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Pepperdine Athletics Sees Eight Programs Log Perfect Multi-Year Academic Progress Rate Scores

Story Links MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine Athletics continues to see student-athletes produce academic success at high levels as the Waves had all 17 rated programs post a 947 or better multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR), when the NCAA released its most recent data on Tuesday, May 6. With six teams […]

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MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine Athletics continues to see student-athletes produce academic success at high levels as the Waves had all 17 rated programs post a 947 or better multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR), when the NCAA released its most recent data on Tuesday, May 6.

With six teams posting perfect multi-year APR scores, all of the Waves teams were safely above the NCAA’s minimum APR standard score of 930. Pepperdine posted an overall average multi-year score of 987, above the national multi-year average 984.

“The Academic Progress Rate is more than a metric”, said Pepperdine Director of Athletics, Tanner Gardner. “It’s a reflection of our commitment to student-athlete success, both on the field and in the classroom. At Pepperdine, we take pride in fostering an environment where academic achievement is just as celebrated as athletic performance.”

The eight teams with perfect scores are women’s basketball, beach volleyball, women’s cross country, women’s golf, women’s soccer, swimming and diving, women’s track and women’s indoor volleyball. Three teams stretched their perfect streak to 11-consecutive years at 1,000. The swimming and diving, women’s cross country and women’s track teams all reported at 1,000 points.

Pepperdine supported 58 student-athletes to earn their degrees this spring at the commencement ceremony on May 3.

Academic Progress Rate

The 2025 APR report features a four-year compilation of data from the 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years. The APR uses formulas related to student-athlete retention and eligibility to measure the academic performances of all participants who receive grants-in-aid on every team at every NCAA Division I college and university. It provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete, and a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport.

The APR, or Academic Progress Rate, holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student-athlete for each academic term.

The APR is calculated as follows:

Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.

A team’s total points are divided by the points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.

In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

The APR is based on four years of data, with the most current year’s data added and the oldest year removed to create a four-year (multi-year) rolling rate.

About Pepperdine Athletics

Pepperdine Athletics sponsors 17 varsity men’s and women’s teams that compete at the NCAA Division I level, primarily in the West Coast Conference. The Waves’ athletic program began in 1938 and is in its 87th season in 2024-25. Over 300 student-athletes train and compete in the unparalleled environment of Malibu’s mild Mediterranean climate. The Waves have claimed 14 National Team Championships, 12 National Individual Championships, 242 Conference team titles, including five trophies in the 2024-25 academic year.

Follow Pepperdine Athletics on X and Instagram (@PepperdineWaves) and Facebook for all the latest information concerning the Pepperdine Athletics program.

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Vorpagel Advances to 800 Final on Day Two at MAC Championships

Story Links ATHENS, Ohio – Senior Emma Vorpagel led the way for the Northern Illinois University women’s track and field team on Friday in the second day of competition at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Track & Field Championships at Goldberry Track in Athens, Ohio. Vorpagel (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead HS) ran […]

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ATHENS, Ohio – Senior Emma Vorpagel led the way for the Northern Illinois University women’s track and field team on Friday in the second day of competition at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Track & Field Championships at Goldberry Track in Athens, Ohio.

Vorpagel (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead HS) ran a time of 2:10.61 in the 800-meter preliminaries to qualify for Saturday’s final with the seventh fastest time. She will run in the finals at 1:50 p.m. (CT) on Saturday.

Also on the track for NIU on Friday, Talayssia Sanders (Waco, Texas/Waco Connally HS) ran a season-best time of 56.22 in the 400-meter dash to place ninth, just one spot out of qualifying for the finals. Sanders came into the meet with the 13th best time in the MAC.

The Huskies’ Stella Oyebode (Nigeria) and Sam Huber (Villingendorf, Germany) did not advance out of their heats to the finals in the 100 meters.

NIU returns to action at the MAC Championships at 11:30 a.m. (CT) Saturday beginning with action in the triple jump with women’s running events scheduled to start at 12:10 p.m. with the 4 x 100-meter relay. Click here to follow live results.

