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Student-athletes, alumni travel to Oregon USATF Championships – Grand Valley Lanthorn

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August 18, 2025

Six Lakers, both current and recently graduated Grand Valley State University students, competed at the 2025 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, with two athletes finishing in the top 10 for their respective events.

The championship took place July 31-Aug. 3, and featured GVSU athletes Jessica Gockley-Day in the 10,000m race, Kristen Hixson Leland in pole vault, Erika Beistle in discus, Myles Kerner in shot put, and both Eli Kosiba and Jaivon Harrison in high jump.

Former 11-time All-American athlete Gockley-Day kickstarted Laker performances on the track. Despite a strong start to the race, Gockley-Day pulled out of the competition at the 6,000m mark, ending with a time of 20:51.53.

Another former Laker legend was Hixson Leland, a three-time Division II individual national champion. She managed to clear a height of 4.38m in women’s pole vault, placing her in ninth for the event.

Beistle, competing in women’s discus, is one of the most decorated collegiate throwers of all time. Ranked 23rd in the world for discus, she is a four-time individual national champion thrower and currently holds the Division II women’s discus record. This past season, her efforts helped the 2024 women’s outdoor track and field team become national champions. In her event, Beistle took seventh-place with a 59.87m throw.

“Seventh in the U.S. is incredible,” said head track and field coach Jerry Baltes. “Think about the seventh-best NFL quarterback or the seventh-best MLB pitcher. That is the level she is competing at in the discus.”

On the men’s side, Kerner is a similarly decorated Division II thrower, winning four individual national championships and ranking 24th in the world in men’s shot put. During his throws, Kerner scratched on all three of his attempts and did not place on the leaderboard.

“Overall, it was a great experience,” said Kerner, “I didn’t capitalize on the opportunity like I wanted to, but all of the work it took to get here isn’t lost because of a poor result. I am excited personally by the growth I’ve had this year, and to build on it next year as I start my first season as a post collegiate.”

Finally, Kosiba and Harrison participated in the high jump event. Both athletes had strong careers as Lakers, with Kosiba winning his first individual championship in 2024 and Harrison being named NCAA Division II Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year that same season. On the field, Kosiba cleared a height of 2.12m, placing 13th overall. Harrison failed to clear the bar during his attempts and did not place on the leaderboard, but remained positive about the skills of GVSU athletes and their coaches.

“It’s a point of pride to have a large showing of GVSU athletes,” said Kerner. “We all work to get here, and the fact that we consistently make national-level meets is a testament to how well we are developed by the coaching at GVSU. The amount of GVSU and DII athletes at the (USATF) Championship just reaffirms that.”

The GVSU men and women’s track and field team begins their indoor season Dec. 6.

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CUNYAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Weekly Award Winners (Dec. 9, 2025)

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December 9, 2025

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2025-26 Women’s Indoor Track and Field: Schedule/Results | Top Performances

CUNYAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Track Athlete of the Week

Toshel Goffe, Medgar Evers (Jr., Jamaica, West Indies)

Goffe won the 200 (26.10/25.71 converted) and placed fourth in the 60-meter dash (7.82) at the Crowell Invitational and Multi hosted by Army West Point. Her times in both events rank first in the conference and are No. 18 nationally in both events in Division III.

CUNYAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Field Athlete of the Week/Rookie of the Week

Brianna Lindo, Medgar Evers (Fr., Queens, N.Y.)

Lindo competed in the pentathlon at the Crowell Invitational and Multi, placing fourth with 2,888 points. She placed fourth out of 13 competitors and her point total is currently No. 16 in Division III. She finished second in the high jump (1.50m) and fourth in the 800 (2:37.30). Five of her six marks in the pentathlon currently rank first in the conference.

CUNYAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week (Honorable Mention)

Rachelle Griffith, Hunter (Fr., Valley Stream, N.Y.)

Griffith posted the best time in the conference in the 400 at the Youree Spence Garcia Invitational, recording a time of 1:03.74. She also put down a time of 10.72 seconds in the 60 meter hurdles, good for thirdin the current CUNYAC rankings.

