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Olanrewaju Runs MAC-Best 400m as Track & Field Concludes Regular Season

Hillsdale College Last Chance Results | Len Paddock Open Results YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan men’s track & field student-athlete Olawole Olanrewaju tied for a Mid-American Conference (MAC)-best 400m time, placing second in 46.85 at the Hillsdale College Last Chance, hosted by Hillsdale College, at the Outdoor Track at Hayden Park, in Hillsdale, Mich., […]

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– Eastern Michigan men’s track & field student-athlete Olawole Olanrewaju tied for a Mid-American Conference (MAC)-best 400m time, placing second in 46.85 at the Hillsdale College Last Chance, hosted by Hillsdale College, at the Outdoor Track at Hayden Park, in Hillsdale, Mich., Wednesday, May 7, as the Eagles also competed at the Len Paddock Open, hosted by the University of Michigan, at the U-M Track & Field Stadium, in Ann Arbor, Friday, May 9.

Olanrewaju (Akoko North-West, Nigeria/Wallas Universal Secondary School/Lenoir-Rhyne) finished the 400m dash in second and tied with Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria Metropolitan International College Lenoir-Rhyne) for first in the conference.

In Hillsdale, EMU men’s results showed three athletes finishing in first, seven finishing in the top three, 10 athletes finishing with a PR, and five earning a season-best. For the women, four finished in first with eight athletes finishing in the top three, 11 athletes tabbed a personal-best and seven grabbed a season-best.

At the Len Paddock Open, the women grabbed two first-place finishes, six top-three showings, six personal-bests, and five season-bests. For the men, they earned three finishes within the top three, 10 career-best, and four season-best.

How it Happened – Men at Hillsdale Last Chance

In the 400m dash, Olanrewaju earned his spot at the top of the MAC, tying for the best 400m dash time in the conference with a personal-best 46.85. Senior Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) claimed a new PR of 47.25, placing fourth during the race. Freshman Michael Hawkins (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical/Michigan State) also grabbed a PR, placing 12th with a time of 49.14. Olanrewaju’s time tied Ajayi for first place in the MAC 400m dash. Three of the top four 400m times in the conference now belong to the Eagles.

Senior Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska) placed third in the triple jump with a 14.65m (48-00.80) leap. This is a new season-best for the four-year senior that ranks the Eastern athlete third in the MAC.

Hawkins punched his way into second with a 52.35 PR in the 400m hurdles. This ranks Hawkins in the top three in the MAC along with Singh in first place (50.62).

A season-best was made during the hammer throw for the Eagles as sophomore Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) finished third with a 63.20m (207-04.20) toss.

After punching a ticket into the finals for the 110m hurdles, two Eagles found a way to finish in the top 10 in the race and within the conference. Sophomore Matt McKnight (Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Senior) finished fourth (14.59), while freshman Mill Coleman III (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central) finished sixth (14.86). Both athletes earned a PR for their times and EMU now places four in the top 10 in the conference.

In the 1500m run, junior Carson McCoy (Pittsburg, Pa./Deer Lakes) and freshman Ronan Codyre (Auckland, New Zealand/Macleans College) both finished strong to earn a spot in the top 10 for the race and conference. McCoy finished his run with a season-best time of 3:49.22 that placed him in fourth, while Codyre finished fifth with PR 3:49.61. This places three Eagles in the top five in the MAC with McCoy right in the middle in second.

Sophomore Solomon King (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic/Davenport) had a strong performance that got him into the finals for the 100m dash. King was the only one out of three EMU runners to qualify for the finals. His performance landed him third with a final time of 10.71 in the 100m dash.

How it Happened – Men at Len Paddock Open

McEachern placed third in the hammer throw with his second season-best toss of the week in the event as he threw the hammer 63.50m (208-04), a mark that ranks second in the conference. Drew Knieper (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion/Hope College) grabbed a 48.24m (158-03) PR in the event.

Hawkins turned in his third PR of the week with a 14.33 run in the 110m hurdles, placing sixth. His time ranks third in the MAC.