FRIDAY HUSKIE RESULTS
2025 MAC Championships
Athens, Ohio – Goldberry Track

800-meter Run (Prelims)
7. Emma Vorpagel – 2:10 .61 (qualifies for final)

400-meter Dash (Prelims)
9. Talayssia Sanders – 56.22

100-meter Dash (Prelims)
21. Stella Oyebode – 12.07
23. Sam Huber – 12.15

Long Jump
20. Precious Umukoro – 3.63m/11-11

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Men’s Track & Field’s Rodriguez Qualifies for NCAA Division III Championships

Story Links INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Babson College graduate student Anthony Rodriguez (Prairie View, Ill.) was officially selected to participate in in the NCAA Division III Championships on Friday night. Rodriguez, who earned All-America second-team honors last season, will compete in the men’s 10,000-meter run for the second year in a row. He placed 12th […]

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Babson College graduate student Anthony Rodriguez (Prairie View, Ill.) was officially selected to participate in in the NCAA Division III Championships on Friday night.

Rodriguez, who earned All-America second-team honors last season, will compete in the men’s 10,000-meter run for the second year in a row. He placed 12th last season with a time of 31:24.63 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Rodriguez achieved his 2025 qualifying time of 29:43.74, which ranks 14th among the 22 athletes selected, at the Raleigh Relays back on March 27. The time is also just 0.13 seconds off of his school record set back in 2024.

One of the most decorated athletes in program history, Rodriguez owns five of the top six times in the 10,000 meters and also is the school-record holder in the 5,000 meters. He captured his fourth title in the 10k at the NEWMAC Championships back in late April and is a two-time conference track athlete of the year and seven-time all-conference honoree.

Additionally, Rodriguez also qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships three times and finished 38th at the 2024 meet to become the first All-American in program history.

The 2025 NCAA Division III Championships will be held at the SPIRE Academy Outdoor Track & Field Complex in Geneva, Ohio, with the men’s 10,000-meter run set for 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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2025 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships: Live updates, results, schedule, how to watch

Share The 2025 SEC men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships are underway in Lexington, Kentucky, and will conclude on Saturday, May 17. It marks the first time Kentucky has hosted the SEC championships since 2014 and the 89th SEC men’s outdoor track and field championships and the 44th SEC women’s outdoor track and […]

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The 2025 SEC men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships are underway in Lexington, Kentucky, and will conclude on Saturday, May 17. It marks the first time Kentucky has hosted the SEC championships since 2014 and the 89th SEC men’s outdoor track and field championships and the 44th SEC women’s outdoor track and field championships overall.

Here’s more on the events, including results and highlights.

How to watch the 2025 SEC outdoor track and field championships

The 2025 SEC outdoor track and field championships will be held at the University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Kentucky. See the time and how to watch information below:

All times Eastern.

Thursday, May 15
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17

2025 SEC outdoor track and field championships schedule

Check out the schedule of 2025 SEC outdoor track and field championships by events below.

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SEC Championships: Day 1 | Thursday, May 15

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Track Events

Women’s 800 meters (prelim) — 5:30 p.m.
Men’s 800 meters (prelim) — 5:50 p.m.
Women’s 200 meters (prelim) — 6:10 p.m.
Men’s 200 meters (prelim) — 6:35 p.m.
Women’s 400 meter hurdles (prelim) — 7:00 p.m.
Men’s 400 meter hurdles (prelim) — 7:20 p.m.
Women’s 10,000 meters — 7:40 p.m.
Men’s 10,000 meters — 8:15 p.m.

Field Events

Throws

Women’s hammer — 12 p.m.
Men’s hammer — 2:15 p.m.
Women’s javelin — 3:30 p.m.
Men’s javelin — 6 p.m.

Combined Events*

Decathlon (men’s)

100 meters — 11:30 a.m.
Long jump — 12:10 p.m.
Shot put — 1:10 p.m
High jump — 2:10 p.m.
400 meters — 4:15 p.m.

Heptathlon (women’s)

100 meter hurdles — 12 p.m.
High jump — 12:45 p.m.
Shot put — 2:45 p.m.
200 meters — 4 p.m.

*Combined event times are estimated times

SEC Championships: Day 2 | Friday, May 16

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Track Events

Women’s 100 meter hurdles (prelim) — 5 p.m.
Men’s 110 meter hurdles (prelim) — 5:15 p.m.
Women’s 1500 meters (prelim) — 5:40 p.m.
Men’s 1500 meters (prelim) — 6 p.m.
Women’s 400 meters (prelim) — 6:20 p.m.
Men’s 400 meters (prelim) — 6:45 p.m.
Women’s 100 meters (prelim) — 7:10 p.m.
Men’s 100 meters (prelim) — 7:35 p.m.
Women’s 3000 meter steeplechase — 8 p.m.
Men’s 3000 meter steeplechase — 8:20 p.m

Field Events

Throws

Women’s shot put — 4:15 p.m.
Men’s shot put — 6:45 p.m.

