NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Five members of the Carleton College women’s cross country and track & field programs were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for 2024-25.
 
Sophie McManus ’25 was selected for the Academic All-District Team for the third straight year, while Hannah Preisser ’26 collected her second consecutive honor. Lara Erickson ’25 and Libby Rowland ’25 were recognized for the first time, while Stephanie Baranov ’26 took home her first track academic award after securing Academic All-District recognition for swimming this winter.
 

To be nominated for the Academic All-District Team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50; must be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing; and must have turned in a top-50 individual performance in the region (for cross country, this would be at the regional meet, for track & field, this would be based off of TFRRS performance list rankings for the region.)
 

McManus, a biology and mathematics double major, is a seven-time qualifier for Nationals. She was raced at the NCAA Cross Country Championships for the fourth consecutive year and capped her collegiate career by qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 3000-meter steeplechase, where she finished 17th. This year she ranked among the North Region’s top-10 in six events: outdoor steeplechase (third at 10:45.19), cross country 6K (sixth at 22:14.6), outdoor 1500-meter run (sixth at 4:39.91), indoor 5000-meter run (seventh at 17:31.22), outdoor 5000-meter run (seventh at 17:15.17), and indoor 3000-meter run (eighth at 9:59.92). McManus also ranked inside the region’s top-50 for the indoor mile (11th at 5:05.93) and indoor 800-meter (46th at 2:23.60) races. She has earned All-Region status six times over her career to go along with 11 career All-MIAC Awards — including conference crowns this year in the indoor mile and outdoor steeplechase — and all-conference honorable mention four other times.
 

Preisser, also a mathematics major, got her year started with victories at five cross country races, including the MIAC Championships and the NCAA North Region Championships. She then finished seventh at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, earning her third career All-America Award. A seven-time qualifier for Nationals, she also collected All-America recognition with her eighth-place result in the 5000-meter run at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. She did not compete during the outdoor track season as she was participating in an off-campus study program. Preisser has accumulated nine career All-Region awards, including her victory at cross country regionals and third-place rankings at the indoor 3000-meter (9:54.60) and 5000-meter (17:00.01) distances after winning both events at the MIAC Indoor Championships. She has earned some level of all-conference recognition 13 times in her career, including three conference titles this year.
 
Erickson, an environmental studies and history double major, ranked within the region’s top-50 four times this year. She was eighth at the outdoor 800-meter distance (2:13.13), 16th for the indoor 800 (2:18.42), and 33rd for the outdoor 1500-meter (4:48.47) events. She also ran on Carleton’s 4×400-meter relay that ranked 22nd (4:10.26) in the region. She collected four All-MIAC awards this year, including a runner-up finish in the indoor 1000-meter race as well as third-place showings in the indoor and outdoor 800-meter events and the 4×800-meter relay. Erickson has earned all-conference status seven times during her career plus another seven all-conference honorable mention accolades.
 
Rowland, an economics and environmental studies double major, was top-50 in the region in five events this year. She ranked 12th in the outdoor steeplechase (11:15.66), 18th in the indoor mile (5:11.27), 26th for the indoor 3000-meter (10:28.48), and 50th in the outdoor 400-meter hurdles (1:09.86) in addition to competing on Carleton’s distance medley relay that ranked second in the region at 12:31.06. Rowland has earned All-MIAC status 11 times during her career (two this year) and collected All-Conference Honorable Mention another four times, including three times during the 2024-25 academic year.
 

Baranov, a history and political science & international relations double major, is the rare student-athlete to secure Academic All-District recognition in two unrelated sports during the same academic year. She competed in the heptathlon for the first time and ended up ranking 45th in the region (3,180 points) to earn her spot on the Academic All-District list. She also raced on Carleton’s regionally-ranked 4×100-meter (51.94) and 4×400-meter (4:10.26) relays.
 
McManus and Preisser were selected to advance to the national ballot with first-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees to be announced July 15, 2025.

MIAMI – FIU beach volleyball head coach Terri Del Conte informed team members on Wednesday that she will be stepping away from coaching to focus on her family. 
 
A native of California, Del Conte served as the head coach of the Panthers for two seasons and continued to elevate FIU’s nationally ranked beach volleyball program.
 
“My experience at FIU made this decision very hard,” Del Conte said. “I loved working with Scott (Carr, Athletics Director), Julie (Berg, Deputy AD), FIU staff and, above all, the team. I have had many goals since graduating college that I put a pin in, and one of those is building a family.
 
“That is my main focus over the next couple of years, along with serving my hometown community in every way I can,” Del Conte continued. “After the passing of my father, it has put into perspective the importance of family and it’s time to make that more of a priority. Thank you, Panther family, for all the love expressed over these last two years – they have been memorable!”
 
