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City of St. Louis agrees to $4 million settlement over conditions at workhouse

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Inez Bordeaux said she spent a month inside the former medium security institution also known as “the workhouse” in 2016. Following her release, she spent years as one of the leading voices to close the facility. “It was only 30 days but it was the longest 30 days […]

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Inez Bordeaux said she spent a month inside the former medium security institution also known as “the workhouse” in 2016.

Following her release, she spent years as one of the leading voices to close the facility.

“It was only 30 days but it was the longest 30 days of my life,” she said. “It is infested with rats and roaches, it does have black mold growing on the walls, you see the snakes and the roaches in people’s food, just being treated like you’re something someone scraped off the bottom of their shoe every day.”

Former Mayor Tishaura Jones closed the jail in 2022.

Demolition started this year.

Tuesday, ArchCity Defenders announced they reached a $4 million dollar settlement agreement with the city of St. Louis. The firm estimates at least 16,000 formerly incarcerated people could receive a portion of the cash settlement.

“The way it’ll be calculated is based on a daily rate,” said Nathaniel Carroll, one of ArchCity’s senior staff attorneys. “Everyone who submits a claim form, we’ll add up the total days they spent in jail and we’ll divide the settlement money by those days and you get a daily rate.”

Former Mayor Jones signed off on the settlement two days after losing her re-election bid.

Current Mayor Cara Spencer said at a news conference Tuesday the city will follow a judge’s decision.

“I can’t really speak to those decisions that was before I was sworn into office,” she told reporters. “But, of course, the city is planning on if the court, still subject to court approval of course but the city does intend to support that.

First Alert 4 asked ArchCity Defenders if Jones’ past support of closing the workhouse and her administration signing off on the settlement agreement was a conflict of interest.

“While the mayor might have been a fan of some of the things we did, the city counselor’s office was really driving the litigation,” Carroll said. “Which is why there was an appeal even though Mayor Jones wanted to settle or at least intimated, I would say but we had been negotiating prior to the transition and the election as well with the city councilor’s office, not with the mayor.”

Years after her incarceration, Bordeaux who now works as the Deputy Director of Organizing at ArchCity Defenders said she is in the process of establishing a community resource hub for former inmates.

Looking forward to finally closing the book on the workhouse.

“It’s a closure,” she said. “An end of the workhouse era.”

ArchCity Defenders said if the settlement moves smoothly through the courts, they expect payments to start to go out in late summer or early fall.

Those who believe they might be eligible for part of the settlement money can fill out a form here.



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Top Award Winners Announced at 2025 The Evergreen State College Athletics Banquet

Submitted by The Evergreen State College The Evergreen State College honored its student-athletes for their accomplishments at the 2025 Athletics Banquet on Friday, May 30 at the Costantino Recreation Center. The top awards for 2024-25 were presented at the banquet, while graduating seniors and first-year athletes also were recognized. Evergreen’s top awards were the Dig Deep […]

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The Evergreen State College honored its student-athletes for their accomplishments at the 2025 Athletics Banquet on Friday, May 30 at the Costantino Recreation Center. The top awards for 2024-25 were presented at the banquet, while graduating seniors and first-year athletes also were recognized.

Evergreen’s top awards were the Dig Deep Award, Male Athlete of the Year Award, Female Athlete of the Year Award, and the Career Achievement Award.

Dig Deep Award

Joshua Coetzee of Evergreen Men’s Soccer. Photo courtesy: The Evergreen State College

The Dig Deep Award is a recognition of the athlete who has encapsulated the meaning of being a student-athlete at Evergreen. They were an active leader on their team and in the student body, as well as participating in student governance and excelling in classes.

Joshua Coetzee (Sr.) from the men’s soccer team received the Dig Deep Award. Coetzee was very active as a student-athlete at Evergreen, participating in student governing bodies, working as a student representative to the Board of Trustees, recording statistics at home athletic events, and competing as a defender in men’s soccer. His areas of academic focus are business management and computer science. He was named Academic All-Cascade Conference in 2024.

