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CBS Sports Graphic Arizona secured a commitment from five-star guard Brayden Burries on Wednesday, ensuring the Wildcats can now fill two starting spots next season with a pair of McDonald’s All-Americans. “Arizona was the best fit for me and my family,” Burries said on television after announcing his decision. “Coach [Tommy] Lloyd is a great […]

Arizona secured a commitment from five-star guard Brayden Burries on Wednesday, ensuring the Wildcats can now fill two starting spots next season with a pair of McDonald’s All-Americans.
“Arizona was the best fit for me and my family,” Burries said on television after announcing his decision. “Coach [Tommy] Lloyd is a great guy. … He allows his players to play both up and down, but they also execute within a structured framework. Everybody is held accountable. Their style of play is smart and aggressive.”
Burries is the second McDonald’s All-American to commit to the Wildcats in the past two weeks, joining five-star wing Koa Peat. That means a possible Arizona starting lineup now looks like this:
G: Jaden Bradley
G: Brayden Burries
F: Koa Peat
F: Tobe Awaka
C: Motiejus Krivas
Bradley and Awaka combined to start 73 games this past season for an Arizona team that advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Krivas only appeared in eight games before a leg injury ended his sophomore year.
The addition of Burries has the Wildcats up to No. 6 in Version 3 of the 2025-26 CBS Sports preseason Top 25 And 1, where Houston remains No. 1.
Houston’s heartbreak is piling up and Kelvin Sampson is running out of time: ‘This was the year right here’
Dennis Dodd
The Cougars are projected to return four of the top seven scorers — specifically Emanuel Sharp, Milos Uzan, Terrance Arceneaux and Joseph Tugler — from a team that finished 35-5 after falling to Florida in Monday’s championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Creighton transfer Pop Isaacs, five-star freshman Chris Cenac Jr. and four-star freshmen Isiah Harwell and Kingston Flemings, each of whom should play a role in helping Kelvin Sampson try to take the Cougars to the Final Four for the third time in a six-year span.
Top 25 And 1 rankings
1 |
Houston |
This ranking is based on the Cougars returning four of the top seven scorers – specifically Emanuel Sharp, Milos Uzan, Terrance Arceneaux and Joseph Tugler – from a team that finished 35-5 and advanced to the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Creighton transfer Pop Isaacs, Sam Houston transfer Kalifa Sakho, five-star freshman Chris Cenac Jr. and four-star freshmen Isiah Harwell and Kingston Flemings. | — | 35-5 |
2 |
Duke |
This ranking is based on the Blue Devils returning three of the top seven scorers — specifically Tyrese Proctor, Isaiah Evans and Caleb Foster – from a team that finished 35-4 and advanced to the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by five-star freshmen Cameron Boozer and Shelton Henderson and four-star freshmen Nikolas Khamenia and Cayden Boozer. | — | 35-4 |
3 |
Purdue |
This ranking is based on the Boilermakers returning five of the top six scorers – specifically Trey Kaufman-Renn, Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, Daniel Jacobsen and C.J. Cox – from a team that finished 24-12 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by South Dakota State transfer Oscar Cluff. | — | 24-12 |
4 |
UConn |
This ranking is based on the Huskies returning four of the top seven scorers – specifically Solo Ball, Alex Karaban, Tarris Reed and Jaylin Stewart – from a team that finished 24-11 and advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr., five-star freshman Braylon Mullins and four-star freshmen Darius Adams and Eric Reibe. | 1 | 24-11 |
5 |
UCLA |
This ranking is based on the Bruins returning three of the top four scorers – specifically Tyler Bilodeau, Eric Dailey Jr. and Skyy Clark – from a team that finished 23-11 and advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class featuring New Mexico transfer Donovan Dent, Michigan State transfer Xavier Booker, Kansas City transfer Jamar Brown and San Diego transfer Steven Jamerson. | 1 | 23-11 |
6 |
Arizona |
This ranking is based on the Wildcats returning four of the top eight scorers – specifically Jaden Bradley, Tobe Awaka, Motiejus Krivas and Anthony Dell’Orso – from a team that finished 24-13 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by five-star freshmen Koa Peat and Brayden Burries, and four-star freshman Dwayne Aristode. | 2 | 24-13 |
