SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana track and field turns its sights to the national stage as four qualified athletes will compete across four events at the NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Pueblo, Colorado.
 
Bryn Greenwaldt, Ryan Hartman, Andrew Martens and Kylee Sallee will all represent AU at the national meet, with action set to last from Thursday May 22 to Saturday, May 24 at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl.
 
Complete action can be found at GoAugie.com/Live and the GoAugie app, presented by The Original Pancake House. The app can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play.
 
THE RUNDOWN
After clearing a season-best height of 5-08.00 at the NSIC Outdoor Track and Field Championships earlier this month, Bryn Greenwaldt earned her bid to the national meet. Her showing gave her the top spot on the podium for the gold medal and the event title, securing yet another honor in her storied career. She finished in the top three at five different meets this season, highlighted by three event crowns.
 
Ryan Hartman has continued to light it up in his final season with Augustana track and field, earning yet another postseason bid this athletic year. He was recently named the NSIC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year—just the fourth in program history—after collecting two conference championship titles. With four meets worth of competition under his belt this season, Hartman has earned four first-place finishes while clocking two PRs at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the 1500-meter (3:43.00) and 5000-meter (13:39.57) runs.
 
Senior hurdler Andrew Martens will head to the NCAA Championship meet after a strong showing at the conference meet earlier this month. He cruised to first place and the top of the podium in the 110-meter hurdles while taking fourth in the 400-meter hurdles. His qualifying time was marked in the event final at the NSIC meet, which was the third time he broke sub-14 this season.
 
Rounding out the AU qualifiers is Kylee Sallee, whose personal best earlier this season propelled her all the way to an NCAA qualification. Her mark of 20-01.50 broke the Augustana school record in the long jump at the Maverick Open while giving Sallee a third-place finish. She collected five top-five finishes in the long jump throughout the season, including a runner-up finish in the event at the NSIC meet while winning the heptathlon title.
 
VIKING QUALIFIERS
(NCAA DII Performance Rankings as of 5/21)
5. Ryan Hartman (5000-Meter Run, 13:39.57)
9. Andrew Martens (110-Meter Hurdles, 13.76)
T-10. Bryn Greenwaldt (High Jump, 5-08.00, 1.73m)
T-14. Kylee Salee (Long Jump, 20-01.50, 6.13m)
 
AUGUSTANA SCHEDULE AT NCAA DII CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, May 22
3:30 p.m. CT – Women’s Long Jump (Sallee)
 
Friday, May 23
5:45 p.m. CT – Women’s High Jump (Greenwaldt)
7:55 p.m. CT – Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles Prelim (Martens)
 
Saturday, May 23
7:10 p.m. CT – Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles Final (Martens)
9:30 p.m. CT – Men’s 5000-Meter Run (Hartman)
 

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Harrison has rarely found itself in a position where it was trailing during this boys volleyball season.

During Saturday’s Hudson County Tournament final, the Blue Tide showed the poise and composure needed to recover such situations and emerge as champions.

Trailing late in the first set, Harrison not only rallied to take the opening set, but built upon that run to produce a dominant second set as it defeated Hudson Catholic, 25-23, 25-15 to win a third consecutive county title at County Prep High School in Jersey City.

“There’s been more than a couple of occasions where we’ve been down by a few points late in sets and almost every single time they find a way to come back and win it,” Harrison head coach Anthony Sabia said, citing comebacks from set point against Weehawken, Livingston and most recently in the Hudson County semifinals against North Bergen. “They find their best volleyball and they play their cleanest volleyball and they find a way to lock in in those tight moments. As great as it would be for everything to go smoothly, it’s nice to know that you have that in your back pocket when you need it.”

Harrison trailed 22-18 before scoring seven of the final eight points to take the first set, a stretch that started with a Jonathan Petrillo kill and followed by a trio of Hudson Catholic faults to tie it at 22. The Hawks, making their second-trip to the final, regained the lead on an Alan Santiago kill. Alattim DeLeon’s kill tied it once again for the Blue Tide at 23-all, then recorded a block to take the lead before Jeremy Rivera’s kill gave Harrison the first set.

Using the momentum from the end of the first, Harrison opened the second set with five-straight points and opened a quick 9-2 lead which featured three Petrillo kills, a kill from DeLeon and aces by Yamil Espinoza and Petrillo.

“We just played lockdown defense and made no mistakes off our hands,” said Sabia. “(On the Hudson Catholic side) you could see the nerves and the frustration on their faces and I’m like we’re fine. I’ve seen this story a bunch of times this year, winning the set.

