The Keiser Seahawk track and field team will conclude their 2025 season this weekend at the NAIA Outdoor National Championship meet, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University. The Seahawks come into this meet with a total of 11 athletes in their competition party, and will be hunting for national championship glory. 

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Indiana Wesleyan Track and Field Complex

Marion, Ind.

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Hugo Biget, Junior, Quimper, France

• Biget will be making his fourth career NAIA National Championship appearance 
• He will be racing on KU’s 4x100m relay team
• The Keiser 4×100 relay team qualified for NAIA Nationals with a B-standard 40.85 mark at the Sun Conference Outdoor Championship meet
• The prelim round for the 4×100 relay is set for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the final round is scheduled for 1:50 p.m. on Friday

Devin Christopher, Junior, St. Rose, La.

• Christopher will be racing as a part of Keiser’s 4x100m relay squad
• During indoor season, he was a key component of Keiser’s record breaking, conference champion DMR team
• The Keiser 4×100 relay team qualified for NAIA Nationals with a B-standard 40.85 mark at the Sun Conference Outdoor Championship meet
• The prelim round for the 4×100 relay is set for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the final round is scheduled for 1:50 p.m. on Friday

Alex Cruz, Freshman, Wesley Chapel, Fla.

• Cruz will be racing as a part of Keiser’s 4x100m relay squad
• This will be his first NAIA Nationals appearance
• The Keiser 4×100 relay team qualified for NAIA Nationals with a B-standard 40.85 mark at the Sun Conference Outdoor Championship meet
• The prelim round for the 4×100 relay is set for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the final round is scheduled for 1:50 p.m. on Friday

Francesco De Nicola, Freshman, Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.

• De Nicola will be racing as a part of Keiser’s 4x800m relay squad
• This will be De Nicola’s NAIA Nationals debut
• The Keiser 4x800m relay claimed their spot in NAIA nationals at the STU Under the Lights meet
• The 4x800m prelim round is set for 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, with the final slotted for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday
• The 800m prelim is slated for 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, with the final set to begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday

Dallas Desouza, Freshman, West Palm Beach, Fla.

• Desouza will be competing as part of the A-standard 4x800m relay squad, and the 4x100m relay squad
• During the indoor portion of the season, Desouza was a part of Keiser’s record breaking 4x800m relay squad
• He was also an NAIA All-American in the 600m dash
• The 4x800m prelim round is set for 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, with the final slotted for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday
• The Keiser 4×100 relay team qualified for NAIA Nationals with a B-standard 40.85 mark at the Sun Conference Outdoor Championship meet
• The prelim round for the 4×100 relay is set for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the final round is scheduled for 1:50 p.m. on Friday

Sacha Gangloff, Sophomore, Metz, France.

• Gangloff will be making his return to NAIA Nationals after missing most of indoor season with an injury
• The sophomore returned from his injury at the Keiser Twilight Invitational, and quickly logged a B-standard 7.29m mark
• He will be taking part in the long jump, an event that he became an NAIA All-American in during the 2024 indoor season, as well as a Sun Conference champion that same year
• The men’s long jump championship is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Thursday

Gorata Gabankitse, Freshman, Gaborone, Botswana.

• Gabankitse will be making his second nationals appearance of the year
• The freshman punched his ticket to NAIA Nationals with a B-standard 1:51.73 mark in the 800m
• Gabankitse also holds a spot on Keiser’s A-standard 4x800m relay squad
• The Keiser 4x800m relay claimed their spot in NAIA nationals at the STU Under the Lights meet
• The 4x800m prelim round is set for 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, with the final slotted for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday
• The 800m prelim is slated for 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, with the final set to begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday

Sigmund Le Fjeld, Freshman, Kolsås, Norway.

• Le Fjeld will make his second NAIA nationals appearance of the year
• The freshman has six top-10 finishes in the triple jump this season
• He punched his ticket to NAIA Nationals with a 14.61m triple jump at the Emory University Thrills in the Hills Meet
• The men’s triple jump is set for 1:30 p.m. on Friday

Yanis Le Mouillour, Freshman, Vannes, France

• Le Mouillour will be making his second NAIA nationals appearance of the year
• He was chosen as the Sun Conference Men’s Indoor Freshman of the Year, and was named Sun Conference Cross Country Men’s Freshman of the Year this past fall
• Le Mouillour set a Keiser program record in the 800m
• He is also a part of Keiser’s 4x800m relay team
• The Keiser 4x800m relay claimed their spot in NAIA nationals at the STU Under the Lights meet
• The 4x800m prelim round is set for 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, with the final slotted for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday
• The 800m prelim is slated for 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, with the final set to begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday

Adrian Rivadulla, Freshman, Ferrol, Spain.

