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Journey for WAC 5-peat begins Thursday

Story Links The Grand Canyon track and field teams head to Arlington, Texas, for the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday through Saturday. The men’s squad is looking to complete a five-peat of outdoor WAC titles. The Lopes have 10 WAC titles dating back to 2016 for […]

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The Grand Canyon track and field teams head to Arlington, Texas, for the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday through Saturday.

The men’s squad is looking to complete a five-peat of outdoor WAC titles. The Lopes have 10 WAC titles dating back to 2016 for men’s and women’s outdoor programs. The women’s program looks to win its first outdoor title since the 2021 season, while the men’s look to secure their fifth championship in a row. 

GCU looks to continue to dominate in events like the men’s 110m hurdles, where the top-four fastest times this season all come from different Lopes. In the women’s 400m, the Lopes hold the top-two fastest times.

With an attempt at a five-peat on the horizon, Lopes head coach Tom Flood is confident in his team: “We are very excited and confident in both of our teams’ abilities to have very successful WAC Outdoor Championship meets again this year.”

With multiple school records being broken this outdoor season, the Lopes are ready to defend their title this weekend. 

“Both teams are very well balanced, and we will look to a great group of seniors to lead the way and for some very talented newcomers to make a lot of noise,” Flood said.

According to the WAC Pre-Championship Coaches Poll, the men’s team is projected to finish on top, while the women’s team is projected to finish top three. 

“The WAC is a very competitive track and field conference,” Flood said. “Both of our teams know that no one is going to hand them anything and that they are going to have to fight for every point they get.”

The 2025 WAC Track and Field championships will be held at Maverick Stadium from Thursday through Saturday. The events will be broadcasted live on ESPN+ starting at 3 p.m. (Phoenix time) on Thursday, 2 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

 



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World Aquatics Championships Medals for Singapore 2025 unveiled

The medals for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 were unveiled on the first day of competition on Friday (11 July). These distinctive medals, weighing about 150 grams each, are crafted from recycled aluminum cans as part of the “Trash to Treasure” initiative. The “Trash to Treasure” initiative is one of the event’s key […]

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The medals for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 were unveiled on the first day of competition on Friday (11 July). These distinctive medals, weighing about 150 grams each, are crafted from recycled aluminum cans as part of the “Trash to Treasure” initiative.

The “Trash to Treasure” initiative is one of the event’s key sustainability programs. Approximately 100,000 cans were transformed into 5,000 medals that will be presented at both the World Aquatics Championships (11 July to 3 August) and World Aquatics Masters Championships (26 July to 22 August).

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These cans were collected by students from five PCF Sparkletots Preschool centres, eight primary
schools and three secondary schools who are part of the School Recycling League. The cans were then processed, cleaned and smelted into medals, with the process overseen by local design agency ipse ipsa ipsum.

At the ongoing Championships – Singapore 2025, about 2,500 athletes are expected to compete in 77 medal events across six aquatic sports – artistic swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, swimming and water polo. The World Aquatics Masters Championships, which typically follow the elite Championships, will take place concurrently this year for the first time. More than 6,000 athletes aged 25 and above have signed up to participate in the World Aquatics Masters Championships. The event will feature five aquatic sports – swimming, artistic swimming, water polo, diving and open water swimming. The full schedule for the Championships – Singapore 2025 can be found here.

— The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with World Aquatics. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com. 



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Andrew Stone – Assistant Coach – Staff Directory

Andrew Stone enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Wolverines. Stone joins from Michigan State after four seasons with the Spartans, after two years as a volunteer assistant and two as an assistant coach. He spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons coaching the MSU Infielders and hitters as well as serving as […]

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Andrew Stone enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Wolverines.

Stone joins from Michigan State after four seasons with the Spartans, after two years as a volunteer assistant and two as an assistant coach. He spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons coaching the MSU Infielders and hitters as well as serving as the team’s first base coach. Stone helped mentor Jack Frank to First Team All-Big Ten honors in 2024 and Ryan McKay to second team All-Big Ten honors in 2025.

Before coaching at MSU, Stone spent two years at Kalamazoo College as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He helped the Hornets to their second-highest win total in program history and five school records in 2021, including runs and home runs. Kalamazoo also posted the second-best marks in school history in hits and batting average.

He was a five-year player and three-year starter for Western Michigan, playing in 155 career games. Stone finished with a career average of .304 and a .402 on-base percentage. He helped the Broncos with the 2016 MAC Tournament title and an NCAA berth for the first time since 1989.

Stone graduated as a three-time Academic All-MAC selection with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in sport management from Western Michigan in 2018 and 2019 respectively.



