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New field among improvements to Powell-Davis Stadium, home of Venice football
VENICE — The way John Peacock figures it, Venice High now will have a facility in quality equal to its football team. At a cost of $12 million, the tab picked up by Sarasota County, Powell-Davis Stadium didn’t just get a nip here and a tuck there. The renovations to the field and surrounding area […]

VENICE — The way John Peacock figures it, Venice High now will have a facility in quality equal to its football team.
At a cost of $12 million, the tab picked up by Sarasota County, Powell-Davis Stadium didn’t just get a nip here and a tuck there. The renovations to the field and surrounding area make this a total facelift.
And, according to Peacock, a badly needed one at that.
“The County looked at our overall facilities,” the school’s head football coach said. “I mean, they’re from 19-whatever. I don’t know how old they are. Those old bathrooms were from the 1960s. So they said they need to upgrade everything. It was just a comprehensive thing to where they thought they just needed to refurbish the bathrooms, concessions, and everything. The concession stand was horrible and outdated.”
And the upgrades come fresh off Venice winning its fourth state championship, having crushed Lake Mary 52-19 at Pitbull Stadium in Miami for the Class 7A state crown in December, the third under Peacock.
Ground was broken on the project in December. Recently, a new press box, double the size of the previous one, and an updated Jumbotron were added. Besides the new bathrooms and two new concession stands, about 600 seats were added to bring the capacity at Powell-Davis to nearly 5,000.
“Our seating capacity was way under Riverview and Sarasota,” Peacock said. “It still is. We still have the least amount of people. My only concern was the press box. We couldn’t even fit visiting teams’ coaches in there.”
The new press box will provide room for coaches and media, including Venice’s live stream of its games.
“This is something that’s well overdue,” Venice athletic director Larry Shannon said. “These renovations are going to provide a top-notch facility for all of our athletes. This project will allow us to have a stadium that matches up to our athletic programs and campus.”
Venice fans may notice the fence, once situated inside the track which allowed fans to stand on the track during games, has been relocated outside the track. “Now they won’t be able to stand on the track,” Peacock said.
In addition, the track will be resurfaced and the lighting surrounding Powell-Davis improved.
“The field will be lit better,” Peacock said.
As for Venice’s players, they may not notice the new goal posts being brought in, but they will notice the AstroTurf playing surface. Venice was the last school in Sarasota County to play games on natural grass.
“(The new field) is a mixture of sand and tiny wood chips,” Peacock said. “It’s supposed to make it less hot.”
“We’re excited about what the turf is going to bring from a durability standpoint to our campus,” Shannon said. “There won’t be any practice limitations, and there won’t be any wear and tear to worry about like we do now with three football teams, plus soccer and lacrosse also playing on the field on a yearly basis.”
The final renovation will benefit Venice’s beach volleyball team, which has been forced to play its home matches at Venice Beach. Three courts will be built on campus, and extended netting will be installed at the baseball field.
Spring Football Game Schedule
The Sarasota and Manatee County games set for May 20-23.
Tuesday, May 20
Venice at Naples, 7:30
Wednesday, May 21
Gulf Coast at Manatee, 6:30
Clearwater Central Catholic at Palmetto, 7:30
Thursday, May 22
Mitchell, Cardinal Mooney at Clearwater, 6:30 p.m.
Largo at Riverview, 7 p.m.
Mariner at Braden River, 7 p.m.
North Port at Island Coast, 7 p.m.
Southeast at Hollins, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 23
Bayshore, Oasis at Cape Coral, 6 p.m.
Sarasota at Gibb, 7 p.m.
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How to watch the NCAA Track and Field Championships: Full TV schedule, free streams
The 2025 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships take place from Wednesday, June 11 to Saturday, June 14 in Eugene, Oregon. Here’s your full guide on how to watch the championships every single day. 2025 DI NCAA Track & Field Championships TV Schedule All times listed in ET Wednesday, June 11: 7-11 p.m. | […]

The 2025 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships take place from Wednesday, June 11 to Saturday, June 14 in Eugene, Oregon. Here’s your full guide on how to watch the championships every single day.
