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Event-by-event predictions for the 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

The 2025 DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships are this week. There’s no better time than now for my championship predictions, event by event. Let’s dive in. Women’s event predictions 100 meters — Predicted Winner: Tima Godbless, LSU Simply making the final in the women’s 100 meters will be a difficult task. […]

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The 2025 DI men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships are this week. There’s no better time than now for my championship predictions, event by event. Let’s dive in.

Women’s event predictions

100 meters — Predicted Winner: Tima Godbless, LSU

Simply making the final in the women’s 100 meters will be a difficult task. Predicting a winner here is no easy choice — and my pick could miss the final. However, I’m going with Tima Godbless after the LSU Tiger ran 10.91 in the East first round. Godbless has progressed with every meet this season, going from 11.20 in March to 11.14 in April to 11.06 at SEC championships to 10.9.

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100 hurdles — Predicted Winner: Habiba Harris, Florida

I was skeptical about Habiba Harris’ outlook for championships after she failed to break 13 seconds in the 100 hurdles for a month stretch across April and May. Then came the postseason. Harris burst back on the scene by running 12.75, 12.62, 12.80 and 12.80 across her last four races. The Florida freshman has earned the right to be the favorite entering Eugene.

200 meters — Predicted Winner: JaMeesia Ford, South Carolina

JaMeesia Ford ran 22.01 to win the SEC title, the sixth-fastest finish in collegiate history. She hasn’t lost a 200 meter race all season long, and I don’t think that’ll change in Eugene.

400 meters — Predicted Winner: Aaliyah Butler, Georgia

I think we’ll see a sub-50 time that wins the women’s 400 meter title this year. Georgia’s Aaliyah Butler is the only woman to run such a time this season at 49.44. Moreover, she beat her top competition this year at the SEC championships, showing she can step up when the stakes are high.

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400 hurdles — Predicted Winner: Savannah Sutherland, Michigan

Savannah Sutherland is two years removed from when she won the 400 meter hurdles title in 2023, but I think she returns to the top of the podium in 2025. Sutherland has run the fastest time in the country this year and is undefeated in the 400 hurdles this year.

800 meters — Predicted Winner: Michaela Rose, LSU

Michaela Rose already has an outdoor 800 meter title from 2023 and has established herself as one of the best 800 meter runners in women’s NCAA history. Rose has run 1:58.12 in the 800 this year, giving her another all-time mark. While this year’s field is full of sub-two-minute runners, Rose has proven she can reach a different level before. I wouldn’t be surprised if she did it again in Eugene.

1500 meters — Predicted Winner: Chloe Foerster, Washington

Chloe Foerster’s my pick to win the women’s 1500 meters based on her performances in a pair of impressive wins over tough fields. Foerster ran 4:05.75 to win the Bryan Clay Invitational and 4:07.32 to win the Stanford Invitational. That 4:05 time is a top-10 all-time mark in a year where seven women joined the top-10 all-time performers list. It’s not easy to predict a winner here, but I’m going to go with the battle-tested Washington Husky.

3000 meter steeplechase — Predicted Winner: Doris Lemngole, Alabama

Steeplechase sensation Doris Lemngole has the top three all-time marks in collegiate history, two from this season. Lemgole is the pick here.

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5000 meters — Predicted Winner: Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico

Pamela Kosgei has run the second-fastest 5000 meters in NCAA history, and her PR is less than half a second away from the collegiate record. She’s the favorite here.

10,000 meters — Predicted Winner: Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico

I’m predicting Pamela Kosgei will pull off the distance double. Kosgei has run 31:02.73 in the 10K this year, No. 2 all-time.

4×100 meter relay — Predicted Winner: Southern California

USC has four sprinters in the 100 meter semifinals. The Trojans also have the fastest 4×100 meter squad in the country this year. USC’s the pick here.

4×400 meter relay — Predicted Winner: Arkansas

Arkansas has won the last two outdoor 4×400 meter relay titles and has the top time in the country this year. I’m not picking against the Razorbacks.

Long jump — Predicted Winner: Alexis Brown, Baylor

I have Alexis Brown completing the season sweep in the long jump. Brown has jumped over 6.89 meters eight times this season (four wind-legal), with a season-best of 7.03 meters. No one else has surpassed 6.82 meters this year. Brown has what it takes to pull off the sweep.

Triple jump — Predicted Winner: Winny Bii, Texas A&M.