Previous Award Winners

Week	Track Athlete of the Week	Field Athlete of the Week	Rookie of the Week	Honorable Mention
12/9/25	Toshel Goffe, Medgar Evers	Brianna Lindo, Medgar Evers	Brianna Lindo, Medgar Evers	Rachelle Griffith, Hunter

Previous Results

Friday, December 5

Lehman at Armory Collegiate Carnival | Results

Saturday, December 6

Medgar Evers at Crowell Invitational and Multi | Results

CCNY, Hunter at Youree-Spence Garcia Meet | Results

This Week’s Schedule

Friday, December 12

CCNY, York at Wagner Seahawk Shootout

Medgar Evers, Lehman at Art Kadish Elm City Challenge

Saturday, December 13

Medgar Evers, Lehman at Art Kadish Elm City Challenge

2026 CUNYAC Indoor Track and Field Championship
Sunday, March 1 – Nike Track and Field Center at The Armory

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Volleyball Inks All-Sun Belt Hitter Nina Moorer as Transfer – Ole Miss Athletics

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December 9, 2025

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OXFORD, Miss. – Head coach Bre Henry and the Ole Miss volleyball program made an early splash in the transfer portal, signing All-Sun Belt honoree Nina Moorer as a transfer on Tuesday.

Moorer joins the Rebels after spending two seasons at Texas State. Moorer spent the previous two seasons at Louisville, redshirting in 2022 and has one season of eligibility remaining.

A native of Missouri City, Texas, Moorer joins the Rebels after a breakout season at Texas State in which she was selected as an All-Sun Belt Third Team honoree. Moorer recorded 252 kills on .202 hitting, while adding 72.0 blocks and 63 digs over 28 matches.

Moorer shined in big moments for the Bobcats, delivering several standout performances against top teams in the nation, including a 13-kill performance on .300 hitting against UCLA and 13 kills on .250 hitting and four blocks in a five-setter against No. 9 Arizona State.

Moorer’s career began at Louisville, where she redshirted on the 2022 team that reached the national championship match, before making her debut with the Cardinals the next season as a redshirt freshman. That Louisville team would go on to reach the Elite Eight.

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CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Weekly Award Winners (Dec. 9, 2025)

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December 9, 2025

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2025-26 Men’s Indoor Track and Field: Schedule/Results | Top Performances

CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Track Athlete of the Week

Reco Griffith, Medgar Evers (So., Barbados, West Indies)

At the Crowell Invitational and Multi hosted by Army West Point, Griffith laid down the top time in the conference in the 60-meter dash in the prelims (7.00 seconds) and placed third in the final with a 7.05-second effort. He also ran a time of 23.11 (22.71 converted) in the 200, also the top time in the CUNYAC, and was part of the Cougars’ 4×400 relay that posted a time of 3:34.09.

CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Field Athlete of the Week

Chrisnel Nicolas, Medgar Evers (Sr., St. Albans, N.Y.)

Nicolas competed in the heptathlon at the Crowell Invitational and Multi, setting a school record with 3,615 points. He placed second in the high jump (1.76 meters), fourth in the pole vault (3.45 meters) and posted a 10.32 meter toss in the shot put (second in the conference) and a 5.66-meter long jump (third in the conference). Nicolas was ninth overall in a field consisting of primarly Division I athletes.

CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Rookie of the Week

Mustapha Abubakar, CCNY (Fr., Yonkers, N.Y.)

Abubakar placed fourth in the 200-meter dash at the Youree Spence Garcia Invitational hosted by St. John’s at Ocean Breeze. He ran a time of 22.72, good for second in the conference. Abubakar also ran a time of 7.14 in the 60-meter dash, currently good for third in CUNYAC.

CUNYAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week (Honorable Mention)

Brian Arias, Hunter (Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Arias laid down the top time in the conference in the 3,000 meters at the Youree Spence Garcia Invitational Saturday, posting a time of 9:48.98. He placed 11th in a field of 28 runners.