Jumps

Women’s long jump — 3:30 p.m.
Men’s pole vault — 4:30 p.m.
Women’s high jump — 4:30 p.m.
Men’s long jump — 6 p.m.

Combined Events*

Decathlon (men’s)

110 meter hurdles — 11 a.m.
Discus — 11:45 a.m.
Pole vault — 12:55 p.m.
Javelin throw — 2:30 p.m.
1500 meters — 4 p.m.

Heptathlon (women’s)

Long jump — 11:45 a.m.
Javelin — 1 p.m.
800 meters — 2:30 p.m.

*Combined event times are estimated times

SEC Championships: Day 3 | Saturday, May 17

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Track Events

Women’s 4×100 meter relay — 6:05 p.m.
Men’s 4×100 meter relay — 6:15 p.m.
Women’s 1500 meters — 6:25 p.m.
Men’s 1500 meters — 6:35 p.m.
Women’s 100 meter hurdles — 6:45 p.m.
Men’s 110 meter hurdles — 6:55 p.m.
Women’s 400 meters — 7:05 p.m.
Men’s 400 meters — 7:15 p.m.
Women’s 100 meters — 7:25 p.m.
Men’s 100 meters — 7:35 p.m.
Women’s 800 meters — 7:45 p.m.
Men’s 800 meters — 7:55 p.m.
Women’s 400 meter hurdles — 8:05 p.m.
Men’s 400 meter hurdles — 8:15 p.m.
Women’s 200 meters — 8:25 p.m.
Men’s 200 meters — 8:35 p.m.
Women’s 5000 meters — 8:45 p.m.
Men’s 5000 meters — 9:05 p.m.
Women’s 4×400 meter relay — 9:40 p.m.
Men’s 4×400 meter relay — 9:30 p.m.

Field Events

Throws
- Women’s discus — 2:30 p.m.
- Men’s discus — 5:15 p.m.
Jumps
- Women’s triple jump — 4:00 p.m.
- Women’s pole vault — 5 p.m.
- Men’s high jump — 5:15 p.m.
- Men’s triple jump — 6:30 p.m.

SEC outdoor track championships: Team title history

Here are the past SEC outdoor track and field team champions. Arkansas won the 2024 men’s title and LSU won the women’s title. The Razorbacks swept the 2023 men’s and women’s outdoor championships.

Tennessee has won the most men’s SEC titles at 25, followed by Arkansas and LSU at 23 and 20, respectively. The other schools to win a men’s title are: Florida (6), Auburn (4), Alabama (3), Georgia Tech (3), Texas A&M (2), Mississippi State (1) and Georgia (1).

LSU has won the most women’s SEC titles at 14, followed by Arkansas and Florida at 10 and seven, respectively. The other schools to win a women’s title are: Tennessee (4), South Carolina (3), Alabama (2), Georgia (2) and Texas A&M (1).

