Former Rainbow Wahine women’s volleyball standout Amber Igiede has been named to the U.S. Women’s National Team roster for the opening week of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL), marking her debut in the international tournament.

USA Volleyball announced the 14-player roster on May 30. During her time at UH, Igiede was a two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America third-team selection and four-time All-Big West first-team honoree.

The team will compete June 4–8 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament features 18 of the world’s top national teams competing over three weeks, with the top eight advancing to the finals in Poland in July.

Igiede, who played for League One Volleyball Houston in the league’s inaugural season, also helped the U.S. earn silver at the 2024 North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation Pan American Cup in Mexico. She previously represented the U.S. on the Women’s Collegiate National Team in 2022.

Read more at Hawaiiathletics.com.

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field | 6/3/2025 2:45:00 PM

The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2025 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference awards on Tuesday, June 3. The awards are voted on by the league’s head coaches. Current and former NCAA Outdoor Champions Penelope Greene of SUNY Geneseo and Rebecca Heuler of SUNY Brockport highlighted the individual award winners.
 
Greene was named the Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Year after winning 2025 NCAA Championships in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter events in dominant fashion from the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH from May 22-24. Greene began the meet by winning the 10,000-meters by 33 seconds in a time of 33:46.70. She then rolled to a nearly 15 second win in the 5,000-meters, crossing the finish line in a time of 16:01.55. She ran the sixth-fastest 5,000-meter time in NCAA history. Greene did lose an individual race against Division III competition during the spring, as she took the 5,000- and 10,000-meter title at the E8 Championships and won the 1,500-meters at the All-Atlantic Region Championships. Greene also set all-time Empire 8 records in the 1,500- (4:22.23), 5,000- (16:01.55) and 10,000-meters (33:42.16).
 
Heuler, the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Champion in the javelin throw was named the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Heuler earned 2025 First Team All-American honors in the javelin, placing sixth overall at the NCAA Championships with a toss of 40.78 meters. She also won the javelin at the 2025 E8 Championships and qualified for nationals with a season-best throw of 41.23 meters at the Brockport Multi-Outdoor meet in April.
 
Alexa Belanger of Houghton University was named the 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Rookie of the Year. Belanger, who was also named the 2024-25 E8 Indoor Rookie of the Year, earned NCAA First Team All-American honors for the Highlanders, finishing eighth in the high jump at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She cleared a season-best 1.71 meters in the high jump to win E8 Championship and qualify for the NCAA Championships. Belanger was also the runner-up in the event at the All-Atlantic Region Championships. Belanger is Houghton’s third E8 Outdoor Track and Field Rookie of the Year 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 dominant fashion and placed seventh at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Overall, Geneseo had 21 different student-athletes earn All-Conference honors, while Greene was national champion in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter events 400-meter dash, Greene, Gabriella McCarthy (10,000-meters) and Ann Brennan (3,000-meter steeplechase) earned First Team All-American honors. The Knights, who had 16 different student-athletes combine to earn 24 USTFCCCA All-Region accolades, shattered six E8 Outdoor Track and Field Championship records and 11 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 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Sportswoman 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 sportswomen.
 
2025 Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners
 
Track Athlete of the Year: Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo
Field Athlete of the Year: Rebecca Heuler, Sr., SUNY Brockport
Rookie of the Year: Alexa Belanger, Fr., Houghton
Coaching Staff of the Year: SUNY Geneseo, led by head coach Chris Popovici
 
Empire 8 Sportswoman of the Year
Brianna Dorr, So., Alfred (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)
Monica Cammarota, Fr., SUNY Brockport (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna)
Janelle Eckl, Sr., SUNY Geneseo (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Mendon)
Julia Weinschreider, Fr., Hartwick (Williamson, NY/Williamson)
Victoria Brewster, So., Houghton (Montour Falls, NY/Odessa-Montour)
Kelsey Fahy, So., Nazareth (Victor, NY/Victor)
Mercedez Cecelia-Storey, So., Russell Sage (Pine Hill, NY/Onteora)
Makenna Manson, Fr., St. John Fisher (Fort Covington, NY/Salmon River)
Riley King, So., Utica (Oswego, NY/Oswego)
 

