NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field placed 12th for the USTFCCCA Damon Martin Program of the Year Award which is handed out to the top program in all of NCAA Division II. They finished the year with 95 points based on their finishes at the NCAA DII Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. 

The Owls ranked 12th among all Division II school, qualifying for the award by reaching each of three National Championships for the 2024-2025 season. They placed 33rd at the 2024 NCAA DII Cross Country National Championships, 30th at the 2025 Indoor National Championships, and 27th at the 2025 Outdoor National Championships. Cameron Belton was the standout, earning All-American honors for both the Indoor and Outdoor Championships after finishing third and second in the Shot Put, recording personal bests both times. SCSU was the only DII school in the entire northeast to place for the award, with the 11 teams preceding them coming from Colorado (3), California (1), North Carolina (1), Kansas (2), Michigan (1), Montana (1), Illinois (1), and Texas (1). 

To read more and view the full standings, click here. 

Once again Eastview made quick work of its opponent.

This time, the Lightning cruised past Hopkins 25-17, 25-12, 25-19 in a state boys’ volleyball quarterfinal Tuesday.

Jay Thammavongsa had 15 kills, and Brice Dehnel 27 assists for the second-seeded Lightning (28-3), who hae won via sweep in 25 of their 31 matches this season.

“We get pushed a lot in practice. Our bench is constantly making us get better, making us work harder. That prepares us for all our opponents, but also the tougher ones where we have to think more and adjust more … and make the game easier on ourselves,” said Colin Nathan, a middle blocker and opposite hitter.

No. 2 Eastview will face No. 3 Rogers in a Wednesday semifinal. The Royals needed five sets to take down sixth-seeded St. Paul Central.

Hopkins (17-9) is the No. 7 seed, but Eastview coach Ryan Dehnel would not let his team overlook the Royals, especially after the Lightning watched large parts of the Rogers win.

“We knew coming in that if we could execute, we had a great chance to win. But we also knew that if we fell asleep at all, they were good enough and passionate enough that they were going to stick it to us,” Dehnel said. “We’ve got to stay steady and execute no matter what.”

Eastview had a 16-3 run in the second set when Hopkins was forced into some lineup changes due to a senior captain getting with a bloody nose.

The Lightning finished the match with a .395 attack percentage.

“The whole season it’s been that we have to execute. It doesn’t matter who we play. … We have to make sure we play our game,” said outside hitter Owen Kunisaki.

Hopkins stayed within two points for most of the third set.

“We’ve got a lot of resolve,” said Royals outside hitter Joseph Rinaldi. “We’ve had a lot of games where we started down and slowly caught back up. I think we were kind of waiting for that to happen, but it just didn’t.”

Gannon University women’s lacrosse head coach Jenny Pawlowski has been elected to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Board of Directors. Her term as a Division II Representative will officially begin on July 1, 2025.

Pawlowski, who has been leading the Golden Knights since 2020, was elected through a special vote to serve a two-year term on the IWLCA Board of Directors. She was appointed to the Board in August 2024 to fill an unexpected vacancy and has served in that role for the past year. With her formal election, she will continue her service on the Board through 2027.

Under Pawlowski’s leadership, the Gannon women’s lacrosse program has shown significant growth and success. She has guided seven Golden Knights to All-PSAC honors, including Makenna Woodworth, Macy Hepditch (Waterloo, Ontario/Resurrection Catholic), Caroline Stevens (Syracuse, N.Y./Liverpool), Brooke Hepditch, Haleigh Manning (Milton, Ga./Cambridge), and Alexandra Kehrig (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport), all of whom received second team recognition. In 2025, junior midfielder Charlie Hunter (Boston, N.Y./Hamburg) became Pawlowski’s first player to be selected for the All-PSAC West first team.

As a key member of the Gannon athletics community over the past five years, Pawlowski brings valuable coaching and administrative experience to the IWLCA Board, helping to shape the future of collegiate women’s lacrosse at all levels.

“I am looking forward to continuing to serve on the IWLCA Board of Directors for Division II,” Pawlowski said. “I hope to promote and support the sport of women’s lacrosse for our division and for the college athletics landscape as a whole.”

IWLCA President Kelly Gallagher announced Pawlowski’s election as part of the 2025 Board of Directors election results. The IWLCA Board includes representatives from all three NCAA divisions and the NAIA, as well as leadership focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Pawlowski will continue her work with the Board while leading the Golden Knights into the 2025-26 season.

