DETROIT (WXYZ) — A young student-athlete is making waves at Cass Tech High School and across Michigan. PREVIOUS STORY: Detroit Public Schools Community District wrestling programs open new doors for student-athletes Wrestling state finals at Ford Field Inspired by family, wrestling has always been a part of Cyrus Woodberry’s life. “I first started wrestling when […]
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A young student-athlete is making waves at Cass Tech High School and across Michigan.
PREVIOUS STORY: Detroit Public Schools Community District wrestling programs open new doors for student-athletes
Inspired by family, wrestling has always been a part of Cyrus Woodberry’s life.
“I first started wrestling when I was four. My big brother started wrestling first, and I just wanted to copy him, so I started,” Woodberry said.
By the time he finished 8th grade, Cyrus was already able to call himself a national and state champ through tournaments he took part in. What started as a way to look up to his big brother became his passion.
“It’s pretty fun. I get to let all my anger out on the mat,” Woodberry said.
FULL INTERVIEW: Cyrus Woodberry on wrestling for Cass Tech
Now he’s a freshman phenom at the high school level. During the most recent wrestling season, Cyrus racked up more than 50 wins on his way to earning the Division 1 state title at 106 pounds.
When his hand was raised, he became the first wrestling state champion at Cass Tech and only the second ever within Detroit public schools.
“It was relieving because of all the days I get up in the morning and work out, practice after school, stay after school, and work out. So it was relieving to know I finally did it,” Woodberry said.
While he’s making history on the mat, he’s also maintained over a 3.6 GPA. Cyrus said there’s lessons in wrestling that he applies to the classroom.
“Through wrestling, I’ve learned discipline, effort, and hard work, which is what I need for anything I do,” Woodberry said.
Wrestling is still in its infancy at Cass Tech, only introduced a few years ago.
“We pride ourselves on trying to introduce sports in the city that are common outside of the city, and wrestling is one of those areas that’s not commonly touched by African Americans, as well as schools in the City of Detroit,” Tania Woodard, a co-athletic coordinator at Cass Tech High School.
Woodard said the school is proud of Cyrus and hopes to see him win more state titles, and his legacy has the potential to go even further.
“To bring higher interest to the sport of wrestling and bring others like him to the Cass Tech community who want to wrestle at that level,” Woodard said.
Cyrus hopes to attend Michigan State University one day and wrestle for their program.
The community is rallying around a young athlete who was selected to compete in the U.S. Special Olympic games. Kylah Schlott is the first swimmer chosen from Berks County in more than two decades. State Rep. Jacklyn Rusnock (D-126) presented the Muhlenberg School District water polo alumna with a House citation Wednesday. Schlott will travel […]
The community is rallying around a young athlete who was selected to compete in the U.S. Special Olympic games.
Kylah Schlott is the first swimmer chosen from Berks County in more than two decades.
State Rep. Jacklyn Rusnock (D-126) presented the Muhlenberg School District water polo alumna with a House citation Wednesday.
Schlott will travel to Minnesota to compete in 19 Olympic events this summer. She says she’s most excited to meet other people at the games.
Story Links Williamstown, Mass. – May 15, 2025 – Sophomore Mike Anderson (Cromwell, Conn.) solidified his spot at the NCAA outdoor championships and once again broke his own school record in the 110-meter hurdles this afternoon at the AARTFC championships held at Williams College as Springfield finished 15th overall as a team. Anderson finished […]
Williamstown, Mass. – May 15, 2025 – Sophomore Mike Anderson (Cromwell, Conn.) solidified his spot at the NCAA outdoor championships and once again broke his own school record in the 110-meter hurdles this afternoon at the AARTFC championships held at Williams College as Springfield finished 15th overall as a team.
Anderson finished second overall in the 110-meter hurdles breaking his own school record with a time of 14.23. His time currently sits 15th nationally with the NCAA set to make selections for the outdoor national championships tomorrow. Isaiah Hannah (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) finished 15th overall in the event in 15.44.
The 4×400-meter relay team of Tyler Fabbri (Andover, Mass.), Sam Polley (Feeding Hills, Mass.), Michael Scott (Shoreview, Minn.) and Colin Hansen (Ipswich, Mass.) wrapped up their season with a third place finish in 3:13.10. Hansen went on to take eighth in the 400-meter dash in 47.98, while Scott took tenth in the 200-meter dash in 21.86.
Seth Twarog (Hubbardston, Mass.) also claimed 29th in the 400-meter dash in 49.81 to wrap up his outdoor campaign.
In the field events, Cristian Roman-Koenig (Wallingford, Conn.) threw the javelin 50.88-meters for 17th overall, while Daniel McGlashan (Haverhill, Mass.) leapt 13.18-meters for 22nd in the triple jump.