7 |
Alabama |
This ranking is based on the Crimson Tide returning four of the top 11 scorers – specifically Latrell Wrightsell Jr., Aden Holloway, Derrion Reed and Aidan Sherrell – from a team that finished 28-9 and advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Miami transferJalil Bethea, Florida State transfer Tayor Bol Bowen, Bucknell transfer Noah Williamson and four-star freshmen London Jemison, Davion Hannah and Amari Allen. | 3 | 28-9 |
8 |
Iowa St. |
This ranking is based on the Cyclones returning three of the top five scorers – specifically Joshua Jefferson, Milan Momcilovic and Tamin Lipsey – from a team that finished 25-10 and advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Virginia transfer Blake Buchanan, Purdue Fort Wayne transfer Eric Mulder, Eastern Washington transfer Mason Williams and four-star freshman Jamarion Batemon. | 1 | 25-10 |
9 |
Florida |
This ranking is based on the Gators returning seven of the top 10 scorers – specifically Alex Condon, Thomas Haugh, Denzel Aberdeen. Reuben Chinyelu, Sam Alexis, Urban Klavzar and Micah Handlogten – from a team that finished 36-4 and won the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by four-star freshmen CJ Ingram and Alex Lloyd. | — | 36-4 |
10 |
St. John’s |
This ranking is based on the Red Storm returning five of the top 10 scorers – specifically Zuby Ejiofor, Simeon Wilcher, Vince Iwuchukwu, Jaiden Glover and Sadiku Abine Ayo – from a team that finished 31-5 and advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Providence transfer Bryce Hopkins and Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon. | — | 31-5 |
11 |
Michigan |
This ranking is based on the Wolverines returning two of the top eight scorers – specifically Roddy Gayle Jr. and L.J. Cason – from a team that finished 27-10 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg, Illinois transfer Morez Johnson Jr., North Carolina transfer Elliot Cadeau and four-star freshmen Trey McKenney and Winters Grady. | — | 27-10 |
12 |
Louisville |
This ranking is based on the Cardinals returning two of the top six scorers – specifically J’Vonne Hadley and James Scott – from a team that finished 27-8 and advanced to the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Virginia transfer Isaac McKneely, Xavier transfer Ryan Conwell, Kennesaw State transfer Adrian Wooley, five-star freshman Mikel Brown and four-star freshman Sananda Fru. | — | 27-8 |
13 |
Texas Tech |
This ranking is based on the Red Raiders returning five of the top 11 scorers – specifically JT Toppin, Christian Anderson, Kevin Overton, Leon Horner and Eemeli Yalaho – from a team that finished 28-9 and advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by redshirt freshmen Marial Akuentok. | — | 28-9 |
14 |
Kentucky |
This ranking is based on the Wildcats returning two of the top seven scorers – specifically Oteha Oweh and Brandon Garrison – from a team that finished 24-12 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Arizona State transfer Jayden Quaintance, Alabama transfer Mouhamed Dioubate, Pitt transfer Jaland Lowe, Tulane transfer Kam Williams and four-star freshmen Jasper Johnson, Malchi Moreno and Acaden Lewis. | — | 24-12 |
15 |
Auburn |
This ranking is based on the Tigers returning two of the top three scorers – specifically Chad Baker-Mazara and Tahaad Pettiford – from a team that finished 32-6 and advanced to the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by UCF transfer Keyshawn Hall, JUCO transfer Abdul Bashir and four-star freshmen Sebastian Williams-Adams and Kaden Magwood. | — | 32-6 |
16 |
Michigan St. |
This ranking is based on the Spartans returning four of the top eight scorers – specifically Coen Carr, Jaxon Kohler, Jeremy Fears and Carson Cooper – from a team that finished 30-7 and advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by FAU transfer Kaleb Glenn and four-star freshmen Cam Ward and Jordan Scott. | 1 | 30-7 |
17 |
Oregon |
This ranking is based on the Ducks returning four of the top 10 scorers – specifically Nate Bittle, Jackson Shelstad, Kwame Evans Jr. and Jamari Phillips – from a team that finished 25-10 and advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Elon transfer TK Simpkins and three-star freshman JJ Frakes. | 1 | 25-10 |
18 |
BYU |
