NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. – The Bowdoin women’s golf team recorded its best-ever finish at the NESCAC Championship, placing second, just five strokes off the win, this weekend at the Yahnundasis Golf Club.
 
Tournament Highlights

• Sitting in fourth place after day one of the three-day, 54-hole tournament, the Polar Bears dominated on Saturday, posting a +13 score as a team to vault into second place.
• Sunday turned into a showdown between Middlebury and Bowdoin, with the Polar Bears climbing to within a single stroke on numerous occasions as players reached the back nine.
• In the end, the Panthers finished +19 as a team for the day, as Bowdoin ended +25 for the third round, with Middlebury posting a three-day total of 936 (+60) to Bowdoin’s 941 (+65).
• Individually, Bowdoin was the only team to post a pair of golfers in the top-five. Emily Renoff ended in fourth place (+9) with Katie Ng taking fifth spot (+11).
• Shivani Schmulen was 13^th (+19), followed by  Muzi Wen in 23^rd (+29), Emilia Rose in 27^th (+30) in the 54-hole format.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will await word on potential NCAA postseason opportunities when selections are announced on Monday evening at 6:00 p.m.

On Monday night we’ll find out if the Bruins will be happy with where they’re picking in June’s draft, or very happy.

The National Hockey League will hold its draft lottery and, depending on the outcome, the B’s can pick between No. 1 or No. 7.

By virtue of their fifth-worst finish, the B’s have the fifth-best shot at landing the top pick. They have an 8.5% chance at landing the top pick, an 8.6% chance at getting the second pick, a 0.3% chance at the third pick, no chance of picking fourth, a 24.5% chance of staying put at the fifth pick, a 44% chance at dropping to sixth and a 14.2% chance at picking seventh.

Should the B’s land the top pick, the consensus best player available is Erie Otters (OHL) defenseman Matthew Schaefer, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound do-it-all D-man who was on his way to spectacular season (7-15-22 in 17 games) when he suffered a broken collarbone at the World Junior Championships in December. But his play was promising enough to put him at No. 1 on most draftniks’ boards.

While any team can use a defenseman who draws comparisons to Miro Heiskanen like Schaefer has, the B’s imperative to draft and develop a No. 1 centerman is the most pressing organizational need. Whether or not Michael Misa will turn out to be that top line center, the left-shot pivot had a stunningly good season for the Saginaw Spirit (OHL), when he posted 62-72-134 totals in 65 games, though he did have a disappointing playoff (2-1-3 and minus-10 in four games). If the B’s win the top pick, it would not be a shock if they decide to take Misa. If they land the second pick, it’s a good bet that Misa’s still there. After that, he’ll be gone.

There are still intriguing pivots remaining after Misa, however. There is, of course, Boston College’s James Hagens. He began the year projected as the top pick but was overtaken by others. There is some concern about his size (5-11, 177) and his ability to work in inside ice, but he was also just 17 years old when the college season started and there is no denying his elite skill level. He had 11-26-37 totals in 37 games as an Eagle freshman. He may not project to be a transformational player, but he’ll be a top-six forward. If you told Bruins’ fans at the start of the season that they’d have a shot of landing Hagens, they would have been quite happy.

A player who has gained traction down the stretch has been Moncton Wildcat (QMJHL) center Caleb Desnoyers, helped no doubt by Moncton’s rampage through the Quebec league’s playoffs. With Desnoyers leading the way (35-49-84 in 56 regular season games, 9-15-24 in 13 playoff games), Moncton has swept two series and won the other one in five games. Winning matters, and Desnoyers contributes to that goal at both ends of the ice. There’s no doubt the B’s brass has seen plenty of him given that he’s a teammate of Bruin draftee, defenseman Loke Johansson (sixth round, 2024).

Center Anton Frondell (Djurgardens, Sweden) is the top-rated European and may be more NHL-ready than most prospects by virtue of the fact that he’s already playing with men in Sweden’s second division. After battling through some early season injuries, he had 11-14-25 in 29 games with Djurgardens and has good size (6-foot-1, 198 pounds), though he’s not the fleetest of skaters. He’s played wing as well and one comparable for Frondell has been Gabriel Landeskog. Like most Swedes, he’s strong defensively.

