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Indiana State sweeps MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships for second straight season

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May 19, 2025

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field hardware is staying where it belongs.

Indiana State swept the conference championships for the second straight season, totaling 208 points on the men’s side and 140.5 on the women’s side. The Trees finished 57 points ahead of Illinois State on the men’s side and 20.5 points ahead of the Redbirds on the women’s side. Indiana State’s title sweep gives the Sycamore combined cross country/track and field programs 50 total MVC titles. The Sycamores won back-to-back MVC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the first time since 1998-99 and recorded the program’s first four-peat as MVC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Champions since 2011-14.

The Blue and White entered the championships as the favorites and delivered under pressure throughout a sun-filled weekend in southern Illinois. Six different Sycamores – the men’s 4x100m relay team, Jahnel Bowman, Collin Forrest, Casey Hood Jr., Rachel Mehringer and Terrance O’Bannon – won individual titles Sunday afternoon, while Mehringer broke a conference championship record in the 100m hurdles and Sloan Cox broke the school record in the shot put.

In addition to the conference titles, the Sycamores also picked up a plethora of MVC specialty awards. Justice Boston and Emma Yoder were named Co-Freshmen of the Year on the women’s side, while Casey Hood Jr. was the MVC Most Valuable Men’s Athlete of the Championships. Rachel Mehringer was the MVC Most Outstanding Women’s Track Athlete, while Will Staggs was the MVC Elite 18 recipient for having the highest GPA among medalists.

TEAM SCORES
MEN
1. Indiana State – 208
2. Illinois State – 151
3. Northern Iowa – 124
4. Drake – 85
5. Southern Illinois – 79
6. Belmont – 64
7. Bradley – 54
8. Evansville – 26
9. Valparaiso – 17
10. UIC – 10

WOMEN
1. Indiana State – 140.5
2. Illinois State – 119
3. Northern Iowa – 110
4. Missouri State – 90
5. Bradley – 76
6. Southern Illinois – 75
7. Belmont – 73
8. Murray State – 64.5
9. Drake – 63
10. UIC – 8
T11. Evansville – 0
T12. Valparaiso – 0

Sunday MVC Champions

Sunday All-Conference

Casey Hood Jr. – 100m (second, 10.38)

Parker Doyle – 110m hurdles (third, 14.26)

Noah Gilmore – high jump (second, 2.02m/6-7.5)

Jaden Smith – triple jump (third, 14.89m/48-10.25)

Justice Boston – triple jump (third, 12.18m/39-11.5)

Sloan Cox – shot put (second, 18.62m/61-1.25, school record)

Aliseonna Garnett – shot put (third, 15.30m/50-2.5)

Noah Bolt – hammer throw (second, 61.65m/202-3)

Niesha Anderson – hammer throw (second, 58.51m/191-11, sixth in program history)

Jake Ottersbach – decathlon (third, 6881, fourth in program history)

Sunday Scorers

Daunte Majors – 100m (sixth, 10.61), 200m (fourth, 21.15)

Janiya Bowman – 100m (sixth, 11.90)

Michelle McDonald – 100m (eighth, 12.02), 200m (seventh, 24.47)

Trent Jones – 400m (fourth, 47.39)

Emerson Fayman – 1500m (fourth, 3:48.26)

Jason Dworak – 1500m (fifth, 3:49.11)

Emma Gresham – 1500m (sixth, 4:21.62, second in program history), 5000m (fifth, 16:55.36)

Ryan Handy – 5000m (fifth, 14:27.97)

David Carnell – 110m hurdles (fifth, 14.33)

Luigi Rivas – 110m hurdles (eighth, 16.91)

Janiya Bowman, Michelle McDonald, Krystian Dilosa, Rachel Mehringer – 4x100m relay (fifth, 45.38, eighth in program history)

Parker Doyle – 400m hurdles (sixth, 53.70)

Noelle Dilosa – 400m hurdles (fifth, 1:01.91, prelims time of 1:01.36 is eighth in program history)

Ethan Widenhoefer – high jump (fourth, 1.99m/6-6.25)

