CHESTER, PA – The Johns Hopkins men’s outdoor track and field team made one final push for NCAA Championship consideration at the Widener Final Qualifier on Monday, delivering a series of standout performances that rewrote the program’s record book.
 
Sophomore’s Alex Colletti and Oluwademilade Adeniran led the charge, with Colletti breaking the school record in the 200-meter dash with a blazing time of 21.37 seconds – the fastest in Blue Jays history, while Adeniran leaped to a school record of 14.65 meters in the triple jump, cementing his place at the NCAA Championships.
 
While Adeniran was the lone Blue Jay to add a new NCAA qualifying mark, Hopkins showcased remarkable depth and speed, with Colletti, Josh Lee, Fisayo Omonije, Evan Kelly, Brady Ott, Peter Murray, Lance Nicholls, and Sean Enright all posting times that rank among the top 10 in school history.
 
In the 400-meter dash, Lee clocked 49.05, the sixth-fastest mark ever for Hopkins. The 800-meter run featured a pair of historic performances, as Omonije ran 1:51.94 – the third all-time – and Kelly followed closely at 1:52.68 – the fourth all-time.
 
Ott impressed in the 1,500-meter run, setting a new freshman record with a time of 3:51.13, also ranking third overall in program history. Murray joined him in the top 10, running 3:53.80 for the 10^th-best mark.
 
In distance events, Nicholls posted a time of 9:31.52 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, tying for 10^th in program history, while Enright matched that ranking in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:36.82.
 
Hopkins return to action Wednesday, May 14, at the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Goucher College in Towson, MD.

Kirsten Nielsen Hartig (Oakland County).

A Michigan judge with an alleged history of mistreating staff and upsetting prosecutors has been barred from hearing felony cases and can only oversee small claims and landlord-tenant cases.

According to an order obtained by Law&Crime, 52nd District Court Chief Judge Travis M Reeds stripped Judge Kirsten Nielsen Hartig of the ability to oversee criminal matters.

“All General Civil, Landlord Tenant, and Small Claims actions filed in the [district] will be assigned to Judge Kirsten Nielsen Hartig,” the order says.

Meanwhile, all “criminal and civil infraction ordinance violations,” as well as “all felony cases” will be assigned to another judge, the order said. The order takes effect on May 27.

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The order does not give a reason for the action in the court that handles cases in the Detroit suburbs of Troy and Clawson but Hartig has a history of misconduct allegations, according to local reports.

“The order was issued to ensure fairness in the courtroom,” Oakland County spokesperson Bill Mullan told The Detroit News.

The Detroit Free Press reported Hartig’s rulings in 2022 sparked Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald to appeal to a higher court. McDonald claimed Hartig dismissed cases against a trio of alleged armed robbers as retribution for a scheduling conflict. The appeal alleged Hartig “has a long-standing practice of seeking to impose her own personal view of what the law should be via the criminal cases before her,” McDonald wrote, according to the Free Press.

McDonald also noted that Hartig’s decisions were repeatedly overturned on appeal.

Hartig in a statement to the Free Press at the time chalked up McDonald’s beef to election year politics and said she only dismissed the case because the prosecutor refused to show up to a court hearing in person, despite knowing that’s what the judge expected.

“They didn’t do their job and now they’d like to blame the judge for enforcing the law,” Hartig said in a statement at the time, according to the Free Press. “That’s no surprise, and neither is the attempt by political opponents to pile on.”

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Also in 2022, a former court administrator sued the county, alleging that Hartig created a hostile work environment and that the administrator was fired for complaining about it, the Detroit News reported. While Hartig was not personally named in the lawsuit, the administrator alleged after she returned from medical leave the judge made it clear that she had to report to her daily “unless you’re unconscious.”

Hartig also made the administrator stand up in front of a courtroom full of people where she accused her of mismanaging grant funding, the lawsuit said. The Free Press reported the court administrator settled for $100,000 in 2023.

According to Hartig’s biography, she was elected to the district court bench in 2010. It says she “currently presides” over the district’s Recovery Treatment Court.

CHESTER, PA – The Johns Hopkins women’s outdoor track and field team made its final push for NCAA Championship berths at the Widener Final Qualifier, with four Blue Jays achieving qualifying marks for the upcoming NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Emma Kothari, Harrinee Senthilkumar, Cooper Brotherton and Carter Brotherton led the charge, joining previously qualified teammates Sara Bartlett and Annie Huang to solidify their places at the Championship.
 
To qualify, the top 22 declared individuals in each event and the top 16 relay teams, one per institution, are selected for the NCAA Championships.
 
Bartlett and Huang had already posted qualifying marks prior to Monday’s meet, but each improved their standing. Bartlett locked in her place in the triple jump with a season-best leap of 12.05 meters—the ninth-best mark in Division III this season. Huang ran a personal-best 2:07.48 in the 800 meters, the second-fastest time in program history, to strengthen her position.
 
In the 1500-meter run, Kothari and Senthilkumar both punched their tickets with standout performances. Kothari entered the day ranked 24^th nationally and climbed to 17^th with a personal-best 4:28.02—the third-fastest time in program history. Senthilkumar followed closely, clocking 4:28.81, a personal record and the fourth-fastest mark ever by a Blue Jay, to enter the top 22.
 
