ALMA, Mich. – Tess Anthony won the shot put with a massive throw leading the Albion College track and field teams kicked off day one of the MIAA Championships. After day one, the men are in third place with 33 points, as the women sit fourth with 26.

Shot Put: Eddie Hines (second, 16.50m), Connor Dewan (third, 13.85m), Van Norman (fourth, 13.79m), Trevor Lemaigre (eighth, 12.16m); Tess Anthony (first, 13.46m), Ashley Booth (seventh, 11.41m).

Long Jump: Henry Wehrly (fourth, 6.64m)

Hammer Throw: Tess Anthony (third, 43.55m), Leilani Casteele (fourth, 41.07m), Morgan Hurd (39.64m), Skye Dickson (eighth, 38.74m); Eddie Hines (third, 52.09m)

Pole Vault: Brayden Stavros (seventh, 3.76m)

ADVANCING TO FRIDAY

110m Hurdles: KingDavid Adedapo

400m: Josiah Graddick

100m: Henry Wehrly

800m: Logan Vining 

400m Hurdles: KingDavid Adedapo

200m: Henry Wehrly, Josiah Graddick

The event wraps up tomorrow in Alma. 

NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State track & field program will host the Senior Spotlight Friday at the Redbird Track & Field Complex. Action is slated to begin at 9:00 a.m. with Senior Recognition starting at 11:30 a.m.

The following Senior student-athletes will be recognized on Friday:

• Corrina Courser, Atleigh Hamilton, Gracie Jessup, Windsor Roberts, Kiley Sanders, Madison Saunders, Lauren Schulze, Kaitlin Skeate, Ella Vacek, Ariel Atias, Darcis Bitangalo, Nick Doud, Julian Head, Sean Hopkins, Caleb Lerus, Zack Loomis, Kevyere Mack, Michael Marrs, Noah Penry, Josh Schmid, Devin Turner, Ian Geisler, Anthony Smith, Cade Ward, Karlie Stauder, Reece Davis, William Sinclair

The Redbirds return home for the last home meet of the 2025 campaign following a strong weekend in Champaign, Ill., at the Fighting Illini Twilight. Illinois State captured two top-10 marks and numerous personal best marks on the single-day event.

Junior Enyinnaya Nwagwu Jr. moved up the top-10 list in the men’s 200m after recording a time of 20.93. Nwagwu’s time now sits seventh in Illinois State history.

The men’s 4x100m relay team of Reed, Nwagwu, Paul, and Curtis also climbed the top-10 list with a time of 40.05. They moved to fifth in Redbird program history.

UP NEXT

Following the conclusion of Friday’s meet, the Redbird squad will split to travel to Bloomington, Ind., and Terre Haute, Ind., for the Billy Hayes Invitational and Sycamore Open. Both events will be single-day events scheduled for May 9.

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Women’s Water Polo traveled to Providence, R.I., for the CWPA Championships starting last Friday night. As the fifth–seed, they opened up against the fourth-seeded Brown team. 

For both teams, it all came down to defensive efforts, making it difficult for either team to score. Bella Schraa ʼ26 and Gwen Kallmeyer ʼ26 scored the first two goals of the game. Brown matched those two goals before the end of the first quarter. They then took the lead early in the second period. Olivia Hopper ʼ28 tied up the game as time wound down in the first half. Brown found the back of the net one more time as the teams entered the halftime break. 

The Bison broke the tie after the half. Hopper scored two goals, but Brown responded with the tying goal. The score stood at 5-5 as the teams entered the final quarter.

Hopper’s hot hand scored once again to put the Orange and Blue up 6-5. It all came down to defense as the Bison held Brown from scoring the rest of the game. Tamara Torkos ʼ27 blocked two strong attempts from the Bears in the final 10 seconds. 

After taking down Brown, the Bison faced the number one seed, Princeton, the following afternoon. The Tigers jumped to a 6-0 lead quickly in the first quarter. Princeton’s defense prevented the Bison from getting any easy look on goal. Schraa broke the scoring drought in the second quarter. Princeton responded with four more goals and established a 10-1 lead heading into the half. 

Scoring continued for the Tigers in the third quarter as they tallied four more, making it harder for the Bison to catch up. The Orange and Blue’s efforts did not stop. Ashley Hopper ʼ28 scored once in the final quarter, as did Regan Coon ʼ27 and Rhys Beutler ʼ28. The game ended 17-4 in favor of Princeton. 

In the final game of the weekend, the Bison faced third-seeded Michigan. The Wolverines put up four goals in the first period. Hayden Hedstrom ʼ28 scored the Bison’s first goal. O. Hopper scored her first goal in the second period, but Michigan put up two more to push the lead further. O. Hopper got hot in the third quarter and went on a 3-0 scoring run in under two minutes. With the score at 7-5, both teams’ defenses carried them the rest of the way in the third stanza. 

