Pro Recco finally lifted the famous Euro Cup trophy after defeating SPD Radnicki 12-9 in the second-leg of the final on Saturday night in Sori. Recco’s Giacomo Cannella led the scoring with four goals, and a first-half defensive masterclass – alongside a string of clinical finishes – helped steer the Italians to a comfortable 28-21 aggregate victory. The win also completed Recco’s impressive medal haul, as this title was the only one missing from their glittering collection.

2024/25 Euro Cup Men  
Final, Second-Leg
Saturday 24 May 2025
Pro Recco (ITA) 12-9 SPD Radnicki (SRB)
(Aggregate score: 28-21)

Pro Recco’s players, coaches and fans are celebrating the club’s first Euro Cup triumph after another masterful performance against the Serbian champions SPD Radnicki on Saturday night in Sori.

The Italians gained the upper-hand in the first-leg by winning 16-12 in Kragujevac two weeks’ ago and they finished the job off powerfully in their home pool with a 12-9 victory.

‘This victory means a lot, as everyone knows what happened [to the club] last summer,’ said Recco captain Francesco Di Fulvio after lifting the trophy. ‘Thanks to the president, Maurizio Felugo, he found a really amazing solution, so we are still here and next year we will play in the Champions League again.

‘Now, we are going to celebrate because I think we deserve it. We passed through a lot of very bad moments during the season, but we didn’t hide. We showed everyone that we are a great group, with a lot of great players.

‘Radnicki didn’t have anything to lose tonight, as they lost by four goals in the first game, so they came here to try to put us in a bad position. But we came into the water with the right attitude, we were focused on our defence and we had a lot of solutions in attack.’

Recco trailed by three goals twice in Serbia, but they made sure Radnicki were kept firmly at arm’s length throughout the decisive second-leg.

The Italians were never behind and extended their aggregate four-goal lead to an unassailable eight by half-time.

Goals from Petar Vujosevic, Francesco Condemi and Giacomo Cannella in the opening quarter, along with some strong defending, set the tone.

Radnicki equalised twice at 1-1 and 2-2 through Boris Vapenski and Radomir Drasovic – with the latter fortunate to see his saved penalty rebound kindly to him – but they trailed 3-2 at the first break.

In the second, Nikola Jaksic levelled the scores at 3-3 after 85 seconds, but that signalled the start of a disappointing drought for the visitors, as their attack fizzled out.

Recco were still dominating in defence and goalkeeper Marco Del Lungo also frustrated the Serbian forwards with several stunning saves.

At the other end, the Italian champions were beginning to really click, and a 4-0 rush – which included three penalties in a row from Cannella (twice) and Condemi – started to take the trophy even further away from Radnicki.

Condemi completed his hat-trick at the start of the third and an Aaron Younger strike piled more misery onto the Serbians, who were now 9-3 behind on the night.

After building a 10-goal aggregate lead, Recco’s concentration levels appeared to drop a little and Valiko Dadvani took advantage by finally finding a way past Del Lungo to end Radnicki’s eight-minute barren spell.

Vapenski then fired in a stunning shot from distance to make it 9-5 and Strahinja Rasovic calmly converted a penalty to cut the gap to three.

In the fourth, Nikola Jaksic was on target from a six on five to score Radnicki’s fourth without reply, but Younger halted the visitors’ momentum with a goal from a well-worked man-up to make the score 10-7 with 6:26 remaining.

Nikola Jaksic hit his third of the night from a penalty, then Recco’s USA international Ben Hallock fired in from a six on five for 11-8.

Rasovic swam up to take Radnicki’s fourth penalty of the game, but Del Lungo saved it by brilliantly deflecting the ball high over the crossbar with his left hand.

After hammering in five goals in the first-leg, Recco captain Francesco Di Fulvio had been kept relatively quiet in the second-leg, but he eventually found his range with an unstoppable 6m shot from the left side with 3:37 left to play.

Vapenski finished the scoring with a consolation strike 2:50 from time, but by then the fans inside the arena had already started celebrating and Recco were able to close the game out comfortably.

The win secured Recco their third trophy of another majestic season, which saw them triumph in the Italian cup and league championship as well.

It was also the perfect send-off for Recco stars Ben Hallock, Aaron Younger and Marco Del Lungo, as they are all set to leave the club this summer.

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GENEVA, OH – The Johns Hopkins women’s outdoor track and field team wrapped up the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a strong showing, highlighted by three podium finishes and multiple All-America honors.
 
