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Bryant’s Dynamic Running Duo of Chloe Whiting and Jasmine Trott Prepare for NCAA First Round

Story Links SMITHFIELD, R.I.- Bryant University Track and Field runners Chloe Whiting and Jasmine Trott will make history this weekend as they become the first women in Division I program history to reach the First Round of the NCAA Championships. Trott will compete in the women’s 10,000m, while Whiting will run […]

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SMITHFIELD, R.I.- Bryant University Track and Field runners Chloe Whiting and Jasmine Trott will make history this weekend as they become the first women in Division I program history to reach the First Round of the NCAA Championships. Trott will compete in the women’s 10,000m, while Whiting will run in the 5,000m.

“Jasmine and Chloe making the First Round of the NCAA Championships is a major milestone for the program and a huge testament to the commitment and dedication they put into the sport” said Bryant Director of Cross Country/Track and Field Mitchell Switzer. “The growth and development the two of them have had over the past couple of years has been really cool to see. They’ve put in the work, embraced every challenge, and become true leaders on and off the track. They’ve set a new standard for what it means to compete for Bryant and their achievements set a powerful example for the future of the team.”

The duo of Whiting and Trott are not only standout competitors and supportive teammates, but also roommates and best friends off the track. “It’s definitely something special being roommates and best friends and competitors and teammates” said Whiting when asked about her bond with Trott. “It’s such a blessing because we have each other on and off the track with everything that is going on in our lives. It’s so awesome to get to do it together. We talk about the fact that without each other, neither of us would have made it here.”

Whiting is enjoying one of the greatest seasons for a female track athlete in program history and is seeded 23rd in the women’s 5,000m heading into the East Regional. The catalyst for Whiting’s success this season began during the Bulldogs indoor season. On Jan. 18, Whiting claimed her first school record after posting a time of 9:44.75 in the 3,000m at the URI Invitational. Shortly thereafter, she would shine in the 5K at the Terrier Invitational on Feb. 1, where Whiting shattered Eimear Black’s 2013 time of 17:11.68 by over a full minute, finishing the race with a blistering time of 16:11.17. That performance would earn her Female Track Athlete of the Week honors from the America East on Feb. 4.

Whiting carried that momentum into the conference season and took home gold medals at the 2025 America East Indoor Championships. She was also named the conference’s Most Outstanding Female Track Performer and was the recipient of the Coaches’ Award. Whiting would be awarded the league’s Indoor Track and Performer of the Year on Mar. 26.

Whiting’s newfound success translated almost immediately to the 2025 outdoor season. On Mar. 29 at the Black and Gold Invitational, she set a new school record in the outdoor women’s 5,000m after running a time of 16:19.17. That mark moved her ahead of Melissa Lodge ’18 who set the previous record time of 16:34.36 back in 2018. Whiting’s best performance of the season to date came during the 2025 Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California when she became the first woman in school history to run a sub 16 minute 5K, finishing the race with a remarkable time of 15:51.97. Whiting shined once again when facing America East competition. At the 2025 conference outdoor championships, she took the gold in the 5K with a time of 16:45.72 and earned the silver in the 10K after posting a time of 36:44.91. Whiting would be named the Most Outstanding Track Performer, sweeping the award in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Whiting attributes her dramatic improvement this season to a supportive coaching staff comprised of Switzer and Maggie Fox. “Coach Fox really is super intelligent in the sport and she knows training, what workouts work for which events…Coach Switzer is also incredibly knowledgeable in the sport and is a huge support system for us both on and off the track”. Fox joined the Black and Gold in August of 2023 after previous coaching stops at Babson, Boston College, and Emmanuel. She has served as the Head Cross Country/Assistant Track and Field Coach with the Bulldogs. Fox praised Whiting and Trott’s outstanding individual seasons saying, “Jasmine & Chloe have fully bought in and it’s a joy to coach athletes that work as hard as they do. The big gains we’re seeing are the direct result of choices and sacrifices they’ve made. I love that we get to set even bigger goals now.”

Switzer was recognized earlier this month for completing 10 years of service as a coach in Smithfield. He has played an instrumental role in transforming the program into the powerhouse it is today. Since being hired in 2015, all 22 women’s indoor track and field records have been broken. He also helped Bryant win its first team championship victory in program history after claiming the 2024 NEICAAA Women’s Championship. At the 2025 America East Indoor Championships, Switzer’s coaching staff was recognized as conference Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year.

Jasmine Trott has had her eyes set on the NCAA Regionals for quite some time and has served as a driving motivation during her time donning the Black and Gold. “My goal since freshman year was just to make regionals,” said Trott ahead of the meet. “I’m just going to try to be present in the moment and absorb the atmosphere that I’m in…even if I don’t PR, I’ll still be happy with my performance since I have made it there.”

