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Taking stock 2025: How Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball is looking under Becky Burke
The offseason is here, with all of Arizona’s sports done for 2024-25 season and the 2025-26 campaigns still a little ways away.
Which makes this a great time to step back and see how all of the Wildcats’ programs are doing and how they’ve handled the move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12
Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s and women’s athletic programs to see what shape they’re in and what prospects they have for the near future. We’ll break down each team and evaluate how it is performing under its current coaching staff, looking at the state of the program before he/she arrived and comparing it to now while also evaluating how that program fits into its new conference.
Next up: Becky Burke’s women’s basketball team
How it looked before
Arizona athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois hired former University at Buffalo head coach Becky Burke after a tumultuous parting with former Wildcat great Adia Barnes.
Barnes was hired by former AD Greg Byrne as the lowest-paid coach in the Pac-12. She took a moribund program that no one outside Tucson—and only a few within Tucson—cared about to the Final Four in five years. The community support exploded with Arizona regularly leading the Pac-12 in attendance and selling out the 2019 WNIT championship game.
The Wildcats made the postseason every year it was held from 2018-19 through 2024-25, after which Barnes left for SMU. The Wildcats were also headed for a high seed and hosting rights in 2019-20 before the pandemic caused the postseason to be canceled.
Three of the five postseason appearances were in the NCAA Tournament, giving Arizona its first appearances in the Big Dance since 2005. The other two postseason runs were in the secondary tournament. Those included marching to the WNIT title in 2019 before that tournament was demoted to tertiary status by the WBIT.
The program had double-digit wins in all but one of Barnes’ seasons and won at least 18 games in each of her final seven years at Arizona. They won at least 20 five times in her nine years at the helm.
On the downside, Barnes had bled a lot of transfers out of the program since the WNIT run and had conflicts with some of her players and their parents in recent years. She had also become increasingly unhappy with what she considered inadequate support for women’s basketball since the change in leadership both within the department and at the university.
Where things stand now
It’s difficult to say where the team stands now because almost everyone is new on both the coaching staff and the roster. The only returning player is Montaya Dew. Others either transferred out before Barnes left or followed her to SMU.
Burke put together a roster fairly quickly, but almost all of it is unproven at this level. The roster consists primarily of players who transferred from mid-major programs or were committed to Buffalo before the coaching change.
The staff will also be learning the ropes at this level. Only associate head coach Ashley Odom has coached or recruited at the power conference level. The team also has ties to the WNBA with former Wildcat and long-time Phoenix Mercury assistant Julie Hairgrove. Director of basketball operations Lauren Flaum and two creatives were retained from the previous staff, but the rest of the coaching and support staff come from mid-major programs, are Burke’s former players and staff members, and/or have not been in college or professional basketball in recent years.
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
When it comes to women’s sports, it would probably be easiest just to copy and paste, “The Big 12 isn’t the Pac-12.”
That’s true when discussing softball, volleyball, gymnastics, soccer, beach volleyball, swimming and diving, and just about every other sport known to womankind. Women’s basketball is no different if you look at history, but it wasn’t the case last year. The Big 12 didn’t have the star power of the old league, but it had more depth in 2024-25.
The old Pac-12 put a higher percentage of teams into the 2025 NCAA Tournament with 58 percent of former members of the Conference of Champions advancing to the Big Dance compared to 44 percent of the Big 12. In both cases, that came down to seven teams, but finishing in the top half of the Big 12 didn’t mean a berth like it did in the Pac-12. The Big 12 had more teams advance beyond the round of 64 (4 vs 3) and more end up ranked at the end of the season (5 vs 2), but the old Pac-12 had teams advance further.
The Big 12 started the season with five ranked teams, including Iowa State in the AP top 10. That number would drop over the course of the season and ISU did not live up to the hype, but when all was said and done, five Big 12 teams were in the AP Top 25.
Utah was the only one of the former Pac-12 teams to make the NCAA Tournament out of the Big 12, although both Arizona and Colorado went to the WBIT. The end of the Pac-12 and the retirement of Tara VanDerveer saw Stanford take a step back.
USC and UCLA made huge additions in the transfer portal and were two of the best teams in the country. Both got No. 1 seeds in the tournament. The Bruins made it to the Final Four. USC fell short after an injury to star JuJu Watkins in the Sweet 16 but still advanced to the Elite 8.