• Rivadulla will be racing on Keiser’s 4x800m relay team
• This will be his second appearance of the year at NAIA nationals
• The Keiser 4x800m relay claimed their spot in NAIA nationals at the STU Under the Lights meet
• The 4x800m prelim round is set for 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, with the final slotted for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday
• The 800m prelim is slated for 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, with the final set to begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday

Claudio Pugnetti, Freshman, Udine, Italy.

• Pugnetti will be making his NAIA Nationals debut
• He qualified for nationals with an A-standard 62.43m javelin throw at the Keiser Twilight Invitational
• That mark is fifth best in the nation, and a Keiser record
• The freshman has placed fifth or better every time he has thrown the javelin in outdoor season, and was the Sun Conference Outdoor Champion
• The javelin throw will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday

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When the BYU men’s volleyball season ended in a fifth-set defeat to Stanford last month in the MPSF tournament, it struck a nerve — a nagging nerve that plagued the Cougars on multiple occasions in big moments throughout the season.

“Unfortunately, throughout the course of the year, we struggled to finish,” BYU coach Shawn Olmstead said. “We got ourselves in positions where we had every opportunity to (win).”

After getting to those positions, the school faltered on a few too many occasions — Stanford proving to be the last straw.

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In their final match of the year, the Cougars led late in the first set before watching the Cardinal roar past them, scoring nine of the final 12 points to beat a bewildered BYU 25-23.

“Every year we’re trying to figure out how we can get a little bit better attacking out at the pins; how we can get better from the service line,” Olmstead said. “Those are the keys to this game, to our level.”

—  BYU coach Shawn Olmstead

Stanford then cobbled together a similar ending in the final moments of the third set, using an 8-2 run that snatched a victory from the Cougars — who had three set-point opportunities — for a 27-25 triumph. The Cardinal sealed the match in a fifth-set victory that they never trailed.

“We had many opportunities to just capitalize and put away a set, and we didn’t,” Olmstead said of the match against Stanford. “We couldn’t put together the things (we needed to) down the stretch.”

BYU had similar opportunities slip through its fingertips in matches throughout the season — against No. 5 UC Irvine, No. 3 Hawaii, No. 6 USC and No. 2 UCLA.

“That kind of kept biting us in the butt,” Olmstead said. “We couldn’t overcome that. (Things) didn’t go the way we anticipated.”

Despite the Cougars’ nagging inconsistencies in some of their biggest moments of the year, they still finished with a No. 8 national ranking and 11 victories over teams that were listed in the final AVCA poll. The school’s greatest feat proved to be a pair of wins against MPSF tournament champion and No. 4 Pepperdine to close out the regular season.

“You try to learn from the great moments and you learn from the tough moments,” Olmstead said. “I thought we should have accomplished a little bit more down the stretch. And I think the guys feel that too and so that’s hard because a lot of those guys aren’t going to be with us next year. We’re going to be kind of a brand-new team.”

With the departure of five seniors, new NCAA roster regulations, and transfers, BYU could see more player turnover than normal this offseason.

“We knew that with the changing landscape of the NCAA and what is on the horizon … that the transfer portal was going to look … different than it has in years past,” Olmstead said. “We were right into the transfer portal immediately.”

The transfer portal has already yielded results for Olmstead and his staff as they retool the roster for 2026. Olmstead says next season the school will have more transfer players than it ever has had.

“I’m not allowed to comment on them specifically, because they’re going through the normal admissions that any athlete does in the transfer portal,” Olmstead said. “All of them are … guys that have played a lot in their respective programs, quite a bit actually. One of them is an All-American at (his) former school.”

BYU could look a lot different come next season, but it all is motivated by its desire to improve.

“Every year we’re trying to figure out how we can get a little bit better attacking out at the pins; how we can get better from the service line,” Olmstead said. “Those are the keys to this game, to our level.”

The Cougars won’t be able to get back together for official practices until school resumes next fall; however, Olmstead and his staff are staying busy doing all they can to address their team’s needs over the summer. They don’t want another season to end, feeling their team didn’t maximize its potential.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Tarleton State Beach Volleyball has gone international for its seventh announced signing entering 2025-26, adding German Theresa Habrik, the Texans announced on Tuesday.
 
