COLLEGE STATION, Texas – North Dakota State’s Sam Roller advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the javelin on Wednesday afternoon, headlining the action for the Bison men’s track & field team at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds.
 
Roller (Thompson, N.D.) threw 231-1 (70.43m) on his final attempt, setting a career-best by three feet. He ultimately finished eighth in the meet, with the top 12 finishers earning qualifying spots to the NCAA Championships in Eugene on June 11.
 
Roller became the fifth Bison ever to surpass 70 meters in the javelin.
 
Senior Zack Ramos finished 19th in the shot put with a throw of 60-00.50 (18.30m) – an improvement of 16 places over his seed entering the meet.
 
Bison sophomore Jayden Williams placed 27th in the long jump for his NCAA Prelims debut, posting a mark of 23-11 (7.29m).
 
In the 110m hurdles, Blake Nyenati (13.92) finished 28th, Brooks Turner (13.96) took 32nd, and Brock Johnsen (14.20) was 40th. The trio concludes the season ranked first, second and fourth, respectively, in NDSU history.
 
 
Javelin-to-NCAAs Pipeline
Roller’s NCAA Championships appearance will be the 10th for the North Dakota State men in the javelin over the past 10 seasons.
 

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No. 4 Oklahoma State won the 2025 NCAA DI men’s golf championship, beating No. 7 Virginia 4-1, to claim its 12th title in program history. It was the Cowboys’ first national championship since 2018. 

Ole Miss’ Michael La Sasso captured the 2025 NCAA men’s individual title on Monday, May 26, becoming just the second golfer in program history to win the championship.

The national championship was held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. Teams and individuals selected for the championships were announced on April 30. Following the regional round, the championship qualifiers were announced. 

2025 DI men’s golf championships schedule

• Championship | May 23-28 | Results
  • DAY 6 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP | MATCH PLAY FINALS
    • No. 4 Oklahoma State 4, No. 7 Virginia 1
  • DAY 5 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP | MATCH PLAY SEMIFINALS | Recap 
    • No. 7 Virginia 4, No. 3 Florida 1
    • No. 4 Oklahoma State 3, No. 8 Ole Miss 2
  • DAY 5 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP | MATCH PLAY QUARTERFINALS | Results
    • No. 8 Ole Miss 3, No. 1 Arizona State 2
    • No. 7 Virginia 3, No. 2 Auburn 1
    • No. 3 Florida 3, No. 6 Texas 2
    • No. 4 Oklahoma State 3.5, No. 5 Oklahoma 1.5
  • DAY 4 TEAM LEADERS | FIELD CUT TO EIGHT | Results
    • 1. Arizona State | 1138
    • 2. Auburn | 1140
    • 3. Florida | 1143
    • 4. Oklahoma State | 1151
    • 5. Oklahoma | 1152
    • 6. Texas | 1157
    • 7. Virginia | 1161
    • 8. Ole Miss |1163
  • INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION CROWNED | Recap
  • DAY 3 TEAM LEADERS — May 25 | Recap
    • 1. Auburn | 854
    • 2. Arizona State | 858
    • 3. Oklahoma | 861
    • 4. Florida | 863
    • 5. Oklahoma State | 869
  • DAY 2 TEAM LEADERS — May 24 | Recap
    • 1. Arizona State | 563
    • 2. Oklahoma | 566
    • 3. Auburn | 568
    • 4. Florida | 571
    • 5. Florida State | 575
  • DAY 1 TEAM LEADERS — May 23 | Recap
    • 1. Oklahoma | 280
    • T-2. Florida State | 285
    • T-2. Florida | 285
    • T-2. Texas | 285
    • T-5. Arizona State | 286
    • T-5. Auburn | 286
    • T-5. Illinois | 286

Championship history

Auburn claimed its first-ever NCAA DI men’s golf title in 2024 with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Florida State in the championship match. It marked the Tigers’ debut appearance in the finals. Check out the full championship history below:

*Won Playoff

Note: No tournament held in 1900, 1917, 1918 and 2020.

Match play 2009-present

WAUWATOSA, WI (CBS 58) – After a year filled with ups and downs, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Natalie Block is back in the NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary Round. 

Block made both the 100-meter hurdle and 400-meter hurdle races down in College Station, Texas. Block did the same thing a year ago, qualifying for the 400-meter semifinals before injury forced her to withdraw. 

