CLOVIS, Calif. — Utah State track & field claimed two titles and eight medals, earned 93 team points and posted two performances that rank in the top 10 in school history on the third and final day of the 2025 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Clovis, California, on Saturday.
 
“We’re really proud of how our kids competed,” said Artie Gulden, USU’s director of track & field and cross country. “Having two conference champions and lots of all-conference kids is great. Our athletes broke two school records on the women’s side and set multiple all-time top-10 marks. Logan broke his own meet record in the vault in less than favorable conditions for vaulting.”
 
On a windy evening at Veterans Memorial Stadium, junior Logan Hammer won the men’s pole vault competition with his clearance of 5.65 meters (18-6.5), earning the fifth Mountain West title of his career. He broke his own meet record of 5.62 meters (18-5.25), set at last year’s championships. Of the seven clearances of 5.65 meters (18-6.5) by collegiate pole vaulters during the 2025 outdoor season, Hammer now owns four of them, all of which have come in his last four competitions. Junior Marshall Rasmussen cleared 5.11 meters (16-9.25) to win the silver medal, his second of the 2025 campaign. Junior Javin Richards jumped a height of 4.96 meters (16-9.25) to win bronze and complete the Utah State podium sweep.
 
Utah State continued its recent dominance of the men’s 800 meters on Saturday. Sophomore Landon Bott, the gold medalist at the 2025 indoor championships, claimed another title with his winning time of 1:49.68. Bott held the lead despite a late charge from the runner-up, New Mexico’s Matthew Endrody. Graduate Brennan Benson, who won the 2023 title in the event, won bronze with his time of 1:51.27, securing his seventh career medal at the Mountain West Championships. Junior Ernest Green rounded out the Aggie scorers, finishing fourth with a time of 1:51.59.
 
Aggie throwers claimed the silver and bronze medals in the men’s discus. Senior Nate Franz had three personal-best throws in his first three attempts, with his third mark of 57.13 meters (187-5) earning him second place in the competition. Sophomore teammate Joseph Turner earned his second career MW medal in the discus, throwing a personal record of 56.37 meters (184-11) to claim third place. Franz moved into fourth in Utah State history with his performance, while Turner’s personal-best mark ranks sixth all-time. Air Force’s Texas Tanner won the competition with a mark of 63.59 meters (208-7), breaking an 18-year-old meet record.
 
Freshman Ayodele Ojo claimed his first career Mountain West medal in the 100 meters, running in 10.32 seconds to finish second in the race. With a lean forward at the finish line, Ojo beat out the third-place runner, Air Force’s Javin Bostic, by 0.002 seconds. Freshman Daniel Chase added to the Aggie scoring in the event, clocking in at 10.47 to finish seventh. New Mexico’s Cam Watts, who played cornerback for the Lobos under current Utah State head football coach Bronco Mendenhall, won the title with a winning time of 10.23.
 
Freshman Diego Aguirre-Stewart and Ojo claimed sixth and seventh place in the men’s 200 meters, finishing in 20.99 and 21.08, respectively. Collectively, Utah State’s freshman sprinters Aguirre-Stewart, Chase and Ojo earned 25 team points for the Aggies. San José State’s Cameron Tarver won the 200-meter title, clocking in at 20.54.
 
Sophomore Joshua Armstrong scored the Aggies’ first track points of Championship Saturday, running the 1,500-meter final in 3:47.01 to finish seventh in the field. New Mexico’s Collins Kiprotich won the title in the event with a time of 3:41.05, beating teammate Habtom Samuel by 0.02 seconds.
 
Junior Krysthina Vlahovic continued her run of solid performances in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 13.96 to take sixth place in the field. Vlahovic has placed sixth in the event at three consecutive Mountain West Championships. San Diego State’s Jada Pierre won the race with a time of 13.12.
 
Senior Adi Nielson secured her best individual finish of her Utah State career, running the 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.96 to earn a sixth-place finish in the final. Fresno State’s Jewel Ash won the event title with her time of 57.63.
 