Habrik (5-11) is from Erlenmoos in Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She arrived in the United States in 2023. She spent the last two years playing both beach volleyball and indoor volleyball at Hartnell College in Salinas, California.
 
Habrik was named the conference’s Most Valuable Player in both beach volleyball and indoor volleyball in 2024, plus First Team All-Conference. In beach that year, Habrik played 22 matches on the top court, going 20-2 at the No. 1 position, including a Coast Conference championship. She also qualified for the state championships.
 
This past indoor volleyball season, Habrik had 904 assists as the setter, averaging 7.8 per set. The next closest member on the team had 51 assists on the year.  
 
Habrik played 13 years for the club team called TG Biberach in Germany, with three appearances in the national championship. She graduated from Gymnasium Ochsenhausen in 2023.
 
Habrik, who was placed on the President’s List at Hartnell, will study mathematics at Tarleton State University.
 

ELMHURST, Ill. – Elmhurst University and Director of Athletics Dr. Glen Brittich have announced the hiring of David Stone as the next Director of Track and Field & Cross Country.

“We are thrilled to elevate Coach Stone to lead our track and field and cross country programs,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Glen Brittich. “His deep commitment to Elmhurst, combined with his proven track record of developing student-athletes at a high level, makes him the ideal person to guide our teams forward. He brings energy, experience, and a clear vision for continued success.”

A familiar face within the Bluejay community, Stone has been part of the Elmhurst coaching staff since 2017. Over the past three seasons, he has served as Associate Head Track and Field Coach. Before joining Elmhurst, Stone coached sprinters at Aurora University, where he helped guide the program to a tie for sixth place at the 2017 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Stone also brings extensive high school coaching experience, having spent eight years coaching cross country and six years coaching track and field at Benet Academy. During his tenure, the program won eight straight ESCC cross country titles and four ESCC track championships, along with multiple all-state honors and individual state champions. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Rockford Boylan High School, where he led the track and field program for two seasons. Over the years, Stone has coached nearly every event in track and field, producing consistent results at the state level.

“I am honored and humbled to have earned the trust of President Dr. Troy VanAken, Vice President Dr. Riordan, and Dr. Brittich to serve as the next Director of Track and Field & Cross Country here at Elmhurst,” Stone said. “Coach Bartolazzi is truly irreplaceable, but I will do my very best to uphold the integrity and care he brought to this program. Being part of the Elmhurst program for the past seven years has been an incredible blessing, and I’m deeply grateful to Jordan for giving me the opportunity to grow as a coach. I love this team, and I’m excited to serve the entire program more fully in this new role.”

At Elmhurst, Stone has been instrumental in building and developing the Bluejays’ track and field programs. He has worked primarily with the jumps group in recent seasons, while also helping to establish the team’s sprints and hurdles success during his early years. In his eight seasons with the program, Stone has coached student-athletes to more than 100 All-CCIW honors and 14 individual CCIW championships. He has also mentored several NCAA All-Americans, including Paulina Tinajero, Chloe Selmer, Lauren Marshall, and Ava David.

This past indoor season, Stone was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year after leading Elmhurst’s women’s long jump squad to the top national ranking. He also helped the women’s track and field teams to their first-ever CCIW Championships, winning both the indoor and outdoor titles in 2025.

Stone competed in mid-distance and cross country at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and later earned a master’s degree in physiology from Benedictine University. He resides in Elmhurst with his wife, Shannon, and their daughter, Lyla. Stone will officially take the reins of both programs at the start of June.

 

Senior Jack Schejbal and his Riverside Brookfield High School boys volleyball teammates felt good about winning their Upstate Eight Conference East Division finale over Glenbard South 25-21, 25-19 May 13. 

The feeling got a whole lot better shortly afterward.

The Bulldogs learned that night that first-place Glenbard East had just lost to West Chicago 25-19, 25-14. 

Here’s a look at the sectional boys water polo action for the Journal-area:
 
Saturday, May 17
 
Semifinals:
Palatine 12, Barrington 11: No. 1 Palatine (25-7) held on to beat upset-minded No. 4 Barrington (19-8) in the sectional semifinals to advance to the championship game later in the day. Palatine beat Barrington in their first playoff meeting together since 2018, though it went much better for the Pirates this time around. Barrington won the 2018 game 17-5. The last time Palatine …