGUE

Aubrey Deardorf, Jane Conrad, Sabrina Green, Caitlin Lennox, Natalie Seed, Julianna Mathurin, Felice Haverty, Evelyn Radcliffe, Amelia Whorton, Lucy Kontos, Marissa Hao (Lexington); Isabelle Lightbody (Reading); Lara McLucas, Cadence L’Heureux (Melrose); Dana Lehr (Belmont); Bridget Higgins, Riley Newman, Julia Ramsey, Chloe Walker (Winchester); Jessica Leehan (Woburn); Bella Hayes (Arlington); Morgan Blout (Stoneham)

MVP: Aubrey Deardorf, Morgan Blout, Cadence L’Heureux

NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

ALL-CONFERENCE: Soraya Mathieu, Destiny Okoye (Saugus); Tess Ryan (Danvers); Amanda Schneider, Savannah Stevens, Mara Siewko (Masconomet); Annabelle Averett (Swampscott); Ella Braz, Makayla Kokonezis, Madison Holleran, Alessandra Forgione, Lauren Foley, Ava Champigny, Avery Marcus, Lilah Tromble (Peabody); Paige Tredwell, Norah Walsh, Marion Grace Ladouceur, Marrietta O’Connell, Geneva Becker (Marblehead); Lillian (Lily) Judge, Jane Cosmas, Samantha Hayward, Reese Kwiatek, Olivia Anketell, Infinity Burns (Beverly)

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Alessandra Forgione

PATRIOT LEAGUE

KEENAN: Maddie MacKinnon, Liv Coperine, Riley Earle, Tessa Long, Lauren Sutliffe, Addie Bjorness (Duxbury); Clare Lowther, Meghan Koenan, Vivian Sichol, Zoe Schultz, Sophia McDougal (Hingham); Eleanor Angeles Whitfield, Sarah Penney, Meredith Miller, Charlotte Perreault, Anna White, Grace Keene (Marshfield); Macey Shriner, Willow Herndon, Ainsley Hall, Lily Bartholomew (Plymouth North); Allison Cheverie (Silver Lake); Maliah Pierre, Keryn Stone (Whitman-Hanson)

MVP: Willow Herndon

FISHER: Anna Egan (Hanover); Maddy McGillicuddy (North Quincy); Maya Bergamesca, Caroline Minogue, Sadie Nugent, Amelia Nelson, Ella Govostes, Veronica Ghattas, Ava Bouphavongsa, Grace Stevens, Raelin McMullen, Sadie Rizzitano, Tessa Vitale (Pembroke); Alexa Lasnicki, Evie Chadwick, Sophia Adams, Zoe Wodja, Sarah Kirrane, Lilia Davies (Plymouth South); Bassma Torky, Caroline Zuffante (Quincy); Lauren Thompson, Maryn Noble, Molly Gould (Scituate)

MVP: Maya Bergamesca

SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE

Aiyana Massie, Olivia Santos, Deanna Brightman (Case); Maddie Duarte, Shelbie Ruffley (Greater New Bedford); Hayden Robinson, Alivia Cosme, Kearston Nelson, Juliana Dutra (Seekonk); Audrey Thomas, Ella Milhench, Abigail Balsis, Morgan Patraiko, Phoebe Cowles (Old Rochester); Kayla Walker, Kate Austrino, Alyssa Caldeira, Emma Pope, Chloe Gauthier (West Bridgewater); Orianna Hernandez (Apponequet); Jalissa Rapihino, Leah Hyder (Dighton-Rehoboth); Braley Boucher (Fairhaven); Madelyn Willis (Somerset Berkley)

MVP: Aiyana Massie

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

Alimah Yahya, Alisha Gomes, Annalyne Barrett, Brenna Woodbury, Molly Jesson, Tessa Bringardner, Michelle Jones, Erin Mitchell, Kelsie Dessaps, Camden Strandberg, Christian Wise, Kayla Tejan Siesay, Isabella Johnson (Bridgewater-Raynham)