Lauren Phillips, Mirra Klimov and Annie Huang led the way for the Blue Jays, each earning a spot on the podium in their respective events. Phillips clocked a 54.38 in the 400-meter dash to finish sixth overall, securing First Team All-America honors and setting a new Johns Hopkins program record in the event.
 
Klimov and Huang each earned fifth-place finishes and First Team All-America recognition. Klimov ran 11.74 in the 100-meter dash, while Huang posted a time of 2:09.16 in the 800-meter run.
 
Three additional Blue Jays earned Second Team All-America honors for top-16 finishes. Carter Brotherton placed 10th in the 5000-meter run with a time of 16:49.05. Erika Ezumba finished 15th in the hammer throw (49.00 meters) and Sara Bartlett also placed 15th in the triple jump (11.83 meters).
 
Adriana Catalano rounded out the Blue Jay contingent, placing 21st in the 5000-meter run with a time of 17:18.83.
 
As a team, Johns Hopkins scored 11 points and finished in a tie for 24th place overall.

Wabash College’s Will Neubauer earned All-American honors in the 800-meter run at the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the Spire Academy Stadium in Geneva, Ohio. The senior crossed the line in 1:51.26 to finish seventh in the final. This is Neubauer’s second All-American accolade this season, as he finished eighth in the 800-meter run at the 2025 Indoor Championships.
 
Neubauer finished in front of Buena Vista’s Kyle Miller, who had the fastest qualifying time going into the final, and Lynchburg’s Sam Llaneza, who won the 1,500-meter run at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Dickinson’s Trevor Richwine won the race with the lone sub-1:50 mark in 1:49.99.
 
Going into the championships, Neubauer was seeded 18th in the field and had the slowest personal best out of the advancers to the final. But the senior didn’t let the fast marks of his competition get to him. Neubauer clocked the fifth-fastest time in the preliminary heats, solidifying his spot into Saturday’s final. In a championship environment, the senior executed the controllables and fought all the way to the end.
 
“Knowing I wasn’t ‘supposed’ to be in the final made it even more special,” said Neubauer. “I was one of the last guys into the meet, and finished seventh. Going into the final, it was really anybody’s race; and it wasn’t a race until the last 150 meters.”
 
“Will got himself where we wanted him to be early,” said head cross country and associate head track and field coach Tyler McCreary. “The weather impacted the pace as no one really wanted to take on the wind. Will responded extremely well to the shift in the race from what was expected. The composure he showed throughout the weekend was impressive, but also what we’ve come to expect from an elite racer like Will.”
 
Neubauer is now the second outdoor 800-meter All-American for Wabash in the outdoor 800-meter run. Jake Waterman ’13 who finished sixth in 2011 and won the event in 2012. Neubauer is also the fourth Little Giant in school history to become an All-American both indoors and outdoors.
 
“This last race encapsulates my development from a time chaser to a championship racer,” said Neubauer. “Being able to have that great race at the right time is important. It can be the difference between making the final and not making it. I finish my career here at Wabash as a better game-time competitor, not worrying about time, but putting in all of the hard work and wisdom my coaches have instilled in me these last four years. The track and field staff at Wabash is truly special, and none of this would be achieved without them.”
 
“Will leaves Wabash as one of the most decorated runners in our rich history,” said McCreary. “To me, he is responsible for the emergence of our elite mid-distance program when he came here four years ago. We hope his accomplishments help us bring in future 800-meter runners who can aim to match his accomplishments. I hope his composure and competitive nature have a lasting impact on our program. Will is such a special young man and we were all so fortunate to have him help lead the Redpack to a new level that we hope to build on.”

Rome, 24 May 2025 – La Pro Recco on the roof of Europe, the Ligurian team has folded 12-9 Radnicki in the return match, conquering the Euro Cup for the first time in its history.

Driven by Sandro Sukno, the Pro Recco athletes have graduated on Tuesday as champions of Italy for the 37th time. A season not to forget that brought three trophies: in addition to the Scudetto and the Euro Cup, the Ligurians won the Coppa Italia Unipol on March 16 in Naples, beating Rari Nantes Savona 11-5.

The Euro Cup it was the only missing trophy in the rich trophy cabinet of Pro Recco, which counts 36 league titles, 18 Italian cups, 11 Champions Leagues, 9 European super cups and an Adriatic League.