New London, Conn. – Colby Track & Field wrapped up its 2025 outdoor season with strong performances at the NCAA Division III New England Championships, hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The Mules posted facility records, personal bests, and national-level marks, with the women finishing 5th and the men placing 7th overall.

On the women’s side, Fiona Mejico won the 200m in 24.55 (#22 DIII all-time), followed closely by Simone Waheed (24.59, #26 DIII) and Tally Zeller (25.39). Olivia Doherty placed 3rd in the 400m (57.25) and anchored the 4×800 relay to a new facility record and 3rd place finish (9:16.10). The 4×100 relay team of Zeller, Mejico, Waheed, and Charlotte Brake-Hoffman dominated in 46.68—setting new meet, facility, and school records, and ranking #10 all-time in DIII. Multi-athlete Sarah Lenox placed 4th in the heptathlon high jump and scored across several events. Maddie Bush clocked a season-best 2:18.71 in the 800m.

The men’s team was led by Ian Irwin (21.51) and Peter Martel (21.55) in the 200m—both among DIII’s top 55 ever. Ren Zanze took 5th in the 400m (48.85), and Levi Biery ran a personal-best 14.86 in the 110m hurdles. The 4×400 squad of Coelho, S. Graubart, M. Graubart, and Thornton-Sherman placed 5th, setting a new facility record in 3:18.44. Lexington Lehnert cleared 4.85m in pole vault for 4th, with Martel and Logan Lehnert tying for 5th.

The Mules will later be in Williams College at Williamstown, Mass. starting on May 9 for the F.I.R.E Meet. 

It was a huge weekend for St. Xavier athletics.

The men’s volleyball team finished second in the nation.

The baseball team won the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament and qualified for the NAIA National Tournament.

And the softball team pulled off a dramatic CCAC Tournament semifinal win to stay alive for a national bid, although the championship game was suspended by rain.

The volleyball team, ranked second in the nation by the NAIA coaches all season and the national runner-up last year, lost 28-26, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19 to The Master’s of California, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation all season, on May 3 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The Cougars (31-1) were led by Matt Pennala’s 20 kills as he broke the program’s single-season record with 395. He also had eight assists, eight digs three blocks and two aces.

Riverside-Brookfield grad Vejas Cuplinskas closed out his career with 12 kills.

The Master’s (27-0) was led by Isaac Seltzer’s 11 kills while NAIA Player of the Year Braden Van Groningen added eight.

The Cougars baseball team (31-22) was seeded third in the CCAC Tournament but beat Judson 6-0 on May 3 at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet.

Three pitchers combined for the shutout for the Cougars, while Tahlor Steig had two doubles and Travis Hammond had two runs and two stolen bases.

The Cougars qualified for the NAIA Opening-Round Tournament, which begins on May 12. The time, location and opponent had not been determined as of May 4.

The softball team (35-6 and ranked 18th in the nation) trailed 4-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning against St. Ambrose. But the Cougars came up with nine runs and hung on for a 9-6 CCAC Tournament semifinal win on May 3 at the Crown Point Sportsplex in Indiana. 

Shepard grad Taylor Becker had a three-run double in the rally.

The two teams met again in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament on May 4 and were tied 3-3 in the top of the second when the game was suspended.

More Stagg champs in esports

Stagg continues to enjoy state championship success in esports.

Since the IHSA first sanctioned eports in 2022, the Chargers have won three state championships in team events and three state titles in individual events.

That included bringing home a pair of titles on May 3 at the state tournament, held at Evergreen Park for the third year in a row. 

Stagg won the Mario Kart 8 division, 123-111 over Normal West.

Members of the team are Kalina Bell, Jakub Gagestad, Jack Gawel, Christos Giapitzoglou, Adrian Gorski, Nikolas Kounavis and Mattew Oddie.

Individually, Stagg’s Ryan McNulty beat Minooka’s Chuck Purracchio 63-14 in the Madden competition.

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If you missed the action, here’s the rundown of the scores of Roses 2025

We have seen some incredible sportsmanship here at Roses 2025, from both sides, not to mention the outpour of support for both sides.

Rome wasn’t built in a day, but here are the scores of day one of Roses (as of 11:59 pm on May 2nd).