This ranking is based on the Cougars returning four of the top 10 scorers – specifically Richie Saunders, Dawson Baker, Keba Keita and Mihailo Boskovic – from a team that finished 26-10 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by five-star freshman AJ Dybantsa and four-star freshmen Xavion Staton and Chamberlain Burgess. | 2 | 26-10 |
19 |
Kansas |
This ranking is based on the Jayhawks returning one of the top seven scorers – specifically Flory Bidunga – from a team that finished 21-13 and advanced to the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Illinois transfer Tre White, Loyola Chicago transfer Jayden Dawson and five-star freshman Darryn Peterson – plus Elmarko Jackson, a former five-star prospect who missed this season with a knee injury. | — | 21-13 |
20 |
Texas |
This ranking is based on the Longhorns returning three of the top six scorers – specifically Jordan Pope, Tramon Mark and Chendall Weaver – from a team that finished 19-16 and advanced to the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by FAU transfer Matas Vokietaitis, Purdue transfer Camden Heide, Xavier transfer Dailyn Swain and four-star freshman John Clark. | — | 19-16 |
21 |
Arkansas |
This ranking is based on the Razorbacks returning four of the top nine scorers – specifically DJ Wagner, Karter Knox, Trevon Brazile and Billy Richmond III – from a team that finished 22-14 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by five-star freshmen Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas. | — | 22-14 |
22 |
Ohio St. |
This ranking is based on the Buckeyes returning four of the top six scorers – specifically Bruce Thornton, Devin Royal, John Mobley Jr. and Sean Stewart – from a team that finished 17-15 and missed the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by Wright State transfer Brandon Noel, Santa Clara transfer Christoph Tilly, Indiana transfer Gabe Cupps and four-star freshmen A’mare Bynum and Dorian Jones. | — | 17-15 |
23 |
Tennessee |
This ranking is based on the Vols returning three of the top eight scorers – specifically Felix Okpara, J.P. Estrella and Cade Phillips – from a team that finished 30-8 and advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Vanderbilt transfer Jaylen Carey, Maryland transfer Ja’Kobi Gillespie and four-star freshmen Amari Evans and DeWayne Brown. | — | 30-8 |
24 |
Wisconsin |
This ranking is based on the Badgers returning three of the top nine scorers – specifically John Blackwell, Nolan Winter and Jack Janicki – from a team that finished 27-10 and advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by San Diego State transfer Nick Boyd, Virginia transfer Andrew Rohde, Portland transfer Austin Rapp and four-star freshman Zach Kinziger. | — | 27-10 |
25 |
N. Carolina |
This ranking is based on the Tar Heels returning three of the top six scorers – specifically Seth Trimble, Ven Lubin and Drake Powell – from a team that finished 23-14 and advanced to the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Arizona transfer Henri Veesaar, West Virginia transfer Jonathan Powell, Colorado State transfer Kyan Evans, five-star freshman Caleb Wilson and four-star freshmen Isaiah Denis and Derek Dixon. | 1 | 23-14 |
26 |
Gonzaga |
This ranking is based on the Zags returning three of the top 10 scorers – specifically Braden Huff, Ismaila Diagne and Emmanuel Innocenti – from a team that finished 26-9 and advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That core will be joined by a recruiting class highlighted by Virginia transfer Jalen Warley, Colgate transfer Braeden Smith and four-star freshman Davis Fogle – plus the return of Steele Venters, who has missed the past two seasons with injuries. | 1 | 26-9 |
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Abdo Named Rookie of the Year, Three From Men’s Golf All-Conference
Story Links BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Gustavus first-year Jimmy Abdo (Edina, Minn.) was named the MIAC Rookie of the Year and was joined by two teammates on the All-MIAC list when the conference announced its 2024-25 Men’s Golf Awards on Monday, May 12. Junior Chris Gutuza (second; Johannesburg, South Africa) and […]

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Gustavus first-year Jimmy Abdo (Edina, Minn.) was named the MIAC Rookie of the Year and was joined by two teammates on the All-MIAC list when the conference announced its 2024-25 Men’s Golf Awards on Monday, May 12.
Junior Chris Gutuza (second; Johannesburg, South Africa) and senior Teddy Kaste (t-sixth, Apple Valley, Minn.) achieved All-Conference distinction by placing in the top 10 at the MIAC Championship held Oct. 5-7.