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Story Links Williamstown, Mass. – May 15, 2025 – The Springfield College women’s track and field team finished 17th overall at the 2025 AARTFC Outdoor Track and Field Championships held on the campus of Williams College today. Samantha Paul (Albany, N.Y.) had the best finish for the Pride as she took third in […]
Williamstown, Mass. – May 15, 2025 – The Springfield College women’s track and field team finished 17th overall at the 2025 AARTFC Outdoor Track and Field Championships held on the campus of Williams College today.
Samantha Paul (Albany, N.Y.) had the best finish for the Pride as she took third in the triple jump with a mark of 11.74-meters. Katherine DeFosse (Worcester, Mass.) crossed the line fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.36, Jillian Scott (Westhampton, Mass.) cleared 3.59-meters for fifth in the pole vault and Kristina Kyle (Watertown, Conn.) clocked a 2:17.62 for eighth in the 800-meter run. Autumn Bacik (Watertown, Conn.) finished the day 26th in the long jump with a mark of 4.80-meters.
Nationally, Paul ranks 13th in the triple jump, Scott ranks 30th in the pole vault and DeFosse ranks 31st in the 100-meter hurdles.
The NCAA is slated to release selections for the outdoor national championship tomorrow.
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THE STARTING GUN Friday, May 16 Big West Track & Field Championships Field • 10:30 a.m. • Track • 1 p.m. Jack Rose Track • Long Beach, Calif. Live Stats • Saturday, May 17 Big West Track & Field Championships Field • 10 a.m. • Track • 2 p.m. Jack Rose Track • Long Beach, […]
Saturday, May 17
Big West Track & Field Championships
Field • 10 a.m. • Track • 2 p.m.
Jack Rose Track • Long Beach, Calif.
Live Stats •
Coming off last week’s multis, Long Beach State hosts the Big West Track and Field Championships this weekend. The field events on Friday begin at 10:30, and the track races begin at 1 p.m. The field events start on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the track finals beginning at 2 p.m.
BIG WEST MULTIS RECAP
Claudine Raud-Gumiel broke the Long Beach State record in the heptathlon to win the event while Ryan Gregory broke the decathlon school record to finish second last weekend.
Raud-Gumiel’s 5,698 points broke the previous school mark of 5,671, which Riley Hooks set in 2017 when she became the last Long Beach State entry to win the Big West heptathlon in 2017. Her score ties with Cincinnati’s Juliette Laracuente-Huebner for ninth in Division I this season.
Gregory’s 7,898 points are the fifth-most in Division I this season. The top 24 scores in the multis advance to the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in June at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Jenelle Hurley finished fourth in the heptathlon, resetting her career-best to 5,425, the fourth-best score in school history. Tori Plummer was ninth with 4,874 points. Kendra Daniels scratched in the day two events and was credited with 16th (1,960).
Milo Orona finished third in the decathlon with the sixth-best score in school history, 7,369 points. Turner was ninth with 3,793 points despite only scoring in five events.
The heptathlon results have Long Beach State leading the team race with 15 points. The decathlon results have the Beach men second with 14 points.
BIG WEST RANKINGS
Long Beach State features several athletes at the top of the Big West performance list entering this week’s championships.
On the men’s side, Omri Shiff is first in the 400m (50.29), Kyle Jankans is first in the high jump (7-3), while Canaan Wharry is first in the discus (192-11).
For the women, Trinity Barnett is first in the 200m (23.56), Sofia Lavreshina is first in the 400m (53.06) and 400m hurdles (56.64), while Rahni Turner tops the 100m hurdles times (13.18w).
TEAM RANKINGS
In this week’s USTFCCAA TFRI Outdoor Checkpoint, the Long Beach State men are ranked 52nd in the National TFRI Team Summary. In the West Regional TFRI, LBSU is ranked ninth. In the conference TFRI Team Summary, the Beach is third. In the Event Squad Summary, Long Beach State is ranked seventh in the high jump and ninth in the triple jump.
The LBSU women moved 41 spots to 67th in the National TFRI Team Summary. In the West Regional TFRI, LBSU is ranked 11th. In the conference TFRI Team Summary, the Beach is third. In the Event Squad Summary, Long Beach State is ranked eighth in the heptathlon and 10th in the high jump.
Story Links NEW ORLEANS – After a strong start, New Orleans’ Helen Baumgarten sits sixth overall in the women’s heptathlon, while three Privateers qualified for the finals of their respective events after day one of the 2025 Southland Conference Track and Field Championships in Houston, Texas. While Baumgarten will close the multi-day event […]
NEW ORLEANS – After a strong start, New Orleans’ Helen Baumgarten sits sixth overall in the women’s heptathlon, while three Privateers qualified for the finals of their respective events after day one of the 2025 Southland Conference Track and Field Championships in Houston, Texas.
