College Track and Field: Alexandria alum Jacob Balcome earns another All-American honor – Alexandria Echo Press
Wisconsin-River Falls sophomore Jacob Balcome capped off a memorable 2025 season at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio, on May 22-23. Balcome, an Alexandria graduate, finished fourth in the Men’s Decathlon with a score of 6,767. This fourth place makes him an NCAA Division III All-American. His fourth place […]
Wisconsin-River Falls sophomore Jacob Balcome capped off a memorable 2025 season at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio, on May 22-23.
Balcome, an Alexandria graduate, finished fourth in the Men’s Decathlon with a score of 6,767. This fourth place makes him an NCAA Division III All-American.
His fourth place finish in the decathlon tied the program’s record for best finish (Clint Christy, 2007).
Balcome had a pair of runner-up finishes as he placed in the pole vault decathlon (1.82m) and shot put decathlon (12.45m).
Balcome placed fifth in the javelin throw decathlon (48.46m), and sixth in the 1500-meter decathlon (4:45.28).
Rounding out his top 10 finishes, he placed 110-meter hurdles decathlon (15.85), ninth in the 400-meter decathlon (51.24) and high jump decathlon (1.52m).
Balcome also placed 11th in the 100-meter decathlon (11.33), 12th in the long jump decathlon (6.51m) and discus decathlon (34.21m).
Balcome, who won the 2025 NCAA DIII Indoor Heptathalon national championship, is the 2024-25 UWRF Male Athlete of the Year.
UWRF placed 36th as a team at the NCAA DIII Outdoor National Championships.
Balcome finishes the second as a 2025 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-North region honoree.
He set the UWRF program record this season with a score of 6,915 at the 2025 NCAA DIII Indoor National Championships on March 20-21 in Santa Barbara, California.
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Saint Lucia Teams Compete in Beach Volleyball Championship
Teams from 10 territories will compete in the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association Under-21 Beach Championship, June 6-8 in Saint Kitts & Nevis. For Saint Lucia, the accomplished duo of Rio Victor and Peter Emmanuel will contest the men’s title, whilst Ericka Gaspard and Clio Phillip will compete in the women’s draw. Victor and Emmanuel are […]
Teams from 10 territories will compete in the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association Under-21 Beach Championship, June 6-8 in Saint Kitts & Nevis. For Saint Lucia, the accomplished duo of Rio Victor and Peter Emmanuel will contest the men’s title, whilst Ericka Gaspard and Clio Phillip will compete in the women’s draw.
Victor and Emmanuel are back on familiar territory, having won the ECVA Under-19 title two years ago in North Frigate Bay. The inaugural edition of the tournament in 2023 was supported by world governing body Federation de Internationale Volleyball and the International Olympic Committee through Olympic Solidarity and the North, Central America, and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation. Nine teams took part in the U19 event.
In 2024, Victor and Emmanuel went undefeated as champions of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association and ECVA Beach Under-19 World Championships Qualification Tournament. They defeated the pair from Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 in Black Rock, Tobago, and secured their tickets to the main draw of the FIVB World Championship in China.
The women’s team of Gaspard and Phillip has not been quite as accomplished in this format. They were both part of the Saint Lucia team that defeated Bermuda 3-0 in St John’s, Antigua & Barbuda last year, winning the final of the 2024 ECVA Women’s Indoor Championship.
The 2025 ECVA U21 Beach Championship will showcase the talents of young athletes from across the region, promoting sportsmanship and competition. The top three positions in both genders will qualify for the NORCECA World Championship Qualifier Tournament, which will take place in Punta Cana from July 3rd to 7th.
The previous championship was held last year in North Frigate Bay, where Anguilla’s Lavesha Richardson and Deandra Fleming emerged victorious in the women’s category, while Dominica’s Bill Frederick and Mervin Mingo claimed the title in the men’s division.
In a recent interview, ECVA president Glenn Quinlan shared insights into the upcoming championship: “Most of the registered players have prior experience in this tournament, having participated in the 2023 event, we anticipate a high level of competition with many returning players, and team St. Eustatius who will also be joining the competition with a female team, further expanding participation and fostering regional talent which will make the event even more exciting.”
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Men’s Track & Field Earn Five Quarterfinal Spots at NCAA West First Round
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – University of Houston men’s track and field earned five quarterfinal spots at the NCAA West First Round inside E.B. Cushing Stadium on Wednesday. Houston will compete in the 110-meter hurdles, 100-meter, 400-meter, and 800-meter in addition to the discus, triple jump, 4×100-meter relay and the 4×400-meter relay on Friday. […]
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – University of Houston men’s track and field earned five quarterfinal spots at the NCAA West First Round inside E.B. Cushing Stadium on Wednesday.
