The Gators Track & Field team competed in the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries in Jacksonville last week. This was the first of two meets that make up the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Florida culminated 19 qualifying entries from Wednesday to Saturday that will move on to the next round of competition.

What can’t Anthaya Charlton do???

3rd ticket. She is unstoppable.#GoGators pic.twitter.com/4cNlewtjAm

— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 31, 2025

Women’s Gators Track & Field

Women 100 Meter Dash (Prelims)

Anthaya Charlton (1st)

Women 100 Meter Dash (Semi-Finals)

Anthaya Charlton (3rd in flight, 5th overall)

Women 200 Meter Dash

Gabrielle Matthews (2nd)

Women 200 Meter Dash (Semi-Finals)

Gabrielle Matthews (3rd in flight, 9th overall)

Women 800 Meter Run (Prelims)

Layla Haynes (6th in flight)

Jessica Edwards (8th in flight)

Women 800 Meter Run (Semi-Finals)

Layla Haynes (6th in flight, 17th overall)

Women 5000 Meter Run

Hilda Olemomoi (6th in flight, 16th overall)

Tia Wilson (11th in flight, 17th overall)

Women 10000 Meter Run

Hilda Olemomoi (3rd)

Women 100 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)

Habiba Harris (1st)

Women 100 Meter Hurdles (Semi-Finals)

Habiba Harris (1st in flight, 1st overall)

Women 4×100 Meter Relay

Quincy Penn, Anthaya Charlton, Gabrielle Matthews, Habiba Harris, (2nd in flight, 5th overall)

Women Long Jump

Alyssa Banales (1st)

Anthaya Charlton (3rd)

Women Triple Jump

Asia Phillips (3rd)

Women Shot Put

Gracelyn Leiseth (1st)

Alida Van Daalen (7th)

Women Discus Throw

Akari Isaac (5th in flight, 15th overall)

Alida Van Daalen (2nd in flight, 2nd overall)

Gracelyn Leiseth (11th i flight, 28th overall)

Women Hammer Throw

Imani Washington (4th)

Women Javelin Throw

Elaina Perkins (2nd)

Evelyn Vanzwieten (7th)

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Penn, Charlton, Matthews and Harris combine for the No. 6 4x100m relay time in school history!#GoGators pic.twitter.com/cE7i5RAqNn

— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 31, 2025

Men’s Gators Track & Field

Men 100 Meter Dash (Prelims)

Jaden Wiley (4th)

Men 100 Meter Dash (Semi-Finals)

Jaden Wiley (4th in flight, 13th overall)

Men 200 Meter Dash (Prelims)

Jaden Wiley (2nd in flight)

Men 400 Meter Dash (Prelims)

Ashton Schwartzman (2nd)

Rios Prude (4th)

Reheem Hayles (1st)

Malique Smith-Band (4th)

Jenoah McKiver (1st)

Justin Braun (5th)

Nicholas Spikes (5th)

Men 400 Meter Dash (Semi-Finals)

Jenoah McKiver (3rd in flight, 7th overall)

Nicholas Spikes (8th in flight, 23rd overall)

Reheem Hayles (6th in flight, 21st overall)

Ashton Schwartzman (7th in flight, 22nd overall)

Rios Prude (6th in flight, 16th overall)

Men 800 Meter Run (Prelims)

Joe Wester (8th)

Miguel Pantojas (8th)

Ryan Maseman (8th)

Gavin Nelson (8th)

Men 110 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)

Demaris Waters (1st)

Men 110 Meter Hurdles (Semi-Finals)

Demaris Waters (3rd in flight, 9th overall)

Men 4×100 Meter Relay

Justin Braun, Jaden Wiley, Malique Smith-Band, Garrett Fox, Reheem Hayles, (5th in flight, 11th overall)

Men 4×400 Meter Relay

Ashton Schwartzman, Reheem Hayles, Jenoah McKiver, Justin Braun, Nicholas Spikes (1st in flight)

Men Long Jump

Malcolm Clemons (5th)

Men Triple Jump

Jaden Lippett (2nd in flight, 10th overall)

Men Discus Throw

Jacob Lemmon (8th)

Men Javelin Throw

Leikel Cabrera Gay (4th)

The 4x400m relay collegiate leaders are Eugene-bound!