Eastern posted strong performances in the 1500m run as four out of the five Eagles in the event ran a season or personal-best time. Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) placed third in a season-best 3:58.0, Donovan Johnson (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central) slotted fifth in a PR 3:59.89, along with Aaron Schwieterman (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) in sixth in a personal-best 4:01.14. Isaac Garcia (Greely, Col./South County) rounded-out the group with a 4:14.38 PR.

In the long jump, Thompson placed second as he soared 6.92m (22-08.50) while Leland Godfrey (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral/Sacramento State) collected a 15.50m (50-10.25) PR in the shot put for a fourth-place finish.

How it Happened – Women at Hillsdale Last Chance

Freshman Ajah Arscott (Plantation, Fla./Taravella) highlighted the performances for the Eastern women as she placed first in both the 100m dash prelims (11.72) and 200m dash (23.52). Both times marked collegiate personal-best marks and rank inside the MAC top six, led by her 200m time that stands third in the conference and fifth in EMU program history.

Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) had a strong performance in the 400m dash, placing first in an outdoor season-best 54.03, a time that stands fourth in the conference. The race also saw freshman Mia Biehl (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) set a personal-best, placing tenth in 56.82.

Junior Alimot Alowonle (Lagos, Nigeria Tindip College New Orleans) won the long jump with a 5.74m (18-10.00) leap, marking an outdoor season-best and the 10th-best jump in the MAC for the first-year Eagle. After punching her ticket to the 100m dash finals, she ran a career-best 11.75, good for third place and eighth in the conference.

Green and White filled the two and three spots in the triple jump, led by Mariah Taylor‘s (East Lake, Fla./East Lake) career-best 12.04m (39-06.00) bound that ranks eighth in the MAC. Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine) placed second in the event, falling just one-meter shy of Taylor’s jump at 12.03m (39-05.60).

Both the 400m and 800m were particularly productive for the Eagles as every student-athlete competing in the events set either a personal-best or outdoor season-best mark. To go with Oloye’s 54.03 in the 400m, Anna Bathellier (Ile d’Yeu, France/College Les Sicardieres) spearheaded the 800m attack with a fourth-place showing in a career-fastest time of 2:12.13.

How it Happened – Women at Len Paddock Open

Erica King (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette Township) placed third in the javelin throw with a personal-best 42.17m (138-04) mark that ranks her fourth in the conference and improves her program top-10 standing to sixth all-time. Lena Korte (Clinton, Mich./Clinton/Concordia) and Elise Gregory (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) set season-bests as Korte finished fourth throwing 44.72m (113-11) and Gregory slotted fifth with a 28.27m (92-09) sling.

Freshman Shamoya Clemetson (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) won the 100m hurdles in a career-standard 13.76 that ranks fourth in the MAC. Nikol Antoniadi (Didimoticho, Greece/Geniko Lykeio Didimotichou) placed fourth in the event (14.36) while Maleah Scott (Farmington, Minn./Farmington) grabbed a season-best, finishing in 15.77.

The high jump duo of Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) and Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L’Anse Creuse) placed first and second, respectively, in the high jump as both cleared 1.65m (5-05.00).

Continuing with strong jumps, Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford/Benedict) and Alowonle placed second and third, respectively, in the triple jump. Buffen bounded 12.39m (40-07.75), just three meters off her 12.42m (40-09.00) season-best from the Georgia Tech Invitational, April 18-19, while Alowonle jumped 11.65m (38-02.75).

The 3000m run was also a bright spot for the Eastern women as all three Eagles competing set either a personal or career-best time. Lucy Jones (Haverhill, England/Normanhurst School) paced the squad with a 10th-place finish in a career-best 10:16.46, followed by Frankie Moore (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) in 15th in a season-best 10:44.06, and rounded out by Erika Van Loton‘s (Garden City, Mich./Huron Valley Lutheran) personal-best 11:15.06.