The triple jump is wide open this year. Three women have all cleared 14 meters, with another reaching 13.99 meters. Texas A&M’s Winny Bii and Oklahoma’s Agur Dwol have each cleared 14 meters at two meets this season. My pick is Winny Bii since she made two 14 meter triple jumps at her last two meets.

High jump — Predicted Winner: Elena Kulichenko, Georgia

Elena Kulichenko has tied for the NCAA high jump title at the last indoor and outdoor championships. While she hasn’t cleared 1.90 meters outdoors in 2025, she has an outdoor PR of 1.97 meters. I think she’ll be atop the podium yet again.

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Pole vault — Predicted Winner: Amanda Moll, Washington

Amanda Moll completes arguably the greatest season in women’s collegiate pole vault history with an outdoor title. She already has the outdoor record.

Discus — Predicted Winner: Jayden Ulrich, Louisville

Jayden Ulrich threw 66.14 meters in her season opener back in March, then threw 69.39 meters in April (No. 2 performer in NCAA history) and enters the NCAA championship final off of a first round meet where she surpassed 64.50 meters twice. Ulrich is the pick here after all of those performances.

Shot put — Predicted Winner: Mya Lesnar, Colorado State

Mya Lesnar had a shot put series where she threw 17.05m, 19.28m, 19.60m and 18.99m. The latter three throws would all lead the NCAA. Lesnar also has three throws outside of that series that have reached 18.50 meters. No other athlete has more than three 18.50m throws total this season. Lesnar has been the most consistent to throw the shot put long distances this season.

Hammer — Predicted Winner: Stephanie Ratcliffe, Georgia

At the SEC Championships, Stephanie Ratcliffe’s shortest hammer throw was 68.35 meters. She had four throws that surpassed 70 meters at the meet. Ratcliffe hadn’t thrown shorter than 69 meters in her last three meets before the first-round competition. She still finished with the second-best throw across the first rounds at 67.13m. Ratcliffe is peaking at the right time.

Javelin — Predicted Winner: Lianna Davidson, Georgia

Lianna Davidson finished second in the javelin in the 2024 championships when she was at Texas A&M. This year she threw 63.79 meters, the third-best throw in collegiate history, back in March. While Davidson’s mark trails her teammate Manuela Rotundo this year, Davidson is the veteran Bulldog with the SEC title. I think Davidson’s championship experience carries her to a title.

Heptathlon — Predicted Winner: Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame

Jadin O’Brien finally gets the elusive heptathlon title after winning three NCAA titles in the pentathlon indoors. O’Brien is my pick here because she’s already reached 6,200-plus points twice this season and has three total performances in her career. No one else has reached that threshold more than once.

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Men’s event predictions

100 meters — Predicted Winner: Jordan Anthony, Arkansas

By this point, every track fan knows Jordan Anthony ran a windy 9.75 in the first round West meet. But don’t let performance overshadow a pair of 9.95 and 9.96 sprints run at SEC championships on back-to-back days. Anthony is the only athlete with two 9.9 100 meters at the same meet; no other sprinter has run sub-10 seconds twice in the same month.

I’m expecting the NCAA title to take a sub-10 second race, and Anthony is the most likely to run the fastest on the biggest stage.

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110 hurdles — Predicted Winner: Kendrick Smallwood, Texas

Kendrick Smallwood has run a pair of 13.13 races at his last two meets. Those two performances make him my favorite entering the championships.

200 meters — Predicted Winner: Jordan Anthony, Arkansas

I have Jordan Anthony pulling off the sweep of the short sprints. Auburn’s Makanakaishe Charamba and Kentucky’s Carli Makarawu — a pair of Olympic finalists — pose the biggest threat to preventing the sweep, but Anthony is the SEC champion among the group.

400 meters — Predicted Winner: Samuel Ogazi, Alabama

My pick from a loaded 400 meter group came down to who I think is most likely to run sub-45 on the championship stage. Samuel Ogazi has run sub-45 twice this year (plus another 45.04 race) and ran 44.52 at last year’s championships. Even last year, Ogazi ran sub-45 twice before Eugene, proving he can run fast even with a lengthy season.

400 hurdles — Predicted Winner: Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor

Nathaniel Ezekiel is the only male to break 48 seconds in the 400 hurdles this season. He’s also only running the 400 hurdles individually at championships, scratching from the 400 open where he could’ve been eligible based on his regular season. That singular event focus should drive him to a championship.

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800 meters — Predicted Winner: Christian Jackson, Virginia Tech

Christian Jackson caught my eye after running 1:44.83 to win the ACC title and 1:45.31 to lead the East region. Those are two impressive times late in the season, giving Jackson momentum entering racing in Eugene.