If it’s big centermen you like, there’s Brandon Wheat Kings’ (WHL) Roger McQueen (6-foot-5, 192 pounds). Though McQueen remains highly rated, he missed most of the season with a back injury, which no doubt would be a red flag for most teams. When healthy, he has produced. He had 10-10-20 totals in 17 games once he returned and, in 2023-24, he had 21-30-51 in 53 games. The B’s must hit on this pick, wherever it falls, and this might be too big a chance to take. On top of that, they selected the same body type last year in BC centerman Dean Letourneau.

After being the Canadian Hockey League Rookie of the Year in 2024, Brantford Bulldog (OHL) center Jake O’Brien followed that up with a strong season 2024-25, when he posted 32-66-98 totals in 66 games. He’s slender at 6-foot-2, 177 pounds but he has a good two-way game. One concern is that over half of his production (50 points) came on the man advantage. He might be a reach at No. 7, if the B’s drop to that spot, but given their need for a center, O’Brien could attract the B’s at that spot.

One more name to keep in mind: Porter Martone. He’s not a centerman, but he’s a commodity the B’s always covet – power forward. At 6-3, 208 pounds, the Brampton Steelhead right wing had an excellent OHL season, posting 37-61-98 totals. While his truculence may not be that of, say, Tom Wilson, he does use his size to get to hard areas of the ice. He also rose late, with TSN’s Bob McKenzie rating him third, behind only Schaefer and Misa.

Whatever pick the lottery gives them, the B’s should get a good prospect. But keep in mind, there is not a Macklin Celebrini in this draft. It’s a strong bet the prospect they draft will remain just that, at least for another year.

DURHAM, N.C.  – Ethan Strand (3:33.22) continued his historic season by running the second-fastest 1500m time In NCAA history.

Strand battled with the indoor national champion in the mile, Abel Teffra from Georgetown. Parker Wolfe (3:34.24) finished right behind him with the second-fastest time in program history and the sixth-fastest time in the country as well. Aiden Neal (3:38.10) was the third and final Tar Heel to move into the top ten at Carolina, in sixth-all time.

Sam Romerhaus opened the men’s hammer throw with a PR in each of the first three throwers,  every single throw was better than his previous college best entering the meet. Myles Scott has continued his incredible start to the outdoor season, setting personal bests in every single meet.

Makayla Paige (52.00) cruised to a victory in the women’s  400m, winning nearly a second. Paige made her 400m debut this season, moving her into second all-time and  28th in the NCAA. After running the 400m, Paige (3:34.05) anchored the fourth-fastest 4x400m relay team in program history which ran the race.  The winning squad was made up of Gwyneth Goldowski, Jocelyn Johnson, Delea Martins, and Makayla Paige.

Taryn Parks (4:13.28) won the women’s 1500m while Sydney Masciarelli (4:15.53) moved into eighth all-time, taking sixth in the race.

Results 

Women’s Hammer at 11 a.m.

9. Gracie Bolick, 50.49m (165-07)

10. McKynzie Mauney, 50.41m (165-04)

 

Men’s Hammer Throw at noon

8. Sam Romerhaus, 58.38m (191-06), PR 

9. Ty Castro, 55.71m (182-09)

11. Myles Scott, 52.41 (171-11), PR 

 

Women’s Discus at 2:00 p.m.

5. McKynzie Mauney , 45.30m (148-07)

 

Men’s High Jump at 2:00 p.m.

12. McKinley Thompson, 1.96m (6-05)

 

Men’s Shot Put at 2:00 p.m.

2. Ethan Richter, 18.06m 59-03 [seventh all-time]

16. Spencer Williams, 15.99m (52-05.50)

 

Women’s Pole Vault at 3:00 p.m.

7. Peyton Berryman, 3.94m (12-11.00)

14. Megan Kelleghan, 3.79m (12-05.25)

 

Men’s Discus at 3:30 p.m.

2. Matt Appel, 55.85m (183-03)

10. Spencer Williams, 48.53m (159-02)

14. Ty Castro, 44.96m (147-06)

 

Women’s Shot Put at 3:30 p.m.

5. Skylar Bohlman, 14.66m (48-01.25)

 

Men’s Pole Vault at 5:00 p.m.

4. Paul Signorelli, 4.96m (16-03.25)

 

Women’s 100m Hurdles at 5:20 p.m.

3. Kalani Witherspoon, 13.30, [fifth all-time]

4. Aaliyah Berry, 13.53

9. Evie Culbreath, 14.01

 

Men’s 110m Hurdles at 5:30 p.m.

1. Blaise Atkinson, 13.68

11. Max Stakun-Pickering, 14.94

 

Women’s 400m at 5:45 p.m.