EMU Individual Results

Denotes Personal-Best*

Denotes Season-Best^

Denotes Qualified for Finals Q

Bold Denotes Program Top 10

DNF Denotes Did Not Finish

Men’s Results

Hillsdale Last Chance, May 7

Triple Jump

1. Formula Thompson – 14.65m (48-00.80)^

Shot Put

10. Leland Godfrey – 14.76m (48-05.10)

13. Jake McEachern – 13.86m (45-05.70)

Hammer Throw Elite

3. Jake McEachern – 63.20m (207-04.20)^

110m Hurdle Prelims

5. Matt McKnight – 14.86Q

6. Mill Coleman III – 14.97Q

7. Leo Ignacio – 14.99Q

110m Hurdles Finals

4. Matt McKnight – 14.59*

6. Mill Coleman III – 14.86*

7. Leo Ignacio – 14.94

100m Dash Prelims

4. Solomon King – 10.87Q

14. Shelton Bass – 11.21

15. George Gage – 11.24

100m Dash Finals

3. Solomon King – 10.71

1500m Run

4. Carson McCoy – 3:49.22^

5. Ronan Codyre – 3:49.61*

9. Jimmy Geller – 4:00.45

400m Dash

1. Olawole Olanrewaju – 46.85*

2. Bamidele Ajayi – 47.01

4. Gabe Singh – 47.25*

9. Tajay Roberts – 48.53

12. Michael Hawkins – 49.14*

19. Drew Graves – 51.22*

400m Hurdles

1. Gabe Singh – 51.04

2. Michael Hawkins – 52.35*

6. Matt McKnight – 55.27

200m Dash

8. Shelton Bass – 21.90^

11. George Gage – 22.10^

12. Mill Coleman – 22.16*

18. Josh Flake – 23.00*

Len Paddock Open, May 9

100m Dash

10. George Gage – 10.95^

110m Hurdles

6. Michael Hawkins – 14.33*

9. Matt McKnight – 14.73

10. Leo Ignacio – 14.83

12. Mill Coleman III – 14.98

13. Samuel Jeffery – 15.21*

15. Cason Doolittle – 15.36*

200m Dash

8. Solomon King – 21.46^

400m Dash

7. Nathan Gaspersic – 50.20

9. Julien Badoo – 51.83*

1500m Run

3. Ty Dailey – 3:58.60^

5. Donovan Johnson – 3:59.89*

6. Aaron Schwieterman – 4:01.14*

9. Nicholas Kline – 4:09.26

11. Isaac Garcia – 4:14.38*

3000m Run

4. Carson Vanderschaaf – 9:06.87

Discus Throw

13. Jake McEachern – 44.48m (145-11)

Hammer Throw

3. Jake McEachern – 63.50m (208-04)^

14. Drew Knieper – 48.24m (158-03)*

Javelin Throw

8. Julien Badoo – 35.03m (114-11)*

Long Jump

2. Formula Thompson – 6.92m (22-08.50)

6. Cason Doolittle – 6.13m (20-01.50)

Pole Vault

6. Nathan Gaspersic – 4.46m (14-07.50)

— Jeremy Watson – NH

Shot Put

4. Leland Godfrey – 15.50m (50-10.25)*

Women’s Results

Hillsdale Last Chance, May 7

Long Jump

1. Alimot Alowonle – 5.74m (18-10.00)^

4. Ashtan Winfrey – 5.63m (18-05.70)

8. Nene Garner – 5.34m (17-06.20)

9. Kaydence Doxley – 5.33m (17-05.80)

Triple Jump

2. Mariah Taylor – 12.04m (39-06.00)*

3. Mariia Yelanska – 12.03m (39-05.60)

12. Kaydence Doxley – 9.92m (32-06.60)

100m Hurdles Prelims

8. Nikol Antoniadi – 14.27Q

— Mariah Taylor – DNF

100m Hurdles Finals

7. Nikol Antoniadi – 14.19^

100m Dash Prelims

1. Ajah Arscott – 11.72^Q

7. Jaeden Garraway – 12.05*Q

8. Alimot Alowonle – 12.06Q

17. Nene Garner – 13.04*Q

100m Dash Finals

3. Alimot Alowonle – 11.75*

5. Jaeden Garraway – 12.09

1500m Run

3. Frankie Moore – 4:56.57

4. Erika Van Loton – 4:57.55*

400m Dash

1. Josephine Oloye – 54.03^

10. Mia Biehl – 56.82*

16. Demetria Henderson – 57.85^

27. Savanna Owens – 1:04.86*

800m Run

4. Anna Bathellier – 2:12.13*

7. Cora Henderson – 2:13.09*

