Medellin, Colombia – May 23 – The USA Cadet Men beat Venezuela 29-2 today in the quarterfinals at the 2025 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo Championships. Cord McCall was everywhere with four goals, five assists, and three steals. Hunter Coleman also scored four while goalkeeper Alistair Sterrett notched ten saves in the cage. Team USA returns to action for the semifinals tomorrow, May 24 at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT with the opponent TBD.

Team USA got on the board first with four first quarter goals. Sungwon Shin, McCall (2), and Curren Francisco all converted penalty shots for the early 4-0 lead after one as the defense did not allow a goal. In the second period, the United States jumped all over Venezuela. Ten goals crossed the line via Andrew Schneider, Coleman, Shin, Christopher Koo (2), Ronan Keane (2), Liam Zarcu, William Gorsche, and Jack Davis while Venezuela managed just one from Gabriel Vasquez to set the score at 14-1 at the break.

The second half was more of the same from the Americans. In the third period, there were goals from Zarcu, Cortez Chavez, Davis, Schneider, McCall, and Coleman (2) while Venezuela went scoreless again. The final frame saw Keane, Coleman, Shin, McCall, Chavez, Koo, Schneider, and Francisco dent the twine for the United States and Daniel Rodriguez put one more home for Venezuela to set the final score at 29-2.

Team USA went 0/4 on power plays and 6/6 on penalties while Venezuela went 0/6 on power plays and 0/0 on penalties.

Scoring – Stats

USA 29 (4, 10, 7, 8) H. Coleman 4, C. McCall 4, R. Keane 3, C. Koo 3, A. Schneider 3, S. Shin 3, J. Davis 2, C. Francisco 2, L. Zarcu 2, C. Chavez 2, W. Gorsche 1

VEN 2 (0, 1, 0, 1) D. Rodriguez 1, G. Vasquez 1

Saves – USA – A. Sterrett 10, E. Wallace 5 – VEN – W. Perez 5

6×5 – USA – 0/4 – VEN – 0/6

Penalties – USA – 6/6 – VEN – 0/0

 

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field | 5/22/2025 7:56:50 PM

SUNY Geneseo senior Penelope Greene rolled to the NCAA Championship in the 10,000-meter run, as several Empire 8 student-athletes competed on day one of the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday, May 22 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH.

In the final event of the night, Greene, who sixth in the 10,000-meter championship race last season, came in as the top-seed and led wire-to-wire, running each of her 25 laps in the race in 83 seconds or faster, repelling an early challenge from runner-up Riley Beuse of Lewis and Clark College, building her lead at about the 5,000-meter mark and extending throughout the final half of the race to eventually win by more than 33 seconds in a time of 33 seconds in a time of 33:46.70 to become the sixth different Empire 8 student-athlete to win a women’s outdoor track and field national title.

Greene’s teammate, Gabriella McCarthy, placed sixth in the event to earn First Team All-American honors with a time of 34:51.59 and Lilly Fowler-Conner was ninth in 35:08.11 to earn Second Team All-American honors.

Rebecca Heuler of SUNY Brockport, the 2024 NCAA Champion in the javelin throw, earned First Team All-American honors this season by placing sixth overall with a toss of 40.78 meters. She was the final student-athlete to qualify for the event.

Isabel Morse of Nazareth (pole vault), Jillian Ambler (long jump) and Brynn Mooney (200-meters) of Geneseo in addition to Lexi Rodriguez of Brockport (400-meter hurdles all earned NCAA Second Team All-Americans in their respective events on Thursday.

On the men’s side, Geneseo graduate student Charlie Wilson crossed the finish line third in the 10,000-meter run in an Empire 8 all-time record time of 29:21.43 but was moved up to second and national runner-up honors due to a disqualification.

Geneseo’s 4 x 400-meter relay team of Arjun Ohja, Sam Belmont, Giancarlo Di Fava, and Jacob Miller qualified for Saturday’s final with an impressive third place finish in the prelims.

Emerson Comer of Geneseo earned NCAA Second Team All-American honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after placing 13th in the prelims Thursday. His teammate Pierce Young will compete in the finals of the event on Friday afternoon at 4:40 p.m. Ryan Hagan of Geneseo and Jonathan Zavala of Brockport will compete in the finals of the 1,500-meters after qualifying Thursday.