“We were on a tear to start the second set and I knew we were fine.”

Petrillo, who finished with a team-high nine kills, would deliver the clinching point for Harrison’s fifth overall county title. DeLeon added seven kills with two blocks and Rivera had two kills to go with 19 assists. Espinoza had three kills with six digs while Brayan Andrade contributed a team-best eight digs.

In total, seven different players recorded at least one kill in the win, a testament to the depth of this year’s roster.

“I don’t know if we’ve ever had a team where we have as much faith and trust in the bench,” Sabia said. “Even going back to when we were as good as we were 10 years ago, we were great, but we had a really short bench, so everyone had to be on all the time. I think the depth of this team is maybe unmatched.”

Sabia had a front row view for those other county championship teams as the assistant coach under Nick Landy. This winter saw Landy step down with Sabia moving over to head coach and at the time of the move both coaches said little was likely to change. That proved true as another county title was coming to Harrison.

“They were aware of the moment (to potentially three-peat as champions). They were aware of what they had the ability to potentially accomplish and they were really excited,” said Sabia. “They’re very proud to carry on the legacy of the teams from the last two years and even the teams in the past. They’re happy to add to the program’s history, so I know it’s special to them.”

Jason Bernstein | Observer Sports Writer

Jason Bernstein joined The Observer as its sports writer in March 2022, following the retirement of Jim Hague. He has a wealth of sports-writing experience, including for NJ Advance Media (nj.com, The Jersey Journal, The Star-Ledger.)

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MEDFORD, MA (May 21, 2025) – The Tufts University men’s track and field team picked up even more postseason honors this week as the USTFCCCA Division III All-Region honorees were announced on Tuesday, May 20. 

Leading off the list of award winners is Amokrane Aouchiche. Aouchiche was named to the All-Region team for both the 5,000m and 10,000m run. The distance runner set the second fastest time in Tufts history in the 10k, and broke his personal record in the 5k with a mark of 14:29.60.

First year Luke Benson picked up his first All-Region honors after a stellar debut to his career. The rookie jumper was named to the All-Region team in the triple jump following a spring season that saw him land a personal best jump of 14.72m.

Calvin Cummings picked up the first All-Region honors of his career as well. The junior shined in the 3000m steeplechase, setting a new personal record of 9:19.02 at the F.I.R.E Meet at Williams. 

Martin Decker earned All-Region honors following a strong season at the hammer throw. His spring was highlighted by a personal record-breaking throw of 49.36m at the NESCAC Championships. Eric Meyer also earned All-Region honors in the hammer throw, coming after a season that saw him nearly match his personal best. 

Quinn Hampson was extremely quick in the middle-distance events this season, and picked up All-Region honors for his efforts in the 1500m run. Hampson set new personal records week after week, culminating in a 3:51.21 for the fifth fastest time in Tufts program history.

Casey Lambert and Sahr Matturi were both named to the All-Region team for the long jump. Lambert set a new personal best of 7.19m, while Matturi qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with his personal record-breaking mark of 7.34m. Matturi was also named to the All-Region team for the triple jump after also setting a personal record in that event with a 13.97m.

Cameron McLeod was named to the All-Region team for the 400m hurdles. He set a new personal record at the NESCAC Championships with a time of 53.81. Josh Wilkie joins his teammate with the All-Region 400m hurdles honors, as he qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with his personal best time of 52.35. Wilkie also picked up All-Region honors for his efforts in the 110m hurdles.

Jonah Reisner picked up All-Region honors in the 5000m run, joining Aouchiche in the distance event award. His personal best time of 14:16.67 came in his last meet of the season at Williams.

Noah Turner is the final Jumbo to earn All-Region honors, and did so in both the 100m and 400m dashes. His personal best time in the 100m (10.61) came in the NEICAAA Championships, while his personal best time in the 400m  (48.66) came in the NESCAC Championships.

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MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s boys volleyball team earned the No. 2 seed in the South-West Conference Tournament. The Panthers will have a bye and face the winner of No. 3 Pomperaug and No. 2 Brookfield in the semifinals on Tuesday at home at 6 p.m.

Masuk ended the season with a 3-0 win at Bunnell on Tuesday. Set scores were 25-17, 25-18, 25-14.

Rackov was named the 2010 winner of the Peter J. Cutino Award, given annually to the top player in NCAA water polo. He was also named the 2010 ACWPC National Player of the Year. Rackov ranks fourth on the program’s all-time scoring list with 235 career goals and fifth on Cal’s single-season list with 79 goals in 20120. Rackov led the Bears to the NCAA championship game in 2010.