BOSTON, Mass. – The Providence College men’s and women’s track teams competed at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener at Boston University on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The women’s team was paced by junior Maeve O’Neill (Cork, Ireland) who won the 600 meters in 1:28.09.
 
RESULTS: https://lancer.trackscoreboard.com/meets/394/events
 
Also for the women’s team, junior Kiera Hall (Christchurch, New Zealand) won her heat and finished 14th in the mile (4:54.98). Friar senior Cara Laverty (Derry, Ireland) finished 20th in the 3,000 meters in 9:25.43 while freshman Gemma Galvin (Clare, Ireland) placed 40th in the 3,000 meters in her first collegiate indoor race in 9:41.57.

For the men’s team, senior Zane Powell (Auckland, New Zealand) and sophomore Daniel Prescott (Christchurch, New Zealand) ran in the 3,000 meters. Powell finished 54th (8:09.62) while Prescott placed 63rd (8:13.87).

 

In the 5,000 meters, sophomore Elliott Pugh (Tauranga, New Zealand) won his heat in 14:08.90 while sophomore Ryan LoCicero (Bloomfield, N.J.) placed third in the same heat in 14:19.00.

The Friars return to action on Jan. 17 at the Harvard Beantown Challenge in Cambridge, Mass. 

 

For more information on the Providence College men’s and women’s indoor track teams, follow @FriarsXCTrack on X and Instagram.

–GO FRIARS!–

REPORTING FOR KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. I’M JOHN GRINVALDS. CREIGHTON. VOLLEYBALL. BACK IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE 14TH STRAIGHT SEASON, BLUE JAYS HAVE THEIR SIGHTS SET ON MAKING IT TO THE FINAL FOUR, AND THAT PURSUIT BEGINS TONIGHT IN OMAHA. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MATT SOTTILE LEIGH IS LIVE OUTSIDE DJ SOCAL ARENA WITH THE STORY. HEY MATT. HEY, QUANECIA. HEY, ROB. IT MAY BE FRIGID OUTSIDE OF DJ SOCAL ARENA, BUT INSIDE THIS BUILDING, THE BLUE JAYS ARE RED HOT. THEY HAVE WON 44 OF THEIR LAST 45 MATCHES HERE AT HOME, MAKING THEM NEARLY UNBEATABLE THIS SEASON. A 25 AND FIVE RECORD AND A SIXTH STRAIGHT BIG EAST TOURNAMENT TITLE EARNED THE BLUE JAYS THE RIGHT TO HOST MATCHES AT HOME, AND THE PLAYERS KNOW THAT COULD PROVE TO BE A BIG ADVANTAGE. OH MY GOSH, WE LOVE PLAYING AT CREIGHTON IN FRONT OF OUR HOME FANS. I MEAN, I THINK IT GIVES US WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT HOME COURT ADVANTAGE. I THINK OUR FANS REALLY BRING IT. THE CREIGHTON COMMUNITY JUST SHOWS UP FOR US AS A WHOLE, AND IT JUST FEELS SO GREAT TO BE SUPPORTED IN OUR OWN GYM. SO WE’RE SO EXCITED. I OBVIOUSLY LOVE PLAYING IN SOCAL AND I’M SO EXCITED TO GET ONE LAST WEEKEND HERE. THE JAYS ARE HOSTING MATCHES HERE AT HOME FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT SEASON. THAT PUTS THEM IN ELITE COMPANY. THEY ARE ONE OF JUST SEVEN SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY THAT CAN SAY THAT RIGHT NOW, UTAH AND NORTHERN IOWA ARE SQUARING OFF INSIDE THE BUILDING. CREIGHTON AND NORTHERN COLORADO WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE AFTER THAT. REPORTING OUTSIDE DJ SOCAL ARENA MATT SOTTILE KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN SPORTS. THANKS, MATT. YOU’RE RIGHT, IT DOE

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania track & field program opened the 2025-26 indoor season with a series of standout performances at the Penn Opener, highlighted by multiple event victories, three school records, one Ivy League record, and the nation’s leading women’s shot put mark.

Freshman Jessica Oji delivered the standout performance of the meet, winning the shot put with a mark of 17.72m (58′ 1.75″). Oji’s mark set a new Ivy League indoor record, Penn school record, and currently ranks first in the NCAA. 

Adannia Agbo added another record-breaking performance in the triple jump, winning the event with a school-record jump of 13.05m (42′ 9.75″), ranked second in the NCAA. 

On the men’s side, senior Jake Rose led the way winning the heptathlon with a school-record total of 5647 points. Rose won six of the seven events, recording personal-best marks in long jump (7.12m (23′ 4.5″)) and high jump (1.92m (6′ 3.5″)). 

First-year standout Joseph “Tiago” Socarras added the first school record on the track this season, winning the 1000m with a time of 2:20.39. 

Penn closed the competition with a fifth school record, as the 4x400m relay team of Leo Francis, Nayyir Newash-Campbell, Tiago Socarras, and Ryan Matulonis ran 3:09.78 to claim victory. 

