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Eagle Valley High School wrestlers kick off New Year in style

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Eagle Valley High School wrestlers kick off New Year in style

**Eagle Valley’s Luvlyn Ward took top honors at the West Grand Invitational on Jan. 4.**
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Both Lauryn and Luvlyn Ward traveled to Kremmling for the West Grand Invitational. Lauryn pinned her way to the finals, where Moffat County’s Kayla Deaton won by fall 3:29 in. Her younger sister navigated the rounds with a pin of Sydney Brazeal in the first round, a medical forfeit against Mackenzie Moore in the second and a 3-1 decision over Gunnison’s Isabelle Crown in the final.

The Eagle Valley wrestling team started 2025 the way it ended 2024: racking up wins and stepping on podiums.

“Malloley is about to move up to higher levels of competition here in the near future,” head coach Travis Ward stated. Assistant coach Brandon Hern also praised Anderson for being coachable, hard-working and having a positive attitude at practice and tournaments.

Josiah Quinn led the junior varsity team in Cedaredge, coming away with the 126-pound title. Christian Pena, Dylan Anderson and Bennett Malloley each placed third in their respective weight classes in the 12-team tournament as well.

“The whole team has been improving, working hard and continuing to emit positive energy,” said assistant coach Tanner Archer. “The vibe of the team has only gotten stronger as the season has progressed.”

Eagle Valley High School wrestling coach Bob Good contributed to this report.

“The freshman and youngest in her bracket approached her opponents with a no-nonsense attitude,” coach Bob Good stated. “She’s been hanging just outside the rankings and this should certainly raise some eyebrows.”

Good said Pena’s “strength and focus have him headed towards bigger and better competition.” The same can be said of Malloley, who took the bronze in the 215-pound division.

On Jan. 4, Luvlyn Ward took the title at the West Grand Invitational, Josiah Quinn was victorious at the Cedaredge junior varsity meet and the Devils notched multiple podiums at the highly-competitive Torgy Torgerson Memorial in Fort Collins.

Eagle Valley junior Nathan Leeper (right) placed third in the 175-pound bracket at the Torgy Torgeson Memorial on Jan. 4 in Fort Collins.

“Sometimes a tough loss is better than a win,” Bob Good added. “Sometimes you can wrestle really well and still don’t get a win against a tough opponent.”

Cole Good won the 126-pound 4A Region 4 tournament last year and placed fourth at the state wrestling meet, finishing his 2024 campaign with a 33-5 record. Both he and his younger brother were state qualifiers last season.

Eagle Valley’s Josiah Quinn won the 126-pound bracket at the Cedaredge Junior Varsity tournament on Jan. 4. Quinn pinned Delta’s Luke Curtis in the championship match.

Coach Good said Leeper’s breakout performance was the big story coming out of Fort Collins. He credited the junior’s first-career varsity podium to his athleticism, work ethic and mature demeanor. Leeper’s route wasn’t easy, either. The Devil went through the No. 2-seeded wrestler in the quarterfinals.

Four Devils traveled to Fort Collins to scope out regional competition at the 23-team Torgy Torgerson Memorial. Cole Good finished second at 138-pounds, while younger brother Alex and Nathan Leeper both picked up third-place finishes in the 132 and 175-pound weight classes. Bode Cobb just missed the 150-pound podium after going 2-2.

The Devils will travel to Vernal, Utah this weekend for the 53rd-annual Tournament of Champions, one of the most competitive high school wrestling events in the region.

“(He) was able to execute his textbook ‘splash double leg takedown’ early in the match and then proceeded to hand fight his way to victory,” Good said regarding Leeper’s 4-1 decision over Chaparral’s Aiden Luby-Howard. Leeper fell to Windsor’s Santi Fernandez in the semifinals but defeated Roosevelt’s Kason Lopez in the consolation semifinals. He wound up with the bronze after Jackson Wind forfeited the match.

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“I wrestled too conservative,” Cole Good said after losing to Roosevelt’s Malakii Martin by a 4-2 decision. “I need to force a scramble, my athleticism and physicality are my strengths and I played it too much like a chess match on Saturday.”

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Men’s T&F Opens Season at Diplomat Open

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Lancaster, PA (December 6, 2025) – The DeSales University men’s track & field team opened the 2025-26 indoor T&F season competing at the Diplomat Open at Franklin & Marshall College on Friday.

The Bulldogs posted 10 MAC qualfying times/marks in the meet.