Kilan Macklin – high jump (sixth, 1.96m/6-5)

Amare Draughn – high jump (seventh, 1.96m/6-5)

Ellie Irwin – high jump (fourth, 1.69m/5-6.5)

Aaliyah Thurman – triple jump (sixth, 11.62m/38-1.5)

Wyatt Puff – shot put (seventh, 17.80m/58-4.75)

Niesha Anderson – shot put (eighth, 14.54m/47-8.5)

Emma Yoder – hammer throw (seventh, 51.10m/167-8)

Kathryn Ison – heptathlon (sixth, 4604, ninth in program history)

Ty Newsom – decathlon (sixth, 6407)

Zenon Rule – decathlon (eighth, 6181)

Saturday Recap

Sprints/Hurdles
Indiana State’s sprinters and hurdlers made significant contributions on Championship Sunday with five conference champions and a conference championship record broken. The Sycamores swept the 100 and 110 hurdles titles, with Rachel Mehringer running an MVC Championship record 13.07 to win the 100 hurdles and Collin Forrest repeating as 110m hurdles champion with a time of 14.09. Parker Doyle (14.26) earned all-conference in the 110m hurdles and also placed sixth in the 400m hurdles (53.70), while David Carnell (14.33) and Luigi Rivas (16.91) also scored in the 110m hurdles.

The men’s 100m continued to be a success story for the Sycamores, with Terrance O’Bannon (10.36) repeating as champion in the event and Casey Hood Jr. (10.38) right behind in second. Daunte Majors (10.61) added a sixth-place finish, and the trio combined with Matthew Wray to win the 4x100m relay in 39.73. Janiya Bowman (11.90) and Michelle McDonald (12.02) both scored in the women’s 100m, and also teamed up with Krystian Dilosa and Mehringer to run the eighth-fastest 4x100m relay at 45.38.

Hood Jr. also added a 200m conference title to his record-setting season with a time of 20.71, while Majors placed fourth at 21.15. McDonald finished seventh in the women’s 200m at 24.47, while Noelle Dilosa (400m hurdles, 1:01.91) and Trent Jones (400m, 47.39) both carded top-five finishes for the Sycamores.

Indiana State finished fifth in the men’s 4x400m relay, with the team of Weaver, Wray, Jason Dworak and Jones going 3:15.33. The Sycamores ran an all-distance crew women’s 4x400m relay, as Halle Miller, Hadley Gradolf, Erica Barker and Emma Gresham clocked a time of 4:12.92.

Mid-Distance/Distance
Indiana State scored points in every distance event it fielded entries in Sunday, including a pair in the men’s 1500 with Emerson Fayman (3:48.26) and Jason Dworak (3:49.11) both finishing in the top five. Emma Gresham ran the second-fastest 1500m time in program history on the women’s side, with her 4:21.62 putting her sixth in the field.

Gresham also ran a 5000m time of 16:55.36 to earn a fifth-place finish, with Ryan Handy also placing in the top five in the men’s 5000m with his time of 14:27.97.

Jumps
Indiana State had significant scoring in the jumps events Sunday, led by Jahnel Bowman’s indoor-outdoor triple jump sweep. Bowman had a career-best jump of 12.38m (40-7.5), with Justice Boston (12.18/39-11.5) earning all-conference honors and Aaliyah Thurman (11.62m/38-1.5) finishing sixth. The Sycamores also got an all-conference performance from Jaden Smith in the triple jump, courtesy of a season-best mark of 14.89m (48-10.25).

Indiana State’s high jumpers also had a strong day, with four Sycamores finishing in the top seven on the men’s side. Noah Gilmore cleared 2.02m (6-7.5) to earn all-conference honors, while Ethan Widenhoefer (1.99m/6-6.25), Kilan Macklin (1.96m/6-5) and Amare Draughn (1.96m/6-5) all scoring for the Trees. Ellie Irwin cleared 1.69m (5-6.5) on her first attempt to finish fourth on the women’s side.

