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Cavaliers Split Doubleheader with Pitt

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia baseball team (19-14, 8-9 ACC) split a pair of games on Saturday (April 12) to Pitt (18-15, 5-9) with a walk-off 7-5 victory in game one before falling 8-7 in the nightcap. In the series opener, UVA collected its 11th come-from-behind victory of the season when Henry Ford hit a […]

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia baseball team (19-14, 8-9 ACC) split a pair of games on Saturday (April 12) to Pitt (18-15, 5-9) with a walk-off 7-5 victory in game one before falling 8-7 in the nightcap.

In the series opener, UVA collected its 11th come-from-behind victory of the season when Henry Ford hit a two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth to capture a 7-5 victory.

How about a walk-off to start your Saturday?

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— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) April 12, 2025

The late-inning dramatics continued in game two as Virginia scored five runs over the final two innings in a rally that fell short on a fly ball to the warning track in left field.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1

UVA starting pitcher Jay Woolfolk allowed three runs over 6.1 innings pitched with five strikeouts but did not factor into the decision.
To open the Saturday doubleheader, Pitt’s Ryan Reed and Woolfolk did not surrender a hit during the first three innings.
Pitt got on the board first with a two-run home run off the bat of AJ Nessler in the top of the fourth.
Virginia answered immediately in the bottom of the frame with a five-run inning highlighted by a two-run double from Chris Arroyo and a Luke Hanson two-run single with the bases loaded that made it 5-2 Cavaliers.

Bases loaded? Not anymore.

Hanson drives in

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— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) April 12, 2025

The Panthers cut the Cavalier lead to 5-4 in the seventh on an RBI single to left before scoring on a Virginia throwing error.
Following a scoreless eighth, Pitt had a baserunner reach on a two-out Virginia error before the Panther came home to score, tying the game at 5-5.
In the bottom of the ninth, Eric Becker extended the frame with a two-out single to right that brought Ford to the plate. On a 2-0 pitch, Ford lifted a ball down the line in right just deep enough to go over the wall for a two-run walk-off home run and a 7-5 Virginia victory. The walk-off was Henry’s fifth dinger of the season and third in three days.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 2

Pitt jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the second inning on a two-run home run from the Panthers’ Jayden Melendez.
The first UVA run of the game came an inning later when Chone James scampered home on a Hanson base knock to left field.
In the fourth, the visiting Panthers extended their advantage to 6-1 by plating four runs in the frame on a pair of two-run doubles and a bases-loaded ground out.
The two ACC foes traded runs in the sixth to give Pitt a 7-2 lead with six innings in the books.
Pitt added another run in the top of the seventh on a Cavalier balk that scored a Panther from third.
Virginia experienced a power surge over the final two innings as Aidan Teel smacked a two-run home run in the eighth before a Ford sacrifice fly scored Becker to bring the Cavaliers to within three runs at 8-5.

A no-doubter for @aidan_teel and it is an 8-4 game

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— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) April 12, 2025

In the top of the ninth, Alex Markus struck out three straight Panthers with the bases loaded to give Virginia a chance in the home half of the inning.

Three straight Ks with the bases loaded and head to the bottom of the ninth

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— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) April 12, 2025

The bottom of the ninth opened with a Henry Godbout double down the line in right to set up a Harrison Didawick two-out two-run home run that made it an 8-7 contest.

Didawick goes DEEP

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— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) April 12, 2025

After a Pitt pitching change, the game ended on a flyball to deep left field to seal the doubleheader split and an 8-7 Pitt win.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

On the year, Virginia is 9-3 when Aidan Teel bats leadoff for the Cavaliers.
The game one victory was UVA’s 12th come-from-behind win of the season.
Virginia’s five-run fourth in the series opener was the 10th time this season that the Cavaliers have scored five or more runs in an inning.
Henry Ford extended this hit streak and on-base streaks to 12 and 17 games, respectively, on Saturday.
In his five home starts this season, Jay Woolfolk has struck out 34 opposing batters in 28.1 innings pitched.
Ford’s walk-off home run in game one was Virginia’s third walk-off win of the season and the first via the long ball.
The walk-off homer was Virginia’s first since Didawick’s two-run blast against Virginia Tech on May 18, 2024.
Didawick’s homer in game two was his second of the season and first since Feb. 28 against Dartmouth.

