EUGENE, Ore. – One of the best track and field athletes in Wichita State history wrapped up her collegiate career, claiming her sixth All-American award Saturday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field.
 
Destiny Masters, a senior from El Dorado, Kan., placed 10th in the heptathlon with 5,763 points, good for Second Team All-America status. She became the first Shocker in history to earn All-America status in back-to-back NCAA heptathlons and gave Wichita State its eighth All-American award in the event.
 
“To have Destiny finish her final NCAA Championship in 10th for her sixth NCAA All-American performance is really meaningful, and I couldn’t be prouder of her and all of her accomplishments,” head coach Steve Rainbolt said. “This was certainly a highlight, probably second only to her sixth-place finish at the indoor championship a year ago in the pentathlon.”
 
She finished her career ranked second all-time in Wichita State track and field history, male or female, in All-America honors with six, behind Shocker Hall of Famer and Olympian, Aliphine Tuliamuk, who earned 11 in her track and field career.
 
“It was a highlight because Destiny did struggle this year to find her a game, but she kept fighting, kept competing, made it all the way to this meet and then found some of the magic that has made her such a fabulous Shocker for the last six years,” Rainbolt said.
 
Masters opened day one of the heptathlon by running 14.23 in the 100-meter hurdles to start the competition in 22^nd place.
 
Moving to the second event, Masters, a three-time All-American in the open high jump (indoor/outdoor), cleared the highest bar of the day, jumping a season-best 1.84m/6’0.5″ to jump all the way up into second place overall.
 
On her first shot put attempt, the senior threw 13.48m/44’2.75″, the fifth-best throw of the day, to maintain her position overall.
 
In the final event of day one, Masters ran a 25.54 in the 200 meters, 23^rd in the event, to finish the first day of competition in third place.
 
Masters opened day two of competition by jumping 5.79m/19’0″, the 16^th-best mark of the event and dropped to sixth place overall heading to the sixth event.
 
In the javelin, she had a clutch third attempt throw of 44.45m/145’10”, the second-farthest throw of the competition, to move back up into fourth place with one event to go. Masters ran 2:33.30 in the 800 to give her a 10^th-place finish overall in the heptathlon.
 
Her 5,763 points was a personal best and ranks third all-time in program history.
 
“I have to say that in today’s world of the transfer portal and the way it seems like athletes move from program to program, it really means a lot to me that Destiny spent her entire career as a Shocker,” Rainbolt said. “I really admire that, and I have told her how much I appreciate it, so today was truly the end of one of the great careers in the history of the Wichita State track and field program. We will certainly miss Destiny Masters.”
 

By: Zac Swain

EUGENE, Ore. — University of Cincinnati track and field graduate student Amanda Ngandu Ntumba (Discus) notched First Team All-America honors, while sophomore Juliette Laracuente-Huebner (Heptathlon) secured Second Team All-America recognition on Saturday to close out the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
 
The Bearcats achieved a program milestone with five Individual All-America honors at the national championships, punctuated by standout final-day performances from both Laracuente-Huebner and Ngandu Ntumba.
 
Ngandu Ntumba strengthened her hold on the discus school record with a personal-best throw of 60.77m, securing fifth place at nationals. The Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes native became the first Bearcat in program history to earn First Team All-America honors in the discus. Only one other Bearcat has earned All-American status in the discus – Macklin Tudor, who received Second Team All-America recognition in 2017.
 
Following two days of intense competition, Laracuente-Huebner established a new program record in the heptathlon while earning her All-America recognition.
 
After scoring 3,474 points through the first four events on Friday, the Marengo, Ohio, native scored 2,229 points in the last three events to reach a point total of 5703 to claim 11th overall.
 
She started day two of the heptathlon by leaping 5.93m in the long jump, scoring 828 points and placing 11th overall in the section. Laracuente-Huebner followed up that performance by recording a mark of 31.73m in the javelin and added 509 points to her total.
 
The multi-athlete rounded out her day, placing 10th in the 800m section with a time of 2:15.07, adding 892 points, which eclipsed the school record and secured her All-American status.  
 
In total, she placed inside the top 15 in five of the seven events, including finishing fourth in the high jump (1.75m), seventh in the 100m hurdle (13.65), 10th in the 100m, (24.56) 10th in the 800m (2:15.07) and 11th in the long jump (5.93m).
 
// RACKING EM UP! ALL-AMERICA X 5
Laracuente-Huebner (Heptathlon) and Ngandu Ntumba (Discus) joined Fred Moudani-Likibi (Shot Put), Ryan Rieckmann (Javelin), and Macaela Walker (400m Hurdles) as All-America honorees, bringing Cincinnati’s total to five All-Americans for the season — the most in program history for either indoor or outdoor competition.
 
The achievement marks a historic milestone for the Bearcats, surpassing any previous single-season total of individual All-Americans in the program’s indoor or outdoor track and field history.
 
On Wednesday, Moudani-Likibi and Rieckmann earned All-America recognition, while Walker earned All-America honors on Thursday.
 
Moudadni Likibi earned his fourth First Team All-America award, joining an elite group as just the fifth Bearcat to earn at least four First Team All-America honors alongside program legends – Adrian Valles, Al Lanier, Annette Echikunwoke, and Loretta Blaut.
 
Rieckmann became the first Cincinnati javelin thrower in program history to earn All-American honors, placing 13th overall in the competition. The Cheney, Wash., native concluded an impressive 2025 campaign, where he claimed the UC javelin school record with a throw of 71.02m at the Texas Relays.
 
