BETHLEHEM, Pa.  – Army West Point claimed the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, winning three League Championships during the 2024-25 academic year to finish atop the leaderboard. The Black Knights also topped the women’s standings, while Navy collected the men’s title for the third straight year.

Army West Point earned 150.25 overall points to capture the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the fifth time in program history and the first time since the 2004-05 academic year (Presidents’ Cup History), snapping Navy’s record-breaking streak of 10 straight overall titles. Navy finished second with 142.25 overall points, while Bucknell (139.75), Boston University (136.5) and Lehigh (112.25) make up the top five.

The Black Knights claimed the League crown in women’s cross country, men’s swimming and diving and women’s outdoor track and field. They also won the regular-season titles in softball and women’s tennis to help finish with a League-leading 84.25 points in the women’s standings. Boston University compiled 84 points, collecting League titles in women’s indoor track and field, women’s rowing, softball, women’s soccer and women’s tennis. Bucknell (75.25), Navy (75.25) and Lehigh (62.25) round out the closely-contested top five.

The Mids won League titles in men’s cross country, men’s indoor track and field, women’s golf and women’s lacrosse, men’s outdoor track and field and women’s swimming and diving. The Navy team also played for the League title in men’s basketball, helping to accumulate 67 points in the men’s standings. Army West Point (66) finished one point behind. Bucknell (64.25), Boston University (52.5) and Lehigh (50) ranked third, fourth and fifth, respectively, on the men’s leaderboard.

The Patriot League Presidents’ Cup is awarded to the member institution with the highest cumulative sports point total in the Patriot League standings for sponsored men’s and women’s sports. Points are awarded based on a combination of an institution’s regular-season and tournament finishes in each sport.

 

In football, points are awarded based on the final regular-season standings. If there is no regular-season competition and a Patriot League Championship determines the champion, points are awarded based on the final championship standings. If all teams compete in the Patriot League Championship and there is a regular-season competition, points are awarded based on the average of the final regular-season standings and the tournament finish. If all teams do not participate in the Patriot League Championship and a regular-season competition is held, points are awarded based on the average of the final season standings and the tournament finish. For those teams not participating in the Championship, the final regular-season standings will be utilized.

 

Bucknell leads all programs with 18 overall Patriot League Presidents’ Cup titles, followed by Navy with 11 and Army West Point with five trophies. The three schools are the only winners of the overall title in League history.

2024-25 Patriot League Presidents Cup Final Standings

(number of Patriot League sports in parentheses)

OVERALL

1. Army West Point, 150.25 (20)

2. Navy, 142.25 (21)

3. Bucknell, 139.75 (24)

4. Boston University, 136.5 (20)

5. Lehigh, 112.25 (24)

6. Colgate, 94.75 (22)

7. Holy Cross, 85.25 (24)

8. Loyola Maryland, 69 (17)

9. Lafayette, 67.75 (22)

10. American, 57.75 (15)

 

MEN

1. Navy, 67 (10)

2. Army West Point, 66 (10)

3. Bucknell, 64.25 (11)

4. Boston University, 52.5 (8)

5. Lehigh, 50 (11)

6. Colgate, 46 (10)

7. Holy Cross, 44 (11)

8. Lafayette, 32.75 (11)

9. Loyola Maryland, 29.75 (7)

10. American, 27 (6)

 

WOMEN

1. Army West Point, 84.25 (10)

2. Boston University, 84 (12)

3. Bucknell, 75.5 (13)

4. Navy, 75.25 (11)

5. Lehigh, 62.25 (13)

6. Colgate, 48.75 (12)

7. Holy Cross, 41.25 (13)

8. Loyola Maryland, 39.25 (10)

9. Lafayette, 35 (11)

10. American, 30.75 (9)

 

ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE

The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.

 

Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop Volleyball has unveiled their 2025 schedule, head coach Heather Gearhart announced this week.

