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First Round Bound: Jackson’s Journey to NCAA Glory Begins

Story Links BALTIMORE, Md. (May 27, 2025) — Senior standout Tia Jackson has achieved a remarkable milestone in his athletic career. Through hard work and exceptional performances, she has qualified for the prestigious 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships East First Round. This prestigious event will take place from May […]

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BALTIMORE, Md. (May 27, 2025) — Senior standout Tia Jackson has achieved a remarkable milestone in his athletic career. Through hard work and exceptional performances, she has qualified for the prestigious 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships East First Round. This prestigious event will take place from May 28-31 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.

 

The NCAA East First Round is a highly competitive event that brings together the most talented track and field athletes from across the eastern region of the United States. Jackson’s qualification places her among elite company. She will now have the opportunity to showcase her skills on a national stage and compete for a spot in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

 

Jackson will open regional championship action for the Bears on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the women’s long jump. 

 

“It’s always a good feeling to have our student-athletes get to this level, and to experience what it means to compete amongst the best,” said Morgan State head coach Neville Hodge. “This is Tia’s second time getting to the NCAA preliminary and it shows what one can accomplish when they have confidence, and the belief that anything is possible.”

“I am very proud of Tia and all she has accomplished this season. She has displayed the true meaning of competition and “GRIT” on every level,” said associate head coach Janice Smythe. “Coaching her has been very rewarding and to see her accomplish this feat for a second time speaks volume to her hard work and dedication to the sport. This is a great way to wrap-up her collegiate career and I know she is excited and looking forward to the competition and to represent Morgan at a high level.”

On April 24th, Jackson showcased her impressive long jump capabilities at the Annual Legacy Track & Field Meet, where she soared to a career-best distance of 6.21 meters. Just a few weeks later, at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Championships in Norfolk, Virginia, Jackson achieved a distance of 6.02 meters to earn the gold medal, cementing her status as one of the top long jumpers in the conference. Jackson’s victory marked the third time in her career that she captured gold in the long jump at the MEAC Outdoor Championships (2022, 2023, 2025).

 

Jackson, a Bristol, UK product, enters this week nationally ranked T-No. 47 in the long jump in the NCAA East Region


 

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The top 12 finishers in each individual event and 12 teams from each relay event from the NCAA East First Round will advance to the NCAA Championships. The NCAA Championships will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. on June 5-8. 

ESPN+ will provide daily coverage of the East First Round meet.

 

Tickets are available for purchase here

 

You can find schedule of events for the 2025 NCAA East and West first rounds below: 


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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering more than 126 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu. 

 





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Noles Set Program Record on All-ACC Academic Team

TALLAHASSEE– The Florida State Outdoor track and field teams placed a program record of 29 student- athletes on the All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field Academic team, the league office announced on Friday.   To be eligible student-athletes must have a 3.00 cumulative GPA or greater and must have participated in either the ACC Championship and […]

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TALLAHASSEE– The Florida State Outdoor track and field teams placed a program record of 29 student- athletes on the All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field Academic team, the league office announced on Friday.
 
To be eligible student-athletes must have a 3.00 cumulative GPA or greater and must have participated in either the ACC Championship and or the NCAA Championship.
 
The women were represented by 16, the fifth highest total in the league. Suus Altorf led the way with her third selection, while Bieke Schipperen and Kayla Pinkard earned their second. The men secured 13 honorees, led by Zach Cloud who captured his third career nod.
 
2025 Women’s All-ACC Academic Team
Zianna Curtis– Communication Disorders
Nicole Dinan-Entrepreneurship
Takiyah Ferguson– Media/Communication Studies
Alyia Green– Public Health
Ava Povich– Exercise Physiology
Kaelyaah Liburd– Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Joella Lloyd– Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
**Bieke Schipperen-Media Communications 
***Suus Altorf– Exercise Physiology 
Brooke Mullins– Sport Management
Emily Brown– Athletic Coaching-Masters
Leah Taylor– Exercise Physiology
**Kayla Pinkard-Criminology
Lucy May Sleeman– Economics
Oludoyin Soremi– Computational Biology
Oluwadara Soremi– Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
 
2025 Men’s All-ACC Academic Team
**Zach Leachman-Athletic Coaching Graduate Certificate
***Zachary Cloud- Sport Science
Austin Kleinman-Sport Management- Masters
**Joseph Farley- Interdisciplinary Social Studies
**Lucas Bouquot-Finance and Real Estate
Tyler Azcano– Finance
Curtis Bain-Media/Communication Studies
Cooper Crowell-Exercise Physiology
**Andre Korbmacher-Entrepreneurship
**Neo Mosebi– Political Science
Durian Moss– Psychology
Amare Williams– Media/Communication Studies
Tyson Williams-Sociology
 
*Denotes number of All-ACC Academic Team honors 

For more information on Florida State track and field, follow Twitter (X) @FSU_Track and Instagram @FSU_Track.    