We saw Lancaster take the lead with 84.5 points, with wins in:

Waterpolo (Women’s)

Football (Men’s 1st)

Football (Men’s 2nd)

American Football (Open)

Climbing (Lead – Open A)

Climbing (Lead – Open Individual)

Climbing (Lead – Women’s individual)

Trampolining

Cricket

Octopush (Open)

Equestrian (1st team)

Swimming (Open 2nd)

Table Tennis (Open 1st)

Football (Men’s 3 (college select))

Indoor Hockey (Open 2nd)

Table Tennis (Women’s 1st)

College Netball (League B)

Snow Sports Racing (Open Ski 1)

Ultimate Frisbee (Outdoor Women’s)

Canoe Polo (Women’s and Open)

Canoe Whitewater (Women’s and Open)

Rowing (Men’s Senior 8)

Rowing (Men’s Novice 8)

Rowing (Men’s Senior 2nd 8)

Rowing (Women’s Novice 2nd 8)

Rowing (Men’s Novice 2nd 8)

Basketball (Men’s 1st)

However, it’s not too late to turn it around for York, who have secured 44.5 points in:

Waterpolo (Open)

Lacrosse (Men’s 1st)

Cheerleading (Open)

Table Tennis (Open 2nd)

Football (Women’s 2nd)

Lacrosse (Women’s 2nd)

Equestrian (2nd Team)

Swimming (Open 1st)

College Netball (League A)

Indoor Hockey (Women’s 1st)

Indoor Hockey (Women’s 2nd)

Football (Women’s 3rd)

Snow Sports Racing (Ski Slalom)

Cross Country (Open and Women’s 5km)

Rowing (Women’s Senior 2nd 8)

Rowing (Women’s Novice 8)

Rowing (Women’s Senior 8)

We’ve also seen a few draws in

Climbing (Lead – Women’s A Team)

Swimming (Women’s 1st)

Swimming (Women’s 2nd)

Indoor Hockey (Open 1st)

With two days and many more matches to go, it’s too early to predict a win for either university, but good luck to everyone competing, and enjoy!

American Kenny Bednarek set the fastest time in the world this year by winning the 200 meters in 19.84 seconds at Sunday’s Grand Slam Track series Miami meet.

The 26-year-old from Tulsa, the 200m runner-up at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, defeated Britain’s Zharnel Hughes by 0.29 of a second with Jamaica’s Oblique Seville third, also in 20.13.

Bednarek, also a 200m runner-up at the 2022 world championships on home soil in Eugene, captured the Miami men’s 100 title on Saturday in a wind-aided 9.79 seconds.

American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the 400m in 49.69 seconds, beating fellow American Anna Hall by 1.99 seconds.

Two-time reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion McLaughlin-Levrone won her specialty on Saturday with the fastest time in the world this year of 52.07 seconds.

McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record last August in capturing the title in Paris with a run of 50.37.

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RESULTS

ROCHESTER, N.Y. –

The Ithaca College men’s track & field team concluded the Liberty League Outdoor Championship at RIT in fifth place with 45.5 points. RPI won with 318.5 points.

Aynisha McQuillar claimed first in the 100-meter dash in a facility and meet record time of 12.02 seconds and she won the 200-meter dash in 25.25 seconds.

Rachel Larson clocked a facility record in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.08 seconds. Larson also finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:05.65.

Cameron Ting squeaked out the victory in the heptathlon by seven points as she totaled 3957 and won three of the seven events.

IC dominated the high jump as the Bombers claimed five of the top six spots. Madeleine Wright was the runner-up at 1.62 meters, while Celia Ryan was third at 1.52 meters. Lydia Barber and Ting both cleared 1.47 meters for fourth and fifth and Cecelia LaBonte finished in sixth at 1.42 meters.

Lily Seyfert posted a mark of 12.77 meters in the shot put to place second overall and was eighth in the discus with a mark of 37.40 meters. Laura Suppa was the runner-up in the 100 dash in 12.30 seconds and finished the 100 hurdles in 14.44 seconds to place third overall. Suppa also competed in the 200 and was eighth in 27.27 seconds.

Ithaca’s 4×100-meter relay of Marykate Rudnicki, Suppa, Larson and McQuillar posted a runner-up finish in 47.87 seconds. The 4×4 relay of Natalie MacArthur, Julia Ryba, Marykate Rudnicki and McQuillar took fourth in 4:03.64.

Alexis Brown measured 10.75 meters in the triple jump to come in fourth, while LaBonte placed fourth overall in the heptathlon 3802 points.