2025 Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship All-Conference Selections

 
100-Meter Dash
First Team: Victoria Brewster, So., Houghton – :11.99
Second Team: Abigail Dorunda, Fr., St. John Fisher – :12.47
Third Team: Alaina Morley, Jr., Nazareth – :12.52
 
100-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – :14.51
Second Team: Ciarra Franz, Sr., St. John Fisher – :14.90
Third Team: Samantha Luba, Jr., Nazareth – :15.09
 
200-Meter Dash
First Team: Marissa Wise, Sr., SUNY Brockport – :24.84
Second Team: Brynn Mooney, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :25.03
Third Team: Victoria Brewster, So., Houghton – :25.32
 
400-Meter Dash
First Team: Brynn Mooney, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :55.21
Second Team: Marissa Wise, Sr., SUNY Brockport – :57.85
Third Team: Nicole Gretzinger, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :58.42
 
400-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Alexis Rodriguez, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 1:02.84
Second Team: Ava Bagley, So., SUNY Geneseo – 1:04.64
Third Team: Elaina Flaitz, So., SUNY Geneseo – 1:05.62
 
800-Meter Run
First Team: Janelle Eckl, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 2:12.27
Second Team: Dakota Limbert, Fr.., SUNY Geneseo – 2:15.80
Third Team: Caitlin Voloshen, Jr., St. John Fisher – 2:16.63
 
1,500-Meter Run
First Team: Sierra Doody, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 4:39.29
Second Team: Mia Vizcaino, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 4:40.72
Third Team: Kaitlyn Grossman, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 4:44.28
 
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
First Team: Ann Brennan, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 10:52.11
Second Team: Jillian O’Rourke, So., SUNY Geneseo – 11:17.75
Third Team: Isabel Marzec, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 11:20.89
 
5,000-Meter Run
First Team: Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 16:39.34
Second Team: Lilly Fowler-Conner, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 16:48.44
Third Team: Gabby McCarthy, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 17:30.24
 
10,000-Meter Run
First Team: Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 38:13.69
Second Team: Gabby McCarthy, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 38:34.41
Third Team: Marlo Townsend, So., Utica – 39:31.75
 
4 x 100-Meter Relay
First Team: Sam Pynn, Sr., Brynn Mooney, Jr., Jillian Ambler, So., Kayla Huba, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :47.38
Second Team: Alexis Rodriguez, Jr., Marissa Wise, Sr., Lily Rexford, Jr., Courtney Bostic, Jr., SUNY Brockport – :49.04
Third Team: Alexis Lasher, Jr., Alaina Morley, Jr., Jasmine Kendrick, So., Jordan Wagner, So., Nazareth – :49.05
 
4 x 400-Meter Relay
First Team: Janelle Eckl, Sr., Nicole Gretzinger, Jr., Ava Bagley, So., Brynn Mooney, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 3:55.50
Second Team: Abigail Dorunda, Fr., Sophia Leach, So., Emma Wright, Sr., Gracie Wright, Sr., St. John Fisher – 4:01.82
Third Team: Alexis Rodriguez, Jr., Monica Cammarota, Fr., Courtney Bostic, Jr., Marissa Wise, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 4:02.58
 
4 x 800-Meter Relay
First Team: Mia Vizcaino, Sr., Ethne Degan, Fr., Jaylah Cossin, Gr., Vanessa Ramos, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 9:23.28
Second Team: Maggie Bacon, So., Grace Caterina, Fr., Olivia Grinnell, Jr., Brianne Hurlbut, Fr., St. John Fisher– 9:32.33
Third Team: Ella Impaglia, Jr., Abigail Bowman, Fr., Ava Baker, So., Kelsey Fahy, So., Nazareth – 9:37.99
 
Pole Vault
First Team: Kiara Tornusciolo, Jr., Nazareth – 3.60 meters
Second Team: Isabel Morse, Jr., Nazareth – 3.50 meters
Third Team: Nicole Gretzinger, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 3.35 meters
Third Team: Kathryn Hillyard, Fr., St. John Fisher – 3.35 meters
 