1. Makayla Paige, 52.00 [second all-time]

8. Gwyneth Goldwski, 54.80

10. Jocelyn Johnson, 54.94

16. Lea Spindell, 55.89

18.Maameyaa Nyinah, 56.34

 

Men’s 400m at 5:50 p.m.

5. Trevor Paschall, 47.45

9. Nick Steed, 47.90

13. Donovan Calhoun, 48.52

 

Women’s Javelin Throw at 6:00 p.m.

1. Kate Joyce, 52.25m (171-05)

8. Julia Moraitis, 41.32m 135-06

 

Women’s Triple Jump at 6:00 p.m.

4. Tiffany Bautista, 12.00m T-PR 

 

Women’s 100m at 6:05 p.m.

19. Sydney Campbell, 12.23

 

Women’s 800m at 6:25 p.m.

3. Alyssa Hernandez, 2:05.55

35. Maelynn Higgins, 2:18.96

 

Men’s 800m at 6:45 p.m.

13. Henry Strand, 1:51.58 

 

Men’s Javelin Throw at 7:00 p.m.

9. Bryce Kazmaier, 57.05m (187-02)

12. Zech Blake, 53.80m 176-06

 

Men’s 400m Hurdles at 7:15 p.m.

4. James Rivera, 51.32

14. Kathir Balakrishnan, 54.57

 

Women’s 200m at 7:25 p.m.

9. Delea Martins, 23.98 

21. Evie Culbreath, 25.10

 

Women’s 1500m at 7:50 

1. Taryn Parks, 4:13.28

6. Sydney Masciarelli, ,4:15.53 [eighth all-time]

12. Reese Dalton, 4:19.18

21. Addison Pignetti, 4:25.12

Men’s 1500m at 8:10 

1. Ethan Strand, 3:33.2 [No. 2 NCAA History]

3. Parker Wolfe, 3:34.24 [Second all time]

8. Aiden Neal, 3:38.10 [sixth all-time]

13. Joe Sapone, 3:40.76

Mac Conwell, 3:48.76

37. Gitch Hayes, 3:52.43

38. Ethan Hogan, 3:52.49 

 

Women’s 3000m steeplechase at 8:50

5. Sasha Neglia, 10:20.09 

 

Women’s 5000m at 9:20

30. Kelsey Harrington, 17: 14.15

 

Men’s 10,000m at 10:20 p.m.

1. Patrick Anderson, 29:40.78

2. Colton Sands, 29:41.25

3. Noah Breker,  29.:41.61

5. Jacob Laney, 29:43.39

6. Ethan Strand, 29:43.42

7. Parker Wolfe, 29:44.04

Women’s 4x400m

1. Gwyneth Goldowski, Jocelyn Johnson, Delea Martins, Makayla Paige 3:34.05 [fourth all-time]

 

Men’s 4x400m

2.  Trevor Paschall, Donovan Calhoun, Nick Steed, Killian Fahy, 3:07.08

6.  Blaise Atkinson, Kathir Balakrishnan, Henry Strand,  James Rivera, 3:14.59

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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA track & field swept both ends of its annual deal meet with crosstown rival USC on Sunday at Drake Stadium, with the women recording a 92-71 win and the men notching an 82-81 victory.

It was the first sweep for UCLA in the annual series since 2013. It also marked the Bruins’ first win on the women’s side since 2013, and was the squad’s highest score in the matchup since 2007 (98 points). The Bruin men had last downed the Trojans in 2023.

The UCLA women won 12 of 19 events, and received the full nine points in four events. The Bruin men won seven events, but scored either eight or nine points in five of those competitions.

Though the Bruin women led pretty much from wire to wire, it took some late dramatics for the men to clinch their win.

Shortly after 3 p.m. and with the score very close, the men’s side of the meet was down to just the long jump and the 4×400 relay. Heading into the sixth and final attempt of the long jump, UCLA’s Allan Hunter was in the lead at 7.49m, but USC occupied the second and fourth spots.

From there, Jeremy Zammit – who was competing for just the second time so far this season – hit a mark of 7.58m (24-10.5) on his sixth jump to move all the way up into first place. The Bruins eventually had a 1-2 finish in that event, instead of 1-3, to end up at 82 points.

That two-point improvement proved critical as it prevented USC from jumping back ahead when it won the 4×400 relay to end up with a final score of 81.

Sprinter Naomi Johnson was a clear standout on the women’s side, winning a crowded 200m dash and setting UCLA all-time top-10 marks in both the 200 (22.91, 8^th) and 100 (11.28, 8^th).