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Boys U19 National Team Ends 2025 Pan American Cup Pool Play Unbeaten

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (July 10, 2025) – The U.S. Boys U19 National Team completed 2025 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup pool play undefeated after a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-19) victory over Puerto Rico on Thursday night in Cuernavaca, Mexico.  With the win, the U.S. (3-0) earned a bye in Friday’s quarterfinal round and will return […]

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (July 10, 2025)The U.S. Boys U19 National Team completed 2025 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup pool play undefeated after a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-19) victory over Puerto Rico on Thursday night in Cuernavaca, Mexico. 

With the win, the U.S. (3-0) earned a bye in Friday’s quarterfinal round and will return to action in semifinal action on Saturday, July 12, at 5 p.m PT.

The U.S. dominated offensively with 42 kills to only 23 for Puerto Rico. The U.S. more than doubled Puerto Rico in blocks (9-4) and served one more ace (6-5).

Outside hitter Kale Cochran led all players with 14 points on 13 kills and one ace. Opposite Corbin Batista totaled 11 points on eight kills, two blocks and an ace.

Middle blocker Dante Cayaban was the only the other player to reach double digits with 10 points on eight kills and two aces. Middle blocker Isiah Powell led the team with three blocks, adding three kills for six points.

“I think we played a really good match. Puerto Rico came out strong and showed a lot of grit. They didn’t give up even being down two sets and played a strong third set,” Powell said. “We played a really strong, consistent game and showed a lot of energy throughout the match.”

The U.S. used a 7-2 early run to take a 9-5 lead in the opening set and the lead remained at least three for the remainder of the set. A key point was when the U.S. led 14-11 and scrambled to keep a rally going before a Novak block ended the play with a U.S. point. Cayaban recorded six kills and Batista also totaled six points with five kills and a block. The U.S. finished the set with a 17-9 advantage in kills.

The U.S. moved out to a 7-3 lead and was never seriously challenged in the second set. Two great digs by Batista on a rally that concluded with a Puerto Rico hitting error made it 14-7 and the lead soon grew to double digits, 18-8. Cochran ended the set with his fifth point on his fourth kill, this one off a set from Bayer. Hutnick and Batista both added three points on two kills and a block.

After setter Peter Chriss opened the third set with a block, Cayaban served for seven consecutive points, including an ace to make it 7-0. Powell’s third block made it 8-0 before Puerto Rico got on the board. Puerto Rico used a 5-1 run to pull within four points, 9-5, but that was as close as it would get the rest of the way. Cochran registered six kills and outside hitter Thomas Demps IV added five.

2025 Boys U19 National Team Pan American Cup Roster

Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, School, USAV Region)

2 Ben Bayer (L, 6-1, Menomonee Falls, Wisc., Sussex Hamilton HS, Badger)
3 Thomas Phung (L, 5-10 Garland, Texas, Harvard University, Southern)
6 Thomas Demps IV (OH, 6-4, Raleigh, N.C., Broughton HS, Carolina)
9 Dante Cayaban (MB, 6-7, Saint Cloud, Fla., Saint Cloud HS, Florida)
13 Logan Hutnick (OH, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., Huntington Beach HS, Southern California)
15 Blake Fahlbusch (OH, 6-8, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Loyola HS of Los Angeles, Southern California)
17 Peter Chriss (S, 6-6, Menlo Park, Calif., Menlo Atherton HS, Northern California)
18 Brett Novak (S, 6-6, Lancaster, Calif., Paraclete HS, Southern California)
22 Kale Cochran (OH, 6-7, Roseville, Calif., Whitney HS, Northern California)
23 Corbin Batista (OPP, 6-7, St. George, Utah, Alta HS, Intermountain)
24 Isiah Powell (MB, 6-7, Silver Spring, Md., Springbrook HS, Chesapeake)
25 Brodie Heshler (MB, 6-7, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin HS, Keystone)

Coaches

Head Coach: Jonah Carson (MVVC)
Assistant Coach: Sean Byron (Marist College)
Assistant Coach: Spencer Wickens (Stanford)
Performance Analyst: AJ Ruttenberg (UCLA)
Team Doctor: Dr. Chris Cornell (Coduhi Clinic)
Team Lead: Brandon Oswald (NTDP)

Schedule

All times PDT

July 8: USA def. Venezuela, 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 32-30)
July 9: USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-17)
July 10: USA def. Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-19)
July 11: Quarterfinals: Bye
July 12: Semifinals: USA vs. TBA, 5 p.m.
July 13: Medal matches



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2025 Daily News Fans Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year Poll

VIDEO: Action from Meet of Champions outdoor track and field, Day 1 The first day for the outdoor track Meet of Champions included two local champs: Westborough’s Daniel Velez (pole vault) and L-S’s Nico Begic (200). Who will break the tape? The 16 candidates for the 2025 Daily News Fans Boys Outdoor Track & Field […]

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Who will break the tape? The 16 candidates for the 2025 Daily News Fans Boys Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year know how to finish on top of the podium.