The second Gustie to receive the MIAC’s rookie award, Abdo averaged 75.3 in 22 rounds this season – the third best mark on the team. He and his All-Conference teammates, as well as Jack Reinardy (Sr., Andover, Minn.), each collected a medalist finish this season. Abdo peaked in the spring, winning the Bobby Krig Invite on April 19, followed by a second-place finish at the Saint John’s Spring Invitational the following week. Abdo was selected as the MIAC Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Gusties’ home tournament, and shot a season-best round of 68 (-3) at SJU on April 27.
The All-MIAC honor is the third-consecutive for Gutuza, the Gusties’ first Rookie of the Year in the 2022-23 season. Gutuza owned a team-best 74.1 scoring average this season with five top-10 finishes in 25 rounds. Gutuza won the prestigious Williams Invitational in the fall, took second at the MIAC Championship by three shots (was leading for first two rounds), and finished second in each the Bobby Krig and SJU Spring Invites.
Kaste averaged a 75.0 with five top-10 finishes in 25 rounds this season. The All-Conference honor is also the third-straight for Kaste, who opened the 2024-25 competition year with medalist honors at the Augsburg University Invitational in the fall, collecting MIAC Athlete of the Week honors the following Monday. He shot a season-low 68 (-3) in his final round of collegiate golf at Saint John’s (April 27). Kaste graduated with a career average of 76.1, two medalist honors, four top-five finishes, and 12 in the top 10.
In addition to the three All-MIAC selections, Pelay Perez Crespo (Jr., Sotogrande, Spain) was also an honorable mention selection. In his junior season, Perez Crespo averaged an even 76.0 in 25 rounds. Through 10 events, he collected a trio of top 10 finishes, and one in the top five (Bobby Krig Invite).
The Gustavus men’s golf team won four tournaments in the 2024-25 season – the most since the 2012-13 season (5) – and placed in the top five of five others, including the 2024 MIAC Championship where the Gusties finished fifth of nine teams. Gustavus went 56-14 against MIAC competitors and recorded a scoring average of 298.6 in 29 rounds.
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Four Teams Secure NCAA Softball Invitations
Softball 5/12/2025 11:14:35 AM Story Links Official NCAA Release INDIANAPOLIS –For the first time since 2011, Four Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) teams have received bids into the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, UW-Stevens Point […]


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Official NCAA Release
INDIANAPOLIS
–For the first time since 2011, Four Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) teams have received bids into the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Whitewater claimed three of the 22 at-large bids into the 64-team field, while UW-Oshkosh secured an automatic bid after winning the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver’s).
UW-Eau Claire (27-14) will travel to Angola, Ind., for regional action and open against Baldwin Wallace University (Ohio) (31-4). The Blugolds are making their 14th NCAA appearance. The regional will also feature Trine University (Ind.) (36-5) and University of Pittsburgh Greensburg (Pa.) (21-17).
UW-Oshkosh (36-6) will host a regional and face Concordia University (Wis.) (31-11) in its first game. The regional will also include Central College (Iowa) (26-11) and UW-Stevens Point (28-12). UW-Oshkosh is making its third consecutive NCAA appearance – and 12th overall – and advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship Finals last year. UW-Stevens Point’s appearance is its second straight and ninth overall.
UW-Whitewater (35-6) will travel to Cleveland, Ohio, for its regional contests, and open against Penn College (Pa.) (29-14). The Warhawks are making their third straight NCAA showing and 25th in program history. Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) (28-10) and Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) (29-13) will also compete in the regional.
Double-elimination regional matchups will begin May 15, with the teams advancing from each regional competing in super regionals May 22-23. The NCAA Division III Softball Championship is slated for May 29-June 4 at Inspiration Field at Carol Willis Park in Bloomington, Ill.
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Rebels Put a Title on Ice
The UNLV ice hockey team had just pulled off its second Houdini act in as many days, and coach Anthony Vignieri-Greener was searching for a sign — any sign — that his players had enough gas in the tank for one more game. Not just any 60-minute game, but one with everything on the […]

The UNLV ice hockey team had just pulled off its second Houdini act in as many days, and coach Anthony Vignieri-Greener was searching for a sign — any sign — that his players had enough gas in the tank for one more game.
Not just any 60-minute game, but one with everything on the line: history, legacy, immortality.
So following his team’s 5-2 come-from-behind victory over Liberty University in the semifinals of the 2024-25 American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I national tournament, Vignieri-Greener peered into the eyes of his players.
He liked what he saw.
“That’s when I told the coaching staff, ‘There’s no way we’re losing this next game,’” Vignieri-Greener recalls. “Maybe that was premature. But I could just see it in their eyes.”
