EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Laura Pellicoro delivered a record-breaking performance in the women’s 800-meter final at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships this evening at Hayward Field, clocking 2:00.84 to place seventh overall and earn First Team All-American honors.

Pellicoro shattered her own school record and personal best in the final, capping off a historic season among the top mid-distance runners in the nation. The Italy native becomes one of the most accomplished student-athletes in program history, earning All-American recognition across cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track.

A three-time Cross Country All-American (2022, 2023, 2024), Pellicoro was also named to the All-Region Team and earned First Team All-WCC honors every year from 2022 to 2024. She was the 2022 WCC Co-Runner of the Year and a two-time WCC All-Academic First Team selection. As a sophomore, she was honored with the Fr. Chester Prusynski Student-Athlete of the Year award for her outstanding contributions both athletically and academically.

In indoor track, Pellicoro made history at the 2025 UW Preview, where she ran the fastest collegiate women’s 1,000-meter time ever recorded (2:37.04). She also set school records in the mile (4:25.60), 800m (2:00.92), and now holds five indoor school records across the 600m, 800m, 1000m, mile, and 3000m. She was named to the 2025 Bowerman Watch List, becoming the first Pilot ever to earn the honor, and was recognized as the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week in January. Pellicoro is a three-time NCAA indoor mile qualifier (2023–2025) and a three-time Second Team All-American indoors (2022, 2024, 2025).

Internationally, she claimed gold in the 800 meters at the 2023 World University Games, further establishing herself as a world-class competitor.

Outdoors, Pellicoro previously broke the school 800-meter record at the NCAA Semifinal with a time of 2:01.07 before lowering it again to 2:00.84 in the NCAA final. She made two NCAA Outdoor Championship appearances prior to this year (2022 – 800m; 2023 – 1500m).

The full result of women’s 800-meter final is listed below. 

2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships  

Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)  

June 11-14, 2025 

 

Thursday, June 12 

Women’s 800m Semifinal 

1. Michaela Rose, LSU, 1:58.95 Q  

2. Lauren Tolbert, Duke,1:59.39 Q 

3. Makayla Paige, North Carolina,1:59.92 Q 

4. Meghan Hunter, BYU, 1:59.96 Q  

5. Roisin Willis, Stanford, 2:00.33 Q  

6. Smilla Kolbe, North Florida, 2:00.70 q  

7. Laura Pellicoro, Portland, 2:01.07 (2:01.061) q (PR, School Record) 

8. Victoria Bossong, Harvard, 2:01.07 (2:01.063) q 

9. Veronica Hargrave, Indiana, 2:01.54 Q 

 

Friday, June 13 

Men’s 5000m Final, 6:55 PM (PT) 

Matt Strangio, 13:24.14 

 

Saturday, June 14 

Women’s 800m Final

1. Roisin Willis, Stanford, 1:58.13

2. Makayla Paige, North Carolina,1:58.97

3. Meghan Hunter, BYU, 1:59.03

4. Michaela Rose, LSU, 1:59.47

5. Lauren Tolbert, Duke,1:59.88

6. Smilla Kolbe, North Florida, 2:00.37 

7. Laura Pellicoro, Portland, 2:00.84 (PR, School Record) 

8. Veronica Hargrave, Indiana, 2:01.00

9. Victoria Bossong, Harvard, 2:03.86

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EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Texas Women’s Track and Field team finished in a tie for 10th place with 23 overall points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Saturday night at Hayward Field.

Sophomore Akala Garrett led the Longhorns with her runner-up finish in the 400-meter hurdles and scored eight team points. Garrett posted a time of 54.66, the fourth-fastest time in school history to earn USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors. The sophomore now owns eight of the top 10 times in UT history.

The women also tallied four points from the 4×100-meter relay of Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis and Ramiah Elliott who finished fifth with a time of 42.98. The quartet earned First-Team All-American honors and scored four team points.

Davis returned to the track and finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.66 to earn another First-Team All-America honor.

The Longhorns also added eight points from Thursday’s field finals, when Nina Ndubuisi placed third in the shot put to score six points and Aaliyah Foster finished seventh in the long jump for two points.

