HOUSTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field teams will open their indoor seasons Saturday at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational hosted by Houston at the Yeoman Fieldhouse. 
 

Competition begins with field events at 10 a.m. Running events will start at 1:30 p.m. Participating teams include the Vaqueros and hosting Cougars, Southland Conference (SLC) foes Lamar and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas, Rice (men only), Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Huston-Tillotson, Jacksonville College, St. Thomas (TX), and Texas Southern. 
 
The Vaqueros are familiar with Yeoman Fieldhouse and have had success at the facility. UTRGV’s sprinters will be competing en masse to show where they are early in the season and try to earn their way onto a relay. UTRGV will see 12 student-athletes make their Vaqueros debuts at the meet. 
 
Returners to watch include Efe Latham, Nayla Harris, Jizzale Davis, Aaron Cooper, Keamonie Archie, Corin Burns and Richard Young. Harris and Davis were UTRGV’s top women’s sprinters in 2025 and come into the new season with high expectations. Cooper and Archie headline the talented men’s jumps squad. Burns and Young shined in the men’s sprints last season and are sure to continue stacking up record book marks in 2026. 
 
Meet Schedule 
Field Events 
Women’s weight throw, 10 a.m. 
Efe Latham 
 
Women’s shot put, following weight throw competition 
Efe Latham
 
Men’s shot put, following women’s 
Antoine Walker
 
Men’s high jump, 11 a.m. 
Zaire Cunningham
Paul Agba
 
Women’s long jump, 1:30 p.m. 
Saniyah Richardson 
Nayla Harris 
 
Men’s long jump, 1:30 p.m. 
Keamonie Archie 
 
Women’s triple jump, following long jump
La’Zariah Bethany 
Avianna Miller 
 
Men’s triple jump, following long jump 
Aaron Cooper 
Hebrew Hunter 
 
Running Events 
Women’s 60-meter dash semifinal, 1:30 p.m. 
Aliyah Castillo
Nayla Harris 
Jizzale Davis 
Aniya Heckstall 
Treasure Vallerie 
Kaliyah Poston 
Ashley Lingueno 
 
Men’s 60-meter dash semifinal, 1:50 p.m. 
Richard Young 
Derrick Hahn 
Alejandro Arellano 
Corin Burns 
Gael Romo 
Keamonie Archie 
 
Men’s 600-yard run, 2:25 p.m. 
Derrius Henry 
 
Men’s 60-meter hurdles semifinal, 2:35 p.m. 
Daniel Siaffa 
Jaylen Critton 
Jefferson Jean 
Braydn Gilliam
 
Women’s 60-meter hurdles semifinal, 2:50 p.m. 
Dior Williams 
Madisyn Jackson 
Ashley Lingueno 
Talyna Ligier
Trezur Connley 
 
Women’s mile, 3:05 p.m. 
Lilliana Guerrero 
N Vanee Anchike
Faith Cruz 
Kailey Salazar 
 
Men’s mile, 3:20 p.m. 
Adrianno Gonzalez 
Abraham Morales 
Nirmit Dahiya
 
Women’s 400-meter dash, 3:35 p.m. 
Madisyn Jackson 
Talyna Ligier 
 
Men’s 400-meter dash, 3:50 p.m. 
Jaylen Critton 
Daniel Siaffa 
Sam Johnson II 
 
Women’s 60-meter hurdles final, 4:10 p.m. 
TBD 
 
Men’s 60-meter hurdles final, 4:15 p.m. 
TBD 
 
Women’s 60-meter dash final, 4:20 p.m. 
TBD 
 
Men’s 60-meter dash final, 4:25 p.m. 
TBD 
 
Women’s 1,000-meter run, 4:30 p.m. 
N Vanee Anchike 
 
Men’s 800-meter run, 4:50 p.m. 
Diego Pina 
 
Women’s 200-meter dash, 5 p.m. 
Trezur Connley 
Madisyn Jackson 
Dior Williams 
Talyna Ligier 
Aliyah Castillo 
Saniyah Richardson 
Treasure Vallerie 
Kaliyah Poston
Aniyah Heckstall 
Jizzale Davis 
 
Men’s 200-meter dash, 5:25 p.m. 
Braydn Gilliam
Jefferson Jean 
Jaylen Critton 
Daniel Siaffa 
Derrick Hahn 
Gael Romo 
Alejandro Arellano 
Corin Burns 
Richard Young 
 
Women’s 3,000-meter run, 6 p.m. 
Faith Cruz 
 

FRISCO – The East Texas A&M University volleyball team had four volleyball players named to the Southland Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team on Friday morning.
 
Gracie Campbell (Klein Oak), Rendi Fetty (Farmersville), Haley Mullaney (Victory Christian Academy), and Jade Washington (Waco – Midway) are the four honorees for the Lions.
 