Oregon State took the WCC Tournament crown to advance to March Madness. Oregon, California, and Washington all made it back to the tourney after missing in recent years. When Utah was included, that was almost 60 percent of the old Pac-12 making the Big Dance, even with Stanford’s NCAA streak ending.
The Big 12’s best seed was TCU, which got a No. 2 seed. They ended the season as the No. 6 team in the AP poll after being the second team on the “others receiving votes” list to start the year. Joining them were Baylor, Kansas State, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Utah, and Iowa State. Arizona and Colorado were in a battle for an eighth berth, but both ended up on the wrong side of the bubble and played in the WBIT.
When all was said and done, the Big 12 put five teams in the final AP poll: TCU (6), Kansas State (13), Baylor (18), West Virginia (21), and Oklahoma State (24). Only two former Pac-12 teams ended with a ranking: UCLA (3) and USC (5).
One big question
How will Burke and her players handle their first year of Power 4 competition?
Burke’s pre-Arizona experience came in NAIA, Division II, and mid-major Division I leagues. Buffalo played in the MAC, which was the 16th-ranked league last season based on NET. The Bulls faced one Power 4 team all season. They beat Rutgers in the WNIT. The Scarlet Knights went into the tournament at 11-19 and finished 13-20. They were 3-15 in the Big Ten.
Burke has been extremely successful at every stop she has made. Whether that transfers to Power 4 basketball is the question.
As for her players, only returning Dew has played extensive minutes in a major conference, and she is coming off her second knee injury in as many years. While Arizona got transfers from Texas Tech, Kansas, and Virginia, only one of them played last season. She saw just 34 minutes on the court.
There are some very promising newcomers on the team. Kamryn Kitchen was a top 100 recruit before enrolling early at Virginia and redshirting last year. Ogheneruona (Miracle) Akpotayobo was an Auburn commit that several Power 4 teams recruited when she decommitted from the Tigers. Mickayla Perdue was the Horizon League Player of the Year last season. All of them have the potential to be great, but they will be getting used to a different level of play.
How the team does the first year could have an impact on future recruiting, so getting off to a good start could be key to Burke’s tenure at Arizona.
Lead photo by Ryan Kelapire
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – A pair of standouts from Louisville led the way for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s first Performers of the Week of the 2025-26 Indoor Track & Field season. Louisville’s Alba Cuns Iglesias was named the ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Elsingi Kipruto was tabbed the ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week. Virginia’s Gary Martin earned ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors, while North Carolina’s Vera Sjöberg was named the ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week. Virginia Tech’s Maddox Hamm was selected as the ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Clemson’s Kimeka Smith garnered ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week honors.
ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Gary Martin, Virginia, Sr. (Warminster, Pa.)
- Posted a 13:05.57 in the men’s 5,000-meter run at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Shattered his own school record in the 5,000-meter by more than 25 seconds.
- Broke the ACC record, previously held by Florida State’s Adriaan Wildschutt since 2022.
- Clocked the sixth-fastest time in NCAA history.
- His time ranks first in the ACC and third nationally.
ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Maddox Hamm, Virginia Tech, Jr. (Scottsboro, Ala.)
- Finished first in the men’s pole vault at the Liberty Kickoff in Lynchburg, Virginia.
- Posted a career-best 5.70m (18-8.25) in the event.
- Broke the Virginia Tech program record.
- His mark leads both the ACC and NCAA this season.
ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Elsingi Kipruto, Louisville, Fr. (Mosoriot, Kenya)
- Opened his indoor career with a win in the men’s 5,000-meter open section on the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.
- Finished with a time of 13:29.37, breaking the Louisville program record.
- His time ranks fourth in the ACC and 13th nationally.
- His time is also the fastest 5K nationally by a freshman.
ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Vera Sjöberg, North Carolina, Fifth-Year (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Posted a time of 8:43.06 in the women’s 3,000-meter run at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.
- Ran the eighth-fastest 5K time in NCAA history.
- Broke a 22-year-old school record by 17 seconds.
- Her time is the fastest in the ACC and second-best nationally.
ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Alba Cuns Iglesias, Louisville, R-Jr. (Negreira, Spain)
- Won the women’s triple jump at the Commonwealth College Opener in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Her mark of 13.25m (43-5.75) leads both the ACC and NCAA and broke the program record.