3:02.01 – #GoGators pic.twitter.com/13fl67I9kp

— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 31, 2025

Road to the Title

The Gator women had a runner-up finish at last year’s national meet. The last time they won a team championship was in 2022. They are looking to take home a title, having 11 entries qualify for the next round of the championships.

The Gator men are reigning NCAA Outdoor Track and Field champions. They won their third-consecutive outdoor team title in 2024, and they are looking to defend that title. The men’s team will move out of the preliminaries with 8 qualifying entries.

Next, Gators Track & Field will compete in the second round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 11th in Eugene, Oregon.

Trump administration officials sparked a huge protest on Sunday in a Boston suburb after immigration agents detained a high school student on his way to volleyball practice while they were seeking his father.

The high schooler in question, 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, entered the United States on a student visa, according to a lawsuit filed on his behalf after his arrest. While his student visa status has lapsed, he is eligible for and intends to apply for asylum.

Nonetheless, the head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) on Monday defended his agency’s actions, saying the teen in question was “in this country illegally and we’re not going to walk away from anybody”.

Gomes was arrested on Saturday in Milford, Massachusetts, where he lives.

Ice’s acting director, Todd Lyons, and Patricia Hyde – who directs the agency’s enforcement and removal operations in Boston – acknowledged Gomes was not the target of the immigration investigation that led to his arrest and that authorities instead were seeking his father, who remains at large.

But the Milford high school student had been driving his father’s vehicle when he was arrested following a traffic stop, Lyons said. Lyons said that when authorities encounter someone in the country illegally, “we will take action on that”.

“We’re doing the job that Ice should have been doing all along,” he said. “We enforce all immigration laws.”

The state’s Democratic governor, Maura Healey, said she was “disturbed and outraged” by Gomes’s arrest. And hundreds rallied in Milford on Sunday to protest against Gomes’s detention.

A federal judge issued an emergency order on Sunday preventing authorities from transferring Gomes out of Massachusetts for at least 72 hours in response to his lawsuit arguing that he was unlawfully detained.

Reuters contributed to this report

Women

Taylor Kesner

Chloe Lindeman

Emma Kelley

Men

Joseph White

Jason Swarens

Cole Hooper

Adam Spencer

Jalen Williams

Patrick Hilby

Andrew Casey

Photos: Jake McCabe’s career with the Wisconsin Badgers

FULL USA VOLLEYBALL RELEASE

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  CSUN senior setter Donovan Constable and redshirt sophomore opposite Jalen Phillips were among  21 athletes selected to train with the 2025 Men’s U23 National Team for the NORCECA U23 Pan American Cup, July 27-August 4 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

The selected 21 athletes will gather for a training block at the National Team Training Center in Anaheim, Calif., from July 20-27. From this pool, 12 athletes will be chosen to represent the United States in Guatemala.

Constable and Phillips both have previous USA Volleyball experience, as each was selected to the 2024 Men’s Collegiate National Team that trained in Anaheim last summer.

“I’m incredibly proud of Jalen and Donovan for earning spots on the U23 USA Team,” said CSUN head coach Theo Edwards. “They’ve put in the work, and now they’re being rewarded with an opportunity that will challenge and elevate them in every way. Having spent years coaching internationally with USA programs, I know how powerful these experiences can be — not just for sharpening skills on the court, but for building character, leadership, and resilience off it. This is a huge step in their journey, and I couldn’t be more excited to watch them grow through it. They’re representing all of us with pride.”

McKendree University men’s head coach Nickie Sanlin will lead the team, assisted by four-time Olympian Reid Priddy (Indoor Volleyball Club) and Luke Reynolds (Pepperdine).

“I am incredibly honored to lead this talented group of athletes alongside such a dedicated and skilled staff,” Sanlin said. “Representing our country with ‘USA’ across our chests is a privilege we don’t take lightly, and I am excited for the opportunity to compete and grow together on this stage.”

The roster features many stars from collegiate programs across the country. Several athletes bring impressive resumes, including past gold medals and MVP honors from international competitions.

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With their sponsorship of the student-athlete of the week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.

Jensen advanced to the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:00.46 at the NCAA West First Rounds in College Station, Texas, on Saturday. She took second place in her heat, closing with a final lap time of 1:09.79, the fastest single lap of any of the 96 women competing in the event at the West or East prelims, to become Utah State’s first nationals qualifier since Cierra Simmons-Mecham in 2019. The Westlake HS product ranks 11th in the nation in the 3,000-meter steeplechase heading into the national championships.