High Jump
First Team: Alexa Belanger, Fr., Houghton – 1.71 meters
Second Team: Hannah Allison, So., Utica – 1.60 meters
Third Team: Kathryn Hillyard, Fr., St. John Fisher – 1.60 meters
 
Long Jump
First Team: Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – 5.90 meters
Second Team: Veronica Duell, Sr., St. John Fisher – 5.68 meters
Third Team: Sasha Schramm, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 5.63 meters
 
Triple Jump
First Team: Katie Jacques, Sr., Nazareth – 11.40 meters
Second Team: Nora Devitt, Sr., Utica – 11.02 meters
Third Team: Sydney LaSalle, Jr., Nazareth – 10.90 meters
 
Shot Put
First Team: Payton Mehalick, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 12.85 meters
Second Team: Zoe Connor, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 12.77 meters
Third Team: Erin McGuiness, Jr., St. John Fisher – 12.45 meters
 
Discus Throw
First Team: Skyler Klimow, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 38.58 meters
Second Team: Erin McGuiness, Jr., St. John Fisher – 35.53 meters
Third Team: Ella Manelis, Fr., SUNY Geneseo – 34.92 meters
 
Hammer Throw
First Team: Zoe Connor, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 51.48 meters
Second Team: Lea Richard, Gr., Nazareth – 50.48 meters
Third Team: Lainey Porter, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 47.87 meters
 
Javelin Throw
First Team: Rebecca Heuler, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 39.12 meters
Second Team: Skyler Klimow, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 37.51 meters
Third Team: Sierra Myers, Fr., St. John Fisher – 36.87 meters
 
Heptathlon
First Team: Stefania Grimaldi, So., Utica – 3,868 points
Second Team: Lauren Bendall, Gr., Nazareth – 3,810 points
Third Team: Victoria Rogoyski, Fr., St. John Fisher – 3,440 points
 
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
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The season opens with an exhibition at Western Michigan on August 21. The first three weeks of the regular season will see the Mastodons on the road, visiting Butler, Eastern Michigan and Missouri State. At Butler (Aug. 29-30), the ‘Dons will play Middle Tennessee, the host Bulldogs, and Evansville. At Eastern Michigan (Sept. 4-5), Purdue Fort Wayne will square off against Valparaiso, EMU and Niagara. The ‘Dons’ trip to Missouri State will not be a tournament, but will have two matches against the Bears just outside of senior Jena Medearis’ hometown.

The Mastodons will host their annual Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational on September 19-20, when Mercyhurst, Bellarmine and Toledo come to the Arnie Ball Court.

Horizon League play features nine matches at home and nine away, alternating home and road sites. The ‘Dons will host Robert Morris (Sept. 26-27), Green Bay (Oct. 3-4), Cleveland State (Oct. 17-18), IU Indy (Oct. 28) and Wright State (Nov. 7-8). Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road for matches at IU Indy (Sept. 30), Oakland (Oct. 10), Northern Kentucky (Oct. 24-25), Milwaukee (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) and Youngstown State (Nov. 13-14).

The top six teams in the final standings will earn a berth to the Horizon League Championship (Nov. 21-23). The ‘Dons earned the No. 5 seed last season.

 

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Over 250 NCAA member institutions sponsor Division I track and field teams, and each year, these teams hope to compete in the championship meet. With over 20 events for both men and women, the championship meet will cap off an exciting outdoor season. 

LIVE UPDATES: Click or tap here to follow along for live updates from the first round through the championship

The final site championships are from June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon.

Here’s all you need to know about the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships.

Where are the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships?

The 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. It will be the 16th time the outdoor championships have been held in Oregon.

You can purchase tickets to the 2025 championships here.

When are the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships?

The 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships are from Wednesday, June 11 through Saturday, June 14. Both the men’s and women’s championships are held simultaneously.

MORE: Here’s how the outdoor track and field championships work

What is the schedule of events?

