LEXINGTON, Va. – Jan Hathorn, Washington and Lee University’s Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics, announced that 427 student-athletes earned the W&L Scholar-Athlete Award for achieving a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher during the recently completed fall term in December.

The university’s 603 student-athletes combined for an outstanding 3.643 GPA while completing 9,813 credit hours, with 31 student-athletes studying abroad during the fall term.

In the department, 98 Generals earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester.  A table featuring these individuals is included below, alphabetized by sport first then last name.

To view a complete listing of the 2025 Fall Term Scholar Athlete award winners, click this link.

Last Name	First Name	Sport	Grad Year
Cimballa	John	Baseball	29
Lagges	Nick	Baseball	26
Teague	Camdyn	Baseball	28
Turner	John	Baseball	26
Brickner	Amanda	Field Hockey	26
Dreany	Charlotte	Field Hockey	28
McDonald	Julia	Field Hockey	26
Zoota	Lauren	Field Hockey	28
Bodnar	Cip	Football	29
Cigelske	Burke	Football	26
Johnson	Henry	Football	29
Shallcross	Carter	Football / Lacrosse	28
Hobson	Ari	Men’s Basketball	28
Ransom	Jackson	Men’s Basketball	28
Amare	Davis	Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field	28
Benjamin	Wyatt	Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field	27
Cooper	Robert	Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field	27
Kodenski	Jackson	Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field	27
Mehendale	Raja	Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field	28
Rush	Keaton	Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field	26
Blanton	Matt	Men’s Lacrosse	28
Bryant	Jack	Men’s Lacrosse	28
Kallen	Gray	Men’s Lacrosse	29
Lehman	Andrew	Men’s Lacrosse	26
Reiter	Gabe	Men’s Lacrosse	28
Smink	Eli	Men’s Lacrosse	29
Cordova	Aaron	Men’s Soccer	27
Furman	Miles	Men’s Soccer	28
Furman	Spencer	Men’s Soccer	27
Hall	Willy	Men’s Soccer	26
Jenkins	Matthew	Men’s Soccer	27
Joseph	Will	Men’s Soccer	26
Ordway	Christopher	Men’s Soccer	29
Peterson	Trey	Men’s Soccer	28
Gray	Aiden	Men’s Swimming	27
Murphy	Patrick	Men’s Swimming	26
Pharr	Rhodes	Men’s Swimming	26
Ramos	John	Men’s Swimming	27
Tinsley	Cooper	Men’s Swimming	28
Imorde	Henry	Men’s Tennis	29
Rao	Sanjheev	Men’s Tennis	27
Clark	Schuyler	Men’s Track & Field	26
Heinze	Luke	Men’s Track & Field	29
Jakubowski-Lewis	Danny	Men’s Track & Field	26
Capuzzi	Brooke	Riding	27
Condrell	Jade	Riding	26
Csatlos	Sophie	Riding	29
Ghostine	Sarah	Riding	29
Hammer	Kate	Riding	29
Martin	Kate	Riding	26
McClure	Henry	Riding	28
Miranda	Kaycie	Riding	29
Sinclair	Ryon	Riding	29
Debiec	Riley	Volleyball	26
Mitchener	Grace	Volleyball	27
Natwick	Caroline	Volleyball	26
Pierre-Louis	Diane	Volleyball	26
Trainor	Turi	Volleyball	27
Lawson	Katie	Women’s Basketball	26
McGuinness	Quinn	Women’s Basketball	26
Prechel	Elka	Women’s Basketball	26
Adams	Hannah	Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field	27
Brown	Reese	Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field	27
Engle	Josie	Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field	29
Harvey	Lydia	Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field	27
King	Sally	Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field	29
Nastopoulos	Lily	Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field	29
Bhatt	Toral	Women’s Golf	29
Wong	Ella	Women’s Golf	27
Taylor	Carleigh	Women’s Lacrosse	28
Andrews	Calla	Women’s Soccer	27
Bowman	Shay	Women’s Soccer	27
Espinosa	Julia	Women’s Soccer	29
Gabriel	Chrysoula	Women’s Soccer	29
Green	Mary Parrish	Women’s Soccer	29
Hecker	Ava	Women’s Soccer	26
McEnroe	Katherine	Women’s Soccer	28
Mellides	Maura	Women’s Soccer	29
Watson	Abigail	Women’s Soccer	27
Attar	Clara	Women’s Swimming	26
Brame-Goldthwaite	Sophia	Women’s Swimming	29
Bredehoeft	Celia	Women’s Swimming	28
Fenton	Frances	Women’s Swimming	29
Hackman	Dani	Women’s Swimming	26
Jellig	Maria	Women’s Swimming	26
Lathrop	Virginia	Women’s Swimming	29
McBoyle	Paige	Women’s Swimming	26
Donnelly	Sarah	Women’s Tennis	28
Kach	Jordan	Women’s Tennis	26
Long	Lauren	Women’s Tennis	26
Cholewa	Abigail	Women’s Track & Field	27
Morante	Mackenzie	Women’s Track & Field	27
Sawicki	Elizabeth	Women’s Track & Field	29
Wood	Katie	Women’s Track & Field	28
Rubin	Ben	Wrestling	28
Santowski	John	Wrestling	26
Svetanant	Tharun	Wrestling	27
Wright	Jacob	Wrestling	27