Texas Scorers:

Akala Garrett – 400mH – 2^nd (8 pts)

Nina Ndubuisi – Shot Put – 3^rd (6 pts)

Kody Blackwood – 400mH – 3^rd (6 pts)

Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis, Ramiah Elliott – 4×100 – 5^th (4 pts)

Kenondra Davis – 200m – 6^th (3 pts)

Aaliyah Foster – Long Jump – 7^th (2 pts)

Xavier Butler – 200m – 7^th (2 pts)

Kendrick Smallwood, John Rutledge, Almond Small, Xavier Butler – 4×100 – 8^th (1 pt)

All-America Honors:

Akala Garrett – 400mH – 2^nd – First Team

Nina Ndubuisi – Shot Put – 3^rd – First Team

Kody Blackwood – 400mH – 3^rd – First Team

Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis, Ramiah Elliott – 4×100 – 5^th – First Team

Kenondra Davis – 200m – 6^th – First Tean

Aaliyah Foster – Long Jump – 7^th – First Team

Xavier Butler – 200m – 7^th – First Team

Kendrick Smallwood, John Rutledge, Almond Small, Xavier Butler – 4×100 – 8^th – First Team

Chrystal Herpin – Shot Put – 11^th – Second Team

Kelsey Daniel – Triple Jump – 12^th – Second Team

Mackenzie Collins – 400mH – 17^th – Honorable Mention

Osawese Agbonkonkon – High Jump – T-19^th – Honorable Mention

Holly Okuku – 200m – 21^st – Honorable Mention

EUGENE, Ore. – The Oklahoma women’s track and field team wrapped up the 2025 season Saturday night in 14th with 19 points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Pippi Lotta Enok highlighted the final day of the national meet with the second NCAA heptathlon title of her career.
 
The OU men’s team also capped an impressive performance at nationals Friday night in sixth place with 30.5 points. This marks the first time in program history that both the men’s and women’s teams have finished in the top 15 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
 
Enok headlined the fourth day of NCAAs, earning a personal best and Oklahoma school record of 6,285 points in the heptathlon for the national title. Her excellent performance broke the Estonian national record by five points and ranks No. 10 all-time in NCAA collegiate history. Enok’s score is the seventh-best count posted by an athlete in NCAA Outdoor Championships history and ranks No. 11 in the world in 2025.
 
The Estonian earned her first title in June 2023 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. At the time, Enok’s final score of 6,165 points was good for the school record and still ranks No. 18 all-time in NCAA collegiate history. The Estonian becomes one of three women in Oklahoma history to earn two outdoor national titles during their time as a Sooner. Enok, NCAA shot put champion Tia Brooks (2012, 2013) and javelin national champion Brittany Borman (2011, 2012) tie for most individual titles in program outdoor history.
 
Enok entered Saturday in second place, just 25 points behind Notre Dame’s Jadin O’Brien. In the Sooner’s first event, Enok captured a season-best 6.39m (20’11.75″) mark in the long jump for second place in the field and 972 points, helping her climb into the lead with a score of 4,657 with two events remaining. The senior held the lead through the javelin, tossing 42.89m (140’8.00″), which was good for 723 points. She secured the title on the seventh event, clocking 2:14.12 in the 800-meter run to maintain her lead with an additional 905 points.
 
The Sooner was helped by three career bests on Friday, getting off to a quick start with 13.65 in the 100-meter hurdles (1,085 points). She went on to secure another personal record in the high jump, clearing the bar at 1.81m (5’11.25″) for 991 points. The jump helps her climb to No. 5 on OU’s all-time performance list. Enok’s last PR of the day came in the 200m where she clocked 24.08 for 972 points.
 
Triple jump duo of Agur Dwol and Ashley Moore secured third and seventh place, respectively, to earn NCAA Outdoor First Team All-America awards. Dwol, the reigning NCAA indoor triple jump champion, recorded a 13.77m (45’4.25″) mark on her first attempt for the bronze medal. Moore also registered her best jump on her first attempt, posting 13.30m (43’7.75″) to conclude her collegiate career in Eugene.
 
Freshman Leah Jeruto competed in her first NCAA Outdoor Championships final, clocking 9:38.94 in the steeplechase. She finished eighth in the event, taking home an NCAA First Team All-America award and becoming the first Sooner in program history to earn the honor in the steeplechase.
 