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The rubber match against Pitt is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday at Disharoon Park. Virginia will have lefty Tomas Valincius (2-1) on the bump against Pitt’s righthander Drew Lafferty (1-1) in a contest that will be carried on ACCNX and WINA (98.9 FM/1070 AM).

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Due to a concert at John Paul Jones Arena being rescheduled, all JPJ lots will be open with no vacate time.

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Spain take top spot in first World Aquatics Women’s Water Polo Rankings

Spain won their first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s water polo at Paris 2024, following on from their bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024. With Singapore 2025 rapidly approaching, Spain will be defending top spot as they aim for their first World Aquatics Championships gold in women’s water polo since 2013. […]

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Spain won their first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s water polo at Paris 2024, following on from their bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024.

With Singapore 2025 rapidly approaching, Spain will be defending top spot as they aim for their first World Aquatics Championships gold in women’s water polo since 2013. The women’s water polo tournament in Singapore will be held from 11–24 July at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

Spanish water polo star Bea Ortiz fulfilled a lifelong dream in 2024 by leading her country to Olympic gold. The victory was more than a decade in the making, as Spain had previously finished runners-up at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020.

She also scored eight goals and tallied nine assists at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha and was named MVP as Spain won silver at the European Water Polo Championships in Eindhoven.

Ortiz was rewarded by being named the 2024 World Aquatics Athlete of the Year in women’s water polo, and she welcomed the top ranking as it demonstrates the work that has gone into the success the Spanish team has achieved in recent years.

“After an incredible year which resulted in the highlight of my career at the Olympic Games, it is exciting to see our success recognised in these historic World Rankings,” Ortiz said. “Women’s water polo is developing rapidly around the world, and there are so many strong teams in competition, so to be ranked above all of them is a great honour. This will motivate us to try and maintain top spot, beginning at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.”

The Netherlands are Spain’s closest challengers in the inaugural World Rankings after their Olympic bronze medal in Paris. They also enjoyed a home triumph at the European Championships last year and the World title in 2023.

Reigning world champions the United States sit in third place, having missed out on a medal for the first time at the Olympic Games in Paris.

World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024 silver medallists Hungary are fourth, and Greece complete the top five after their triumph at the World Aquatics Women’s Water Polo World Cup in Chengdu, China in April of this year.

Australia, Italy, Canada, China and France make up the top 10.

In the first-ever Women’s U20 World Ranking list, Spain also take the top spot. They are followed by Hungary in second and Greece in third, with China and Croatia completing the top five.

Those rankings could be shaken up at the World Aquatics Women’s U20 Water Polo Championships in Salvador, Brazil from 10-16 August.

➤ Learn more about the ranking methodology in the “How it Works” section
➤ View the complete World Aquatics Women’s Water Polo Rankings

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WSU’s drops the field part of track and field, a preview of the cuts other sports will have to endure as college athletics continue its evolution

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Next time you are sitting around the sports bar with your buddies, try this little test. Start talking about track and field, except don’t use the field part. See if everyone knows what you’re talking about. Why? Partly because Washington State University announced Monday it will be conducting a similar […]

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A GRIP ON SPORTS • Next time you are sitting around the sports bar with your buddies, try this little test. Start talking about track and field, except don’t use the field part. See if everyone knows what you’re talking about. Why? Partly because Washington State University announced Monday it will be conducting a similar experiment come the fall.

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• My hypothesis? Everyone will know which sport you are referring to – and will have a story or two about it. Calling the human race’s oldest athletic activity by its nickname has always happened, though the field part has been understood whether it is name-dropped or not.