Among the qualifying times were junior Bryce Guthier taking second in the 400-meters with a time of 52.08. It is the fifth fastest time in indoor history. Senior Davis Trump also qualified in the 5K with a time of 16:20.32.

In the field events, DSU posted eight qualfying marks. Junior Weston Simak qualified for the MAC Championships in both the long jump (6.52m) and triple jump (13.72m). His triple jump mark was the second best in team history. First-year Luke Heimann also qualfied in the triple jump (11.86m).

Junior Jonathan Castronovo took home first place in the long jump with a mark of 6.58m, the second best long jump in team history.

First-year John Amoretti qualified in the shot put (12.33m), seniors Jonathan Eudja and Giovanni Wellington qualified in the weight throw with marks of 14.85m and 14.23m. First-year Ryan Rodriguez also quallified in the weight throw (11.89m).

The Bulldogs won’t return to action till the New Year at the Blue and Grey Invitational on Jan. 17th.

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Women’s Track & Field Turns in Multiple High Marks to Begin Season at Cornell

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The Ithaca College women’s track & field team opened its 2025-26 season over the weekend as the Bombers made the short trip across town to compete in the Greg Page Relays hosted by Cornell University on December 5-6.

Lola Gitlin posted a time of 10:25.57 in the 3000-meter run to finish third overall.

Rachel Larson was a fourth place finisher with a time of 8.58 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles. That time is currently No. 1 in Division III after the opening weekend of the season.

Aynisha McQuillar took fifth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.61 seconds. McQuillar also ran in the 60-meter dash and posted the 11th fastest time in DIII during the prelim with a performance of 7.78 seconds.

Lyla Powers was fifth in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:21.75.

Lily Seyfert claimed fifth in the shot put with a heave of 12.78 meters, which is currently ninth in the nation.

Bree Boyle and Erin Eastwood each cleared 3.54 meters in the pole vault, which is tied for 11th on the Division III performance list.

Alexis Brown turned in a leap of 11.02 meters in the triple jump for the 17th best mark in the country.

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The Ithaca College men’s track & field team opened its 2025-26 season over the weekend as the Bombers made the short trip across town to compete in the Greg Page Relays hosted by Cornell University on December 5-6.

Anik Vossschulte claimed third in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.32 seconds, while Jacob Antilety was seventh at 23.71 seconds.

Matt Lokshin posted a time of 8.65 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles to place third in the event. Aidan Irwin took fourth in the high jump with a mark of 1.70 meters.

Quinten Lewis posted a mark of 13.73 meters in the triple jump to place fourth and Sebastien-Oliver Lacrete was sixth at 12.68 meters, while Evan Cherry secured fifth in the long jump with a leap of 6.84 meters.

IC’s 4×400-meter relay team of Damian Simmonds, Griffin Lupes, Noah McKibben and George Nilson placed sixth in 3:34.49.

Luke Ellor finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 14.40 meters.

Three Bombers finished within the top eight in the 500-meter dash as Brad Kellogg was sixth in 1:09.73, Peter Tysiak followed in seventh with 1:10.74 and Matthew DeJulio was next at 1:11.59.

Kaiden Chandler and Luke Ferrer posted times of 4:41.29 and 4:53.44 in the mile to finish in seventh and eighth.

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Ithaca is off for the remainder of 2025 and will return to Cornell on January 10 for the Southern Tier Invitational.

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Women’s track and field athletes win three events at Utica Holiday Classic

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UTICA, N.Y. – The Hamilton College Continentals competed against 13 teams at the non-team scoring 2025 Utica University Track & Field Holiday Classic inside the Todd & Jenn Hutton Sports and Recreation Center on Saturday, Dec. 6.

The meet was the first of the 2025-26 season for the Hamilton women, who will be back at Utica for the Pioneers’ Winter Opener on Friday, Jan. 16 after taking a break for finals and the winter holiday.

The Continentals qualified for the 2026 All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Indoor Championships in four different events and finished first in three events.

Emily Pogozelski ’26 won the 3,000-meter run by over 20 seconds with a regional-qualifying time of 10:27.93. Mackenzie Loudon ’29, who was competing in her first collegiate meet, took first place and qualified for regionals in the triple jump.

Loudon was also part of Hamilton’s winning 4×200-meter relay with Tatiana McCray ’28, Ava Chiappinelli ’29 and Marley Meyers ’28. Their performance was more than five seconds faster than the regional-qualifying time.