In the final period of the game, the Bison got within one goal after O. Hopper scored once again. Michigan countered with a 5-0 run, widening the score gap. O. Hopper found the back of the net two more times before the game ended but was unable to cut the deficit further. Michigan came out on top with an 8-14 win. 

This series of games marked the end of the Bison Women’s Water Polo season.

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VESTAL, N.Y. – The Binghamton track & field teams travel to the America East Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will be hosted by New Hampshire and run Saturday-Sunday. All nine conference programs will be competing in the meet.

The Bearcats have four defending individual champions competing this weekend. They include graduate student Marcus Johnson (400 hurdles), fellow graduate student Josh Stone (5,000) and sophomore Matthew Oluwole (high jump) on the men’s side as well as senior Jennifer Mui (3,000 SC) on the women’s squad.

Johnson and redshirt sophomore Brian Luciano are already locked in to the NCAA East Region Meet, which takes place later in the month. Lucinao is ranked No. 19 in the hammer (213-5) while Johnson is No. 18 in the men’s 400 hurdles (50.82). Both of them have been named America East Performers of the Week twice this season.

In addition, five Bearcats competing this weekend won individual events at the America East Indoor Championships back in February. They include Johnson (triple jump), Stone (5,000), Luciano (weight throw) and senior Joe Cardascia (500) on the men’s side as well as junior Alyssa Armitage (pole vault) on the women’s side.

At last year’s America East Outdoor Championships, the Bearcat women were the runner up for the second year in the row while the men took sixth place. During the recent indoor season, Binghamton was third on the women’s side while the men finished in fifth place.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams will head to Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2025 Liberty League Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted at the RIT Track & Field Complex on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3.

On the men’s side, junior Jason Bois looks to defend his conference title in the 110-meter hurdles and enters the championships ranked third in the Liberty League with a top time of 15.02 seconds at the Trinity Invitational. Senior Sam Ahern seeks his first outdoor title after finishing second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200-meter dash last year; he currently ranks third in the conference in the 100 after a top mark of 10.80 seconds at William & Mary in March, and also enters the weekend fifth in the 200 after a program-record time of 21.58 seconds at Trinity. Juniors Mason Lang and Nick Entner look to be the team’s top threats for All-Conference recognition in the field events, with Lang ranked third in the shot put (14.06 meters at Trinity) and Entner also third in the javelin throw (55.58 meters at RPI).

Other Garnet Chargers vying for All-Conference honors will be sophomore Nate Okwaning, who sits sixth in the conference in the 100 thanks to a season-best 10.87-second finish last weekend at RPI, and senior Ben Neff, who  is sixth in the 1500 meters after finishing in 3:53.13 at RPI.

For the women, sophomore Ashley Sheldon looks for a repeat performance in the high jump after winning the conference title outdoors as a first-year, as she enters the weekend with the third-best mark in the conference at 1.57 meters. First-year Kyleigh Record is also seeded third in the 800 meters after her 2:16.25 finish at Trinity, the second-fastest mark in program history.

In the sprints, senior Gabby Baker is seeded sixth in the 400-meter dash thanks to a time of 59.09 seconds at Trinity. First-year Lauryn Johnson is the top seed in the throwing events for the women after her mark of 34.37 meters in the javelin placed her sixth on the conference ledger. Junior Grace Ardito also will look to reach the podium as well in the high jump, entering the weekend with a top mark of 1.51 meters that ranks fourth among conference competitors.

Below is the schedule of events for the championships, along with Union’s tentative listing of entries for each event:
 
Friday, May 2
Men’s Decathlon – 12:00 p.m.
Men’s Pole Vault – 12:00 p.m. 
Women’s Heptathlon – 12:20 p.m.
Men’s Javelin Throw – 12:30 p.m. – Aaron Al-Marayati, Nick Entner, Mason Lang
Women’s Long Jump – 2:00 p.m. – Grace Ardito
Women’s Hammer Throw – 2:00 p.m. – Epephanie LaBoy
Women’s 110m Hurdles (Prelims) – 2:00 p.m. – Ashley Sheldon
Men’s 110m Hurdles (Prelims) – 2:15 p.m. – Jason Bois
Women’s 400m Dash (Prelims) – 2:30 p.m. – Gabby Baker
Men’s 400m Dash (Prelims) – 2:45 p.m. – Aidan Bradley, Drew Hill, Kye Norcross, Aidan Savitt
Women’s 100m Dash (Prelims) – 3:00 p.m. – Madison Brandy, Kat Doran
Men’s 100m Dash (Prelims) – 3:15 p.m. – Sam Ahern, Aaron Binion, Nate Okwaning
Women’s 800m Run (Prelims) – 3:30 p.m. – Cat Dacey, Kyleigh Record
Men’s 800m Run (Prelims) – 3:45 p.m. – Liam Fitzgibbon, Michael Fitzmaurice, Bretton Garrick, Ben Neff, Will Plante
Women’s Pole Vault – 4:00 p.m.
Women’s 400m Hurdles (Prelims) – 4:00 p.m. 
Men’s 400m Hurdles (Prelims) – 4:20 p.m. 
Women’s Javelin Throw – 4:30 p.m. – Lauren Armstrong, Maggie Buckley, Lauryn Johnson, Sundee Kroyer
Men’s Hammer Throw – 4:30 p.m. – Tony Cocchiaro, Nick Entner, Mason Lang
Men’s Long Jump – 4:30 p.m. – Alan Mackic
Women’s 200m Dash (Prelims) – 4:40 p.m. – Madison Brandy, Kat Doran
Men’s 200m Dash (Prelims) – 4:55 p.m. – Sam Ahern, Aaron Binion, Aidan Bradley
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 5:10 p.m. – Charlotte Knight, Ella McCarthy
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 5:35 p.m.
Women’s 10,000m Run – 6:00 p.m. – Emilie Rosecan
Men’s 10,000m Run – 6:50 p.m. – Liam Dougherty
 