Houston will compete in the 110-meter hurdles, 100-meter, 400-meter, and 800-meter in addition to the discus, triple jump, 4×100-meter relay and the 4×400-meter relay on Friday.
Senior Trey East III posted the fastest time of the day in the 400-meter with a personal best of 45.23. East III moved up to the third in program history with this time.
Senior Jamar Marshall Jr. earned his spot in Friday’s 110-meter hurdles quarterfinal with a time of 13.52.
Senior John Adesola secured his spot in two separate events as he qualified in the 110-meter hurdles at 13.57 and the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.28.
Senior Adam Mason earned a spot in the 800-meter quarterfinal as he finished third in his heat at 1:48.21.
The women’s squad open action at 10 a.m., Thursday, with the women’s hammer throw followed by the pole vault at 5:30 p.m., 100-meter hurdles at 6 p.m., and will close out the evening with the 800-meter.
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
1 p.m. – Men’s Discus: Kevin Grubbs
2:30 p.m. – Men’s Triple Jump: Caleb Malbrough, Kevin Snyder
3:30 p.m. – Men’s High Jump: My’Kell Beck, Antrea Mita, Turey Stoudemire
5 p.m. – Men’s 4×100-meter relay: Germain Smith-Mata, Cayden Broadnax, Ryan Mulholland, Brice Chabot
6:15 p.m. – 110m hurdles: John Adesola, Jamar Marshall
6:35 p.m. – 100m: John Adesola
6:50 p.m. – Men’s 400m: Trey East III
7:05 p.m. – Men’s 800m: Adam Mason
8:45 pm – Men’s 4×400-meter relay: Trey East III, Sahfi Reed, King Taylor, Damarien Jacobs
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27 San Clemente High School Student-Athletes Commit to Colleges | Sports & Outdoors
San Clemente High School recently gathered 27 of its student-athletes for a ceremony honoring those who have signed financial aid and scholarship agreements with colleges across the country to continue their athletic and academic careers in the fall of 2025. (The NCAA eliminated the National Letter of Intent in October 2024.) The Tritons’ girls soccer […]
San Clemente High School recently gathered 27 of its student-athletes for a ceremony honoring those who have signed financial aid and scholarship agreements with colleges across the country to continue their athletic and academic careers in the fall of 2025. (The NCAA eliminated the National Letter of Intent in October 2024.)
The Tritons’ girls soccer team had the most signees, with five players making their college choices, followed by the football and boys soccer teams with four apiece.
The full list, broken down by sport:
WOMEN’S SOCCER (5): Gianna Melton (University of San Diego), Camille Brophy (Oregon), Makena Wood (Chico State), Wynn Farrell (Portland State) and Taylor Hernandez (Illinois Tech).
FOOTBALL (4): Matai Tagoa’i (USC), Puka Fuimaono (Arizona State), Max Kotiranta (Northern Arizona) and Zeke Rubinstein (Baker University).
MEN’SSOCCER(4): Griffin Blair (Cal State Fullerton), Cole Harris (UC Santa Barbara), Ryker Joutz (Princeton) and Owen Hornig (Wisconsin).
WOMEN’SLACROSSE(2): Sophia Yeskulsky (University of Colorado) and Charlotte Yeskulsky (University of Colorado).
BASEBALL(2): Mike Erspamer (Stanford) and Haken Quade (Westmont).
WOMEN’SWATERPOLO(2): Phoebe De-Moss (UC Santa Barbara) and Talyn Pelkey (University of Hawaii-Minoa).
No. 17 Men’s Track advances five at NCAA West Prelims
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 17 men’s Texas track and field program advanced five sprinters to Friday’s quarterfinals at the NCAA West Prelims on Wednesday. Kendrick Smallwood won heat 1 of the men’s 110-meter hurdle first round with his time of 13.38. It was the third-fastest time […]
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 17 men’s Texas track and field program advanced five sprinters to Friday’s quarterfinals at the NCAA West Prelims on Wednesday.
Kendrick Smallwood won heat 1 of the men’s 110-meter hurdle first round with his time of 13.38. It was the third-fastest time in the field of 48. Smallwood will compete in Friday’s quarterfinals for a spot at the NCAA Championships.
Nabil Tezkratt also advanced to the 400-meter quarterfinal finishing third in Heat 2 with a time of 46.36 for the automatic spot.
The Longhorns later advanced two in the 400-meter hurdles after Kody Blackwood ran the fourth-fastest time of the night in 49.86 to win Heat 5. Chris Brinkley also advanced on time at 51.04 to compete on Friday.
Xavier Butler was the final Longhorn to advance after winning Heat 6 of the 200-meter with a time of 20.45. It was the third-fastest time of the day.
The No. 11 women will compete on the second day of the NCAA prelims.