As for the Cougars’ planned obsolescence of the field part? Sadly, it will achieve its purpose. Money will be saved, WSU will still be able to count the sport among the 14 needed to retain NCAA Division I status and there will be little fuss among the alumni, especially the ones who believe the football program needs to add another assistant football coach for tattoo refinement.

You know, to keep up with the “other” Power schools. After all, you can’t have your transfer defensive lineman having his old school’s mascot tattooed on his bicep. There needs to be someone on staff who can fix it.

If a long jumper or shot putter has to be sacrificed, so be it.

After all, as any football apologist can point out, Washington State’s legacy in the sport has revolved around its distance runners. Gerry Lindgren. Henry Rono. Julius Korir. Peter Koech. Bernard Lagat. Evans Kurui. Sprinters and javelin throwers? Who needs them? They don’t run cross country in the fall, do they?

No, they don’t. But the men’s track and field team just sent six athletes to the recently completed NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship and five of them were sprinters. Only Kurui, who competed in the 10,000 meters, fits the new “distance-focused approach.”

Yes, there will still be sprinting and hurdling going on. We think. After sending out a release that supported the debatable premise “this change gives the WSU Track and Field program the best opportunity to remain competitive at the conference and national levels in distance events in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field,” the school didn’t make anyone available to talk about it. Not athletic director Anne McCoy. Not head coach Wayne Phipps.

The release made it clear field events will disappear. The athletes that competed in them? Their scholarships will be honored, of course. If they want to stay. And they will receive help finding a new school if they don’t. The sprinters, like Mason Lawyer, who set a school record in the 200 meters this spring? A scaled-back effort will be in place next year, so it’s possible he and others could stay. But why would anyone want to, other than Pullman is a great place to attend college.

It’s obvious some changes had to be made. Washington State’s media-rights income from the reconstituted Pac-12 will be up to $20 million less per year than it would have been if the conference had held together. Even with a larger pile of cash, the athletic department has run at a deficit way too often in the past decade or so and has a debt of more than $100 million with the main campus. As belts tighten from French Ad to Bustad Hall, McCoy’s budget isn’t as robust as the one Pat Chun operated with.

At a time when the school feels it must bolster the football and basketball programs to keep up with the Joneses of the college scene. Oh, lest we forget, there is the little thing of spending school funds to pay – that’s what it is – athletes, a number that can (and will) reach $20.5 million for schools who are really still of the Power variety. WSU will earmark less.

Cuts had to come somewhere. Using a scalpel to every program will help close the budget gap while, at the same time, allow the football program to keep adding people with titles like general manager or player retention specialist or commercial-talent ride-share coordinator or some other they-have-it-so-we-need-it-too addition.

The number of people covered by the football employment umbrella has more than doubled in the past 15 years or so. The amount of success? Well, that’s that judgment has to be made by the 20,000 or so who sing “Back Home” at Gesa Field on Saturdays or the unknown number watching on The CW or wherever.

The 49 athletes who represented WSU in field events or sprints or hurdles in 2025? They may just have to find a new home in 2026.

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WSU: The S-R has the right person around to write about WSU’s taking a meat cleaver to the field events. John Blanchette has this story on the changes. … Meanwhile, football recruiting never stops. Greg Woods has this story on the latest recruit, linebacker Josh Faraimo, to announce he’s headed to Pullman in 2026. … Elsewhere in the (current, old and future) Pac-12 and the nation, we knew this news was coming, just not when. No, not the media rights deal or an expansion decision. Nope. We knew California athletic director Jim Knowlton would leave the school at some point after the chancellor took control of the football program away and gave it to alum Ron Rivera in March. … John Canzano has his Monday mailbag. … There is a question in Colorado. Which school, Colorado or Colorado State, wins more football games this year? … Arizona just keeps on recruiting. … In baseball news, Oregon State is not uncomfortable with its position, despite facing a loser-out game today against Louisville. This season’s Beavers have been in similar circumstances before. … UCLA’s game with LSU was suspended late Monday as thunderstorms wracked the Omaha area. The Bruins and Tigers will resume this morning with LSU up 5-3 midway through the fourth inning. … The best pitching performance of this World Series. Arkansas’ Gage Wood struck out a record 19 Murray State batters en route the event’s first no-hitter since 1960. … Arizona could have another successful team next season. But could is a big word these days. … In basketball news, Colorado has a leader in place as it prepares to make a trip overseas. … Tommy Lloyd will be coaching just one incoming Arizona player this summer with his USA Basketball team.