2025 DI NCAA Track & Field Championships TV Schedule
All times listed in ET
Wednesday, June 11: 7-11 p.m. | ESPN | STREAM
Thursday, June 12: 7-11 p.m. | ESPN | STREAM
Friday, June 13: 8-10:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | STREAM
Saturday, June 14: 9-11:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | STREAM
How to watch 2025 DI NCAA Track & Field Championships
There’s multiple ways to view the Track and Field Championships. If you have cable, ESPN will have the main broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday night, and that’ll transition to ESPN2 on Friday and Saturday night.
If you’re looking to stream the event, there’s multiple ways to do so for free. DirecTV and fuboTV both have access to ESPN and ESPN2, each of which offer free trials.
ESPN+ does not offer a free trial, but has the most broadcasts for the event. Along with access to the main broadcasts each day, ESPN+ offers individual event streams Wednesday through Saturday. They’re the ideal streaming service for those who want as much track and field access as possible.
Streaming services such as Sling and Hulu + Live TV are other viable streaming options to watch this week’s track and field events.
Other things to know
The event takes place at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, which is on the University of Oregon’s campus. You can find tickets for the event on Vivid Seats.
For information on the daily event schedules, parking and shuttles you can find that on the NCAA website.
Here’s a recent NCAA sports story from the Associated Press:
Sydney Moore and Sabrina Ootsburg were surrounded by hundreds of college athletes at a convention in Charlotte when news broke that the $2.8 billion NCAA settlement had been approved by a federal judge. In a room full of college athletes, they felt like the only two people who understood the gravity of the situation.
“I’m about to get paid,” Moore said a Division I football player told her.
“Yes, you are about to get paid, and a lot of your women athlete friends are about to get cut,” she responded.
Moore acknowledged that her response might be a stretch, but while the sprawling House settlement clears the way for college athletes to get a share of revenue directly from their schools and provides a lucky few a shot at long-term financial stability, it raises genuine concerns for others.
Schools that opt in will be able to share up to $20.5 million with their athletes over the next year starting July 1. The majority is expected to be spent on high-revenue generating sports, with most projections estimating 75% of funds will go toward football.
So what happens to the non-revenue-generating sports which, outside of football and basketball, is pretty much all of them?
It’s a query that’s top of mind for Ootsburg as she enters her senior year at Belmont, where she competes on the track and field team.
“My initial thought was, is this good or bad? What does this mean for me? How does this affect me? But more importantly, in the bigger picture, how does it affect athletes as a whole?” Ootsburg said.
“You look at the numbers where it says most of the revenue, up to 75% to 85%, will go toward football players. You understand it’s coming from the TV deals, but then it’s like, how does that affect you on the back end?” Ootsburg asked. “Let’s say $800K goes toward other athletes. Will they be able to afford other things like care, facilities, resources or even just snacks?”
Moore has similar concerns. She just completed her fifth and final year of eligibility at Syracuse University, where she was a key member of the volleyball team. Like Ootsburg, she’s become a pioneer in the NIL space and an advocate for college athletes, even though her on-court ventures are behind her.
Moore says most female athletes aren’t worried about how much – if any – money they’ll receive. They fear how changes could impact the student-athlete experience.
“A lot of us would much rather know that our resources and our experience as a student-athlete is going to stay the same, or possibly get better, rather than be given $3,000, but now I have to cover my meals, I have to pay for my insurance, I have to buy ankle braces because we don’t have any, and the athletic training room isn’t stocked,” Moore said over the weekend as news of Friday night’s settlement approval spread.
One of the biggest problems, Ootsburg and Moore said, is that athletes aren’t familiar with the changes. At AthleteCon in Charlotte, North Carolina, they said, perhaps the biggest change in college sports history was a push notification generally shrugged off by those directly impacted.
“Athletes do not know what’s happening,” Ootsburg said. “Talking to my teammates, it’s so new, and they see the headlines and they’re like, ‘OK, cool, but is someone going to explain this?’ because they can read it, but then there’s so many underlying factors that go into this. This is a complex problem that you have to understand the nuances behind, and not every athlete truly does.”
Some coaches, too, are still trying to understand what’s coming.
Mike White, coach of the national champion Texas softball team, called it “the great unknown right now.”
“My athletic director, Chris Del Conte, said it’s like sailing out on a flat world and coming off the edge; we just don’t know what’s going to be out there yet, especially the way the landscape is changing,” he said at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. “Who knows what it’s going to be?”
What about the walk-ons?
