AMHERST, Mass. – The Hawks women’s track and field competed this Saturday at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Rapid Recap:

• Sophomore Jordan Murphy (East Hampton, Conn.) placed fifth overall in the high jump event with a height of 1.67 meters.
• Junior Destinee Majett (Brick Township, N.J.) threw a distance of 44.67 meters in the hammer throw event; she took 13th place in this competition. This distance set a new all-time personal record for Majett as she now holds the third all-time mark at the University of Hartford.
• Junior Madison DiPasquale (Wallingford, Conn.) claimed 11th place in the discus throw event with a toss of 39.23 meters which sets a new personal best for DiPasquale. She also took 13th place in the shot put event with a distance of 12.05 meters.
• Senior Cali Leonard (Boston, Mass.) set a new all-time record for the University of Hartford with her performance in the 100m hurdles. Leonard ran a time of 14.36 seconds to take 11th in this competition.
• Freshman Tamara Greene (Hartford, Conn.) set a personal best for herself this afternoon in the 100m hurdles as she ran a time of 14.60 seconds beating her previous best of 15.48 nearly a whole second faster. This time gave her 14th place in the competition.
• Sophomore Caroline Crocker (Bernardston, Mass.) came in just behind Greene in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.62 seconds. This is also her personal best beating her previous fastest time of 15.39 seconds.

Post Game Press:

“It’s been a long season where at most times the weather impacted the team,” said sophomore Jordan Murphy (East Hampton, Conn.). But we pushed through every time. Today, we had the opportunity to have great weather. Everyone showed up, put their best foot forward, and exceeded expectations.”

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LBSU men’s volleyball celebrates after winning the third set against Pepperdine on Saturday, May 10 at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. Photo credit: Mark Siquig.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 1 seed Long Beach State men’s volleyball (28-3) and the No. 5 Pepperdine Waves (21-9) locked into a thriller of a match on Saturday, May 10 at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio that ended in a 3-1 LBSU win.

Outside hitter Alex Kandev and redshirt senior opposite Nato Dickinson registered 19 kills apiece as they eventually found a way to power through the tough Pepperdine block.

The Beach looked shaky to start the game, giving the Waves four of their first nine points off errors.

However, LBSU’s connection between two of their freshmen Bulgarians, setter Moni Nikolov and Kandev, had it going early and kept it going throughout the entire match.

Nikolov, who last night was named AVCA and NCAA Player of the Year, finished with 52 assists, six kills and five aces.

The Beach’s creativity in the air was keeping them in the match with Nikolov and Dickinson finding ways to get around the tough block of the Waves.

LBSU redshirt senior opposite Nato Dickinson goes up for a kill versus Pepperdine. He finished the game with 19 kills in a 3-1 win against the Waves on Saturday, May 10 at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. Photo credit: Mark Siquig.

This creativity at times hurt The Beach as Dickinson’s wrist away attempt landed out of bounds for an attack error and put the Waves up 19-16, forcing a Beach timeout.

Three straight Pepperdine points coming out of the timeout erupted the Waves’ fans, and an ensuing kill from redshirt sophomore middle blocker Ethan Watson put the exclamation mark on the first set, 25-20 in favor of the Waves.

“You have to give respect to a team that’s that hot [Pepperdine] and believe it,” Knipe said.

Redshirt junior opposite Skyler Varga started the set off with a wrist away kill around the block, and junior middle blocker Ben Braun followed that with a fingertip-kill over the block that landed just shy of the back line to make it 3-2 The Beach.

No side led by more than a point until Kandev found his groove with back-to-back kills fired around the Pepperdine block to give LBSU a 13-11 lead, forcing a Pepperdine timeout.

With Nikolov at the service line and LBSU down 18-17 after a four-point Pepperdine run, LBSU scored two points in a row, including an ace and a triple block to make it 19-18.

Fittingly, Kandev finished the set off in thundering fashion with a kill that ricocheted off the Pepperdine block and landed in the stands behind the media row.

No team led by more than two points at any time in the second set, with the set tied 15 times.

The back-and-forth nature of the match continued as neither team separated by more than two points again, until Nikolov stepped up to the service line at 10-8 in favor of The Beach.

He fired two aces in a row off Pepperdine receivers and turned to the crowd to celebrate, tying and breaking the freshman NCAA record for aces in a single season on back-to-back serves with 101 and counting.

“I don’t care if we lose Monday and I have the ace record. I don’t care if we win Monday and I have the ace record,” Nikolov said. “I just want to win Monday.”

Nikolov’s mid-air magic came up large for The Beach as he registered two one-handed dumps in three points and made sure to stare down the Waves players both times. His second dump put The Beach up 18-14.

LBSU was able to hold onto its lead and won the third set 25-19 as Kandev again closed the set with a kill that bounced off Pepperdine’s receiving attempt and landed in the stands.

LBSU freshman outside hitter Alex Kandev finished the game with 19 kills, and nine in the second set. He and redshirt senior opposite Nato Dickinson combined for 38 kills in The Beach’s 3-1 win over the Waves on Saturday, May 10 at the Covelli Center. Photo credit: Mark Siquig

Dickinson came into the fourth set firing with kills on four of The Beach’s first seven points.