EWU and Idaho: Around the Big Sky, Montana continues to mine the state’s smaller high schools for football players. … Northern Arizona always has someone who does well at the NCAA track meet.

Mariners: Logan Gilbert is back. And looked sharp, yielding just a first-inning solo home run and an Abraham Toro-driven in run in the third. That was enough for the Red Sox, though, as the M’s bats were muffled in the 2-0 loss. … One metric tells us Julio Rodriguez is having his best year ever. I’m not sure every M’s fan agrees. … They are probably pretty united in that, despite the recent contributions, the role players are still not good enough for the team to compete for a title. … Cal Raleigh should be the American League All-Stars’ starting catcher.

Kraken: Maybe all Edmonton needs to rally from its 3-2 deficit in the NHL finals is Connor McDavid do be a miracle worker. He has been at times in the past.

Sonics: Oklahoma City is one game away from winning its first NBA title and the Thunder have a former West Coast Conference star to thank for it. No, not Chet Holmgren, though he had a good game in their 120-109 win over visiting Indiana on Monday night. Santa Clara alum Jalen Williams scored a postseason-high 40 points to help OKC to a 3-2 lead in the series. … Williams’ performance was covered in-depth from San Jose to Washington D.C. and many places without a city to call home. … Tyrese Haliburton is hurting and so are Indiana’s chances.

Storm: With their backup center gone, the Storm needed to make a roster addition. They did.

Seahawks: We also linked this Times story on Grey Zabel’s baseball career a while ago. It is also on the S-R site today. … What may the roster look like?

Sounders: We linked this story about Club World Cup tickets in yesterday’s Times. And we link it again as it runs on the S-R site today. … A teenaged star will grace Lumen Field today.

Golf: J.J. Spaun’s greatest achievement Sunday? He saved the USGA from a lot of embarrassment. … Spaun also gave San Diego State another major champion. … LIV’s stars were not much of a factor again.

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• The NCAA’s rules concerning a minimum number of sports needed to stay Division I may preclude any sport’s subtraction at WSU. But fewer scholarships and other cost-saving cuts? It’s possible. Probable even. … By the way, we posted early today due to personal commitments. If something happens (or happened, depending on when you are reading this) between 8 and 9 a.m. and it is not covered here, that is why. Until later …

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Owen Barnett of Hopkins named Minnesota’s best boys volleyball player

When the proposal did pass resoundingly the following year, Barnett and many like him felt a mixture of relief and vindication. A volleyball-only athlete who began playing at Minnesota Select Volleyball Club as a seventh-grader (he now plays for Team’Sota, a boys volleyball club), Barnett, who attends St. Louis Park High School, believed the sport […]

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“At the club level, it was a little bit of a niche sport, but we have an amazing community and play at a really high level,” he said. “We were all excited for a chance to grow the sport.”

With his low-key approach, Hopkins coach Zach Awsumb said it’s no surprise that Barnett emerged as the team leader.

“He never gets rattled,” said Awsumb, who is also the head girls coach at Columbia Heights High School. “I’ve never coached a kid who is that calm in big spots. He doesn’t get upset. If he sees something isn’t right; he will go over to the player, talk about it and move on.”

Barnett’s leadership was vital to the Royals’ success in close matches, highlighting a five-set rally over Wayzata, the No. 1 seed, in their section final to make the tournament.

“In every five-set match, he’s gotten near 30 kills, and 10 of them are always in the fifth set,” Awsumb said. “He’s been a dream to coach.”

