College Station, Texas — Laura Pellicoro is headed to Eugene. The senior earned her spot at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a strong performance in the 800m quarterfinal on Saturday evening at the West Regional.

Pellicoro placed second in her heat and third overall with a time of 2:01.44. She earned an automatic qualifying spot by finishing among the top three in her heat. She will compete on the national stage at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on June 11–14.

Pellicoro will be joined in Eugene by Matt Strangio, who qualified yesterday in the men’s 5,000m after winning his semifinal in a facility record time. 

2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships West First Round

College Station, Texas (E.B. Cushing Stadium)

May 28-31, 2025

Wednesday, May 28

Men’s 1,500m First Round

8. Mark Milner, 3:46.65

44. Jonas Price, 3:58.32

 

Men’s 10,000m Semifinals

32. Jona Bodirsky, 29:23.75

46. Bradley Peloquin, 31:12.92

Thursday, May 29

Women’s 800m First Round

3. Laura Pellicoro, 2:03.55

 

Women’s 10,000m Semifinals

24. Juliette Forstrom, 35:09.34

Friday, May 30

Men’s 1,500m Quarterfinal

20. Mark Milner, 3:50.34

Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase Quarterfinals

33. Giuliano Scasso, 9:07.72

Men’s 5,000m Semifinals

1. Matt Strangio, 13:25.98 (Facility Record)

Saturday, May 31

Women’s 800 Quarterfinal, 5:05 PM (PT)

3. Laura Pellicoro, 2:01.44

TEMPE – The Collegiate Water Polo Association has announced the 2025 ACWPC All-American teams and Sun Devils’ junior Millie Quin made the third team and freshman Itziar Almeda earned an honorable mention nod.

The pair of attackers are the second duo in Sun Devil history to each record 100+ points in a season after leading Sun Devil Water Polo to a 19-9 record. This marks back-to-back years for a Sun Devil pair to each record 100+ points in a season.

The selections were picked by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) and are selected based on nominations and voted on by the head coaches of each varsity program.

Quin collects a third team nod after she posted career highs in all offensive categories with 89 goals for 116 points. Her 89 goals ranks her tied second in program history and her 116 points are the fifth-most in a season in ASU history. This is the second award she has earned this season after she also received a spot on the 2025 MPSF All-Third Team. For the Sun Devils, she had 23 multi-goal games and tallied 17 hat tricks on the year. Defensively she led the team with 37 steals and 15 field blocks.

Almeda caps off her freshman year by earning her  All-American Honorable Mention recognition. This past season, she cemented her name all over the record books, tying for third in assists with 46, as well as notching the fourth-most points recorded in a season with 117. Ultimately, the freshman led the team this season in both categories. She finished second on the team with goals scored, finding the back of the net 71 times. Defensively, she finished the season with 15 steals and six field blocks, ranking her third and fifth on the team, respectively.

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• Georgia high jumper Riyon Rankin qualified for nationals despite a knee injury.
• UNF runner Smilla Kolbe won her 800m heat, securing her spot at nationals.
• Multiple Hodges Stadium records were broken during the meet.

Leader in the NCAA high jump standings, ranked inside the top 10 in the world, Riyon Rankin had a problem to face for the biggest college meet of his season.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 31, 2025) – The NCAA East Regional wrapped up on Saturday evening with South Carolina putting the track world on notice in Jacksonville, Fla. The Gamecocks combined for 11 tickets punched to nationals, including nine on the track.

The field events kicked things off on the final day of the regional meet with Cameran Gist and Cheyla Scott earning their way to the NCAA Outdoor Championship. Gist jumped a personal best 13.07m (42-10.75) to place seventh overall for the automatic qualifying spot. Additionally, Gist improves on her fifth-place mark in program history and becomes just the fifth Gamecock to eclipse the 13.00m mark. Scott punched her ticket for the second consecutive year in the high jump, clearing each bar with ease as she needed to clear just 1.82m (5-11.5) to advance to nationals. Scott will look to improve on last year’s performance when she placed seventh at the national meet to earn First Team All-American honors.

JaMeesia Ford and Cynteria James each punched two individual tickets on the afternoon, doing so in the 100m and the 200m. Ford was able to run a new wind-aided program record in the 100m, crossing the finish line in 11.00 (2.3) for the third fastest time in the event. James was right on her heels with a time of 11.07 (2.3) to finish sixth at the regional meet. The duo then returned in the 200m to earn automatic qualifying times. Ford ran the fastest 200m of the regional, coasting to a 22.27 (1.4) to win her heat, while James ran a new personal best time of 22.72 (0.4) to finish third in her heat.

Salma Elbadra was the first Gamecock on the track to punch her ticket as she did so in the 1500m. The Morocco native ran 4:08.35, cruising to a third-place finish in the heat to earn the automatic qualifying spot. Zaya Akins locked in her ticket to nationals in the 400m after she ran 51.77 to finish third in the third and final heat. Jayla Jamison also punched a trip to Hayward Field in the 200m after clocking a new season best time of 22.77 (0.7) to win her heat.

