Men’s Outdoor Track and Field | 5/24/2025 5:55:54 PM

SUNY Geneseo senior Penelope Greene wrapped up an incredible weekend by winning the NCAA Championship in the 5,000-meter run, to highlight Empire 8 student-athletes who competed on day three of the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, May 24 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH.

Greene, who went wire-to-wire to win the 10,000-meter run by 33 seconds on Thursday evening, did the same in the 5,000-meters in the pentultimate women’s event of the championship meet, going right to the front and rolling to a nearly 15 second win, crossing the finish line in a time of 16:01.55. She shattered her own Empire 8 all-time record and ran the sixth-fastest 5,000-meter time in NCAA history.

On Saturday, Geneseo’s 4 x 400-meter relay team of Arjun Ohja, Sam Belmont, Giancarlo Di Fava and Jacob Miller placed third in the championship final with a time of 3:10.25, the fastest all-time in Empire 8 history. The quartet earned First Team All-American honors.

Earlier in the day, Geneseo’s Ryan Hagan and SUNY Brockport’s Jonathan Zavala both finished in the top-eight of the 1,500-meter run final to earn First Team All-American honors. Hagan rallied in the final 400 meters to place third overall in a time of 3:49.85, while Zavala made a charge from the back of the pack to finish seventh overall in 3:50.53. Hagan earned Second Team honors just a short while later in the 5,000-meters, finishing 16th overall. Hagan’s teammate, Charlie Wilson, who earned national runner-up honors in the 10,000-meters Thursday night, finished 12th in the 5,000 after leading over the first nearly 3,000 meters.

Geneseo thrower Zoe Connor garnered Second Team All-American accolades by placing 13th in the women’s hammer throw, while St. John Fisher University junior Brandon Kaplan finished 14th in the men’s hamer throw to also earn Second Team All-American honors.

Both the Geneseo men’s and women’s team placed in the top-10 nationally. The women finished seventh overall with a team score of 26 points, while the men were eighth with 24 points.

Overall, 14 different E8 women’s student-athletes earned first or second team All-American honors, while 11 different men garnered All-American accolades.

Below is a complete list of Empire 8 student-athletes who competed on day three and each Empire 8 All-American over the three-day national championship.

WOMEN’S SATURDAY RESULTS

5,000-Meter Run

Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – First Place – 16:01.55

NCAA National Champion; First Team All-American

Hammer Throw

Zoe Connor, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 13th place – 50.89 meters

Second Team All-American

SATURDAY MEN’S RESULTS

4 x 400-Meter Relay

Arjun Ohja, Fr, Sam Belmont, So., Giancarlo Di Fava, So., Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – third in prelims, third in finals – 3:10.25

First Team All-American

1,500-Meter Run

Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – seventh in prelims, third in finals – 3:49.85

First Team All-American

Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 10th in prelims, seventh in finals – 3:50.53

First Team All-American

Hammer Throw

Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher – 14th place – 56.34 meters

Second Team All-American

5,000-Meter Run

Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 12th place – 14:25.99

Second Team All-American

Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – 16th place – 14:31.34

Second Team All-American

WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS

5,000-Meter Run

Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – First Place – 16:01.55

NCAA National Champion; First Team All-American

10,000-Meter Run

Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – first place – 33:46.70

NCAA National Champion; First Team All-American

Gabriella McCarthy, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – sixth place – 34:51.49

First Team All-American

Lily Fowler-Conner, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – ninth place – 35:08.11

Second Team All-American

3,000-Meter Steeplechase

Ann Brennan, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – second in prelims, sixth in finals – 10:33.24

First Team All-American; All-Time Empire 8 Record

Javelin Throw (Prelims and Finals, Thursday, May 22, 3:30 p.m.)

Rebecca Heuler, Sr., SUNY Brockport – sixth place 40.78 meters (133′ 9″)

First Team All-American (Second All-American Honor. was NCAA Champion in 2024)

High Jump

Alexa Belanger, Fr., Houghton – tied for eighth – 1.65 meters (5′ 5″)

First Team All-American

100-Meter Hurdles

Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – tenth in prelims – :14.13

Second Team All-American

400-Meter Hurdles

Lexi Rodriguez, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 10th in prelims – 1:02.38

Second Team All-American

Long Jump

Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – 12th in prelims – 5.70 meters

Second Team All-American

Pole Vault

Isabel Morse, Jr., Nazareth – tied for 12th – 3.75 meters

Second Team All-American

4 x 400-Meter Relay

Nicole Gretzinger, Jr., Janelle Eckl, Sr., Sierra Doody, Jr., Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – 11th in prelims – 3:49.56

Second Team All-American

800-Meter Run

Janelle Eckl, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – 2:12.52

Second Team All-American

Hammer Throw

Zoe Connor, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 13th place – 50.89 meters

Second Team All-American

200-Meter Dash

Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – :24.57

Second Team All-American

MEN’S ALL-AMERICANS

10,000-Meter Run (Finals, Thursday, May 22, 8:30 p.m.)

Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – second – 29:21.43

National Runner-Up; First Team All-American; All-Time Empire 8 Record

4 x 400-Meter Relay

Arjun Ohja, Fr, Sam Belmont, So., Giancarlo Di Fava, So., Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – third in prelims, third in finals – 3:10.25

First Team All-American

1,500-Meter Run

Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – seventh in prelims, third in finals – 3:49.85

First Team All-American

Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 10th in prelims, seventh in finals – 3:50.53

First Team All-American

3,000-Meter Steeplechase

Pierce Young, So., SUNY Geneseo – eighth in prelims, fifth in finals – 8:56.03

First Team All-American

800-Meter Run

Matthew Sheehan, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 11th in prelims – 1:52.38

Second Team All-American

400-Meter Dash

Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 12th in prelims – :48.37

Second Team All-American

5,000-Meter Run

Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 12th place – 14:25.99

Second Team All-American

Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – 16th place – 14:31.34

Second Team All-American

3,000-Meter Steeplechase

Emerson Comer, So., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – 9:01.54

Comer – Second Team All-American

Hammer Throw

Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher – 14th place – 56.34 meters

Second Team All-American

 

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Nebraska won its pool and clinched a spot in Saturday evening’s semifinal with a 7-3 win against No. 4 Oregon at the Big Ten Baseball Tournament on Saturday morning at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.

With the win, the Huskers advance to tonight’s semifinal matchup against ninth-seeded Penn State at 5 p.m.

The Big Red improved to 5-2 against ranked teams this season while picking up their third victory against a top-five foe.

Nebraska (30-27) scored seven runs on 11 hits, while Oregon (42-14) totaled three runs, 12 hits and four errors.

Riley Silva had a 3-for-4 day with an RBI and a run scored. Cayden Brumbaugh scored one and drove in a run on two hits, while Gabe Swansen went 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored.

Case Sanderson drove in a pair of runs, while Joshua Overbeek, Devin Nunez and Hogan Helligso tallied one hit each.

Jackson Brockett recorded his second quality start of the season to improve to 4-3 on the year. The southpaw held the Ducks to just one run on six hits across six innings of work. The Omaha, Neb., native struck out four and issued two walks.

Will Walsh collected his first save of the season after dealing three strong innings. The Leawood, Kan., native surrendered two runs on six hits with two strikeouts and a walk in three innings.

The Huskers sprinted out to a two-run lead in the top of the first off the bat of Swansen. Silva led off the game with a single to center, before Swansen unloaded a 413-foot two-run homer to left.

The Big Red capitalized on an Oregon error in the top of the second to grow the lead to three. Robby Bolin reached on a one-out fielding blunder at first, setting the table for Helligso’s first-pitch RBI double down the right-field line that gave the Huskers a 3-0 lead.

Oregon immediately got the run back in the bottom of the second off a pair of hits. A double down the right-field line, followed by an RBI single up the middle, plated the Ducks’ first run of the day and made it a 3-1 game.

Nebraska scored a run in the fourth and added two more in the fifth to stretch the lead to five. Nunez lined a no-out double to right field and advanced to third on a groundout, before Silva smacked an RBI single up the middle to expand NU’s lead to 4-1.

Brockett worked around a single and induced a double play in the bottom of the fourth to maintain the three-run advantage, while the Big Red grew the lead to 6-1 behind three hits and an error in the top of the fifth frame.

Consecutive singles from Brumabugh and Swansen, joined with an errant relay throw, had runners on second and third with no outs for the Huskers. Sanderson came through for the Big Red, lifting a full-count pitch to right field for a two-RBI single to build the lead to 6-1.

Bolin drew a leadoff walk in the eight and moved to second on Silva’s sacrifice bunt attempt. An infield single from Overbeek kept Bolin at second and put runners on first and second with two outs, while Brumbaugh’s RBI single to center plated Bolin from second and gave the Big Red a six-run lead.

The Ducks loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth with a trio of singles, but Walsh drew a first-pitch groundout to third to keep Oregon off the board and maintain Nebraska’s lead through eight innings.

A leadoff double down the left-field line and a bunt single had runners on first and second for Oregon with no outs in the bottom of the ninth. The Oregon offense kept it going with an RBI double to left-center field that scored one and kept runners on second and third with no outs.

The Ducks scored their final run of the day on a sacrifice fly to deep left field, before Walsh retired the next two batters with a pair of flyouts to clinch Nebraska’s 7-3 win.

Volunteering is a great way to get involved at M-A and the local community. Whether it be taking care of pets at a shelter, going on service trips, or counseling kids, volunteering is a niche and personal experience for each individual that creates a positive impact on the community. Here are some volunteer opportunities at and near M-A. 

M-A Service Learning Center

M-A’s Service Learning Center is the perfect place to start your volunteering journey. Senior co-president Emiko Edmunds has been involved with the SLC since her sophomore year. “We seek to provide equally accessible service opportunities and empower students of all backgrounds to find purpose by serving the Menlo-Atherton community,” she said. 

