Ted Minnis discusses the 2025 women’s water polo season and what is to come for the Crimson after its most successful season in program history. 

Veterans Ruby Hodge, Maya O’Dea, Emma Gilbert, Heidi Heffelfinger, and Ella Schneider, along with rookies  Orli Cooper and CWPA Rookie of the Year Niki Piovan, led the way in 2025 and helped Harvard win its first CWPA Championship and go to the NCAA Championships for the first time. 

The Crimson finished the regular season with a 10-2 record in conference play and sits at 22-6 overall with one game to go next weekend ahead of the 2025 playoffs. Harvard started the season by going 16-1 with wins over No. 25 LIU, No. 19 Wagner, No. 15 UCSB, No. 13 Princeton, No. 11 UCSD, No. 16 Michigan, No. 23 CBU, and No. 22 Brown in one of its best starts in program history before beating Michigan and Princeton 

Harvard jumped up to its highest ranking in program history after coming in at No. 8/7 in the ACWPC and CWPA weekly polls earlier this season. 

The Crimson set a program record with 26 wins this year between the regular season and playoffs. 

 

05/22/2025 – Article has been updated to reflect changes to the accompanying image

Scheduled from May 22 – June 1, the 2025 Memorial Cup will be streamed live worldwide (excluding Canada), as Victory+ expands its global footprint and redefines access to live hockey content.

DALLAS, May 22, 2025 (Newswire.com)
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The premium, free, sports streaming service, Victory+, owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc. (APMC), will broadcast the 2025 Memorial Cup from Rimouski, Québec, globally (excluding Canada) on the digital platform. The Memorial Cup pits the playoff champion from the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), along with the host club, in a four-team round-robin tournament to determine the champion of the CHL.

This year’s event will feature the Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL), Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL), Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL), and the London Knights (OHL), and it will mark a key moment in expanding the visibility of junior hockey through a modern, scalable distribution model.

Streaming the 2025 Memorial Cup continues the Victory+ commitment to opening up new international pathways for live sports content. By bringing the CHL to a global stage, the platform is accelerating fan discovery of the league’s rising stars while building new audiences for the sport at large.

“Making the Memorial Cup available for free to global audiences is at the heart of our mission,” said Neil Gruninger, President & CEO of APMC. “Victory+ was built to remove barriers, giving both lifelong fans and those discovering the sport for the first time easy access to live hockey. We believe the future of sports lies in accessibility, and this championship stream is another example of how we’re delivering on that promise.”

The broadcast follows a successful wave of WHL, OHL, and QMJHL playoff games on the platform, which drew strong engagement and underscored the demand for frictionless access to premium junior hockey. With more than 700 WHL games set for the upcoming season, Victory+ is scaling its coverage to meet growing demand while empowering leagues and rights holders with modern monetization tools and platform reach.

This event also serves as a capstone to a record-setting spring for the service. From the highly successful Texas Wins on Victory Day initiative to the record-breaking digital viewership during Round One of the NHL Playoffs featuring the Dallas Stars, Victory+ continues to establish itself as a leader in the future of live sports streaming.

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For more information on the Memorial Cup, including on this year’s tournament, please visit chl.ca/memorialcup.

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Women’s Outdoor Track and Field | 5/22/2025 12:19:09 PM

Thirty-five Empire 8 student-athletes from seven institutions earned 2025 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women’s Outdoor Track and Field All-Region honors.
 
To earn All-Region honors, an athlete must be one of the top-5 individuals in their event in their respective region on the TFRRS Descending Order List. In addition, each member of a region’s top-3 relay team was selected for the distinction.

All Empire 8 institutions with the exception of Russell Sage compete in the NIagara region. Russell Sage is part of the Mideast Region.

 