Distance runner Mia Kane had a double for the Bruins, posting wins in the 1,500 (4:26.76) and steeplechase (10:17.27).

Ka’Leila Abrille also had an eye-catching performance in the women’s pole vault, as her mark of 4.41m (14-5.5) was a meet record and lifetime-best while also moving her up to No. 3 all-time in school history.

On the men’s side, thrower Michael Pinckney scored in three separate events, highlighted by a win in the men’s discus (60.01m / 196-10).

Though it didn’t figure into the scoring, UCLA also set a school record on Sunday in the women’s 4×100 relay by a decent margin. The quartet of Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, Johnson, Aly Conyers, and Taylor Snaer ran that race in 43.03, shaving .36 seconds off the previous school record which was established in 2022.

The Bruins are off next week, and next return to action with the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. From May 16-18.

TRACK EVENTS RECAP

UCLA started off the day’s races on a strong note, placing fix of the six scorers in the men’s and women’s 1,500m runs. Tristan Amell (3:43.78) and Andreas Dybdahl (3:44.34) both logged season-best times for the men to post a 2-3 finish. Kane (4:26.76) locked down the first win of her double while leading a 1-2-3 finish ahead of Kaho Cichon (4:26.80) and Rose Pittman (4:27.10).

The Bruins continued their dominant distance showing in the afternoon with the steeplechase races, sweeping both of those races. Aaron Cantu (9:31.10) led the Bruin men, while Kane picked up the win for the women at 10:17.27.

Ndjip-Nyemeck was the Bruins’ top performer in the women’s 100m hurdles, posting her second-best time of the year at 13.01 to hold off the field and claim the win. Celeste Polzonetti had a season-best 13.24 to place third and score for the women. Di’Niko Bates had a strong burst at the end of the men’s 110m hurdles to end up in second place at 13.63. That time was good for No. 5 in UCLA school history.

Conyers followed up after the hurdles by notching a 51.80 in the women’s 400m, placing third and moving up to No. 8 in the UCLA track annals.

Shortly after, Johnson had the first of her top-10 runs with an 11.28 in the women’s 100m dash. That time was good for third place and put her at No. 8 in program history.

UCLA nearly swept the 800m races. Rose Pittman’s 2:06.96 was good for a win on the women’s side, and Bennett Booth-Genthe led for a large part of the men’s race before having to settle for second at 1:48.17.

The Bruins won both ends of the 400m hurdles in disparate fashion. First, Tamaal Myers inched ahead of a three-man pack to secure a win on the men’s side at 50.46. Then on the women’s side, Sonia Virk scored a relatively-comfortable win after running a PR at 57.11.

UCLA’s top sprints result came in the women’s 200m. Johnson led the field with her PR time of 22.91, and Taylor Snaer (23.06) came in second by thousands of a second to secure a runner-up finish.

The Bruins closed out the individual track events with another distance sweep. Michael Mireles (8:15.56) paced the Bruin men in the 3k, while Annika Salz (9:57.02) finished first for the women.

FIELD EVENTS RECAP

UCLA’s throwers set the tone for dual meet early on by sweeping in the first events of the day – the hammer throw. Kris Emig picked up the win on the men’s side at 69.95m (229-6) as part of a 1-2-3 finish, while Lyvante Su’emai started a busy day by picking up the women’s hammer win at 58.91m (193-3). She would later score in the javelin and shot put while finishing fourth in the shot put.

Shamar Cook and Leon Gillis were able to secure a 2-3 finish for the Bruins in the men’s high jump, notching twin marks of 2.00m (6-6.75). Valentina Fakrogha was the victor on the women’s side, recording her second-highest jump of the year at 1.74m (5-8.5).

Cade Sommers started off a dominant showing for the Bruins in the pole vault, as he won the men’s competition at 4.90m (16-0.75). UCLA went on to go 1-2-3 in both the men’s and women’s pole vault. The women vaulters – Katerina Adamiec was runner-up at 4.20m and Jade McDonald took third for another 1-2-3 finish – essentially clinched the win for the Bruins in the afternoon.

Jana van Schalkwyk was in a league of her own in the women’s javelin, as her winning mark of 54.40m (178-5) was nearly 20 meters longer than anyone else in the field.

Sydney Johnson gave the UCLA women one final win late in the meet, as she was the only entrant to clear six meters in the long jump at 6.22m (20-5). That was her longest wind-legal jump of the year.