Saturday, May 3
Men’s Decathlon – 10:30 a.m.
Women’s Heptathlon – 11:30 a.m.
Men’s High Jump – 12:00 p.m. 
Women’s 4x100m Relay – 12:00 p.m. – Grace Ardito, Gabby Baker, Kat Doran, Ashley Sheldon
Men’s 4x100m Relay – 12:10 p.m. – Sam Ahern, Aaron Binion, Aidan Bradley, Nate Okwaning
Women’s 1,500m Run – 12:20 p.m. – Cat Dacey, Caroline Kelly
Women’s Shot Put – 12:30 p.m. – Lauren Armstrong, Sundee Kroyer
Men’s Discus Throw – 12:30 p.m. – Aaron Binion, Dylan Boyle
Men’s 1,500m Run – 12:40 p.m. – Ben Neff, Will Plante, Ryan Russell
Women’s Triple Jump – 12:45 p.m. 
Men’s 110m Hurdles (Final) – 1:00 p.m. 
Women’s 110m Hurdles (Final) – 1:15 p.m. 
Women’s 400m Dash (Final) – 1:30 p.m. 
Men’s 400m Dash (Final) – 1:40 p.m. 
Women’s 100m Dash (Final) – 1:50 p.m. 
Men’s 100m Dash (Final) – 2:00 p.m. 
Women’s 800m Run (Final) – 2:10 p.m. 
Men’s 800m Run (Final) – 2:20 p.m. 
Women’s High Jump – 2:30 p.m. – Grace Ardito, Ashley Sheldon
Men’s Shot Put – 2:30 p.m. – Tony Cocchiaro, Mason Lang
Women’s Discus Throw – 2:30 p.m. – Charlotte Knight, Epephanie LaBoy
Women’s 400m Hurdles (Final) – 2:30 p.m.
Men’s 400m Hurdles (Final) – 2:45 p.m. 
Women’s 200m Dash (Final) – 2:55 p.m.
Men’s 200m Dash (Final) – 3:05 p.m.
Women’s 5,000m Run – 3:15 p.m. – Annabel Dobash
Men’s 5,000m Run – 3:40 p.m. – Thomas Breimer, Ben Pistiner
Women’s 4x400m Relay – 4:00 p.m. – Grace Ardito, Gabby Baker, Kat Doran, Kyleigh Record
Men’s 4x400m Relay – 4:10 p.m. – Aidan Bradley, Drew Hill, Jackson Klehr, Aidan Savitt
 

NASHVILLE – The University of Evansville track and field team will look to take down more program records over the weekend at the Outdoor Music City Challenge.

The Purple Aces will go to Nashville for the first time during the outdoor season over the weekend for the Outdoor Music City Challenge meet hosted by Vanderbilt. UE had a small group participate in the Indoor Music City Challenge back in February. Evansville will bring its full team to the outdoor season version of the meet on Friday and Saturday.

The meet that begins the month of May is being held at the Vanderbilt Outdoor Track Complex and will feature 25 college teams along with a state track club. The Aces will compete against 17 other Division I teams including fellow Missouri Valley Conference opponents Belmont and Murray State. The other Division I teams competing in Nashville include Alabama A&M, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Furman, Jacksonville State, Lindenwood, Lipscomb, MTSU, SIUE, Tennessee, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin, Vanderbilt, and Xavier.

At UE’s last meet, Evansville set three new program records with two on the women’s side and one on the men’s side. Sophomore Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) reset the 400-meter record by more than two tenths of a second along with her 200-meter record at the 2025 Gibson Invitational. The men’s 4×400 relay team also set a record with the team of freshman Myles Terry (Evansville, Ind. / North HS), sophomores Connor Shin (Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington North HS), Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS), and Cedrik Flipo (Beloeil, Quebec) with a time of 3:18.93. The relay team broke a record that was set over 40 years ago back in 1979.

The Outdoor Music Challenge begins on Friday morning at 10 a.m. with field events while the track events begin at 5 p.m. On Saturday field events again begin at 10 a.m. while track events begin at 1:30 p.m. Aces fans can follow along with this weekend’s meet through live timing.