MacArthur was a sixth place finisher in the 400-meter dash in 1:00.01. Rudnicki was seventh in the 100 dash in a time of 12.78 seconds and Kaden LeChase was seventh in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:09.46. Ryan claimed seventh in the triple jump at 10.59 meters.

 

WORCESTER, Mass.– Bucknell men’s track & field produced one of its best championship performances in years by winning two gold medals and finishing fourth after the second and final day of the 2025 Patriot League Outdoor Championships. Brian Scotto and Wade Shomper mined the gold medals and Shomper set a school record. 18 Bison finished in the top ten and eight Orange & Blue top ten all-time marks were achieved. The two gold medals mark the first time Bucknell won multiple since 2018. 

The Navy men paced the leaderboard finishing with 236 points. Army West Point placed second with 201 points, while Boston University finished third with 134 points. Bucknell (94) and Lehigh (64) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, while Holy Cross (46), Colgate (30), American (26) and Lafayette (26) completed the men’s standings.

Results

Donner’s Debriefing

 

“I felt both teams had a very good day two. We were clawing for every point we could get to help both teams finish a respectable fourth place. Lea really stepped things up a notch to put on a show in the 200 and 400 dashes and she correctly received Rookie of the Meet. It was great to see Scotto win the 110-meter hurdles and Shomper win the shot put.”

Shomper continued his year-long success in the shot put by winning the event and setting the school record. His record-breaking and event-winning toss of 17.48m (57-4.25) arrived in his second attempt. Shomper now owns the indoor and outdoor shot put records. He became the first Bison since Joseph Breen in 2017 to simultaneously hold both records. 

Shomper became the first Bison since Connor McMenamin (2021) to win gold at the PL Outdoor Championships and he is the first Bison since Timothy Medlock (2009) to finish first in the shot put.

“I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders,” said Shomper. “Today was a good day!”

Shomper headlined the shot put but two other Bison finished in the top eight. Braden Stryker slotted fourth, throwing 16.79m (55-1). He achieved the position in his final attempt. Braiden Pulver earned eighth in his first outdoor championships, tossing 16.05m (52-8). 

Scotto finished second in yesterday’s 110-meter hurdles preliminaries but as the saying goes, “paper doesn’t run,” and the senior reinforced the core maxim in today’s finals. His 14.05 edged the second place finisher by 0.02 seconds. The time moved him into second place all-time in Bucknell history. 

GOLD FOUND!

Scotto launched like a rocket and dug up Bucknell’s second gold medal!

He raced 14.05 and beat the second-place finisher on his home track! The time is second in Bucknell history!

Great moment for our grinding senior!#rayBucknell | #ScottoRocket pic.twitter.com/iafRrCZYds

— Bucknell Track & XC (@Bucknell_TFXC) May 3, 2025

“It means everything to me,” said Scotto. “I went through so much adversity to get here. This is probably my last meet. It feels amazing to be out here and have fun. I can’t put words to it.” 

“Scotto has battled injuries his entire career,” said sprints coach Richard Alexander. “To know all the work he put to get to this moment is so rewarding. If this is the end of his Bucknell career I could not imagine a better way to do it.”

Ethan Knight also achieved notable success in the 110-meter hurdles. The freshman displayed flashes of worthiness, finishing sixth, racing 14.55. The time ranked sixth in Bucknell history, a spot recently vacated by Scotto.  

Knight had a good day overall. He placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles, racing 53.06. The time moved him into sixth all-time in Bucknell history. 

The Bison dominated the discus throw, finishing 3-4-5-6-7. Shomper again led the Bison troops with a third-place throw of 48.38m (158-9). Keenan LaMontagne grabbed fourth place, tossing 48.30m (158-5), Stryker placed fifth, flinging 48.05m (157-7), Robert Lerner earned sixth place, chucking 47.77m (156-8), and Angelo Regec rounded out the fivesome at seventh, throwing 46.65m (153-0).  

The 4×400-meter relay foursome of Preston Lubeski, Amani Brown, Colby Belczyk, and Brandon Foust won bronze, combining for a time of 3:12.89. Their speed ranked fifth in Bucknell history. 

The quartet of Cooper Hyken, Garrett Backus, Luke Petryna, and Foust finished fourth in the 4×100-meter relay. The grouping ran 41.07. 