Trott’s rise to prominence in the women’s 10K began last season at the 2024 Black and Gold Invitational when she won the event with a time of 35:56.67. That mark helped her narrowly surpass the previous school record time of 35:56.94 which was set by Eimear Black in 2013. She also helped the women’s track and field team win at home for the first time in program history. Trott continued to improve in the event over the course of her sophomore season, capping the year off with a silver medal at America East Outdoor Championships after running 35:53.59.

This season, Trott would pick up right where she had left off, resetting her school record in 10K at the 2025 Black and Gold Invitational with a time of 34:01.76. Trott would medal once again at the conference championships, taking the bronze after posting a time of 36:45.01. Her best performance of the spring came during the 2025 Bryan Clay Invitational. Trott finished the race in second place with a time of 33:35.17, shattering her previous school record and setting an all-time mark 2:21.77 faster than the next closest Bulldog. Trott is seeded 26th at the East Regional.

Competition at the NCAA East Regionals begins on Wednesday, May 28 and concludes on Saturday, May 31st. Events will be held on the campus of the University of North Florida, in Jacksonville, Florida. Trott will compete in the women’s 10,000m on Thursday, May 29 at 9:10 PM. Whiting will run in the women’s 5,000m on Saturday, May 31at 8:10 PM.

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Oli Thompson – Creative Services Manager – Men’s Basketball Support Staff

Oli Thompson is in his first year as Manager of Creative Services at UAB. He leads UAB’s creative team and manages both digital and social media content for our athletics teams. Prior to UAB, Thompson was the Video Coordinator of Creative Content at Southern Illinois University, overseeing their creative video content as well as in-venue and […]

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Oli Thompson is in his first year as Manager of Creative Services at UAB. He leads UAB’s creative team and manages both digital and social media content for our athletics teams.

Prior to UAB, Thompson was the Video Coordinator of Creative Content at Southern Illinois University, overseeing their creative video content as well as in-venue and digital media. This included being a part of the media efforts of SIU’s back-to-back softball conference championships in 2023 & 2024.

A native of the United Kingdom, Thompson moved to the US in 2021 and was a Graduate Assistant for Ball State Sports Link, one of the Nation’s top ranked undergraduate programs for video production at Ball State University. This is also where he obtained a Masters in Telecommunications with a focus in Digital Storytelling.

Prior to moving to the US, Thompson worked as a media producer for Cardiff City FC, a professional soccer club, from 2018-2021. This included one season in the Premier League with the Bluebirds.

He also collected a Master’s degree in Sport Broadcast and undergraduate degree in Sport Performance Analysis from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Working with their media department, Cardiff Met Sport TV.

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Jesuit star sprinter flips college commitment from Southern Oregon football to Oregon Ducks track

One of Oregon’s breakout track stars of 2025 just flipped gears completely. On Monday, Jesuit senior Grant Valley announced on his social media that he is committing to Oregon to join the track and field team. Valley was previously committed to Southern Oregon University to play football. At 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, Valley played receiver and […]

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One of Oregon’s breakout track stars of 2025 just flipped gears completely.

On Monday, Jesuit senior Grant Valley announced on his social media that he is committing to Oregon to join the track and field team.

Valley was previously committed to Southern Oregon University to play football.

At 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, Valley played receiver and defensive back for the Crusaders in the fall and helped lead Jesuit to a 9-3 record in 2024. He was named a second team all-state selection in Class 6A as a senior.

But it was in the spring when Valley truly burst onto the scene. After leg injuries derailed a lot of his high school track career, Valley stunned the field and won the 100-meter dash at the Oregon Relays in early April. It was his first non-dual meet track and field win of his high school career.

At a dual meet in May, Valley broke the state record in the 200 as he clocked a 20.86-second finish to break Micah Williams’ mark of 21.03 in 2019. He completed his year by winning Class 6A state championships in the 100, 200 and the 4×400-meter relay.

Valley’s personal best time in the 100 (10.36) is No. 3 all-time in state history, behind Williams’ 10.21 in 2019 and Thomas Tyner’s 10.35 in 2011.

For the Ducks, the men’s sprints was a struggle in the 2024-25 school year. Oregon did not have any men’s sprinters compete in the prelims for the 100 or the 200 at the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.

— Nik Streng covers high school sports in Oregon. Reach him at nstreng@oregonian.com or @NikStreng

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Hornet Volleyball Releases 2025 Schedule

Women’s Volleyball | 6/17/2025 3:43:00 PM Story Links June 17, 2025 – Emporia State Volleyball has released their schedule for the upcoming 2025 season, which features a trip to the Golden State to begin the season and nine home matches in MIAA action. The Hornets will open the campaign […]

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June 17, 2025 – Emporia State Volleyball has released their schedule for the upcoming 2025 season, which features a trip to the Golden State to begin the season and nine home matches in MIAA action.