**SEC men’s outdoor track and field championship history**
SCHOOL YEAR	TEAM	Host
2023-24	Arkansas	Florida
2022-23	Arkansas	LSU
2021-22	Arkansas	Ole Miss
2020-21	Arkansas	Texas A&M
2019-20	No Championship	No Championship
2018-19	LSU	Arkansas
2017-18	Florida	Tennessee
2016-17	Texas A&M	South Carolina
2015-16	Arkansas	Alabama
2014-15	Florida	Mississippi State
2013-14	Texas A&M	Kentucky
2012-13	Arkansas	Missouri
2011-12	Arkansas	LSU
2010-11	Arkansas	Georgia
2009-10	Florida	Tennessee
2008-09	Arkansas	Florida
2007-08	Arkansas	Auburn
2006-07	Tennessee	Alabama
2005-06	Arkansas	Arkansas
2004-05	Arkansas	Vanderbilt
2003-04	Arkansas	Ole Miss
2002-03	Arkansas	Tennessee
2001-02	Tennessee	Mississippi State
2000-01	Tennessee	South Carolina
1999-2000	Arkansas	LSU
1998-99	Arkansas	Georgia
1997-98	Arkansas	Florida
1996-97	Arkansas	Auburn
1995-96	Arkansas	Kentucky
1994-95	Arkansas	Alabama
1993-94	Arkansas	Arkansas
1992-93	Arkansas	Tennessee
1991-92	Arkansas	Mississippi State
1990-91	Tennessee	LSU
1989-90	LSU	Georgia
1988-89	LSU	Florida
1987-88	LSU	Auburn
1986-87	Florida	Alabama
1985-86	Tennessee	Tennessee
1984-85	Tennessee	Mississippi State
1983-84	Tennessee	LSU
1982-83	Tennessee	Kentucky
1981-82	Tennessee	Georgia
1980-81	Tennessee	Florida
1979-80	Alabama	Auburn
1978-79	Auburn	Alabama
1977-78	Tennessee	Tennessee
1976-77	Tennessee	Alabama
1975-76	Tennessee	Georgia
1974-75	Tennessee	LSU
1973-74	Tennessee	Florida
1972-73	Tennessee	Auburn
1971-72	Tennessee	LSU
1970-71	Tennessee	Kentucky
1969-70	Tennessee	Florida
1968-69	Tennessee	Tennessee
1967-68	Tennessee	Alabama
1966-67	Tennessee	Tennessee
1965-66	Tennessee	Georgia
1964-65	Tennessee	LSU
1963-64	Tennessee	Kentucky
1962-63	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1961-62	Mississippi State	LSU
1960-61	Auburn	Auburn
1959-60	LSU	Florida
1958-59	LSU	LSU
1957-58	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1956-57	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1955-56	Florida	Birmingham, AL
1954-55	Auburn	Birmingham, AL
1953-54	Auburn	Birmingham, AL
1952-53	Florida	Birmingham, AL
1951-52	Alabama	Birmingham, AL
1950-51	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1949-50	Alabama	Birmingham, AL
1948-49	Georgia Tech	Birmingham, AL
1947-48	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1946-47	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1945-46	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1944-45	Georgia Tech	Birmingham, AL
1943-44	Georgia Tech	Birmingham, AL
1942-43	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1941-42	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1940-41	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1939-40	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1938-39	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1937-38	LSU	Birmingham, AL
1936-37	Georgia	Birmingham, AL
1935-36	LSU	Birmingham, AL

**SEC women’s outdoor track and field championship history**
SCHOOL YEAR	TEAM	Host
2023-24	LSU	Florida
2022-23	Arkansas	LSU
2021-22	Florida	Ole Miss
2020-21	Arkansas	Texas A&M
2019-20	No Championship
2018-19	Arkansas	Arkansas
2017-18	Florida	Tennessee
2016-17	Arkansas	South Carolina
2015-16	Arkansas	Alabama
2014-15	Arkansas	Mississippi State
2013-14	Arkansas	Kentucky
2012-13	Texas A&M	Missouri
2011-12	LSU	LSU
2010-11	LSU	Georgia
2009-10	LSU	Tennessee
2008-09	Florida	Florida
2007-08	LSU	Auburn
2006-07	LSU	Alabama
2005-06	Georgia	Arkansas
2004-05	South Carolina	Vanderbilt
2003-04	Arkansas	Ole Miss
2002-03	Florida	Tennessee
2001-02	South Carolina	Arkansas
2000-01	Arkansas	South Carolina
1999-2000	Arkansas	LSU
1998-99	South Carolina	Georgia
1997-98	Florida	Florida
1996-97	Florida	Auburn
1995-96	LSU	Kentucky
1994-95	Georgia	Alabama
1993-94	Alabama	Arkansas
1992-93	LSU	Tennessee
1991-92	Florida	Mississippi State
1990-91	LSU	LSU
1989-90	LSU	Georgia
1988-89	LSU	Florida
1987-88	LSU	Auburn
1986-87	LSU	Alabama
1985-86	Alabama	Tennessee
1984-85	LSU	Mississippi State
1983-84	Tennessee	LSU
1982-83	Tennessee	Kentucky
1981-82	Tennessee	Georgia
1980-81	Tennessee	Tennessee

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Cedar Crest wins first boys volleyball league title in school history

EPHRATA — There’s a first for everything, but it’s rare to capture two milestones in one night. In its first L-L League volleyball title appearance, Cedar Crest’s squad battled through four games versus Manheim Central before finishing as league champions for the first time in school history. Following a 3-1 series over the No. 1 […]

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EPHRATA — There’s a first for everything, but it’s rare to capture two milestones in one night.