At Evergreen, Coetzee played soccer in 2023 and 2024. He saw action in a total of 27 games including 13 starts. As a senior, he played in 15 games and made 11 starts. He scored goals on headers against Rocky Mountain College and Southern Oregon University in 2024.

He approached all his commitments with a positive attitude. He was always volunteering his efforts and helping others. He was recognized on the soccer team for his exceptional leadership and unwavering friendship. He led the team by example through his hard work, skill, and determination.

Male Athlete of the Year Award

Max Baeder in his green Evergreen State College Jersey posing for a headshot
Max Baeder. Photo courtesy: The Evergreen State College

The Male Athlete of the Year Award is given to an outstanding athlete for their exceptional performance, excellence, and impact in and out of their respective sport(s) this year. Consideration is given to athletes who have also received conference, national, scholarly, and/or other special recognition. The winner must possess outstanding demonstrable character and sportsmanship in representing Evergreen.

Max Baeder (So.) from the men’s cross country and track and field teams was chosen for the Male Athlete of the Year Award. Baeder earned NAIA All-American in the marathon in December of 2024 in Sacramento, California, by finishing in eighth place with a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, and 24. His time set the Evergreen school record.

He also set a Geoduck record in the men’s 6-kilometer cross country event with a time of 18:44.9 at the Green River Gator Invitational. He placed ninth in cross country at the Puget Sound Invitational. Later in the fall, he competed at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Cross Country Championships. This spring, he participated in the 5,000-meter run and the 10,000-meter run at the CCC Track and Field Championships. He placed ninth in the 10,000.

Baeder holds the second-fastest 5,000-meter run in Evergreen history and the fourth-best 1,500-meter run for the Geoducks. He also has achieved the fifth-best 8-kilometer cross country time in Evergreen history.

Female Athlete of the Year Award

Alauna Carstens. Photo courtesy: The Evergreen State College

The Female Athlete of the Year Award is given to an outstanding athlete for their exceptional performance, excellence, and impact in and out of their respective sport(s) this year. Consideration is given to athletes who have also received conference, national, scholarly, and/or other special recognition. The winner must possess outstanding demonstrable character and sportsmanship in representing Evergreen.

Alauna Carstens (Jr.) of the women’s cross country and track and field teams received the Female Athlete of the Year Award. Carstens was an NAIA All-American three times in 2024-25. She won the NAIA Marathon while setting the Evergreen record and the Cascade Collegiate Conference record in 2 hours, 47 minutes, and 4 seconds. It was the second fastest time in the 44-year history of the NAIA women’s marathon.

Carstens took third place in the 3,000-meter run at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 9:43.40. She placed eighth in the 10,000-meter run in 35:47.91 at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She was named the NAIA West Region Athlete of the Year in NAIA indoor track and field.

At the CCC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she won the 10,000-meter run to earn All-Conference recognition for the third time in her career.

Carstens holds nine Evergreen school records. This year, she was named CCC Athlete of the Week a total of four times between indoor and outdoor track and field.

During, 2024-25, she was named Academic All-CCC in cross country and track and field, and was chosen as a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete in track and field. She will be nominated for Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators.

Career Achievement Award

The Career Achievement Award goes to a graduating athlete, or an athlete who has been awarded a degree from Evergreen. The award honors their outstanding contributions and accomplishments throughout their athletic career. Athletes nominated in this category must have participated for a minimum of two years in at least one sport. They also need to have received conference or national recognition for their efforts in at least one sport.

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Jalyn Sackrider of Evergreen Women’s basketball. Photo courtesy: The Evergreen State College

Jalyn Sackrider (Sr.) from the women’s basketball, track and field, and volleyball teams was presented with the Career Achievement Award. Sackrider played four seasons of basketball, participated in track and field for three seasons, and competed in volleyball for one season.

In basketball, she was named First Team All-Conference in 2024-25, when she also earned CCC Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors. She was selected Honorable Mention All-CCC in basketball in 2023-24. She helped Evergreen qualify for the CCC Tournament each of the past three seasons, and was the Geoducks’ Most Valuable Player in 2024-25.