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Zeller to Return as VHS Volleyball Coach | Sports

This fall, the Tanager volleyball program will welcome back a familiar face to many in the community. Jodi Zeller will return to the sidelines as head coach for the upcoming volleyball season following a three-year hiatus. In her time coaching the Tanagers she led the team to a third place finish at the state tournament […]

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This fall, the Tanager volleyball program will welcome back a familiar face to many in the community. Jodi Zeller will return to the sidelines as head coach for the upcoming volleyball season following a three-year hiatus.

In her time coaching the Tanagers she led the team to a third place finish at the state tournament following a state title the previous year.



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Willis Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of Year – Stanford Cardinal

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford’s Roisin Willis was named Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Conference. The honor adds to the growing list of achievements for the rising senior from Stevens Point, Wisconsin. On June 14, Willis won the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in […]

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STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford’s Roisin Willis was named Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The honor adds to the growing list of achievements for the rising senior from Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

On June 14, Willis won the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in a meet record time of 1:58.13 – the third-fastest in collegiate history. The time also was an ACC record and a personal best.

The victory gave Willis, the 2022 world under-20 800 and 4×400 relay champion, her third NCAA title and first outdoors. Her previous NCAA titles came at the 2023 indoor championships – in the 800 and distance medley relay.

Willis, a history major, is a nine-time All-American with six first-team All-America honors. After her NCAA victory last month, she was named West Region Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and was a semifinalist for The Bowerman, collegiate track and field’s Heisman Trophy.

Willis is the fifth from Stanford to be named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the Cardinal’s first academic year in the conference. The other Stanford winners are Julietta Camahort (women’s rowing), Maxime Raynaud (men’s basketball), Elia Rubin (women’s volleyball), and Jack Ryan (men’s swimming and diving).

The ACC Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete awards — the men’s honor went to Miami’s NCAA champion javelin thrower Devoux Deysel – were accompanied by ACC’s All-Academic teams. Twenty-one men and 17 women from Stanford were honored.

The requirements were a 3.25 grade-point average in each of the two most recent quarters and cumulative, and participation in the ACC Championships or the preliminary or championship rounds of NCAA competition.

Here are the lists of Stanford’s honorees:

Men
Gabriel Ajaegbu, So., undeclared
Joseph Bailey, So., undeclared
Zane Bergen, Jr., Management Science and Engineering
Caleb Boutelle, Sr., Human Biology
Thomas Boyden, Grad., M.A.: Public Policy; B.S. Computer Science
Garrett Brown, Grad., M.S. and B.S.: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Olufemi Cole, Sr., International Relations
James Dargan, Fr., undeclared
Dylan Davis, So., undeclared
Robert DiDonato, Sr., Computer Science
Xavier Drumgoole, Fr., undeclared
John Kroeger, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Sam Liokumovich, Sr., Computer Science
Mason McKhann, Jr., Economics
Ryce Reynolds, Fr., undeclared
Zachary Ryan, So., undeclared
Milo Skapinsky, So., Computer Science
Cole Sprout, Grad., M.S.: Computer Science; B.S.: Symbolic Systems
Nolan Topper, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Leo Young, So., Management Science and Engineering
Lex Young, So., undeclared

Women
Audrey DaDamio, Grad., M.S. and B.S.: Biology
Zofia Dudek, Grad., M.S.: Biomedical Data Science; B.S.: Bioengineering
Sevilla Duran, Grad., M.S.: Community Health and Prevention Studies; B.S. (at Columbia): Neuroscience and Behavior
Amelia Everett, So., Human Biology
Kaiah Fisher, Sr., Biology
Julia Flynn, Jr., Biology
Imogen Gardiner, Grad., M.S.: Biomedical Data Science; B.S.: Symbolic Systems
Ariana Guerrero, So., Management Science and Engineering
Lianne Kistler, Sr., Human Biology
Alaysia Oakes, Jr., Economics
Camille Peisner, Sr., Communication
Cate Peters, So., Communication
Madison Romain, Jr., Civil Engineering
Sky Schuller, So., undeclared
Hillary Studdert, So., Economics
Roisin Willis, Jr., History
Teagan Zwaanstra, Sr., Mechanical Engineering



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Sportsnet subscribers to see price increase for streaming service

The streaming service Sportsnet+ gives non-cable subscribers digital access to live sports content including the Blue Jays, MLB and NBA. MLB Photos via Getty Images Sportsnet is “hitting a large constituency of its fan base with a hefty premium” price, according to Rob Longley of the TORONTO SUN. The streaming service Sportsnet+ gives non-cable subscribers […]