13. Sophie Emin – 2:17.93^

15. Kiera Hansen – 2:23.66^

16. Eva Orlich – 2:24.91*

200m Dash

1. Ajah Arscott – 23.52* EMU #5

9. Nikol Antoniadi – 25.44*

Len Paddock Open, May 9

100m Hurdles

1. Shamoya Clemetson – 13.76*

4. Nikol Antoniadi – 14.36

9. Maleah Scott – 15.77^

400m Dash

9. Mia Biehl – 58.26

10. Demetria Henderson – 58.47

400m Hurdles

8. Tijana Japundzic – 1:03.60

11. Sophie Emin – 1:07.75

800m Run

3. Chloie Musta – 2:08.26

7. Anna Bathellier – 2:11.83*

8. Cora Henderson – 2:13.63

16. Kiera Hansen – 2:23.69

18. Eva Orlich – 2:26.68

20. Savanna Owens – 2:33.49^

1500m Run

4. Cara Weber – 4:55.01*

3000m Run

10. Lucy Jones – 10:16.46*

15. Frankie Moore – 10:44.06^

17. Erika Van Loton – 11:15.06*

Discus Throw

14. Aleah Johnson – 37.40m (122-08)

Hammer Throw

8. Isabella Brent – 52.97m (173-09)

14. Aleah Johnson – 48.55 (159-03)

High Jump

1. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.65m (5-05.00)

2. Micah Martin – 1.65m (5-05.00)

— Shamoya Clemetson – NH

— Maleah Scott – NH

Javelin Throw

3. Erica King – 42.17m (138-04)* EMU #6

4. Lena Korte – 34.72m (113-11)^

5. Elise Gregory – 28.27m (92-09)^

Long Jump

5. Kaydence Doxley – 5.31m (17-05.25)

7. Nene Garner – 5.18m (17-00.00)

Pole Vault

7. Megan Rybitski – 3.52m (11-06.50)

9. Samantha Smith – 3.52m (11-06.50)

10. Julia Sabo – 3.37m (11-00.75)

Shot Put

9. Lena Korte – 13.05m (42-09.75)

Triple Jump

2. Kyra Buffen – 12.39m (40-07.75)

3. Alimot Alowonle – 11.65m (38-02.75)

— Mariah Taylor – FOUL

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Duos from Austria, Greece, Czechia, Netherlands and Slovakia earn zonal tour medals with FIVB Empowerment – FIVB

Duos from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported Austria, Greece, Czechia, Netherlands and Slovakia claimed zonal beach volleyball tour medals last week. A BVA Tour stop took place in Balikesir, Turkiye, while a MEVZA Tour event (pictured in the main photo; source: mevza.org) was held in Innsbruck, Austria, with teams from Turkiye, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary also […]

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Duos from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported Austria, Greece, Czechia, Netherlands and Slovakia claimed zonal beach volleyball tour medals last week. A BVA Tour stop took place in Balikesir, Turkiye, while a MEVZA Tour event (pictured in the main photo; source: mevza.org) was held in Innsbruck, Austria, with teams from Turkiye, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary also making their way to the podiums.

BVA Zonal Tour in Balikesir

Greece’s Dimitra Manavi & Elisavet Triantafillidi defeated Dutch wild cards Benthe Essink & Lieke Gijsen in the women’s final of the BVA Zonal Tour event in Balikesir, while the bronze went to Romania’s Francesca Ioana Alupei & Beata Vaida. In the men’s competition, Greek representatives Stavros Ntallas & Dimitrios Chatzinikolaou took bronze, while Yusuf Ozdemir & Batuhan Kuru delighted the home crowd with a win over Bulgaria’s Dimitar Mehandzhiyski & Dimitar Kalchev in the gold medal showdown.