To be eligible for the Southland All-Academic team, each nominee must have a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); completed at least ONE full semester at the nominating institution during the season in which the nomination occurs; and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s meets in the position listed on this form during the most recently completed season.
 
Campbell was named to first team All-Southland last season, while also earning College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team honors. She is also a Dean’s List scholar and has been named to the Southland Commissioner’s Honor Roll throughout her career. Campbell is a business administration major.
 
Fetty appeared in 26 matches last season and has also been named to the Dean’s List. She is a communication studies major.
 

Mullaney was also named to the CSC Academic All-District team and serves as the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at East Texas A&M. She appeared in all 28 matches last season and is a Dean’s List Scholar and was named to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Mullaney is an early childhood education major.
 
Washington was named to first team All-Southland following her freshman season, appearing in 28 games. She is a Dean’s List recipient and is a psychology major.
 
2025 SOUTHLAND VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Isabella Costantini, UTRGV, Jr., Multidisciplinary Studies
 
2025 Southland Volleyball All-Academic Team
EAST TEXAS A&M
Gracie Campbell, Sr., Business Administration 
Rendi Fetty, Sr., Communication Studies
Haley Mullaney, Jr., Early Childhood Education
Jade Washington, So., Psychology
 
HCU 
Allana Archie, Jr., Psychology 
Katy Barger, So., Allied Health
Joya Euhus, Fr., International Business
Peyton Fadal, So., Allied Health
Hannah Redrow, Jr., Marketing
 
UIW 
Alex Beauchamp, So., Business Administration
Vanessa Eregie, So., Nursing 
Finely Evans, Biology
Kyla Malone, Sr., Healthcare Science 
 
LAMAR
Alexa Gonzalez, So., Marketing
Lyric Jordan, Jr., Exercise Science
Hailey McElrath, So., Communication Broadcasting
Taisha Rhone, Jr., Exercise Science
Daniella Udegbunam, R-Fr., University Studies
 
MCNEESE
Neal Grace Berry, Fr., Agricultural Sciences 

Lauren Fuller, Sr., Health & Human Performance
Ava Henry, Fr., Marketing
Kinga Ziolkowska, Fr., Marketing
 
NEW ORLEANS
Vanae Sapp, Gr., Master’s Counselor Education
Alessandra Meoni, Gr., Mathematics
Defne Eciroglu, Jr., Chemistry
Lani Alleman, Jr., Psychology
Courtney Roundtree, Sr., Sociology
 
NICHOLLS
Tierney Terrell, Jr., Psychology
 
NORTHWESTERN STATE
Olivia Bush, Jr., Business
Julia Whitfield, Fr., Business
Emmarie McFarland, Fr., Criminal Justice
Samaya Wesson, Jr., Marketing
Makenna Tryon, Jr., Marketing
 
SOUTHEASTERN
India Bennett, R-Sr., Integrated Science and Technology 
Ainsley Driska, Jr., Child Life
Lily Morgan, Sr., Kinesiology
Alexis Logarbo, Sr., Biological Sciences
Peyton Stokley, Sr., Biological Sciences
 
SFA 
Caroline Kahle, Sr., Kinesiology Teaching
Kyanna Creecy, Jr., Kinesiology Teaching
Jayden Flynn, Sr., Communication Sciences and Disorders
Izabella Ortiz, Sr., Kinesiology
Katherine Holtman, So., Biology 
 
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
Brooklyn Jaeger, Jr., Kinesiology 
Virginia Van Der Werff, So., Biomedical Studies
Kenna Buchanan, Jr., Kinesiology
Katelyn Krienke, Sr., Biomedical Sciences
Kaitlyn Baumann, Sr., English
 
UTRGV
Isabella Costantini, Jr., Multidisciplinary Studies 
Martina Franco, So., Kinesiology
Dimitra Nanou, Fr., Biology
Julianna Bryant, Jr., Criminal Justice
Valentina Sarti Cipriani, Sr., Mass Communication

 

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville track & field team will officially open its 2026 season by hosting the UNC Asheville Collegiate Opener at Tryon International this Saturday (Jan. 10). 

The Bulldogs are hosting the inaugural Collegiate Track and Field meet in Tryon Athletics state of the art Mondo Super X 720 Indoor Track. The facility will later host the Big South Indoor Championships Feb. 27-28. 

The meet will begin at 10 a.m. starting with the women’s pole vault and men’s and women’s 3k and will conclude with the 4x400m relays at 5:15 p.m. Results for all events tomorrow can be found here.

EARLY SEASON RESULTS

Seven members of the program opened their seasons at the Winston-Salem College Kick-Off on Dec. 6, with early-season excitement as two school record resets and three additional personal bests highlighted the event. Alison Graf set a new school record in the women’s mile with a time of 4:56.64, and Aneta Kucerová dropped the women’s 3,000m record to 9:54.49. 