- Also posted a 5.87m (19-3.25) in the women’s long jump, which ranks sixth in the ACC this season.
ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Kimeka Smith, Clemson, Fr. (St. Catherine, Jamaica)
- Won the women’s shot put at the Clemson Opener in Clemson, South Carolina, with a mark of 15.06m (49-5).
- Set the Clemson freshman record and ranks seventh on the Tigers’ all-time performance list.
- Her mark leads the ACC and ranks 11th nationally.
ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Gary Martin, Virginia
ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Maddox Hamm, Virginia Tech
ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Dec. 9 – Elsingi Kipruto, Louisville
ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Vera Sjöberg, North Carolina
ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Alba Cuns Iglesias, Louisville
ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Dec. 9 – Kimeka Smith, Clemson
MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine men’s volleyball team has signed three to the Class of 2030, head coach Jonathan Winder announced Tuesday afternoon.
“We are excited about the group of guys we have coming in next fall,” head coach Jonathan Winder said. “We know they are going to be able to make immediate impacts on this group..”
Made up of two outside hitters and a middle blocker, the Waves are adding highly-touted offensive threats to the incoming class.
Vuk Kulpinac – Novi Sad, Serbia – Paris Volley
Kulpinac is a 6’7″ Outsider Hitter most recently competing with Paris Volley. Prior to joining the French club, Kulpinac played for Vojvodina Mozzart Novi Sad in Serbia.
Tobias Prichystal – Bast, Czech Republic
Prichystal is a 6’10” Middle Blocker most recently competing for his country in the CEV U22 Volleyball European Championship.
JP Wardy – Manhattan Beach, Calif. – Loyola HS
Coming from just south of Malibu, Wardy is a 6’3″ Outside Hitter from Manhattan Beach, Calif. Most recently, Wardy competed on the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club.
“The opportunity to bring in one of the best players and best outside hitters in Europe, one of the best outsiders in the US and one of the best middle blockers in Europe is a great opportunity for our team,” Winder said.
The Waves open up the 2026 campaign Jan. 9 against St. Thomas Aquinas College at 6 p.m. pst.
Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Single game tickets will become available at a later date.
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Pepperdine men’s volleyball boasts one of the richest histories in collegiate volleyball, with five NCAA National Championships. Four of those championships came under the direction of Hall of Fame coach Marv Dunphy who totaled 612 victories in 34 seasons at the helm. With 19 NCAA Appearances and 63 All-Americans, the program has consistently been a destination for top talent across the country. Under current head coach Jonathan Winder, the Waves reached the NCAA Final Four in his third season at the helm in 2025.
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Adrian, from Standish, Michigan, earned All-American honors in the weight throw last season and looks to continue her success in the 2025-26 season. She started the season strong at the GVSU Holiday Open last week. Adrian finished first in the weight throw with a throw of 21.76m.
Last season at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, Adrian finished fourth in the weight throw (21.03m). Her career best in the weight throw was 22.35m set at the 2025 Michigan Invitational last season.
Allen, a native of Waterford, Michigan, has already shown he is an athlete to watch. In the season opener at the GVSU Holiday Open, Allen broke the Michigan State school record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.77 to finish second. He broke the record held by former Spartan All-American and Olympian Heath Baldwin. He set the previous record of 7.81 in 2024.
Last season, Allen reached the finals of the 60m hurdles at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, finishing sixth with a time of 7.86. He also had a first-place finish at the 2025 Michigan Invitational, crossing in 8.18.
The Spartans are back in action in the New Year, traveling to the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Jan. 10.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fifth year Vera Sjöberg earned her first career Atlantic Coast Conference track and field accolade when the ACC named her Women’s Track Performer of the Week on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Sjöberg (8:43.06) is now the eighth fastest 3k athlete in NCAA history as she shattered the twenty-two-year-old school record held by Shalane Flanagan in the women’s 3000m. Sjöberg is not only the first woman in school history to run a sub-nine-minute 3k, but she also broke the record by 17 seconds.
Today’s award marks the 13th career weekly conference award, having won a combined 12 patriot league cross country and track weekly honors during her time at Boston University.