The NCAA has announced the 2025 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships schedule of events. Times are subject to change.

Click or tap here for the schedule of events in pdf form

How to watch the 2025 NCAA DI outdoor track and field championships

The 2025 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships will air on the ESPN family of networks.

* All broadcast times and networks are subject to change.

Click or tap here for the latest updates to broadcast information including how to watch combined events.

 When is the championship field selected?

The 2025 DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field final site selections will be announced on Tuesday, June 3.

First round selections

Qualifying performances for the 2025 first rounds can begin March 1. The qualifying window closes for every meet that isn’t a conference championship on Sunday, May 18. The qualifying window closes for conference championship meets on Monday, May 19.

Athletes accepted into the first rounds will be announced on Thursday, May 22.

Selections for the first round were May 22. Click or tap here to view the selections.

Championship selections

Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) accepted into the championship meet will be announced on Thursday, May 22.

The top 12 competitors from each individual event and the top 12 teams from each relay event advance from each first round. The list of qualifiers from each event contested in the first rounds will be announced by 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 1. The final list of the championship competition participants will be announced by 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 3.

Click or tap here to view the selections

How are championship participants selected?

The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee will select and announce the participants for the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

The top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the first-round competitions for each individual event. The top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the first-round competitions for each relay event.

Combined events do not attend the first round. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the Championships. 

There are two first rounds, one for the east region and one for the west region. The qualifiers out of these two regions will compete in the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

: Here are the DI track and field teams with most NCAA championships

When are the 2025 NCAA first rounds?

The NCAA first rounds run Wednesday, May 28, through Saturday, May 31. Both the DI men’s and women’s first rounds are held simultaneously.

Click or tap here to recap first round action

Where are the 2025 NCAA first rounds?

The meets will be held in two locations for the east and west regions. The NCAA East first round will be located in Jacksonville, Florida, with North Florida serving as the host school. The NCAA West first round will be located in College Station, Texas, with Texas A&M serving as the host school.

: Here are the future dates and sites for DI outdoor track and field through 2026

What is the schedule of events for the first rounds?

You can find the schedule of events for the 2025 NCAA East and West first rounds below:

• East: May 28-31
• West: May 28-31

What are the current outdoor track and field rankings?

Click or tap here to view the latest men’s track and field USTFCCCA rankings. Click or tap here to view the latest women’s track and field USTFCCA rankings. Both will be updated throughout the season.

Who are the past outdoor track and field team champions?

Here are the previous winners of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. The women’s championship began in the 1982 season while the men’s championship began in the 1921 season.

DI women’s track and field championship history

#Participation in the championships vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions
History of scoring in championships—1982-84 (15-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1); 1985-present (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1).

DI men’s track and field championship history

* Unofficial championship
& Participation in the championships vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

BRAINTREE — “The story is not over,” Braintree junior Jack Goddeeris said.

But Goddeeris and The Wamps’ (16-6) 2025 season ended on Monday night after suffering a heartbreaking 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 27-25) loss to No. 9 Acton-Boxborough in the Round of 16 of the D-I state tournament.

The final score doesn’t give justice to the fight the Wamps displayed all game and all season long. No matter how many points they would go down, they would fight right back into it.

“They are cohesive and adaptable. Adaptability was their superpower,” Braintree coach Roberta Stannard said. “All these guys know the full game, so I can’t ask for more than that. I’ve got a whole arsenal sitting here.”

Braintree scored at least 20 points in each set, highlighting the gritty playstyle that led the Wamps to their second consecutive league title in 2025 and the No. 8 spot in the D-I state tournament.

“I’m proud of what they did; they should be proud of what they did,” Stannard said. “Their season was amazing, probably the best in school history.”

After winning the first set 25-20, the Wamps found themselves trading blows with the Revolution (13-6) throughout the following three sets, each of which came down to just two points.

When the fourth set rolled around, with Acton-Boxborough leading 2-1, the energy inside the gymnasium started to pick up. Braintree was playing desperately to avoid the loss, and the fans and bench both knew it.