The SLC runs volunteer opportunities at M-A and in the surrounding community. At M-A, the SLC partners with sports teams and classes, including the water polo team, AVID, and the Computer Academy. “We try to make sure that we structure service learning with an emphasis on both service and learning to partner the community and students,” Edmunds said. In the community, the SLC hosts Garden Days at the Belle Haven Community Garden, where students help clean and reorganize the garden. 

“Going into service, we make sure people are aware of the issues communities are facing and the benefits of service learning,” Edmunds said. “There are so many benefits that you can get from volunteering, whether that’s finding a sense of purpose or community. It can really transform your life as well as other communities.” 

The Service Learning Center meets in P-5 on Mondays during lunch. To learn more about the club, follow their Instagram. 

Palo Alto Art Center

The Palo Alto Art Center is an option for artistic teens interested in helping children activate their creativity. They have many opportunities to volunteer throughout the year that are flexible options to teens’ schedules like day events. 

In the summer, the PAAC holds art camps for children, where high schoolers have the chance to be counselors in training. During the school year, the PAAC has options where students can volunteer for art events. “Most of our teens volunteer in our kid and teen camps and classes. These teens assist the teaching artists in prepping for a class, helping the students in the class, and cleaning up,” Rebecca Passarello, Director of Volunteer Engagement, said. 

“Many of our students truly enjoy working with kids. Many, but not all, of the volunteers are also artists themselves and learn from the teaching artist that they are volunteering with,” Passarello said. 

To learn more about volunteering opportunities with the PAAC, contact Passarello’s email [email protected]. 

Pets In Need

Pets In Need is an animal center located in Palo Alto dedicated to providing animals with caring and loving homes through adoption, serving as a perfect volunteer opportunity for animal-loving teens. “We accomplish our mission by transferring cats and dogs to our facilities from public shelters in the Bay Area and beyond when they are in danger of being euthanized due to space or financial limitations,”  Marketing Manager Eddie Solis said. 

There are a variety of opportunities for students to volunteer at Pets In Need. From walking dogs to spreading awareness about Pets In Need’s mission, students have a wide range of options. Teens can get involved by organizing fundraisers, shelter volunteering, or assist with in-shelter or office roles. To Solis, fundraising is one of the most impactful volunteer options. “All donations go directly to the Pets In Need fund, supporting our Animal Care and Outreach teams in purchasing necessary pet supplies and food for the animals in our care,” Solis said. 

“Volunteering is not only a chance to help animals in need but also an opportunity to gain valuable skills, connect with like-minded peers, and experience the joy of giving back,” Solis said. “Whether you can commit a few hours a week or a day each month, your contribution helps save lives and build a brighter future for animals in our care,” Solis said. 

To learn more about volunteering at Pets In Need, reach out to the email [email protected].   

Ecumenical Hunger Program

The Ecumenical Hunger Program is a food distribution center that aims to provide those in need with basic necessities, including food and clothing. Located in East Palo Alto, EHP serves families living in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and surrounding areas. 

EHP has various programs for students to volunteer in. The Food Closet sorts, stocks, and packs food boxes to distribute to the community Monday through Thursday. Students can also volunteer in the warehouse, where they sort and organize through donations. 

M-A partners with EHP for Distribution Day with their annual Canned Food Drive. “There are a lot of families who look forward to that yearly. In addition to what we give, M-A is able to raise money and get specific items that they want to give,” Executive Assistant CarsJanae Pettiford said. 

“Every toy, every pair of sheets, and every canned food that’s brought in, we are giving back to the community. By volunteering, you provide that safety net for members in our community to have what they need,” Pettiford said. “A lot of people rely so heavily on people’s generosity and kindness, so being that person, you’re being the change you want to see.” 

Pettiford advised students interested in volunteering to “be of service, continue to be open, and be mindful of what you’re doing.” “You’re contributing to a way better world. We are losing people who really want to give back, so continue volunteering,” she said. 

To learn more about volunteering at EHP, reach out to the email [email protected].

The Middlebury men’s track and field team closed out competition at the three-day NCAA Championships on Saturday. The national meet is being held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• On Thursday, Xander Swann posted the second-quickest time in the 400-meter hurdles to advance to Saturday’s final. In the championship heat, Swann rounded the final 100 just ahead of a tight bunch of competitors. The Panther leaned across the line to grab third place with a clocking of 52.63 seconds. 
• In the hammer throw, Dave Filias finished in 15th place with a toss of 56.09 meters. The mark was achieved on his third toss, bettering his previous attempts by more than  a meter. 

NOTES

• In the 400 hurdles, three of the top-four sprinters hailed from the NESCAC as Colby’s Levi Biery stood atop the podium.
• Swann caps his career as a member of the indoor 4×200 relay school record squad, while also breaking the Allan Dragone facility mark in the 400 hurdles (52.52 seconds).
• Filias set the program mark in the hammer last season, tossing the implement 61.22m.

Both Panthers earn All-American honors with their respective finishes, with the full list to be announced when the competition finishes.