Below is a complete list of the Empire 8 student-athletes who competed in the NCAA Championships on Thursday and those who are competing over the next two days. Action begins from SPIRE with Alexa Belanger of Houghton competing in the high jump, starting at 11:30 a.m.

 

WOMEN’S THURSDAY RESULTS

10,000-Meter Run

Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – first place – 33:46.70

NCAA National Champion; First Team All-American

Gabriella McCarthy, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – sixth place – 34:51.49

First Team All-American

Lily Fowler-Conner, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – ninth place – 35:08.11

Second Team All-American

Javelin Throw (Prelims and Finals, Thursday, May 22, 3:30 p.m.)

Rebecca Heuler, Sr., SUNY Brockport – sixth place 40.78 meters (133′ 9″)

First Team All-American (Second All-American Honor. was NCAA Champion in 2024)

200-Meter Dash

Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – :24.57

Second Team All-American

400-Meter Hurdles

Lexi Rodriguez, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 10th in prelims – 1:02.38

Second Team All-American

Long Jump

Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – 12th in prelims – 5.70 meters

Second Team All-American

3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Finals, Friday, May 23, 4:55 p.m.)

Ann Brennan, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – second in prelims – 10:33.41

4 x 400-Meter Relay

Nicole Gretzinger, Jr., Janelle Eckl, Sr., Sierra Doody, Jr., Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – 11th in prelims – 3:49.56

4 x 100-Meter Relay

Sam Pynn, Sr., Brynn Mooney, So., Jillian Ambler, So., Kayla Anastasia, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – :47.28

Pole Vault

Isabel Morse, Jr., Nazareth – tied for 12th – 3.75 meters

Second Team All-American

MEN’S THURSDAY RESULTS

10,000-Meter Run (Finals, Thursday, May 22, 8:30 p.m.)

Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – second – 29:21.43

National Runner-Up; First Team All-American; All-Time Empire 8 Record

1,500-Meter Run Prelims (Finals, Saturday, May 24, 1:25 p.m.)

Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – seventh in prelims – 3:52.68

Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – 10h in prelims – 3:53.38

3,000-Meter Steeplechase Prelims (Finals, Friday, May 23, 4:40 p.m.)

Pierce Young, So., SUNY Geneseo – eighth in prelims – 8:59.64

Emerson Comer, So., SUNY Geneseo – 13th in prelims – 9:01.54

Comer – Second Team All-American

4 x 400-Meter Relay Prelims (Finals, Saturday, May 24, 4:50 p.m.)

Arjun Ohja, Fr, Sam Belmont, So., Giancarlo Di Fava, So., Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – third in prelims – 3:11.45

400-Meter Hurdles

Ayden Grinion, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 19th in prelims – :54.78

UPCOMING WOMEN’S EVENTS

High Jump (Prelims and Finals, Friday, May 23, 11:30 a.m.)

6. Alexa Belanger, Fr., Houghton – 1.71 meters

100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 2:30 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 2 p.m.)

13. Cierra Franz, Sr., St. John Fisher – :14.13

14. Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – :14.14

400-Meter Dash (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 3:15 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 2:20 p.m.)

6. Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – :54.45

800-Meter Run (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 4:15 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 3:00 p.m.)

12. Sierra Doody, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 2:08.09

14. Janelle Eckl, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 2:08.89

5,000-Meter Run (Finals, Saturday, May 24, 4:25 p.m.)

1. Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 16:12.88 !

Hammer Throw (Prelims and Finals, Saturday, May 24, 11 a.m.)

21. Zoe Connor, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 52.51 meters

UPCOMING MEN’S EVENTS

400-Meter Dash (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 3 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 2:10 p.m.)

17. Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – :47.17

800-Meter Run (Prelims, Friday, May 23, 4 p.m.; Finals, Saturday, May 24, 2:50 p.m.)

14. Matthew Sheehan, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 1:50.22

5,000-Meter Run (Finals, Saturday, May 24, 4 p.m.)

6. Ryan Hagan, So., SUNY Geneseo – 14:04.11

12. Charlie Wilson, Gr., SUNY Geneseo – 14:08.50

Hammer Throw (Prelims and Finals, Saturday, May 24, 1:45 p.m.)