“The energy on the bench is like the seventh player,” Stannard said. “We have a couple incredibly enthusiastic guys, and they were the ones that would put us over the top. They were the ones in the huddles saying ‘keep going, keep going, keep going.’”

For Goddeeris, hearing the noise motivated him and his squad to play harder. They dove for loose balls, putting their bodies on the line.

Every time Goddeeris or senior Justin Liu would spike down a thunderous kill from their outside hitter spots, the crowd would respond in fashion. Every time the sole sophomore on the team, Allan Ho, would dive for a dig, the bench would jump up and shout its approval.

“That energy just compounds,” Goddeeris said. “You hear the fans, you hear your teammates, the coach, and it all kind of builds together. Even if you lose the point, it almost feels like a victory because you’ve succeeded in some way.”

Yet, when the ball hit the hardwood for the final time, signifying an Acton-Boxborough victory, the crowd fell silent. Only to be broken up a few seconds later by the cheers of the Revolution squad as they celebrated clinching their way to the quarterfinals.

“It was a blast,” Goddeeris said. “I haven’t had that kind of experience with volleyball in a long time, and I’m really disappointed that we couldn’t pick up a win for all the guys in the crowd.”

With nine seniors on the squad, Goddeeris knows that this team won’t look the same come next season.

The junior is already starting to think long-term, planning his revenge for the 2026 season. Goddeeris wants to return to this spot next year and change how it will end for the Braintree volleyball team.

“Im super proud of all these boys,” Goddeeris said. “I’m super happy that we made it this far, and the story is not over. We still got more stuff to do.”

SANTA CLARA, Calif.- The Santa Clara University women’s beach volleyball team reached the West Coast Conference Championship final for the first time in program history, finishing off their 2025 season with a historic end. They secured a second-place conference finish, the highest in their program history. 

The tone for the team’s final stretch was established by the season’s last home game. The Broncos defeated San José State University in an exciting 3-2 victory on April 9. In addition, the game was a celebration of the two seniors, honoring student manager Annamarie Van Buiten ’25 and graduate student Holland Jackson ’25. 

Jackson, paired with Noelle Niederman ’27 at the No.1 doubles spot, had a key role in the Senior Day bout. After losing the opening set 17-21, the pair fought back to win the next two sets 21-19 and 15-11, giving the Broncos an early advantage.

At the No. 4 spot, Ava Stoddard ’28 and Callie Loughran ’28 defeated Sabrina Moore and Anna Salmon of San Jose State in straight sets, 21-15 and 21-18.

At the No. 3 seed, for a winner-takes-all matchup, Ciara Cantlen ’28 and Alexandra Urbina ’27 mounted clutch performances to help the Broncos win the duel. They lost the opening set 22-24 but quickly recovered to win the following two 21-15 and 15-6.

After the thrilling home victory, the Broncos had to contend with other West Coast teams in the competitive Stanford Invite. They defeated the University of California, Davis 3-2 to start the weekend on a high note, but then unfortunately lost to Stanford University, University of Washington and University of California, Berkeley. Nevertheless, heading into the WCC Championship tournament, the Broncos were still ahead of the competition.

On April 24, they defeated the University of San Francisco 5-0 to start the tournament. Later that day, they lost to Loyola Marymount University, a difficult opponent. The Broncos battled back on April 25 and put together three massive wins: a thrilling 3-2 victory over Pepperdine University, a 3-1 victory over Saint Mary’s College of California and a second sweep of USF.

For the first time in program history, the Broncos reached the WCC title match—a rematch against LMU. No. 3 seed Ciara Cantlen and Alexandra Urbina dropped their match in straight sets, 21-11 and 21-13. At No.4, Kawena Chillingworth ’28 and Teagan Wilson ’28 fell short  21-7, 21-10, while Callie Loughran ’28 and Ava Stoddard ’28 battled, but ultimately lost 21-13, 21-19 at the No. 5 seed. Despite the team’s loss to LMU in the championship game, the Broncos’ performance won them a well-deserved second-place finish. 

Looking forward, Bronco Beach volleyball focuses on continuing to grow and develop its young roster to build on this season’s success.