Sackrider played in 96 basketball games to rank third all-time at Evergreen. She ranks fourth in career scoring with 966 points and is second with 736 career rebounds. She set the Evergreen record with 190 career blocks, and also set the school records for blocks in a season with 71 in 2024-25 and blocks in a game with eight.

In track and field, she qualified for the CCC Championships in the discus throw in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Sackrider placed third in the CCC in the discus this spring with a school record distance of 40.82 meters (133′ 11″), as she earned All-Conference recognition.

In volleyball, she played in 19 matches in 2021 while competing in 63 sets. She earned 48 total blocks, including 13 solo blocks, and provided the Geoducks with 56 kills.

Sackrider earned Academic All-CCC honors three times in basketball, three times in track and field, and once in volleyball. She was chosen Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators in basketball this year and will be nominated in track and field. She was named a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete in basketball and track and field in 2024-25.

Senior Recognition

Each graduating senior received a stole from Evergreen Athletics.

Women’s Cross Country: Olivia Pare, Tabea Shepler
Men’s Cross Country: River Scheuerell
Women’s Soccer: Amity Brookshire, Chloe Dolman, Iris Campesino, Cayla Muenchow, Peyton Rhyne, Brieanna Dell, Alex Olvera, Kaitlyn Hansen
Men’s Soccer: Alan Barragan, Joshua Coetzee, Raymundo Curiel, Adrian Fong, Brendan Gribek, Isaiah Luna, Emmanuel Nicasio, Kainoa Wong
Volleyball: Maloree Calzadillas, Marin Collins, Jessica Mitchell, Molly Packer, Lucendy Perez, Ashley Walker Campbell
Women’s Basketball: Maloree Calzadillas, Allison DeBerry, Honey Let Padasdao, Mikail Montez, Abby Mundy, Jalyn Sackrider, Thuyvi Tran, Sydney VanNess
Men’s Basketball: Nick Gutierrez, Jourdan Joseph, Daniel Thomas, Caleb Washington
Women’s Wrestling: Alexia Fabian, Nizhoni Tallman-Olney
Men’s Wrestling: Jeramias Sandoval
Women’s Track and Field: Corona Parker, Jalyn Sackrider, Abigail Strickland

First-year Participation Awards

Each first-year athlete received an Evergreen letter.

Women’s Cross Country: Mara Schwenneker, Madeline Morgan, Sherlyn Perales
Men’s Cross Country: Max Baeder, Jaydon Blackburn, Osvaldo Calderon, Luis Esquivel, Harlan Estrada, Rowan Hicks, Cooper Osborn, Atticus Pullis-Lauderdale
Women’s Soccer: Angela Celedon, Aidyn Fulton, Emma Stock, Macey Swensen
Men’s Soccer: Raine Fujimura, Alejandro Gallegos, Juan Mendez, Walton Nichols, Jonas Olvera, Connor Scanlon, Marvin Sea, Finley SchumacherSundberg
Volleyball: Bright Brubaker, Amaialyne Cepeda, Zofia Formella, Joy Miyazawa
Women’s Basketball: Kadance Blankers, Maloree Calzadillas, Amaialyne Cepeda
Men’s Basketball: Nate Behr, Gerald Boston, Solomon Campbell, Jemoi Davis, Bradley Graham, Nick Gutierrez, Zach Jefferson, Garret Long, Tyler No
Women’s Wrestling: Emma Desotell, Elexis Kalar, Karen Mariah Salas, Charlie White-Duringer
Men’s Wrestling: Hassan Rashid Abdi, Horacio Godinez, Ronnell Parker-Borrero, Orion Rhinehart, Isaias Rodriguez Troche, Caden Sullivan, Mason Townsend, Malachi Wallway
Women’s Track and Field: Viktoriya Dovhoruka, Katie Gresham, Madeline Morgan, Maddy Palek, Sherlyn Perales, Mara Schwenneker, Izabelle Trefts
Men’s Track and Field: Max Baeder, Jaydon Blackburn, Osvaldo Calderon, Luis Esquivel, Harlan Estrada, Kaleb Everson, Rowan Hicks, Charles Norris, Evan Williams, Marek Wynn

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Volleyball announces 2025 season schedule

Story Links Texas Volleyball announces 2025 season schedule Longhorns set to play 11 home matches, including one at the Moody Center for second season in the SEC AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Volleyball announced its complete 2025 schedule, featuring 10 home matches at Gregory Gymnasium and one at Moody Center. The schedule also […]

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Longhorns set to play 11 home matches, including one at the Moody Center for second season in the SEC

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Volleyball announced its complete 2025 schedule, featuring 10 home matches at Gregory Gymnasium and one at Moody Center. The schedule also features a 15-match SEC regular season schedule, the renewed SEC volleyball tournament and 14 total matches against teams that reached last season’s NCAA tournament.