1500 meters — Predicted Winner: Liam Murphy, Villanova

Liam Murphy is the collegiate record holder in the 1500 meters. I’m not picking against him.

3000 meter steeplechase — Predicted Winner: James Corrigan, BYU

The steeplechase might come down to the Olympian vs. the freshman. BYU’s James Corrigan has built up this outdoor season after representing Team USA in the Olympics in the steeplechase last year. He still ran 8:22.20 with the build-up.

Meanwhile, Louisville freshman Geoffrey Kirwa ran the No. 3 outdoor steeplechase in collegiate history in 8:13.89 — still slower than Corrigan’s PR. Fellow freshman Mathew Kosgei (New Mexico) and Collins Kiprop Kipngok (Kentucky) are other top contenders, but I’m going to lean on Corrigan’s experience to win the title in my prediction.

5000 meters — Predicted Winner: Habtom Samuel, New Mexico

Habtom Samuel is the collegiate record holder in the 5000 meters and is the best distance runner in the country. He’s my pick here.

10,000 meters — Predicted Winner: Habtom Samuel, New Mexico

Habtom Samuel isn’t the 10K collegiate record holder. That would be his teammate Ishmael Kipkurui. However, Samuel is the defending 10K champion, achieving the feat while falling last year. Samuel’s ability to overcome adversity on multiple occasions makes me think that he can withstand whatever happens in this year’s 10K and go back-to-back.

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4×100 meter relay — Predicted Winner: Auburn

While Auburn’s relay squad doesn’t have the fastest time in the NCAA this season, the Tigers do return all four runners from last season’s quartet that ran 38.03 to win the NCAA title. I think the continuity can get Auburn over the top to kick off the championship meets final men’s day.

4×400 meter relay — Predicted Winner: Florida

It’s hard to pick against the Gators in a 4×4. It’s even harder when they have thrown out two different groups that have both run top-five times in the country, no slower than 3:02.01. Florida’s the pick here.

Long jump — Predicted Winner: Charles Godfred, Minnesota

Charles Godfred has five long jumps of over 8.00 meters this year. He’s my pick to win the long jump.

Triple jump — Predicted Winner: Brandon Green, Oklahoma

Brandon Green has jumped 16.90 or greater on three occasions (one over the allowable) and over 16.55 meters four other times. No other athlete has surpassed 16.54 meters this year. Green should win the triple jump.

High jump — Predicted Winner: Riyon Rankin, Georgia

Riyon Rankin cleared 2.27 meters and 2.29 meters in his last two meets before the first round competition. The sophomore is trending upward entering the championship season and he’s my pick to win the championship.

Pole vault — Predicted Winner: Logan Hammer, Utah State

5.68. 5.70. 5.65. 5.65. Those are Logan Hammer’s clearances from his last four meets before the West first round meet. Hammer was consistently clearing a height that could win him an NCAA title throughout the regular season. That’ll pay off in Eugene.

Discus — Predicted Winner: Mykolas Alekna, California

I think this is the year Mykolas Alekna finally puts it together on the biggest stage. He’s already the multi-time collegiate record holder in the discus. All that’s missing is an NCAA title.

Shot put — Predicted Winner: Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan, Ole Miss

Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan makes it four straight shot put titles. While the Ole Miss Rebel only has the No. 2 mark nationally entering the final, he’s been the most consistent shot putter in the country with six throws over 20.3 meters in the month of May.

Hammer — Predicted Winner: Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota

This pick came down to two Minnesota Gophers: Angelos Mantzouranis and Kostas Zaltos. I went with Mantzouranis since he hasn’t thrown below 75 meters since March.

Javelin — Predicted Winner: Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska

Keyshawn Strachan has two throws over 80 meters and five throws over 77 meters this season. I think that consistent ability to reach 77 meters will carry Strachan to a title.

Decathlon — Predicted Winner: Peyton Bair, Mississippi State

After winning the indoor heptathlon, I think Peyton Bair pulls off the sweep in the combined events in 2025. Bair only has one heptathlon under his belt from back in April, but he did PR in the open 400 meters in May.

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Alpen Bluffs Goes All In on a Full-Service Experience | Features

Lodging, dining, a waterpark, mini golf, groceries, and more await By Ross Boissoneau | June 21, 2025 Go ahead, call it glamping if you must. But please don’t call Alpen Bluffs a glampground. “It’s Michigan’s first outdoor hotel,” says Rob Platt, one of the owners of the newly opened Gaylord facility. With cabins, yurts, and […]

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Lodging, dining, a waterpark, mini golf, groceries, and more await

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Go ahead, call it glamping if you must. But please don’t call Alpen Bluffs a glampground. “It’s Michigan’s first outdoor hotel,” says Rob Platt, one of the owners of the newly opened Gaylord facility.

