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UCLA women’s basketball recap with Ira Gorawara

Gorawara is the 2024-2025 Sports editor on the football, men’s basketball and NIL beats and a Copy contributor. She was previously an assistant Sports editor on the men’s volleyball, men’s tennis, women’s volleyball and rowing beats and a contributor on the men’s volleyball and rowing beats. She is a third-year economics and communication student minoring […]

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USC Men Stack Wins At The NCAA West Track And Field Regional, Plus More

University of Southern California’s Garrett Kaalund holds up a qualifying ticket for the NCAA … More Outdoor Championships. Kaalund, a junior, ran the third-fastest 200 meter time in the world in 19.85 seconds. University of Southern California COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Garrett Kaalund situated in the blocks, bowed his head, and waited for the gun to sound. […]

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Garrett Kaalund situated in the blocks, bowed his head, and waited for the gun to sound.

“The main thing that goes through my mind is to calm myself down,” he said.

In a blur, the University of Southern California junior, a San Antonio native who transferred to the Trojans’ program from Nebraska in 2025 following an impressive first two years of collegiate sprinting, crossed the line in a wind-legal 19.85 seconds, clocking the third-fastest 200 meter time in the world and the eighth-best NCAA performance in history on Friday at the NCAA West Track and Field First Round inside E.B. Cushing Stadium.

“It gives me a lot more confidence than I previously had,” Kaalund said. “Initially I felt as if I could definitely win nationals, but now I really kind of believe it instead of just saying it.”

Kaalund has quietly emerged this spring for the Trojans, claiming personal records in the 100 meters (9.93), 200 meters (19.85) and 400 meters (44.73). He finished fourth at the distance at indoor nationals in March, which followed an outdoor nationals bid with Nebraska in 2024.

Better yet, he capped off an impressive haul for USC, which secured two more automatic spots to the NCAA Outdoor Championships over the first two heats of the 200 meters and an array of additional national qualifiers, including relay teams in the 4×100 and 4×400, four athletes in the 100 meters and the top 400 meter performer at the NCAA West Regional.

The result was a strong indication that the Trojans, one of the most successful programs in NCAA history, have a viable shot to win an outdoor title in two weeks in Eugene.

The USC men haven’t won a men’s outdoor title since 1976.

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA – MARCH 15: Jordan Anthony of Arkansas Razorbacks poses for a photo after … More winning the Men’s 60 meter final on day two of the Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship held at the Virginia Beach Sports Center on March 15, 2025 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

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This Arkansas Star Secured A World-Leading Performance At The NCAA West Regional

On Friday, Jordan Anthony secured the world’s fastest 100 meter performance in 9.75 seconds.

Despite being slightly outside the requirements of a wind-legal race, it was the second-fastest all-conditions NCAA performance in history, only behind UTEP’s Obadele Thompson’s effort of 9.69 in 1996–though that was with a 5.0 meters per second wind and Anthony’s was a 2.1 mark.

The reigning national indoor champion at 60 meters wasn’t fazed.

“I’ve had the confidence, just not cockiness,” Anthony said afterward. “I know the work I put in day and night. So anybody who steps on the track with me, it’s F you mentality. I don’t care what you did two weeks prior. You got to re-do it. Like Coach Buck said, validate it.”

The effort marks an important line in the sand for Anthony, who’s arguably been the most consistent performer on the NCAA stage this season and was added to the Bowerman Watch List on May 22. With a wind-legal sub-10 time at the Mt. SAC Relays in April and then two SEC Outdoor titles in May in the 100 meters and 200 meters, Anthony could have felt the pressure on his back.

He didn’t.

“My pride and I,” he said. “I don’t know, man, there’s just a dog in me.”

Four men broke 10 seconds at Regional on Friday, including USC’s Taylor Banks (9.91), Iowa’s Kalen Walker (9.94) and Washington State’s Mason Lawyer (9.95). Walker was the only athlete to accomplish the feat with a wind-legal time.

The Big Ten champion also secured the first sub-10 performance of his career.

“I think as I get older, these big moments drive me to be better,” Walker said.

PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 05: James Corrigan of Team United States competes during the Men’s 3000m … More Steeplechase Round 1 on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

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BYU Steeplechase Veteran Looks To Avenge NCAA Loss In 2024

James Corrigan has been eyeing up a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for months.

On Friday, the Brigham Young University junior advanced to nationals after a steady performance in the first heat of the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 8:31.79. New Mexico’s Mathew Kosgei led all performers with his 8:25.41 mark in the third section.

A year ago, Corrigan struggled to put together a quality effort in the NCAA final following a qualifying mark in the first round. But after solving those issues in the U.S. Olympic Trials and then qualifying for the Paris Olympics, Corrigan has been in a completely different heat space.

Behind strong training with the Cougars and a great relationship with BYU head coach Ed Eyestone, Corrigan says he’s more ready than he’s ever been.

“I was able to prove I can run rounds and prove that, I guess, my season last year wasn’t a fluke,” Corrigan said. “This year, I’m not worried in the least. I recognize what stopped me from performing how I could have and so I have just as much confidence as I did before last year.”

Portland Pilots Senior Matt Strangio Driven By His Late Father

University of Portland Matthew Strangio took control of the 5,000 meters a little earlier than expected on Friday at the NCAA West Regional.

“Probably took it out a little further than our coach would have liked,” said Strangio, who managed the pace and ultimately leaned on his strength to claim the NCAA West Regional in 13:25.98.

But that confidence was worth something, because Strangio – who ran a personal best time of 13:24.14 in April at the Stanford Invitational – had another gear over the final 800 meters, holding off California Baptist’s Valentin Soca and Iowa State’s Robin Kwemoi through the final straight away.

“Had a really good training block and since Stanford and have been pretty on it,” Strangio said. “I take myself against everybody anyways, so I wanted to come out here when the pace felt good.”

Behind the surface, though, Strangio has also been running with more meaning. The Pilot senior lost his father, Steven Strangio, after the NCAA Indoor Championships and has dedicated his performances since then to him.

“I know I run with him on my side,” he said. “I try to do it for him, but I also know he’s always wanted me to do it for myself.”

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Dominant pitching, timely hitting send Spartans to state title game

Dominant pitching, timely hitting send Spartans to state title game Bainbridge plays Anacortes in the championship The No. 2 seed Bainbridge Spartans (21-4) beat the No. 3 seed Selah Vikings (25-2) 2-0 in the semifinals of the 2A state baseball tournament May 30 at Joe Martin Field in Bellingham, thanks to a complete game shutout […]

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Dominant pitching, timely hitting send Spartans to state title game

Bainbridge plays Anacortes in the championship

The No. 2 seed Bainbridge Spartans (21-4) beat the No. 3 seed Selah Vikings (25-2) 2-0 in the semifinals of the 2A state baseball tournament May 30 at Joe Martin Field in Bellingham, thanks to a complete game shutout from junior McCrea Curfman and some timely hitting late in the game by junior Trey Thompson.

The Spartans will play No. 1 seed Anacortes May 31 at 7 p.m. in Bellingham for a chance to claim their first state baseball championship in school history.

Curfman got the start on the mound for Bainbridge against Selah, forcing three quick outs in the top of the first inning. The Spartan batters didn’t do much in the bottom of the first, keeping the game scoreless.

Curfman continued his strong performance on the mound in the second inning, forcing another three quick outs after letting up a single. The game remained scoreless through two innings.

Curfman kept up his strong pitching performance, forcing three consecutive outs in the top of the third and keeping the game locked at zero.

The Spartans got their first baserunners of the game in the bottom of the third with a single to left field from Dom D’Amico and a single to center field from Curfman. Nonetheless, the Bainbridge offense couldn’t get a baserunner home.

Spartans Duncan Bos and Rohrbacher got out in the bottom of the fourth, but Braden French was able to hit a line-drive single to left field. However, Thompson flew out to right field, ending the bottom half of the inning for the Spartans.

Curfman walked the first Selah batter of the sixth inning, the first time the Spartans did that all game. The Vikings followed that up with a single and Curfman later hit a batter with a pitch, loading the bases for Selah. But Curfman responded by getting Bainbridge out of the inning with a strikeout.