SOUTH SHORE LEAGUE

Emma Flanagan, Evangeline McCleary, Janelle White (Abington); Jadyn Sotomayor, Emma Wall, Josie Helms, Alyssa Virden, Julia Grimes, Shatavia Leonard, Maya Sepulveda, Sophia Tibbetts, Carly Peterson (Carver); Suzie Frank (Cohasset); Grace Schnell, Elizabeth Willis, Isabella Bright, Riley Sheehan, Ari Cofran (East Bridgewater); Elsie Harper (Hull); Emily Curtin, Anna Jensen (Mashpee); Mia Lee Bowens, Lily Price, Charleigh Butler, Kennedy Frawley, Hailey Iwanski, Jocelyn Bush, Caroline Thibodeau, Charlotte Pickering (Middleboro); Abigail Shaw, Cooper Young, Katherine Murray, Meredith Cassidy, Audrey Birtwell, Arianna Veneto (Norwell); Jayda Adora Bleus, Knyia White, Sasha Zavala Lopez (Randolph); Emilee Dunham, Brianna Quinlan, Kamilla Magalhaes, McKenzie Furlong (Rockland); Mia Mulcahy, Iris Gaffney, Kylee Beaudoin (Sandwich)

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE

LARGE: Josie Hopkins, Savannah Rivera, Bella Walkiewicz, Clara Bransfield, Kaelyn Faber (Hopkinton); Tea Pagnotti, Susannah Rockers, Maeve Gavin, Hailey Cashman (Westwood); Amariah Montaque, Tracey Brown, Kaylee Nunes (Dedham); Natalie Martin, Kese Motlotle (Norwood); Kaitlyn Quealy, Maggie Kuchman, Izzy Ross, Annabelle Lynch, Reis Pirelli (Holliston); Sadie Gilhooly, Lauren Donovan, Alexandra Kliss (Ashland)

MVP: Kaitlyn Quealy

SMALL: Zoe Santos, Evangeline Emerson, Molly McIntyre (Norton); Katelyn Maniero, Lily Von der Heyde, Maeve Kelly (Medway); Shea Conroy (Millis); Emma Marden, Julia Ritchey, Kate Shanahan, Elyse Bissada, Camille Boudreau (Dover-Sherborn); Alyssa Schoenfeld, Megan Mak, Claire Teany, Ava Bruckerhoff, Chloe McCormack (Medfield); Olivia Carney, Calleigh Elder, Caleigh Hayes, Emanoela Barreto, Jenna Dormady, Elizabeth Glynn (Bellingham)

MVP: Olivia Carney

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FARGO, N.D. – The Valley City State Viking Track and Field teams competed in the Dakota Alumni Classic Thursday, December 11th at the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and Field Facility on the campus of North Dakota State.

The Viking Men scored 46 points and placed fifth overall. The women scored 25 points and placed fifth overall. The meet consisted of Division 1 schools, Division 2 schools and the Vikings.

On the women’s side, Frida Barrera set another school record, her second in as many meets. The freshman from Clara City, Minn. placed first in the 800m with a time of 2:21.83. She broke the school record held by Jasmine Barnes which she set last year by 2.27 seconds. The Vikings had the top three spots in the 800m. Billie Maye Pohlkamp was second and Paiton Flick was third.  

For the men. Zach Baumgartner was second in the Mile with a time of 4:39.79. Tate Minnihan finished fourth. Jordan Mount was fourth in the 200m. Cameron Champagnie was third in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump. Titus Dolo was third in the 60m, and Isaac Eichhorst was fifth in the 800m.

UP NEXT: The track teams will now have a month off before its next competition. They will be at the Bison Team Cup in Fargo on January 17th.

 



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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Senior thrower Hayden Wilson, a Mansfield, Texas native and UA Little Rock transfer now in his third year at UT Arlington, has already left a mark on the WAC with four championship titles.

Before he begins his final title run, UTAMavs.com sat down with the former Lake Ridge HS track and football standout:

What’s your go-to hype song before a meet?