 

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Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.

NEW YORK – Columbia track & field opened the 2026 indoor season with multiple podium finishes, personal bests, and program marks at the TCNJ Lions Invitational on Friday inside the Armory.

FIELD EVENTS

Columbia turned in a strong showing across the field events. In the women’s pole vault, Jessica Thompson led the Lions with a third-place finish after clearing a personal best mark of 3.80m and is currently at the 64th spot in the nation. Seraiah Bruno and Lucy Markow each cleared 3.50m, with Bruno recording a season best.

On the men’s side of the pole vault, Liam Wright delivered a runner-up finish with a clearance of 4.55m, while Gavin Holcombe placed fifth at 4.40m.

In the high jump, Collin Moore led Columbia with a third-place finish in the men’s competition after clearing 1.95m. On the women’s side, Norina Khanzada and Fiona McKenna each cleared 1.50m, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.

Zayna Flynn represented Columbia in the women’s shot put, placing ninth with a mark of 8.17m. In the men’s shot put, Adam Jaros finished 10th with a throw of 10.27m.

RUNNING EVENTS

Columbia delivered a strong performance on the track. In the men’s sprints, Matthew Mazero captured the 200m title with a time of 21.85, earning the 84th spot in the nation while Zach Willen followed closely in second at 21.98. The duo returned to the track in the 60m finals, where Mazero placed third with a time of 7.02, and Willen added a personal best with a 7.12 race effort.

The men’s 40 relay quartet of Evan Singleton, Caden Cutchall, Zach Willen, and Matthew Mazero sped past the competition, finishing second with a time of 3:20.79. Cutchall also impressed in the 500m, placing third in the 50 competition with a personal-best 1:04.99, while Haydn Brotschi posted a personal best time of 33.98 to finish second in the 300m.

On the women’s side, Columbia placed third in the 4×400 relay, crossing the line in 4:10.82 behind a strong effort from Kylie Castillo, Jayla Johnson, Olivia Dada, and Roya Amirhamzeh. Castillo also added a fifth-place finish in the 200m with a time of 26.16, while Olivia Sterling finished sixth in the 60m finals at 8.00.

In the middle-distance events, Roya Amirhamzeh clocked 1:21.85 in the 500m, while the Lions continued to post solid depth performances in the 300m, led by Kylie Castillo, who ran 41.23.

UP NEXT

The Lions are heading to Yale for an Ivy competition against Yale and Dartmouth on Saturday, January 17, with field events scheduled at 11 am and running events scheduled at 2:30 pm

Stay up to date on all things Columbia track & field by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsXCTF), Instagram (@culionsxctf) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).

BOULDER — Head coach Ann Elliott Whidden and her Colorado lacrosse team returned to the field inside the Ford Practice Facility on Thursday, officially marking the start of the 2026 season.

