Granville, Ohio- Seniors Andrew D’Asaro (javelin), Chris Slater (hammer), and Ari Skolnik (110H) of the Denison University men’s track and field team will compete at the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week in Geneva, Ohio at the SPIRE Institute. For each event, the top 22 student-athletes were accepted into the competition.

D’Asaro will be the first to compete for the Big Red on Thursday, and comes into the meet ranked 15^th in the country with a throw of 63.05 (206′ 10″). This will be D’Asaro’s third consecutive NCAA National Qualifier appearance, as he finished 11^th in 2023 with a throw of 59.78 (196′ 1″) and 15^th in 2024 with a mark of 58.10 (190′ 7″) while also earning Second Team NCAA All-American honors. D’Asaro has rewrote the Denison record books, as he holds the all-time record in javelin with a mark of 64.07 (210′ 2″) in the Bison Outdoor Classic in the 2024 season. Since he broke the record for javelin back in 2023 with a mark of 58.88 (84′ 6″), he has broken his own record three times over the course of his Big Red career. This season, D’Asaro has placed first in the Denison Lid-Lifter meet with a 63.05 (206′ 10″) mark and the Division III All-Ohio Championships held at Ohio Wesleyan with a mark of 57.57 (188′ 10″). He has five top 3 finishes in the seven meets he has competed in this season.  D’Asaro has had quite the Big Red career, as he has also been selected three time USTFCCCA All-Region, three-time All-NCAC, and three-time NCAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.

Slater will be competing in his second Track and Field Championships, this time being his first in the Outdoor stage in the hammer throw. He comes into the field seeded fifth with a mark of 61.85 (202′ 11″) which he threw at the Denison Lid-Lifter meet. That mark is also the Denison hammer throw school record and he also holds the record in weight throw which was set at the All-Ohio Track and Field Championships back in 2023 (17.71, 58′ 1.25″). Slater has placed first four times this season in the hammer, with wins at the Denison Lid-Lifter, Denison Invitational (59.11, 193′ 11″), NCAC Outdoor Championships (57.04, 187′ 2″), and the SPIRE Last Chance Meet (55.94, 183′ 6″). Slater’s Big Red career has been historic, as he was named 2022 All-Region for hammer, Five-time All-NCAC (3 indoor; 2 outdoor), five-time NCAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, and two-time NCAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. He will compete on the last day of the Championships on May 24.

Skolnik will compete in his third Track and Field Championships, as he has competed in the Indoor stage twice, most recently being this season as he finished 15^th in the 60 meters hurdles with a time of 8.06 seconds. This time around, he will be competing in the 110 meters hurdles, where he is slated 18^th with a time of 14.25 seconds, a time he achieved at the NCAC Outdoor Championships. Skolnik is also the school record holder in the 60 meter hurdles (Indoor) with a time of 8.12 seconds. He has enjoyed several top five finishes across several events, most notably his first place finish at the NCAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 14.40 seconds. Skolnik has also been named three time All-Region, twice in 2024 in the 60 meter hurdles and 110 meter hurdles, and 110 meter hurdles in 2023. He has also been named three time All-NCAC and has been a two time NCAC Champion.

Schedule at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio- Thursday, May 22, to Saturday, May 25

• The javelin will take place at 5:45 p.m. Thursday
• 110 meter hurdles prelims will be held at 2:10 p.m. on Friday | Finals at 1:50 p.m. on Saturday
• Hammer slated for 1:45 p.m. on Saturday

The complete list of qualifiers is available on the following website: https://results.leonetiming.com/?mid=7852

You can watch each day of events for the 2025 NCAA Division III men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships on NCAA.com.

SEATTLE, Wash. – Three members of the Pepperdine men’s volleyball team were named to the MPSF All-Academic team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
 
James Eadie, Aidan Tune and Brendan Read earned academic recognition for their performance in the classroom. Eadie graduated this spring with a 3.6 GPA and a bachelor’s degree in sport administration. Read also graduated, earning a degree in integrated marketing and communications with a 3.7 GPA. Tune completed his junior year while maintaining a 3.7 GPA in business administration.
 
As a team, the Waves averaged a total 3.6 GPA with 18 members above a 3.0 and 14 above a 3.5 GPA.
 
To qualify for MPSF All-Academic honors, student-athletes must hold at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA (including the most recent fall term), be at least a sophomore academically, have completed one full academic year at their institution, and competed in 50 percent or more of their team’s competitions during the season.
 
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The 2025 Cal Athletic Hall of Fame induction class includes eight men and women representing seven sports, headlined by Jeff Tedford, the program’s all-time winningest football coach.