Previous Award Winners

Week	Track Athlete of the Week	Field Athlete of the Week	Rookie of the Week	Honorable Mention
12/9/25	Reco Griffith, Medgar Evers	Chrisnel Nicolas, Medgar Evers	Mustapha Abubakar, CCNY	Brian Arias, Hunter

Previous Results

Friday, December 5

Lehman at Armory Collegiate Carnival | Results

Saturday, December 6

Medgar Evers at Crowell Invitational and Multi | Results

CCNY, Hunter at Youree-Spence Garcia Meet | Results

This Week’s Schedule

Friday, December 12

CCNY, York at Wagner Seahawk Shootout

Medgar Evers, Lehman at Art Kadish Elm City Challenge

Saturday, December 13

Medgar Evers, Lehman at Art Kadish Elm City Challenge

2026 CUNYAC Indoor Track and Field Championship
Sunday, March 1 – Nike Track and Field Center at The Armory

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Preston Receives AVCA All-Region Honors

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December 9, 2025

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rice’s Taylor Preston received AVCA Southwest Region All-Region Honorable Mention, the organization announced Tuesday morning.

Preston led Rice in kills in 25 of 31 matches this season and surpassed 1,000 career kills, adding two American Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors along the way. She also earned a spot on the American’s first-team all-conference team.

She averaged 4.32 kills and 4.78 points per set while starting every match for the Owls. Preston recorded six double-doubles and twice posted a season-high 27 kills, doing so against Temple and Wichita State.

Nationally, she ranks 36th in kills per set, 41st in total points and points per set, 10th in total attacks and second in attacks per set. Within the American, she is second in kills per set and third in points per set.

This is the Owls’ 19th consecutive season in which a player has been honored by the AVCA. Rice finished the season 21–10, claiming the American regular-season title. The Owls set a program record with a 17-game winning streak and went 15–1 in conference play.

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Nabwe Tabbed as Athlete to Watch by Big Ten

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December 9, 2025

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MINNEAPOLIS – University of Minnesota redshirt junior Anthonett Nabwe has been named the indoor track and field Athlete to Watch by the Big Ten, the conference office announced on Tuesday.

Now a two-time indoor Big Ten champion, Nabwe returns to the college indoor scene where she owns the NCAA No. 21 mark all-time in the weight throw at 24.22m (79-5 1/2) while also holding the second-best indoor shot put mark all-time at Minnesota at 17.23m (56-6 1/2). Last indoor season Nabwe became the first Big Ten weight thrower in nine years to repeat as champion at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and was just the fifth Big Ten women’s weight thrower all-time to defend their conference title.

Safe to say Anthonett Nabwe 🇱🇷 is the #ncaaTF LEADER in the weight throw!

23.74m (77-10 3/4) in her December season opening throw for the two-time @bigten weight throw champion#SkiUMah | #Gophers pic.twitter.com/A3A91n3v95

— Minnesota Cross Country, Track & Field (@GopherCCTF) December 6, 2025

With the NCAA indoor track and field season underway, the Big Ten listed athletes from each member institution as Athletes to Watch for the 2025-26 campaign. The 2025-26 indoor track and field season will culminate at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., from Feb. 26-28, along with the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., from March 13-14.

For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on X, Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.

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Virginia Volleyball | Ennist Named AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year

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December 9, 2025

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Virginia outside hitter Reagan Ennist has been named American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) East Coast Region Freshman of the Year, the association announced on Tuesday (Dec. 9). Ennist also landed on the All-Region team.

Ennist becomes the third Cavalier to earn AVCA region Freshman of the Year honors and the first since Anna Walsh in 2015. Overall, she is the 23rd UVA volleyball player to garner All-Region team recognition.

The Clifton Park, N. Y., native, proved to be one of the best freshmen in the country, racking up 383 kills and 427 points in 102 sets to lead the Virginia attack. Ennist’s 383 kills were the fifth-most by a Cavalier freshman in program history, while her average of 3.75 kills per set is the second-highest mark by a freshman ever.

On the national stage, Ennist placed seventh among freshmen in kills per set and points per set, while ranking ninth in total kills and 13th in total points.

Ennist exploded on the scene with a record-setting 32-kill match against Syracuse on Oct. 5 en route to the first of her three ACC Freshman of the Week awards. In total, Ennist tallied seven matches with 20 or more kills this season, the most by a Cavalier in the Shannon Wells era.

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