Senior Emma Thornley capped off her tremendous Mountain West career by finishing sixth in the women’s 5,000 meters, running her race in 16:18.50. The Utah State record holder in the event scored at the conference championships for the sixth time in her Aggie career. New Mexico’s Pamela Kosgei won the title with a time of 15:50.96, leading a group of six Lobos in the top eight.
 
In the women’s 200 meters, senior Emma Reeves earned the first individual point of her Aggie career, taking eighth place in the race with a time of 23.92. UNLV’s Kennedi Porter, who was named the Women’s Outstanding Track Performer of the Year, won the race with a time of 22.95, her third gold medal of the day.
 
The championships concluded with the women’s and men’s 4×400-meter relays. On the women’s side, the crew of Reeves, Nielson, junior Alison Richter and freshman Mashaylee Jones, who set the Utah State record last week, finished in fourth place with a time of 3:42.20. The Aggie men’s team of Aguirre-Stewart, Ernest Green, Benson and Bott, who had not competed in the event all season, finished seventh with a time of 3:17.91. New Mexico swept both relays, winning the women’s race in 3:35.54 and the men’s in 3:13.68.
 
The Utah State men finished in third place with 114.5 points, their highest team finish since 2021. The women’s team placed ninth in the team competition with 38 points. Colorado State and New Mexico completed their sweeps of the Mountain West men’s and women’s team titles, with the Rams’ men earning 192.5 points and the Lobo women accumulating 153 points.
 
“From a team perspective, it’s great that the men finished third,” said Gulden. “We had a number of guys step up to help us do that. The women collectively had a rough day today, and our team performance isn’t indicative of how good our team is. But at the end of the day, we did not get it done and we have to improve moving forward.”
 
Utah State’s individual athletes will await their postseason fate, with invited athletes set to compete at the NCAA West First Rounds in College Station, Texas, from Wednesday to Saturday, May 28-31.
 
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2025 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Day 3
Veterans Memorial Stadium | Clovis, California | May 17, 2025
 
USU Men’s Results:
 

Event	USU Finishers (scorers in bold)
100 Meters	2. Ayodele Ojo, 10.32; 7. Daniel Chase, 10.47.
200 Meters	6. Diego Aguirre-Stewart, 20.99; 7. Ayodele Ojo, 21.08.
800 Meters	1. Landon Bott, 1:49.68; 3. Brennan Benson, 1:51.37; 4. Ernest Green, 1:51.59; 9. Sam Green, 1:52.09.
1,500 Meters	7. Joshua Armstrong, 3:47.01; 10. Wyatt Evans, 3:48.44.
5,000 Meters	10. Camren Todd, 13:56.87; 15. LJ Floyd, 14:12.93; 19. Joshua McKee, 14:29.27; 21. John Simmons, 14:33.28; 25. Drew Hogan, 14:43.97; 26. Eric Nelson, 14:48.42; 28. Wyatt Evans, 15:14.39; Bryce Hill, DNS; Joshua Armstrong, DNS; Garrett Woodhouse, DNS; Logan Garnica, DNS.
Pole Vault	1. Logan Hammer, 5.65 meters (18-6.5); 2. Marshall Rasmussen, 5.11 meters (16-9.25); 3. Javin Richards, 4.96 meters (16-3.25); 11. Caden Dupee, 4.41 meters (14-5.5).
Triple Jump	9. Samuel Beckwith, 13.93 meters (45-8.5); Joshua Hartvigsen, DNS.
Discus	2. Nate Franz, 57.13 meters (187-5.25); 3. Joseph Turner, 56.37 meters (184-11.25).
4×400 Relay	7. Utah State (Diego Aguirre-Stewart, Ernest Green, Brennan Benson, Landon Bott), 3:17.91.
4×100 Relay	Utah State (Daniel Chase, Ayodele Ojo, Mathew Hall, Diego Aguirre-Stewart), DNF.