Throws
Indiana State’s throwers had another strong Championship Sunday, led by Sloan Cox breaking the school record in the shot put. Cox had a mark of 18.62m (61-1.25) to finish second, with Wyatt Puff (17.80m/58-4.75) finishing seventh. Aliseonna Garnett (15.30m/50-2.5) earned a third-place finish on the women’s side, with Niesha Andeson (14.54m/47-8.5) also scoring points for the Sycamores in the shot put.

Anderson also had a career-best performance in the hammer throw, with her mark of 58.51m (191-11) ranking sixth in program history and giving her a runner-up finish in the conference championship. Emma Yoder also scored for the Sycamores with a mark of 51.10m (167-8). On the men’s side, Noah Bolt had a season-best hammer throw of 61.65m (202-3) to earn a second-place finish

Multis
Indiana State had four multi athletes score points, including all three decathlon entries. Jake Ottersbach continued his strong weekend, placing third with 6881 points, a top-five total in program history. Ottersbach had top performances in the 110m hurdles (14.61) pole vault (4.20m/13-9.25) and javelin (47.29m/155-2) on Championship Sunday. Ty Newsom finished sixth with a career-best 6407 points, bolstered by strong performances in the 1500m (4:48.17) and 110m hurdles (15.89). Zenon Rule placed eighth with a career-best 6181 points, with his strong performances in the pole vault (4.30m/14-1.25) and 110m hurdles (15.31) helping him secure a scoring position.

Kathryn Ison cracked the top 10 in program history in the heptathlon, with her 4604 points placing sixth at the championships and ninth in program history. Ison’s long jump of 5.26m (17-3.25) and performance in the 800m (2:29.34) helped her cause after a strong opening day. Chloe Rolen also recorded a career-best performance with 4427 points, with a strong 200m (2:28.17) finishing off her best-ever heptathlon.

Up Next
Indiana State turns its attention to the NCAA East First Round May 28-31 in Jacksonville, Florida, with qualifying athletes being announced in the coming days.

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Ugolini Named AVCA All-Region – America East Conference

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December 10, 2025

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BOSTON – After claiming America East Player of the Year honors, Bryant’s Arianna Ugolini has been named Honorable Mention All-Region by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Ugolini led the conference in kills (419), service aces (43), and points (476.5) while helping Bryant claim a share of its first-ever regular season title. She is Bryant’s first-ever Player of the Year in volleyball and was a First-Team All-Conference selection.

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Behrend sprinter wins at Houghton December Classic

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December 10, 2025

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ERIE, Pa. — Penn State Behrend runner Carter Tobin won the 60-meter dash at the Houghton December Classic. He finished in 6.85 seconds — a qualifying time for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference.

Tobin, a sophomore from Irwin, placed third in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 22.22 seconds.

Lee Qualk, a freshman from Coal Center, placed third in the triple jump, clearing a distance of 7.13 meters.

In the women’s events, the 4×200 relay team — Anna Buck, Caroline McDevitt, Abigail Falk and Ruby Lormejuste — placed third, finishing in 1:54.41.

Behrend’s basketball, swimming and diving and wrestling teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:

Men’s basketball

Penn State Behrend 69, Carlow 53
Penn State Behrend 75, La Roche 71

Jacob Dunkle, a freshman from Washington, scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds against La Roche. Dolan Waldo, a senior from Pittsburgh, scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

Women’s basketball

Penn State Behrend 94, Carlow 38
La Roche 68, Penn State Behrend 64

Alaina Fabin, a sophomore from Indiana, scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against La Roche. Emma Marsteller, a sophomore from Sandy Lake, scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Carlow.

Men’s swimming and diving

Penn State Behrend 129, Allegheny 70

Behrend’s 200 medley relay team — Nevin Rutherford, Evan Tritt, Nicolin Pierce and Michael Kali — won, finishing in 1:45.52. Isaac Stoeckle, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, won the 1,000 freestyle, finishing in 10:57.86. Kyle Malec, a freshman from Edinboro, won the diving events; he earned 198.35 points in the 1-meter event and 195.25 points in the 3-meter event.