Fast-forward some 24 hours, and Vignieri-Greener was watching his players circle the rink at the Centene Community Ice Center near St. Louis, Missouri, with the Murdoch Cup hoisted above their heads.
Nearly 20 years after the club program formed — and 10 years after Vignieri-Greener, himself a former UNLV player, took over as coach — the Skatin’ Rebels were national champions.
“To win something this big — nobody really understands how hard it is until you actually get there,” Vignieri-Greener says. “It was a long, long 10 years. But it was worth every second of it.”
Making it all the more special: UNLV’s 7-3 championship victory came against Adrian College, the Michigan liberal arts school that had defeated the Skatin’ Rebels 3-0 in the title game the previous year.
The Skate to a Rematch
While there were a few tense moments early on in this year’s finals, the stress was nothing like what UNLV endured in its previous two contests.
After coasting to a 6-2 victory over Arizona in their first game of the ACHA Division I tournament, the Skatin’ Rebels faced Maryville University in the quarterfinals. Trailing 2-0, UNLV finally got on the board early in the third period, buried the equalizer with 99 seconds left in the game, then found the net less than five minutes into overtime for a season-saving 3-2 win.
The Skatin’ Rebels returned the next day for a semifinal matchup against Liberty University, and again, they found themselves down 2-0 entering the final period.
Then came the onslaught: five goals in the final 10 minutes. When the final horn sounded, UNLV had secured a 5-2 win and a much-desired rematch against Adrian College.
The team’s mindset heading into the title game?
“For us returners, it was like, ‘This can’t happen two years in a row. They can’t go back-to-back on us. That can’t be our legacy — the team that could get close but couldn’t get over the line,’” says senior defenseman and team captain Mattias Dal Monte. “Playing the same opponent, it definitely added extra juice.”
Vignieri-Greener — who had 96 goals and 169 assists in four years as a player at UNLV from 2006-10 — leaned on some personal experience in his pregame speech.
“I truly believe the tightest and closest teams will go the furthest, and that’s what I relayed to the guys,” he says. “I told them, ‘Listen, I’ve been doing this a long time, and the closer a group is, the farther it will go. And without a doubt, this is the closest group we’ve ever had. So go win a national championship.’”
In doing just that, UNLV capped an incredible season that saw the team post an eye-popping 30-2-3 record and achieve all four of its preseason goals: Win the Western Collegiate Hockey League championship for the first time in program history; defeat an NCAA Division I opponent for the first time; earn a top-four seed in the ACHA tournament; and win the Murdoch Cup, the trophy that goes to the tournament champ.
A Big Bragging Right
While the national title obviously sat atop the wish list, it arguably ranked second in terms of the season’s most difficult tasks, because on Dec. 28, UNLV — which competes at the highest level of non-NCAA-sanctioned collegiate club hockey — traveled to Colorado for an “exhibition” game against the University of Denver.
The same University of Denver that has won 10 NCAA Division I hockey championships, including the 2023-24 crown.
Two years prior, the Pioneers hosted the Rebels and rolled to a 10-0 victory. This time? UNLV skated into the reigning champ’s arena and stunned the 7,000 fans in attendance by scoring a program-defining — and confidence-boosting — 7-6 overtime victory.
“After that game, we could’ve fallen into the mindset of, ‘Oh, we just beat the defending NCAA Division I national champions; the rest of our games and winning our national championship wouldn’t matter as much,’” says sophomore forward Heath Mensch, who grew up in Las Vegas. “But we stuck to our plan and had the mentality of, ‘Well, we beat them. Now we need to go out and show that we’re legit and clearly the best team in the ACHA.’”
Mission accomplished — thanks in no small part to Mensch, who scored the game-winning goal in the comeback victory over Liberty in the ACHA tournament semifinals.
Following their title-clinching victory over Adrian College on March 18, UNLV’s latest national champions returned home to a hero’s welcome. In addition to celebrations on campus and around the community, the team was honored by Southern Nevada’s two professional hockey franchises: the Henderson Silver Knights and their parent club, the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights.
The Silver Knights and Golden Knights each held a brief in-game ceremony recognizing UNLV’s accomplishment. During each game, the players cruised around the arena concourses with the Murdoch Cup.