In its first L-L League volleyball title appearance, Cedar Crest’s squad battled through four games versus Manheim Central before finishing as league champions for the first time in school history.

Following a 3-1 series over the No. 1 team in Section 2, the Falcons showed how they rally with “passion and trust” — and that factor proved to be game changing down the stretch of each match.

“Earlier (before the game), we just wanted to have fun. We love playing good opponents, and I feel like we rise to the occasion,” Falcons’ coach Monica Sheaffer said. “They all have a passion for volleyball and love to play at a high level, and I think that’s what binds this team together.”

“They’ve made lasting friendships through playing ball. They’re very tight knit, and I think having that drive at the same level brings them all together.”

The Barons came in at 14-0 and were hoping to defend their last two L-L League titles with a third consecutive championship. Since the Falcons’ 3-0 loss versus Manheim Central in April, Sheaffer said the team shifted its mindset to focus on challenging big hitters at the net.

“I told (our team) I don’t think we need to change anything lineup wise — We need to change how we approach opponents,” Sheaffer said. “We’ve got to hit the ball. It’s great to have trust in your hitters to put the ball away, but we got to cover them (at the net) just in case.”

Cedar Crest pushed through the last month of practices looking to find cohesion as a defensive unit, and it showed up with long sets won by the Falcons’ communication on the court.

Senior Jack Wolgemuth finished with a game-high 15 kills and 15 digs to lead the way for his squad. Wolgemuth said he expected some nerves, but that stepping into Game 1 on a 10-3 scoring run was a direct reflection of the Falcons’ preparation coming in.

“This was everybody’s first big game, and we take it seriously in practice,” Wolgemuth said. “We’re always communicating to each other who’s up and who’s back, and that helped for this game specifically — That’s all through watching film, and knowing (Manheim Central) as a team.”

Coming in with the right game plan was crucial to knocking off Section 2’s champions, and Sheaffer said it’s a combination of experience and leadership from her team.

“We’re doing a better job at reading our opponents. A couple years ago, we were here and we lost to Manheim Central,” Sheaffer said. “We weren’t able to read them — Our volleyball IQ wasn’t as high as it is now.”

“It’s been about defense. We’ve really pushed defense, blocking, passing and digging these last few weeks. We kept the mentality to give it your all, and that each point matters.”

A lifelong connection

Every time the Falcons needed a championship-level play, Wolgemuth answered in action.

Cedar Crest’s versatile senior has been ingrained in volleyball since before he can remember. It’s been a long path for Wolgemuth, and it led to a spot in his “biggest game yet.”

“I’ve been playing since maybe two years old. My family’s always been playing. We’ve always had courts in our backyard, and it’s just always been a volleyball family,” Wolgemuth said.

The senior’s background in volleyball runs deep, and Sheaffer got to witness it first hand.

“His mom coached me when I was younger, so I saw Jack when he was very young growing up and before he was even playing volleyball, he was still touching a ball,” Sheaffer said. “When I found out he was gonna come through (and play), I knew it was like a whole 360.”

“I’ve been able to see his progression. He’s smart, he can control the game so easily, and pass as well. He’s like our rock — He’s played setter, outside hitter and libero now. He really can do it all, he’s a great kid.”

Wolgemuth has always cherished his friendship with Sheaffer, and said it starts with a feeling of trust that makes the entire group special.

“I’ve known her since I was a kid, so I grew up with her. We’ve always been friends growing up, and now that she’s my coach I trust what she says,” Wolgemuth said. “She’s done a fantastic job with our team this season. The connection between us knowing each other, it really helps out on the court.”

“(Sheaffer) gives me the confidence to talk to my team — We all listen to each other, and we get that because we trust her first. We call for her word, and if we need to make small adjustments, then we trust each other.”

There was constant action around the net during the league title, but Wolgemuth’s presence was hard to miss. Between skying up for game-shifting spikes and talking with teammates through play, the Falcons’ senior leads the pack by instinct.

“As the season has gone on, I’ve seen more confidence (from Jack). He really put a couple balls down tonight which is awesome, but he’s been doing that the whole season with confidence,” Sheaffer said.