Senior and school record holder Paige Low capped her collegiate career with an NCAA honorable mention award, finishing 21st in the discus throw with a mark of 51.53m (169’0.00″).  
 
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Last year, Mediacorp actor Zhai Siming went topless as he bashfully hawked durians to us during an on-set visit for drama Uniquely Yours last year.

Well, so much for being shy.

The 28-year-old has now stripped down to his Speedos for his role as a water polo team captain in upcoming Mediacorp drama, Cell Phone Swap.

And we know his fans are lapping it up.

Now, we are not just talking about Siming casually posing in his trunks.

In a cheeky IG boomerang with Star Search 2024 finalists Jona Chung and Tan Zisheng, plus actor Calvert Tay, the crisp-looking quartet gave an eyeful, flashing their Speedo tan lines.

Nosebleed, anyone?

But it doesn’t stop there. The Emerald Hill actor has also been flooding his IG Internet with a wave of topless thirst traps lately.

Not that anyone’s complaining.

Scroll down for all of Siming’s thirst traps.

Now we are wondering if Siming been picking up a thing or two from his buddy, resident Medicorp hunk Tyler Ten, on how to catch our attention.

In an interview with Shin Min Daily, Siming revealed that he prepped for his many topless scenes by sticking to a strict clean diet and hitting the gym every day.

For his role as a durian seller, he was already doing that and visiting the gym five times a week.  

Of course, netizens took notice and flooded the comments with a furry of hearts and kisses.

One even hilariously wrote, “Hello mister! Need a #nsfw disclaimer next time!”

Another commented, “I just had a nosebleed. Can I claim my doctor’s visit from you?”

Even Yes 933 DJ Kunhua chimed in, “Just wear this for the Star Awards”.

Not a bad idea as viewers will be able to vote for the evening’s best dressed during the Walk of Fame at the upcoming Star Awards 2025.

Less is more, right?

EUGENE, Ore., June 14, 2025 — The University of South Florida men’s track and field team made history at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, held June 11–14 at Hayward Field, by capturing the program’s first-ever national title in the men’s 4×400-meter relay and securing a top-15 finish in the team standings.

The Bulls’ 4x400m relay squad — Devontie Archer, Alexavier Monfries, Corey Ottey and Gabriel Moronta — closed out the final day of competition in emphatic fashion, claiming the national title with a program-record time of 3:00.42. The blistering performance earned the quartet First-Team All-American honors and delivered a historic moment for USF track and field.

Monfries and Moronta powered the win with the two fastest splits of the championship final, clocking 44.11 and 44.23, respectively.

“This is a monumental moment for our program and these young men earned every bit of it,” said USF Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Erik Jenkins. “They ran with heart, poise and purpose on the biggest stage in collegiate track and field. To bring home our first national title and place among the nation’s top teams is a testament to the commitment and character of our entire group.”

USF’s success extended well beyond the relay. The Bulls’ 4x100m relay team — featuring Shomari Pettigrew, Jaleel Croal, Monfries and Abdul-Rasheed Saminu — also earned First-Team All-American honors after placing fourth with a time of 38.73.

In field events, Vincent Ugwoke earned First-Team All-American honors with a seventh-place finish in the discus throw, recording a mark of 60.58 meters (198-9).

Individually, Saminu claimed First-Team All-American honors in the 200m dash with a time of 20.55, and Second-Team All-American honors in the 100m dash after posting a 10.11. The Ghana native now owns three All-American honors at the 2025 championships alone.

Croal earned Second-Team All-American status in the 200m (20.58) and honorable mention in the 100m (10.38) to close out a strong showing on the national stage.

Overall, South Florida totaled 18 points to finish 14th in the final team standings — one of just two non-Power Four programs (alongside New Mexico) to finish in the top 15.

Top-15 Final Team Standings & Points:

Texas A&M – 41, USC – 41, Arkansas – 40, Auburn – 35, New Mexico – 31, Oklahoma – 30.5, Minnesota – 25, Florida – 22, Kentucky – 22, Ole Miss – 22, BYU – 19, Oklahoma State – 19, Oregon – 19, South Florida – 18, Tennessee – 18.

Fans can access final results HERE.

