The Middlebury men’s track & field team placed 20 members on the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) Mideast All-Region outdoor squad. 

RELAY HIGHLIGHTS

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Joey Caspar tallied the second-quickest time (53.54) in the 400 hurdles to earn his first all-region honor.
• Securing his initial accolade is Logan Cosgrove. In the shot put, the Panther recorded a toss of 14.83 meters at the NESCAC Championship, ranking him fourth in the Mideast Region.
• Dave Filias garnered all-region recognition in two events. The senior led the Mideast in the hammer throw, heaving the implement an event-best 60.37m at the Julie LaFreniere Commonwealth Invitational. He also had the fifth-farthest shot put toss at 14.71m from the NESCAC Championship. The honors are the fourth and fifth of his career, respectively.
• Also earning accolades in two events is Ziggy Goddard. The Panther paced the region in the 3,000 steeplechase, clocking in at 9:12.41 en route to the conference crown and his third-consecutive all-region honor in the event. In the 1,500, Goddard tallied a school-record time of 3:48.48, good for third in the Mideast.
• Quinn Kennedy collects his first regional honor. He crossed the finish line at 14.89 seconds in the 110 hurdles at the conference championship, marking the fifth-fastest effort in the region.
• In the 400 hurdles, Parker Loupessis grabs his second consecutive all-region award. He clocked the fifth-fastest time of 55.20 seconds at the Aztec Invitational. 
• Sam McGarrahan garners his third outdoor all-region distinction in the high jump. He cleared the bar with a season and region-best 2.00m at the NESCAC Championship.
• In the 100, Motroni secured the fifth-quickest time of 10.70 seconds during the Julie LaFreniere Commonwealth Invitational hosted by the University of Massachusetts.
• Sam Opawuyi earns his first all-region honor after recording a school record leap of 13.95m in the triple jump at the Middlebury Outdoor Meet. It was the fifth-best mark in the Mideast.
• Earning his second-straight all-region honor in the decathlon is Caleb Smith. The Panther was runner-up in the Mideast, tallying 6,464 points at the Williams Farley Inter-Regional Extravaganza.
• Xander Swann earns his second and third outdoor Mideast accolades. In the 400 hurdles, the senior paced his regional peers with his runner-up conference championship clocking of 51.96 seconds. He also grabbed honors in the 400, finishing fourth in the region after crossing the line at 47.92. 
• Closing out the all-region accolades is Dan Urchuk. He tallied the third-best shot-put throw of 15.23m while finishing fifth in the Mideast in the hammer (52.56m). Both marks were recorded at the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State.

To earn the award, athletes must finish the regular season in the top-five spots per event, while relay squads must place in the top three. The full list of honorees can be found here.
 

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss volleyball program is set to face off against Miami in a new owned-and-operated women’s volleyball tournament by ESPN Events – the inaugural ‘Showdown at the Net’, set for Sept. 9-10.
 
Ole Miss will face the Hurricanes on Wednesday, Sept. 10 in Coral Cables, Fla. The match will be streamed via ACCNX. Ole Miss is set to face Miami for the first time since 2012.
 
The ‘Showdown at the net’ features 16 squads from both the ACC and SEC as they face off in cross-conference challenge via matchups across the nation. Action to be featured on ESPN2, SEC Network, ACC Network, SEC Network+ and ACCNX, with times for each match to be announced at a later time.
 
“We are excited to have the Southeastern Conference participate in the first edition of ‘Showdown at the Net’,” said Misty Brown, SEC Assistant Commissioner. “We look forward to seeing some high-caliber volleyball as the storied programs from the SEC prepare to build upon their recent successes during the 2025 season.”
 
“The ACC is proud to collaborate with ESPN and the SEC on a volleyball challenge that will showcase both conferences, including two neutral-site games as part of the inaugural ‘Showdown at the Net’,” added Jared Romance, ACC Assistant Director of Championships. “We look forward to competing in this premier event and watching our student-athletes and programs be nationally showcased as part of this exciting initiative.”
 
The full 2025 schedule will be released at a later date. The SEC schedule is available now.
 
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Throwers Eddie Hines and Tess Anthony have earned USTFCCCA All-Region accolades. 

Hines earned All-Region honors in both the shot put and discus. Hines was a Second Team All-MIAA recipient in both the shot put and the discus, finishing as the runner-up in both events. Tomorrow, he will compete at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championships, qualifying in the shot put with the 10th best mark nationally (17.14m). 

Anthony caps off a storied career at Albion, re-breaking her own school record in the shot put with a throw of 13.46m. Anthony won the shot put at the MIAA Championships, earning First Team All-MIAA status.

AUBURN, Ala. –  As part of an SEC/ACC showdown, Auburn volleyball will host Virginia in the inaugural ‘Showdown at the Net’ volleyball tournament, the conference and ESPN Events announced Thursday. 

The Tigers will host the Cavaliers on Tuesday, Sept. 9, inside Neville Arena.  The match will be streamed live on SECN Network Plus and a first serve time will be announced at a later date. 

Other action around the league on Tuesday features Stanford at Missouri, Texas A&M at SMU, Georgia Tech at Tennessee, Florida at North Carolina, Georgia at Clemson, LSU at Notre Dame and Boston College at Arkansas. The slate continues on Wednesday, Sept. 10, with Florida State at Oklahoma, South Carolina at NC State, Ole Miss at Miami, Vanderbilt at Cal, Wake Forest at Alabama and Duke at Mississippi State.

A four-team showcase, including Pitt, Kentucky, Louisville and Texas will clash on Wednesday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Panthers will face the Wildcats, while the Cardinals will take on the Longhorns. Both matches will air on ESPN. 

“We are excited to have the Southeastern Conference participate in the first edition of ‘Showdown at the Net’,” said Misty Brown, SEC Assistant Commissioner. “We look forward to seeing some high-caliber volleyball as the storied programs from the SEC prepare to build upon their recent successes during the 2025 season.”

Head coach Brent Crouch and Co. will announce the remaining non-conference schedule at a later date.

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Waterville, Maine – After months of preparation, the final cuts have been made and ten Mules will be attending the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field National Championship starting Thursday. The squad will be competing in six events, the same amount as last year, consisting of three individual events and three relays. 

The four day event starts Thursday, May 22 and wraps up on Sunday, May 26 taking place at the SPIRE Institute’s Outdoor Track & Field facility in Geneva, Ohio. Fans can check out the full event schedule with results and live video using these links. 

For each individual event contested, including the decathlon and heptathlon, the top 22 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition. For each relay event contested, the top 16 declared relay teams, one per institution, were accepted into the competition.  

Colby Athletes and Events: 

Levi Biery – Men’s 400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay

Charlotte Brake-Hoffman – Women’s 4x100m Relay

Jackson Coelho – Men’s 4x400m Relay

Olivia Doherty – Women’s 4x400m Relay

Kaitlyn Ewald – Women’s 4x400m Relay

Peter Martel – Men’s 4x400m Relay

Fiona Mejico – Women’s 400m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay

Simone Waheed – Women’s 100m, 4x100m Relay

Ren Zanze – 4x400m Relay

Tally Zeller – Women’s 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay

Samuel Graubart – Men’s Relay (alternate)

Michelle Barnes – Women’s Relay (alternate)