Jake Rimmel got a crash course on the settlement in the fall of 2024, when he said he was cut from the Virginia Tech cross-country team alongside several other walk-ons. The topic held up the House case for weeks as the judge basically forced schools to give athletes cut in anticipation of approval a chance to play — they have to earn the spot, no guarantees — without counting against roster limits.
Rimmel packed up and moved back to his parents’ house in Purcellville, Virginia. For the past six months, he’s held on to a glimmer of hope that maybe he could return.
“The past six months have been very tough,” he said. “I’ve felt so alone through this, even though I wasn’t. I just felt like the whole world was out there – I would see teammates of mine and other people I knew just doing all of these things and still being part of a team. I felt like I was sidelined and on pause, while they’re continuing to do all these things.”
News that the settlement had been approved sent Rimmel looking for details.
“I didn’t see much about roster limits,” he said. “Everyone wants to talk about NIL and the revenue-sharing and I mean, that’s definitely a big piece of it, but I just didn’t see anything about the roster limits, and that’s obviously my biggest concern.”
The answer only presents more questions for Rimmel.
“We were hoping for more of a forced decision with the grandfathering, which now it’s only voluntary, so I’m a little skeptical of things because I have zero clue how schools are going to react to that,” Rimmel told The Associated Press.
Rimmel is still deciding what’s best for him, but echoed Moore and Ootsburg in saying that answers are not obvious: “I’m just hoping the schools can make the right decisions with things and have the best interest of the people who were cut.”
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Stuttgart volleyball begins inaugural season today
Stuttgart’s inaugural volleyball season gets underway this afternoon when the junior high and senior high teams hold their first official practices. Head Coach Hannah Work says she is excited and ready to see her teams take the floor. “I was surprised at how much raw talent came to try out,” said Work. “Over the three […]



Stuttgart’s inaugural volleyball season gets underway this afternoon when the junior high and senior high teams hold their first official practices. Head Coach Hannah Work says she is excited and ready to see her teams take the floor.
“I was surprised at how much raw talent came to try out,” said Work. “Over the three days of skills and drills before tryouts, the girls picked up on some stuff and improved tremendously, so I’m ready to see how much we can learn this summer.”
Both the senior high and junior high teams will practice four days a week throughout the summer. The Junior Birds will practice each afternoon from 2 to 3 p.m., while the Senior Birds will practice from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday’s practice is scheduled in the George Burke Fieldhouse, and Thursday’s practice will be held in Ricebird Arena.

Working on a schedule
Because Stuttgart is starting its program in the middle of a two-year Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) athletic cycle, the team faces challenges in building a full schedule. That, however, is not stopping Work from doing her best.

“We’ve got some games scheduled right now, and we might even have the junior high team in a tournament,” said Work. “Most teams already have their schedules made, so we’re trying to fit in where we can.”
Work said Stuttgart may have several scrimmage-style dates this fall.
“We’ll get as many games as possible. We might scrimmage a lot. I know Watson Chapel is beginning a program this fall too, so we might play them several times.”
Volleyball on the AAA calendar
High school volleyball in Arkansas runs parallel to football on the AAA’s athletic calendar.
This means that volleyball benefit games begin during week seven (Aug. 17–23), while official games begin during week eight (Aug. 24–30).
According to Coach Work, the volleyball season runs through the end of October and sometimes overlaps with the start of basketball.
Helping Work lead Stuttgart’s program is newly hired assistant coach Savannah Shandy, who graduated from Arkansas Tech in May of this year.
Shandy is a Cabot High School graduate who played both softball and volleyball. She will teach fourth grade at Park Avenue Elementary and played softball during her time at Arkansas Tech.
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Power of family drives Shaw, as she aims to become All-American in 400
By: Jonathon Zenk, Assistant Director of Communications Story Links EUGENE, Oregon—Ever since she was a little girl, track and field has been in Maygan Shaw’s blood. In a long line of athletes in her family, the Northwestern State sprinter has not only proved to be the best in her family, but […]

EUGENE, Oregon—Ever since she was a little girl, track and field has been in Maygan Shaw’s blood.
In a long line of athletes in her family, the Northwestern State sprinter has not only proved to be the best in her family, but also arguably the best women’s sprinter the school has ever produced.
Shaw, a native of Pineville, has a chance to do what other family members couldn’t—become an All-American in an open event.