The Greek federation’s beach volleyball department has so far been allocated a total of USD 262,500 in FIVB Volleyball Empowerment coach support for their national duos, who have been working under the guidance of Konstantinos Pothitakis and Efstathios Chandrinos. The Dutch federation has so far been granted a total of USD 217,600 in national beach volleyball team coach support from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment. Their women’s pairs benefit from the expertise of Cypriot coach Antreas Savvidis.

The top-seeded Greek team of Dimitra Manavi & Elisavet Triantafillidi finished runners-up in their pool in Balikesir, but then cruised through the playoffs without dropping a single set in three matches played. They triumphed on top of the podium after a 2-0 (21-9, 21-14) sweep of the final against fifth-seeded Benthe Essink & Lieke Gijsen of the Netherlands, who reached the gold medal showdown undefeated in three games played. Second-seeded Romanians Francesca Ioana Alupei & Beata Vaida settled for bronze after mastering a 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) win over Moldova’s Ana Nicolaev & Valeria Gherman.

Women’s results and standings

On the men’s side, top-seeded Greek pair Stavros Ntallas & Dimitrios Chatzinikolaou reached the last four without dropping a single set, but then they yielded to third-seeded home favorites Yusuf Ozdemir & Batuhan Kuru in a 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) semifinal. The Greeks bounced back with a 2-0 (21-14, 21-15) sweep of the third-place match against another Turkish duo, Tuna Imdat & Baris Guldali, to snatch the bronze. Both Ozdemir & Kuru and fourth-seeded Bulgarians Dimitar Mehandzhiyski & Dimitar Kalchev reached the final undefeated. In the gold medal showdown, the Turkish team proved stronger on the way to a 2-0 (21-14, 21-16) victory.

Men’s results and standings

15 men’s and 11 women’s teams from Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Moldova, the Netherlands, Romania and Turkiye took part in the competition.

MEVZA Zonal Tour in Innsbruck

The entire men’s podium at the MEVZA Zonal Tour event in Innsbruck was occupied by FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries – Austria’s Laurenc Grossig & Maximilian Trummer with gold and Felix Friedl & Florian Schnetzer with bronze, and Slovakia’s Lubos Nemec & Adrian Petruf with silver. Also with support from the program, Czechia’s Andrea Lorenzova & Mariana Tomasova took the women’s bronze. In the final, Austria’s Lia Berger & Lilli Hohenauer beat Hungary’s Stefania Flora Kun & Lilla Villam.

Austria’s beach volleyball has so far been allocated USD 84,000 in coach support from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment, in addition to another USD 6,000 for a national team coaches development knowledge transfer program. Greek coach Georgios Kotsilianos has been in charge of their men’s national duos. The Slovak Volleyball Federation’s beach volleyball department has been funded with USD 126,000 in FIVB Volleyball Empowerment coach support for their national beach volleyball teams. Slovakia’s men’s pairs train under the guidance of coaches Martin Suja and Lubica Siposova. The Czech Volleyball Federation has received USD 168,000 in FIVB Volleyball Empowerment coach support for their women’s beach volleyball teams and another USD 24,000 in national team coach development knowledge transfer programs. Their women’s pairs take advantage of Argentinean coach Sebastian Menegozzo’s expertise.

Second-seeded Austrians Laurenc Grossig & Maximilian Trummer went through the entire tournament in Innsbruck without losing a set in five matches played. In a hard-fought semifinal, they outlasted sixth-seeded compatriots Felix Friedl & Florian Schnetzer by 2-0 (25-23, 21-17) and went on to celebrate gold after a 2-0 (22-20, 21-13) victory over top-seeded Slovakians Lubos Nemec & Adrian Petruf in the final. Nemec & Petruf started the tournament with a surprising loss, but then pushed through to the last match with four wins in a row. Friedl & Schnetzer recovered with a tight 2-1 (24-26, 21-16, 15-13) win over eighth-seeded Krystof Oliva & Vaclav Kurka of Czechia.