The Brotherton sisters rounded out the list of new qualifiers. Cooper secured her spot in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:38.03—the second-fastest in program history and the eighth-fastest in the nation this season. Carter earned her berth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 16:37.31, good for fourth in school history and 14^th nationally.
 
While Claudia Ouimet and Lianne Saussy did not meet NCAA qualifying standards, both delivered respectable performances. Ouimet broke the Hopkins freshman record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.25—fifth-fastest in program history. Saussy ran 1:02.46 in the 400-meter hurdles, the second-fastest time ever by a Blue Jay.
 
Hopkins return to action Wednesday, May 14, at the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Goucher College in Towson, MD.
 

Chester, PA (May 12, 2025) – Senior Sam Estherson took home fourth place highlighting several DeSales men’s track & field athletes competing at the Widener Final Qualifier on Monday.

Estherson was fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.79.

First-year Aidan Phillips finished 15th in the 400-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 59.54 and sophomore Jozef Callano ran a season-best 1:52.46 in the 800-meters to finish 19th.

In the 5K, sophomore Joey Wilson finished 13th with a season-best time of 14:36.89.

AZUSA, Calif. – The Concordia University Irvine Track & Field team wrapped up the regular season with strong performances at the Franson Last Chance Meet hosted by Azusa Pacific. The Golden Eagles set two new school records and reached a program-best 24 national qualifying marks, surpassing last year’s total of 18.

Riley Norris led the way with a huge school record in the heptathlon, scoring 5086 points, which currently ranks her 13th in NCAA Division II. She also turned in top marks in the high jump (1.61m), shot put (11.76m), long jump (5.40m), and 800m run (2:16.91).

Parker Williams set a new school record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.08 seconds and also clocked 53.25 in the 400m hurdles.

In the sprints, Jasmyn Crawford broke the school record in the 200m dash, running 23.79 seconds, and jumped 6.09m in the long jump.

Distance highlights included Jori Paradis running 4:22.52 in the 1500m, Porshe Eismann finishing the 800m in 2:12.89, and Taylor Whitfield posting a time of 17:22.98 in the 5000m.

In the 10,000m, Noah Plaza and Fernando Aguirre ran 31:04.13 and 31:20.57, while Dustin Berger ran 9:19.64 in the 3000m steeplechase.

The throwers also had a solid day. In men’s discus, Trey Vergenz threw 50.51m and Tim Weller hit 50.36m. In shot put, Hunter Hornday reached 15.38m and Ryan Santana threw 14.52m. On the women’s side, Tayla Crenshaw led the discus group with a throw of 45.64m.

Telma Kristjansson cleared 1.63m in the high jump, adding to the list of strong results.

The Golden Eagles will find out who qualifies for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships on Tuesday afternoon. 

Next up

The NCAA DII Outdoor Championships begin Thursday, May 22 in Pueblo, Colorado. Stay tuned for more information.

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Part of a recent water polo competition /
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Teams from Uganda, Tanzania and
Ghana have confirmed participation
in the inaugural National Water Polo
tournament, scheduled for May 17-18
at the Potterhouse school.

Team Kenya water polo coordinator,
Paul Muigai, termed it as one of the key
disciplines which need to be exploited
to grow swimming in the country.

“It’s a facet of swimming which has
not been developed for a long time,
but I am happy there is a lot of interest
from several clubs and swimmers.
This being the first championship, I
know it will be competitive, especially
with teams from Tanzania, Ghana and
Uganda attending,” said Muigai.

The goal will be to have a Kenyan
team at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane,
Australia, and at the same time
host the Africa Aquatics Water Polo
Championship soon.

“We must start planning for the
Olympics now because we have six
years to grow the sport and find the
top swimmers in the discipline. We also
need to give them exposure to compete
at the highest level between now and 2032. I am confident we will grow the
discipline,” added Muigai.

He called on schools to introduce
water polo and start training learners
from an early age.

“Just as we introduce swimming
to young boys from a tender age, we
need to do the same in Water polo if
our athletes are to become adept at the
sport,” observed Muigai.

The tournament will feature three
hotly contested categories: boys’
U-14, girls’ U-17, and
girls’ & Open divisions
(mixed gender teams).

Each match will be
played over four thrilling
quarters of eight minutes,
promising high-octane
action from start to finish.

Teams are expected to
register 13 players (seven
starters and six reserves)
and will be guided by
a maximum of two
coaches on the bench.

Among the teams
that have confirmed
participation for the event
are Murang’a Aquatics, Rosslyn Academy, Peponi School,
Peponi House, West Nairobi School,
Hillcrest School, USIU University,
MKU University, Torpedo Club, Rupaz
Club, Kisumu Club, Nova Pioneer and
Potterhouse School
Others are Mpesa Foundation,
Aga Khan Academy, Genesis Sports
Limited, Y Lagoons, Black Star
(Ghana) and the Coastal Titans
from Mombasa Club.