They are champions at the sate and national level, college commits on the track and in other sports and school record holders.

There are 14 schools represented on the list. Lincoln-Sudbury and Algonquin have multiple options.

Vote below:

The poll will remain open for a week until noon Friday, July 18.



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Trinity Catholic volleyball sending Lyla Huggins, Addyson Avery to SEC

Trinity Catholic volleyball players Lyla Huggins and Addyson Avery left Adidas Nationals with a top five finish and still weren’t satisfied. It’s natural for the FHSAA Class 2A state runners-up to feel that way. After all, competitiveness is something both will need when they join SEC powerhouse programs University of Florida and Mississippi State. Lyla […]

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Trinity Catholic volleyball players Lyla Huggins and Addyson Avery left Adidas Nationals with a top five finish and still weren’t satisfied.

It’s natural for the FHSAA Class 2A state runners-up to feel that way. After all, competitiveness is something both will need when they join SEC powerhouse programs University of Florida and Mississippi State.

Lyla Huggins, a lifelong Florida fan, wasted no time committing to the Gators after they were one of the first schools to reach out to her on June 15th, the first day colleges can contact rising juniors. To be exact, Huggins received an interest email from the Gators on June 15 at 12:05 a.m.

Receiving an email from Florida volleyball came after years of attending camps put on by the Gators. UF’s coaching staff, with no interest in a new libero at the time, spotted Huggins at an elite camp and changed their minds.

Two days after their first conversation, Huggins made the verbal commitment she had dreamed of since childhood.

“It’s always been a dream of mine since I was a little girl,” Huggins said. “I’ve always been to camps there since I was little, and I’ve always thought about going there. And I don’t know if it was an easy decision for me. I just prayed to God, and I made the decision with my family, and it kind of just fell into my path.”

Meanwhile, first-team all-county middle blocker Addyson Avery fielded more than 30 emails on June 15th. Mississippi State won Avery’s commitment over her father’s alma mater Northwestern, California Berkeley, Houston, Clemson and others.

In being set to go to Starkville, Miss., Avery follows in the footsteps of former Celtics volleyball standout McKenna Yates, a current member of the Bulldogs. The camaraderie started with Yates the minute she committed. Avery even borrowed a Mississippi State warm-up jersey for her commitment pictures.

“It was really nice when I asked her (Coach Julie Darty Dennis) questions about the campus and the program,” Avery said. “It was all the things I was really looking for in a call, because I wasn’t being super picky about anything… They were talking about the program, the team chemistry, the training, conditioning and nutrition. It was all stuff that sounded really amazing.”

Avery and Huggins have the next two seasons to help Trinity Catholic and their club team, Ocala Power United, reach new heights before they join their college teams. As pivotal members of last year’s Final Four team, they both understand what it takes to get back to the biggest stage in Florida high school volleyball.

Then, after graduation, they’ll see each other from the other side of the net for the first time in their athletic careers.

“We were talking about we’ll see you on the other side,” Huggins said. “Obviously we’re going to compete, but we’ll still have that friendship there. I’m really excited. I’d be super fun against one of my friends. So can’t wait for that.”

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Addyson Avery makes her Star Banner debut with five quick questions right after her first district championship with Trinity Catholic volleyball

The rising juniors are the first players from a talented roster that Trinity Catholic head volleyball coach Jeff Reavis projects to have at least seven future college players. And it’s that kind of expectation that has earned the Celtics a reputation as one of the best programs in the FHSAA’s 2A classification.

“I’d like to say that those expectations don’t change. I mean, from year to year, as you know, we have we’ve been talented, Reavis said. “To have a team that’s nationally ranked every year from the City of Ocala, you know, is pretty incredible. Top five, Top 10 in the state, regardless of class, you know, that’s something that’s an expectation that the kids understand and it doesn’t change.”



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Meet syracuse.com’s 2025 All-CNY large school boys outdoor track and field team

Syracuse, N.Y. — The 2025 All-Central New York large school boys outdoor track and field team features 20 athletes chosen by syracuse.com reporters. Fayetteville-Manlius’ Nikita Domashenko was named the large school boys outdoor track and field athlete of the year at syracuse.com’s 2025 All-Central New York High School Sports Awards at Liverpool High School. The […]

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Syracuse, N.Y. — The 2025 All-Central New York large school boys outdoor track and field team features 20 athletes chosen by syracuse.com reporters.

Fayetteville-Manlius’ Nikita Domashenko was named the large school boys outdoor track and field athlete of the year at syracuse.com’s 2025 All-Central New York High School Sports Awards at Liverpool High School.

The other finalists were Camron Ingram of Cicero-North Syracuse, Alexios Acevedo of Henninger and Jacob Marji of Oneida.

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