The Spartans scored the first and only runs of the game off a Thompson 2 RBI single to center field in the bottom of the sixth, giving Selah only one more opportunity to make a comeback.

Curfman forced three consecutive groundouts in the top of the seventh inning to secure the victory.

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Twins Minor League Report (5/30)

Twins Video CURRENT W-L RecordsMinnesota Twins: 31-25St. Paul Saints: 28-24Wichita Wind Surge: 25-24Cedar Rapids Kernels: 28-20Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 21-28FCL Twins: 12-8DSL Twins: Season starts June 2. TRANSACTIONSPayton Eeles joined the Cedar Rapids Kernels on rehab assignment. He had played 10 rehab games with Fort Myers. Darren Bowen was transferred to Wichita’s Developmental List. Nick […]

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CURRENT W-L Records
Minnesota Twins: 31-25
St. Paul Saints: 28-24
Wichita Wind Surge: 25-24
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 28-20
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 21-28
FCL Twins: 12-8
DSL Twins: Season starts June 2.

TRANSACTIONS
Payton Eeles joined the Cedar Rapids Kernels on rehab assignment. He had played 10 rehab games with Fort Myers.

Darren Bowen was transferred to Wichita’s Developmental List.

Nick Trabacchi, a right-handed pitcher the Twins recently signed out of the Frontier League, was assigned to Cedar Rapids.

The Twins signed OF Justin Connell, a 26-year-old former 11th-round pick of the Nationals in 2017 who was playing for the York Revolution in the Atlantic League. He had a .375/.535/.722 batting line (1.258 OPS) through 23 games with York. He was assigned to Cedar Rapids.

Kevin Maitan, who had been with Cedar Rapids, was released.

SAINTS SENTINEL
St. Paul 9, Omaha 8
Box Score
Marco Raya not only got pointed in the right direction his last start, he delivered four perfect innings with seven strikeouts. So how was the encore? A mixed bag. There was a dreadful start followed by a flash of brilliance.

Things got off to a rocky start when Edouard Julien committed an error at second base on the first hitter of the game. That runner stole second base and scored on a single by the No. 2 hitter. Next up was Royals prospect Jac Caglianone, who blasted a home run to put Omaha up 3-0 before Raya had even recorded an out.

Instead of wilting, Raya responded. He retired the next 11 batters he faced, seven of them on strikeouts. He also did not walk a batter in this outing. Raya topped out at 96.7 mph and got 11 swinging strikes, five of them on his changeup.

The Saints lineup was relentless, combining for 15 hits. Armando Alvarez provided the biggest blast, a three-run homer in the fourth inning. He also had some fireworks directed toward an umpire later in the game and was ejected. Alvarez got an RBI hit in the ninth inning, but was thrown out trying to stretch a single to a double. Or at least that was the call, and Alvarez didn’t like it. He gave the ump a piece of his mind — several pieces, in fact — before Toby Gardenhire could make it out to intervene. Though he had to hit the showers a bit early, it was a five-RBI night for Alvarez.

Another offensive star for St. Paul was Mickey Gasper, who had three hits and a walk. He’s hitting .365/.465/.729 (1.194 OPS) in 25 games for the Saints.

Emmanuel Rodriguez exited this game in the bottom of the sixth inning. There didn’t appear to be any obvious reason why he would have needed to come out of the game, though he did have a minor slip in the grass redirecting himself while playing a ball off the wall in the bottom of the fifth inning. He managed to play the rest of that inning without issue, so perhaps it was something else.

WIND SURGE WISDOM
Wichita 7, Tulsa 1
Box Score
The Wind Surge exploded for five runs in the bottom of the first inning and got a trio of strong pitching performances that allowed them to cruise to victory. Tanner Schobel led things off with his seventh home run of the season, Gabriel Gonzalez followed with a triple, Aaron Sabato later hit a one-out double then Noah Cardenas hit an RBI double, giving Wichita a team cycle within their first six hitters of the game.