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SALT LAKE CITY – McKaylie Caesar and Morgan Jensen of Utah track & field officially earned honorable mention accolades from the United Sates Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In their final collegiate race, both Caesar and Jensen went out with honorable mention distinction in their first-ever appearance at NCAA Championships. […]

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SALT LAKE CITY – McKaylie Caesar and Morgan Jensen of Utah track & field officially earned honorable mention accolades from the United Sates Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

In their final collegiate race, both Caesar and Jensen went out with honorable mention distinction in their first-ever appearance at NCAA Championships. Jensen was the first to cross the finish-line, recording a time of 33:11.05 for 19th-overall while Caesar finished in 20th-overall with a run of 33:34.36.

The pair are just the seventh and eighth runners all-time for Utah at earn honorable mention accolades at the NCAA Championships since 2010.

Jensen (2020-25) closed out her collegiate career at No. 2 (32:33.52) on the all-time list at Utah in the 10,000m event while also checking in at No. 9 all-time in the outdoor 5000m event with a mark of 16:04.23. The Sandy, Utah, product will also go down as just the second Ute ever to compete in three-consecutive NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Caesar (2023-25) wrapped up her career at Utah No. 4 (33:05.56) all-time in the 10,000m event. She was also a part of the 4x1600m relay crew that ran the second-fastest time in program history this year (19:21.30) at the Drake Relays.

For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360, the official mobile app of Utah Athletics through the App Store or Google Play.

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Coach Donner Proclaims Latest Recruiting Class

LEWISBURG, Pa.- Bucknell track & field and cross country head coach Kevin Donner announced the addition of 44 student-athletes to the 2024-25 rosters. The Bison welcome 21 new members for the men’s team and 23 for the women’s squad. “We are very happy with the quality of the incoming class,” said Donner. “This class has […]

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LEWISBURG, Pa.- Bucknell track & field and cross country head coach Kevin Donner announced the addition of 44 student-athletes to the 2024-25 rosters. The Bison welcome 21 new members for the men’s team and 23 for the women’s squad.

“We are very happy with the quality of the incoming class,” said Donner. “This class has a few athletes from each gender who should be able to help us immediately, as well as others who will assist us in the future as they gain experience. We were able to strengthen areas that needed reinforcement and enhance some areas that were already strong. I have learned over the years that you do not evaluate a recruiting class until the second semester of the sophomore year, because a lot can happen for better or worse. However, on paper, we are very pleased and look forward to welcoming these student-athletes to campus. Our Assistant Coaches put in a lot of time and effort into this class and I want to thank them for their efforts and hard work.”

The Bison men’s track & field squad placed fourth at the Patriot League Indoor and Outdoor Championships during the 2024-25 campaigns. Wade Shomper headlined the efforts by becoming the school record holder in the indoor and outdoor shot put. The program is full of youth and promising talent and this newest class reinforces the ranks, as the Orange & Blue prep for return to the PL’s top three.

The squad set 29 top-ten marks in the all-time lists, 17 more than in 2024-25, combined with Shomper’s two school records.

Owen Allen

Ponaganset High School, RI

Top Marks: 25LB weight throw 69-1.5, hammer 12LB 222-1, hammer 16LB 177-0

Colin Burke

Christian Brothers Academy, NJ

Top Marks: 400m 49.74, high jump 6-2

Nicholas Bouril

St. John Paul the Great High School, Va.

Top Mark: 400m 49.03

Julius Catuogno

Midland Park High School, NJ

Top Mark: javelin, 172-3

Michael Devine

Union Catholic High School, NJ

Top Marks: mile 4:24.58, 3200m 9:25.78

Adam Dicken

Plymouth Canton High School, Mi.

Top Marks: 1600m 4:20.21, 800m 1:54.41

Ethan Fianko

Christian Brothers Academy, NJ

Top Mark: 400m 48.99

Eamon Golden

Rumson-Fair Haven High School, NJ

Top Marks: 400 hurdles 55.94

Cooper Hollinger

Warwick High School, Pa.

Top Marks: mile 4:11.10, 3200m 9:09.06

Aidan Karson

Berkshire High School, Mass.