“This is actually a really funny song. Last year, it was Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind and Fire,” Wilson said laughing. “It’s just one of those comfort songs.”

Dream city to compete in?

“It’d be TrackTown USA, Oregon. I’ve competed there for high school nationals. Hopefully, we’ll make another trip there this year.”

Favorite athlete or thrower you look up to?

“I think as far as throwing goes, I’ve been a really big fan of Ryan Crouser for a long time, but that’s always easy to say cause he’s the best.”

If you could give “freshman Hayden” one piece of advice, what would it be?

“Your value is not in your sport,” Wilson said confidently. “It’s a hard lesson to learn. I’m still chewing on it.”

 

After a quick round of fun questions to break the ice, we shifted gears and dove deeper into how he envisions his senior season and what he hopes to take away from it.

Wilson arrived at UTA after spending his freshman year at Little Rock, and he made an immediate impact. As a sophomore, he captured the 2024 WAC Indoor shot-put title, then returned in 2025 to successfully defend his crown. During his junior year, his dominance carried into the outdoor season where he claimed first in both the shot put and discus at the 2025 WAC Outdoor Championships.

 

How do you feel heading into WAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships as the reigning shot put champion, and what does it mean to you to have the chance to defend those titles in your final year?

“First, I’m super excited about the training group we had this year,” Wilson started, “We had a bunch of great athletes we brought in. We brought in a bunch of great talent this year.”

“For me, personally, I won indoor my sophomore year and then tanked outdoor, so going into my junior year, I had to release myself of the expectations to perform and just go out there, week after week, show up and give the best that I can give on the day. Taking that approach kind of sets you up to not be disappointed when you’re a little down but then also you really get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.”

“Taking that approach of just taking each day as it comes like I said we’re hoping to make a trip to nationals this year. We made it to Regionals last year so just being process-oriented over goal-oriented.”

 

How has your mindset changed from freshman to senior year?

“The biggest change has been trusting my training. You know, it’s really easy to go out there and just put too much pressure on yourself to perform and get a little over-excited. I think having that consistency like “this is exactly what I do in practice. There’s just a little bit more adrenaline flowing right now,” and then going out there and competing.”

 

As a senior, how do you try to lead or set an example for the younger athletes on the team?

“I think the biggest thing for me is being open and honest. Like I don’t try to hide my struggles,” he said, “Because I think it’s important for them to know there’s gonna be times when you’re down and there’s gonna be times when you’re up, but all that matters is that you go out and give 100% on the day and you can’t expect any more of yourself…You can’t hold the losses against yourself. You gotta celebrate your wins, too.”

 

UTAMavs.com also sat with Wilson’s coach, John Ridgeway, to discuss Hayden’s growth as a Maverick and the strides he’s made throughout his career.

 

From your perspective, how has Hayden developed in his time at UTA, from previously being at Little Rock?

“I think his development has been great! I think Hayden had an excellent coach at Little Rock and I was confident that he was going to have a good base of information before he came here,” said Ridgeway, “The key to his success is that he has taken his success into his own hands. He doesn’t just do what I ask. He comes to my office and asks questions all the time. The longer he’s been here, he asks better and better questions, and his development has been a blast to watch.”

 

As he chases a couple more WAC titles before he’s done collegiately, what have you seen in his mindset or training that shows he’s ready?

“He worked his tail off all summer. To me, his investment has been unwavering for me. He has had the same level of investment this year that he has had previously, and I always tell the kids, “It’s not if, it’s when,” Coach Ridgeway emphasized, “for him “when” happened right away as he won his first indoor championship and I don’t think he’s done anything different. I think he’s done an incredible job of staying the course he’s been on. He’s been unwavering and his focus remains strong.”

 

In his three years at UTA, how would you describe Hayden’s impact on the throws group and the program as a whole?

“I think it’s been incredible. We had a good throws culture before he came. He and Desmond Fraizer [graduated last year] came over from Little Rock together” Coach Ridgeway initiated, “I think the two of them in different ways helped take our throws culture to the next level. As much as anything, he is a student of the sport…Hayden has empowered some of his teammates to take ownership of their throw and continue learning about our sport beyond practice. Also, the thing about him, he’s very selfless, he’s very humble, so having this multiple-time conference champion be very quick to serve his teammates. I cannot understate the impact his example has made on the group.”