2025-26 IWLCA Board of Directors (terms begin July 1)

Kelly Gallagher – University of Tampa – IWLCA President

Gabby Capuzzi Solomon – United States Naval Academy – IWLCA Vice-President

Liz Beville – Le Moyne College – IWLCA Secretary

Kelsey Howard – Colby College – IWLCA Treasurer

Division I Representatives

Amanda Belichick – College of the Holy Cross

Jill Batcheller – Villanova University

Bill Olin – Clemson University

Division II Representatives

Megan Smith – Lee University

Shannon McHale – Colorado Mesa University

Jenny Pawlowski – Gannon University

Division III Representatives

Nora Fallon-Oben – Hartwick College

Alice Lee – Williams College

Kate Livesay – Middlebury College

NAIA Representative

Katelyn Sherman – Ave Maria University

DEI Representatives

Ashley Holdridge – SUNY Buffalo

Taylor Paige – Virginia Tech

 

 

 

 

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 11/13 Texas track and field are set to send 19 student-athletes to the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships at Hayward Field hosted by the University of Oregon from June 11-14.

The No. 13 women will send 10 women to Eugene, while the No. 11 men have nine.

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Broadcast: Wednesday, Thursday – ESPN | Friday, Saturday – ESPN2 (all field events will be streamed on ESPN+)

Women’s Entries:

4×100 Relay – Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis, Ramaiah Elliott (Nita Koom-Dadzie, alternate) |

• The Longhorns posted a season best time of 42.85 at the NCAA West First Round to advance to its 14^th-straight NCAA appearance. Texas has advanced to the finals each season since 2019, having won back-to-back seasons from 2022-23.

200m – Kenondra Davis, Holly Okuku

• Kenondra Davis posted the fifth-fastest time (22.58) out of the West First Round and finished fourth at the SEC Championships at 22.68. It’s the second-straight season she’s reached the NCAA Championships in the 200m and finished 17^th last year.
• The freshman, Holly Okuku, also reached her first NCAA Championships in an individual event finishing 10^th in the quarterfinals with a time of 22.85.

100mH – Akala Garrett

• Sophomore Akala Garrett is the lone female Longhorn to compete in two individual events – the first, the 100mH. She still holds the third-fastest time in the NCAA (12.75) from the 97^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

400mH – Akala Garrett, Mackenzie Collins  

• Texas is one of three schools that have two athletes in the 400mH semis. It also marks the second-straight season Texas has sent a freshman to the NCAA Championships in the event after Garrett reached last year’s finals.

Long Jump – Aaliyah Foster

• Sophomore Aaliyah Foster has now reached the NCAA Championships all four times in her collegiate career in long jump. She finished 13^th at last year’s outdoor championships with a jump of 6.25m (20-6.25).

Shot Put – Chrystal Herpin, Nina Ndubuisi

• Nina Ndubuisi has also reached all four NCAA Championships in her young career in shot put. She was eighth at last year’s Championships and was fifth in this season’s indoor championships.
• Chrystal Herpin will compete in her second-straight outdoor championship. She was 13^th last year.

Men’s Entries:

4×100 Relay – Kendrick Smallwood, John Rutledge, Almond Small, Xavier Butler

• The 4×100 relay broke the Texas program record at the NCAA West First Round with a time of 38.57. It’s the ninth-fastest time in the NCAA this season. It’s the fifth-straight season reaching the NCAA Championships.

4×400 Relay – Kody Blackwood, Logan Popelka, Chris Brinkley, John Rutledge

• Longhorns make it four-straight years at the NCAA meet in the 4×400.

200m – Xavier Butler

• Ranks ninth in the country with a time of 20.02 – the new Texas program record time he set at the NCAA West First Round.

110mH – Kendrick Smallwood

• Kendrick has led the country with the fastest time in the 110mH since the Texas Relays with a time of 13.07w. He’s broken his own program record four times this season.

400mH – Kody Blackwood

• Kody ranks as the third-fastest to ever run the 400mH in Texas history with his time of 48.78. Only three others have ran faster than him this season.

High Jump – Osawese Agbonkonkon

• Osawese returns to Hayward Field for the first time since transferring from Oregon to compete at his first NCAA Championships. He’s the first Longhorn to make the meet since Sam Hurley in 2023.

Triple Jump – Kelsey Daniel

• After winning the NCAA indoor long jump title, Kelsey Daniel returns to the NCAA Outdoor meet in the triple jump as the No. 6 performer in UT history.

Kalamazoo College announced the hiring of Andi Phelps as its new head volleyball coach on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Phelps, who joined the Hornets as an assistant coach in January, was selected to lead the program following a national search.