During Del Conte’s tenure, FIU had a national ranking as high as 12th in the AVCA Poll. The Panthers advanced to the semifinals of the Conference USA Tournament this past season and won 37 matches in total over two years, six of which came against top-20 teams.
 
“We are very appreciative of Terri’s time here at FIU and her service in not only leading, but growing, our beach volleyball program to be one of the best in the country,” added Director of Athletics Scott Carr. “Although we hoped she would continue as our head coach, we understand and respect her decision and desire to prioritize family and wish her the best.”
 
Del Conte’s tenure saw five student-athletes named to All-CUSA squads, including 2025 CUSA Freshman of Year Brianna Luoma. She also had two AVCA All-Americans under her watch: Giada Bianchi and Reka Orsi Toth. Del Conte will continue to assist the program during the transition as a national search for her replacement gets underway. 
 

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – West Coast Conference Commissioner Stu Jackson has announced the appointment of Japheth Pleasant as Assistant Director, Creative Content Producer, on the Conference’s external team.
 
“We are excited to have Japheth join our team as we enhance our storytelling and content initiatives,” Jackson said. “Japheth will play an important role in growing our visibility and connecting with our audience with engaging content.”
 
Pleasant will serve on the creative content team under Senior Director, Social Content and Marketing, Moira Sweeney, where he will contribute to the Conference’s content strategies and produce content for all external platforms. He will work collaboratively with Conference partners to develop engaging content that emphasizes the Conference’s brand and further enhances the West Coast Conference’s visibility.     
 
“We’re thrilled to add Japheth to our team,” Sweeney said. “His experience and background in communications and creative content will be a tremendous addition to our staff. Japheth’s expertise will strengthen our goals for more innovative and engaging content throughout all of our social media channels, enhancing our visibility with our audience.”
 
Pleasant joins the Conference after spending the last two years at Westcliff University, where he served as the Sports Information Director. During his time with Westcliff, he covered each of the Warriors’ teams, capturing, editing and posting content for social accounts. Pleasant’s video features were recognized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Sports Information Directors Association on multiple occasions.
 
Prior to his role as Westcliff’s Sports Information Director, he served as the department’s media marketing manager for three years, winning several awards for his production of game highlights and features.
 
Pleasant is a 2018 graduate of Weber State University, where he majored in communication with an emphasis on multimedia journalism. During his time as a student at Weber State, he worked as a news reporter with both written and video features covering the institution. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Westcliff in 2023.
 

Doyle, who graduated from Brown in 2024, was selected in the sixth round. Doyle, a three-year starter for the Bears in goal was named First Team All-ivy as a senior and Second Team All-Ivy as a junior and a freshman. Doyle was also named Second Team All-ECAC and was a finalist for ECAC Rookie of the Year in her first year as a Bear.

The Livonia, Mich., native was a named ECAC Goalie of the Week once and Rookie of the Week twice in her career. For her career on College Hill, Doyle finished with 25 wins, allowing 2.28 goals per game and had a .926 save percentage. She finished her career with six shutouts, collecting two in each season.

 

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Big 12 student-athletes collected 110 All-American honors at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship hosted at Oregon’s Hayward Field.
 
First Team honors were earned by those who finished among the top 8 in their respective events, while Second Team honors were given to those who placed ninth through 16^th place.
 
BYU led the Conference in First Team All-Americans with 11 honors followed by TCU and Texas Tech tying with six honors apiece.
 
