The 2025 Outdoor Track and Field Championship is set for Saturday May 3 at 10:30 am and concludes on Sunday May 4 at 9 am at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va. 
 
The George Mason women’s team are the current champions of the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship, looking to achieve the double this season by winning the outdoor championship as well.
 
Rhode Island Men’s and the VCU Women’s programs are the previous winners from 2024 for the Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
 
Four gold medalists will be returning this year for the Patriots; Arsalan Yaqubi, Walt Bannerman, Geni Roberts, and Joziah Johnson. Joziah was named the Newcomer of the Year and Walt Bannerman went on to compete at the NCAA Championships and received the title of All-American. Wesley Bond is one to watch as well after breaking the school record multiple times in the 3000m steeple. 
 
Abby Weening will return back to action after being named the Field Performer of the A10 Championships back in February. Ellie Desmond was another crucial piece for the championship coming back to Fairfax after scorng points in four different events and medaling in two of them. 

The women’s team last won the outdoor title in 2023 meanwhile the men last won the championship in 2019 before COVID hit. Both squads look stronger this year with the women finishing first and the men in second at the Indoor Championships.

 

Fairfax, VA – Here is a look of the action to come this week for La Salle Athletics, brought to you by Hershey’s Ice Cream.
 

The La Salle men’s and women’s track & field teams are set to compete in the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday at George Mason Stadium.
 
The meet, hosted by George Mason, will begin at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with the 1500-meter trials. Day 2 will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with the women’s triple jump.
 
SCOUTING THE EXPLORERS (WOMEN)

• The last time the team competed was last weekend, when it took part in the Penn Relays.
• At the meet, the women’s 4×100-meter relay team won the preliminary event of the College Eastern event last Friday with a time of 47.35.
• On the next day, the same team of Adaugo Ilonze, Soleil Morrison, Marionna Logan, and Nevaeh Davis won the finals event to get gold, finishing in 48.09.

SCOUTING THE EXPLORERS (MEN):

• La Salle men’s track & field also competed in the Penn Relays last weekend, with entries in the 1500-meter, 10k, and the 4×400-meter College Eastern events.
• Callum Murray placed 28^th with a personal best time, finishing in 3:48.5 in the 1500-meter event. His time is sixth fastest in the conference, and his performance earned him conference Rookie of the Week honors.
• Finn Birnie got 12^th in the 10k with a time of 30:26.97.
• To conclude the weekend, the men’s 4×400-meter relay team of Evan Dias, Gavin Andrews, Justice Quainoo, and Hamidou Samasa placed fourth with a time of 3:22.6.

BarcelonaThere will be a Catalan derby in the final of the women’s water polo Champions League. Astralpool CN Sabadell and CN Sant Andreu will face each other at the Petros Kapagerov swimming pool in Piraeus, the venue for the final four. The Vallecas team got the job done first, defeating the hosts, Olympiakos (13-15), while the Barcelona team prevailed over Ferencváros (10-7). It will be the first time that Sant Andreu will play in the match for the top European club title, quite the opposite for Sabadell, the reigning champions and vying for an eighth crown.

The ambition of the Sabadell team has overcome the pressure from the Greek public. CN Sabadell had asked European Aquatics to host the finals, but the federation chose the Olympiacos pool instead. The pool is always packed at these events with the cheerleading teams that usually attend the men’s football and basketball matches, creating an atmosphere not usually seen at a women’s water polo competition.

It was a very close match that wasn’t resolved until there were a couple of minutes left. The Vallès team started well with a 3-1 lead that the Piraeus team managed to equal. In fact, for many minutes the Greek players held the lead, but never by more than a goal. Sabadell’s advantage returned in the final quarter. The effectiveness of Van de Kraats (5 goals), Bea Ortiz (3), and Steffens (3) was key to reaching the grand final and aspiring to equal Orizzonte Catania’s eight titles, the team with the most in women’s competition. The Sicilians are also the only team to have won the Champions League three times in a row, which could also equal the team coached by David Palma.

Sabadell’s experience contrasted with that of Sant Andreu, who were barely playing their second season. final four. But the Barcelona team was facing an opponent, Hungarian side Ferencváros, who were making their debut in this competition. The match started with a perfect script for Sant Andreu, who were already winning 4-1 in the first quarter. It was supposed to be a cakewalk, but their offensive projection stalled and the Hungarians narrowed the gap and had a chance in the final quarter, trailing by just two. When it came down to it, Catalan ambition prevailed and Queralt Anton, with four goals, led the team to a final they face with sky-high morale: they have faced and won in the last two editions of the Copa de la Reina.

CN Sabadell, on the warpath

The final arrives with CN Sabadell, the continental dominator of the last decade, on the warpath against European Aquatics. The federation announced an agreement with Wood Nest Sports to become the official sponsor of club competitions starting next season, which includes an increase in the prize money for the winners of continental competitions. The winner of the men’s Champions League will receive €125,000, while the winner of the women’s championship will receive six times less, €20,000.