Women’s Cross Country MVP – Stephanie Moss:
- 2025 NCAA All-Southeast Region
- 2025 All-ACC
- Registered a 6K personal best (19:35.4) at the NCAA Cross Country Championships
- Placed ninth via a time of 19:41.4 at the NCAA Southeast Regional
- Hit the tape in 19:47.8 and took 11th at the ACC Cross Country Championships
- Took 25th in the 6K at the Nuttycombe Invitational (20:22.0) and Gans Creek Classic (19:56.6)
- Won the 3K at the season-opening tri meet with North Carolina A&T and N.C. Central behind a personal best of 9:58.9
Men’s Cross Country MVP – Charlie Siebert:
- Hit the tape in 30:27.1 for a 10K PR, good for 32nd at the NCAA Southeast Regional
- Posted a personal best of 23:47.9 in the 8K at the ACC Cross Country Championships
- Completed race in 24:32.5 at the Nuttycombe Invitational
- Finished runner-up via a 4K personal best (11:51.5) at the tri meet with North Carolina A&T and N.C. Central
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year – Lauren Tolbert:
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team – 800m, 4x400m
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Champion – 4x400m
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC First Team – 4x400m
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC Second Team – 800m
- 2025 ACC Indoor Champion – 4x400m
- 2025 Indoor All-ACC First Team – 4x400m
- Fifth in the 800m (1:59.88) and 4x400m (3:27.40) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships; Set 800m PR (1:59.39) in the prelims
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:28.81) and fifth in the 800m (2:01.96) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- First via a personal best in the 400m (51.72) and second with the 4x400m (3:30.46) at the Mt. SAC Relays
- First in the 400m (51.83) and 800m (2:01.87), second as part of the 4x400m (3:36.14) at the Duke Invitational
- Won as a member of the 4x400m (3:28.82) and took second in the 800m (2:03.09) at the Jim Click Shootout
- First in the 400m (51.86) and with the 4x400m (3:31.31) and set a PR in the 200m (23.63) at Raleigh Relays
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:31.88) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- Third in the 800m (2:02.75) at the Tiger Paw Invitational
- First via a PR in the 500m (1:10.49), first on the 4x400m (3:34.12) and third in the 800m (2:07.85) at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- First via a PR in the 600m (1:28.15), first with the 4x400m (3;36.82) and third in the 400m (54.29) at the Hokie Invitational
- First in the 300m at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a personal best of 37.67 seconds
- First with the 4x400m (3:44.66), fourth in the 200m (24.35) and fifth in the 1000m with a PR (2:50.67) at the Liberty Kickoff
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year – Aden Bandukwala:
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC Second Team – 800m
- Competed in the 800m (1:52.55) at the NCAA East Regional
- Clocked an 800m PR (1:46.99) and took fifth at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- First in the 800m (1:47.53) at Duke Twilight
- Ran a personal best of 3:46.87 in the 1500m at Penn Relays
- First in the 800m (1:49.21) and fourth as part of the 4x400m (3:12.71) at the Duke Invitational
- Competed in the 800m (1:50.46) and as part of the 4x400m (3:09.63) and DMR (9:39.66) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- Posted PRs in the mile (4:04.27) and 3000m (8:25.86) at the BU Valentine Invite
- Fifth in 500m at the Doc Hale VT Meet via a personal best of 1:05.07
- Ran a personal best in the 1000m (2:24.89) in the 1000m at the Hokie Invitational
- First in the 800m (1:51.22) and fourth in the 1000m (2:25.83)
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year – Gemma Tutton:
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention – Pole Vault
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist – Pole Vault
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC First Team – Pole Vault
- 2025 Indoor All-ACC Second Team – Pole Vault
- Vaulted 4.09m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Third in the pole vault (4.32m) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- First in the pole vault (4.40m) at Duke Twilight
- Third in the pole vault (4.17m) at the Charlotte Invitational
- Fourth in the pole vault (3.92m) at the Wake Forest Invitational
- Vaulted a personal best of 4.42m to win the Duke Invitational
- Fourth in the pole vault (3.95m) at Raleigh Relays
- Cleared 4.22m at the ACC Indoor Championships
- First in the pole vault (4.11m) at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge
Men’s Field Athlete of the Year – Christian Toro:
- USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team – Hammer Throw
