COLLEGEVILLE, PA – The Johns Hopkins men’s outdoor track & field team opened the Centennial Conference Championship in strong form Friday at Ursinus College, ending the first day of competition atop the team standings with 31 points—five ahead of host Ursinus.
 
Two Blue Jays earned silver medals on the day: senior Peter Lim in the pole vault and sophomore Nash Minor in the 10,000-meter run.
 
The 10,000-meter group delivered a dominant showing, contributing 20 points to the team total. Minor led the way with his silver-medal performance, finishing in 31:39.65. Teammates Sean Enright (4^th | 32:17.54), Nick Pham (5^th | 32:17.71) and Dane Spahr (6^th | 32:26.46) followed closely, securing 12 points with top-six finishes.
 
In the pole vault, Lim cleared a season-best 4.45 meters to secure silver. Seth Wyzykowski (7^th | 4.00 meters) and Aiden Rothstein (8^th | 3.85 meters) added to the team’s tally, contributing a combined 11 points from the event.
 
In the decathlon, Sebastian Tangelson leads the field after five events with 3,521 points, highlighted by first-place finishes in the long jump, high jump and shot put. His long jump mark of 6.94 meters ranks fifth in program history and 57^th nationally this season. Fellow Blue Jay Owen Takahashi sits in second with 3,036 points, claiming victories in the 100-meter and 400-meter dashes.
 
Though outside scoring position, Leo Anderson made history in the hammer throw, posting the fourth-longest mark in program history with a throw of 41.03 meters.
 
The Blue Jays return to action Saturday, May 3, for day two of the Centennial Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with action scheduled to begin at 10 AM in the decathlon’s 110-meter hurdles.
 

DURHAM, N.C. (May 3, 2024) – On Saturday in Durham County Memorial Stadium, Winston-Salem State University’s Women and Claflin University’s Men were crowned champions at the 2025 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

The WSSU Rams fought valiantly to edge out the defending champions, the Fayetteville State Broncos, by a mere 0.5 points, with final scores of 136.5 and 136, respectively. Claflin University secured third place with a score of 120.5.

Claflin University dominated the men’s competition, scoring an impressive 150 points. Virginia Union University followed closely, earning 143 points, while Virginia State University claimed third place with 93 points.

Head Coach Antonio Wells of Winston-Salem State was named CIAA Women’s Coach of the Year, while Claflin’s Head Coach Malcolm Watts was honored as CIAA Men’s Coach of the Year.

Individual accolades were also awarded, with WSSU’s Charnessa Reid named the Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and FSU’s Domanique Knowles named the Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Johnson C. Smith University’s Tyson Williams was recognized as the Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, and Virginia Union University’s Zachary Jones was named the Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

FSU’s Knowles also captured the Women’s Field MVP award by contributing 23 points with a first-place win in the high jump, second place in triple jump, and fourth place in long jump. VUU’s Jones earned the Men’s Field MVP Award with 23 points from winning the shot-put and discus throw, and placing sixth in the javelin throw.

WSSU’s Elicia Bryant was named the Women’s Track MVP with her 23-point contribution from first place in the 1500m, second place in the 800m, and fourth place in the 3000m. The Men’s Track MVP went to Claflin University’s Jaevon Riley, who accumulated 22.5 points by winning first place in the 400m hurdles, 400m, and 4x400m relay.

Saturday’s women’s winners were Knowles of Fayetteville State (high jump), Yassine Kamara of Bowie State (discus), Jhnyia Knuckles of Claflin (triple jump), Charnessa Reid of Winston-Salem(100m hurdles), Kamani Johns of Lincoln (Pa.) (400m), Brianna Benloss of Winston-Salem State (100m, 200m), Brenda Cheboi of Fayetteville State (800m), Gabrielle Maye of Johnson C. Smith (400m hurdles), Rose Muturi of Virginia State (3000m), the Virginia State 4x100m relay team, and the Claflin 4x400m relay team.

Saturday’s men’s winners were Javion Watkins of Johnson C. Smith (javelin), Jahaz Morgan of Virginia State (triple jump), Zachary Jones of Virginia Union (discus), Lorenzo Pelham of Bowie State(110m hurdles), Jaevon Riley of Claflin (400m and 400m hurdles), Romar Stapleton of Claflin (100m), Zion Murry of Claflin (800m), Tyson Williams of Johnson C. Smith (200m), Franklin Kipchirchir of Virginia Union (5000m), and the Claflin 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams.

Men’s Final Standings

1. Claflin – 150

2. Virginia Union – 143

3. Virginia State – 93

4. Johnson C. Smith – 91

5. Livingstone – 72

6. Bowie State – 52

7. Lincoln (PA.) – 27

7. Bluefield State – 27

Women’s Final Standings

1. Winston-Salem State – 136.5

2. Fayetteville State – 136

3. Claflin – 120.5

4. Virginia State – 57.5

5. Lincoln (PA.) – 35.5

6. Johnson C. Smith – 32

7. Bowie State – 29

7. Virginia Union – 29

9. Shaw – 20

10. Livingstone – 13

11. Bluefield State – 9

To view the full championship results, navigate here. 

The final stretch of Southern California girls high school beach volleyball hits the sand in Long Beach this weekend for the CIF-SS championships.

It was a great weekend for the Naperville North boys water polo team as the Huskies competed in the very powerful Stevenson Invitational.

No. 2-ranked Naperville North beat York 16-8 and Lyons 13-8 on Friday before rolling past Lincoln-Way East 13-5 in its first game on Saturday.