Top Marks: high jump 6-3.5, long jump 21-11.5

Colin Krause

Pascack Valley High School, NJ

Top Mark: javelin 180-11

Owen Little

St. Francis DeSales High School, Ohio

Top Marks: 800m 1:56.58, 1600m 4:14.008

David Loew

Hunterdon Central High School, NJ

Top Mark: shot put 52-4.5

Joel Langdon

Milton Area High School, Pa.

Top Marks: high jump 6-6, triple jump 44-4.75, 110 high hurdles 14.83

Ronald Morgan

Morristown High School, NJ

Top Marks: javelin 179-4, shot put 54-7.5

Alex Napolitano

Bronxville High School, NY

Top Marks: 25LB weight throw 63-3, hammer 12LB 188-5

Logan Newman

East Pennsboro Area, Pa.

Top Marks: discus 169-9, shot put 56-2.5

Ryan Pepperman

Great Valley High School, Pa.

Top Marks: 1600m 4:21.63, 3200m 9:21.76

Alex Polenik

Penn Manor High School, Pa.

Top Marks: discus 183-4, shot put 56-10.5

Colin Ruether

Strath Haven High School, Pa.

Top Mark: 800m 1:54.46

Andre Williams

Millville High School, NJ

Top Marks: 400m hurdles 56.25, 400m 50.08

The Bison women repeated fourth place at the Patriot League Indoor and Outdoor Championships during the 2024-25 season. Despite losing a decorated senior class, the squadron set multiple school records and numerous top-ten marks, and prepared the program for a return to the Patriot League’s top three in the upcoming seasons. The team collected 32 top-ten marks in 2024-25, an increase of 13 from the previous season, while setting four team records.

Evelyn Bliss defended her Patriot League javelin title and repeated as Second Team All-American at the NCAA National Championships. The sophomore sensation will compete at the FISU World Games and USATF National Championships later this summer.

Freshman sprinter Alexandra Lea delivered a performance for the ages at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships. Lea won the 200 and 400-meter dashes, setting the school record in both events and the meet record in the latter.

Junior javelin thrower Brylee Tereska qualified for her third straight NCAA East First Round where she finished a career-best 17th at the event.

Gentry Bowie

Northern-Calvert High School, Md.

Top Marks: 800m 2:18.01, 1600m 5:02.90, 3200m 11:04.29

Sarah Bronson

Athens High School, Pa.

Top Marks: 800m 2:20.01, 1600m 5:03.53, 3200m 11:13.44

Grace Camerlingo

Clarkstown South High School, NY

Top Marks: 100m 12.39, 200m 25.78, 400m 57.02

Frances Clulow

Athenian High School, Calif.

Top Marks: 1600m 5:26.74, 3200m 11:40.81

Sophia Douglas

Somerville High School, NJ

Top Marks: 1600m 5:14.46, 3200m 11:01.87

Allison DeMatt

Hempfield High School, Pa.

Top Marks: long jump 17-4.5, triple jump 37-5.5, high jump 5-2

Natalie Dill

Great Valley High School, Pa.

Top Marks: mile 5:13.64, 3200m 11:23.17

Caitlin Fritz

Centennial High School, Md.

Top Mark: 1600m 5:19.97

Kate Harnish

Penn Manor High School, Pa.

Top Marks: pole vault 12-5, long jump 18-3.5

Madeline Kerr

Montrose High School, Mass.

Top Marks: 800m 2:15.85, 1500m 4:44.35

Liv Kopitsky

Mount Carmel Area High School, Pa.

Top Marks: discus 128-1, shot put 39-11

Anna Kylish

Westfield High School, NJ

Top Marks: 800m 2:16.55, 1600m 5:12.19

Raygan Lust

Warrior Run High School, Pa.

Top Marks: 200m 26.14, 400m 56.66, 800m 2:18.73

Ella McCrum

Juniata Valley High School, Pa.

Top Marks: 800m 2:18.66, 1600m 5:03.75, 3200m 11:17.07

Jordan Muraglia

Point Pleasant Boro High School, NJ

Top Marks: long jump 19-2, 100m 11.98, 200m 24.90

Giana Piloto

IMG Academy, Fla.

