EUGENE, ORE. – On Thursday, Madeleine Fey of the Kansas Track & Field Team, won the USATF U20 National Championship in the Women’s Discus.

“Maddie did a great job of staying focused and competing,” Kansas Throws Coach Doug Reynolds said. “It has been a very long season for her, and she is tired, but she never ceases to amaze me with her ability to compete. Today, she competes in the shot, where she will try to finish the season with a feat that has only been accomplished by a select few. I’m excited for this afternoon.” 

Fey, a Freshman at Kansas, won the event Thursday with a throw of 53.22m(174’7″).  In 2023, she also won this event when she was a Junior in high school.

The Texas native represented the USA U20 team at the 2023 Pan-American Games, where she was the bronze medalist in the Women’s Discus. 

While in High School, Fey was a four-time Texas 5A State Champion in the Discus, a three-time Texas 5A State Runner-Up in the Shot Put, and still sits No. 3 all-time girls discus thrower in the state of Texas.

She competes later today in the Women’s Shot Put starting at 5:30 PM CT. Here is the link to live results if fans wish to follow along.

MITCHELL — The Mitchell High School volleyball program will hold its summer camp on July 14-15 at the Mitchell High School gym.

The camp is open to volleyball players from first grade through seniors in high school. The cost is $45 per player in grades 1-7 and $70 per player in grades 8-12, and will feature B.O.M.B.S. volleyball program as special guests

Grades 8-12 will play from 9 a.m. until noon on both days. Players in grades 1-7 will have their camp from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. The camp will be a mix of both fundamentals and competition-based drills.

Registration can be completed at

kernelcamps.com

. For more information, contact coach Deb Thill at Deb.Thill@k12.sd.us.

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LEWISTON, ID – LC State Men’s Track and Field got faster during the offseason with the addition of four talented sprinters ahead of the 2025-26 season. Included in the group are LC Valley products Noah Carpenter and Milo Kunnap, along with regional athletes Camden Koerner and Isahi Salinas.

Noah Carpenter – Lewiston, Idaho/Lewiston High School

Noah Carpenter, brother of LC State Track and Field standout Jennah Carpenter, will add to the long history of Bengal athletes that become Warriors. Noah Carpenter had a stellar career for LHS in both football and track and field. He ran a career-best time of 10.98 in the 100m and 22.5 in the 200m and was a State Champion in the 4x200m relay. Carpenter placed third at State in the 100m and 4x100m relay to help LHS place third as a team. On the football field, he was an all-league running back and was twice named the Offensive MVP.

“As one Carpenter moves on, another moves in,” coach Mike Collins said. “Noah has already impressed me with his positive attitude and competitive demeanor. He is going to be one of those guys that not only will learn from the veterans that we have but will pass on quickly his own strengths and experience to make those around him better. As a part of this very talented incoming group, I think we will see some exciting things from Noah.”

Milo Kunnap – Clarkston, Wash./Clarkston High School

Kunnap will add depth to the growing sprint group at LC State. The Clarkston native was a member of the 4x100m relay team that set the school record. He also competed in football where he was voted second-team all-league. He joins Clarkston High School teammate Lucas Siler who also signed with the Warriors.

“I think Milo is just getting started,” Collins said. “He is still learning and is ready to soak up the track atmosphere from around him and he is going to be in a very good pool of it. Another guy that is extremely likable and undoubtedly will be a great teammate. We should see a nice performance curve for him once we get rolling in the competitive season.”

Camden Koerner – Spokane, Wash./Joel E. Ferris High School/Spokane Falls CC

Koerner joins the Warriors out of Spokane Falls CC where he competed for the Sasquatch for two seasons. During his time at SFCC, he helped the team finish second in the NWAC with his fourth-place finish in the long jump. He had career-best times of 11.05 in the 100m and 22.75 in the 200m. Koerner cleared marks of 21’10” in the long jump and 40’11” in the triple jump.

“Camden will come in with some of the best experience as a newcomer and importantly he knows from experience how important the weight room and getting stronger is for improvement.” Collins explained. “He talked with me about how he believes that is a huge part of why he got so much better since high school. We will be working on keeping him healthy and continue his great work in both the sprints and the jumps.”

Isahi Salinas – Fruitland, Idaho/Fruitland High School

Salinas, a native of Fruitland, Idaho, prepped for four years at Fruitland High School for the Grizzlies. His career-bests rank among the top marks in school history. Salinas is fourth all-time in the high jump (6’0”), eighth in the 200m (23.45) and 12th in the 100m (11.50). He was named the jumper MVP in the Spike Up Athletics program and competed in basketball.

“I have no doubt I will like this young man because he comes from my home area, though unfortunately a rival school,” Collins said. “But that also means I have a pretty good idea of what his environment was like. He got great coaching at Fruitland and developed well. I have no doubt that being put in an environment where he is training with guys every day that are as good as what he faced in the State final is going to help him take great strides. He has been enjoyable to visit with and I am looking forward to getting to know him better.”

Texas volleyball added to its 2027 roster Thursday with a commitment from Austin High School’s Camille Presley. 

AMES, Iowa – Rachel Joseph has been named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, announced Friday.

The sprinter provides for the sweep as Joseph also earned USTFCCCA Regional Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.

Joseph has shown she is not only one of the best at Iowa State but also in the nation as she earned First Team All-America in the outdoor 400m, becoming the first to earn First Team All-America in the event since Olympic gold medalist Nawal El Moutawakel in 1984.

Joseph also anchored the 4x400m to the squad’s first national appearance since 1982 with a 49.77 split, the only sub-50 split at either NCAA regional. These two All-America honors go along with her First Team All-America honor earned in the indoor 400m.

Also this outdoor season, the junior hit an all-time best of 50.66 at NCAA West Prelims to advance to her fourth-straight nationals. That time held as the second fastest through both regions to earn the No. 2 seed.

The Texas native swept the Big 12 indoor and outdoor 400m titles this year, becoming one of 10 women to do so in league history.

Joseph has gone sub-51 in the 400m five time this outdoor season alone, and now holds the top 18 400m times in Iowa State history. While outdoors, Joseph reset her 400m and 200m school record, and anchored the 4x400m to go sub-3:30 for the first time. Joseph has six school records to her name including indoor and relays.

She closes the NCAA season as a five-time All-American through her three seasons. Joseph now will move on to the national ballot. 

Hurd ran a time of 58.31 in the 400m for 15th place. While she didn’t qualify for the 2025 World Athletics U20 Championships, she did become the third Mastodon to compete at the USATF U20 meet in as many years. Haylee Hile competed in the steeplechase in 2024 and Austin Hall ran the 10,000 meters in 2023.

Hurd (Columbus, Ohio/Columbus Alternative) will be back in the fall for her sophomore season at Purdue Fort Wayne.

 

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