Due to prom commitments for both No. 1-ranked New Trier (25-2) and the Huskies (25-4) the title game consisted mainly of junior varsity players. And the Trevians swam away with the team title 8-5 over Naperville North.

Senior Mason Hoffmann was the leading scorer for the Huskies in the tournament with strong support from senior teammate Jack Reif. Junior Caden Tsao scored 2 goals against New Trier, but the Huskies were missing six seniors in the championship game.

“We were really happy with the tournament, and plus this is a really competitive tournament with the top four teams in the state here,” said Naperville North assistant coach George Horn. “Caden (Tsao) stepped up, but New Trier just had a little more experience out there than us.”

Third-ranked York (20-6) toppled the No. 4-ranked host Patriots 12-8 in the third-place game as sophomore Ethan Allen had a game-high 5 goals for the Dukes. York sophomore Teddy Kamenica scored 3 goals as the Dukes led 9-7 heading into the fourth quarter.

“They (Stevenson) are one of the top teams in the state, they have a lot of experience, and they’re well coached so to beat them is a confidence booster,” said York coach Brian Drumm, whose team beat Lincoln-Way East 14-3 on Friday. “C.J. Prodoehl had a nice defensive performance. He was kind of our anchor, and he had two shot blocks in the fourth quarter.”

The Patriots (20-9) had balanced scoring as Armeet Gill, Wes Linnenburger, Kenny Weisner, and Jared Carollo scored 2 goals each. Sophomore goalie Anthony Cardone was under heavy fire from York throughout the contest.

“We’re missing our starting center (Ben Tosyali), but our other guys really stepped up and played well,” said Stevenson coach Sean Wimer, whose team lost 15-10 to New Trier on Friday. “They were focusing on Armeet Gill and some of the other guys got opportunities and they made the most of them.”

The fifth-place game was a real shootout with Naperville Central (20-7) holding off defending state champion Lyons 15-13 for the win. Tied 7-7 at halftime, the Lions (13-10) could not contain James Behrend, who scored 6 goals for the Redhawks, and A.J. Landorff (5 goals). Junior Ben Kozak led Lyons with 4 goals. New Trier beat the Redhawks 13-6 Saturday.

“This has been one of the better tournaments in the state since I’ve been coming here, and all eight teams are ranked in the top 10 in the state,” said Naperville Central coach Bill Salentine, who is in his final season as head coach. “It was a high-scoring game. We played a very good team-oriented game, and the assists were coming from all over.”

After winning the state title, Lyons lost 16 seniors to graduation. “I thought we played well last night in our two games, and we usually don’t give up this many goals,” said Lyons coach Doug Eichstaedt, whose team beat Lincoln-Way East 9-4 and lost to York 7-4 on Friday. “We just couldn’t convert on some opportunities, but our defense wasn’t good enough to win.”

On Friday, the Redhawks beat No. 9 Palatine 10-7, and lost 15-8 to Stevenson. On Saturday, the Pirates (22-7) fell 11-7 to the host Patriots, 14-2 to No. 1-ranked New Trier, and 13-9 to LWE in the seventh-place game.

Danzy was victorious in the men’s 400-meters, moving up three spots on the all-time list with the third-fastest time in FSU history and career best of 45.0.

Tyson Williams placed second in the men’s 110 hurdles with a time of 13.71. Kyvon Tatham recorded his third straight top three finish in the men’s triple jump, placing second with a mark of 16.22m (53-02.75). LaQuan Ellis followed in sixth at 14.94m (14.94m (49-00.25).

Suus Altorf led the women’s mid-distance in the 800, placing third with a time of 2:04.56. Kaelyaah Liburd led the women’s sprints in the 400, placing second with a time of 52.10.

The Seminoles will begin postseason action at the ACC Championship on May 15-17 in Winston Salem, North Carolina hosted by Wake Forest.

NOLE SUMMARY: 

-Men’s discus throw: 

Jackson Hamilton | 12th | 44.86m (147-02.00)

Ryan Driscoll | 13th | 44.36m (145-06.00)

-Men’s discus throw: 

Zianna Curtis | 9th | 42.6

Ryan Driscoll | 13th | 44.36m (145-06.00)

-Women’s triple jump:

Kayla Pinkard  | 5th | 12.68m (41-07.25)

Oluwadara Soremi | 9th | 12.12m (39-09.25)

-Men’s triple jump: 

Kvyon Tatham | 2nd | 16.22m (53-02.75)

LaQuan Ellis | 6th | 14.94m (49-00.25)

-Men’s 110-meter hurdles: 

Tyson Williams | 2nd | 13.71

-Women’s 100-meters: 

Joella Lloyd | 6th | 11.51

Liana Tyson | 6th | 11.51

-Men’s 100-meters 

Neo Mosebi | 3rd | 10.13

-Women’s 800-meters:

Suus Altorf | 1st | 4:14.74

Brooke Mullins | 2nd | 4:18.69 (PB)

Nicole Dinan | 3rd | 4:22.34

Bike Schipperen | 4th | 4:22.46 (PB)

Emily Brown | 5th | 4:23.58

Elizabeth Barlow | 10th | 4:30.68

Lauren Mahan | 26th | 4:45.60

-Men’s 800-meters:

Zach Trotter | 17th | 1:52.37

Anthony Herrera | 28th | 1:53.48

-Men’s 400-meters:

Micahi Danzy | 1st | 45.0 (PB)

-Women’s 400-meters:

Kaelyaah Liburd | 2nd | 52.10

Alyia Green | 5th | 53.80

Takiyah Ferguson | 27th | 54.27

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