The Buffaloes enter their 13th season in 2026, all under the direction of Whidden, who has compiled a 130-75 record.

“It is great to be back with this team,” Whidden expressed. “This group is highly focused and motivated to get to work and we have had a great start to our spring practices. The intensity and competitiveness they bring everyday has been great to see.”

Colorado played seven fall warm-up games, including a pair against the team’s season-opening opponent, Northwestern. The Buffs also played exhibition games against Canada’s U20 National Team, Marquette, Denver, and Stanford before their annual scrimmage against CU alums.

The 2025 Buffs finished 8-8 overall and 4-1 in Big 12 play, earning the No. 2 seed in the inaugural Big 12 Tournament. Returning defender Jess Peluso scored Nike Lacrosse Media All-America honorable mention honors last season and was the Big 12’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Sophomore goaltender Elena Oh won four Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week awards last year and was selected to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. She led the Big 12 and ranked 18th in the NCAA with a 9.81 goals-against average in her freshman season. Oh was also third in the conference with a .399 save% and made 5.93 saves per game (5th Big 12).

Also returning in 2026 are All-Conference selections Maddie Shoup and Lily Assini. The offensive duo finished second and third on the team in points last season, respectively. Shoup totaled career-highs in goals (30) and assists (13) for 43 total points. Assini totaled 16 goals and a career-high 23 assists for a career-best 39 points.

Colorado scored 178 total goals in 2025 and returns 57% of its scoring from a year ago.

“We are so excited for the spring and the challenges we have on our schedule,” Whidden added. “We are looking forward to taking the next few weeks to lock in on ourselves and just focus on getting better everyday so we are prepared for those opportunities. This is a great group and I’m just really looking forwarding to seeing what we can do this season!”

Nine true freshmen will look to compete for some key roles this spring. Whidden added newcomers Rowan Edson, Georgia Rios and Sophia Yeskulsky to the attack, Charlotte Yeskulsky, Alison Stevens, Julia Etu and Parker Lemm to the middles and Hailie Abrams and Ryann McLeod to the defensive corps. Jillian Kane joins the goalie depth chart, having played her first two seasons at Colby College.

The season gets underway with a trip to Evanston, Ill., to play national runner-up Northwestern on Feb. 9. The Buffs’ first home game is set for Feb. 15 against Cornell.

For more information on Colorado Lacrosse, please visit cubuffs.com/wlax. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffswlax on Instagram, X, TikTok, and Facebook.

CHARLOTTE – Charlotte Volleyball Head Coach Benavia Jenkins has announced the signing of NC State transfer outside hitter Sara Marinkovic.

A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Marinkovic joins the 49ers from NC State where she spent her freshman season, appearing in one match and tallying one kill.  Before college, she attended Gimnazija “Branko Radičević” Stara Pazova where she earned first team All-Region honors. Academically, she earned a diploma for excellent achievement. The outside hitter finished first in all pioneer, cadet and junior competitions while playing club.

“I really loved the energy I felt watching the games,” said Marinkovic. “I’ve heard great things about how kind and supportive the coaches, staff, and players are, and how hard everyone works. It also means a lot to me to have my former teammate, Jovana, going through this process with me.”

During the 2020-21 club season, she placed third in the Serbian Prva Liga with OK Omladinac and went on to finish first the following year. At the 2024-25 Servia SuperCup, she placed second with Jedinstvo Stara Pazova.

 

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Track & Field program opens its 2026 indoor season with the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational on Saturday at the LLH Healthcare Indoor Track inside Yeoman Fieldhouse. Field events begin at 10 a.m., with running events starting at 1:30 p.m.
 
New seating options are available for fans this season. Basic general admission tickets are $17 after fees while premium general admission tickets, located near the finish line with chairbacks included, are $28 after fees.
 