The Eagles have a 24-match regular season schedule, which features a non-conference slate with a power four opponent in Tennessee and top mid-major programs. The first chance to see the Eagles will be the season-opener against Davidson on August 29.

The Eagles are coming off a 2024 season which saw them reach the Big South Conference championship match and advance to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship Tournament, both of which occurred for the second straight season.

Winthrop begins their season with a home invitational with Davidson and Charlotte on August 29^th and 30^th.

The Eagles then hit the road for two straight non-conference tournaments, traveling to Knoxville to take on Samford and Wofford and tournament host Tennessee September 4-5.

The Eagles will then head to Greenville, S.C. to take on North Florida, Alabama, and the host Furman Paladins over three days, September 11-13.

Winthrop will close out their non-conference slate with another home invitational by squaring off with Western Carolina on September 18^th and neighboring rival Queens on September 20^th.

Big South Conference play will begin September 26^th for Winthrop as they host Gardner-Webb. 

The Eagles will hit on the road the next week, facing High Point (Oct. 3) and Radford (Oct. 4).

Winthrop then welcomes USC Upstate (Oct. 10) and UNC Asheville (Oct. 11) before heading to Charleston Southern (Oct. 17) and Presbyterian (Oct. 18).

Winthrop will return to Rock Hill to begin a four-match home stand with Radford (Oct. 24), High Point (Oct. 25), Presbyterian (Oct. 31) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 1).

The Eagles will wrap up regular season conference play with three matches for the rest of November, traveling to UNC Asheville (Nov. 7) and USC Upstate (Nov. 8).

The final home match and senior night will be November 14^th against Gardner-Webb.

The Big South Conference Tournament is scheduled for the week following the completion of the regular season, November 21^st – 23^rd and will return to High Point University in High Point, N.C. The top six teams will advance to the conference tournament.

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BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU track and field team is kicking off the initial qualifying rounds of the NCAA meets with the NCAA East First Round hosted at North Florida’s Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The four-day meet will be streamed lived on ESPN+.

Live Results | Meet Schedule | Meet Information

LSU will have 34 student-athletes (20 men, 14 women) competing this week at the NCAA East First Round. The first day of the meet (Wednesday) is set to start at 1:30 p.m. CT for LSU with the men’s javelin throw.

Live coverage of the NCAA East First Round will air on ESPN+, starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Wednesday: ESPN+ Stream (5 p.m.)
Thursday: ESPN+ Stream (5 p.m.)
Friday: ESPN+ Stream (4 p.m.)
Saturday: ESPN+ Stream (4 p.m.)

The Tigers will be represented at next week’s NCAA East First Round by 34 student athletes across 39 entries next week. The women are heading to this year’s meet with 13 less entries and seven less members than last year’s team. The men will have three less entries, but retain the same number of athletes as last year’s team.

To mirror the format of the national meet, the First Round will be contested over four days with alternating men’s and women’s programs. The NCAA West First Round will take place the same weekend at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas. The top 12 in each event advance to Eugene, Ore., for the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11-14). Listed below are all 39 entries for LSU and more info pertaining the upcoming meets.

Women’s Qualifiers | 18 entries, 14 student-athletes

Men’s Qualifiers | 21 entries, 20 student-athletes

The complete list of participants is available on the following website.

For more information regarding the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and to purchase tickets, log on to NCAA.com/trackandfield.

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball has unveiled its schedule for the upcoming 2025 season, featuring 13 home contests and the 20-game Big Ten slate with home games against NCAA opponents Nebraska, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington.

Ticket information for home games will be released at a future date.

The season kicks off in late August as the Scarlet Knights travel to Buffalo, New York to meet Marist, Liberty and Buffalo the weekend of August 29-31.

Nonconference action continues with a weekend trip to Fairfield, Connecticut for match ups with Dartmouth, host Sacred Heart and LIU on Sept. 5-7.

RU’s first home matches of the season will include nonconference action with Rider on Wednesday, Sept. 10, St. Francis (PA) on Thursday, Sept. 11 and New Hampshire on Friday, Sept. 12.

