EUGENE, Ore. – Kent State’s Alexandre Malanda placed 12th in the men’s triple jump and Shelby Grover sits 18th in the women’s heptathlon following Friday’s competition at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Malanda soared 51′-5.75″ on his third attempt of the evening, which temporarily put him ninth in the standings. Three additional competitors moved ahead of him though, and he was not among the nine who advanced to the finals. With his 12th-place finish, Malanda earns Second Team All-America honors.

Grover totaled 3,366 points during the first day of heptathlon action, just 19 points out of a top-16 finish needed to achieve All-American status. She started Friday strong with a time of 13.90 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and then cleared 5′-4.25″ in the high jump. After a personal-best throw of 43′-7″in the shot put, Grover closed the night with a time of 25.34 seconds in the 200-meter dash.

Heptathlon action resumes on Saturday with the long jump at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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Handing off a state championship streak from one class to the next is not as easy as a simple pass of a baton.

The 2024-25 Hawaii high school athletic calendar year saw some meaningful state streaks fall across the fall, winter and spring seasons, while others were successfully defended.

The longest active streaks spanning all sports belong to Punahou tennis — it has captured 21 straight on the girls side and four straight on the boys.

But Punahou saw one of the longest streaks in the state come to an end, as well; Buffanblu girls cross country had its 11-title run dating back to 2012 snapped at the hands of Radford.

Other notable runs to end were Iolani girls basketball (five), Kahuku football (three) and Saint Louis boys basketball (three). Pearl City ended five-year runs for Moanalua in both boys and girls judo.

There were also breakthroughs.

Kauai High won the first state air riflery title for any KIF team, boys or girls, when its boys broke through in the fall. Kamehameha-Maui claimed its first state football championship at the Division II level after a runner-up finish in 2023.

Seabury Hall claimed its first boys basketball championship at the Division II level. The Moanalua boys and Konawaena girls recorded the first track and field championships in program history on Hawaii Island. Hawaii Prep girls cross country raised its first banner in D-II.

Campbell won the inaugural girls flag football championship and Radford boys volleyball broke through in Division II.

At the other end of the spectrum, Punahou’s dynastic swimming and diving programs recorded their 57^th total state girls title and 50^th boys. Its boys tennis team has won 52 titles and its girls 49.

There were also special milestones as Kamehameha girls volleyball won its 25^th championship and Punahou boys volleyball its 40^th.

Here are the reigning champions in each team sport, by season, with that program’s active state title streak and total titles in parentheses. Note: Individual champions from sports that feature them are not included here.

FALL SPORTS

Air Riflery

Boys — Kauai (1x, 1 title)

Girls — Pearl City (3x, 5 titles)

Bowling

Boys — Pearl City (1x, 14 titles)

Girls — Pearl City (2x, 15 titles)

Cheerleading

All Girl Division — Iolani (1x, 2 titles)

Coed Division — Radford (2x, 14 titles)

Cross Country

Boys Division I — Iolani (3x, 8 titles)

Boys Division II — Hawaii Baptist (1x, 6 titles)

Girls Division I — Radford (1x, 5 titles)

Girls Division II — Hawaii Prep (1x, 1 title)

Football

Open Division — Saint Louis (1x, 8 titles)

Division I — Kapaa (1x, 2 titles)

Division II — Kamehameha-Maui (1x, 1 title)

Girls Volleyball

Division I — Kamehameha (2x, 25 titles)

Division II — Hawaii Baptist (1x, 5 titles)

WINTER SPORTS

Basketball

Division I boys — Punahou (1x, 12 titles)

Division II boys — Seabury Hall (1x, 1 title)

Division I girls — Kamehameha (1x, 10 titles)

Division II girls — Hanalani (1x, 2 titles)

Canoe paddling

Boys — Kamehameha (1x, 8 titles)

Girls — Kamehameha (1x, 11 titles)

Mixed — Kamehameha (2x, 6 titles)