The Franklin native stepped back on the track this spring and is coming off two more Horizon League Championships. She races with newfound perspective. 

“When it comes to the track, I’m grateful to be here. This is a great experience and so I think taking that pressure off a little bit of having an expectation or I got to hit this time, I got to hit this time like nah – I’m here to have fun and I’m here to do what I want to do and at the end of the day if you’re following your passion and you’re having fun, the times are going to be there,” said Block.

On Thursday, May 29, Block runs in the 100-meter hurdles quarterfinals round race at 6:00pm and the 400-meter hurdle race at 7:25pm. 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coastal Carolina senior first baseman Georgia Hood has been named to the 2025 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Third Team, the association announced Wednesday.
 
Hood becomes just the second player in program history to earn All-America honors, joining Meagen Johnson, who was selected in 2006. She is one of 54 student-athletes named to this year’s team.
 
The Mount Gambier, Australia, native had a standout season at the plate, leading the Chanticleers in batting average (.430), hits (64), RBIs (51), slugging percentage (.866), and on-base percentage (.548). She recorded 19 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI performances, and drove in the game-winning run in 13 contests.
 
Nationally, Hood ranked 22^nd in on-base percentage and 25^th  in home runs. Within the Sun Belt Conference, she led in slugging percentage, ranked second in home runs, and was third in both batting average and on-base percentage.
 
Her season was highlighted by several key performances, including a three-run homer in the season opener against Creighton on Feb. 7, a walk-off single against Notre Dame on Feb. 14, and a season-high five RBIs in a 3-for-3 game versus Kennesaw State on Feb. 23. She also hit back-to-back home runs in two games, including a four-RBI effort against Appalachian State on May 3, and delivered decisive home runs to clinch series wins over Georgia State on April 12 and Texas State on March 22.
 
Hood helped lead Coastal Carolina to its first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship title and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012. Her honors also include being named Sun Belt Player of the Week, earning a spot on the All-Sun Belt second team, and being selected to the NFCA All-Region first team.
 
For complete coverage of CCU softball, follow the Chanticleers on social media at @CoastalSoftball (X), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) and facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at GoCCUSports.com.
 

Doha, Qatar: President of the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA), Ali Ghanem Al Kuwari, extolled the achievements made by Qatari national teams and clubs during the 2024-2025 sports season.

He underscored that the current season ranks among the most exceptional across all levels, both for national teams and local clubs, crediting this success to the fact that all entities were operating in an all-hands-on-deck approach, along with the QVA’s pursued strategic planning framework.

Al Kuwari noted the remarkable milestones of the national beach volleyball team, which secured three consecutive gold medals in the Asian Beach Volleyball Tour, followed by a gold medal in the most recent World Beach Pro Tour Challenge event in China.

This is in addition to the team’s persistent strong showing in elite and global challenge tournaments, which reinforces its international ranking, particularly after having previously held the world number one position.

With respect to the club level, Al Kuwari commended Al Rayyan Sports Club for its historic triumph in the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship, describing it as a source of immense pride for Qatari sport. He also lauded Al Rayyan’s women’s team for securing the title in the inaugural edition of the Qatar Women’s Volleyball League, with Al Arabi finishing as runners-up, and Qatar SC placing third.

In addition, he hailed the notable technical progression of the women’s teams, announcing the full readiness of the Qatar men’s national indoor volleyball team to participate in the upcoming 2025 AVC Men’s Volleyball Nations Cup in Bahrain next month, and the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in the Philippines this September.

Preparations are afoot at the highest coaching and organizational levels. The upcoming participation of the Qatar Girls’ U18 National Volleyball Team in the Asian Women’s U18 Volleyball Championship is set to be hosted by Jordan in July, Al Kuwari highlighted.

He also commended the Qatar Beach Volleyball Team, represented by the duo Mahmoud Essam and Saif Al Majid, for securing second place in the inaugural edition of the West Asia Beach Volleyball Tour, followed by a third-place finish in the second round held in Jordan.

Al Kuwari further extolled the strong showing of the pair Mehdi Samoud and Mohamed Ehab, who clinched the runner-up position in the second round, in addition to the Qatar Women’s Beach Volleyball Team, which finished fourth in the same tournament.

Al Kuwari indicated that these tremendous achievements are consistently supported by the Qatar Olympic Committee, chaired by HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, to advance the objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030.

He emphasized that the future holds even greater promise, driven by energized efforts and high aspirations.