Results:
Kendrick Smallwood – 3rd – 110mH | 13.38 Q
Xavier Butler – 3rd – 200m | 20.45
Kody Blackwood – 4th – 400mH | 49.86 Q
Kelsey Daniel – 15th – Long Jump | 7.57m (24-10)
Sam Abati – T-15th – Pole Vault | 5.17m (16-11.50)
Chris Brinkley – 19th – 400mH | 51.04 q
Brennen McHenry – 19th – Long Jump | 7.44m (24-5)
Nabil Tezkratt – 23rd – 400m | 46.36 Q
Michael Piñones – 28th – Shot Put | 17.83m (58-6)
Logan Popelka – 31st – 400m – 46.59
Solomon Washington – 34th – Long Jump | 7.16m (23-6)
Wildcats Punch Tickets to Eugene on Day 1 of NCAA West First Round
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas. – Jesse Avina, Reinaldo Rodrigues, and Zach Landa punch tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Day 1 of the West First Round in College Station, Texas. Jesse Avina recorded a personal best in the men’s javelin (72.48/237-9) to finish 5th, Reinaldo Rodrigues finished […]
COLLEGE STATION, Texas. – Jesse Avina, Reinaldo Rodrigues, and Zach Landa punch tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Day 1 of the West First Round in College Station, Texas.
Jesse Avina recorded a personal best in the men’s javelin (72.48/237-9) to finish 5th, Reinaldo Rodrigues finished 10th in the long jump with a mark of 7.71m (25-3 ½), and Zach Landa won the men’s shot put with a throw of 20.06m (65-9 ¾) to punch their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on June 11-14.
Zach Extine finished 5th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.45. Extine will be back in action at 4:15 p.m. MST on Friday with hopes of advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene.
Tyson Tippett finished third in his heat with a time of 10.47 to advance to the men’s 100m quarterfinals on Friday at 4:35 p.m. MST.
Yan Vazquez ran a personal best 49.98 to finish second in his heat (6th overall) in the 400m hurdles, marking the second-best time in program history to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals.
Day 1 Other Finishes – Men
Hammer – Michael Ogbeiwi (38th, 59.94m), Zach Landa (42nd, 58.32m)
Shot Put – Youssef Koudssi (28th, 17.80m), Tyler Michelini (29th, 17.77m), Sam Hala’ufia (42nd, 17.15m)
100m – James Onanubosi (46th, 10.68)
200m – Brian Limage (45th, 21.48)
The men’s team will be back in action on Friday with the discus opening the full schedule at 11 a.m. MST.
Men’s 4×100 Relay (3 p.m.) – James Onanubosi, Brian Limage, Isaac Davis, Tyson Tippett
Men’s 110m Hurdles (4:15 p.m.) – Zach Extine
Men’s 100 Meters (4:35 p.m.) – Tyson Tippett
Men’s 400 Hurdles (5:25 p.m.)* – Yan Vazquez
The Arizona women’s track and field team will be in action tomorrow starting at 12:30 p.m. MST with the women’s javelin, and the full day of events will conclude with the women’s 200m at 6:45 p.m. MST.
THURSDAY, MAY 29 (DAY TWO) (WATCH LIVE)
Women’s Javelin (12:30 p.m.) – Erin Tack
Women’s Long Jump (2:30 p.m.) – Jenica Bosko
Women’s Pole Vault (3:30 p.m.) – Jathiyah Muhammad
Women’s Shot Put (4 p.m.) – Tapenisa Havea, Mackenna Orie, Lauryn Love
Women’s 200 Meters (6:45 p.m.) – McKenna Watson, Jade Brown
Jade Brown enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 5 in the 100m nationally (11.07). The women’s 100m first round is scheduled for Thursday, May 2,9 at 5 p.m. MST.
Tack enters the regional ranked No. 10 in the javelin (54.37m), and she begins competition on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. MST.
The women’s 4x400m relay team looks to build on its third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships. It enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 11 nationally (3:33.88). Simms, Hall, Aguilar-Perez, and Sanchez Nunez compete on Saturday, May 31, in the quarterfinals at 6:45 p.m. MST.
Sanchez Nunez finished 4th in the 400m hurdles at the Big 12 Championships and enters the competition ranked No. 6 nationally (56.18). The 400m hurdles first round is scheduled for 6:20 p.m. MST on Thursday, May 29.
Havea, after earning a podium appearance at the Big 12 Championships, enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 12 in the discus (56.46m).
The 4x100m relay team, featuring Ava Simms, McKenna Watson, Dakota Minor, and Jade Brown, finished fifth with a program-record time of 44.13 at the Big 12 Championships. The team looks to add to its legacy, entering the NCAA First Round ranked No. 14 nationally.
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