In 2024, she earned her way to a Second Team All-American spot as a member of the 4×400 relay team after finishing 16th in the relay finals.
Shaw made the nationals after running a 51.68 in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA East First Round in which she finished eighth to earn a spot in Oregon. She is one of 12 in the event to go to nationals from the East regional, which includes fellow Southland Conference runner Onyah Onyinye Favour of Southeastern Louisiana.
“It feels good to be able to go back,” Shaw said. “Eugene is such a beautiful city. And they have such a nice facility, so I’m excited to be able to run on such a quality track.”
She has the opportunity to become an All-American at the NCAA nationals on the campus of the University of Oregon in the 400, as the women’s time at nationals begins Thursday.
The semifinals in the 400 start at 7:41 p.m. Shaw is in the third heat out of three with each heat having eight runners, and it can be viewed on ESPN.
It did not take long for associate head coach Adam Pennington to see greatness in her as a freshman.
“Early on in her career, I knew how special she would be,” he said. “She won a conference title in her first ever championship. But I’d say this year I seen something different. It’s been the first year she hasn’t been overshadowed by other ladies. From the beginning of the fall you could just see she was on a mission.”
Growing up in a family with so many track athletes, she was able to forge her own path, but her love for the sport started with her parents, Rickey and Maggie Sanders.
Rickey (high jump) and Maggie (hurdles) each helped Maygan reach this point, especially Rickey, who helped her train in high school.
“I love my dad, and I appreciate how far I’ve been able to come with his help, especially since he helped me train a lot in high school,” Shaw said.
While her parents had a giant impact on her career in track and field, she held a special relationship with her grandfather.
Maygan’s grandfather, Larry Shaw, ran track when he was in high school, clocking in the 51s in the 400.
“My grandpa and I were really close,” Shaw said. “We used to visit him often and he would babysit us all the time growing up. I really loved spending time with him and I’m glad he got to see some of my races in middle school.”
One of Maygan’s goals was to run in the 51s, just like her departed grandfather.
Mission accomplished.
Going into her home meet, the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, she had a month—or as it turned out, two months—remaining in her collegiate career.
It turns out the elder Shaw was with her that day, as she ran a blistering personal best time of 51.87. Not only did she run a personal record, school record, meet record and Walter P. Ledet Track and Field Complex record, she also accomplished that elusive goal of running in the 51s—just like her grandfather.
“It felt rewarding,” Shaw said. “It felt great to be able to reach a goal that seemed impossible for my circumstances growing up. I’m glad I got to meet that goal, and I know he’s really proud of me.
“At first, it didn’t feel real. It was mind-boggling. And to this day, it feels surreal. I just really want to do it again.”
And then she did it again, just two weeks later, smashing that previous best with a new personal record, clocking a blistering 51.19 on April 26 at the LSU Alumni Gold.
If her grandfather were here right now, he would be excited for how much his granddaughter has accomplished and will be right with her every step of the way, both on the track and off. On the track, she has one more goal in mind—to become a first team All-American.
“Being an All-American would be huge,” Pennington said. “I believe if she became an All-American, it would be the first lady sprinter ever in an open event for NSU. We didn’t just come this far to come this far. So that would be huge for her and every lady to ever wear a Demon uniform.”
Going to college in Natchitoches made sense for the Pineville High standout, as she could compete and go to school near her family.
It also didn’t hurt that Pennington is from the area.
“When recruiting her. what stood out most was her just being from central Louisiana,” he said. “We are from the same area and for her to have some success in high school in that area, we knew she had upside.”
As she prepares for her final collegiate meet, what Shaw will miss the most is not what happened on the track, but the relationships built off it.
“I think what I remember most are at the relationships that I formed while going to this school,” Shaw said. “I’ve said it countless times, but the team is really close and I really feel like it’s a home away from home when I step on the track. I’m sure I’ll see a bunch of them at my wedding.”
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Volleyball Signs Transfer Britt Carlson
Story Links TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Volleyball has announced the addition of opposite Britt Carlson, a transfer from UCF, to the 2025 roster. “We are very excited to welcome Britt to Tucson,” head coach Charita Stubbs said. “She will bring experience and size to the right side for us. She is […]

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Volleyball has announced the addition of opposite Britt Carlson, a transfer from UCF, to the 2025 roster.