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Champion – Hammer Throw
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC First Team – Hammer Throw
- 2025 Indoor All-ACC Second Team – Weight Throw
- Eighth in the hammer throw (68.94m) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- First in the hammer throw at Duke Twilight (68.87m) and the ACC Outdoor Championships (68.35m)
- Recorded a personal best (70.13m) and took first in the hammer throw at the Duke Invitational
- Third in the hammer throw (69.45m) at the Jim Click Shootout
- Threw the hammer 69.47m to finish runner-up at Raleigh Relays
- Fifth via a personal best in the weight throw (20.53m) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- Second in the weight throw at the Liberty Kickoff (20.28m), Doc Hale VT Meet (20.26m) and Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (19.47m)
Women’s Most Improved Senior – Abby Geiser & Megan McGinnis:
Abby Geiser
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team – 4x100m
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist – 4x100m
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC Second Team – 4x100m
- Raced at the NCAA Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4x100m (43.77)
- Ran a 100m personal best (11.32) in the prelims of the NCAA East Regional
- Third as a member of the 4x100m (43.97) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- Second as a member of the 4x100m (43.42) and third in the 200m (23.62) at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Second in the 100m (11.51) at the Duke Invitational
- Second as part of the 4x100m (43.94) and fourth in the 100m (11.35) at the Jim Click Shootout
- First as part of the 4x100m (44.8), third as part of the 4x400m (3:37.17) and fourth in the 100m (11.44) at Raleigh Relays
- Fourth as a member of the 4x400m (3:50.26) at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- Third in the 200m (24.39) and fourth in the 60m (7.58) at the Hokie Invitational
- Second in the 60m (7.46) at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge
- Second in the 60m (7.45) and fourth in the 300m (38.99) at the Liberty Kickoff
Megan McGinnis
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team – 4x400m
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Champion – 4x400m
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC First Team – 4x400m
- 2025 ACC Indoor Champion – 4x400m
- 2025 Indoor All-ACC First Team – 4x400m
- Fifth as a member of the 4x400m (3:27.40) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:28.81) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- Second as part of the 4x400m (3:30.46) and fourth in the 200m (23.70) at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Runner-up as part of the 4x400m (3:36.14) and third in the 200m (23.62) at the Duke Invitational
- First on the 4x400m (3:28.82), second in the 400m (52.63) and fifth on the 4x100m (3:28.82) at the Jim Click Shootout
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:31.31) and fourth in the 200m (23.49) at Raleigh Relays
- Won as part of the 4x400m (3:31.88) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- Took first with the 4x400m (3:34.12), second in the 400m (54.14) and third in the 200m (24.33) at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:36.82) and fifth in the 400m (54.88) at the Hokie Invitational
- Fourth in the 200m (24.73) at the Virginia Tech Invitational
- Runner-up in the 200m (24.27) and third in the 300m (38.62) and with the 4x400m (3:47.33) at the Liberty Kickoff
Men’s Most Improved Senior – Michael Bennett & Max Forte:
Michael Bennett
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team – 4x400m
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC Second Team – Decathlon
- 2025 Indoor All-ACC Second Team – Heptathlon
- Fifth as a member of the 4x400m (3:27.40) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:28.81) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- Second as part of the 4x400m (3:30.46) and fourth in the 200m (23.70) at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Runner-up as part of the 4x400m (3:36.14) and third in the 200m (23.62) at the Duke Invitational
- First on the 4x400m (3:28.82), second in the 400m (52.63) and fifth on the 4x100m (3:28.82) at the Jim Click Shootout
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:31.31) and fourth in the 200m (23.49) at Raleigh Relays
- Won as part of the 4x400m (3:31.88) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- Took first with the 4x400m (3:34.12), second in the 400m (54.14) and third in the 200m (24.33) at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:36.82) and fifth in the 400m (54.88) at the Hokie Invitational
- Fourth in the 200m (24.73) at the Virginia Tech Invitational
