CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Following a pair of third place team finishes at last week’s Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 15 athletes from the UNI roster have qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Meet in nine events.

The NCAA Preliminary Meets serve as the first round site for the national postseason meet, which will be held in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field, June 11-14. The two preliminary meets this year will be held in College Station, Texas, hosted by Texas A&M University, and Jacksonville, Florida, hosted by the University of North Florida, both of which will run May 28-31.

To qualify for the preliminary meets, athletes must rank in the top-48 in an individual event and top-24 for relays in their respective regions. Athletes competing in multi-event competitions (heptathlon and decathlon) will not compete at the preliminary site as the top-24 ranked competitors in the nation will automatically qualify for competition in Eugene. Top-12 finishers at the preliminary meets will earn qualification to the finals site in Oregon.

Among Northern Iowa’s qualifiers is a quartet of 2025 MVC outdoor champions, including Katie Fare (women’s shot put) and Brendan Safley (men’s pole vault), the Most Outstanding Field Athletes of last week’s conference championships, as well as Justice Miller (men’s javelin) and Carlie Jo Fusco (women’s 400-meter hurdles). UNI will also send a trio of men to compete in the shot put in David Russell, Spencer Kessel and Carson Lienau, while Drake Hanson and Chase Knoche both qualified in the men’s 800 meters.

Distance standout Emma Hoins qualified in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, while Josie Moreland punched her ticket in the women’s high jump. The Panthers will also see one relay run next week in Texas as Zack Butcher, Hanson, Parker Kiewiet and Jake Bosch run the men’s 4×400-meter relay (Zach Fall and Knoche as alternates).

Live coverage of the meet will be available on ESPN+.

UNI’s 2025 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifiers

2025 NCAA West Preliminary Schedule

Wednesday, May 28

• 2:30 p.m. CT – Men’s Javelin (First Round) [Safley]
• 5:30 p.m. CT – Men’s Pole Vault (Semifinals) [Miller]
• 6 p.m. CT – Men’s Shot Put (First Round) [Russell, Kessel, Lienau)
• 7:50 p.m. CT – Men’s 800m (First Round) [Hanson, Knoche]

Thursday, May 29

• 6 p.m. CT – Women’s Shot Put (First Round) [Fare]
• 8:20 p.m. CT – Women’s 400m Hurdles (First Round) [Fusco]

Friday, May 30

• 7:05 p.m. CT – Men’s 800m (Quarterfinals)***
• 8:45 p.m. CT – Men’s 4x400m Relay (Quarterfinals) [Butcher, Hanson, Kiewiet, Bosch]

Saturday, May 31

• 3:30 p.m. CT – Women’s High Jump (Semifinal) [Moreland]
• 5:40 p.m. CT – Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase (Quarterfinals) [Hoins]
• 7:25 p.m. CT – Women’s 400m Hurdles (Quarterfinals)***

*** Pending qualification

UNI track and field action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Track and Field), X (@UNITrackFieldXC) and on Instagram (@uni_tf_xc). Schedules and rosters, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.

ERIE, Pa. — Members of the Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team set three program records at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference Outdoor Championships in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The Lions placed fifth in a field of 39 teams.

Brandon Konieczki, a sophomore from Erie, won the long jump, clearing a distance of 7.36 meters.

Carter Tobin, a freshman from Irwin, set a Behrend record in the preliminaries of the 100-meter race. He finished in 10.52, placing second.

Konieczki and Tobin joined two other runners — Marshall Nock, a junior from Aliquippa; and Jake Egizio, a sophomore from Canonsburg — in the preliminaries for the 4×100 relay. They finished in 41.36, placing fourth.

On the women’s side, Caroline Lewis, a freshman from Erie, placed 17th in the javelin throw at the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Outdoor Championships. She completed a 32.83-meter throw.

Lindsey Hartle, a junior from Pittsburgh, placed 18th in the 10,000-meter race, finishing in 40:45.90.

The Behrend baseball team also concluded its season last week. Here are the scores and highlights:

Baseball

• Penn State Behrend 14, Manchester 3
• Keystone 11, Penn State Behrend 5
• Keystone 13, Penn State Behrend 1

The Lions concluded their season with a 1-2 record in the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament. Daniel Boehme, a senior from Peters Township, hit home runs in the fourth and seventh innings against Manchester. Pitcher Colin Bolla, a sophomore from Fairview, struck out 12 batters — a career high.

Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.

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DAVIS, Calif. – This past week on May 14, UC Davis athletics hosted its annual Endowment Celebration at the ARC Ballroom, a great event that brings together student athletes and the donors that have played important roles during their time at Davis.
 
