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The 2025 Bowerman Watch List for men’s and women’s NCAA track and field

It’s time for a look at potential winners of the Bowerman, an annual award presented to the most outstanding athletes in collegiate track and field. Here’s the latest on some of the best in DI track and field. THE BOWERMAN: Complete history of the track and field honor Latest watch list Watch list update No. 5 […]

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It’s time for a look at potential winners of the Bowerman, an annual award presented to the most outstanding athletes in collegiate track and field.

Here’s the latest on some of the best in DI track and field.

THE BOWERMAN: Complete history of the track and field honor

Latest watch list

Watch list update No. 5

The fourth update to the Bowerman women’s watch list was announced on Wednesday, May 7, with the men’s watch list announced on Thursday, May 8.

**The Bowerman watch list update No. 4 (April 16/17)**
Gender	Athlete	School	Events
Women	Şilan Ayyildiz	Oregon	Mid-Distance
	Aaliyah Butler	Georgia	Sprints
	Rachel Glenn	Arkansas	Hurdles/Jumps
	Brynn King	Roberts Wesleyan	Pole Vault
	Pamela Kosgei	New Mexico	Distance
	Doris Lemngole	Alabama	Distance
	Indya Mayberry	TCU	Sprints
	Amanda Moll	Washington	Pole Vault
	Michaela Rose	LSU	Mid-Distance
	Jayden Ulrich	Louisville	Throws
Men

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

Women
- Margot Appleton, Virginia (Mid-Distance/Distance)
- Lianna Davidson, Georgia (Javelin)
- JaMeesia Ford, South Carolina (Sprints)
- Lexy Halladay-Lowry, BYU (Steeple/Distance)
- Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame (Combined Events)
- Manuela Rotundo, Georgia (Javelin)

PREDICTING: How the Bowerman watch lists predict the award’s final winner

2025 watch list dates

Below you’ll find all of the Bowerman watch list dates for 2025.

Update	Women’s Date	Men’s Date
Preseason	Wednesday, Jan. 8	Thursday, Jan. 9
1	Wednesday, Feb. 5	Thursday, Feb. 6
2 (Post-Indoor Conferences)	Wednesday, March 5	Thursday, March 6
3 (Post-NCAA Indoor)	Wednesday, March 26	Thursday, March 27
4	Wednesday, April 16	Thursday, April 17
5	Wednesday, May 7	Thursday, May 8
6 (Post-Outdoor Conferences)	Wednesday, May 21	Thursday, May 22
7 (Post-NCAA prelims)	Wednesday, June 4	Thursday, June 5
Semifinalists (Post-NCAA Outdoor)	Wednesday, June 25	Thursday, June 26
Finalists	Monday, June 30	Tuesday, July 1
Winners	Thursday, Dec. 18	Thursday, Dec. 18

All dates subject to change

Date of the winner of the Bowerman

The 2025 winners will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 18 at the 2025 USTFCCCA convention at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Past watch lists

Watch list update No. 4

The fourth update to the Bowerman women’s watch list was announced on Wednesday, April 16, with the men’s watch list announced on Thursday, April 17.

**The Bowerman watch list update No. 4 (April 16/17)**
Gender	Athlete	School	Events
Women	Aaliyah Butler	Georgia	Sprints
	Rachel Glenn	Arkansas	Hurdles/Jumps
	Brynn King*	Roberts Wesleyan	Pole Vault
	Pamela Kosgei	New Mexico	Distance
	Doris Lemngole	Alabama	Distance
	Indya Mayberry	TCU	Sprints
	Amanda Moll	Washington	Pole Vault
	Manuela Rotundo*	Georgia	Javelin
	Jayden Ulrich*	Louisville	Throws
	Isabella Whittaker	Arkansas	Sprints
Men	Mykolas Alekna	California	Discus
	James Corrigan	BYU	Mid-Distance/Steeple
	Nathaniel Ezekiel	Baylor	Sprints/Hurdles
	Ishmael Kipkurui*	New Mexico	Distance
	Liam Murphy*	Villanova	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Auhmad Robinson*	Texas A&M	Sprints
	Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan	Ole Miss	Throws
	Habtom Samuel	New Mexico	Distance
	Ethan Strand	North Carolina	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Ja’Kobe Tharp	Auburn	Hurdles