Top Marks: 400m 59.46

Piper Portacio

Immaculate Heart Academy, NJ.

Top Marks: 100m 11.98, 200m 24.74, 400m 56.09

Juliette Reed

Ethical Culture Fieldston School, NY

Top Marks: 100m 12.25, 200m 25.34, 400m 57.68

Alicia Scali

Monroe Woodbury High School, NY

Top Marks: 800m 2:21.78, 1500m 4:52.98

Emilia Smith

Winnetka High School, Ill.

Top Marks: long jump 18-1.25, triple jump 38-6.25, 400m 58.03

Anne Sehon

Mercersburg Academy High School, Pa.

Top Marks: 800m 2:18.76, 1600m 5:21.39

Hannah Stoss

Wyoming Area High School, Pa.

Top Marks: 800m 2:18.87

Julia Sobilo

Immaculate Heart Academy High School, NJ

Top Mark: discus 138-9

The Bucknell track & field teams will return to action this December at the traditional Bison Opener.

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Sectionals Finalist Riley Ogilvie to Compete for Cleveland State Starting This Fall (2025)

Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey. Speedo Sectionals finalist Riley Ogilvie […]

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Speedo Sectionals finalist Riley Ogilvie has announced her commitment to swim for Cleveland State University starting in the fall of 2025.

“I’m so excited to finally announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career by joining the D1 swim team at Cleveland State University! I would like to thank all of my family, friends, teammates, and coaches that have supported me throughout my journey! A special thank you to Coach Trent for believing in me and providing this amazing opportunity! GO VIKES!”

The California native wrapped up her senior year at Ayala High School in Chino Hills and was a member of the varsity swim and dive team all four years. A versatile threat in the water, Ogilvie currently trains year-round with the Mission Viejo Nadadores, where she excels at freestyle, backstroke and IM.

Ogilvie enjoyed a tremendous weekend of racing at the 2025 Oceanside Sectionals, posting a series of lifetime best performances. She placed 13th in both the 1000 free (10:25.47) and the 400 IM (4:28.01), setting new personal best times in both. She also took 13th in the 500 free (5:02.74) after turning in a best time of 5:01.90 during prelims. Continuing her successful streak, Ogilvie finished 20th in the 200 back (2:05.70 – PB), 40th in the 200 IM (2:09.77) and 52nd in the 100 back (58.81 – PB).

At the CIF-SS Division 2 Championship in May, Ogilvie improved her 100 back time even further, throwing down a time of 58.70 to place 6th. She also registered a new lifetime best time of 27.33 in the 50 back as the leadoff on Ayala High School’s 200 medley relay, helping the team to a 12th-place finish overall. Additionally, she took 4th in the 500 free in 5:02.02 and helped her team to a 9th-place finish in the 400 free relay, splitting a time of 53.28 as the anchor leg.

Best Times SCY

100 free – 54.65
200 free – 1:54.46
500 free – 5:01.90
100 back – 58.70
200 IM – 2:09.25
400 IM – 4:28.01

A Division I Mid-Major program, the Cleveland State women took 3rd at the Horizon League Championships this past season. The Vikings had two individual champions at the meet: Giovanna Cappabianca (200 breast – 2:15.19) and Grace Chelf (50 free – 22.78), with Chelf set to be a senior next season.

Based on the results from the 2025 championship, Ogilvie would have landed in the ‘A’ final in the 400 IM and 500 free and in the ‘B’ final in the 200 free and 200 IM, setting her up to be a significant contributor for the Vikings right from the start.

In addition to swimming, Ogilvie played water polo for the Ayala Bulldogs this past season. Outside of the pool, she received her seal of biliteracy for four years of American Sign Language at the school, and she enjoys going to Glamis with her family to ride sand cars in the sand dunes.

Set to join Ogilvie in Cleveland this fall is Chelsea Burkhart, a South Carolina high school state champion. Burkhart also excels at free, breast and IM, meaning she should make for a strong training partner over the next four years.

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