The nonconference schedule concludes with a trip to Fairfax, Virginia, to take on Coppin State and host George Mason the weekend of Sept. 19-20.

Big Ten play opens up at the end of September as Rutgers starts off conference play on the road at Wisconsin on Friday, Sept. 26 and at Minnesota on Sunday, Sept. 28.

RU opens up October with five of six at home. Big Ten action comes to the banks beginning Friday, Oct. 3 with Maryland and continues with Nebraska on Saturday, Oct. 4, Northwestern on Friday, Oct. 10 and Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Scarlet Knights have a return date at Maryland on Wednesday, Oct. 15 before closing out the October home stand with Purdue on Sunday, Oct. 19 on Homecoming/Alumnae Weekend.

October concludes with three road dates, including a meeting with national champion Penn State on Friday, Oct. 24, as well as trips to Iowa on Sunday, Oct. 26 and Ohio State on Friday, Oct. 31.

November begins on the road at Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 1, before returning home to host Michigan on Friday, Nov. 7, and to close out the season series with Ohio State on Sunday, Nov. 9.

Rutgers makes its west coast trip this year to California to meet up with USC on Friday, Nov. 14 and UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 15 while the Scarlet Knights’ final road date will be at Indiana on Thursday, Nov. 20.

The regular season comes to a close with three home games. RU welcomes Minnesota on Sunday, Nov. 23, Oregon on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and Washington on Friday, Nov. 28.

Ticket information for 2025 contests will be released later this summer, along with TV and streaming designations. Stay tuned to ScarletKnights.com as information becomes available.

 

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MILWAUKEE – Divine Aniamaka, Natalie Block, Jaelyn Reeves-Lile, and Olivia VanZeeland of the Milwaukee track & field teams have qualified to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, taking place May 28-31 in College Station, Texas.
 

The West Regional athletes with the top 48 marks in their respective events will be competing at Texas A&M’s E.B Cushing Stadium across four days. The meet will be available to watch live on ESPN+ starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and at 5:00 p.m. the final two days.
 

 The top 12 athletes in each event will advance from the first-round sites to the NCAA Track & Field Championships, held from June 11-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
 
Returning to the West Prelims in both the 100m and 400m hurdles for the second year in a row will be Block. After claiming Horizon League titles in both races, she will look to punch her ticket to Oregon for the second time in the 400m hurdles, and add her first trip in the 100m hurdles.
 
The only Panther making their second regional appearance, Block currently ranks 17th in the West in the 100m hurdles with a top time of 13.16, and 22nd in the 400m hurdles at 57.71.
 
Block will run in the first round of both events on Thursday, the 100m hurdles will begin at 6:00 p.m. then she will finish the day with the 400m hurdles at 8:20 p.m. The top 24 finishers in the first round will advance the quarterfinal round held on Saturday.
 
Reeves-Lile made the cut after a tremendous finish to the season saw him win league titles and set school records in the 100m and 200m dashes. His time in the 200m dash of 20.51 puts him at 14th in the regional rankings, while he checks in at 35th on the 100m dash leaderboard with a mark of 10.24.
 
Reeves-Lile is set to be the first Panther in action on Wednesday, starting in the 100m at 7:00 p.m. before finishing in the 200m at 8:45 p.m. Both quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday should he advance.
 
VanZeeland earned her spot in the competition back on Apr. 17 when she cleared 1.80m in the high jump to leave her tied for 23rd in the region’s rankings and topple the program record. She continued her stellar season at the Horizon League Championships where she claimed her second high jump title with a mark of 1.75m. She will compete for her spot at Nationals on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
 
Rounding out the qualifiers will be Aniamaka, who recorded his best triple jump performance of the season at the league championships with a leap of 15.39m. The distance placed him 38th in the West and tied for the best jump in school history. He is slated to compete on Friday at 2:30 p.m.