ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College first year Ariella Rogahn-Press (Albuquerque, N.M./Bosque School) is set to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 400 meters, the NCAA announced. The top 22 athletes who declare in each event qualify for the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 22-24 at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.

This is already the second NCAA national meet for Rogahn-Press, who placed sixth in the 400 meters to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in March. At the MIAC Outdoor Championships, held at Macalester Stadium May 9-10, she placed second in the 400 with Division III’s second-fastest time this season. Her time of 53.89 also is the 11th-fastest time ever run at the Division III level. Rogahn-Press also finished second in the 200 meters and helped the Scots’ 4×100 and 4×400-meter relay teams take fifth and fourth, respectively. Her performances earned her MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Year after receiving the same award for the indoor season.

Rogahn-Press is scheduled to run the 400 meters at 3:15 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 23. The top nine finishers in the prelims advance to Saturday’s final at 2:20 p.m. Eastern. The meet will be held at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.

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CLASS 3A

Dates: Quarterfinals, Wednesday and Thursday; Semifinals, May 27; Final, May 29 at Scranton High School at 5 p.m.

Advance to states: 1.

Defending champion: Delaware Valley.

Seeds: 1-Delaware Valley (9-3); 2-Abington Heights (12-4); 3-Wilkes-Barre Area (10-4); 4-Wyoming Valley West (5-7); 5-West Scranton (5-5); 6-Scranton (4-6); 7-Hazleton Area (2-12).

Players to watch: Luke Peereboom (DV) 143 kills, 22 blocks; Gino Gualadini (DV) 140 kills; Eric Choi (DV) 369 assists; Shawn Theodore (AH) 130 kills; Shane Brower (AH) 120 kills; Nolan Moore (AH) 88 kills; Jordany Rodriguez Disla (WBA) 154 kills, 247 digs; Reylie Ramirez (WBA) 90 kills, 52 service points; Tijan Njai (WBA) 325 assists; Zabwon Welch (WVW) 78 kills; Carlos Tecoti (WVW) 241 assists; Derek Romero (WVW) 112 digs.

Favorite: Delaware Valley. The Warriors have won the last two District 2 Class 3A championships, and despite suffering heavy losses of star players to graduation in 2024, the team is well coached and gaining momentum. Delaware Valley’s only loss in the WVC season came against undefeated Holy Redeemer.

Sleeper team: Wilkes-Barre Area. The Wolfpack did lose to Delaware Valley, 3-0, in the WVC regular-season finale. However, they have enough talent on the roster to fight their way into the final. An anticipated showdown against second-seeded Abington Heights could be one of the top matches of the season. In March, Abington Heights defeated Wilkes-Barre Area, 3-1.

Bottom line: Delaware Valley played a challenging schedule in the WVC and against District 11 powers Parkland and Bethlehem Freedom. Abington Heights went undefeated against Lackawanna League opponents and, like Delaware Valley, played teams from District 11 in its nonleague schedule. Delaware Valley and Abington Heights share common opponents in Bethlehem Freedom, Holy Redeemer, Wilkes-Barre Area, Crestwood, and Hazleton Area. Delaware Valley went 3-2, while Abington Heights went 2-3. Delaware Valley has an advantage due to its 3-1 victory over Crestwood, while Abington Heights suffered a 3-0 loss to the same team.

CLASS 2A

Dates: Quarterfinals, Tuesday; Semifinals, May 22; Final, May 29 at Scranton High School, 30 minutes after conclusion of Class 3A final.

Advance to states: 1.

Defending champion: Blue Ridge.

Seeds: 1-Holy Redeemer (16-0); 2-Crestwood (12-3); 3-Western Wayne (12-4); 4-Berwick (11-5); 5-Blue Ridge (11-5); 6-Nanticoke Area (9-6); 7-Valley View (10-5); 8-Dallas (7-8).