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

Women
- Şilan Ayyildiz, Oregon (Mid-Distance)
- Lianna Davidson, Georgia (Javelin)
- JaMeesia Ford, South Carolina (Sprints)
- Hana Moll, Washington (Pole Vault)
- Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame (Combined Events)
Men
- Jordan Anthony, Arkansas (Sprints)
- Johnny Brackins, Jr., Southern California (Hurdles/Jumps)
- Simen Guttormsen, Duke (Pole Vault)
- Garrett Kaalund, Southern California (Sprints)
- Trey Knight, CSUN (Throws)
- Carli Makarawu, Kentucky (Sprints)
- Gary Martin, Virginia (Mid-Distance/Distance)
- Tinoda Matsatsa, Georgetown (Mid-Distance/Distance)
- Chinecherem Nnamdi, Baylor (Javelin)
- Daniel Reynolds, Wyoming (Throws)
- Kendrick Smallwood, Texas (Sprints/Hurdles)
- Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska (Javelin)
- Kostas Zaltos, Minnesota (Throws)

PAST BOWERMANS: 2024 men’s – Leo Neugebauer | 2024 women’s – Parker Valby

Watch list update No. 3

The third update to the Bowerman women’s watch list was announced on Wednesday, March 26, with the men’s watch list announced on Thursday, March 27.

**The Bowerman watch list update No. 3 (March 26/27)**
Gender	Athlete	School	Events
Women	Aaliyah Butler	Georgia	Sprints
	Lianna Davidson*	Georgia	Javelin
	Rachel Glenn	Arkansas	Hurdles/Jumps
	Axelina Johansson	Nebraska	Throws
	Doris Lemngole	Alabama	Distance
	Indya Mayberry*	TCU	Sprints
	Amanda Moll	Washington	Pole Vault
	Hana Moll	Washington	Pole Vault
	Jadin O’Brien*	Notre Dame	Combined Events
	Isabella Whittaker*	Arkansas	Sprints
Men	Mykolas Alekna	California	Discus
	James Corrigan*	BYU	Mid-Distance/Steeple
	Nathaniel Ezekiel	Baylor	Sprints/Hurdles
	Simen Guttormsen*	Duke	Pole Vault
	Carli Makarawu*	Kentucky	Sprints
	Gary Martin	Virginia	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Daniel Reynolds*	Wyoming	Throws
	Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan	Ole Miss	Throws
	Ethan Strand	North Carolina	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Ja’Kobe Tharp	Auburn	Hurdles

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

Women
- Şilan Ayyildiz, Oregon (Mid-Distance)
- Alexis Brown, Baylor (Sprints/Jumps)
- Dajaz Defrand, Southern California (Sprints)
- JaMeesia Ford, South Carolina (Sprints)
- Elena Kulichenko, Georgia (Jumps)
- Wilma Nielsen, Oregon (Mid-Distance)
Men
- Jordan Anthony, Arkansas (Sprints)
- Favour Ashe, Oregon (Sprints)
- Johnny Brackins, Jr., Southern California (Hurdles/Jumps)
- Nathan Green, Washington (Mid-Distance)
- Brian Musau, Oklahoma State (Distance)
- Chinecherem Nnamdi, Baylor (Javelin)
- Jonathan Seremes, Missouri (Jumps)
- JC Stevenson, Southern California (Sprints/Jumps)

PAST BOWERMANS: 2023 men’s – Jaydon Hibbert | 2023 women’s – Julien Alfred

Watch list update No. 2

The second update to the Bowerman women’s watch list was announced on Wednesday, March 5, with the men’s watch list announced on Thursday, March 6.