Texas will open its season at the inaugural Opening Spike Classic in Madison, Wisc., on August 29 against Creighton at 8:30 pm. It will also face Wisconsin on Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. with both matches being nationally televised on the Big Ten Network and the Fox Sports App.

The Longhorns will travel to Houston to face Rice on Sept. 3 before returning home to play Stanford at Moody Center for the first home match of the season. It will be the first-ever volleyball match in Moody Center as the Longhorns and the Cardinal square off for the 36th time in program history.

Texas will hit the road one last time in September to face Louisville in the inaugural Shriners Children’s ‘Showdown at the Net’ on Sept. 10. The match will be streamed on ESPN at 8 pm.

The first true home match back in Gregory Gym will be on Sept. 14 against Arizona State, followed by four more home matches to close out September. Texas will host TCU (Sept. 17), Baylor (Sept. 19), and open SEC play against Vanderbilt (Sept. 24) and Missouri (Sept. 26).

SEC road play will begin at Georgia on Oct. 1 and will later travel to Mississippi State on Oct. 5.

Longhorns return home for a Wednesday night match-up against Tennessee on Oct. 8, before playing at Alabama on Sunday, Oct. 12. They will then host Arkansas on Friday, Oct. 17 and Oklahoma on Sunday, Oct. 19.

Texas will play a three-match road swing against Ole Miss (Friday, Oct. 24), LSU (Sunday, Oct. 26) and Texas A&M on Halloween (Oct. 31).

November will feature a home match against Kentucky on Sunday, Nov. 2 before traveling to Florida on Friday, Nov. 7 and Auburn Wednesday, Nov. 12. The last home SEC match will feature South Carolina on Sunday, Nov. 16. The Longhorns will then travel to Savannah, Ga., from Nov. 21-25 for the SEC Tournament.

Times and television broadcast information for all Texas volleyball matches will be release at a later date.



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90th anniversary of Jubilee Pool celebrated in Penzance

Last Saturday, the iconic Art Deco lido marked the occasion with a lively gathering. The current Mayor of Penzance, Stephen Reynolds, kicked off the event, echoing the pool’s opening in 1935 by the then Mayor to commemorate King George V’s Silver Jubilee. (Image: Penzance Council) A crowd of swimmers jumped in, forming the number 90. […]

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Last Saturday, the iconic Art Deco lido marked the occasion with a lively gathering.

The current Mayor of Penzance, Stephen Reynolds, kicked off the event, echoing the pool’s opening in 1935 by the then Mayor to commemorate King George V’s Silver Jubilee.

(Image: Penzance Council) A crowd of swimmers jumped in, forming the number 90.

The day was filled with entertainment, including a surf lifesaving demonstration by St Ives Surf Life Saving Club and a synchronised swimming workshop by local troupe Out of Sink.

(Image: Penzance Council) The fun continued with a water polo demonstration match, live music from 1930s swing band Company B, and a visit from two mermaids.

Penzance Council, a long-time supporter of the pool, recently allocated £40,000 for its winter maintenance, subsidised entry for adults, and free access for under-16s in the parish.

  • See more pictures in the gallery at the top of the page. 





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How Shorts, Reels, and Stories are Changing the Way Sports Fans Consume Content in MENA

Entertainment as we know it is changing. And changing fast. Screens once dominated by full-length broadcasts have transformed into rapid-fire feeds of reels, shorts, and stories. Entertainment as we know it is changing. And changing fast. Screens once dominated by full-length broadcasts have transformed into rapid-fire feeds of reels, shorts, and stories. To help sports […]

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Entertainment as we know it is changing. And changing fast. Screens once dominated by full-length broadcasts have transformed into rapid-fire feeds of reels, shorts, and stories.