- Runner-up in the 200m (24.27) and third in the 300m (38.62) and with the 4x400m (3:47.33) at the Liberty Kickoff
Max Forte
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist – Long Jump
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC Second Team – Long Jump
- Fifth as a member of the 4x400m (3:27.40) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:28.81) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- Second as part of the 4x400m (3:30.46) and fourth in the 200m (23.70) at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Runner-up as part of the 4x400m (3:36.14) and third in the 200m (23.62) at the Duke Invitational
- First on the 4x400m (3:28.82), second in the 400m (52.63) and fifth on the 4x100m (3:28.82) at the Jim Click Shootout
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:31.31) and fourth in the 200m (23.49) at Raleigh Relays
- Won as part of the 4x400m (3:31.88) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- Took first with the 4x400m (3:34.12), second in the 400m (54.14) and third in the 200m (24.33) at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:36.82) and fifth in the 400m (54.88) at the Hokie Invitational
- Fourth in the 200m (24.73) at the Virginia Tech Invitational
- Runner-up in the 200m (24.27) and third in the 300m (38.62) and with the 4x400m (3:47.33) at the Liberty Kickoff
Women’s Hell Raiser Award – Braelyn Baker:
- 2025 USTFCCCA All-America First Team – 4x400m
- 2025 USTFCCCA All-America Second Team – 400mH, 4x100m
- 2025 ACC Women’s Outdoor Freshman of the Year
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Silver Medalist – 400m
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist – 200m, 4x100m
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC First Team – 200m, 400m, 4x100m
- 2025 Indoor ACC Champion – 4x400m
- 2025 Indoor All-ACC First Team – 4x400m
- Fifth as a member of the 4x400m (3:27.40) and ninth in the 400mH (56.35) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Also posted a personal best at the national meet in the 400mH prelims (56.35)
- Second in the 400m (51.69) and third in the 200m (22.83) at the ACC Outdoor Championships, both coming via personal bests
- Finished third at the ACC Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4x100m (43.97)
- Second in the 200m (23.25) at Duke Twilight
- Runner-up at the Mt. SAC Relays as a member of the 4x100m (43.42) and 4x400m (3:30.46)
- Second in the 200m (23.57) and third in the 400m (53.13) at the Duke Invitational
- First as part of the 4x400m (3:28.82), second on the 4x100m (43.94) and fourth in the 400mH (57.25) at the Jim Click Shootout
- First as part of the 4x100m (44.80) and 4x400m (3:31.31), third in the 100m (11.38 PR) and 400mH (58.37) at Raleigh Relays
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:31.88) and sixth in the 200m (23.62) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- Second in the 200m (23.38) and fourth in the 400m (52.94) at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational
- First in the 200m (23.64) and as part of the 4x400m (3:34.12), fourth in the 60m via a PR (7.51) at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- First in the 400m (53.63) and as a member of the 4x400m (53.63) and ran a 600m PR (1:33.84) at the Hokie Invitational
- First in the 200m (24.04) and second via a personal best of 37.80 seconds at the Virginia Tech Invitational
- Second in the 300m (38.34) and third as part of the 4x400m (3:47.33) at the Liberty Kickoff
Men’s Hell Raiser Award – Phillips Moore:
- Competed in the shot put (18.02m) at the NCAA East Regional
- Threw 17.68m in the shot put and 61.43m in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- Fifth in the hammer throw (59.54m) at Duke Twilight
- Notched a personal best of 61.72m in the hammer throw and took fourth at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Third in the shot put (18.03m) and fifth in the hammer throw (61.43m) at the Duke Invitational
- Posted a personal best in the shot put (18.12m) at the Jim Click Shootout
- First in the shot put (17.96m) at Raleigh Relays
- Competed in the shot put (13.82m) and weight throw (18.58m) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- First in the shot put (17.83m) and fourth in the weight throw (18.18m) at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- Runner-up in the weight throw at the Hokie Invitational via a personal best of 19.10m
- Fourth in the weight throw (18.17m) at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge
- Third in the shot put (16.08m) and fourth in the weight throw (18.54m) at the Liberty Kickoff
Community Service Award – TJ Clayton:
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team – 4x400m
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist – 4x400m