The Hornets will open the campaign at the San Diego Invite hosted by Point Loma on September 4-6. Emporia State begins the trip with a match on September 4 against the host Sea Lions, who went 26-2 last season. The final two matches of the trip will be against Cal State San Bernardino on September 5 before closing against Northwest Nazarene on Sunday, September 6.

The matchups against the Sea Lions, Coyotes and Nighthawks will be the first in program history.

Following the trip out west, Emporia State returns for a trip up the turnpike for the Washburn Invitational which features four matches on September 12-13. The Hornets take on Newman and Truman State on Friday, September 12. The tournament will wrap up with matches against MSU-Moorhead and William Jewell on September 13 at Whiting Fieldhouse.

The final non-conference action of the season will be on September 19-20 as Emporia State travels to Edmond, Okla. for the MIAA-GAC Crossover hosted by Central Oklahoma. The Hornets will take on four GAC opponents, with East Central and Southwestern Oklahoma on September 18, followed by matches against Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Nazarene on September 19.

Emporia State’s first action at home will be on September 26, as the Hornets play host to Missouri Western, followed by a match against Northwest Missouri on September 27.

A trip to Newman and Pittsburg State will follow on the schedule, with the matchups scheduled for October 2nd and 3rd.

Following the two road matches, the Hornets will begin a five-game home stand, starting with a midweek Turnpike Tussle against Washburn on Tuesday, October 7. The Hornets will then take on Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State on October 10 and 11, before wrapping up the stint at White Auditorium against Central Missouri on October 17 and Missouri Southern on October 18.

Emporia State will go back on the road for five road matches over the following three weeks. The trip begins with the second Turnpike Tussle of the season, as the Hornets take on the Ichabods on Friday, October 24. The following week, Emporia State takes on Northwest Missouri and Missouri Western on October 31 and November 1. Matches on November 7 and 8 against Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney will be the final road matches of the regular season for the Hornets.

Emporia State will wrap up the season with two matches at White Auditorium. The Hornets will take on last season’s MIAA and Central Regional winner Central Oklahoma on November 13 before capping off the regular season on November 14 against Arkansas-Fort Smith.

The MIAA Tournament is scheduled for November 20-22 at Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Mo. The Hornets have made the MIAA Tournament in each of the first two seasons under head coach Ken Murczek, earning the sixth seed last season, before falling to eventual MIAA champion Central Oklahoma in the first round.

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Five Named To Academic All-District Team

Story Links Eastern Illinois had five student-athletes earn Academic All-District At-Large honors as released by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week. The Academic All-District At-Large category encompasses the sports of beach volleyball, bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing and water polo EIU’s selections were Tori Mohesky, […]

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Eastern Illinois had five student-athletes earn Academic All-District At-Large honors as released by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week. The Academic All-District At-Large category encompasses the sports of beach volleyball, bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing and water polo

EIU’s selections were Tori Mohesky, Laura Paniagua, Catalina Rochaix, Mya Mirocha and Meera Upadhyay.

Student-athletes must meet the following criteria to be considered for Academic All-District. From an academic standpoint they must hold a cumulative 3.5 or higher grade point average, if they are a graduate student, a 3.5 or higher must have been maintained for both undergraduate and graduate work. In their sport of competition, they must be a starter or key reserve having appeared in 90 percent of an institution’s games/contests/sets or started in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets. A maximum of five student-athletes per school that meet these criteria are selected.

Mohesky has a 3.64 GPA in Management. Paniagua has a 3.71 GPA in Computer and Information Technology. Rochaix holds a 3.94 GPA in Political Science International Studies. Mirocha has a 3.78 GPA in Marketing. Upadhyay has a 3.87 GPA in Business Analytics and Information Systems.

The 2025 Academic All-District® At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Both Track & Field Programs Ranked 16th in USTFCCCA Program of the Year List

Story Links NEW ORLEANS, La. – Harvard track & field garnered national recognition this afternoon, as both Crimson squads ranked at No. 16 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Program of the Year list, an award that calculates a program’s success across the cross country, indoor track […]

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NEW ORLEANS, La. – Harvard track & field garnered national recognition this afternoon, as both Crimson squads ranked at No. 16 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Program of the Year list, an award that calculates a program’s success across the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field campaigns.

Anchored by a first place finish from two-time NCAA men’s cross country national champion Graham Blanks ’24, the Crimson men’s cross country squad finished in 27^th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconsin last fall. All-America showings from Kenny Ikeji ’24 and junior Tito Alofe pushed Harvard to a strong showing at the NCAA Indoor Championships, as a third place showing from junior Ferenc Kovacs highlighted Harvard’s time at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

The women’s year started with a 28^th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, followed by a meteoric rise at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In a historic in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 11 Crimson women earned All-America First Team status, as Harvard led the nation in All-America First Team selections and finished in a program-best 11^th place in the team standings. All-America First Team showings from Chloe Fair ’24 and Izzy Goudros ’24 wrapped the Crimson’s season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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