“That was amazing,” Dal Monte says. “It was endless high-fives and congratulations from fans. It was really cool to see the broader hockey community in the desert showing love to us like that. That was a special night.”
For a special, one-of-a-kind team.
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Bowdoin Athletics Hands Out 2024-25 Departmental Awards
Story Links BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College Athletic Department handed out its year-end awards at its annual All-Sports Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 8, at Pickard Theater. Below is a complete list of recipients. Anne L. E. Dane Award For Outstanding Female Leadership Gia Massari (women’s ice hockey) and Emma […]

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College Athletic Department handed out its year-end awards at its annual All-Sports Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 8, at Pickard Theater. Below is a complete list of recipients.
Anne L. E. Dane Award For Outstanding Female Leadership
Gia Massari (women’s ice hockey) and Emma Watts-Roy (women’s squash)
Frederick G.P. Thorne Award for Outstanding Male Leadership
Jason Bogdanos (baseball) and Luke Wheeler (men’s ice hockey)
Polar Bear Awards
Elias Page (Northeast Sports Network), Randy Nichols (Bowdoin Security)
Outstanding First-year Male Student-Athlete
Ray Cuevas (men’s basketball)
Outstanding First-year Female Student-Athlete
Natalie Garre (women’s swimming)
Academic Achievement Award For Men
Will Goddard (men’s cross country, track & field)
Academic Achievement Award For Women
Jess Klein (women’s soccer)
Harvey Award For J.V. and Club Sport Leadership
Annie Gailbraith (rowing)
The Seventy-Seven Award
Women’s Golf team
The Wil Smith Community Service Award
Candice Ballarin (women’s tennis)
Society of Bowdoin Women Award
Corinne Lamond (volleyball), Jackie Miller (women’s ice hockey)
Outstanding Male Athlete
Patrick Fitzgerald (men’s lacrosse)
Lucy L. Shulman Award For Outstanding Female Athlete
Sydney Jones (women’s basketball)
Sidney J. Watson Award
Jed Hoggard (football, men’s lacrosse)
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UMass Men’s Swimming Joins Missouri Valley Conference As Affiliate Member Starting In 2025-26
One year after the Missouri Valley Conference reintroduced men’s swimming and diving for the first time since the 2002-23 season, the conference is growing. UMass Amherst announced on Monday that its men’s swimming and diving program will join the conference as an affiliate member of July 1st. This means there will be seven teams at […]

One year after the Missouri Valley Conference reintroduced men’s swimming and diving for the first time since the 2002-23 season, the conference is growing. UMass Amherst announced on Monday that its men’s swimming and diving program will join the conference as an affiliate member of July 1st.
This means there will be seven teams at the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Miami-Ohio and Ball State are also Mid-American conference affiliates, and compete against MVC members Southern Illinois, Evansville, University of Illinois-Chicago, and Valparaiso at the championships. Many of these teams joined the MVC from the MAC, which sponsored men’s swimming and diving from 1953-2024.
The Miami-Ohio RedHawks are the powerhouse in this conference. Heading into the 2025-26 collegiate season, the team has won five-straight conference championships; four of those titles came in the MAC and the most recent from their win this season at the first MVC men’s swimming and diving championships since 2003.
A simulated version of the 2025 MVC championships with last year’s UMass roster (and using 2024-25 season best times) sees the RedHawks maintain their status as conference championships and slots the Minutemen fifth of the seven teams. Diver Andrew Bell, a rising senior and two-time NCAA Championship qualifier, would be one of the Minutemen’s most valuable athletes at this simulated championship, as he was at this year’s A-10 Championships. Bell was UMass’ high point scorer at the meet, winning gold on the 1-meter and 3-meter board. Freshman Chase Keeler was the team’s highest scoring swimmer with 36 points, followed by junior Sammy Quigg’s 30 points. The team finished sixth of eight teams at the 2025 A-10 Championships, 26 points behind fifth place La Salle.
The UMass men won 16 A-10 Championships during their time in the conference, winning their first in 1996 and their most recent in 2016. The team had 95 A-10 individual champions, 28 A-10 relay champions, and four A-10 individual championship record holders, per the school’s press release.
2025 MVC Men’s Swimming Standings
- Miami-Ohio — 820
- Southern Illinois — 691.5
- Missouri State — 602.5
- Illinois-Chicago — 553.5
- Ball State — 387.5
- Valparaiso — 139
- Evansville — 127
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