First Place Times/Marks

Penn controlled the men’s 3000m race claiming four of the top five places including a winning time of 8:09.33 from Nick Carpenter.

Freshman Rianna Floyd won the 300 meters at 38.75, then returned to anchor the winning 4x400m relay (3:45.22) with teammates Jailyn Milord, Sofia Swindell, and Mary Ramey.

Evangeline Thomson cleared 3.92m (12′ 10.25″) to claim victory in the women’s pole vault. 

Ryan Matulonis recorded a personal-best 60m hurdles time of 7.96, finishing first. 

Thomas Bucks made his debut in the red and blue stripes claiming first in pole vault at 4.90m (16′ 0.75″). Leo Francis won the long jump at 6.92m (22′ 8.5″). 

Up Next

Penn track and field will return from winter break in January hosting the Penn Select on Jan. 10 at the Ott Center. 

Top Five Results

Women’s 

Shot Put

1. Jessica Oji – 17.72m (58′ 1.75″) *Ivy Record, School Record, Ranked 1^st in NCAA

Weight Throw

2. Stella Inman – 17.20m (56′ 5.25″)

5. Ella Neskora – 16.42m (53′ 10.5″)

Pole Vault

1. Evangeline Thomson – 3.92m (12′ 10.25″)

5. Rebecca Hoover – 3.47m (11′ 4.50″)

Long Jump

2. Paris Ivery – 5.96m (19′ 7.50″)

5. Amelia Kristen – 5.79m (19′ 0″)

Triple Jump

1. Adannia Agbo – 13.05m (42′ 9.75″) *School Record, Ranked 2^nd in NCAA

60m H – Finals

2. Chikaodinaka Akazi – 8.55

5. Sofia Swindell – 8.66

60m – Finals

3. Keira Beaumont – 7.44

4. Jordyn Reed – 7.57

600m

3. Giuliana Ligor – 1:34.41

4. Yuliya Maslouskaya – 1:34.62

300m

1. Rianna Floyd – 38.75

3. Jailyn Milord – 39.18

4x400m

1. Milord, Swindell, Ramey, Floyd – 3:45.22

Pentathlon 

2. Raina Pietrzak – 3560 pts 

3. Avery Elliott – 3437 pts

Men’s 

High Jump

2. Mark Hellwig – 2.06m (6′ 9″)

Pole Vault

1. Thomas Bucks – 4.90m (16′ 0.75″)

4. Alex Georgiev – 4.75m (15′ 7″)

Long Jump

1. Leo Francis – 6.92m (22′ 8.5″)

Triple Jump

2. Matthew Kathiravelu – 15.06m (49′ 5″)

Shot Put

3. Kai Deines – 16.21m (53′ 2.25″)

Mile

3. Brian Gent – 4:15.94

4. Sebastian Pizarro – 4:21.44

60m H – Finals

1. Ryan Matulonis – 7.96 *PR

4. Sean Golembiewski – 8.30

60m – Finals

2. Simeon Adams – 6.81

1000m

1. Joseph Socarras – 2:20.39 *School Record

5. Nathan Blades – 2:29.04 *PR

300m

4. Simeon Adams – 34.33

3000m

1. Nick Carpenter – 8:09.33 

3. Kofi Fordjour – 8:15.16

4. Shane Murphy – 8:17.91

5. Vinay Raman – 8:24.39

4x400m

1. Leo Francis, Nayyir Newash-Campbell, Tiago Socarras, Ryan Matulonis – 3:09.78 *School Record

Heptathlon 

1. Jake Rose – 5647 pts *School Record

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – No. 1 Nebraska volleyball advanced to the Sweet 16 with a sweep of Kansas State on Saturday night (25-17, 25-21, 25-16).

The Huskers (32-0) will host a second weekend in Lincoln, beginning with the Kansas Jayhawks in the Regional Semifinal on Friday, Dec. 12 at 8:30pm. The winner will play either Louisville or Texas A&M in the Regional Final.

Andi Jackson and Harper Murray led the Huskers with 10 kills apiece in a game where Nebraska had to step outside its comfort zone to defeat the Wildcats.

“Kansas State played great. They really challenged us in a lot of areas,” head coach Dani Busboom Kelly said. “I thought this was one of the first matches in awhile that we had to gut it out with our serve and pass and floor defense.”

After taking the first set, 25-17, Kansas State took control in Set Two. Wildcats setter Ava Legrand hit the Huskers with a set over to take a 10-9 advantage. The Papio South native had four kills in set.

Despite a late 4-0 run from KSU, Nebraska closed out the frame on a 3-0 run with a Jackson-Murray block serving as set point, 25-21.

Kansas State opened the third set in front 5-3 before Nebraska went to work, compiling runs of 8-1 and 6-1 to take a 23-13 advantage. Taylor Landfair drilled a kill off the block for match point, sending the Huskers on to the Sweet 16 for a 14th straight season.

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