Entertainment as we know it is changing. And changing fast. Screens once dominated by full-length broadcasts have transformed into rapid-fire feeds of reels, shorts, and stories.

To help sports rights holders keep up with fans’ unquenchable thirst for content, WSC Sports developed the industry’s leading platform for creating innovative AI-tailored content experiences that help organizations deepen the connection with their fans. To get a better understanding of the latest content trends, we analyzed data from over 550 of the world’s leading sports rights owners that use our platform.

According to the data, the average length of videos created by sports rights holders on the WSC Sports platform has decreased by 24% year over year to an average of 1:11 minutes. In the MENA region, the average video length is just 1:05–-almost a 10% difference compared to the rest of the world.

Even websites and streaming apps traditionally associated with long-form video are being affected by this shift. YouTube Shorts, for instance, now account for over 20% of all videos uploaded to the platform. TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Stories across have conditioned fans to expect fast, punchy, highly engaging content—especially in sports, where every second can feel like a highlight.

Impact on the Sports Industry

For sports rights holders it’s a signal to adapt quickly, if you haven’t already. Long-form content will always have its place, especially for live broadcasts and deep storytelling. But the window to capture fan attention before and after the game is narrowing.

And here’s the catch: a lot of organizations are investing millions—sometimes hundreds of millions—just to secure the rights to live sports. Maximizing the value of that investment means extending the life of each broadcast as long as possible. That’s where short-form content comes in.

By slicing key moments into dynamic, bite-sized videos optimized for social, mobile, and on-demand platforms, teams, leagues, and broadcasters can get exponentially more return on the rights they’ve acquired—especially in a region with one of the highest average screen times. In Saudi Arabia and Egypt for example, the typical smartphone owner spends 4 ½ hours per day on their phone. That’s more than a half hour longer than the global average.

When it comes to vertical content—that could be anything from a 4:5 post on Instagram to 9:16 reels and stories—organizations from the MENA region are also outpacing their global counterparts by creating 13% more vertical videos on average. In total, the majority of videos created by WSC Sports’ clients—an astounding 67%—were in a vertical format.

If short-form consumption continues to rise—and there’s every reason to believe it will—organizations that don’t recalibrate their content strategy risk falling behind in the race for relevance and reach.

What Rights Holders Are Doing—And What They Need to Do

To keep up, many organizations have ramped up their short-form production, and even hired dedicated teams to manage everything “content”. From finally saying yes to opening that TikTok account, to adapting to new content formats like shorts and stories, the push is clearly there. But creating this volume of content quickly, accurately, and at scale remains a challenge—and only one piece of the puzzle.

To engage today’s evolving audiences, broadcasters and rights holders must begin operating more like digital entertainment platforms by blending innovation, content, culture, and personalization to connect with different fans.That means providing experiences they’ve come to expect, like an app filled with the type of videos already being created for social. An app should also be home to anything you’d find on an organization’s website including tickets, news, standings, and upcoming events—the key differentiator here: you own and access user data in your app, something that you miss when only publishing to social media platforms.

Sound like a lot? That’s because it is. Traditional production and post-production workflows weren’t built for this kind of pace. And while some teams might have the manpower to produce content in real and near time, it’s often reactive, inconsistent, and difficult to maintain—especially across multiple platforms, formats, and audience segments.

AI-Automation is No Longer a ‘Nice to Have’

Just like every other industry, sports organizations will need to adopt the latest AI tools to stay in the game and keep their brands competitive. WSC Sports helps rights holders meet fans where they are—with automated, personalized video content that’s ready for every screen, every moment, and every platform. Our AI-powered platform takes live broadcast streams and transforms them into short-form videos, built for the way fans consume content.

Who’s Doing it Best?

We’ve seen firsthand how our global client base is leveraging the WSC Sports platform to not only meet the demand for short-form—but to lead it.