UP NEXT

Jensen and junior Logan Hammer will next compete at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, which will be held Wednesday through Saturday, June 11-14. The men’s pole vault final will take place on Wednesday, June 11 at 5:35 p.m. (MT). The semifinals of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase are scheduled for Thursday, June 12 at 5:38 p.m. (MT). Broadcast coverage of the championships will be on the ESPN family of networks.

Fans can follow the Utah State track and field programs on X at USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at USUTF_XC. Aggies fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on X at USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics. 

Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD – Junior Logan Hammer (Nampa, Idaho) advanced to the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the men’s pole vault with a clearance of 5.42 meters (17-9.25) at the NCAA West First Rounds in College Station, Texas, on Wednesday. He was one of ten vaulters to clear the qualifying height, finishing tied for sixth overall after tiebreakers. The two-time All-American will be making his second-straight nationals appearance. He enters this year’s finals ranked second in the nation in the event behind Texas A&M’s Aleksandr Solovev.

2024-25 America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week Winners

Sept. 2 – Tess Werts, Soccer

Sept. 9. – Kate Christian, Soccer

Sept. 16 – Rahsul Faison, Football

Sept. 23 – Cora Brendle, Soccer

Sept. 30 – Sergi Micó Fenollar, Men’s Tennis

Oct. 7 – Brooklyn Smith, Soccer

Oct. 14 – Tierney Barlow, Volleyball

Oct. 21 – Bizzy Arevalo, Soccer

Oct. 28 – Tanner Cragun, Football

Nov. 3 – Tierney Barlow, Volleyball

Nov. 11 – Kaylie Chambers, Soccer

Nov. 18 – Rahsul Faison, Football

Nov. 25 – Bryson Barnes, Football

Dec. 2 – Mason Falslev, Men’s Basketball

Dec. 9 – Ian Martinez, Men’s Basketball 

Dec. 16 – Daniel Chase, Track and Field 

Dec. 23 – Mason Falslev, Men’s Basketball

Dec. 30 – Tucker Anderson, Men’s Basketball 

Jan. 6 – Ian Martinez, Men’s Basketball 

Jan. 13 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field 

Jan. 20 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field

Jan. 27 – Elise Livingston, Women’s Basketball

Feb. 3 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field

Feb. 10 – Grace Matej, Softball

Feb. 17 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field

Feb. 24 – Claudia Medina, Softball

Mar. 3 – Cheyenne Stubbs, Women’s Basketball

Mar. 10 – Nyla Morabito, Gymnastics

Mar. 17 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field

Mar. 24 – Brianna Brooks, Gymnastics

Mar. 31 – Tatum Silva, Softball

Apr. 7 – Camren Todd, Track and Field

Apr. 14 – Sergi Micó Fenollar, Men’s Tennis

Apr. 21 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field

Apr. 28 – Emma Thornley, Track and Field

May 5 – Diego Aguirre-Stewart, Track and Field

May 12 – Women’s 4×400-Meter Relay Team (Mashaylee Jones, Emma Reeves, Adi Nielson, Alison Richter), Track and Field

May 19 – Enrique Karg, Men’s Golf

June 2 – Shelby Jensen, Track and Field

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Federal immigration officials are defending the arrest of a high school student who was detained on his way to volleyball practice.

Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Boston field office, said the 18-year-old was taken into custody Saturday because he is in the country illegally.

“We were looking for his father,” Lyons said at a news conference Monday. “Obviously, he isn’t father of the year. He brought his son up here illegally as well.”

Lyons said officers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle the teen was driving and determined he was in the U.S. unlawfully. He emphasized that ICE agents have the authority to detain individuals who are in the country illegally.

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“I didn’t say he was dangerous. I said he’s in this country illegally, and we’re not going to walk away from anybody,” Lyons told reporters.

He added that his agency has taken in nearly 1,500 immigrants into custody in Massachusetts in May.

The teen will appear before an immigration judge and will have the opportunity to post bond, Lyons said. The teen’s father has not turned himself in, he added.

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Friends told NBC News that the student was born in Brazil and has attended school in the district since the age of 6.

The arrest has sparked backlash in the community, with protests erupting and local officials demanding answers.

“I’m disturbed and outraged by reports that a Milford High School student was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said in a statement. “Local officials and law enforcement have been left in the dark with no heads-up and no answers to their questions.”