Colorado State senior Mya Lesnar didn’t waste much time competing in the women’s shot put at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Prelims on Friday, May 29, 2025, in College Station, Texas.

On her first shot put attempt, Lesnar, an Alexandria alum, finished with a throw of 18.50 meters.

No one else surpassed 18 meters, as Lesnar went on to win the NCAA West Prelims and advance to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Kalynn Meyer of Nebraska finished second with a throw of 17.96m.

Lesnar had three throws on May 29. She scratched on her second attempt but had a throw of 18.46m on her third attempt, nearly topping her first throw.

Lesnar won the 2024 NCAA DI Indoor Shot Put title, and placed fifth at the 2024 NCAA DI Outdoor National Championships.

The 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships are in Eugene, Oregon, from June 11-14.

Lesnar is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the women’s shot put with a throw of 19.60m.

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NORTHRIDGE, Calif — CSUN head women’s basketball coach Angie Ned has announced the hiring of Brittany Klaman as an assistant on the Matadors’ 2025-26 coaching staff.

“I am thrilled to have Brittany join the staff,” Ned said. “Her pay-it forward mentality directly aligns with the culture and foundation of the CSUN Women’s Basketball program. Brittany is an incredible mentor and coach with great passion. Her work ethic and experience will directly provide a positive impact on the team and CSUN community!”

Klaman comes to CSUN after spending the last two seasons as the Director of Operations for the women’s program at Long Beach State. In her time at LBSU, she helped the Beach to 31 wins, including a 12-8 Big West record in 2024-25. Long Beach earned a key win over first place Hawai’i in Manoa on December 7. 

Prior to her time at Long Beach State, Klaman had a successful Division I playing career as a student-athlete at both Eastern Washington and California Baptist. She played three years (2021-23) under Coach Ned at CBU, averaging 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, while totaling 61 steals and 24 blocks. The Melbourne, Australia native helped the Lancers capture the 2021 WAC Championship in her first season. 

In her final season at CBU, Klaman hit the game-winner versus Georgia Southern to help the Lancers advance to the WBI Championship game. She finished her collegiate career having played in 160 games to rank in the Top 5 in NCAA Division I games played.

“Accepting this position truly feels like a full-circle moment for me.” Klaman said. “I had the privilege of playing under Coach Angie during my college years, and now having the opportunity to work alongside her is incredibly special.”

“Angie is an extremely talented coach with a deep understanding of the game, and I’m excited to continue to learn and grow under her leadership,” she added. “The chance to reconnect with a coach who had such a meaningful impact on my journey makes this opportunity especially fulfilling.”

Also honored for her performance in the classroom, Klaman was a three-time WAC All-Academic Team selection with the Lancers.

She joins Ned’s staff that also includes assistant coaches Nate Fripp and Akilah Martin, as well as Director of Player Development, Deezah Battle.

#GoMatadors

TXST TRACK AND FIELD

Five Bobcat track athletes punched their ticket to Eugene, Oregon to compete at the NCAA National Track Meet after qualifying at the NCAA West Regionals in Texas A&M.

The first Bobcat to qualify for the national track meet was junior Chris Preddie. Competing in the long jump after taking first place in conference, Preddie placed second at regionals with a jump 26-3 ½ and qualified for nationals.

However, Preddie’s week was not done yet. The junior later competed in the triple jump on Friday where he finished in 11th place with a jump of 52-3 ¼.

Preddie qualified for the NCAA National Outdoor Meet for the second time in his career after qualifying during his freshman season where he finished 14th. Preddie also became just the second ever male track athlete to advance to nationals in two different events and the first since Brian Veal in 2005 who also qualified for nationals in both the long jump and triple jump.

Joining Preddie is the throwing duo of sophomore Lara Roberts and junior Melanie Duron. Roberts, who took first place in the hammer throw at conference, placed fourth overall to advance towards nationals with a throw of 215-3. This is the second year in a row Roberts has qualified for the national meet, qualifying as a freshman where she placed 14th.

Duron, who took first place in the shot put at conference, placed ninth with a throw of 5411 and punched her ticket to nationals for the first time in outdoor. Duron had also qualified for the NCAA Indoor National Track Meet earlier this year.

Rounding out the week was the high jumping duo of senior Kason O’Riley and junior Aiden Hayes.

After finishing in 1st and 2nd place at the conference meet, O’Riley finished in a four-way tie for first place, jumping 7-1 ½. Hayes finished in fifth place, also jumping 7-1 ½ as both teammates qualified for nationals.

Hayes and O’Riley are the first Texas State male track athletes to both qualify for the national meet in the same event in the same season.