 

What are you looking forward to during his last season?

“Every year brings unforeseen challenges. I’m just excited to be side-by-side with him while he faces whatever that is,” said Ridgeway, “So for me, I’m excited to see him get a good opening work in his first meet and then the goal obviously is to defend his championships and try to qualify for postseason. I’m just excited to watch him write the final chapter of his story. I think he’s gonna have a great year and I’m excited to watch him do it.”

 

NEXT UP

The Mavericks will kick off the indoor season on Friday, January 16 at the Robert Platt Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., hosted by University of Arkansas.

 

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Indiana is hanging in there with Texas in this set. The Hoosiers’ 3-0 scoring run has tied the match at 18-18.

IU is clearly having its best set offensively of the match, hitting .346. After having 18 attack errors in the first two sets, the Hoosiers have only four attack errors so far in the third set.

Score:Texas 18, Indiana 18 (third set; Texas leads, 2-0)



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Women’s Volleyball | 12/12/2025 11:43:00 AM

Saint Francis women’s volleyball senior Korrin Burns (Clarion, Pa./Clarion Area) has become accustomed to breaking barriers this season after setting new single-season and career records for kills and breaking the NEC Tournament record for kills in a game. Burns became the first women’s volleyball player in team history to be named ECAC Offensive Player of the Year on Friday, adding another one of those moments to her list. Burns and Alexandra Sappia (West Palm Beach, Fla./Suncoast Community) also became the first players in Red Flash women’s volleyball history to be named to the All-ECAC first team. Burns was the first player to earn All-ECAC honors last season with her second-team distinction.

Earlier this week, Burns was named an AVCA All-Region honorable mention after being named the NEC Player of the Year, to the All-NEC first team for the third year in a row, and the NEC All-Tournament team this season. This season, she shattered the single-season program record for kills by 102 kills and finished with 588 kills, and she finished her career with 1,453 kills to break the career record by 28 kills. She concluded her career with seven of the top eight single-game kill performances in program history, with six of those marks coming this season, including an NEC Tournament record 28 kills against FDU in the NEC Semifinals on November 21. She is also the only player in program history to have 30 kills in a game, a feat she accomplished twice, including 30 against Siena on September 5. In addition to holding the program record for career kills, Burns is second in career hitting percentage (.216), fifth in total attacks (3,582), and eighth in service aces (104). Burns, who was named NEC Player of the Week eight times in 2025 and 12 times in her career, ranks among the NCAA Division I best in kills, kills per set, points, and points per set. Saint Francis enjoyed its best four-year stretch with Burns leading the charge to a 61-49 overall record and a 44-14 mark in NEC play, while advancing to the NEC Tournament all four years.

While Burns becomes the first women’s volleyball player to earn a major ECAC award, she also becomes the third student-athlete at Saint Francis to earn a Player of the Year award. Men’s soccer’s Francis de Fries was named the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015, and football’s Donnell Brown was the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Burns would not have reached the accomplishments that she reached without an assist from Sappia, her setter, who joins Burns on the All-ECAC first team. Sappia, an All-NEC first-team performer, registered the second-most assists in a single season with 1,238, and she tied the program record for service aces in a single season with 63. She registered six service aces twice this season (against LIU on November 1 and against Le Moyne on November 15), which are the 10th most in program single-game history. The performance against Le Moyne was incredible, with four service aces as Sappia served to help the Red Flash to 15-straight points in one service turn. The redshirt junior registered a career-high 59 assists to help the Red Flash advance to the NEC Championship Game. Just like Burns, Sappia ranks among the best in NCAA in several categories with assists, assists per set, aces, and aces per set. For her career, Sappia is third in assists (2,688) and fourth in service aces (154).

Saint Francis finished with a program-record 20 wins overall and 14 in NEC play.



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