Soccer

Division I boys — Iolani (1x, 11 titles)

Division II boys — Kamehameha-Hawaii (1x, 4 titles)

Division I girls — Punahou (3x, 14 titles)

Division II girls — Kamehameha-Hawaii (1x, 2 titles)

Swimming & Diving

Boys — Punahou (1x, 50 titles)

Girls — Punahou (9x, 57 titles)

Wrestling

Boys — Kamehameha (2x, 9 titles)

Girls — Moanalua (4x, 7 titles)

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball

Division I — Saint Louis (1x, 3 titles)

Division II — Damien (1x, 4 titles)

Girls Flag Football

All Divisions — Campbell (1x, 1 title)

Golf

Boys — Punahou (1x, 12 titles)

Girls — Punahou (2x, 14 titles)

Judo

Boys — Pearl City (1x, 6 titles)

Girls — Pearl City (1x, 7 titles)

Softball

Division I — Mililani (2x, 5 titles)

Division II — Kapaa (2x, 3 titles)

Tennis

Boys — Punahou (4x, 52 titles)

Girls — Punahou (21x, 49 titles)

Track & Field

Boys — Moanalua (1x, 1 title)

Girls — Konawaena (1x, 1 title)

Boys volleyball

Division I — Punahou (1x, 40 titles)

Division II — Radford (1x, 1 title)

Water polo

Girls — Punahou (1x, 16 titles)

STREAKS SNAPPED

Punahou Division I girls cross country, 11x

Iolani Division I girls basketball, 5x

Moanalua boys judo, 5x

Moanalua girls judo, 5x

Punahou girls track & field, 5x

Kahuku Open Division football, 3x

Saint Louis Division I boys basketball, 3x

Pac-Five Division II girls soccer, 3x

Iolani boys swimming & diving, 3x

Kaiser boys air riflery, 2x

Moanalua All Girl Division cheerleading, 2x

Waimea Division II football, 2x

Waiakea boys golf, 2x

Saint Louis boys track & field, 2x

Kamehameha girls water polo, 2x

Brian McInnis covers the state’s sports scene for Spectrum News Hawaii. He can be reached at brian.mcinnis@charter.com.

Strangio is one of the most accomplished distance runners in program history. In cross country, he was the 2023 West Coast Conference Individual Champion, a 2024 Cross Country All-American, and earned All-WCC honors three years in a row — Honorable Mention in 2022 and First Team in 2023 and 2024. He was also named to the All-Region Team in both 2023 and 2024. His dominance earned him individual accolades as the 2023 WCC Runner of the Year, 2024 WCC Co-Runner of the Year, and 2024 DI Cross Country West Region Athlete of the Year.

On the indoor track, Strangio was a two-time NCAA qualifier in the 3,000 meters (2024, 2025) and was named a Second Team All-American in 2025, becoming the first Pilot since 2016 to earn the honor. Strangio holds three school records across the mile (3:55.53), 3000m (7:39.02), and 5000m (13.31.92).  

In outdoor track, Strangio made two NCAA 5,000-meter appearance and now holds the school records in both the 5,000 meters (13:23.28) and 1,500 meters (3:37.93) — both elite marks at the national level. Strangio’s consistent excellence and leadership have left an indelible mark on the Portland program.

Tomorrow, Laura Pellicoro will represent the Pilot women in the 800-meter final, scheduled for Saturday, Jun 14, at 7:14 p.m. (PT) at Hayward Field. She will compete for the national title after advancing with a school-record time of 2:01.07.

The full result of men’s 5,000-meter final is listed below. 