For complete coverage of USF Track and Field, follow the Bulls on social media (Twitter | Instagram).

ABOUT USF TRACK AND FIELD

The USF men’s track and field team captured back-to-back American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in 2024 and 2025 and also claimed the 2024 AAC Outdoor Championship. This past season, 10 Bulls athletes earned All-America honors, including Shevioe Reid, Shaniya Benjamin, Gabriel Moronta, Nathan Metelus, Terren Peterson, Amenda Saint Louis, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, Goodness Iredia, Zahria Allers-Liburd, and Tre’Sean Bouis. Additionally, Romaine Beckford represented USF by winning the 2023 NCAA indoor and outdoor national titles in the men’s high jump.

The Bulls’ achievements extended to individual accolades, with Saminu Abdul-Rasheed earning the 2025 Indoor Most Valuable Performer award and Nikodem Pochopien being named Freshman of the Year. The USF coaching staff also received high honors, earning the AAC Indoor Staff of the Year award in both 2024 and 2025. USF boasts a remarkable track record, with 56 All-America selections and at least one All-American honoree in 10 of the past 12 years. In 2021, eight athletes combined for 11 All-America distinctions. Tampa native Shaniya Benjamin set a program milestone by earning three All-America honors during the 2021 outdoor season, while triple jumper Matthew O’Neal, a 2016 graduate, became USF’s first six-time NCAA All-American. Since 2013, USF has produced two NCAA runner-up finishes: O’Neal in the triple jump (2016) and Courtney Anderson in the high jump (2013). Head coach Erik Jenkins, who took over in July 2019, has played a key role in the program’s success, guiding USF to seven program records and 40 top-10 all-time program marks during the 2021 outdoor season. USF has also hosted major track and field events at its USF Track & Field Stadium, including the 2018 NCAA East Preliminary and the AAC Outdoor Championships in 2021 and 2023.

– #GoBulls –

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota concluded its 2025 campaign in Eugene, Ore., at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field on Friday night. The men’s team finished seventh overall, its highest finish since 1948 while the women’s team gathered two All-America finishes. 

Prior to Minnesota’s seventh-place team finish in 2025 the best men’s program finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 1948 was eighth place back in 1971. Minnesota opened the meet with an NCAA title in the men’s hammer throw. For a recap of Wednesday’s hammer throw title from Kostas Zaltos, click here. 

Minnesota’s men earned two final team points in the men’s 4x100m relay final on Friday. The Maroon and Gold had its quartet of Zion Campbell, Kion Benjamin, Aaron Charles and Devin Augustine finish seventh overall in a time of 38.88 to help the Gophers score two of its final 25 team points in Eugene. Despite an anchor-leg injury forcing Minnesota to pull up with about 20 meters to go the Gophers put forth its best finish in the event in program history, besting its previous best finish in 2023 of 10th overall. 

Minnesota’s best finish on the women’s side at Hayward Field was Ali Weimer in the 10,000m on Thursday night. The junior posted her second 10,000m school record of the season with a 32:42.31, becoming the first Gopher to break the 33-minute barrier in history. Weimer’s 15th-place NCAA finish in the 10,000m is the second-highest in program history, and the best since 2009 (Amy Laskowske). 

Dyandra Gray ended her Minnesota career with her first All-America finish at 22nd overall on Thursday. With her performance at Hayward Field Gray is just the third Gopher woman to earn All-America honors in the 400m hurdles, joining Emma Spagnola (2018) and Abigail Schaaffe (2022). 

Finishes by Individual

1st. Kostas Zaltos, men’s hammer throw, 78.08m (256-2)

2nd. Angelos Mantzouranis, men’s hammer throw, 76.96m (252-6)

4th. Charles Godfred, men’s long jump, 7.91m (25-11 1/2)

7th. Men’s 4x100m relay (Campbell, Benjamin, Charles, Augustine), 38.88

10th. Hakeem Ford, men’s triple jump, 15.89m (52-1 3/4)

12th. Jak Urlacher, men’s pole vault, 5.43m (17-9 3/4)

15th. Ali Weimer, women’s 10,000m, 32:42.31

17th. Christian Martin, men’s 110m hurdles, 13.61

22nd. Dyandra Gray, women’s 400m hurdles, 58.86

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