 
USU Women’s Results:
 

Event	USU Finishers (scorers in bold)
200 Meters	8. Emma Reeves, 23.92.
400 Meters	9. Mashaylee Jones, 55.69.
1,500 Meters	10. Hannah Davidson, 4:30.30; 11. Caroline Moon, 4:31.70.
5,000 Meters	6. Emma Thornley, 16:18.50; 21. Cailey Bracken, 16:54.94; 24. Liz Phillips, 16:56.68; Hannah Davidson, DNS; Ana Weaver, DNS; Shelby Jensen, DNS; Caroline Moon, DNS; Brianne Smith, DNS; Sarah Ellis, DNS.
100-Meter Hurdles	6. Krysthina Vlahovic, 13.96; 9. Claire Petersen, 14.36.
400-Meter Hurdles	6. Adi Nielson, 1:00.96.
High Jump	11. Presley Gray, 1.60 meters (5-3).
Discus	9. Milly Garren, 47.05 meters (154-4.25); 10. Ruby Jordan, 40.89 meters (134-1.75).
4×400 Relay	4. Utah State (Emma Reeves, Adi Nielson, Alison Richter, Mashaylee Jones), 3:42.20.
4×100 Relay	Utah State (Mashaylee Jones, Emma Reeves, Breanna Raven, Camryn Ere), DNF.

 
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(KMAland) — Dr. Ted Goudge, a Shenandoah native and retired Associate Professor of Geography at Northwest Missouri State University, has released his latest geography map.

NCAA Men’s Volleyball has been crowning a national team championship in the spring since 1970. Long Beach State won their fourth title on May 12th, defeating UCLA. There are currently 34 Div. I and II teams accounting for 686 players. The per capita production of NCAA men’s volleyball players results in a regional pattern greater in coastal states and the Heartland. Fourteen states are without any men’s players. Hawaii dominates with over eleven times the national average.  Illinois is next with almost three times the norm followed by California, Wisconsin, South Carolina and Rhode Island.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Central Arkansas Bears made program history in Jacksonville this past weekend, sweeping the 2025 ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Both teams winning its first Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

The UCA men’s team scored a commanding 225.5 points, finishing well ahead of Lipscomb (141) and North Florida (130). The Bears were electric across the board, winning eight events and sweeping several podiums.

Jeremiah Boudreaux earned Most Valuable Performer honors after scoring 27 points, including wins in the 110m Hurdles (13.98) and 200m (20.95). He also ran a leg on the championship 4x100m Relay.

Head Coach Josey Weaver was named the ASUN Men’s Coach of the Year, leading UCA to its first men’s team title in ASUN history.

Men’s Event Champions (UCA):

The UCA women’s team totaled 192 points to secure their first-ever ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championship, finishing well ahead of Lipscomb (132) and Eastern Kentucky (97). The Bears showed strength in sprints, throws, vaults, and relays.

Coach Josey Weaver was also named ASUN Women’s Coach of the Year, becoming the first in program history to lead both teams to titles in the same season.

Women’s Event Champions (UCA):

This is the first time Central Arkansas has swept both men’s and women’s outdoor track & field titles since joining the ASUN. The championship weekend highlighted UCA’s remarkable growth, depth, and competitive edge on the conference stage.

Three Cumbrian swimmers have been inducted into the county’s hall of fame.

Ian Powley, Colin Hill, and Chloe Wilcox, members of Penrith Swimming Club, were honoured for their exceptional lifelong contributions to aquatic sport.

They join fellow Penrith Swimming Club figures Rosie Huggon and the late Jenny Birtle, who were inducted earlier this year.

Ian, a stalwart of Penrith Swimming Club, has dedicated over six decades to the development of swimming in Penrith and across Cumbria.

Beginning his journey at the Frenchfield Pool on the River Eamont aged 14, Ian has served in numerous leadership roles at the club, including chairman, referee, gala organiser, county and regional representative, and currently as club president.

Now 84, he still coaches voluntarily three nights a week.

A former president of Cumbria ASA (2005–2006), Ian’s contributions have been recognised through numerous awards, including the Swim England North West Long Service Award and the Cumbria Sports Award for Service to Sport.

He remains a pillar of the local swimming community, presenting trophies at the club’s annual awards and giving his name to the Ian Powley Cup.

Colin began his swimming journey at a young age but has since become an internationally recognised figure in open water swimming.