“After a thorough search process, I’m thrilled to announce the promotion of Andi Phelps to head volleyball coach,” said Jamie Zorbo, Director of Athletics. “In a short time, Andi has earned the respect of our student-athletes and staff through her work ethic, volleyball knowledge and natural leadership. Along with a very impressive volleyball pedigree, she brings a clear vision for what it takes to build a successful program and a deep passion for Kalamazoo College. I’m excited to support her in this next step and confident she will do an outstanding job leading and elevating our volleyball program for years to come.”

A standout at Western Michigan University, Phelps enjoyed a highly successful five-year collegiate career, starting as an outside hitter before transitioning to libero. She was named an Honorable Mention All-American by VolleyballMag.com, earned MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors twice, and was a two-time All-MAC First Team selection. She helped lead the Broncos to a MAC regular season title in 2023 and back-to-back conference tournament championships in 2023 and 2024. In 2024, she was named to the AVCA North All-Region First Team and became just the fourth player in WMU history to surpass 2,000 career digs.

Off the court, Phelps was a four-time Academic All-MAC honoree and a three-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection.

In addition to her collegiate playing career and assistant coaching role at Kalamazoo, Phelps has coached the 14U state team at Dead Frog Volleyball Club, the Kalamazoo Cougars Homeschool team, and served as an instructor at several WMU volleyball camps.

“I’m incredibly excited and honored to step into the role of head coach for the Kalamazoo College volleyball program,” Phelps said. “It’s a privilege to lead a group of student-athletes who are passionate and committed to growing both on and off the court. My goal is to foster an environment where our players feel supported, challenged, and empowered in their development as athletes and as individuals. I can’t wait to get started and see what we can accomplish together.”

A native of Schoolcraft, Michigan, Phelps finished her high school career as the program’s all-time leader in both kills and digs. She was a three-time First Team All-State selection, a four-time First Team All-Region and All-Conference honoree, and was named runner-up for Michigan’s Miss Volleyball award in 2019.

Phelps holds a bachelor’s degree in sport management from Western Michigan University with a minor in American Sign Language.

 

The 2025 NCAA Track and Field National Championships are arriving quickly and the fields are set. Two groups of athletes will be competing in both track and field events, the Heptathletes and Decathletes. 

See who the top competitors in each event are, ranked based on their best performance of the season. With no Leo Neugebauer in the men’s field, a new champion will be crowned, looking to break his record of total points scored. 

Women’s Heptathlon

1. Sofia Iakushina – Texas A&M – 6260 pts
2. Pippi Lotta Enok – Oklahoma – 6258 pts
3. Jadin O’Brien – Notre Dame – 6231 pts
4. Annika Williams – Oregon – 5914 pts
5. Lucie Kienast – Illinois – 5851 pts
6. Sydney Johnson – UCLA – 5820 pts
7. Sofia Cosculluela – Washington – 5817 pts
8. Izzy Goudros – Harvard – 5807 pts
9. Alaina Brady – Notre Dame – 5751 pts
10. Melissa Wullschleger – Illinois – 5749 pts

Men’s Decathlon

1. Till Steinforth – Nebraska – 8265 pts
2. Peyton Bair – Mississippi State – 8111 pts
3. Brad Thomas – UC Santa Barbara – 8108 pts
4. Jaden Roskelley – BYU – 8000 pts
5. Paul Kallenberg – Louisville – 7944 pts
6. Marcus Weaver – Arkansas – 7940 pts
7. Ryan Gregory – Long Beach State – 7898 pts
8. Abraham Vogelsang – Iowa – 7874 pts
9. Ben Barton – BYU – 7865 pts
10. Maxwell Forte – Duke – 7853 pts

About Hayward Field

Hayward Field, which was built in 1919, is no stranger to top-tier track and field events, including the Diamond League and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

The venue is named after Bill Hayward, who ran the University of Oregon track and field program from 1904 to 1947. Though it originally was intended for Ducks football, many additions and renovations over the century have helped it become a premier destination.

In September 2023, the venue became the first facility outside of Zurich or Brussels to host the two-day season-ending Wanda Diamond League Final, where the year’s 32 overall champions were crowned.

What Schools Won The Team Titles At The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s And Women’s Outdoor Track And Field Championships?

The Arkansas women took home the outdoor team title in 2024, sweeping the indoor and outdoor championships for the 2023-2024 season.

Florida, led by legendary head coach Mike Holloway, secured the men’s title in 2024, giving the Gators three consecutive outdoor men’s titles. Florida became the first team to three-peat since Texas A&M (2009-2011).

What Schools Have Won The Most Titles At The NCAA Division I Outdoor Track And Field Championships?

The NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships first was held in 1921. 

USC owns the most men’s titles with 25, while Arkansas is the only other program with 10 or more (10).

The NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships first was held in 1982. 

LSU has won the most women’s titles with 14. The next-closest is Texas with five.

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