 
2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field All-Americans
First Team
Zach Extine, Arizona – Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
Jayden Davis, Arizona State – Men’s 400 Meters
Alexis Brown, Baylor – Women’s Long Jump
Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor – Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Molly Haywood, Baylor – Women’s Pole Vault
Demario Prince, Baylor – Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
Ben Barton, BYU – Men’s Decathlon
Danny Bryant, BYU – Men’s Shot Put
James Corrigan, BYU – Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
Lexy Halladay-Lowry, BYU – Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
Eli Hazlett, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Jonah Heimuli, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Meghan Hunter, BYU – Women’s 800 Meters
Trey Jackson, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Sami Oblad, BYU – Women’s 400 Meters
Josh Taylor, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Creed Thompson, BYU – Men’s 10,000 Meters
Fred Moudani-Likibi, Cincinnati – Men’s Shot Put
Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba, Cincinnati – Women’s Discus
John Adesola, Houston – Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
Grant Levesque, Houston – Men’s Decathlon
Jamar Marshall Jr., Houston – Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
Rachel Joseph, Iowa State – Women’s 400 Meters
Rodgers Kiplimo, Iowa State – Men’s 10,000 Meters
Joash Ruto, Iowa State – Men’s 3,000 Meters Steeplechase
Ashton Barkdull, Kansas – Men’s Pole Vault
Bryce Barkdull, Kansas – Men’s Pole Vault
Erica Ellis, Kansas – Women’s Pole Vault
Alexander Jung, Kansas – Men’s Decathlon
Dimitrios Pavlidis, Kansas – Men’s Discus
Selva Prabhu, K-State – Men’s Triple Jump
Emil Uhlin, K-State – Men’s Decathlon
Blair Anderson, Oklahoma State – Men’s Long Jump
Fouad Messaoudi, Oklahoma State – Men’s 5,000 Meters
Brian Musau, Oklahoma State – Men’s 5,000 Meters
Emma Robbins, Oklahoma State – Women’s Hammer Throw
Amelliah Birdow, TCU – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Iyana Gray, TCU – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay
Teanna Harlin, TCU – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay
Irene Jepkemboi, TCU – Women’s Javelin
Indya Mayberry, TCU – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay
London Tucker, TCU – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay
Temitope Adeshina, Texas Tech – Women’s High Jump
DeSean Boyce, Texas Tech – Men’s 400 Meters
Ernest Cheruiyot, Texas Tech – Men’s 10,000 Meters
Oskar Edlund, Texas Tech – Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Shelby Frank, Texas Tech – Women’s Discus and Hammer Throw
Victoria Gorlova, Texas Tech – Women’s Triple Jump
Joy Naukot, West Virginia – Women’s 10,000 Meters
Sarah Tait, West Virginia – Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
 
Second Team
Jenica Bosko, Arizona – Women’s Long Jump
Tapenisa Havea, Arizona – Women’s Shot Put
Youssef Koudssi, Arizona – Men’s Discus
Zach Landa, Arizona – Men’s Shot Put
Reinaldo Rodrigues, Arizona – Men’s Long Jump
Jayden Davis, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Malik Franklin, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Ines Lopez, Arizona State – Women’s Discus
Mateo Medina, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Trevin Moyer, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Alexis Brown, Baylor – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay
Janae De Gannes, Baylor – Women’s Long Jump
Michaela Francois, Baylor – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay
Tiriah Kelley, Baylor – Women’s 200 Meters and 4×100 Meter Relay
Hannah Lowe, Baylor – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay
Riley Chamberlain, Baylor – Women’s 1,500 Meters
Carlee Hansen, BYU – Women’s 1,500 Meters
Jenna Hutchins, BYU – Women’s 5,000 Meters
Taylor Lovell, BYU – Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
Joey Nokes, BYU – Men’s 10,000 Meters
Adaobi Tabugbo, UCF – Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, Cincinnati – Women’s Heptathlon
Ryan Rieckmann, Cincinnati – Men’s Javelin
Macaela Walker, Cincinnati – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Nick Bianco, Colorado – Men’s Decathlon
Trey East III, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Demarien Jacobs, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Antrea Mita, Houston – Men’s High Jump
Sahfi Reed, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
King Taylor, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay
Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State – Men’s 5,000 Meters
Maelle Porcher, Iowa State – Women’s 5,000 Meters
Jacob Cookinham, Kansas – Men’s Shot Put
Ebba Cronholm, Kansas – Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
Bryce Foster, Kansas – Men’s Shot Put
Tayton Klein, Kansas – Men’s Decathlon
Aaliyah Moore, Kansas – Women’s 800 Meters
Sofia Sluchaninova, Kansas – Women’s Discus
Monique Hardy, K-State – Women’s Hammer Throw
Safhia Hinds, K-State – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Riley Marz, K-State – Men’s Javelin
Shalom Olotu, K-State – Women’s Long and Triple Jump
Isca Chelangat, Oklahoma State – Women’s 5,000 Meters
Denis Kipngetich, Oklahoma State – Men’s 10,000 Meters
Annie Molenhouse, Oklahoma State – Women’s Heptathlon
Maria Bienvenu, TCU – Women’s Javelin
Kashie Crockett, TCU – Men’s 200 Meters
Iyana Gray, TCU – Women’s 100 Meters
Indya Mayberry, TCU – Women’s 100 and 200 Meters
Fanny Arendt, Texas Tech – 800 Meters
Zoe Burleson, Texas Tech – Women’s Discus
Ernest Cheruiyot, Texas Tech – Men’s 5,000 Meters
Mario Paul, Texas Tech – Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Destiny Smith, Texas Tech – Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles
Shaemar Uter, Texas Tech – Men’s 400 Meters
Tamiah Washington, Texas Tech – Women’s Triple Jump
 

Keiser Director of Athletics Kris Swogger visited Russo & Rizzo on ESPN West Palm 106.3 on Tuesday, June 24, for his recurring “Ask the AD” segment. During this time, Swogger discussed the world of college sports, all things in Keiser Athletics, and more.
 

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