“We want to express our strongest disagreement with the economic distribution that Euroaquatics has proposed, in a regrettably incomprehensible manner, for the men’s and women’s Champions League competitions. […] It is a lack of respect for the players and the clubs that, like us, have been committed to women’s sport for years,” and “we deport.” “It’s very sad. It’s difficult for women to grow in water polo like this. We are more united than ever to fight for what we have earned,” says Bea Ortiz, awarded as the best water polo player in the world. CN Sant Andreu has preferred not to make any statement on the matter.

This will be the last Champions League final for Mati Ortiz, the Sabadell native’s dozen. “I don’t usually get nervous, but I am a little now. It’s not a final four Furthermore, we can equal Orizzonte and I see the team with a lot of desire,” says the captain of the Vallesans.

The Hope College men’s track and field team struck gold on the final day of the MIAA Outdoor Championships, winning six events on Friday at Alma College.

Sprinter Liam Danitz led the haul with three gold medals, including two individual and one relay. 

Runners Erickson Kunzler, Ian Petruska and Dylan Terpstra all clocked first-place performances for the Flying Dutchmen, who finished the two-day, seven-team meet in third place after scoring 171 points.

“It’s fun to win events, and we won a lot of events,” head coach Kevin Cole said, referring to the men’s and women’s teams, who combined for 11 gold medals. “We placed really high in a lot of different things. I’m most excited for the seniors to go out with some victories. We didn’t quite have the depth to take the championship this year, but that happens. I think the team is looking really good now and in the future.”

Danitz (West Branch, Michigan / Ogemaw Heights HS) became the eighth Flying Dutchmen sprinter to win the 100- and 200-meter runs in the same MIAA Outdoor Championships.

In the 100, Danitz clocked a first-place of 10.68 seconds, 0.13 ahead of runner-up Zion Jackson from Trine University. Danitz is Hope’s ninth MIAA champion in the event.

In the 200, Danitz recorded a winning run of 20.94 seconds, 0.45 ahead of the second-place Jackson and ranking the junior third in the nation this season. Danitz is Hope’s 11th MIAA champion in the event.

Junior Nolan Sanders (Midland, Michigan / H.H. Dow) finished sixth at 22.19.

In the 400, Terpstra (Hudsonville, Michigan / Hudsonville) clocked a first-place time of 48.67 seconds, edging Calvin’s Koby VanderWoude by 0.06. 

Terpstra is Hope’s third 400-meter MIAA champion, joining Elliott Barney (2010) and Phil Cratty (1992).

Senior Joshua Ennen (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland West) took sixth with a PR 49.70.

In the 1,500-meter run, Petruska (Fort Collins, Colorado / Fort Collins) crossed the finish line first at 3:53.08, 0.15 ahead of runner-up Max Van Huis from Trine. It marked the fifth consecutive time a Flying Dutchmen runner won the event and the 19th time overal. and the 

Three of Petruska’s teammates also scored in the race: senior Connor Vachon (Jenison, Michigan / Jenison) in fourth at 3:53.87, freshman Elias Kretchmar (Granville, Ohio / Granville) in fifth at 3:57.23 and senior Tyler King (Villa Park, Illinois / Willowbrook) in seventh at 3:59.18.



The 4×400 relay of Terpstra, Ennen, freshman Gavin Bush (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan / Birmingham Seaholm) and Danitz raced to a winning time of 3:16.81, topping runner-up Calvin by 1.69 seconds. It’s Hope’s third title in the event.

Hope earned silver medals in three more events.

In the javelin, sophomore Matthew Bir (Wenatchee, Washington / River Academy) finished runner-up with a PR toss of 52.10 meters (170 feet, 11 inches).



Junior Wil Pinkerton (Ann Arbor, Michigan / Pioneer) placed fourth with a throw of 50.92 meters (167-0).



In the 5,000 meters, junior Carston Cole (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) finished runner-up at 14:52.01, second to Calvin’s Thaine Nedeverld (14:50.32).



Two of Cole’s teammates also earned points. Freshman Logan Begeman (Portage, Michigan / Portage Central) took fourth with a PR 14:55.69. Petruska was sixth at 15:08.89.



In the 4×100 relay, Hope posted a runner-up effort as Sanders, Terpstra, Danitz and Trumble clocked a time of 41.50. Trine won at 41.17.



Hope scored in four more events on Saturday.



In the 110-meter hurdles, freshman Logan Lipka (Frankenmuth, Michigan / Frankenmuth) posted a fifth-place run of 15.58.



In the men’s triple jump, Lipka recorded a sixth-place leap of 12.65 meters (41-6). 



In the 400-meter hurdles, senior Samuel Miller (Zionsville, Indiana / Zionsville) finished runner-up after a PR run of 55.15, trailing only Calvin’s Bob Horton (53.34). 



Lipka placed fourth at 58.98. Freshman Kevin Barifagok (Las Vegas, Nevada / Cristo Rey Saint Viator) was eighth with a time of 58.98.



Trine captured its fifth consecutive MIAA championship by totaling 210 points, five more than runner-up Calvin. Hope finished ahead of fourth-place Albion College (104), The University of Olivet (68), Adrian College (35) and Alma College (20).