Men’s results and standings

With three wins in a row, fourth-seeded Czechs Andrea Lorenzova & Mariana Tomasova reached the last four. Their winning run was interrupted in the semifinals by the Austrian champions-to-be, second-seeded Lia Berger & Lilli Hohenauer, with a narrow 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) defeat. Lorenzova & Tomasova bounced back with a 2-0 (22-20, 21-18) upset of top-seeded Slovenians Tjasa Kotnik & Maja Marolt for the bronze. Berger & Hohenauer went on to master a 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) sweep of the final against third-seeded Stefania Flora Kun & Lilla Villam of Hungary and complete a perfect run of five straight-set victories in the tournament.

Women’s results and standings

28 men’s and 28 women’s duos from Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Israel, Slovakia and Slovenia took part in the competition.

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A man described as a pioneer of swimming in New Zealand says he was not a swimmer of note himself, and “sort of drifted into coaching”. Pleasant Point man Clive Power has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to swimming in the King’s Birthday Honours. Mr Power has […]

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A man described as a pioneer of swimming in New Zealand says he was not a swimmer of note himself, and “sort of drifted into coaching”.

Pleasant Point man Clive Power has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to swimming in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Mr Power has dedicated more than 50 years to coaching and mentoring both coaches and swimmers at all levels, and was instrumental in the success of some of New Zealand’s top swimmers and swim coaches.

He said the honour was a surprise, but one he was very appreciative of.

While for most of his career he was based in the North Island, and in the recreation department at Christchurch Polytechnic, he and his wife Joyce moved to Pleasant Point 14 years ago, to be closer to their two sons.

He picked up the role of coach at CBay when it opened, until a permanent appointment could be made.

At 79, he says over the last couple of years he has “slowly petered out”.

“It’s really time to step down and let the next generation come through.”

Educated mostly in Te Awamutu, before heading to university and teacher’s college, his physical education background led to his career in coaching.

“I used to look after ‘the baths’ and drifted in to coaching from that point on.

“I wasn’t a swimmer of any note at all, I played mostly water polo, but there wasn’t the same number of coaches at that time, and it was just how things happened.”

The sport had changed considerably over the past 50 years, from lifting weights made out of concrete in the garage, to today’s high-performance centres.

“You had to be creative, you had to think about things a little more deeply, to make things work.”

Holding several positions at regional, national and international levels including as New Zealand swim team coach for several tours, Commonwealth Games, Olympics Games and Paralympics Games, Mr Power said there had been a lot of highlights.

“To focus on one would be unkind to a lot of the athletes I coached.”

However, his involvement in taking paralympic swimming from something “pretty gratuitous” to today’s sport for high performance athletes in their own right and on an equal footing to their able-bodied fellow athletes, was particularly satisfying.

Now enjoying being based in South Canterbury, Mr and Mrs Power were making the most of the opportunity to explore in their motorhome.

“As with everybody that gets to this point, you have to pass on your thanks to family members.

“There’s a hell of a lot of sacrifices that go into careers, you can’t be whistling off overseas without that support.”

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Story Links Irvine, CA – June 5 – The USA Men’s Junior National Team roster has been announced for the upcoming World Aquatics Men’s Junior World Championships (U20) starting later this month in Zagreb, Croatia. Head Coach Jack Kocur will lead 15 of the top up and coming athletes from around the country […]

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Irvine, CA – June 5 – The USA Men’s Junior National Team roster has been announced for the upcoming World Aquatics Men’s Junior World Championships (U20) starting later this month in Zagreb, Croatia. Head Coach Jack Kocur will lead 15 of the top up and coming athletes from around the country into action starting on June 14. Team USA was drawn into Group A and will meet Croatia, Hungary, and Montenegro in group play. A champion will be crowned on June 21. Live streaming and statistics information will be available ASAP.