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SEATTLE, WA - MAY 10: Rowdy Tellez #23 of the Seattle Mariners hits a solo home run in the second inning during the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mollie Handkins/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The streaming service Sportsnet+ gives non-cable subscribers digital access to live sports content including the Blue Jays, MLB and NBA. MLB Photos via Getty Images

Sportsnet is “hitting a large constituency of its fan base with a hefty premium” price, according to Rob Longley of the TORONTO SUN. The streaming service Sportsnet+ gives non-cable subscribers digital access to live sports content including the Blue Jays, MLB and NBA. The price increase is scheduled to take effect on Sept. 9 and will “see the price of the Sportsnet+ premium jump” from $249.99 for 12 months up to $324.99. The increase prompted “instant outrage from sports fans already subject to the Rogers-controlled monopoly on Jays content” (through Sportsnet and the team), as well as much of the “hockey content in this country.” Longley noted in the “broader picture,” industry observers are “wondering if the cash grab is just the beginning as Rogers’ control of the Canadian sports market is taking another huge leap in influence now that its purchase of Bell’s share of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has been finalized” (TORONTO SUN, 7/10).



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Samford’s Surcey And Harrison Nominated For NACDA Good Works Team

Story Links NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Samford’s Emily Surcey from women’s tennis and Claire Harrison from track and field have been nominated for the spring National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Good Works Team. The team was designed to honor student-athletes excelling in academics, sports, and community impact. Nominated by athletics administrators, conference office […]

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NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Samford’s Emily Surcey from women’s tennis and Claire Harrison from track and field have been nominated for the spring National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Good Works Team. The team was designed to honor student-athletes excelling in academics, sports, and community impact. Nominated by athletics administrators, conference office staff, and coaches, these student-athletes embody leadership, service, and character.
 
Surcey served as a co-chair of Samford’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). In this role, she actively advocated for interests and concerns for student-athletes and assisted with initiatives and events sponsored by SAAC. She planned and organized bi-weekly meetings and helped coordinate special events such as Civic Engagement Day. She also helped develop and promote Samford’s CHAMPS Cup competition, which is an inter-team challenge focused on community, academics, professionalism and postgraduate
success.
 
Harrison is a member of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Samford, helping reflect a positive image of Samford Athletics within the community to foster community support and advocate on behalf of the track and field team. This group participates in different community service projects throughout the year and hosts multiple service opportunities every year on Civic Engagement Day. She posted around 44 hours of community service that has been recorded since 2022. She has volunteered with local non-profits including Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank, Grace Klein’s Food Rescue Center, A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club and Grace House Ministries.
 
Nominations can be submitted for up to one female and one male student-athlete from each winter sport at an institution. Eligible schools and athletics programs must represent one of five intercollegiate athletics divisions: NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges. Nominees must have completed at least one year (two semesters) of college coursework at a two-year or four-year institution.
 
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Vandals Volleyball team connects with locals through interactive pickleball fundraiser

MOSCOW, ID – The Idaho Vandal Volleyball team is hosting a pickleball fundraiser to raise funds for a new gym floor. Head Coach Romana Kriskova wanted to be a more interactive fundraiser this year. “We wanted to find a way to connect with the community and to fundraise for our program. Then decided on pickleball […]

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MOSCOW, ID – The Idaho Vandal Volleyball team is hosting a pickleball fundraiser to raise funds for a new gym floor.

Head Coach Romana Kriskova wanted to be a more interactive fundraiser this year.

“We wanted to find a way to connect with the community and to fundraise for our program. Then decided on pickleball it is because it’s made for all ages and genders who want to play,” Kriskova said.

She knew the Ghormley pickleball courts were always packed and busy, bringing plenty of attention.

If you want to get involved, pickleball fundraiser assistant coach Maria Jacobus knows how to help.

“If you want to go to Moscow Park and Rec on the website, you can sign up for registration, and there are a lot of flyers around town,” Jacobus said.

Another assistant coach, Ben Kasun, is looking forward to making new connections.

“I think seeing this community out here engaging with us, we keep trying to find different ways we have worked with the elementary schools, nursing homes,” Kasun said.

With this fundraiser, prizes will be handed out for the top three places.

The first place will receive Vandal volleyball season tickets. The second-place winner will receive a signed jersey from the volleyball team. The third place will receive a signed ball from the team.

Also, coaches and players from the Vandals Volleyball team will be there. Participants will have the opportunity to mingle and get photos with the team.

The Vandals pickleball fundraiser will begin on Saturday, July 27th, with youth co-ed doubles and on Sunday, July 28th, with adult co-ed doubles.



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