Players to watch: Josh Rocha (HR) 772 kills, 108 digs; Jack Wasiakowski (HR) 87 kills; 793 assists; JJ Stec (CRE) 323 kills; Thomas McLaughlin (CRE) 222 kills; Zach Koons (CRE) 623 assists; Luke Joseph (CRE) 325 digs; Vinny Silon (WW) 284 kills, 127 digs; John Pyatt (WW) 191 kills; Theo Black (WW) 514 assists; Carlos Guzman (BER) 128 kills; Jackson Matash (BER) 323 assists; Parker Glasgow (BR) 156 kills; Owen Martin (BR) 85 kills; Bryce Conklin (BR) 321 digs; Riley Phillips (BR) 397 assists; Zachary Zubritski (NAN) 98 kills; Luke Stevens (VV); Jagger Roe (VV); Carter Brunn (DAL) 173 kills.

Favorite: The Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association ranks Holy Redeemer fifth in the state for Class 2A. This dominant team powered through the regular season and lost only one set. Counting invitational tournaments, the Royals are 27-5 overall.

Sleeper team: Western Wayne is a team that could advance to the final. The Wildcats have a talented group and have won four straight matches to close the regular season. They also did battle with Crestwood in the season opener but lost 3-1.

Bottom line: It would be a monumental upset of epic proportions for a team to knock off Holy Redeemer. That is just a fact. The Royals are a powerhouse this season and proved so by dominating in the Wyoming Valley Conference. They have played and beaten five of the teams in the tournament and won each match, 3-0.

Originally Published: May 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas — Grand Canyon competed in the 2025 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a strong three-day performance, earning podium finishes, regional qualifying marks and rewriting parts of the school record book across both the men’s and women’s teams.

With injuries mounting both before and during the meet, the Lopes backed off an aggressive meet schedule to conserve for the NCAA West First Round in under two weeks. GCU’s men finished second and the women finished fourth, with Utah Valley claiming both team titles.

Day 1: Early momentum from field, multis

The Lopes got off to a strong start Thursday behind contributions from the women’s pole vault and javelin squads.

Sophomore Regan Parnell (3.67 meters, fourth), freshman Kennedy Benjamins (3.67m, fifth), and graduate Madison Gawthorp (3.52m, eighth) combined for 10 points in the pole vault. Senior Lucy George (43.47m, third) and Camdyn Bruner (41.25m, sixth) added nine more points in the javelin.

Junior Hana Hall scraped out a gritty point in the 10,000 meters to close the day with a time of 38 minutes, 19.99 seconds.

On the men’s side, graduate Andrew Wells and junior Ryan Norton placed fifth and sixth in the hammer throw with marks of 54.89m and 51.20m.

The decathlon trio of senior Casey Tow, sophomore Blayk Kelton and senior Justice Fair each sat in scoring positions.

On the track, junior Miguel Rosario III (200m) and freshman Nina Thevenin (200m) advanced to finals, while graduate Daviciea McCartney and senior Cam Wilmington posted the top-two qualifying times in the 400m hurdles.

Day 2: Gold for George, multis heroics from Tow, Bruner

Friday belonged to George, who defended her WAC title in the women’s shot put with a throw of 14.94m—No. 2 all-time at GCU. That led a 14-point performance from the Lopes in the event.

Graduate Camdyn Bruner capped her heptathlon with a runner-up finish and the No. 2 all-time GCU total (5,151), adding eight more points.

The men’s decathlon closed with a flourish as Tow broke his own school record (7,561) en route to second place, and Fair battled through injury to finish sixth.

Freshman Jack Sindt placed sixth in the steeplechase, while sophomore Francisco Marques broke the WAC Championships meet record in the 110m hurdles prelims (13.57).

In total, GCU advanced a host of sprinters and hurdlers to finals, including senior Michaela Lewis (800m), senior Amanda Thrue (100-meter hurdles), and a trio in the men’s 400m—senior Joshua Gittens, junior Ben Stratman and junior Sydney Peal.

Day 3: Lopes win 5 events

Saturday’s finale was headlined by five GCU event champions.

In the women’s triple jump, senior Jazmine Scott won the title with a mark of 12.70m and punched her ticket to the NCAA West First Round.

GCU’s dominance in the men’s 110m hurdles netted 25 points, as sophomore Prosper Ekporere (13.66) led a 1-2 finish with Marques (13.68), while McCartney (13.82) and Wilmington (14.07) also scored. Ekporere’s time broke GCU’s record in the event.