With cabins, yurts, and RV sites that all include hookups to city water and sewer, plus a restaurant, market, and other amenities, it’s hard to argue with that term. “It’s an RV resort plus 44 accommodations that are not RVs,” Platt says.

Indeed, with all its amenities, Alpen Bluffs is much more than just a campground or glampground. Start with Inukshuk Shores, an aquatic waterpark that features an inflatable obstacle course floating on a man-made pond, a sandy beach area, comfy chairs, locker rooms, and a concessions area. Alpen Point is an 18-hole mini golf course. Youngsters can mine for gems at Matterhorn Mine, a gem mining sluice.

Mulligans at the Bluffs is a full-service restaurant with seven indoor golf simulators, an expansive outdoor patio, and lawn games, including shuffleboard, bean bag toss, a putting green, lawn bowling, and croquet. The resort includes a grab-and-go store at its welcome center and Alpen Market, a full-service grocery store.

All those are open to both the public and guests. Those staying at the resort can also take advantage of other exclusive amenities: pickleball courts, a dog park, a playground, horseshoes, table tennis, sand volleyball, golf cart rentals, pedal cart rentals, bicycle rentals, food trucks, and communal fire pits.

But wait, there’s more: The upcoming Bluff Club will include a shipping container bar with food offerings from the grill and smoker, a resort-style outdoor pool, hot tub, and cabanas.

The Bigger Picture

It’s all part of a plan, according to Platt, one that came about when he saw property across from Otsego Resort was for sale. He and his business partner Craig Snyder purchased it, then began working to buy other contiguous parcels, ending up with 45 acres within one of Michigan’s Opportunity Zones. The Opportunity Zones offer tax deferral and potential tax-free growth on investments held for at least 10 years.

Platt and Synder’s backgrounds include work in construction, property management, and mixed-use development, including properties featuring living spaces, coffee shops, valet parking—even rooftop pools and restaurants. It all dovetailed nicely into the creation of Alpen Bluffs, where they wanted to bring such design details and what he calls “experiential living” to an outdoor space rather than an urban property.

The 45-acre resort is located just outside of Gaylord proper—literally one and a half miles from the heart of downtown. Platt and his partners don’t see Alpen Bluffs as competition for other resorts, but rather another attraction within northern Michigan. They say the goal is simply to offer another exciting and memorable option for families looking to have fun together. “Downtown Gaylord is unique, plus the Golf Mecca, skiing—you can walk across the road to golf and ski at Otsego Resort,” says Platt.

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He says all the purchases and planning took place during the heart of the COVID lockdown. He and his partners recognized the immediate appeal of outdoor activities and business and believed that would be a long-term attraction. “Up North and the U.P. were always great destinations for outdoor hospitality,” he says.

The first part of the plan came to fruition last September with the opening of Mulligans at the Bluffs, offering winter golf leagues. Also opened were outdoor games associated with the restaurant, as well as the mini golf (including nine holes designed for ADA accommodations) and the gem mining sluice.

The next phase came in late May, with the opening of a number of RV spaces, four cabins, two pickleball courts, dog park, pedal cart, bicycle, and golf cart rentals, the bathhouses with laundry facilities and Alpen Market. Inukshuk Shores, the aquatic waterpark, opened Father’s Day weekend.

The last phase includes the balance of the resort’s 30 cabins, 14 yurts, and remaining amenities, as well as the outdoor pool. All those are scheduled to be open and available sometime between mid-July and mid-August.

The Year-Round Mindset

Platt says a key consideration was creating accommodations and attractions that could be open year-round. The cabins and yurts are open in the winter, as is Mulligans at the Bluffs. That allows them to keep a large portion of staff on payroll throughout the year.

Platt is also cognizant of the challenge endemic to virtually every business of finding enough staff. When fully open, he estimates there will be 45 to 50 staffers needed for the aquatic water park, and close to 60 for housekeeping. That’s more than 100 just for those two parts of the operation.

He also recognizes the concurrent need for housing for employees. “It can be difficult to find housing,” he admits, noting they rented one of the cabins to their new food and beverage manager.