Freshman Caleb Simbiri celebrated his first Patriot League Outdoor Championships with his sixth place finish in the high jump. He leaped 14.92m (48-11.50) on his first attempt. The rookie sits fifth in Bucknell history for the event. 

Henry Didden earned his second top eight finish of the weekend by placing sixth in the 5000-meter run. The junior ran 14:31.15. 

Lubeski placed seventh in the 400-meter dash, logging 48.10. His time slotted ninth in Bucknell history. 

Ethan Pratt-Perez debuted in the Outdoor Championship with a seventh-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase. The rookie ran 9:22.40. 

Will Feddeler finished ninth in the decathlon with 6302 points. He placed sixth in two of the final five events; the discus and 1500-meter run. He threw 33.51m (109-11) and ran 4:45.66. His point total ranked fourth all-time in Bucknell history.

The Bison will rest a weekend before competing in the IC4A Championships on May 16-18. 

2025 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships Major Awards

Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet – Vera Sjöberg, Boston University

Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet – Nathan Kent, Navy

Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet – Peace Omonzane, Boston University

Men’s Field Athlete of the Meet – Robby Manse, Army West Point

Women’s Rookie of the Meet – Alex Lea, Bucknell

Men’s Rookie of the Meet – Guy Margalit, Boston University

Women’s Highest Point Scorer – Jia Anderson, Navy

Men’s Highest Point Scorer – Robby Manse, Army West Point

Women’s Coach of the Year – Mike Smith, Army West Point

Men’s Coach of the Year- Jaime Cook, Navy

 

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field First-Team All-Patriot League (First-Place Finishers)

American: Kaden Kluth (1,500m), Carver Morgan (800m)

Army West Point: Jacob Bowersock (Discus), Nathan Davis (3,000-meter Steeplechase, 5,000m), Javan Guevara-Cragwell (Triple Jump), Robby Manse (Hammer Throw)

Boston University: Thomas Cowan (4×800), Owen Faulha (Javelin), Steven Franco (Decathlon), Michael Onilogbo (100m), Parker Schneider (4×800), Shamiso Sikaneta (4×800), Karsen Vesty (4×800)

Bucknell: Brian Scotto (Men’s 100-meter Hurdles), Wade Shomper (Shot Put)

Navy: Jayden Evans (4×400), Peter DeJonge (4×400), Jacques Guillaume (400-meter hurdles, 4×400), Marcel Jackson (4×100), Jonah Johnson (4×100), Nathan Kent (200m, 400m, 4×100, 4×400), Murphy Smith (10,000m), Sheldon Ulmer (High Jump), William Yurich (4×100)

 

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Second-Team All-Patriot League (Second-Place Finishers)

Army West Point: Shawn Carter (4×400), Nathan Davis (4×400), Joshua Duncan (4×100), Adam Furman (4×800), Jaxon Hammond (100m, 4×100), Zane Hicke (High Jump, 4×400), Kasen Jeitz (800m, 4×800), Owen Lang (4×100), Robby Manse (Discus, Shot Put), Trey McGinnis (4×100), Brian McSweeney (Pole Vault), Ammon Smith (4×800), Jordan Taylor (4×800), Collin Torres (Javelin)

Boston University: Guy Margalit (Triple Jump), Samuel Roszak (Long Jump), Karsen Vesty (1,500m)

Bucknell: Aiden Tucker (Hammer Throw)

Colgate: Cole Blair (Long Jump), Ethan Eisner (200m, 400m)

Holy Cross: Brian Fennelly (Men’s 100-meter Hurdles)

Lehigh: Gideon Coprivnicar (Decathlon)

Navy: Benjamin Countiss (3,000-meter Steeplechase), Alexander Kirkland (10,000m), Brian Schloeder (Pole Vault), Murphy Smith (5,000m), David Walker (400-meter hurdles)

Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championship Records Broken

*Men’s 100m – Michael Onilogbo, Boston University, Jr., 10.41

*Men’s 200m – Nathan Kent, Navy, Jr., 20.56

Men’s 400m – Nathan Kent, Navy, Jr., 46.19

*Men’s 400-meter hurdles – Jacques Guillaume, Navy, Sr., 51.21

Men’s 800m – Carver Morgan, American, Jr., 1:47.91

Men’s Decathlon – Steven Franco, Boston University, Sr., 7,289 points

Men’s 4×100 Relay – Navy, 39.64

Men’s 4×400 Relay – Navy, 3:08.11

 *Denotes League record was matched