  • The NBA: produces hundreds of real-time, personalized highlight packages per night, delivered to the NBA app, social accounts, and more
  • NASCAR: delivers real-time highlights to its Timeline Feed in the NASCAR app so fans can follow along with zero delay
  • Bayern Munich Basketball: creates scores of videos for social media and their mobile app—including in new content formats like stories.

These organizations aren’t just increasing brand reach—they’re winning more engagement with content. And the success has been measurable.

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 The data is pretty clear: short-form is getting shorter, and it’s only gaining momentum. As platforms shift and fan behavior evolves, rights holders need to stay ahead—not scramble to catch up.

At WSC Sports, we’re helping organizations take control of the moment. Let’s make sure your fans never miss a second—even when seconds are all they’ve got. Download the report and learn about the 5 latest trends in sports content.





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Lenda and Glenda Hill Stadium and TFO Partners Field to host Wood Bat League team

Story Links Lenda and Glenda Hill Stadium and TFO Partners Field will be busy this summer, as the Hillsdale College baseball facility will be the home site for a summer wood bat league team in June and July. The Michigan Monarchs of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League will call Hillsdale home, […]

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Lenda and Glenda Hill Stadium and TFO Partners Field will be busy this summer, as the Hillsdale College baseball facility will be the home site for a summer wood bat league team in June and July.

The Michigan Monarchs of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League will call Hillsdale home, playing 22 games at Lenda and Glenda Hill Stadium and TFO Partners Field over the next two months, starting with a 4:35 PM contest against the Flag City Sluggers this Sunday, June 8.

The GLSCL is one of the oldest summer collegiate leagues in the United States, having been in operation annually since 1987 and operating with teams in Michigan and Ohio. Teams are made up of NCAA Division I and II college athletes who join the squads over the summer after the conclusion of their playing seasons. Top-end talent plays in the GLSCL, as 100 future MLB players have appeared in the league over its history, and the league averages 25 MLB draftees or signees among its alumni every year.

The Monarchs roster this summer will include Division I baseball players from Michigan State, Ohio State, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Oakland, Toledo, Illinois-Chicago and Cal St. Northridge, as well as Hillsdale College pitcher Andrew George and several Division II, Division III and Junior College players. The team will be coached by Hillsdale College alumnus and current baseball assistant coach Cody Kanclerz.

You can find a full schedule for the Monarchs, including home dates in Hillsdale, at this link. 



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Empire 8 Announces 2025 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners and All-Conference Selections

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field | 6/3/2025 9:58:28 AM Story Links The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2025 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference awards on Tuesday, June 3. The awards are voted on by the league’s head coaches.   Graduate student Charlie Wilson of SUNY Geneseo was named the […]

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The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2025 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference awards on Tuesday, June 3. The awards are voted on by the league’s head coaches.
 
Graduate student Charlie Wilson of SUNY Geneseo was named the 2024-25 Empire 8 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year., Wilson, a native of Romeo, MI, earned runner-up honors in the 10,000-meter run at the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship, crossing the finish line in an all-time Empire 8 record time of 29:21.43 to earn First Team All-American honors. He also shattered the Empire 8 record and qualified for nationals in the 5,000-meters with a time of 14:08.50 at the Widener Final Qualifier on May 12. He would go on to finish 12th in the 5,000-meters at the NCAA Championships and earn Second Team All-American honors. Wilson was also a USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region selection in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meters.
 
Junior Brandon Kaplan of St. John Fisher University was named the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Kaplan, a native of Grahamsville, NY, earned NCAA Second Team All-American honors in the hammer throw. Kaplan was the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Champion in hammer throw, setting an all-time Empire 8 mark with a throw of 60.87 meters. He was named the Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Field Athlete of the Meet. Kaplan also won the hammer throw at the All-Atlantic Region Championships from Williams College. He is the fourth St. John Fisher student-athlete to earn E8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year accolades.
 

Ellis Urgent of Utica University was named the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Year. Urgent, who hails from Cornwall, NY, enjoyed a tremendous debut for the Pioneers, winning the long jump at the E8 Championship, with a leap of 7.24 meters, which was a personal best. He also won long jump titles at the Utica Spring Invite, RPI Capital District Invitational and Cortland Classic, while finishing third at the All-Atlantic Region Championships. Urgent also earned USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region honors in the event and finished the season tied for 23rd nationally in the event. He is Utica’s third straight Empire 8 Rookie of the Year recipient and seventh in program history.
 