2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships  

Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)  

June 11-14, 2025 

 

Thursday, June 12 

Women’s 800m Semifinal 

1. Michaela Rose, LSU, 1:58.95 Q  

2. Lauren Tolbert, Duke,1:59.39 Q 

3. Makayla Paige, North Carolina,1:59.92 Q 

4. Meghan Hunter, BYU, 1:59.96 Q  

5. Roisin Willis, Stanford, 2:00.33 Q  

6. Smilla Kolbe, North Florida, 2:00.70 q  

7. Laura Pellicoro, Portland, 2:01.07 (2:01.061) q (PR, School Record) 

8. Victoria Bossong, Harvard, 2:01.07 (2:01.063) q 

9. Veronica Hargrave, Indiana, 2:01.54 Q 

 

Friday, June 13 

1. Brian Musau, Oklahoma State, 13:20.59

2. Habtom Samuel, New Mexico, 13:20.89

3. Marco Langon, Villanova, 13:21.17

4. Valentin Soca, CBU, 13:21.76

5. Rocky Hansen, Wake Forest, 13:22.47

6. Matt Strangio, Portland, 13:23.28 (PR, School Record)

7. Ishmael Kipkurui, New Mexico, 13:25.18

8. Fouad Messaouidi, Oklahoma State, 13:25.48

9. Toby Gillen, Ole Miss, 13:26.74

10. David MULLARKEY, Northern Arizona, 13:28.43

11. Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State, 3:30.52

12. Colton Sands, North Carolina, 3:36.26

13. Will Daley, Virginia, 13:36.55

14. Luke Tewalt, Wake Forest, 13:37.47

15. Jacob White, Wyoming, 13:37.82

16. Ernest Cheruiyot, Texas Tech, 13:38.09

17. Drew Bosley Northern Arizona, 13:39.04

18. JoJo Jourdon, Wake Forest, 13:41.00

19. Ethan Strand, North Carolina, 13:42.20

20. Matthew Forrester, Butler, 13:43.85

21. Kidus Misgina, Ole Miss, 13:49.21

22. Hunter Christopher, Youngstown St., 13:49.43

23. Luke Grundvig, BYU, 13:54.70

24. Justin Wachtel, Virginia, 14:11.51

Saturday, June 14 

Women’s 800m Final, 7:14 PM (PT) 

Laura Pellicoro, 2:01.07 

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Friday’s rendition of the NCAA Track and Field National Championships featured the literal title runs for each of the men’s events. Members of the Southeastern Conference flexed their conference’s depth. 

USC and Texas A&M split the week with a tie for 41 overall points while Arkansas claimed third (40), Auburn took fourth (35) and New Mexico rounded out the top five with 31 points.

Another chapter of Hayward Field history is in the books.  

Oklahoma’s Ralford Mullings got the title-claiming day started by winning the Men’s Discus title by nearly three meters over anyone else. His 69.31-meter throw finished well above second-place-finisher Mykolas Alekna’s (California) mark and got an impressive field day for the Sooners started. 

The first track event to name a winner was the Men’s Wheelchair 100m. Illinois’ Evan Correll (14.46 seconds) bested a trio of Arizona Wildcats, spinning his wheels as fast as he could to claim a national title for the Fighting Illini. 

Patrons began to trickle into Hayward Field as the Men’s 4x100m Relay took center stage. Auburn’s men took first with a combined 38.33-second road, besting the USC Trojans (38.46), who were looking for every possible point on a day where they hunted an overall championship. 

Washington’s Nathan Green (3:47.26) took first in the Men’s 1500m for the second time in three years, bringing another track and field title to Mont Lake, Washington. The Huskies boast a stellar track and field program, with athletes like Green showing why. 

The Oklahoma Sooners dominated the Men’s Triple Jump with teammates Brandon Green Jr. (16.81m) and Floyd Whitaker (16.41m) claiming the top two respective spots. 

BYU’s James Corrigan took home the Men’s Steeplechase National Championship with his 8:16.41 time. The Olympian dazzled at Hayward and received a secondary round of applause during his post-run interview by announcing that he and his wife are expecting a child at the end of the year.

Ole Miss junior Arvesta Troupe claimed victory in the Men’s High Jump with a 2.27m leap, the only in the field to do so after several tiebreaking rounds. He took the title over a pair of Texas State Bobcats — Kason O’Riley and Aiden Hayes — who tied for second with a 2.20m mark. 