A coach, competitor, and event organiser, Colin was technical operations manager for the London 2012 Olympic Marathon Swim and went on to found SwimSecure and Chillswim, the company behind iconic events such as the Big Chill Swim and Coniston End to End.

He also directs Ullswater Swim Place, promoting open water swimming year-round.

Colin is a decorated ice swimmer, the first UK male to complete an IISA Ice Mile and a multiple international medallist.

He trains regularly with Penrith Swimming Club’s Masters squad. His achievements have earned him a place in both the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame.

Chloe Wilcox, who began her competitive journey with Penrith Swimming Club, went on to captain Great Britain’s first ever Olympic Women’s Water Polo team at the London 2012 Games, scoring seven goals across six matches.

Her early water polo experience was developed through local clubs then Sheffield clubs, before joining the Grantham Water Polo Academy.

She has played professionally in Spain and Australia and has also coached GB women’s teams.

Chloe now works as director of aquatics at a school in Australia.

Ian Richardson, president of Cumbria ASA, said: “The Cumbria Swimming Hall of Fame was established to recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to aquatics in the county.

“It is an honour to welcome such dedicated and inspiring individuals from Penrith into our hall of fame, joining the ranks of others who have shaped the landscape of swimming in Cumbria.”

John Conery, chair of Cumbria ASA, added: “Each of these individuals has left a lasting legacy not only in Cumbria but far beyond.

“Their stories showcase the strength of community, the power of volunteering, and the heights that can be reached with passion and commitment.”

FAIRFAX, Va./PRINCETON, N.J. – Redshirt sophomore Brian Luciano broke his own school record in the men’s hammer while junior Alyssa Armitage set the women’s outdoor pole vault mark, highlighting Binghamton’s performances at a pair of meets this weekend. Luciano was the Bearcats’ top performer at the Princeton Elite Meet while Armitage led the way at the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships, which were hosted by George Mason University.

The Bearcat men were 17th out of all scoring teams at the ECAC/IC4A Championships while the women were 14th. There was no team scoring, however, at the Princeton Elite Meet.

Luciano, whose spot at the upcoming NCAA East Region Meet has long been secure, was second overall in the hammer and the first among collegiate competitors. His distance of 219-11 eclipsed his previous mark of 213-5, which he set at the Raleigh Relays back in March.

Armitage, meanwhile, was the runner up in the pole vault with a height of 13-2 ¼. That breaks the Binghamton outdoor program record of 13-1 ½ set by Samantha Beyar back in 2018.

Also at the ECAC/IC4A Championships, graduate student Marcus Johnson finished fifth in the 400 (47.57) while senior Joe Cardascia was seventh (47.91).

Binghamton now awaits the NCAA East Region qualification list to be released this week. The top 48 performances in the region will qualify for the East Region Meet, which will be held May 28-31 at the University of North Florida. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (theACC.com) — For the first time in program history, the Duke Blue Devils are ACC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field champions. The Blue Devils capped the final evening of competition with a third-place finish in the men’s 4×400-meter relay to push past North Carolina and secure the victory. The Blue Devils’ 86 points are the fewest by the ACC champion since Maryland in 1971 as the field was highly competitive. Duke was followed by North Carolina (82), California (79.83), Virginia Tech (78.33) and Florida State (74) to round out the top five finishers.
 

Virginia won its first ACC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship since 1987, totaling 93 points to secure the victory. The Cavaliers finished four points ahead of Louisville for the smallest margin of victory in an ACC Championship since 2021 when Duke and Florida State were co-champions.
 
North Carolina’s Parker Wolfe broke the ACC and meet records in the men’s 5,000-meter run, crossing the finish line in a time of 13:13.49. Wolfe became the first ACC men’s runner to win the men’s 5,000-meters and 10,000-meters in back-to-back seasons. Wolfe was joined by his teammate, Ethan Strand, who took second, while Stanford’s Cole Sprout finished third. Finishing with 20 individual points, Wolfe was named the Men’s Track MVP.
 
Florida State’s Shenese Walker earned Women’s Track MVP honors after also finishing with 20 points, winning both the 100- and 200-meter races. The strong showing from Walker helped lead Florida State to a fourth-place finish.
 
