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Lloyds National Series weekend round


Lloyds National XC Series R1: Cannock Chase
Several of the best cross country riders in the country descended on the beautiful Cannock Chase forest for round one of the National Series.
Cam Orr was an impressive winner of the elite open race, heading the podium alongside Max Greensill and Chris Dawson.
The elite women’s race saw Grace Inglis take top spot ahead of Bethany-Ann Jackson, with Eilish Gilbert rounding off the rostrum in third.
Max Standen began his 2025 campaign in the junior series with victory in the junior open race, ahead of Innes McDonald and Alex Hart.
There was a dominant performance from Evie Strachan who won the junior women’s race, with Zoe Roche and Maddie Moorhouse-Smith also reaching the podium after fine rides.
Lloyds National Disability and Para-cycling Series R1: Darley Moor Sport Centre, Derbyshire & Seagrave, Leicestershire
The two-day event began with a crit style race on the Saturday with a number of winners across classifications including Archie Atkinson in the MC4 classification, Amelia Cass taking full series points in the WC2 classification, and Christopher Wilkins piloted by Henry Latimer in the MB tandem class.
The TT in Seagrave on Sunday saw a number of riders in action, with Wilkins and Latimer once again showing their prowess to bag 30 more series points, and Cass also matching her result from Saturday.
Results
Lloyds National BMX Series R1 & R2: Manchester Indoor BMX Arena
Round 1
Ross Cullen was victorious during round one of the 2025 BMX National Series, taking the win ahead of Jos Marham, with Harry Tanner sealing third position by a margin.
Freia Challis was a comfortable winner the Championship women’s race, winning by over a second from Emily Hutt after a confident ride. In a split-up field, Bella May earned her place on the podium in third position.
Results
Round 2
Cullen continued his dominance of the open superclass races, winning all his races once again on his way to the final victory to wrap up a successful weekend. It was a close fought battle with Jos Marnham in the final, just edging it on the finish line. Taylor Hunt reached the podium on day two after a strong day of racing.
Challis continued her winning streak across the weekend as she took another National Series win after a consistent day of racing. She won by over a second from Sienna Harvey, with Bella May another second behind.
Results
Junior Open and Women National Road Series R2: Witham Hall Junior Open 2 Day
The second round of the junior women’s series took stage in Lincolnshire over the weekend with Abigail Miller (Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco) winning all three stages – the 6km time trial, the 50km kermasse, and the 81km road race. She finished ahead of Arabella Blackburn (Shibden Apex RT) while the latter’s teammate Mabli Phillips, (Shibden Apex RT) rounded off the rostrum.
Max Hinds (FH MAS CAMS) narrowly won the junior open competition with just five seconds separating him from his teammate Leon Atkins after the times from the three events were combined. Evan Marsh (BCC Race Team) was in third place.
Hinds took the opening kermasse stage win ahead of Atkins and Marsh. Henry Hobbs took top honours in the TT during stage two, but Hinds’ fourth place kept him ahead of the pack, with a fifth place finish in the road race, just thirty seconds behind Oliver Gill – the race winner – saw him take full series points at the second round.
Results
National Sprint Futures Series R1: Lee Valley
The new Series kicked off with a bang at London as the country’s best young stars took part in the new format. With three sprint events – standing lap, match sprint and keirin – gaining points to build a total score.
Among the first winners was Otley’s Archie Gill in the junior open category, producing a strong set of displays across the day to take the win ahead of Kristian Larigo and Ioan Hepburn.
Bronwen Howard-Rees beat her Wales Racing Academy) teammate Eve James on her way to the junior women series victory. Isobelle Batholomew was third.
George Harold narrowly beat Alistair Laurie in the youth open category with Jonathan Harju in third. Amelie Freeman was the youth girls winner with Fay Jackson and Eira Hughes-Lewis also on the podium.
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Indoor season opens for Track & Field at annual Mel Tjeerdsma Classic
MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Indoor season got underway over the weekend as Benedictine Track & Field competed in the annual Mel Tjeerdsma Classic hosted by Northwest Missouri State University.
The meet hosted 18 programs, including fellow Heart schools Baker, MNU and Park.
Women’s Results:
Ayn Olsen, fifth place, 300 meters
Aileen Ambuul, seventh place, 300 meters
Maria Connealy, sixth place, high jump
Haley Protz, sixth place, pole vault
Evelyn Brandt, eighth place, pole vault
Madison Helton, fifth place, long jump; fifth place, triple jump
Elizabeth Geist, eighth place, shot put
Mary Logan, sixth place, weight throw
Men’s Results:
Will Bensen, eighth place, 400 meters
John Philip Butler, eighth place, 600 yards
4×400 meter relay (Will Benson, John Philip Butler, Owen Dulac, Cole McGrath), eighth place
Kevin Taylor, third place, pole vault
Christopher Coyne, fourth place, pole vault
The indoor season continues on Dec. 12 with a trip to Seward, Neb., for the Bulldog Early Bird hosted by Concorida University.