Auburn’s big day continued as Ja’Kobe Tharp claimed first place in the Men’s 110m Hurdles with his 13.05-second time. Nearly half the field tripped at some point in the race, but Tharp stayed steady to claim victory. 

Jordan Anthony won the Men’s 100m in a flash with his 10.07-second time. The Arkansas Razorback won the SEC-loaded field in the 10 most electric seconds of the day. USC’s Mac Thomas finished just one ten-thousandth of a second ahead of LSU’s Jelani Watkins as the two took second and third respectively. 

Oregon fans in attendance didn’t have much to get rowdy for on the home side on Friday. Not a single Duck took first in any event and Oregon was far from making the overall leaderboard. 

Alabama’s Samuel Ogazi claimed victory in the Men’s 400m dash with a 44.84-second time in a sprint that was never really in question. The Iron-Bowl rivalry of Alabama and Auburn dazzled at Hayward on Friday as the SEC flexed its dominance. 

Texas A&M’s Sam Whitmarsh, who took second in the event last year — dominated the Men’s 800m from the start to win it with a time of 1:45.86. Oregon’s Matthew Erickson took second with a time of 1:46.32. His teammate, Koitatoi Kidali, was wincing off the start, but rallied to return to finish ninth in the event. 

Whitmarsh pointed out the SEC’s presence at the Outdoor National Championships after his win, saying “just look at the field”, one that was full of SEC representatives in nearly every event.  

A pair of Razorbacks placed in the event, bringing the Arkansas men into a tie with USC for first overall with six events left to be scored. Minnesota and New Mexico, which started the day in first and second respectively, fell to seventh and fifthth overall by the time the day ended. 

The Men’s 400m Hurdles was an especially-electric event after it was delayed by several distractions. Once it finally got going, Hayward Field got rowdy as Baylor’s Nathaniel Ezekiel ran away with a title with his 47.49-second time, a new personal best. He fell to the ground after falling just short of the 47.02 NCAA record. 

The Men’s 200m ended up being one of the closest races of the day. Kentucky’s Carli Makarawu set a new Zimbabwe national record with his 19.84-second time. Three athletes ran under 20 seconds as Auburn’s Makanakaishe Charamba (19.92) and USC’s Garrett Kaalund (19.96) took second and third respectively. 

24 long-distance runners competed in the Men’s 5000m, but it was Oklahoma State’s Brian Musau’s 12:20.59-second time that won it all when it was all said and done. The leading pack dwindled with each passing lap until one Cowboy remained to claim victory. 

The Men’s 4x400m ended the day and the men’s 2025 track and field season. The Bulls of South Florida earned a national title for the Sunshine State with a 3:00.42-minute time and finalized the team scores for the week. 

The medal ceremony and presentation capped off another impressive year of athletic feats and built the anticipation for Saturday’s women’s slate. 

After finishing seventh in 2024, Tatham finished third behind a mark of 16.23m (53-3) for his second consecutive first-team All-America honor. The Miami native remained in the top five through all six attempts with his biggest jump coming in the third round. Among the 20 All-America honors in program history in the triple jump, FSU has seen four top 10 finishes in the last five seasons.

The 20th-ranked women’s team will begin competition on Saturday with the women’s 4×100-meter relay at 9:02 p.m. ET in addition to four individual events.  Expanded coverage throughout the meet can also be found on the ESPN family of networks and can be accessed at Seminoles.com. Live Results will be available here. 

FLORIDA STATE NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE 

SATURDAY, JUNE 14- Women’s finals

9:02 p.m.    4x100m relay

9:10 p.m.    Triple jump-Kayla Pinkard

10:02 p.m.  100m –Shenese Walker

10:14 p.m.  400m – Kaelyaah Liburd

10:21 p.m.   4x400m relay 

10:27 p.m.  400m hurdles – Tyra Wilson 

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