Tedford, 63, coached the Bears to 82 victories in 11 seasons through 2012, guided them to eight bowl games (including seven in a row) and lifted the program to a top-10 national ranking five times. 

He took over a program that has suffered five consecutive losing seasons, including a 1-10 mark in 2001, the year before he arrived. Twice the Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Tedford led the Bears to the 2006 Pac-10 co-championship.

The Bears posted winning records in Tedford’s first eight seasons, and he was the coach when they enjoyed their most recent winning record in conference play, 5-4 back in 2009. He was fired after a 3-9 season in 2012, the Bears’ second losing campaign in three years.

Others who will join Tedford in the 2025 Hall class include basketball star Layshia Clarendon and football lineman Alex Mack. 

Here are capsules on all eight inductees, courtesy of Cal Athletics: 

LAYSHIA CLARENDON – Women’s Basketball (2009-13)

Clarendon carried the combination of athletic and academic prowess that is a model of the Cal student-athlete. She earned All-American status as a senior after leading the Bears to their only Final Four appearance in program history and was also a three-time All-Pac-12 selection. She went on to become the ninth overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft and played 11 years in the league with one All-Star appearance. Clarendon was also the 2013 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and winner of the Tom Hansen Pac-12 Conference Medal.

HANA CUTURA – Volleyball (2006-09)

The only conference player of the year in program history (2009), Cutura also is the Bears’ all-time leader in career kills with 2,004. Cutura was a three-time All-American – including a pair of first-team nods – who led Cal to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including the team’s first-ever appearance in the Final Four in 2007. A three-time All-Pac-10 selection, she also ranks second on the program’s single-season kills list with 628 as a senior.

DAMIR DUGONJIC – Men’s Swimming & Diving (2007-11)

Dugonjic won seven NCAA championships, including three consecutive individual titles in the 100-yard breaststroke. His final breaststroke crown contributed to the Bears’ team championship in 2011. Dugonjic set the NCAA record in the 100 breast as a sophomore and was an eight-time All-American. He represented his native Slovenia in the Olympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016 and registered a pair of top-20 finishes in the 100 breaststroke.

DONNA FONG – Field Hockey Head Coach (1976-94)

Fong was the first head coach in program history who led the Bears to three straight NorPac championships from 1992-94 and was also selected as the NorPac Coach of the Year in all three of those seasons. Fong coached four conference players of the year and two Olympians. In 2020, field hockey became the first women’s sport at Cal to have its head coaching position endowed – Donna Fong Director of Field Hockey.

ALEX MACK – Football (2005-08)

Mack was a two-time First-Team All-American who went on to become the 21st overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2009. During his time with the Bears, Cal shared the Pac-12 championship in 2006 and went to four consecutive bowl games. A three-time All-Pac-12 First Team pick, Mack also won the prestigious Draddy Trophy that is given to the top football student-athlete in the nation. Mack went on to play 13 seasons in the NFL and was selected to seven Pro Bowls. He was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame earlier this year.

IVAN RACKOV – Men’s Water Polo  (2008-11)

Rackov was named the 2010 winner of the Peter J. Cutino Award, given annually to the top player in NCAA water polo. He was also named the 2010 ACWPC National Player of the Year. Rackov ranks fourth on the program’s all-time scoring list with 235 career goals and fifth on Cal’s single-season list with 79 goals in 20120. Rackov led the Bears to the NCAA championship game in 2010.

JEFF TEDFORD – Football Head Coach (2002-12)

Tedford is Cal’s all-time winningest football coach with 82 victories and led the Bears to a school-record seven consecutive bowl appearances. He was twice named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year and led Cal to the 2006 Pac-10 co-championship. Under Tedford, the Bears finished the season ranked in the top 25 four different times. Cal also cracked the top 10 five times at one point during the season with Tedford at the helm.

MICHAEL WEAVER – Men’s Golf (2009-14)

Weaver became Cal’s first-ever NCAA regional champion when he took co-medalist honors at the 2013 NCAA Pullman Regional. He led the Bears to the 2013 Pac-12 championship, taking individual runner-up honors in the process. Weaver was named a First-Team All-American in 2013.  He also placed eighth individually at the 2011 NCAA Championships, tied for the second-highest finish ever by a Golden Bear.

These eight and the 2024 class will be inducted together during the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame weekend next Oct. 17-18. They will be recognized during the Friday night, Oct. 17 football game vs. North Carolina, with the Hall of Fame Gala scheduled for Saturday night.

Tables for the gala can be reserved here. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 1.

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