**The Bowerman watch list update No. 2 (March 5/6)**
Gender	Athlete	School	Events
Women	Silan Ayyildiz*	Oregon	Mid-Distance
	Aaliyah Butler	Georgia	Sprints
	JaMeesia Ford	South Carolina	Sprints
	Rachel Glenn	Arkansas	Hurdles/Jumps
	Tacoria Humphrey*	Illinois	Jumps
	Axelina Johansson	Nebraska	Throws
	Doris Lemngole	Alabama	Distance
	Amanda Moll*	Washington	Pole Vault
	Hana Moll	Washington	Pole Vault
	Julitette Whittaker	Stanford	Mid-Distance
Men	Mykolas Alekna	California	Discus
	Johnny Brackins Jr.	Southern California	Hurdles/Jumps
	Nathaniel Ezekiel*	Baylor	Sprints/Hurdles
	Gary Martin*	Virginia	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan	Ole Miss	Throws
	Habtom Samuel	New Mexico	Distance
	JC Stevenson*	Southern California	Sprints/Jumps
	Ethan Strand	North Carolina	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Ja’Kobe Tharp	Auburn	Hurdles
	Parker Wolfe	North Carolina	Distance

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

Women
- Anthaya Charlton, Florida (Jumps)
- Mya Lesnar, Colorado State (Throws)
- Indya Mayberry, TCU (Sprints)
- Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame (Combined Events)
- Hilda Olemomoi, Florida (Distance)
- Michaela Rose, LSU (Mid-Distance)
- Isabella Whittaker, Arkansas (Sprints)

Men
- Favour Ashe, Oregon (Sprints)
- Makanakaishe Charamba, Auburn (Sprints)
- Eli Kosiba, Grand Valley State (Jumps)
- Tinoda Matsatsa, Georgetown (Mid-Distance/Distance)
- Aidan McCarthy, Cal Poly (Mid-Distance)
- Chinecherem Nnamdi, Baylor (Javelin)
- Daniel Reynolds, Wyoming (Throws)
- Jonathan Seremes, Missouri (Jumps)
- Aleksandr Solovev, Texas A&M (Pole Vault)
- Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska (Javelin)
- Sam Whitmarsh, Texas A&M (Mid-Distance)

PAST BOWERMANS: 2022 men’s – Trey Cunningham | 2022 women’s – Abby Steiner

Watch list update No. 1

The first update to the Bowerman women’s watch list was announced on Wednesday, Feb. 5, with the men’s watch list announced on Thursday, Feb. 6.

**The Bowerman watch list update No. 1 (Feb. 5/6)**
Gender	Athlete	School	Events
Women	Aaliyah Butler*	Georgia	Sprints
	Anthaya Charlton*	Florida	Jumps
	JaMeesia Ford	South Carolina	Sprints
	Rachel Glenn	Arkansas	Hurdles/Jumps
	Doris Lemngole	Alabama	Distance
	Hilda Olemomoi	Florida	Distance
	Laura Pellicoro*	Portland	Mid-Distance
	Jaida Ross	Oregon	Throws
	Chloe Timberg	Rutgers	Pole Vault
	Julitette Whittaker	Stanford	Mid-Distance
Men	Mykolas Alekna	California	Discus
	Johnny Brackins Jr.	Southern California	Hurdles/Jumps
	Trey Knight*	CSUN	Throws
	Wanya McCoy*	Florida	Sprints
	Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan	Ole Miss	Throws
	Habtom Samuel	New Mexico	Distance
	Ethan Strand	North Carolina	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Ja’Kobe Tharp	Auburn	Hurdles
	Sam Whitmarsh	Texas A&M	Mid-Distance
	Parker Wolfe	North Carolina	Distance

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

Women
- Axelina Johansson, Nebraska (Throws)
- Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico (Distance)
- Elena Kulichenko, Georgia (Jumps)
- Mya Lesnar, Colorado State (Throws)
- Indya Mayberry, TCU (Sprints)
- Amanda Moll, Washington (Pole Vault)
- Hana Moll, Washington (Pole Vault)
- Wilma Nielsen, Oregon (Mid-Distance)
- Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame (Combined Events)
- Michaela Rose, LSU (Mid-Distance)
- Savannah Sutherland, Michigan (Sprints/Hurdles)
Men
- Favour Ashe, Oregon (Sprints)
- Graham Blanks, Harvard (Distance)
- Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor (Sprints/Hurdles)
- Eli Kosiba, Grand Valley State (Jumps)
- Abdullahi Hassan, Mississippi State (Mid-Distance)
- Chinecherem Nnamdi, Baylor (Javelin)
- Samuel Ogazi, Alabama (Sprints)
- Tarsis Orogot, Alabama (Sprints)
- Jonathan Seremes, Missouri (Jumps)
- Aleksandr Solovev, Texas A&M (Pole Vault)
- JC Stevenson, Southern California (Sprints/Jumps)
- Keyshawn Strachan, Nebraska (Javelin)

Preseason watch list

The women’s preseason watch list was announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, with the men’s preseason watch list announced on Thursday, Jan. 9.