“We are very excited to welcome Britt to Tucson,” head coach Charita Stubbs said. “She will bring experience and size to the right side for us. She is a great competitor and she will make an immediate impact on the team.”
Carlson comes to Arizona after two seasons at UCF and one season at Washington State. During her two years at UCF, she appeared in 39 matches and tallied 244 kills, 61 blocks, and 51 digs as a pin player. In 2024, Carlson ranked third on UCF’s team with 49 blocks and fourth with 202 kills. She averaged 2.10 kills per set during the season and recorded a career high of 16 kills with a .522 hitting percentage against Florida Atlantic.
In 2023, Carlson played in 12 matches and tallied 42 kills and 12 blocks in her first season as a Knight. Carlson did not play in a match during her season at Washington State in 2022.
Carlson will join freshmen Maya Flemister, Chloe Giehtbrock, Brookelyn Hatton, Renee Jones, Paige Thies, and Shea Davis in the fall.
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Spring Academic All-Big Ten Teams Announced
Story Links ROSEMONT, Ill. – A total of 169 Washington student-athletes from the eleven spring sports were named to the Spring 2025 Big Ten All-Academic list today, the conference office announced. The Spring honorees come from the baseball, beach volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s rowing, softball, men’s and […]

ROSEMONT, Ill. – A total of 169 Washington student-athletes from the eleven spring sports were named to the Spring 2025 Big Ten All-Academic list today, the conference office announced.
The Spring honorees come from the baseball, beach volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s rowing, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s track & field.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Spring 2025 Big Ten All-Academic
Baseball (20)
Colin Blanchard • Senior • Communication
Colton Bower • Junior • Real Estate | Business Administration
Tommy Brandenburg • Senior • Marketing
Sam DeCarlo • Junior • Psychology
Josh Emanuels • Grad Student • Master of Information Management
Jase Evangelista • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jaxson Gore • Sophomore • Pre Major
AJ Guerrero • Senior • Political Science
Reilly McAdams • Senior • Communication
Gunnar Nichols • Junior • Pre Major
Sawyer Parkin • Senior • Communication
Carston Pearson • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jack Sand • Sophomore • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Peysen Sweeney • Senior • Political Science
Braeden Terry • Senior • Psychology
Boston Warkentin • Junior • Law, Societies & Justice
Cooper Whitton • Junior • Pre Major
Blake Wilson • Sophomore • Earth & Space Sciences: Geoscience
Will Woodward • Junior • Communication
Isaac Yeager • Junior • Real Estate
Beach Volleyball (7)
Brooke Balue • Sophomore • Real Estate
Reagan Peterson • Junior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Piper Stephenson • Sophomore • Real Estate
Josie Ulrich • Senior • Master of Health Administration
Lauren Wilcock • Senior • Biology
Sarah Wilcock • Sophomore • Public Health: Global Health
Ella Wimmer • Sophomore • Communication
Men’s Golf (3)
Justin Hopkins • Senior • Applied Mathematics
Finn Koelle • Sophomore • Pre Major
Drew Warford • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Women’s Golf (5)
Jenny Chang • Senior • Psychology
Jamie Hsieh • Senior • Business Administration
Kennedy Knox • Senior • Real Estate
Carmen Lim • Junior • Psychology
Vivian Lu • Sophomore • Pre Major
Men’s Rowing (33)
Matteo Belgeri • Sophomore • Pre Major
Giuseppe Bellomo • Sophomore • Pre Major
Marius Bjørn-Hansen Ahlsand • Senior • Political Science: Political Economy
Dimitri Chamitoff • Sophomore • Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering
Luke Collins • Junior • History | Political Science
Lyle Donovan • Junior • Geography: Data Science
Nick Dunlop • Senior • Psychology
Harry Fitzpatrick • Senior • Communication
Sam Ford • Junior • Real Estate
Maggie Gibbons • Sophomore • Environmental Studies
Alex Gonin • Senior • Biology
Finn Griskauskas • Junior • Political Science: International Security | Sociology
Quinn Hall • Senior • Communication
Nikita Jacobs • Sophomore • Real Estate
Kieran Joyce • Senior • Economics
Klas Ole Lass • Sophomore • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Kiefer Law • Junior • Human-Centered Design & Engineering
Ryan Martin • Junior • Architectural Studies
Rory McDonnell • Sophomore • Political Science
Ewan Morrow • Junior • Economics
Billy Osborne • Sophomore • Environmental Studies
Henry Ramstad • Junior • Applied Mathematics: Data Science
Ben Shortt • Junior • Economics
Connor Shoup • Senior • Master of Public Administration
Addison Smee • Junior • Business Administration: Finance
Ryan Smith • Junior • International Studies | Political Science: Political Economy