When it comes to more housing, Platt hopes they’ve found at least part of the solution. “We own 37 acres less than a mile south. The intent for our next project is [building] a single-family-home neighborhood,” he says. He believes the cabins they purchased for the resort could be used or modified for use on that site, depending on zoning.

The Alpen Bluffs team plans to expand the resort’s social activities and offerings when the build-out is complete. That includes live music on the weekends at Mulligans, the haunted house in the cart barn at Halloween, and pig roasts, all of which will be open to the public. There are plans for special services for guests as well, including offering food delivery services to the individual campsites and intimate dining experiences along the water of Inukshuk Shores.

Though just barely open, Platt says they are already fielding requests for reservations for 2026. “We’re getting good feedback from people already. They are booking for next year,” he says.

Learn more about Alpen Bluffs at alpenbluffs.com.

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An excellent overture to an important summer – the Montenegrin U16 water polo team defeated Spain in a friendly match played in Kotor 15:14. The “Young Sharks” led practically from the first to the last minute, and when they took a 180:15 lead with 12 seconds left, it was clear who would celebrate in the […]

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An excellent overture to an important summer – the Montenegrin U16 water polo team defeated Spain in a friendly match played in Kotor 15:14.

The “Young Sharks” led practically from the first to the last minute, and when they took a 180:15 lead with 12 seconds left, it was clear who would celebrate in the “Zoran Džimi Gopčević” pool, although the Spaniards managed to endure a more bearable defeat in the end.

The most efficient player in our selection was Danilo Roganović with five goals, Stefan Vraneš and Andrej Durutović scored three each, and Luka Dragović, Dimitrije Milić, Luka Nikolić and Luka Popović scored one each.

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However, while McCoy and her team are not responsible for how WSU got into this situation, they are accountable for how WSU responds to it. That is to say that the optics of a 10-minute Zoom meeting, in which 18-24-year-olds learn that their or their teammates’ athletic pursuits will no longer be supported by WSU, […]

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However, while McCoy and her team are not responsible for how WSU got into this situation, they are accountable for how WSU responds to it.

That is to say that the optics of a 10-minute Zoom meeting, in which 18-24-year-olds learn that their or their teammates’ athletic pursuits will no longer be supported by WSU, followed by little communication or dialogue, are not great and could have been easily avoided.

Would a question-and-answer period during the Zoom meeting have changed the outcome of numerous current athletes and alumni scorning the university? No, probably not.

However, student-athletes, many of whom have moved across the country or the world to entrust their athletic and academic careers to an institution, deserve a little more grace than that.

“We were upset because they said they had known for weeks but didn’t tell us because a few of us had made it to Nationals and were still competing,” WSU sprinter Ashley Hollenbeck-Willems said.

The WSU track and field program has consistently produced national champions. While some of the program’s most decorated athletes were distance runners, four out of the five athletes to represent WSU at Nationals this past year were sprinters, comprising a 400-meter relay team.

One of those relay team members, Mason Lawyer, set the WSU record in both the indoor and outdoor 200-meter dash this year and competed in the 100 and 200 at Nationals.

Days following WSU “limiting” his events and not renewing his coach’s contract, Lawyer is in the transfer portal.

He joins a slew of WSU athletes in the portal, including Hollenbeck-Willems and Lyons, who must cancel leases and figure out their next steps without the assistance of significant name, image and likeness deals or, for many track athletes, the benefit of full scholarships.

It also leaves three coaches and their families in a similar state of transition.

Coaches and pundits alike warned that Olympic sports could suffer drastically as schools attempt to reorder their budgets to prioritize revenue sharing.

Track and field was the first WSU sport affected. It almost certainly won’t be the last.

WSU, along with the rest of college athletics, is in uncharted waters.

Before any more programs drown at sea, the powers that be — college presidents and athletic directors, conference commissioners and TV executives — should come to terms with the weight of their actions and do everything they can to reverse course.

That won’t happen because TV executives are getting everything they want and everyone else is just trying to survive.

College sports may never be the same again and no one should be spinning it into a positive or spending any energy not attempting to fix what is clearly broken.

“This is never what college sports were meant to be,” Brooke Lyons said. “College sports are meant to build a spirit and community within the universities. Obviously, now we’re seeing it’s just kind of tearing them apart, and it’s lost its purpose. And I think people need to realize that quick, or else there’s going to be a lot more issues like this.”

Perhaps the powers that be in college athletics should start listening to the college athletes themselves.

Taylor can be reached at 208-848-2268, staylor@lmtribune.com, or on X or Instagram @Sam_C_Taylor.

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