**The Bowerman preseason watch list (Jan. 8/9)**
Gender	Athlete	School	Events
Women	Kaylyn Brown*	Arkansas	Sprints
	JaMeesia Ford	South Carolina	Sprints
	Rachel Glenn	Arkansas	Hurdles/Jumps
	Axelina Johansson	Nebraska	Throws
	Doris Lemngole*+	Alabama	Distance
	Brianna Lyston	LSU	Sprints
	Hilda Olemomoi*	Florida	Distance
	Michaela Rose	LSU	Mid-Distance
	Jaida Ross#	Oregon	Throws
	Juliette Whittaker+	Stanford	Mid-Distance
Men	Mykolas Alekna	California	Discus
	Johnny Brackins Jr.	Southern California	Hurdles/Jumps
	Chinecherem Nnamdi*	Baylor	Javelin
	Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan*+	Ole Miss	Throws
	Tarsis Orogot	Alabama	Sprints
	Habtom Samuel+	New Mexico	Distance
	Ethan Strand*	North Carolina	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Ja’Kobe Tharp	Auburn	Hurdles
	Sam Whitmarsh	Texas A&M	Sprints/Mid-Distance
	Parker Wolfe+	North Carolina	Distance

*Watch list career debut
#Returning finalist
+Returning semifinalist

The following athletes received votes:

Women | Aaliyah Butler, Georgia (Sprints)
- Rosey Effiong, Arkansas (Sprints)
- Brynn King, Roberts Wesleyan (Pole Vault)
- Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico (Distance)
- Elena Kulichenko, Georgia (Jumps)
- Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame (Combined Events)
- Savannah Sutherland, Michigan (Sprints/Hurdles)
- Chloe Timberg, Rutgers (Pole Vault)
Men
- Nathan Green, Washington (Mid-Distance)
- Kenneth Ikeji, Harvard (Throws)
- Eli Kosiba, Grand Valley State (Jumps)
- Rivaldo Marshall, Arkansas (Mid-Distance)
- Tinoda Matsatsa, Georgetown (Mid-Distance/Distance)
- Nathan Mountain, Virginia (Mid-Distance)
- Samuel Ogazi, Alabama (Sprints)
- Godson Oghenebrume, LSU (Sprints)
- Colin Sahlman, Northern Arizona (Mid-Distance)

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Story Links Indianapolis, IN — WPI graduate student Avinash Bissoondial (Millbury, MA) and the Engineers 4x100m relay squad of Sam Manteria (Wilbraham, MA), Ethan Schnyer (Nashua, NH), Alex Cole (Weymouth, MA), and Tristan Andrew (Newtown, CT) have earned spots in next weekend’s NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The three-day […]

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Indianapolis, IN — WPI graduate student Avinash Bissoondial (Millbury, MA) and the Engineers 4x100m relay squad of Sam Manteria (Wilbraham, MA), Ethan Schnyer (Nashua, NH), Alex Cole (Weymouth, MA), and Tristan Andrew (Newtown, CT) have earned spots in next weekend’s NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The three-day event will begin on Thursday, May 22 at the SPIRE Institute’s Outdoor Track and Field and hosted by the North Coast Athletic Conference.

The 4×100 meter relay will make its debut Thursday at 5:15pm in the preliminaries. The foursome secured a spot in field on the final day of competition on Thursday, May 15th by smashing their own school record in a time of 40.66 at the UMass Amherst Final Qualifier. The Crimson and Gray shared the 12th best time nationwide with Roanoke and WPI was the only New England in either of the two men’s relay event’s 16-team fields. If the Engineers are qualify for the finals, they would race again on Saturday, May 24th at 1:05pm.