Women’s swimming and diving

Penn State Behrend 154, Allegheny 106

Kaitlyn True, a freshman from Denton, Texas, won the 100 freestyle (59.42) and the 100 breaststroke (1:14.31). Izzy Sheridan, a senior from Orefield, won the 100 backstroke, finishing in 1:07.79. Rylee Ondrejko, a freshman from Washington, won the diving events; she earned 139.80 points in the 1-meter event and 150.20 points in the 3-meter event.

Wrestling

Fifth (of 14 teams) at the RIT Invitational

Mason Savitz, a freshman from Corry, won the 165-pound weight class. He finished the tournament 5-0, with one fall and two major decisions.

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

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Big West Trio Lands on AVCA All-Pacific Region Listings

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December 10, 2025

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Representing three member-institutions, a trio of Big West women’s volleyball players have been announced as American Volleyball Coaches’ Association (AVCA) All-Pacific Region honorable mention student-athletes.

Big West Player of the Year Jade Light helped UC Davis to their first regular-season Big West title while pacing the Aggies and the conference in both kills (4.01) and points (4.52) per set in 2025. Posting consecutive seasons of 400+ kills, the outside hitter from Sloughhouse, Calif., has tallied 1,162 career strikes and is just the 13th UC Davis player to reach the four-digit plateau. Light stands as the first – and only – Aggie to earn Player of the Year honors in UC Davis’ last season of league membership while also earning first-team All-Big West distinction.

UC Santa Barbara redshirt sophomore Eva Travis claimed a first career All-Region distinction after trailing only Light in both kills (3.93) and points (4.42) per set to lead the Gauchos back to The Big West postseason finishing the year tied for second in the conference standings. The product of Aliso Viejo, Calif., finished the year with six 20-point games reaching double-figures in all 28 matches played and started, earning All-Big West second-team honors.

Finally, Cal Poly middle blocker and Big West Championship Most Valuable Player Chloe Leluge made the listings after a stellar sophomore campaign. The powerful net play provided by the Bend, Ore., native has resulted in 126 total blocks, or 1.02 per set, along with 2.30 kills per set while sporting an efficient .383 hitting percentage for The Big West champions. Leluge and the Mustangs upended No. 5 seed BYU and knocked off host and No. 4 seed USC last weekend to advance to the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship. Cal Poly is set to square off with No. 1 seed Kentucky in the Round of 16 on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. PT.

Last year, the AVCA instituted a new 10-region alignment based upon state lines rather than conference alignment. In the new configuration, the Pacific Region consists of the states of California, Hawai’i and Arizona.

Regardless of various regional changes throughout the years, The Big West has enjoyed at least one All-Region/All-District selection every season, since 1986. Dating back to the 2015 season, this marks the ninth set of All-Region listings to include at least three Big West performers.

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Frantzich and Nemecek land MIAC Athlete of the Week accolades

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December 10, 2025

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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – First year Svea Frantzich and senior Lance Nemecek of the St. Olaf College women’s and men’s track and field teams were named one of the two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Athletes of the Week in their respective sports on Tuesday.

Frantzich was chosen as the MIAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week, while Nemecek collected MIAC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors, with both Oles landing the first MIAC Athlete of the Week accolades of their careers.

Frantzich recorded the fifth-highest pentathlon score in NCAA Division III this season with 3,005 points in her collegiate debut at the M City Classic on Friday. Frantzich posted top-10 all-time performances on St. Olaf’s indoor list in the 60-meter hurdles (9.47) and long jump (5.44m) on her way to compiling the No. 8 pentathlon score on the Oles’ all-time performers’ list.

Nemecek ran the second-fastest 800-meter time in NCAA Division III this season with a meet record time of 1:54.02 at the M City Classic on Friday. Nemecek’s time ranks third on both St. Olaf’s all-time performers’ and performances lists. He also led off the first-place 4×400-meter relay that won the event in a meet-record time of 3:21.77, which ranks fifth nationally and second on both St. Olaf lists.