ALFRED UNIVERSITY

Anne Splia, Senior — Heptathlon, 43,41 points – first

SUNY BROCKPORT

*Rebecca Heuler, Sr. — Discus, 42.44 meters – third

                                    Javelin, 41.23 meters – second

*Lexi Rodriguez, Junior — 400-Meter Hurdles, 1:01.36 – second

Sasha Schramm, Junior — Long Jump, 5.63 meters – fifth

Marissa Wise, Senior — 400-Meter Hurdles, 1:02.16 – fourth

SUNY GENESEO

*Sam Pynn, Senior — 4×100-Meter Relay, :46.33 – second

*Brynn Mooney, Sophomore — 4×100-Meter Relay, :46.33 – second

                                                 4×400-Meter Relay, 3:46.26 – second

                                                 100-Meter Dash, :11.76 – third

                                                 200-Meter Dash, :24.20 – second

                                                 400-Meter Dash, :54.45 – first

*Jill Ambler, Sophomore — 4×100-Meter Relay, :46.33 – second

                                           100-Meter Hurdles, :14.14 – fourth

                                           Long Jump, 5.90 meters – second

*Kayla Huba, Junior — 4×100-Meter Relay, :46.33 – second

*Nicole Gretzinger, Junior — 4×400-Meter Relay, 3:46.26 – second

*Janelle Eckl, Senior — 4×400-Meter Relay, 3:46.26 – second

                                      800-Meter Run, 2:08.89 – third

*Sierra Doody, Junior — 4×400-Meter Relay, 3:46.26 – second

                                      800-Meter Run, 2:08.09 – second

                                      1,500-Meter Run, 4:33.11 – fifth

Ava Bagley, Sophomore — 400-Meter Hurdles, 1:02.16 – fifth

*Ann Brennan, Junior — Steeplechase, 10:33.41 – second

*Zoe Connor, Senior — Shot Put, 12.77 meters – third

                                     Hammer Throw, 52.51 meters – second

*Lilly Fowler-Conner, Senior — 1,500-Meter Run, 4:30.46 – fourth

                                                 5,000-Meter Run, 16:48.40 – fifth

                                                 10,000-Meter Run, 35:04.34 – second

*Penelope Greene, Senior — 1,500-Meter Run, 4:22.23 – first

                                              5,000-Meter Run, 16:12.88 – first

                                              10,000-Meter Run, 33:42.16 – first

Skyler Klimow, Senior — Javelin, 39.79 meters – fifth

*Gabriella McCarthy, Senior — 10,000-Meter Run, 35.38.67 – fourth

Payton Mehalick, Junior — Shot Put, 12.85 meters – second

Lanna Wandy, Senior — Long Jump, 5.71 meters – fourth

                                      Heptathlon, 4,264 points – second

HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY

*Alexa Belanger, Freshman — High Jump, 1.71 meters – first

NAZARETH UNIVERSITY

Katie Jacques, Graduate Student — Triple Jump, 11.86 meters – second

Sydney LaSalle, Junior — Triple Jump, 11.48 meters – third

Samantha Luba, Junior — 100-Meter Hurdles, :14.81 – sixth

*Isabel Morse, Junior — Pole Vault, 3.89 meters – first

Lea Richard, Graduate Student – Hammer Throw, 51.97 meters – third

Kiara Tornusciolo, Junior – Pole Vault, 3..6 meters – fourth

ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY

Veronica Duell, Senior — Long Jump, 5.77 meters – third

*Ciarra Franz, Senior — 100-Meter Hurdles, :14.13 – third

Erin McGuinness, Junior — Shot Put, 12.58 meters – fifth

Anna Steed, Junior — 51.48 meters – fourth

UTICA UNIVERSITY

Hannah Allison, Sophomore — High Jump, 1.63 meters – third

Nora Devitt, Senior — Triple Jump, 11.29 meters – fifth

Stefania Grimaldi, Sophomore, Heptathlon, 4,139 points – third

* Qualified for 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the event

ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE

The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit www.empire8.com.

 

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SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State distance runner Ella Cronhardt will head to College Station, Texas for the West First Rounds of the NCAA Track and Field Championship on May 28 to May 31.

Cronhardt qualified for the regional round after a stellar performance at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship where she place third in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:23.55. The top 48 times in the region qualify for the meet. 

The meet will be held on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Cronhardt’s race is schedule for Friday, May 31 at 5:40 p.m. Schedule is subject to change. 

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GENEVA, Ohio — Wabash College junior Quinn Sholar competed in the men’s discus on the opening day of the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday at the SPIRE Academy Stadium.
 
Sholar produced a throw of 40.50 meters (132 feet, 10 inches) on his third and final attempt in the first of two heats at the national championship meet to finish 20th out of 22 competitors in the event.
 
Teammate Will Neubauer competes in the preliminary heats of the 800-meter run on Friday at 4 p.m. The senior will run from lane three in the second of three heats. The top two finishers from each heat advance to Saturday’s finals, as well as the next three best times.