Bissoondial will be making his first appearance at an NCAA Track and Field Championships but is no stranger to NCAA competition as the graduate student appeared in three Cross Country championships, including this past fall, and was an alternate for a fourth championship. Bissoondial will race in the 5,000 meters and secured his spot in Ohio by winning last weekend’s Farley Inter Regional Extravaganza (FIRE) Meet at Williams. The graduate student shattered his own school record by 25 seconds by registering a time of 14:09.22, the 13th quickest in the 22-person field. The 5,000 meter is the penultimate track event on Saturday and slated for a 5pm start.

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Govs Earn Four Silvers to Conclude ASUN Championships

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JACKSONVILLE – Austin Peay State University’s track and field team earned four silver medals on the final day of the 2025 Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship, with freshman Taylin Segree being a part of three of those podium finishes, Saturday, at Hodges Stadium on the campus of North Florida.

Austin Peay’s first points of the day came in the triple jump, with both Denim Goddard and Myra Eriksson recording counting scores. Emma Tucker then posted the second-best mark of her career in the shot put with a 13.10-meter hurl in the event.

The Governors’ first podium finish of the afternoon came in the 4×100-meter relay, with Gabrielle Miller, Gabrielle Hoskins, Alijanae Cole, and Segree finishing as the runner-up in the event with a time of 45.81.

Next up on the track, Sydney Freeman posted a personal best in the 1500-meter for the fourth-straight meet in which she shaved over two and a half seconds off her previous best set two weeks ago at Vanderbilt’s Music City Challenge.

After qualifying in the 100-meter hurdles yesterday, freshman Emmani Roberts bested her season’s best mark by nearly two seconds with a time of 14.89 to earn fifth in the event.

Segree’s second medal of the day came in the 400-meter where she posted the second-best mark of her freshman campaign with a time of 53.81. Segree’s mark in the 400-meter trails only her previous personal best set yesterday in the preliminary round by six hundredths of a second. Alexis Arnett’s time of 55.84 was a personal best, as the junior earned a fifth-place finish in the event.

Busiwa Asinga then earned APSU’s third silver medal of the day in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.47.

In its final event of the day, Mia McGee, Cole, Arnett, and Segree sprinted to a silver finish in the 4×400-meter relays.

This weekend, the Governors obtained their largest point-total since joining the ASUN Conference prior to the 2023 season with 61, while also having their most finalists in the championships at 17.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Missouri track and field capped off the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with three top-eight finishes on Saturday at UK Track & Field Complex.

Ames Burton was the first scorer for the women’s team on the final day of competition, adding three points from a sixth-place finish in discus after a 54.40m (178-6) mark. On the men’s side, Skylar Coffey and Sterling Scott earned eighth-place finishes, with Coffey adding a point from discus with a season-best throw of 57.71m (189-4) and Scott’s 15.65m (51-4.25) in triple jump.

Tarique George joined Coffey in the top-10 finishers in men’s discus, taking ninth with a throw of 57.58m (188-11), a personal-best result. Kobi Walker and Mirriam Chepkirui posted individual records in the women’s 5000m, finishing 27th in 16:33.66 and 28th in 16:34.99, respectively.

In the men’s 5000m, Tyler Freiner closed out the day with a personal-record time of 14:08.81 to take 14th, just behind the team’s top finisher in the event, Drew Rogers, who earned a 12th-place result in 14:02.04.

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The Tigers continue postseason action at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships West Region Preliminary Round at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas, on May 28-31. Competitors will receive a berth to the competition if they are ranked among the top 48 marks in the region in each event.

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Kennedy volleyball players win the volleyball CIF Southern Section Division 5 Championships against Esperanza in Norwalk on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Kennedy volleyball players win the volleyball CIF Southern Section Division 5 Championships against Esperanza in Norwalk on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County […]

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NORWALK – Kennedy’s boys volleyball team beat Esperanza in four close and entertaining sets, 23-25, 27-25, 25-20, 26-24, in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 championship match Saturday at Cerritos College.

As Fighting Irish senior libero Karl Narshall said afterward, “We survived.”

The athleticism and quality of play from both teams showed the depth of talent of Southern California high school boys volleyball. The match featured explosive kill shots, seemingly impossible digs and sharp serving from both teams.

It is the second boys volleyball championship for the Fighting Irish, who won their other title in 2017.