SUNY Geneseo head coach Chris Popovici and his staff of assistant coaches Dan Moore, Christian Johnson, Kieran Sheridan and Gwen Shepardson was named the 2025 Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year. The Knights won their first Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field Championship in decisive fashion. Overall, Geneseo had 26 different student-athletes earn All-Conference honors, while Charlie Wilson (10,000-meters), Ryan Hagan (1,500-meters) and the 4 x 400-meter relay team of Arjun Ojha, Sam Belmont, Giancarlo Di Fava, and Jacob Miller earned NCAA First Team All-American honors. The Knights shattered four E8 Outdoor Track and Field Championship records and five overall league marks in 2025.
 
The Empire 8 first, second and third team all-conference selections were determined at the championship meet on May 2-3 from Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium, hosted by SUNY Brockport.
 

One member of each team was named that institution’s representative on the 2025 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Sportsman of the Year Team. The Empire 8 Conference emphasizes that “Competing with Honor and Integrity” is an essential component of a student-athlete’s experience in conjunction with an institution’s educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportsmen.
 
2025 Empire 8 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners
 
Track Athlete of the Year: Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo
Field Athlete of the Year: Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher
Rookie of the Year: Ellis Urgent, Fr., Utica
Coaching Staff of the Year: SUNY Geneseo, led by head coach Chris Popovici
 
Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year
Jayden Noel, Sr., Alfred (Brooklyn, NY/Automotive)
Jeremy Chen, Jr., SUNY Brockport (Latham, NY/Shaker)
Andrew Kent, Jr., SUNY Geneseo (Cazenovia, NY/Cazenovia)
Cody Bazemore, Fr., Hartwick (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air)
Ben Allen, Jr., Houghton (Elmira, NY/Elmira)
Jack Healy, So., Nazareth (Naugatuck, CT/Naugatuck)
Brandon Clarke, Sr., Russell Sage (Freeport, NY/Freeport)
Cole Fuller, Sr., St. John Fisher (Derby, NY/Lakeshore)
Tristan Vargo, Sr., Utica (East Aurora, NY/Orchard Park)
 
2025 Empire 8 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship All-Conference Selections
 
100-Meter Dash
First Team: Derek Grimshaw, So., SUNY Brockport – :11.00
Second Team: Evan Kurtz, Sr., Houghton – :11.01
Third Team: Jack Towns, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – :11.00
 
110-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Brendan Style, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – :14.87
Second Team: Jeremy Chen, Jr., SUNY Brockport – :14.99
Third Team: Jackson Gloskey, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :15.17
 
200-Meter Dash
First Team: Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :21.85
Second Team: Corinthian Reed, Fr., St. John Fisher – :21.88
Third Team: Jack Towns, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – :22.14
 
400-Meter Dash
First Team: Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :47.24 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Corinthian Reed, Fr., St. John Fisher – :47.76
Third Team: Arjun Ojha, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – :48.26
 
400-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Jeremy Chen, Jr., SUNY Brockport – :54.18
Second Team: Ayden Grinion, Jr., SUNY Brockport – :54.45
Third Team: Timothy Smith, So., SUNY Brockport – :54.47
 
800-Meter Run
First Team: Matthew Sheehan, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 1:52.16
Second Team: Owen Arbocus, So., SUNY Brockport – 1:53.54
Third Team: Connor Hitt, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – 1:53.62
 
1,500-Meter Run
First Team: Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – 3:49.78 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 3:50.05
Third Team: Connor Hitt, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – 3:51.17
 
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
First Team: Emerson Comer, So., SUNY Geneseo – 9:04.73 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Pierce Young, So., SUNY Geneseo – 9:12.02
Third Team: Bennett Melita, So., Utica – 9:19.34
 
5,000-Meters
First Team: Emerson Comer, So., SUNY Geneseo – 14:28.20 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Pierce Young, So., SUNY Geneseo – 14:30.44
Third Team: Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 14:31.24
 