The men’s javelin was another massive haul, collecting 22 points behind a championship from junior Matthew Kaitschuck (60.88m), a runner-up finish from Tow (60.54m), and scoring performances from freshman Strider Aston (57.16m) and junior Jacob Nash (56.49m).

The Lopes added 13 points in the women’s 400m behind a second-place finish from junior Taliyah Booker (53.85) and fourth from senior Aaliyah Rifort-Delem (54.48), and senior Michaela Lewis added another silver medal in the 800m (2:11.33).

After a long weather delay postponed the final event of the meet, GCU’s women’s 4×400-meter relay team perservered to claim one final championship. Rifort-Delem, senior Alyssa Blockburger, Lewis and Booker ran 3:40.41 to win the outdoor crown after capturing the indoor title earlier this year. The men’s squad of McCartney, Wilmington, Stratman and Gittens finished second in 3:11.92.

Rosario closed his standout weekend with a runner-up finish in the 200m, clocking 20.67 for the No. 2 time in school history.

Other top-three event finishes not already mentioned: men’s 800m (junior Germain Lemaitre, 1:51.34, third), men’s discus (sophomore Harrison Cornell, 50.22m, third), men’s high jump (sophomore Praise Jibunor, 2.05m, third) and men’s pole vault (senior Misael Colon, 4.99m, second).

Grand Canyon showcased its depth and balance throughout the meet, tallying points in 17 men’s events and 18 women’s events across sprints, jumps, throws and multis. With school records, national qualifying marks, and WAC titles in hand, the Lopes now turn their focus to the NCAA West First Round in College Station, Texas, beginning on May 28.

 

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri men’s and women’s teams both won the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Team Championship. On the final day of competition the Redhawks posted 49 top ten finishes, with 17 being podium finishes and seven being first place finishes.

The Southeast Missouri men’s team won their 11th outdoor title and first since 2023 after finishing with 216.50 points.

The Southeast Missouri women’s team goes back-to-back-to-back winning their 13th title by finishing with 191 total points.

Specialty Awards

Anna Thomason won Female Field Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Championship.

Paden Lewis claimed Male Field Athlete of the Year and Male Field Athlete of the Championship.

Head Coach Eric Crumpecker won his seventh women’s and sixth Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year.

Champions

Luke Hatfield Jackson stood atop the podium to claim his third outdoor high jump title. Hatfield Jackson easily cleared the height of 6′ 8.75″ and was the only jumper left. He ended up jumping to the height of 6′ 10″. 

Anna Thomason barely edged out her teammate to take the crown in the 100m hurdle with a time of 13.71, defending her title from the indoor season.

Josiah Kilgore launched a major throw of 213′ 5″ in the javelin to stand alone atop the podium, almost 16′ from second place.

Sydney Burdine Races to a new PR to claim the 400-meter OVC title, running the event in 53.78.

Laila Hardin wins the 400m Hurdle for the third time in her career after crossing the finish line at 1:00.04.

Noah Little rocked the 5000m crossing the line at 14:42.16 to claim the title, six seconds ahead of second.

Paden Lewis completed the hat trick after winning all the events he competed in after winning, the last being the shot put with a final mark of 60′ 9.25″.

Podium Marks

Makenzie Williams was the first Redhawk on the podium for day three of the Championships. Williams took home the silver medal in the discus throwing for a new personal best of 166′ 3.00″.

Anna Thomason finished with a new PR picking up the bronze medal in the women’s long jump. Thomason jumped the distance of 19′ 2.75″.

Thomason, Sydney Burdine, Leanza Dwaah, and Alaina Lester finished in third place in the women’s 4×100-meter relay race with a time of 46.11. 

After a mark of 43′ 6.50, Baylee Beard was wearing the bronze in the women’s shot put.

Brianna Dixon clocked in a finishing time of 13.79 in the 100m hurdles to wear the silver medal.

The silver medal and time of 1:54.74 belonged to the freshman Tyler Anderson in the men’s 800-meter.

Kennedy Zgaynor chalked up a distance of 143′ 8″ in the javelin throw to take second place.

Kenyon Johnson cleared 49′ 7.25″ of sand in three jumps to finish in second in the triple jump.