Cameron Tasker • Junior • Political Science: Political Economy
Marc Tennesen • Junior • Chemistry | Atmospheric Sciences
Logan Ullrich • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Studies
Blake Vogel • Senior • Real Estate
Ethan Walsh • Junior • Real Estate
Jonathan Wang-Norderud • Senior • Economics
Lucas Woodruff • Senior • Master of Mechanical Engineering
Women’s Rowing (43)
Zoë Bischoff • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Carmel Bollag • Sophomore • Biochemistry
Luella Bowersock • Junior • Cinema & Media Studies
Paris Burbine • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Mira Calder • Junior • Chemistry
Mia Carter • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Jordyn Costello • Sophomore • Real Estate
Jane Cox • Senior • Art History
Alex Dessart • Junior • Sociology
Jordan Freer • Senior • Environmental Engineering
Caitlin Hane • Senior • Environmental Public Health
Olivia Hay • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Brianna Hoffman • Senior • Law, Societies, & Justice
Olivia Howe • Junior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Taylor Inouye • Junior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Allison Jakeway • Senior • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Zola Kemp • Sophomore • Pre Major
Ellen Koselka • Senior • History
Lilly Kurtz • Senior • Political Science: International Security
Carly Lauritzen • Senior • Biology
Danielle Lohrenz • Senior • History & Philosophy of Science
Cora Madison • Senior • Chemistry
Cami Martin • Junior • Anthropology
Perry McLoughlin • Junior • Pre Major
Cillian Mullen • Junior • Environmental Studies
Grace Murdock • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Leah Nash • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Maddie Ohm • Senior • Environmental Public Health
Eliza Perry • Senior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Izzy Peters • Senior • Economics
Camille Randall • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Aisha Rocek • Junior • Geography
Megan Romesberg • Junior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Kate Russ • Junior • International Studies
Sofie Sand • Senior • Biology
Isabelle Tinsley • Senior • Computer Science
Victoria Trentin • Sophomore • Chemical Engineering
Kalee Verd • Junior • Biology
Jess Weir • Junior • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Cait Whittard • Junior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Scout Wilson • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Elisabeth Wu • Senior • Anthropology: Medical Anthropology & Global Health
Margaret Young • Junior • Anthropology: Medical Anthropology & Global Health
Softball (4)
Giselle Alvarez • Sophomore • Communication
Jing Gardner • Sophomore • Business Administration
Jadyn Glab • Sophomore • Education Studies: Social & Emotional Wellness
Haley Winckler • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Men’s Tennis (5)
Cesar Bouchelaghem • Senior • Economics
Brett Pearson • Junior • Business Administration
Ivan Sodan • Sophomore • Business Administration
Nedim Suko • Senior • Informatics
Dzianis Zharyn • Senior • Comparative History of Ideas
Women’s Tennis (4)
Catherine Gagnon • Sophomore • Pre Major
Alexia Jacobs • Sophomore • Pre Major
Erika Matsuda • Junior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Zehra Suko • Sophomore • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Men’s Track & Field (21)
Prestin Artis • Senior • Design: Visual Communication
Mathis Bresko • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Isaac Briggs • Sophomore • Pre Major
Cruize Corvin • Sophomore • Real Estate
James Crabtree • Junior • English
Leo Daschbach • Senior • Master of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership
Thom Diamond • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jamar Distel • Senior • Communication
Jonathan Frazier • Sophomore • Pre Major
Tyrone Gorze • Sophomore • Pre Major
Nathan Green • Senior • Real Estate
Boden Hanley • Sophomore • Pre Major
Roman Hutchinson • Sophomore • Pre Major
Evan Jenkins • Junior • Construction Management
Tim Luebbert • Junior • Economics | Political Science: Political Economy
Jack Olsen • Senior • Early Childhood & Family Studies
Simon Park • Senior • Master of Public Administration
Jami Schlueter • Senior • Sociology
Will Schneider • Junior • Pre Major
Trevontay Smith • Sophomore • Pre Major
Matthew Wilkinson • Senior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Women’s Track & Field (24)
Rachel Bir • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Ella Borsheim • Junior • Bioengineering
Sara Borton • Senior • Psychology
Alyssia Brown • Junior • Landscape Architecture
Kapiolani Coleman • Sophomore • Pre Major
Yvonne Colson • Senior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Julia David-Smith • Senior • Biology