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC Second Team – 4x400m
- First to sign up to volunteer at events and was a catalyst for getting Duke track and field into the community
- Competed as a member of the 4x400m (3:04.28) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Third as a member of the 4x400m (3:04.49) and fourth with the 4x100m (39.33) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- First as part of the 4x100m (39.68) and fifth via a personal best in the 100m (10.41) at Duke Twilight
- Fourth in the 100m (10.46) and fifth in the 200m with a personal best of 21.04
- Took part in the 200m (21.63) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- First as a member of the 4x400m (3:11.43) and second in the 60m (6.74) at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- First in the 200m (21.40) and second as part of the 4x400m (3:12.57) at the Hokie Invitational; Also had a 300m PR (34.49)
- Won the 60m race at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge with a collegiate best of 6.69
- First in the 60m (6.77) and fourth in the 200m (21.58) at the Liberty Kickoff
Curtis Beach Performer of the Year – Simen Guttormsen:
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team – Pole Vault
- 2025 ACC Outdoor Champion – Pole Vault
- 2025 Outdoor All-ACC First Team – Pole Vault
- 2025 NCAA Indoor Champion – Pole Vault
- 2025 ACC Indoor Champion – Pole Vault
- 2025 Indoor All-ACC First Team – Pole Vault
- 2025 CSC Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
- Fifth in the pole vault (5.53m) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Won the pole vault at the ACC Outdoor Championships via a mark of 5.60m
- First in the pole vault (5.21m) at Duke Twilight
- Vaulted a personal best of 5.71m and placed first at the NCAA Indoor Championships
- First in the pole vault (5.67m) at the ACC Indoor Championships
- First in the pole vault (5.62m) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
- Cleared 5.55m and placed fourth in the pole vault at the Doc Hale VT Meet
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A preview of the Case Western Reserve University varsity athletic events for the period of winter break (December 8-January 3) and a recap of the events from the previous week of competition (December 1-7). Schedule is subject to change with updates posted on athletics.case.edu when they are known.
Last Week’s Recap
Women’s Basketball (0-2)
- Dropped a pair of close contests last week, falling to Marietta 67-66 at home on Wednesday and Denison 74-61 on Saturday on the road
- Junior guard Mya Hartjes led all Spartans with 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game
Wrestling (1-2)
- Went 1-2 at the Yellow Jacket Duals on Friday night on the campus of Baldwin Wallace University
- Lost to Division II UNC Pembroke 35-12 and #20 BW 31-15 before defeating Wilmington 45-7
- Senior Art Martinez was named the University Athletic Association Wrestler of the Week after he won all three of his matches, including two by pin
Men’s and Women’s Track & Field
- Opened the 2025-26 indoor season by hosting the Spartan Alumni Holiday Classic in the Veale Center on Saturday
- Broke school records in the women’s 200-meter dash and 4×400-meter relay and matched the program record in the 60-meter dash
- Combined to win seven events with 11 finishes in the top three
Wednesday, December 10
Schedule
CWRU Men’s Basketball (4-3) at Hiram (3-4)
Hiram, Ohio · Price Gymnasium
7:30 PM
Live Stats | Video
Saturday, December 13
Schedule
CWRU Men’s Basketball (4-3) at Allegheny (2-4)
Meadville, Pa. · David V. Wise Center
1:00 PM
Live Stats | Video
Saturday, December 20
Schedule
CWRU Wrestling (2-2) at Chocolate Duals
Grantham, Pa. · Jordan Court in Hitchcock Arena
10:00 AM vs. #17 Ithaca (0-0)
12:00 PM at Messiah (3-1)
2:00 PM vs. #12 Arcadia (1-3)
Live Results | Video
Monday, December 29
Schedule
CWRU Women’s Basketball (5-3) vs. Oberlin (3-4)
BW Invitational
Berea, Ohio · Ursprung Gymnasium
3:00 PM
Live Stats | Video | Tickets
Tuesday, December 30
Schedule
CWRU Men’s Basketball (4-3) vs. Kalamazoo (2-5)
Cleveland, Ohio · Horsburgh Gymnasium
2:00 PM
Live Stats | Video | Digital Program
CWRU Women’s Basketball (5-3) at #21 Baldwin Wallace (5-2)
BW Invitational
Berea, Ohio · Ursprung Gymnasium
3:00 PM
Live Stats | Video | Tickets
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Schedule
CWRU Wrestling (2-2) at 2026 UAA Challenge
Manhattan, N.Y. · John A. Paulson Center
10:00 AM vs. Muhlenberg (1-0)
11:45 AM vs. Johns Hopkins (0-1)
1:30 PM vs. Gettysburg (1-1)
Live Results | Video
CWRU Women’s Basketball (5-3) vs. Geneva (1-5*)
Cleveland, Ohio · Horsburgh Gymnasium
1:00 PM
Live Stats | Video | Digital Program
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