9. Brandon Kaplan, Jr., St. John Fisher – 60.87 meters

 

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GENEVA, OH – The Johns Hopkins women’s outdoor track and field team kicked off competition Thursday on Day One of the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Three Blue Jays competed in the 1500-meter prelims, led by Annie Huang, who posted a time of 4:34.70. Harrinee Senthilkumar followed closely with a 4:38.76 and Emma Kothari rounded out the trio with a 4:46.57. Despite strong efforts, none advanced to Saturday’s final.
 
In the 3000-meter steeplechase, Cooper Brotherton finished with a time of 11:08.00. The 4×400-meter relay team composed of Senthilkumar, Lianne Saussy, Lorna Arcese and Anna Zinsser clocked in at 3:55.04, but also did not qualify for the final.
 
Action continues tomorrow as three Blue Jays return to the track for Day Two of the championships. Lauren Phillips will compete in the 400-meter dash at 3:15 p.m., aiming for a spot in Saturday’s final. She’ll be joined by Mirra Klimov in the 100-meter dash prelim at 3:45 p.m., as Huang will return for the 800-meter prelims at 4:15 p.m.
 

One week after a thrilling five-set CIF-Southern Section Division 1 final, the Mira Costa and Huntington Beach boys volleyball teams will meet against Saturday.

After winning the first two rounds of the CIF Regional, the Mustangs (35-2) and Oilers (36-4) face off in the regional final at 6 p.m. at Mira Costa. The winner advances to the first CIF State boys volleyball final, May 31 at Fresno City College.

Mira Costa won the fifth set in the CIF-SS final to claim its ninth title. The match scores were: 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 29-31, 15-11.

As expected with the top two teams, the match had extended rallies, big swings of momentum for both sides.

Grayson Bradford led Mira Costa with 25 kills and Mateo Fuerbringer had 17. Logan Hutnick led Huntington Beach with 22 kills, Benjamin Arguello and Nicholas Ganier finished with 13 and 12, respectively.

“From a maturity standpoint and from a cohesion standpoint, we’ve just stepped it up,” senior outside hitter Thatcher Fahlbusch said after the final. “Start of the season, everyone was kind of mad about not playing and we were rotating and as things settled in, kudos to all of the seniors and juniors, great job of stepping in and leading.

“I think ultimately our team culture got us this (CIF-SS title). Last year, we didn’t have great team culture and then we had to turn it around and I think this is a direct result  of the guys loving each other and working for each other.”

This is the third meeting between the two teams and the third with a championship on the line. The teams met back in February in the finals of the Redondo/Mira Costa co-hosted tournament.

Geneva, Ohio – The Mules had a successful outing in day one of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.

Day 1:
Colbys first event of the qualifying rounds was the women’s 4×100 relay where the Mules placed 8th overall setting a time of 46.67. This was followed by individual performances from both Levi Biery in the men’s 400m hurdles (52.27) and Fiona Mejico (59.72) in the same event on the women’s side both placing 2nd to qualify for Saturdays final in great position. Both the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay concluded the busy day for the Mules. The men took 10th in their qualifying heat (3:15.65) while the women placed an impressive 4th place finish (3:47.18). 

Simone Waheed will be the lone Mule out on the track today competing in the women’s 100m qualifying round scheduled for a 3:45pm start. 

The top beach volleyball players in the world descend on Delray Beach this weekend. The AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball league, begins its 2025 season this weekend in Palm Beach County.

Palm Beach Passion, Dallas Dream, Brooklyn Blaze and San Diego all hit the main court Friday and Saturday night.

“Everybody is good. It’s just going to be an awesome night with some really high-level volleyball,” said Smash player Geena Urango.

There are eight teams in the league — each with a men’s and women’s pairing. The tour makes various stops around the country with updated standings and playoffs slated in Chicago following the season finale in Dallas in August.

AVP features some of the best players in the world, many of whom are Olympians trying to grow the game and put out an entertaining product.

“It’s such a cool event. Sometimes people don’t know it’s here, and once people come and watch these events, they’ll know how dope and fun it is to come watch,” said Smash player Chase Budinger.

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“The AVP league is in the right direction, hopefully it just continues to grow and we can get more cities, and as the cities continue to grow, hopefully more people can learn about beach volleyball,” said Smash player Toni Rodriguez.

Four matches are slated for Friday and four more matches on Saturday.