The men’s swept the podium after distances of 57′ 1.75″ (PR) and 53′ 0.25″ from Jehchys Brown and Clay Alewelt. 

Top Ten Finishes

Freshman Andreese Ortiz and Bailie Hux finished in fourth and ninth place in the women’s discus throw. Ortiz nocthed a throw of 151′ 11″ while Hux threw for a distance of 121′ 0″. 

Mason Clough and John Hartman both cleared the height of 6′ 5.50″. Clough cleared the height in one less jump placing eighth and Hartman finished in tenth. 

In the women’s long jump, Molly Grohmann placed fifth with a jump of 18′ 6.75″. 

The Redhawk men’s 4×100 relay team of Cole Bruenderman, Connor Moore, Aarion Jackson, and Jake Casey crossed the finish line at 41.70 taking fifth place.

In the men’s 1500m Cole Reinders took eighth (3:51.92), Evan Fuller placed 10th (3:57.09).

Madelyn Gray timed in at 4:36.67 to finish in fifth in the 1500m and she raced arguably the hardest race in track (800m) for a fifth place time of 2:17.48.

Marcus Gordon sprinted across the finish line in a time of 14.56 for fourth in the 110m Hurdles. Gordon also finished in sixth with a time of 54.19 in the 400m hurdles.

In the women’s shot put, Ortiz, Williams, and Hux, achieved distances of 43′ 4.75″, 43′ 3.00″ (PR), and 42′ 0″ for fourth, fifth, and eighth.

A time of 13.99 and fourth place finish belonged to Clara Billing in the 100m hurdles.

With places of fourth, fifth, and eighth, Luis Schädlich, Casey, and Greg Dennis posted marks of 165′ 0″ (PR), 161′ 3″, and 145′ 11″.

Moore raced around the track for a finishing time of 48.84 for sixth.

Lester scored for the Redhawks by placing eighth in the women’s 100m final (16.00).

Reinders and Fuller ran for times of 1:55.11 (5th) and 1:57.25 (8th) in the 800m dash.

Burdine achieved a time of 24.77 in the 200m for sixth.

Garrett Dumke finished the long 5000-meter in 14:51.60 for fourth place.

With marks of 128′ 0″, 126′ 8″, and 110′ 2″, Ava Dumke, Tayler Gudde, and Kendall Holweg placed fifth (PR), sixth (PR), and ninth.

Three more Redhawks placed in the men’s triple jump; Luke Busateri with a mark of 49′ 1.25″ (5th), Aarion Jackson jumped  48′ 3.50″ (7th, PR), and Cole Bruenderman placed 10th (47′ 3.75″).

The men’s 4x400m squad of Moore, Anderson, Fuller, and Reinders finished in a time of 3:19.63 for fifth.

Quinton Maxwell threw the shot put for a mark of 52′ 10.25″ for fifth.

The 4x400m women’s team of Burdine, Gray, Leanza Dwaah, and Hardin ran for an ending time of 3:47.08 for fifth.

Looking Ahead 

The athletes that qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary will travel to College Station, TX, May 28 (Wed) through May 25 (Sat).

CITY SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

FINALS 

At Birmingham 

OPEN DIVISION

#3 El Camino Real d. #1 Venice, 25-21, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21

DIVISION II

#1 Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences d. #2 Mendez, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-15

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DIVISION IV

#8 Hamilton d. #10 Port of Los Angeles, 25-16, 13-25, 25-27, 25-18, 15-10

DIVISION V

#1 Wilson d. #3 Harbor Teacher, 17-25, 29-27, 25-14, 25-17

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

FINALS 

At Birmingham 

DIVISION I

#1 Taft d. #2 Carson, 25-10, 25-20, 25-17

DIVISION III

#1 East Valley d. #7 Maywood CES, 3-0

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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information

MOREHEAD, Ky. – It was another historic day at the plate for the Tennessee Tech baseball team on Saturday, as the Golden Eagles closed out the 2025 regular season with a monster 26-15 victory against Morehead State at Prefontaine Park and Allen Field.