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Track and Field Opens Indoor Season with Success in Boston Area
“Overall, I thought both teams finished the season on a high note. I was really impressed with several of our individual runners and their performances. Our seniors stepped up with some good races. Also, we’re fairly young on both sides with multiple first-years scoring for us. We look forward to taking this positive momentum into the indoor track & field season. Go Big Green!” Mike Nelson, the Marjorie & Herbert Chase ’30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field and Cross Country, said.
Colton McMaster highlighted the men’s throwing events by taking first place in the shot put (17.26m) and weight throw (19.11m). Zaneta Pivcova stood out in women’s throws, placing third in the shot put with her 14.67m mark and putting herself at third all-time in the program’s top ten list.
In the women’s jumps, Maya Pacarro placed second in the triple jump with her 11.45m mark, while Charlotte DiRocco similarly placed second in the high jump, clearing 1.63m. The men also found success in their jumping events, with all three pole vaulters earning top spots in the event. David Adams cleared 5.00m for first place, followed by Jack Tan clearing 4.60m and earning second place in his collegiate debut and rounded out by Sam Starrs in third place with his 4.60m finish.
In the running events, Winston Morgan placed second overall in the 200m, putting himself at third all-time with a 21.73 finish. Richard Rozkydalek began his collegiate career by placing second in the 600m with a 1:21.09 finish. Keion Grieve and Michael Bueker followed behind, placing second and third, respectively. For the women, Imogen Brown placed sixth in the 600m and put herself at fifth all-time with a final mark of 1:39.01.
Rebeka Zibritova opened her collegiate career by putting herself at sixth all-time in the 60mH with a final time of 8.88.
ALL-TIME TOP TEN LIST
60m Hurdles
1. 8.20 – Cha’Mia Rothwell – 2018
2. 8.45 – Mariella Schweitzer – 2025
3. 8.74 – Allison Frantz – 2015
8.74 – Abby Feeney – 2016
4. 8.76 – Daniela Ruelas Lomeli – 2025
5. 8.79 – Janae Dunchack – 2012
6. 8.88 – Lauren Ready – 2015
8.88 – Anoush Krafian – 2022
8.88 – Rebeka Zibritova – 2025
7. 8.92 – Danielle Johnson – 2025
8. 8.99 – Danielle Okonta – 2017
8.99 – Alexandra Tanner – 2011
8.99 – Priscilla Trojano – 2012
Women’s Shot Put
1. 14.99m – Amy Winchester
2. 14.76m – Julia Reglewski
3. 14.67m – Zaneta Pivcova – 2025
4. 14.59m – Lily Lockhart
5. 14.56m – Autumn Clark – 2024
6. 14.52m – Allison Cardlin
7. 14.47m – Emmaline Berg
8. 14.42m – Sarah Beasley
9. 14.14m – Jamila Smith
10. 14.11m – Meagan Verdeyen
Women’s 600m
1. 1:35.98 – Annie Jackson – 2023
2. 1:37.00 – Arianna Gragg – 2019
3. 1:37.72 – Julia Pye – 2023
4. 1:38.78 – Andie Murray – 2022
5. 1:39.01 – Imogen Brown – 2025
6. 1:41.74 – Sarah Adams – 2019
7. 1:44.00 – Sara Fragione – 2022
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Men’s 200m
1. 21.48 – Myles Epstein – 2022
2. 21.62 – Bryce Thomas – 2025
3. 21.73 – Winston Morgan – 2025
4. 21.76 – Donovan Spearman – 2019
5. 21.86 – Muhammed Adbul-Shakoor – 2010
6. 22.03 – Jalil Bishop – 2011
7. 22.04 – Painter Richards-Baker – 2025
22.04 – Nils Wilderberg – 2022
22.04 – Mathiur Farber – 2019
22.04 – Lloyd May – 2017
8. 22.07 – Adam Couirr – 2017
9. 22.12 – Connor Reilly – 2010
Men’s 600m
1. 1:18.43 – J’Voughn Blake – 2023
2. 1:18.65 – Adrien Jacobs – 2024
3. 1:19.90 – DJ Matusz – 2022
4. 1:20.45 – Mason Childers – 2022
5. 1:21.09 – Richard Rozkydalek -2025
6. 1:22.67 – Max Frye – 2019
7. 1:23.06 – Aidan Robinson – 2021
8. 1:23.10 – Keion Grieve – 2025
9. 1:23.66 – Michael Bueker – 2025
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Ferris State provides early commencement celebration for two volleyball team members headed to NCAA DII Elite Eight
December 8, 2025

Tia Brandel-Wilhelm, and President Bill Pink
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. —
Two members of the Ferris State University volleyball team has one important thing
to take care of before heading to South Dakota for the NCAA Division II National Tournament:
graduate.