Jayden Ulrich of Louisville set the ACC Championship and facility records in the women’s discus on her way to being named the Women’s Field MVP. In addition to winning the discus throw on Saturday, she also won the shot put competition on Friday, May 16, with a mark of 17.56 meters (57-7.5).
 
The Seminoles’ Kyvon Tatham won the ACC’s triple jump crown with a mark of 16.09 meters (52-9.5) on his way to being named the Men’s Field MVP. Tatham also finished sixth in the long jump with a leap of 7.30 meters (23-11.5).
 
Florida State’s Micahi Danzy also broke the ACC and the meet record in the men’s 400-meter dash with a time of 45.38 seconds. The freshman finished ahead of Duke’s Joseph Taylor and California’s Johnny Goode, who placed second and third, respectively.
 
California’s Mykolas Alekna shattered the ACC Championship and facility records in the men’s discus with a mark of 69.86 meters (229-2). The world record holder and Olympic silver medalist added ACC Champion to his resume and was joined by Virginia Tech’s Uladzislau Puchko and Miami’s Desmond Coleman on the podium.
 
The Florida State women’s 4×100-meter relay team set the ACC Championship record on Saturday with a time of 43.15 seconds. The mark by the Seminoles also set the Kentner Stadium record to edge Clemson (43.39) and Duke (43.97) to take the gold medal.
 
The ACC Championship record fell in both the men’s and women’s 800-meter run. Clemson’s Gladys Chepngetich toppled the women’s record with a time of 1:59.94, while Virginia Tech’s Christian Jackson posted a time of 1:44.83 to break the men’s record. Both marks also set new facility records at Kenter Stadium.
 
Throughout the final day of competition, 16 facility records were broken as the ACC Championships continued to rewrite the Kentner Stadium record books.
 
Teams will now begin preparing for the NCAA Regionals. For each individual event contested at each of the First Round sites, the top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition.  For each relay event, the top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the competition.  The individual event student-athletes and relay teams accepted into First Round competition will be announced and posted on NCAA.com the week prior to First Round competition.
 
Top-Three Event Finishers
Women’s Javelin

1. Christiana Ellina, Virginia, 52.44m (172-0) [FR]
2. Deisiane Teixeira, Miami, 51.12m
3. Kate Joyce, North Carolina, 50.30m

 
Men’s Discus

1. Mykolas Alekna, California, 69.86m (229-2) [MR, FR]
2. Uladzislau Puchko, Virginia Tech, 60.68m (199-1)
3. Desmond Coleman, Miami, 54.64m (179-3)

 
Women’s High Jump

1. Celia Rifaterram Virginia, 1.86m (6-1.25) [FR]
2. Eva Baldursdottir, Pitt; Carly Tarentino, Virginia, 1.80m (5-10.75)

 
Women’s Triple Jump

1. Shantae Foreman, Clemson, 13.52m (44-4.25)
2. Sharvari Parulekar, Louisville, 13.46m (44-2)
3. Christina Warren, Miami, 13.35m (43-9.75)

 
Women’s Discus

1. Jayden Ulrich, Louisville, 62.89m (206-4) [MR, FR]
2. Caisa-Marie Lindfors, California, 58.81m (192-11)
3. Jade Whitfield, Louisville, 57.38m

 
Women’s 4x100m Relay

1. Florida State (Lucy May Sleeman, Shenese Walker, Liana Tyson, Joella Lloyd), 43.15 [MR, FR]
2. Clemson (Oneka Wilson, Aniyah Kitt, McKenzie Calloway, Sade Gray), 43.39
3. Duke (Mia Edim, Abby Geiser, Meredith Sims, Braelyn Baker), 43.97

 
Men’s 4x100m Relay

1. Florida State (Jaiden Rollins, Neo Nosebi, Micahi Danzy, Durian Moss), 39.05
2. Clemson (Cameron Bobcombe, Jalen Johnson, Kevin Collins, Ian Johnson), 39.24
3. Pitt (Darren McQueen, Nigel Hussey, Malik Ricketts, Stephon Brown), 39.26