Walker, an Oxford, Pa., native, delivered an impressive 57.75 performance in the 400m hurdles to claim 16th place and secure second-team All-America recognition. Her achievement marks a historic double first for the Bearcats program. She became both the first Cincinnati athlete to qualify for nationals in the 400m hurdles and the first to earn All-America honors in the event
 
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EUGENE, Ore. – University of Missouri women’s track and field added two All-Americans on the final day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where it ended the year in 20th place, its third-best finish in school history, on Saturday at Hayward Field. 

This marks the Tigers’ highest result at the NCAA Championship meet since 2018, where it finished 11th. All three of the program’s top-20 placements have come in the last eight seasons. 

“It was an outstanding week for the Tigers,” head coach Brett Halter said. “I’m really proud of everyone’s efforts and appreciate the support that we’ve had through our season. It’s been a collective effort – high-level performances take a village to achieve, and this staff did an incredible job of helping us reach that goal. The credit goes to the kids in the arena for sticking to the plan and achieving a historical season.”

Missouri ended the year in the women’s high jump, where Kristi Perez-Snyman capped off her career with a sixth-place finish after jumping 1.87m (6-1.5). This earned the Cape Town, South Africa, native her top NCAA Outdoor Championship result and her first All-America first-team recognition. 

By taking 11th, Claudina Diaz was named a second-team All-American after a jump of 1.84m (6-0.5).

 

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Neptunes delivered an early psychological blow to rivals Sliema in the season-opening President’s Cup, rising above off-pool distractions to claim a narrow but crucial win.

Despite ongoing tensions off the water – with the arbitration board set to rule on their dispute involving player Jake Muscat – Neptunes managed to stay focused.

Even without the leadership of captain Stevie Camilleri, the Reds showed composure and resilience to edge past their neighbours in a tightly-contested encounter.

It had been a very close affair early on as the score alternated with Sliema taking an early lead through Benji Cachia but Neptunes overturned the score when they scored twice in a row at each end of the second quarter.

The Reds then pulled ahead, establishing a three-goal cushion as Enrico Mallia delivered a pinpoint assist to Mark Castillo, who finished smartly from close range, before Mallia himself made it 7-4.

Sliema hit back through Dino Zammit’s superb-lofted pass, which Liam Galea met with a thunderous strike past goalkeeper Matthew Castillo.

Despite struggling to break down Neptunes’ resolute defence, Sliema managed to stay within touching distance, trailing 7-5 at the halfway mark.

Neptunes reasserted control early in the third session, with Alec Fenech and Jake Bajada netting in quick succession to extend their lead.

But the momentum soon swung.

In a thrilling turnaround, Sliema found their rhythm, scoring four times in rapid succession through Jamie Gambin, Galea, Angelos Vlachopoulos and Sam Engerer to level the score at 9-9.

That spurred Neptunes back into action, with Gergo Zalanki stepping up to edge his side ahead 10-9 heading into the final quarter.

Vlachopoulos equalised once more at the start of the fourth session, but Neptunes refused to buckle.

Mathias Azzopardi and Zalanki each found the net to restore a two-goal advantage.

With Alec Fenech and Miguel Gialanze fouled out, Neptunes were down to the bare bones, and Galea’s goal made it 12-11 to set up a tense finale.

Yet it was Zalanki who had the final say, scoring late to secure a 13-11 victory and a strong start to Neptunes’ summer campaign.

San Ġiljan secured a hard-fought victory over Sirens, only managing to break away from their opponents in the final session of an otherwise evenly-matched encounter.

The foreigners on both sides were in fine form, contributing a combined total of nine goals, with Nicolas Constantin-Bicari topping the scoring sheet with five goals.

The Balluta Bay side came out firing, with Aaron Younger netting an early brace to give the Saints a headstart.

The middle two sessions were closely contested, both ending 3-3, as neither side managed to gain a clear advantage.

Sirens showed resilience, narrowing the gap to just one goal at 8-7, putting real pressure on their opponents.

However, in the final quarter, San Ġiljan shifted gears, producing a dominant display.

Yet, in the last session, San Giljan took over scoring five times without reply before Zach Mizzi and Kayden Agius with a five-metre throw. In the latter stages, Jeremy Abela came to fore as he completed a poker of goals.

 SAN ĠILJAN 15

SIRENS 9

(3-1, 3-3, 3-3, 6-2)

SAN ĠILJAN: J. Tanti, D. Bugeja 2, R. Caruana, A. Younger 4, M. Zammit, J. Bonavia , B. Plumpton 1, J. Abela 4, N. Zammit 1, D. Zammit 1, N. Schiavone 1, Z. Attard, G. Bonavia 1.

SIRENS: J. Parnis, P. Serracino, N. Bicari 5, P. Borg, J. Cachia, K. Agius 1, M. Ortoleva, I. Riolo 1, J. Zerafa Gregory 1, M. Sciberras, Z. Mizzi 1, G. Farrugia, M. Bonello Dupuis, G. Pace.

Refs: Roberta Grillo, Ronnie Spiteri.

SLIEMA             11

NEPTUNES     13

(1-1, 4-6, 4-3, 2-3)

SLIEMA: N. Grixti, E. Schembri 1, L. Galea 3, J. Gambin 1, J. Cassar, B. Cachia 1, J. Cutajar 1, D. Rizzo, J. Chircop, A. Galea 1, A. Vlachopulos 2, D. Zammit, B. Busuttil, S. Engerer 1.

NEPTUNES: M. Castillo, S. Gialanze, G. Zalanki 4, L. Mallia, J. Camilleri 1, J. Valletta 1, M. Castillo 1, B. Schranz, J. Bajada 2, A. Fenech 1, M. Azzopardi 2, M. Rossi, E. Mallia 1.

Refs: Attilo Paoletti, Massimo Angileri.