For the first time in program history, the purple and gold (37-19, 18-9) dropped 20 or more runs on the scoreboard in back-to-back games, doubling down on its 27-11 victory on Friday. The Golden Eagles piled up 22 hits and 12 walks on the day, dominating at the dish from start to finish.

The Cookeville crew set the tone early against the Eagles (14-39, 4-23), scoring eight runs on five hits in the opening inning. Loading the bases without recording an out, Tech turned to right fielder Jorsixt Jimenez to get the fireworks started with a two-run double down the left-field line.

Second baseman Eddie Garza kept the inning rolling with an RBI single through the left side, and catcher Ryan Lee followed by drawing a base-loaded free pass for another RBI. Third baseman Jackson Rooker made it a 5-0 lead with a sacrifice fly ball to left field before first baseman Nicho Jordan drew a walk with the bases juiced for another run.

Designated hitter Mack Whitcomb, who walked earlier in the frame, plated two more for the purple and gold with a two-run single off the top of the wall in right-center field. Tech made it a 9-0 contest in the second thanks to a lead-off home run off the bat of center fielder Jackson Green, his third long ball of the weekend and sixth of the year.

Morehead fought back in the second and third frames, reversing course on the Golden Eagles with a single run in the second. The home Eagles then dropped eight runs on eight hits in the third, tying the contest at 9-9.

Tech didn’t even blink, with Whitcomb providing an instant lead for the Cookeville crew in the fourth. The sophomore slugger blasted a lead-off pump to left field, his team-leading 15^th round-tripper of the season.

Green singled to center field, stole second base, and then reached third on a throwing error. He scored later in the at-bat on a wild pitch. Two batters later, backstop Ryan Lee went bridge with a two-run dinger to center field for his sixth trot of the year. In the bottom half, Morehead got one run back on a solo home run, but Tech went back to work in the sixth.

Crafty baserunning provided a spark in the inning, with shortstop Preston Steele scoring on a wild pitch and Rooker creating chaos on the base paths. He rounded third on the wild offering, drawing a throw from the catcher and taking off for the plate, beating the ensuing throw for another run!

In the bottom of the sixth, the Eagles scored three times on a two-run long ball and an RBI single, but the Cookeville crew was far from finished. The Tech squad dropped four more runs on four hits, starting with more thievery on the base paths from Green.

The senior stole both second and third, making him a perfect 19-for-19 on the year to move into a tie for 14^th on the team’s single-season list and into a tie for ninth on Tech’s career stolen bases charts with Chad Malone (1995-98) with 39. Garza drove him in with an RBI base knock to right field.

After taking over at shortstop in the sixth, Owen Lee made his presence felt at the plate by pulverizing the first pitch he saw to right field for a three-run bomb and his ninth tater of the year. Morehead answered with a run in the seventh, but Tech dropped one final salvo in the eighth.

It was a two-out rally for the purple and gold in the frame, with Green belting his second tank of the day to right field for a two-run shot. His seventh four-bagger of the year was also his fourth in the past two games. Tech proceeded to load the bases on three straight walks to keep things rolling.

Owen Lee singled to second base to drive in two more before Smelser peppered a two-run single to shortstop. Whitcomb followed up with an RBI single to center field to round out the scoring at 26 for the day.

Whitcomb and Green each tallied four hits in the ball game, with Whitcomb driving in four runs and scoring twice, and Green plating three with five runs scored and a walk. Owen Lee, Ryan Lee, Garza, and Smelser each produced two hits while Jimenez tacked on three with a couple of RBI. Owen Lee drove in five with two runs scored while Ryan Lee plated three.

All 10 of Tech’s hitters to record an at-bat earned at least one hit while nine drew at least one walk. All 10 scored at least one run while nine drove in at least one run.

The Golden Eagles will represent the No. 3 seed at next week’s OVC Championships presented by SERVPRO at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Ill. Tech will compete on Wednesday, May 21, with a 7:30 p.m. CT tilt against the winner between No. 6 Lindenwood and No. 7 UT Martin earlier in the day. The contest will be single elimination, with the loser headed home and the winner advancing to the double-elimination portion of the tournament.

Tickets are priced at $30 for All-Session and for a single day they are $10 for adults, $5 for children, and $5 for college students with ID. Tickets can be purchased at OVCSports.com.

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