10,000-Meters
First Team: Micah McCulley, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 32:45.73
Second Team: Justin Thang, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 32:45.81
Third Team: Mike Taranto, So., SUNY Geneseo – 35:48.04
 
4 x 100-Meter Relay
First Team: Trey Feirman, So., Andrew Kent, Jr., Jack Towns, Fr., Jackson Burton, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :41.92
Second Team: Kevin Brown, Fr., Michael Durski, Jr., Aaron Ottenwalder, Jr., Derek Grimshaw, So., SUNY Brockport – :41.95
Third Team: Chris Ganley, Fr., Shane Wallace, Fr., Ethan Kain., Gr., Robert Lowry IV, Fr., Utica – :42.31
 
4 x 400-Meter Relay
First Team: Arjun Ojha, Fr., Dawson Wadsworth, So., Jacob Miller, Jr., Matthew Sheehan, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 3:15.29 (Championship Record)
Second Team: Michael Durski, Jr., Jeremy Chen. Fr., Cole Ferris, So., Ayden Grinion, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 3:18.21
Third Team: Brady Bishop, Sr., Adam Johnson, Fr., Michael Prentice, Fr., Corinthian Reed, Fr.., St. John Fisher – 3:19.69
 
4 x 800-Meter Relay
First Team: Amos Bixler, Jr., James Eustace, Sr., Henry Sardina, Fr., Aidan Fish, Sr., Houghton – 7:56.56
Second Team: Ethan Kenyon, Sr., Michael Puglisi, Jr., Cade Eells, Sr., Gavin McAllister, Jr., Nazareth – 8:00.33
Third Team: Luke Dacey, Fr., Owen Sweet, Fr., Brian Kenny, Jr., Aidan Glynn, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 8:02.08
 
Pole Vault
First Team: Hayden Penna, So., St. John Fisher – 4.90 meters (Championship Record)
Second Team: Oren Welch, Fr., St. John Fisher – 4.80 meters
Third Team: Daniel Reinhart, So., SUNY Brockport – 4.70 meters
 
High Jump
First Team: Louis Pinto, Jr., Utica – 1.96 meters
Second Team: Bryant DePaull, Jr., St. John Fisher – 1.93 meters
Second Team: Jack Valentine, Fr., SUNY Brockport – 1.93 meters
 
Long Jump
First Team: Ellis Urgent, Fr., Utica – 7.24 meters
Second Team: Bryce Roberts, Fr., SUNY Brockport – 6.78 meters
Third Team: Cody Bazemore, Fr., Hartwick – 6.71 meters
 
Triple Jump
First Team: Manuel Sepulveda, So., St. John Fisher – 14.58 meters
Second Team: Dennis Bobbitt, Fr., SUNY Brockport – 13.94 meters
Third Team: Sean Stewart, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 13.78 meters
 
Shot Put
First Team: Hunter Logan, Gr., Utica – 15.79 meters
Second Team: Ray Trottier, So., SUNY Geneseo – 15.35 meters
Third Team: Graeden Heichberger, Fr., Nazareth – 15.18 meters
 
Discus Throw
First Team: Daniel Davis, Fr., St. John Fisher – 40.43 meters
Second Team: Paul Hayes, So., SUNY Geneseo – 40.23 meters
Third Team: Duncan Harbin, So., SUNY Brockport – 40.22 meters
 
Hammer Throw
First Team: Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher – 60.87 meters (Championship Record)
Second Team: Spencer Borghardt, Jr., Utica – 56.17 meters
Third Team: Joshua Talbot, Jr., Utica – 55.74 meters
 
Javelin Throw
First Team: Kaiden Simpson, Sr., Russell Sage – 50.87 meters
Second Team: Alexander Kolpien, Fr., St. John Fisher – 50.23 meters
Third Team: Allen Reome, So., SUNY Brockport – 49.15 meters
 
Decathlon
First Team: Jack Pomykaj, Jr., Nazareth – 6,173 points (Championship Record)
Second Team: Daniel Pagan, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – 6,105 points
Third Team: Tyler Miller, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 5,767 points
 
 
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