Men’s Junior National Team (Hometown/School/Club)

1. Charles Mills (Tiburon, CA/USC/San Francisco Water Polo)

2. Baxter Chelsom (Los Angeles, CA/UC Davis/Los Angeles Premier)

3. Peter Castillo (Costa Mesa, CA/UCLA/Newport Beach WPC)

4. William Schneider (San Clemente, CA/Stanford/Mission WPC)

5. Jonathan Carcarey (Santa Maria, CA/Pepperdine/SOCAL)

6. Gavin Appeldorn (Newport Beach, CA/Princeton/Newport Beach WPC)

7. Ryder Dodd (Long Beach, CA/UCLA/Mission WPC)

8. Ryan Ohl (Greenwich, CT/Stanford/Greenwich Aquatics)

9. Landon Akerstrom (Costa Mesa, CA/UC San Diego/SOCAL)

10. Connor Ohl (Newport Beach, CA/Newport Harbor HS/Newport Beach WPC)

11. Benjamin Liechty (Newport Beach, CA/UCLA/Newport Beach WPC)

12. Bode Brinkema (San Juan Capistrano, CA/UCLA/Mission WPC)

13. Kiefer Black (San Diego, CA/Naval Academy/La Jolla United)

14. Max Zelikov (Boca Raton, FL/Stanford/South Florida WPC)

15. Corbin Stanley (Yorba Linda, CA/Long Beach State/SOCAL)

Staff

Jack Kocur – Head Coach

Felix Mercado – Assistant Coach

Alex Rodriguez – Assistant Coach

Derek Clappis – Assistant Coach

2025 World Aquatics Men’s Junior World Championships Schedule (subject to change)

June 14 – USA at Croatia 1:00pm et/10:00am pt

June 15 – USA vs Hungary 11:30am et/8:30am pt

June 16 – USA vs Montenegro 11:30am et/8:30am pt

June 17 – TBD

June 18 – TBD

June 19 – TBD

June 20 – TBD

June 21 – TBD

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Delorenzi Named to PSAC Spring Top 10 Team

Story Links LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Gannon men’s golf standout Giovanni Delorenzi (Reggio Emilia, Italy/International School of Modena) has been selected as a PSAC Spring Top 10 honoree. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced the ten recipients early this afternoon. In addition to Delorenzi, Gannon women’s golfer Ditte Petersen also earned a spot on […]

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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Gannon men’s golf standout Giovanni Delorenzi (Reggio Emilia, Italy/International School of Modena) has been selected as a PSAC Spring Top 10 honoree. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced the ten recipients early this afternoon. In addition to Delorenzi, Gannon women’s golfer Ditte Petersen also earned a spot on the coveted team.

The five men’s PSAC Top 10 honorees also included Jacob Houtz of Mansfield, Seton Hill’s Ian Korn Ryan Miller and Matthew Muthler of Lock Haven

The Top 10 Awards, selected by the PSAC’s sports information directors, recognize student-athletes who distinguish themselves in the classroom as well as in the arena of competition. The conference designates Top 10 Award winners (five men and five women) after each of the sports seasons: fall, winter, and spring.

To be a candidate for the Top 10 Awards, a student-athlete must have achieved a minimum of a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average and must be a starter or key reserve with legitimate athletic credentials.

A junior, Delorenzi is an Environmental Engineering major with a 3.968 GPA. He was named to the 2023-24 CSC Academic All-America At-Large Team as a third team selection. He helped the Golden Knights win a first-ever PSAC Championship and finish tied for first place at the NCAA Div. II Atlantic/East Regional to earn a berth at the NCAA Div. II National Championships for the fourth time in five years.

The native of Reggio Emilia, Italy previously earned PING All-Atlantic Region honors for the third straight season. He also earned first team All-PSAC honors for the second straight year and was a second team choice in 2023-24.

In 13 tournaments and 32 rounds Delorenzi finished with a 73.1 average, the second-best average on the team. He had three top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes, including a second-place showing at the PSAC Championships while shooting a 3-under par 213. He finished tied for fifth at the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional, helping Gannon earn a berth as one of 20 teams in the National Championships. He finished at 5-over par 221 at the Regional.

Delorenzi had three rounds in the 60’s, including a low of 66 in the UC Golden Eagle Fall Invitational, and 14 rounds of par-or-better.