The Fighting Irish (20-10) continue their season in the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs that begin Tuesday. Regional brackets will be released Sunday. Six teams from CIF-SS Division 1 and the champions of Division 2-9 are invited to play in the regional.

Esperanza finished the 19-14.

Kennedy senior opposite hitter Logan Benda had 17 kills. Senior middle blocker Seth Sainz had 15 kills and sophomore outside hitter Kaiden Kim had seven kills.

Jaden Baena had 19 assists and Jason Narike had 16 assists.

Narike scored the match’s final two points with service aces.

Esperanza senior outside hitter had a match-high 22 kills. Senior outside hitter Tyler Lemmon added 16 kills for the Aztecs.

Travis Walker, in his 20th year coaching Kennedy’s boys volleyball team, said his team was close to self-destructing in various matches during the season.

“We knew we’ve had the most talent on the floor any time we’re out there,” Walker said. “It’s just a matter of, ‘Can we get through those three or four errors we’re going to make.’ That’s been our Achilles’ heel all year.”

Esperanza led for much of the first set and won it 25-23.

“If you play a team like Esperanza,” Walker said, “they’re going to take advantage of your errors and they did.”

Kennedy led most of the way in the second set. Esperanza caught up at 25-25 but the Irish won it 27-25.

Kennedy led all the way in the third set, a 25-21 win that ended with one of Sainz’s many high-velocity kills. The fourth set was a great back-and-forth battle, with Narike’s two aces to the back left corner providing the match-winning points.

Narshall said Kennedy has struggled with consistency at times.

“Volleyball is a momentum sport,” said Narshall, who had a team-leading nine digs Saturday. “It’s not all about huge plays and huge aces. It’s all about playing the game, winning the rally.

“We made a lot of errors in that last set, and we barely made it out alive.”

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No. 8 Baseball Blasts Old Dominion 12-1 to Cap Weekend Sweep

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HAMPTON, Va. — No. 8 Coastal Carolina flexed the offense again on Saturday, routing Old Dominion 12-1 in seven innings at War Memorial Stadium to complete its sixth-straight weekend sweep and extend its winning streaks to 14 games overall and 18 games in Sun Belt Conference play.

The Chanticleers (44-11, 26-4 SBC) scored 11 runs over their final three at-bats and got a long-awaited home run from Ty Barrango, whose three-run blast to deep center in the sixth inning broke the game wide open. It was Barrango’s first home run since Opening Weekend and the exclamation point of a six-run frame.

Sebastian Alexander and Blake Barthol also homered for Coastal, while Chad Born and Colby Thorndyke combined for five RBIs. Barthol went 2-for-5 with his 11th long ball of the season and added a stolen base, while Alexander reached base four times and scored three runs.

Freshman Jaxon Appelman made his second career appearance and struck out five of the six batters he faced to close the door. Starter Riley Eikhoff, along with Luke Jones and Matthew Potok, held the Monarchs (21-29, 15-15 SBC) to just one run on six hits.

The Chants plated four runs in the fifth to take control before breaking it open with the six-run sixth. Barrango added a sacrifice fly in the fifth to finish with a career-high four RBIs.

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Series Sweep Streak Grows to Six: Coastal’s three-game sweep of Old Dominion marked its sixth consecutive weekend sweep and its 14th win in a row overall. The Chants have now won 18 consecutive Sun Belt Conference games and finish the regular season with a league-best 26-4 conference record.

Barrango Breaks Out: Shortstop Ty Barrango delivered a towering three-run homer to center field during the Chants’ six-run sixth inning. It was his first round-tripper since Feb. 15 against Kansas State. Barrango finished with four RBIs — the most in a game during his collegiate career — including a sacrifice fly in the fifth.

Appelman Dominates in Relief: Freshman right-hander Jaxon Appelman was electric in his second outing of the season. The 6-foot-5 reliever struck out five of the six batters he faced over two perfect innings, throwing 25 pitches and needing just 16 strikes to carve through the Monarchs.

Offensive Firepower Continues: The Chants have now scored 10 or more runs in 19 games this season. Saturday’s effort was powered by nine hits and six free passes. Coastal took advantage of six hit-by-pitches and three ODU errors to plate runs in bunches.

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