This year, close to 100 donors, student-athletes, coaches and members of the senior administration were in attendance with the entire event being hosted by Director of Athletics Rocko DeLuca.
 
UC Davis athletics holds 76 endowments supporting grant-in-aid scholarships, programmatic needs and three coaching positions.
 
During the evening, student athletes and donors connected to share stories about how endowments and support of UC Davis athletics has impacted them positively. Providing opportunities to compete at the Division I level while also gaining an education from one of the top schools in the world.
 
Speakers during the event included Jamey Wright and Hodgens Family Director of Women’s Water Polo Kandace Waldthaler and former Aggie Jenn Thatcher O’Reilly. O’Reilly spoke about a new award her donations have gone towards, with the Jenn Thatcher ’88 Women’s Cross-Country award now available to assist future Aggies.
 
“The endowment dinner is always a special evening because it’s one of the few chances we get to connect donors directly with student-athletes,” said Senior Associate Athletics Director, Chief Development Officer Liz Gullett. “We not only use this opportunity to show how wonderful our student-athletes are to the people who support them, but we use this as an educational opportunity for our student-athletes to teach them about networking and etiquette in real time.
 
“At the end of the night, it is so great to see donors leaving feeling proud of UC Davis and the student-athletes gaining a better understanding of the support system they have around each of them.”
 
This story is an example of UC Davis Athletics’ commitment to the Ignite Strategic Plan Pillar of “Revenue Generation” by increasing the donor population and creating a best-in-class stewardship experience. Read more about our strategic plan here; IGNITE.
 

MEDFORD, MA (May 21, 2025) – The Tufts University women’s track and field team received even more postseason honors as the USTFCCCA All-Region awards were announced on Tuesday, May 20.

Leading off the list of award-winners is Jordan Andrew, who was named to the All-Region team for both the long jump and the triple jump. Her performance at the Sunshine Classic helped her qualify for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, as well as set a season high in the long jump and set a new personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 12.29m.

Elysse Cumberland was also named to the All-Region team for both the long jump and the triple jump. The 2025 National Division III Indoor Triple Jump Champion continued to shine in the outdoor portion of the season, setting a new personal best in both the triple jump and long jump at the Sunshine Classic. Her personal best mark of 12.66m in the triple jump set a new program record by 21cm.

Two Jumbos received All-Region honors for their performances in the 400m hurdles. Arielle Chechile had a great rookie campaign in the event, setting a personal best time of 1:00.64 in the final meet of the season to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships. Emma Smith also had a strong senior season, setting a new personal best of 1:02.78 in the NEICAAA Championships.

The pole vault saw yet another pair of Jumbos combine with All-Region honors. Emma Gall and Nyla Thompson both were named to the All-Region team for their strong seasons in the pole vault. Gall’s new personal best of 3.57m was the best vault of any Jumbo this season, but Thompson was never very far behind. Thompson also set a new personal best this season, also landing a 3.57m.

First year Phoebe Bryar made an instant impact with the Jumbos as a middle-distance runner, and picked up All-Region honors for her stellar performance in the 800m run. She showed steady improvement throughout the season to earn a new personal record of 2:13.24 at the New England Division III Championships.

Lexi Dean picked up All-Region honors after a season competing in the 3000m steeplechase. The junior set a new personal best at the NESCAC Championships with a time of 11:15.00.

Elizabeth Donahue, the lone long-distance runner to pick up All-Region honors, made steady improvements throughout the season as well. She set a new personal best for herself in the event with a 36:05.44.

Mia Kurtz picked up the All-Region honors after a great debut for the Jumbos in the discus. The first year set a new personal best of 41.41m at the Emory Spring Break Classic. Ceci LaBarge also picked up All-Region honors, albeit in a different throwing event. Her award came for her performance in the hammer throw, which saw her land the fourth best mark in Tufts history with a 50.12m.

Harper Meek picked up All-Region honors after earning a berth to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships in the high jump. Her season was defined by consistency, with all but one of her jumps being above 1.60m. Her personal best just stayed intact from last season after her 1.66m jump was a single centimeter shy of her record.

Makayla Moriarty burst onto the scene this spring with a number of great performances in the shorter running events. She picked up the All-Region honors in the 400m dash after setting the fastest time in Tufts program history with a 55.21. 

The final pair of Jumbos to earn All-Region honors is Lauren Zipoli and Tessa Player in the heptathlon. Both athletes set new personal bests at the New England D3 Championships, with Player taking the win with 4257 points and Zipoli in third with 4082.

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