Freshman middle blocker Isaiah Preuitt, who has seldom played this season, came off the bench in the second set and made a massive impact throughout the game, adding four kills and three blocks.

“The guy has ice water in his veins,” Knipe said.

A Preuitt kill followed by another Nikolov ace gave The Beach a 16-15 lead, their first lead of the set since it was 6-5.

Waves’ redshirt junior outside hitter Ryan Barnett’s did his best Nikolov impression of his patented fake kill to set and set up redshirt freshman opposite Matt Mazur to cut The Beach’s lead to 22-21.

However, it was Dickinson again who fittingly added another kill to take the fourth set 25-23 and send LBSU to the National Championship on Monday, May 12 at 4 p.m. against the winner of UCLA and Hawai’i.

“You play all season long for the opportunity to be one of the last two teams playing on the last day of the season,” Knipe said.

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 5:51 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 to clarify the headline.

– 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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Eastern will enter post-season competition with the MAC Outdoor Championships, hosted by Ohio University, at Goldsberry Track, in Athens, Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17.

 

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 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The #6 Pepperdine men’s volleyball team saw its remarkable postseason run come to an end Saturday night in the NCAA Championship semifinals, falling to #1 Long Beach State in four sets (25-20, 23-25, 19-25, 23-25) at the Covelli Center.
 
Despite the loss, Pepperdine put together one of its most impressive offensive performances of the season, hitting .421 as a team. The Waves recorded 53 kills to just eight errors and tallied 52 assists and 31 digs. Reilly led the team with nine digs while Haver hit a sparkling .545 on 14 kills.
 
The match marked Pepperdine’s return to the national semifinals for the first time since 2019 (17th time in the semifinal round) and capped a season highlighted by marquee wins over UCLA and USC, an MPSF Tournament title, and five All-American honorees.
 
WAVES BY SET
 

 
BEACH BY SET
 

 
BIG WAVES
Ryan Barnett (R-Jr./Westhampton Beach, N.Y.): 13 kills, .5357 hitting, 1 ace, 2 digs
Cole Hartke (Fr./Barrington, Ill.): 13 kills, .333 hitting, 4 digs, 2 aces
Ilay Haver (Jr./Tel Aviv, Israel): 14 kills, .545 hitting, 4 digs
Gabriel Dyer (Gr./San Clemente, Calif.): 48 assists, 8 digs
Jacob Reilly (Jr./Cypress, Texas): 9 digs, just 1 reception error on 25 attempts
 
The Waves (21-10) came out hitting .478 in the opening frame and taking early control behind a strong serving presence and balanced offense. Ilay Haver led the first-set charge with five kills, while Cole Hartke added four. Pepperdine closed the set 25-20, capped by a kill from Ethan Watson.
 
In set two, the Waves stayed composed through 15 tie scores and battled to a 23-23 deadlock. Despite three kills from Barnett and four from Watson and a clutch ace from the former, Long Beach State capitalized on a late Pepperdine service error to go up by two even the match.
 
The third set marked a turning point. Long Beach State hit an error-free .720, and although the Waves received timely kills from Watson, Barnett and Haver, they couldn’t overcome the offensive surge and fell behind 2-1 in the match.
 
Pepperdine mounted a gritty comeback attempt in the fourth. After trailing 22-19, the Waves fought back to just a step behind LBSU with kills from Haver, Barnett, and Hartke. However, Long Beach State responded with consecutive points, including a final kill from Nato Dickinson, to seal the match.
 
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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. – The Wesleyan women’s track and field team competed at the Farley Inter Regional meet at Williams College on Friday and Saturday, braving the rain and wind as they returned home with five Top 20 finishes.

Alexandra Simon ’27 led the team with a third-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase. Simon crossed the line at 11:18.95. Earning a Top 15 finish, Juliette Sullivan ’27 placed 12^th in the women’s 200m dash, running a final 25.54.

Finishing the weekend with two top finishes, Jordan Walter ’25 first ran a 4:41.92 in the 1500m and placed 15^th before placing 20^th in the 800m with a final time of 2:18.74.

In the field events, Fiona Carroll ’25 took on the pole vault and placed 14^th with a final height of 3.42m.

The Cardinals return to action on Wednesday, May 14^th, when they travel back to Williams for the Williams final qualifier.

 

INDIANAPOLIS — No. 3 USC overcame an early three-goal deficit with a seven-goal run and held off No. 2 UCLA for a 15-13 win in the NCAA women’s water polo semifinal Saturday at IU Natatorium.

With the win, USC (29-4) advances to face top-seeded Stanford in Sunday’s national championship game. The Trojans will seek their eighth national title.

USC trailed 7-4 in the second period but cut the deficit to one by halftime. Tilly Kearns scored twice in the final minutes of the second quarter and added two more early in the third.

Ava Stryker and Rachel Gazzaniga also contributed key goals during USC’s third-quarter rally, which gave the Trojans an 11-7 lead. USC led 13-8 entering the fourth.

USC maintained at least a two-goal lead the rest of the way. UCLA closed the gap late with goals in the final two minutes, including one during a 6-on-4 advantage.

USC’s Anna Reed made multiple saves in the fourth quarter, while Kearns recorded a field block to help preserve the win.

Sunday’s NCAA championship game between USC and Stanford is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.