While Baumgarten will close the multi-day event on Friday, teammates Emma Bourg, Annika Metzger and Madonna Favour will compete on Saturday in the finals of the women’s 1500m and men’s 200m events, respectively.
Baumgarten finished the first day of the women’s heptathlon with 2952 points through four events. The junior capped Thursday with a win in the 200m race in 24.53 seconds, following up a 5th place finish in the 100m hurdles in 14.57 seconds. She placed 13th in the high jump and shot put with marks of 1.53m and 9.06m.
Bourg and Metzger finished in the top three of their respective heats in the women’s 1500m prelims to automatically qualify for Saturday’s final. Bourg finished in 4:37.15 in the third heat for the 7th-best time on the day, while Metzger’s 4:38.27 in the opening heat placed her eighth overall. Michela Papalia finished 18th overall with a time of 4:53.55.
Favour booked his spot in the men’s 200m final, finishing second in the opening heat of the prelims in 21.21 seconds. Darryl George Jr. finished 22nd overall with a time of 21.71 seconds, followed by Travian Johnson’s time of 21.72 seconds. Tshilidzi Netshiombo rounded out the New Orleans contingent with a time of 22.47 seconds to finish 34th.
Mason Appleton finished 8th in his heat of the men’s 1500m prelims, placing 19th overall at 4:02.05. Layden Jack finished 21st in the women’s 200m prelims, finishing in 24.96 seconds.
Josh Johnston slashed over 15 seconds from his previous top time in the men’s 10,000m with a new personal-best mark of 33:20.18 to finish 14th in the race. Antonio Delgado claimed 18th, finishing in 34:55.25.
Freshman Petra Imre placed 12th in the women’s 10,000m run at 39:53.49, while Michelle Folk finished 19th at 43:03.06.
In the field events, Jace Phelan set a new personal best, finishing 14th in the men’s javelin throw with a toss of 52.30m. Tyler Mitchell finished 23rd with a throw of 40.54m.
Christina Davis placed 18th in the women’s hammer throw, landing a throw of 36.86m on her third attempt.
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The Privateers set their sights on day two the 2025 Southland Conference Championships at the Wendel D. Ley Track & Holloway Field in Houston.
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Jamie Bahnisch has been appointed as Golf Australia’s new High Performance Director of Pathways. Most recently the High Performance Manager for the Queensland Academy of Sport, Bahnisch brings to the role a wealth of knowledge and experience guiding Australian athletes. In his new role, he will be focused primarily on delivering three key objectives. Focus […]
Jamie Bahnisch has been appointed as Golf Australia’s new High Performance Director of Pathways.
Most recently the High Performance Manager for the Queensland Academy of Sport, Bahnisch brings to the role a wealth of knowledge and experience guiding Australian athletes.
In his new role, he will be focused primarily on delivering three key objectives. Focus on pathway athletes in the US College system, further parent education framework delivery, and create greater focus, engagement, and connection with athletes at the 12-16 age bracket.
Prior to his role at the QAS, Bahnisch also worked in roles at the Victorian and South Australian Sports Institutes, Walford School for Girls and his experience across a wide-variety of sports such as volleyball, football, hockey, rugby 7s, water polo, and archery, and these systems will ensure the successfully delivery of the key objectives.
“It’s going to be really exciting. I’m really looking forward to it,” said Bahnisch.
“I’m very keen to be able to listen, observe, and learn from everyone. For me that’s a really big part, learning from people and understanding from them what’s working, where do we need to get better, and what are the opportunities. It’s an amazing role to help develop and contribute to the foundations for others to succeed in.
“From my experience at the Queensland Academy of Sport, I will bring the learnings from team sport environments, and I guess bigger squad environments.
“Being able to identify what are the skills or what are the transferables from other systems that you could bring into a golf environment will be important.
“I’m very grateful for the development and lessons learned through my time at the QAS, where I look forward to applying these experiences with our team at Golf Australia.”
Bahnisch will be with Australia’s top golf talent from the moment they are identified as a junior, all the way until they have established themselves as a professional.
“We couldn’t be more pleased to have Jamie on board to continue the success of the Golf Australia High Performance program,” said Brad James, Golf Australia’s General Manager – High Performance.
“Working with athletes, parents, coaches and Australian Golf stakeholders, Jamie will work collaboratively to help our golfers realise their potential.
“He brings aligned skills from his previous role in Queensland and other sports and will hit the ground running and be an invaluable asset to the team.”
To find out more about Golf Australia’s High Performance program, CLICK HERE.
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