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No. 3 Volleyball lands four on AVCA Southwest Region Team

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December 10, 2025

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AUSTIN, Texas – No. 3 Texas Volleyball landed four on the AVCA Southwest All-Region Team, led by Torrey Stafford who was named AVCA Southwest Region Player of the Year.

Stafford became the fifth Longhorn to earn the award, which marked the seventh overall award joining Chiaka Ogbogu (’17), Micaya White (’18), Logan Eggleston (20-22) and Madisen Skinner (’23). Stafford leads the Longhorns with 488 kills, has totaled 4.74 kills per set, is hitting .359 and leads the team with 32 aces.

Stafford was also named to the All-Region Team along with freshman Cari Spears, sophomore Ayden Ames and senior Emma Halter.

Spears was also tabbed as the AVCA Southwest Region Freshman of the year. Texas has now won the award three-straight seasons following Ames and Ella Swindle.

Texas is set to host #15 Indiana on Dec. 12 at 11 a.m. CT at Gregory Gym in the Sweet 16.

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ACC Announces Week 1 Indoor Track & Field Performers of the Week

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December 10, 2025

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – A pair of standouts from Louisville led the way for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s first Performers of the Week of the 2025-26 Indoor Track & Field season. Louisville’s Alba Cuns Iglesias was named the ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Elsingi Kipruto was tabbed the ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week. Virginia’s Gary Martin earned ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors, while North Carolina’s Vera Sjöberg was named the ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week. Virginia Tech’s Maddox Hamm was selected as the ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Clemson’s Kimeka Smith garnered ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week honors.

ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Gary Martin, Virginia, Sr. (Warminster, Pa.)

Posted a 13:05.57 in the men’s 5,000-meter run at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Massachusetts.

Shattered his own school record in the 5,000-meter by more than 25 seconds.

Broke the ACC record, previously held by Florida State’s Adriaan Wildschutt since 2022.

Clocked the sixth-fastest time in NCAA history.

His time ranks first in the ACC and third nationally.

ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Maddox Hamm, Virginia Tech, Jr. (Scottsboro, Ala.)

Finished first in the men’s pole vault at the Liberty Kickoff in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Posted a career-best 5.70m (18-8.25) in the event.

Broke the Virginia Tech program record.

His mark leads both the ACC and NCAA this season.

ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Elsingi Kipruto, Louisville, Fr. (Mosoriot, Kenya)

Opened his indoor career with a win in the men’s 5,000-meter open section on the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.

Finished with a time of 13:29.37, breaking the Louisville program record.

His time ranks fourth in the ACC and 13th nationally.

His time is also the fastest 5K nationally by a freshman.

ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Vera Sjöberg, North Carolina, Fifth-Year (Stockholm, Sweden)

Posted a time of 8:43.06 in the women’s 3,000-meter run at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.

Ran the eighth-fastest 5K time in NCAA history.

Broke a 22-year-old school record by 17 seconds.

Her time is the fastest in the ACC and second-best nationally.

ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Alba Cuns Iglesias, Louisville, R-Jr. (Negreira, Spain)

Won the women’s triple jump at the Commonwealth College Opener in Louisville, Kentucky.

Her mark of 13.25m (43-5.75) leads both the ACC and NCAA and broke the program record.

Also posted a 5.87m (19-3.25) in the women’s long jump, which ranks sixth in the ACC this season.

ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Kimeka Smith, Clemson, Fr. (St. Catherine, Jamaica)

Won the women’s shot put at the Clemson Opener in Clemson, South Carolina, with a mark of 15.06m (49-5).

Set the Clemson freshman record and ranks seventh on the Tigers’ all-time performance list.

Her mark leads the ACC and ranks 11th nationally.

ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Gary Martin, Virginia

ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Maddox Hamm, Virginia Tech

ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Dec. 9 – Elsingi Kipruto, Louisville

ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Vera Sjöberg, North Carolina

ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Alba Cuns Iglesias, Louisville

ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Dec. 9 – Kimeka Smith, Clemson