The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships are scheduled to start Wednesday, June 11 and will run through Saturday. The event will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPNU. cmcwilliams @sanmarcosrecord.com Twitter: @ColtonBMc

Junior Chris Preddie qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Track & Field Championships in both the long jump and triple jump. Preddie is the first male Texas State track athlete since Brian Veal in 2005 to qualify for nationals in two different events in the same season. Photo submitted by Texas State Athletics

BOONE, N.C. – App State Volleyball head coach Chad Sutton on Wednesday announced the schedule for the 2025 season, his first in charge of the Mountaineers.
 
This fall’s slate will feature a nonconference tournament, a pair of nonconference midweek matches and eight home conference matchups. The Mountaineers’ nonconference slate will feature clashes with a trio of ACC opponents and a clash with Big 10 contender Michigan State. 
 
Season tickets are available to purchase and renew for $65. App State faculty and staff have the opportunity to redeem a discount for a $35 season ticket by calling the ticket office at 828-262-7733. Fans interested in courtside seats may also call the ticket office for availability. 
 
​​”I am really excited for this schedule,” Sutton said. “We have a strong non conference slate composed of P4’s and high RPI mid-major opponents. I believe this will be critical to our development and help prepare us to compete in the Sun Belt, while pursuing our goal of reaching the NCAA Tournament.”
 
The Mountaineers will open non conference play at the College of Charleston Classic. App State will take on Mercer in that event on Aug. 29 before challenging the College of Charleston and Eastern Kentucky on Aug. 30. 
 
The Black and Gold will open its home slate with a midweek clash against Elon on Sept. 2 in the Holmes Convocation Center. App State will take on VCU and Virginia in the Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville, Va. (Sept. 5-6) before heading down to Kennesaw, Ga., for the Kennesaw State Invitational (Sept. 12-13) to clash with Michigan State and Kennesaw State. On Sept. 16, App State will head to Chapel Hill for a midweek clash against North Carolina before hosting the Mountaineer Classic on Sept. 19-21 in Holmes. The tournament will feature a clash with Duke on Sept. 19 and a match against Davidson on Sept. 21. 
 
App State’s conference slate will feature eight home matches, beginning with a pair of matches against James Madison on Sept. 26 and 27. The Mountaineers will travel to Lafayette, La., to challenge Louisiana on Oct. 3 and 4 before returning to the High Country to host Old Dominion on Oct. 10 and 11. After stops in Statesboro, Ga., and Conway, S.C., to take on Georgia Southern (Oct. 16 and 17) and Coastal Carolina (Oct. 24 and 25), the Mountaineers will return to Boone to host Georgia State on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The regular season slate will wrap up with a pair of road matches against Marshall (Nov. 6 and 7) and a weekend in Boone against Troy (Nov. 14 and 15). 
 
The Sun Belt Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 20-23 in Foley, Ala. 
 
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SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The final standings for the WCC Women’s All-Sports Award, Men’s All-Sports Award, and Commissioner’s Cup have been released this morning. Saint Mary’s finished second in the Men’s All-Sports Award race, while finishing fifth in the Women’s All-Sports Award and Commissioner Cup standings. This is just the Gaels second time over the past five years finishing in the top-five in the overall Commissioner’s Cup standings, and their highest men’s finish since 2017. Here is a look at the overall standings:

Commissioner’s Cup

 
 
Women’s All-Sports Award

 
 
Men’s All-Sports Award

On the men’s side, the Gaels climbed from a fourth place finish last year, to second play this year. This was due in big part to conference titles won by Men’s Basketball and Baseball, as well as top five WCC finishes from Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Tennis, and Golf. In total, the men’s programs of Saint Mary’s finished the year with a combined record of 76-59-6, and won two conference championships for the first time since the 2015-16 academic year. 

For the women, the Gaels picked up just their third top five finish in the past decade. Paced by a conference title from Softball, a third place finish from Beach Volleyball, the Gaels women finished with a combined overall record of 84-94-3, and picked up at least one conference title in back to back years for the first time in program history. 

On another extremely successful year, Saint Mary’s Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Matoso noted:

“The continued success of Saint Mary’s athletic success has clearly been on display in the 2024-25 academic year. We surpassed the 150 win mark for the second consecutive year, and saw three different programs hoist WCC title trophies for the first time since 2015-16, and just the fourth time in program history. I am extremely proud of all of our student-athletes, coaches and support staff that made this season such an incredible success!”

#GaelsRise

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Nathan Kent from the men’s track & field team has been named this week’s Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA) Athlete of the Week, presented by Northrop Grumman, for his performance at the NCAA East Region First Round last weekend.
 
Kent punched his ticket to the NCAA Championship when he broke Navy’s 400m record of 45.32, which he previously set at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last June when he ran 45.23 and placed fourth. The Rocklin, Calif., native was also a member of the 4x400m relay team that qualified for the for nationals as it clocked a school-record 3:04.05. 
 
Kent and four other student-athletes – Pete deJonge (4x400m relay), Jacques Guillaume (4x400m relay), Murphy Smith (10,000m) and David Walker (4x400m relay) – will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championship on June 11-13 in Eugene, Ore.