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USF opens its inaugural season Feb. 20 at Tulane;
Will host two home events on Clearwater Beach.

TAMPA, FLA., JAN. 9, 2026 – University of South Florida Beach Volleyball Head Coach Pri Piantadosi-Lima has announced the program’s competition schedule for its inaugural 2026 season, marking a historic milestone as the newest varsity sport within USF Athletics.

The Bulls, which open their debut campaign February 20–21 at Tulane and will face a challenging slate that features seven teams that were ranked in the final 2025 AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Poll, including No. 8 Florida State (two meetings), No. 11 LSU, No. 15 FAU, No. 17 Georgia State, No. 18 FGCU and No. 20 Washington.

South Florida will host a pair of two-day tournaments on Clearwater Beach during its inaugural season. The Bulls will welcome teams for the Stampede Beach Opener March 27–28 and The Gulf Front Invitational April 17–18. Home events will feature five or six teams with several matches each day, highlighted by marquee matches generally in the 1:30-3:30 p.m. window each day.

Admission to all South Florida home beach volleyball events is free.

“This schedule represents years of building, planning, and believing in what USF Beach Volleyball will become,” Piantadosi-Lima said. “We are ready to compete and officially represent the University of South Florida on the sand. Our players have been building toward this moment, and beginning our first NCAA season is something we take great pride in.”

USF will compete in beach volleyball as a member of Conference USA. FAU is the defending conference champion after winning the 2025 CUSA Beach Volleyball Tournament. The 10-team league also includes FIU, Jacksonville State, Missouri State, Sam Houston, Tarleton State, Tulane, UAB and UTEP.

Following the season opener at Tulane, the Bulls travel to Florida State February 27–28 to face a Seminoles program that reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament last year.

South Florida returns to the Tampa Bay area March 6–7 for matches at the University of Tampa, marking the Bulls’ first local competition before their home debut later in the month.

The Bulls continue play at Coastal Carolina March 13–14 before hosting their first-ever home event, the Stampede Beach Opener, March 27–28 on the sands of Clearwater Beach. The two-day showcase will feature teams from Sacramento State, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, UAB and UTEP and will introduce South Florida Beach Volleyball to the Tampa Bay community.

“Playing our first match at Tulane will be a moment this program remembers forever, but bringing this sport home to Clearwater Beach is something truly special,” Piantadosi-Lima said. “It’s one of the most beautiful beaches in the country, and also a well-known beach volleyball Mecca where Olympians have come to compete here. We can’t wait for our fans to experience our team up close for the first time.”

USF resumes competition at Georgia State April 3–4 before making the longest road trip of the season to Boise, Idaho, for matches at Boise State April 10–11. The Bulls will close the regular season at home, hosting The Gulf Front Invitational April 17–18 on Clearwater Beach. For that event, the Bulls will host teams from Florida State, FGCU, LSU and Mercer – FSU, FGCU and LSU all were ranked in the top 20 last year.

“We’re building a team, a culture, a standard, and a fan base,” Piantadosi-Lima said. “Every match we play, home or away, is a chance to establish who we are and who we want to become. We’re ready to begin this journey, and we can’t wait for Bulls Nation to join us.”

Postseason play begins with the Conference USA Championship, scheduled for April 23–25 at Sugar Beach in Youngsville, La. The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship will be held May 1–3 at Gulf Place Beach in Gulf Shores, Ala.

2025 USF Beach Volleyball Inaugural Season Schedule

• February 20–21: at Tulane – New Orleans, La.
• February 27–28: at Florida State – Tallahassee, Fla.
• March 6–7: at University of Tampa – Tampa, Fla.
• March 13–14: at Coastal Carolina – Conway, S.C.
• March 27–28: Stampede Beach Opener – Clearwater Beach, Fla.
• April 3–4: at Georgia State – Statesboro, Ga.
• April 10–11: at Boise State – Boise, Idaho
• April 17–18: The Gulf Front Invitational – Clearwater Beach, Fla.
• April 23–25: Conference USA Championship – Youngsville, La.
• May 1–3: NCAA Championship – Gulf Shores, Ala.

About USF Beach Volleyball
The University of South Florida Beach Volleyball program is the newest program in the now 21-team USF Athletics program. South Florida Beach Volleyball joined Conference USA on July 1, 2025. Pri Piantadosi-Lima was named South Florida’s first-ever beach volleyball head coach on June 6, 2023. She also serves as the head coach of USAV Beach and the national team development program and was honored as the 2022 USA Volleyball Female Junior Coach of the Year. Before joining South Florida, Piantadosi-Lima helped launch the Eckerd College program in 2015 as an assistant coach and helped lead the program to its first AVCA national championship and two consecutive NCAA championship podium finishes.

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