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Blue Wahoos honor Gulf Breeze beach volleyball for defending state title

FSU, Miami in CWS Super Regionals; NFL minicamps run June 10-12 | 2MD College World Series Super Regionals begin Friday, June 6. See who FSU, Miami will play. Plus, Jags, Bucs and Dolphins set for mandatory minicamps. The Gulf Breeze Dolphins beach volleyball team was recognized at Blue Wahoos Stadium for repeating as FHSAA state […]

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The Gulf Breeze Dolphins beach volleyball team was recognized at Blue Wahoos Stadium for repeating as FHSAA state champions and national champions.
Seniors Izzy Beech and Karmyn Ferguson threw ceremonial first pitches.
The team achieved a 21-3 record in 2025, following a perfect 22-0 season in 2024.
The Dolphins have reached the state tournament three consecutive years.

A little less than a month after repeating as FHSAA state champions, and staying on top the MaxPreps national rankings, the Gulf Breeze beach volleyball team has had a few busy weeks.

The end of the school year had something to do with that.

Players had to go through their end-of-year testing, along with just the general festivities that come with being a graduating senior for the six on the team Dolphins that walked the stage at the Pensacola Bay Center.

But for a few minutes on June 5, in front of a few thousand fans at Blue Wahoos Stadium, the Dolphins took a chance to recognize just what happened during the 2025 season.

Gulf Breeze came into the season as defending champions, looking to have a good season once again. The team wasn’t exactly looking to stay on top as state champions, but just have a successful season. “And success can look a bunch of different ways,” Gulf Breeze head coach Chelsea Kroll added.

“We were successful in a lot of ways. Then it was just the jewel on top to be able to call ourselves state and national champions again,” Kroll said.

The recognition at Blue Wahoos Stadium included ceremonial opening pitches from seniors Izzy Beech and Karmyn Ferguson, who played together throughout the season and initially gave the Dolphins a 1-0 lead in championship match against New Smyrna Beach.

“It’s weird to think that we are done with our high school career,” said Beech, who was also on the Dolphins’ indoor volleyball team in the fall that made it to the state title game. “We’re excited to see what the future holds for us.”

“I don’t think it’s really set in for me, especially being a graduating senior,” Ferguson said, referring to repeating as champions. “It’s surreal that our high school careers have ended. It’s just crazy that it’s over. We accomplished a lot. But I feel like we should be accomplishing more.”

The cheers were plenty loud from the stands, and from the backstop where the rest of the beach volleyball team stood in support, as both players threw their pitches from just in front of the mound.

“I didn’t know how it was going to go. I was just hoping I wouldn’t toss it into the stands,” Ferguson said with a laugh.

Said Beech: “I was too worried about bouncing it (off the dirt), so I threw it a little high.”

Beech and Ferguson, along with the rest of the senior class, accomplished a lot with the Dolphins. For those who were with the team since the beginning, starting in 2023 when the group was in their sophomore year, Gulf Breeze has been to Tallahassee for the state tournament three years in a row.

The Dolphins, in their first year as a program, made it to the state quarterfinals before falling to New Smyrna Beach, which ultimately won the state championship. Gulf Breeze achieved an immaculate 22-0 season in 2024 to claim the state crown, before finishing 21-3 and defending that crown this season.

“Man, I’m going to cry. I’m going to miss them so much,” Kroll said when asked about the senior class. “All six of them have had enormous contributions to this team, both on and off the sand. It’s just an incredible group of girls that started this program with us, and now they’re moving on to bigger and better things. They’re leaving some really big shoes to fill next year.”

Both players and Kroll all acknowledged how special it was to be honored by the Blue Wahoos again. The team was recognized after their first state championship, as well. Allie Hepworth and Sydney Sutter, instead of an “opening pitch,” had an ceremonial bump-set-spike.

Sutter bumped the volleyball to Hepworth, who set up Sutter for a spike to home plate. But that doesn’t take away how special it was to be recognized, again, as national champions by the hometown professional baseball team.

“It’s pretty incredible that they want to give these girls the platform to be recognized in the community,” Kroll said. “We’re really grateful that the Blue Wahoos have that community outreach and are willing to do something like this.”

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