“He has a great personality, and our whole underclassmen group looks up to him — Jack plays all year round. I don’t think there’s been a time I haven’t seen him playing volleyball. He’s very volleyball-esque and it’s awesome.”

That passion has always remained the same for Wolgemuth, and he’s used it to fuel his path as a volleyball player. When it comes to his own experience, the Saint Francis commit still makes every effort to perfect his craft on the court.

“When I was younger, I would just play. I’d just go out there and start hitting the ball,” Wolgemuth said. “Now, I focus more on individual things at practice — passing and how my platform can be fixed, or how to stick a pass. It’s helped a lot.”

‘Together since elementary school’

The 2025 campaign has been long anticipated by the Falcons, but not because of a championship outcome.

All of the squad’s seven seniors saw action during the L-L championship, and lived up to the moment that some have waited on for years.

“Growing up we all went to the same elementary school, and we’ve just been friends ever since then. We started playing in middle school, had a bunch of the boys come out and they fell in love with the sport,” Wolgemuth said. “They started playing club ball, and we’ve been unbreakable since then.”

“We’ve all been really good friends, and it’s just grown more and more — We’re all one, and that showed tonight on the court. Everybody was clicking.”

Winning a championship is the goal for any team, but the Falcons did it with a staple of their program’s history.

After watching her team constantly come through in the clutch, Sheaffer said they’ll be remembered as the great unit they strive to be.

“They’re just tight knit. They’ve been friends for so long, and they’ve done everything together — they go golfing, mountain biking, or to the beach as a team,” Sheaffer said. “They do so many things together, and it’s all about friendship.”

As someone who’s invested countless time into the sport, Wolgemuth has been a foundation in the Falcons’ first boys volleyball team at Cedar Crest. He was able to lead the team’s beginnings, and now can take pride in calling it a championship group.

“I have no words for it. I’m so overfilled with emotions and feelings,” Wolgemuth said. “Making history itself is a fantastic start for any program, and I hope that this can run the program over the next couple of years.”

“It’s going to start to pick up in our school, people are going to start to recognize it. This is a good starting point for Cedar Crest volleyball.”

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Smith Earns Podium Finish as Ohio Women’s Track & Field Experiences Another Successful Day at MAC Championships

Story Links ATHENS, Ohio — It was another successful day for Ohio women’s track & field at the MAC Outdoor Championships, highlighted by a podium finish by sophomore Gracie Smith (Grove City, Ohio) in the heptathlon. Smith kicked off day two of the championships with her final three events of the […]

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ATHENS, Ohio — It was another successful day for Ohio women’s track & field at the MAC Outdoor Championships, highlighted by a podium finish by sophomore Gracie Smith (Grove City, Ohio) in the heptathlon.

Smith kicked off day two of the championships with her final three events of the heptathlon. Smith placed eighth overall with a personal-best score of 4,438 points. She placed fifth with a PR in the javelin (32.54m/106-9), seventh in the 800m (2:34.55) and ninth with a PR in the long jump (5.27m/17-3.5).

Sophomore Jada Irwin (Fairfield, Ohio) qualified for the women’s 400m finals with a stellar personal best performance. Irwin’s PR of 55.41 is the fourth fastest outdoor time in program history. Sophomore Elinor Shuttleworth (Beavercreek, Ohio) finished 14th with a PR of 57.47.

Freshman Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) qualified for the 800m finals with a PR of 2:10.56. Stewart automatically qualified after placing second in her heat.

The Bobcats will be back in action at the MAC Outdoor Championships on Saturday, May 17.

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Rogan ’28 qualifies for 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

Story Links NCAA Selection Release NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Women’s Qualifiers Hamilton College’s Keira Rogan ’28 (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Schuylerville Central School) has earned selection for the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Championships, which will be […]

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Hamilton College’s Keira Rogan ’28 (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Schuylerville Central School) has earned selection for the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Championships, which will be held at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

Rogan, who is in the outdoor championships for the first time, competes in the preliminary heats of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at 7:35 p.m. on Thursday, May 22. The final of the event is scheduled for Friday, May 23 at 4:55 p.m.

For each individual event contested, including the decathlon and heptathlon, the top 22 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition. Rogan already holds the team record in the steeplechase. She is seeded third in the event.

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