Chloe Foerster • Junior • Biology
Tori Herman • Senior • Real Estate
Danielle Hunter • Senior • English: Creative Writing
Brianna McInnis • Junior • Economics
Amanda Moll • Sophomore • Business Administration
Hana Moll • Sophomore • Business Administration
Rhonda Newton • Junior • So, Societies & Justice
Sophie O’Sullivan • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Saydi Orange • Junior • Biology
Elle Rutherford • Senior • Mathematics
Ashley Schroeder • Junior • Civil Engineering
Moa Segerholt • Junior • Communication: Journalism and Public Interest
Anna Terrell • Junior • Political Science
Kaia Tupu-South • Senior • Mechanical Engineering
Ava Washburn • Sophomore • Pre Major
Josephine Welin • Senior • Design | Applied Computational Mathematical Sciences
Avril Wilson • Senior • Earth & Space Sciences
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Paris Olympics athlete, University of Louisville star
Louisville track and field’s Jayden Ulrich posted the top qualifying distance in the discus this season as the NCAA championships are set to begin in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday. She’s one of 11 U of L athletes from its men’s and women’s teams who qualified for nationals. Kentucky is sending a combined 22 from its […]

Louisville track and field’s Jayden Ulrich posted the top qualifying distance in the discus this season as the NCAA championships are set to begin in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday.
She’s one of 11 U of L athletes from its men’s and women’s teams who qualified for nationals. Kentucky is sending a combined 22 from its programs. Of them, Ulrich has the best shot at winning gold.
Ulrich, a senior who represented the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics, is exactly the kind of athlete who has thrived in the past structure of college track. It’s long been a de facto farm system for the U.S. national track and field team, and other countries too, to build competitors for the Olympics.
Ulrich is officially a world-class athlete.
Now that the House v. NCAA settlement has been finalized, in theory, there’s more money than ever to support athletes like Ulrich.
Yet the $20.5 million designated for revenue sharing with athletes for schools like Louisville and Kentucky may not have much left over for non-revenue sports like track and field.
The historic settlement paved the way for athletes to get paid directly from university athletics departments that have long benefited from their labor. But the only sports guaranteed to get a healthy portion of the money are from football and men’s basketball.
Elite athletes like Ulrich are in danger of being reduced to a second-class status when it comes to getting a share of the money proportionate to their accomplishments.
Now guess how much other participants in the NCAA championships who don’t have the accolades are going to receive.
It’s as if their contributions don’t count because there’s not a crowd of 100,000 packing a stadium on a fall Saturday.
What it comes down to is there’s no broadcast or streaming outlet paying in the billions to broadcast events like the NCAA championships this week.
Track and field is not a revenue-generating sport.
Football is. For most universities that field a team, it’s a rainmaker for the entire athletics department. It’s easy to understand why football players should command the highest percentage of the revenue.
But how much is it worth having an athlete like Ulrich represent a school, and the nation, on the world’s biggest stage?
Cats’ fans are fond of saying, Big Blue gets through. Now put that in the context of former UK hurdler turned Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Because of her dominance in the 400 meter hurdles, she’s made the Kentucky brand ring out in some places throughout the world where it never would have otherwise resonated.
Publicity like that is invaluable.
Track and field has the second-most participants in the NCAA to football. But if indoor and outdoor track along with cross country is combined, it has the most total participation opportunities in the NCAA, as some athletes compete in more than one season.
Thanks to the House settlement, track and field now has a roster limit of up to 45 scholarships. (Schools are not required to fully fund that amount.) Previously they could have unlimited rosters, but only 18 women’s and 12.6 men’s scholarships.
The roster cap was what held up the settlement from being finalized as Judge Claudia Wilken wanted to include a grandfather clause to ensure athletes currently on rosters could not be cut in an effort to meet the new limit.
If only there was a judge who could protect a slice of revenue to ensure there’s a place for track and field athletes like Ulrich too.
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