LEONARD HILTON MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL
Date | Time	Saturday, Jan. 10 | Field Events: 10 a.m. | Running Events: 1:30 p.m.
Teams	Houston (Host), Huston-Tillotson, Jacksonville College, Lamar, Prairie View A&M, Rice (Men), Sam Houston, St. Thomas (TX), Texas, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Kingsville, Texas Southern, UTRGV
Location	LLH Healthcare Indoor Track inside Yeoman Fieldhouse | Houston, Texas
Live Stats	Results
Watch	YouTube
Meet Information	Meet Information and Links
Social Media	X: @uhcougartf | Instagram: @uhcougartf | Facebook: H-Town Speed City Track and Field | #GoCoogs | #HTownSpeedCity

 
STARTING LINE NOTES

• The Cougars begin their indoor season by hosting the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational at LLH Healthcare Indoor Track inside Yeoman Fieldhouse.
• LLH Healthcare was named the official naming rights partner of the indoor track facility on Dec. 11, 2025.
• Renovations to the indoor track will take place following the indoor season.
• Houston returns 26 men and 22 women, including eight All-Americans in junior Michaela Mouton, graduate Trey East III, sophomore Damarien Jacobs, graduate Grant Levesque, graduate Jamar Marshall Jr., junior Antrea Mita, senior Ryan Mulholland and sophomore King Taylor.
• Jamar Marshall Jr. will compete during the indoor season but has no remaining outdoor eligibility.
• Houston welcomes nine transfers, including NCAA DII All-American senior Dakari Charlton and NJCAA All-American’s junior Ruth Agadama, junior Kevin Brooks, and junior Mouhameth Fall.
• Houston also adds a total of 23 freshmen to the squad, with 14 on the women’s side and nine on the men’s side. 
• At the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Championship, Houston claimed four conference titles with two champions returning to the squad this season. The men’s squad placed fifth overall and the women finished 14^th.
• Grant Levesque secured his second consecutive Big 12 Heptathlon title and Antrea Mita was crowned the men’s high jump champion.
• At the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Antrea Mita earned First Team All-America honors with an eighth-place finish in the high jump. Jamar Marshall Jr. secured Second Team All-America honors with a 16th-place finish in the men’s 60-meter hurdles.

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STAY CONNECTED

Fans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following @UHCougarTF on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team’s Facebook page at UHCougarTF or on the team’s Instagram page at @uhcougartf.

 

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GRETNA, Neb. (WOWT) – Jordan Larson shared a big announcement in a news conference for LOVB Nebraska Volleyball, formerly known as LOVB Omaha, on Friday morning.

Larson, a four-time Olympic Medalist and LOVB Nebraska founding athlete, shared that she will be stepping away from pro volleyball after the 2026 season.

Although she will not be playing beyond the current campaign, Larson said that she will continue leading a new ownership group for the team.

The announcement was also shared on social media Friday.

“From Nebraska gyms to the biggest stages in the world…Thank you for carrying home with you, everywhere you went. We can’t wait to honor you and your legacy all season long,” the post reads.

The event started at 9 a.m. Friday at the team’s new indoor training facility in Gretna — opened just last November. Jordan started off the news conference with a message for her fans.

LOVB Nebraska will hold its home opener against LOVB Houston at 3 p.m. Sunday at Baxter Arena in Omaha. The 2026 season will be its second ever in existence.

You can watch Larson play right here on WOWT from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 as Nebraska takes on Madison.

LOVB Nebraska lost 3-2 in its season opener against LOVB Austin on Wednesday.

Last August, the group rebranded from LOVB Omaha to LOVB Nebraska “to capture the unique place that Nebraska occupies in the world of volleyball and its community’s tremendous passion for the sport statewide,” a release states.

Also as part of the rebrand, Larson was named to her new ownership role and former Creighton Volleyball coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth was named as president of business operations.

“Unfortunately my career is closer to the end than it is the beginning. So thinking post-volley, what does that look like and how do I see my impact in the sport?” Larson told First Alert 6 last August. “While there will be a learning curve, I’m excited to see will see what this position will look like moving forward.”

In its first year in existence last year, League One Volleyball completed its postseason on April 13. Omaha ended its first season as league runner-up, after entering the playoffs as the last-place team.

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