 
Women’s 1500m

1. Margot Appleton, Virginia, 4:11.28
2. Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson, 4:11.61
3. Kate Putman, NC State, 4:13.01

 
Men’s 1500m

1. Ethan Strand, North Carolina, 3:44.78
2. Garrett MacQuiddy, California, 3:45.25
3. Leo Young, Stanford, 3:45.32

 
Women’s 100m Hurdles

1. Oneka Wilson, Clemson, 13.07 [FR]
2. Maya Rollins, Virginia, 13.411
3. Birgen Nelson, Duke, 13.417

 
Men’s 110m Hurdles

1. Andre Korbmacher, Florida State, 13.47 [FR]
2. Jaden Shelton, Pitt, 13.739
3. Tyson Williams, Florida State, 13.740

 
Women’s 400m

1. Caitlin Bobb, Virginia Tech, 51.11 [FR]
2. Braelyn Baker, Duke, 51.69
3. Kaelyaah Liburd, Florida State, 51.73

 
Men’s 400m

1. Micahi Danzy, Florida State, 44.38 [ACC, MR]
2. Joseph Taylor, Duke, 44.98
3. Johnny Goode, California, 45.02

 
Women’s 100m

1. Shenese Walker, Florida State, 10.99
2. Aniyah Kitt, Clemson, 11.10
3. Kiyah Yeast, Louisville, 11.24

 
Men’s 100m

1. Neo Mosebi, Florida State, 10.08 [FR]
2. Ian Johnson, Clemson, 10.18
3. Darren McQueen, Pitt, 10.23

 
Women’s 800m

1. Gladys Chepngetich, Clemson, 1:59,94 [MR, FR]
2. Makayla Paige, North Carolina, 2:00.21
3. Roisin Willis, Stanford, 2:00.43

 
Men’s 800m

1. Christian Jackson, Virginia Tech, 1:44.83, [MR, FR]
2. Brian Kweyei, Clemson, 1:45.09
3. Nicholas Plant, 1:45.99

 
Women’s 400m Hurdles

1. Sanaa Hebron, Miami, 55.21 [FR]
2. Tysa Wilson, Florida State, 55.45
3. Aliya Garozzo, Duke, 56.60

 
Men’s 400m Hurdles

1. Devin Nugent, Pitt, 49.52 [FR]
2. Xavier Branker, NC State, 49.69
3. Alex Sherman, Virginia, 49.98

 
Women’s 200m

1. Shenese Walker, Florida State, 22.72
2. Kiyah Yeast, Louisville, 22.73
3. Braelyn Baker, Duke, 22.83

 
Men’s 200m

1. Jalen Johnson, Clemson, 20.36
2. Ian Johnson, Clemson, 20.52
3. Joseph Taylor, Duke, 20.55

 
Women’s 5000m

1. Grace Hartman, NC State, 15:12 [MR, FR]
2. Sophia Kennedy, Stanford, 15:24.61
3. Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson, 15:33.32

 
Men’s 5000m

1. Parker Wolfe, North Carolina, 13:13.49 [ACC, MR]
2. Ethan Strand, North Carolina, 13:37.35
3. Cole Sprout, Stanford, 13:39.46

 
Women’s 4x400m Relay

1. Duke (Aliya Garozzo, Julia Jackson, Megan McGinnis, Lauren Tolbert), 3:28.81 [FR]
2. Miami (Serena Tate, Gabriella Grissom, Alyssa Robinson, Sanaa Hebron), 3:29.00
3. Clemson (JodyAnn Dixon, Shanque Williams, Sade Gray, Gladys Chepngetich), 3:29.69

 
Men’s 4x400m Relay

1. Pitt (Malik Ricketts, Nigel Hussey, Thomas McDonough, Devin Nugent), 3:03.96 [FR]
2. Virginia Tech (Tomas Kersulis, Kahleje Tillmon, Samuel Herenton, Ali Diaby), 3:04.11
3. Duke (TJ Clayton, Andrew Langston, Joseph Taylor, Callum Robinson), 3:04.49

 
ACC – ACC Record
MR – Meet Record
FR – Facility Record