Ferris State President Bill Pink and Provost Bobby Fleischman conducted a special
ceremony for outside hitter Emma Bleecher and Ivy Wilhelm, a student worker with the
team, complete with academic regalia. The team members won’t be back from the tournament
in time to participate in Friday’s ceremony with their classmates.
“We do this because we like to celebrate our Bulldogs,” Pink said. “We like to celebrate
our graduates, and when you’re not able to join us for all the good reasons. When
your success is so prominent in our university, these things happen. But that’s why
our university is built to adjust so that we’re able to help our students.”
The volleyball team earned its way to the NCAA DII Elite Eight for the second year
in a row. Pink said he didn’t want the students’ athletic success to prohibit them
from participating in a treasured academic milestone.
“We’re used to this kind of success,” Pink told the students. “It’s how we do our
business here at Ferris State. We make sure that we honor and recognize when our students
have accomplishments. Our students finish what we start. So, it’s an honor to be able
to celebrate with you this way.”
Students wore their caps and gowns for the brief celebration. Bleecher, a Criminal
Justice Administration major from Champaign, Illinois said it was nice to be able
to be presented with her diploma even if she couldn’t be a part of the larger ceremony
on Friday morning.
“I think it’s amazing,” she said. “I think it’s just like a blessing to be here, and
it’s just cool to be able to do both.”
Wilhelm, who works with the team’s social media, earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing.
“In moments like this, when I know it’s my community and they’re going to show up
for me, I know 100% I was right to be here these four years,” she said.
The team captured the NCAA DII Midwest Region Championship on Saturday and has been
selected as the No. 8 seed Elite Eight rounded to be held Dec. 11 to 13, in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota.
The Bulldogs will square off against top-seeded and unbeaten University of Tampa in
the national quarterfinals on Thursday, Dec. 11 with first serve set for 8 p.m. at
the Sanford Pentagon.
The Bulldogs will be making their second consecutive NCAA Division II Elite Eight
appearance after making their first since 2013 a year ago.
Saturday’s victory marked the fifth time Ferris State claimed a regional championship
as the Bulldogs previously won crowns back in 1987 and 1989 along with 2013 and 2024.
Ferris State, which is guided by 30th-year head coach Tia Brandel-Wilhelm, is 27-7
this year heading into the D2 Elite Eight. The Bulldogs finished the regular season
as the GLIAC Champions and earned runner-up honors in the GLIAC Tournament as the
host institution.
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Wildsmith Earns USTFCCCA National Weekly Nod
GRAPEVINE, Tex. —
Allie Wildsmith (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy track & field team has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women’s NCAA Division III National Athlete of the Week in recognition of her performance this past weekend at Boston University’s Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
The reigning indoor and outdoor high jump National Champion wasted started her first title defense of the season by needing just two jumps to win the event. Wildsmith passed up on the first five bars before clearing her first attempt of the day at 1.63 meters (5′ 4.25″). The senior needed just one jump again to get over the next height of 1.68m (5′ 6″), which the remaining three of her original five competitors bowed out on.
As the last jumper left, Wildsmith secured easy one-try clearances on the next two heights of 1.73m (5′ 8″) and 1.78m (5′ 10″) before closing out her day with tries at the NCAA DIII indoor record of 1.83m (6′ 0″). Despite knocking the bar off on all three tries, the senior’s dominance was on full display as she extended her undefeated streak to 11 event wins in a row.
Wildsmith and Bears track & field will be out of action for the next few weeks due to the holiday break, but they’ll be back and raring to go on January 17th for the self-hosted CGA Winter Invite #1 at Gregory Field House.
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Central’s Brown named conference men’s runner of the week
PELLA— Winning the mile in his first action of the indoor season, Central College men’s track and field junior Jack Brown (Norwalk) was named the American Rivers Conference Track Events Performer of the Week Monday.
Brown’s mile time clocked in at 4 minutes, 7.80 seconds at the Frigid Bee Opener hosted by St. Ambrose University on Saturday. He won the race by 4.87 seconds and currently has the top time in Division III.
Central hosts the Dutch Holiday Preview on Friday, December 12 inside the H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse.
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