McCray ran a regional-qualifying 7.96 seconds and finished in second place in the 60-meter dash final. Chiappinelli also qualified for regionals in her first collegiate meet and finished right behind McCray with a time of 7.99 seconds.

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300-Meter Dash (17 Runners)

4. Marley Meyers ’28, 43.08

7. Hannah Turner ’26, 43.91

60-Meter Dash (35 Runners)

2. Tatiana McCray ’28, 7.96 (PR, AARTFC)

3. Ava Chiappinelli ’29, 7.99 (AARTFC)

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5. Aisha Kandji ’29, 1:47.31

4×200 Meter Relay (9 Teams)

1. McCray ’28, Mackenzie Loudon ’29, Chiappinelli ’29, Meyers ’28 (1:46.42, AARTFC)

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1. Emily Pogozelski ’26, 10:27.93 (PR, AARTFC)

Triple Jump (15 Athletes)

1. Loudon, 11.29 meters (37 feet, 0.5 inches; AARTFC)

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Volleyball Advances to Program’s First Sweet Sixteen, Sweeps Florida Saturday

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DALLAS (SMU) – For the first time in program history, SMU volleyball is headed to the Sweet Sixteen after sweeping Florida (16-12) in the Round of 32 on Saturday with set scores of 25-11, 25-21, 26-24.

With the win, SMU won its 27th match of the season, tying the program record for single-season wins. It also gave coach Sam Erger her 100th victory at SMU and in her Division I head coaching career.

Averi Carlson dished out 38 assists, the most in a three-setter for the senior setter this season. Carlson led the Mustangs to a .370 hitting percentage in the win. Kennedi Rogers went for 14 kills, hitting .440, with four digs and three blocks. Malaya Jones closely trailed Rogers with 13 kills, eight digs and seven blocks, tying her career high.

SMU out-blocked the Gators 15-4, spearheaded by a career-high nine blocks from freshman Maggie Croft. The Mustangs’ blocking efforts helped hold the Gators to a .156 hitting percentage for the match.

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With 13 kills against Florida, Jones (503) is now the second player in SMU Volleyball history to reach 500 kills in a season. She joins Rachel Giubilato, who notched 568 kills in 2006.

Averi Carlson (1,341) moved to third in the rally scoring era and sixth all-time for single-season assists at SMU.

Jones reached the double-digit kill mark for the 26th time this season and for the ninth straight match.

Rogers recorded double-digit kills for the sixth time this season.

It marked Schilling’s 22nd time in double-figures this season and her fifth straight.

With six blocks against the Gators, Anyanwu draws within 14 of breaking the program record for most blocks in a season. (188 by Janelle Giordano in 2015)

SMU had double-digit blocks (15) for the 17th time this season and for the second straight match.

SMU has won 20 of its last 21 matches and its 12th straight.

The Mustangs end the 2025 season with 15 wins at Moody Coliseum, tying the program record for most in a season.

The win marks the Mustangs’ 15th sweep, 11th at home this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

SMU controlled the first set from start to finish in all phases of the game. SMU hit .483 with no errors on 29 swings in the first, while holding Florida to a .000 hitting percentage. Rogers put in five kills to lead the Mustangs, who got point production from six different players to help propel them to a 25-11 set one victory. SMU commanded the net with a 5-0 advantage in blocks.

Down four (16-12) in the second frame, SMU responded with five straight points on a run that included two aces from Madison Scheer. After trading points, SMU went on a 4-0 run to pull away in the frame. The Mustangs went on to win the frame 25-21.

Tied 20-20 entering the red zone of the third set, SMU got the first two points on an ace from Carlson and a block from the freshman tandem of Rogers and Croft. Despite a 3-1 run by Florida that put the Gators at set point first, the Mustangs responded with three straight to close the match, ending the frame with their sixth block of the set to win 26-24.

SMU LEADERS:

SMU Kills Leader: Kennedi Rogers (14)

SMU Assists Leader: Averi Carlson (38)

SMU Digs Leader: Jordyn Schilling (11)

SMU Blocks Leader: Maggie Croft (9)

SMU Ace Leader: Madison Scheer (2)

SMU Points Leader: Malaya Jones (17.5)



Up Next: SMU will get a rematch with No. 3 seed Purdue in the NCAA Regional Semifinal on Thursday evening in Pittsburgh, Pa.