The Gamecock relays continued their momentum from the SEC Outdoor Championship and posted convincing performances as they head to the NCAA Championship. The 4×100 meter relay of Jamison, James, Akins and Ford won the third and final heat after running 42.81 for the second fastest time in the field. The 4x400m squad of Akins, James, Sylvia Chelangat and Ford then closed the meet with a time of 3:27.56 to win the second heat, stamping their place in the coveted relay championship.

The Gamecocks will now have one final week of preparation before the NCAA Outdoor Championship at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The four-day meet will begin on Wednesday, June 11 and will conclude on Saturday, June 14.

Women’s Individual Results
100 Meters (Quarterfinals)
3. JaMeesia Ford – 11.00Q* (2.3)
6. Cynteria James – 11.07Q (2.3)

200 Meters (Quarterfinals)
1. JaMeesia Ford – 22.27Q (1.4)
5. Cynteria James – 22.72Q* (0.4)
6. Jayla Jamison – 22.77Q (0.7)

400 Meters (Quarterfinals)
10. Zaya Akins – 51.77Q

1500 Meters (Quarterfinals)
8. Salma Elbadra – 4:08.35Q

4×100 Meter Relay (Quarterfinals)
2. Jamison, James, Akins, Ford – 42.81Q

4×400 Meter Relay (Quarterfinals)
2. Akins, James, Chelangat, Ford – 3:27.56Q

3000 Meter Steeplechase (Quarterfinals)
12. Teresa Cherotich – 10:02.90

Triple Jump
7. Cameran Gist – 13.07m/42-10.75q* (1.1)

High Jump
1. Cheyla Scott – 1.82m/5-11.5q

* – denotes outdoor PR

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Rutgers track and field set records at the 2025 NCAA East First Round, qualifying the most competitors – eight – for NCAA Championships in program history, while also adding a pair of school records.
 
It marks the fourth consecutive year that Rutgers will send competitors from both the men’s and women’s team to the outdoor championships. The eight Scarlet Knights in seven events is the most all-time and best mark since 2018 when RU qualified  five competitors in four events.
 
“I’ve never been prouder of a group of athletes,” said Bobby Farrell, director of track and field & cross country. “This was an unbelievable week of performances. They overcame weather delays, 95 degree temperatures and competing at midnight due to the delays. None of that affected their focus and drive. We came to compete.”
 
A Scarlet Knight will compete in three events on the track with Charlee Crawford, Chris Serrao and Bryce Tucker advancing in their respective events.
 
Crawford broke the women’s 400-meter record twice on her way to earning a trip to the NCAA Championships. She broke a 42-year-old record set by Lori McCauley in 1983 in the first round on Thursday, running 52.18. Crawford then improved on that time in the quarterfinals to set the record two days later with a time of 51.80.
 
Serrao also added a school record, breaking another four-decade old time, in the men’s 110-meter hurdles. He ran a time of 13.49 to top the time previously set by Eugene Norman in 1984. Tucker ran 50.00 in the quarterfinals of the 400-meter hurdles to seal his spot at the NCAA Championships.
 
Rutgers secured a qualifier on the first day of competition at the NCAA East First Round with Steve Coponi advancing in the javelin. Coponi recorded a throw of 69.87m (229′ 2″) to make his first trip to the NCAA Championships.
 
Reigning national champion Chloe Timberg will return to the Eugene, Oregon for the NCAA Championships with a chance to defend her pole vault title after posting a qualifying height of 4.24m (13′ 11″). The Scarlet Knights will send a total of three pole vaulters to the nation finals with Nico Morales and Kevin O’Sullivan making their debut on the men’s side. Morales and O’Sullivan cleared identical heights of 5.33m (17′ 5.75″) to qualify for their first NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
Paige Floriea will make NCAA Championships debut in her first season with the Scarlet Knights after posting a qualifying mark of 6.22m (20′ 5″) in the long jump.
 
The 2025 NCAA Championships will run from Wednesday, June 11 through Saturday, June 14 at Hayward Field. Full schedule of Events.
 

Turner, who broke the school record in the opening round Thursday, placed seventh in her heat and 16th overall out of 24 competitors. Her heat featured one of the fastest marks of the day, as UCLA’s Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck posted a winning time of 12.82 seconds.

Although Turner did not advance to nationals, her performance continues a season of record-setting success for the Beach.

Long Beach State will be represented by three student-athletes at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held June 11–14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Tristyn Flores punched his ticket to nationals in both the 100 and 200 meters, breaking the program record in the 100 and tying the record in the 200 during regional competition.

Flores will be joined by multi athletes Ryan Gregory (decathlon) and Claudine Raud-Gumiel (heptathlon), both of whom qualified earlier this spring.

Schedule at Nationals:

• 100m Semifinals: Wednesday, June 11 at 5:25 p.m. PDT
• 200m Semifinals: Wednesday, June 11 at 6:29 p.m. PDT
• Decathlon: June 11–12
• Heptathlon: June 13–14

Live coverage will be available on the ESPN family of networks.