Christian MacLeod was the beneficiary of all that run support. He held Tulsa to one run over his 3 2/3 innings, but it was a bit of a high-wire act. The left-hander stranded the bases loaded in the first inning and left two men on in both the third and fourth innings. MacLeod gave up six hits and walked three batters but struck out five. He has a 1.31 ERA in 20 2/3 innings for Wichita so far this season.

Mike Paredes was the first man out of the Wind Surge bullpen. He stranded both runners he inherited from MacLeod and pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-hit ball to improve to 7-0 on the season. Joel Cesar finished things off with two perfect innings.

Kyler Fedko blasted his Texas League leading 11th home run of the season, adding an exclamation point to this victory. It’s been a remarkable run for Fedko so far this season, as he had hit just nine home runs in 136 games the two seasons prior combined. Fedko also stole his eighth base of the season.

KERNELS NUGGETS
Cedar Rapids 6, Lake County 5
Box Score
Payton Eeles’ rehab assignment moved up from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids and he made his presence known in this one. The pesky Eeles was 3-for-4 with a double at the plate but he was even more of a problem on the bases. Eeles, who missed time due to knee surgery, swiped three bases. Two of those steals were of third base. Also encouraging: Eeles played all nine innings at second base.

Kyle Hess hit what was scored as an inside-the-park home run thanks to perhaps the most minor league-y minor league defense I’ve ever seen. The Lake County right fielder charged in way too aggressively on the line drive, resulting in the ball sailing over his head. Their center fielder scampered over to fire the ball in toward the infield wildly, then cutoff man somehow lost possession of the ball while transferring it from his glove to his throwing hand. Hess circled the bases before the Captains could even get the ball back into the infield.

It’ll look like a 450-foot blast on Hess’ stat sheet.

Things got a little dicey for the Kernels, who led 6-3 at one point, but they held on for the victory. Paulshawn Pasqualotto protected the one-run lead he inherited with two outs in the top of the eighth inning to earn his fifth save of the season. Pasqualotto, the Twins 12th rounder in 2023, has a 1.17 ERA and 1.04 WHIP this season.

Ty Langenberg got the start in this one and continued his sluggish start to the season. He now has a 7.98 ERA after surrendering three runs over his 4 1/3 innings. Nate Baez was 2-for-3 with a walk and has a .956 OPS on the season. He was behind the plate tonight and threw out one of three attempting base stealers.

MUSSEL MATTERS
Tampa 9, Fort Myers 3
Box Score
Dylan Questad’s night ended early due in large part to an inefficient second inning. The 20-year-old Wisconsin native faced eight batters and needed 29 pitches to complete the second frame, then opened the third inning with a four-pitch walk followed by a run-scoring triple.

Tampa continued adding on, building an 8-1 lead by the end of the fourth inning. The one pitching bright spot for the Mighty Mussels was the marvelously mustachioed Jakob Hall. The Twins eighth-round pick in last year’s draft held Tampa scoreless over the final three innings.

A couple of Fort Myers newcomers had multi-hit games. Ricardo Pena, who was playing in his second game since being promoted from the FCL, went 2-for-4 and scored a run. Blaze O’Saben, who was recently signed out of indy ball, went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. He also lived up to his name by stealing a base. Caleb McNeely, another indy ball alum, hit his first home run playing in just his second game with Fort Myers. McNeely was the 2024 Frontier League MVP.

COMPLEX CHRONICLES
FCL Twins 3, FCL Red Sox 2
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The FCL Twins continued their strong start to the season thanks to another strong pitching performance. Juan Cota, a right-handed 19-year-old product of Mexico, got things started with three shutout innings. After that it was 2024 13th-round pick Xavier Kolhosser, who surrendered an unearned run over two frames. Venezuelan Eider Machuca gave up a run in the sixth inning but earned a hold before Brent Francisco, an undrafted free agent, pitched a perfect seventh inning for the save.

That quartet of hurlers combined to walk just one batter today. The FCL Twins staff had an 8.5 BB% coming into today, which is comfortably below the league average of 13.7 BB%.

Irvin Nunez opened the scoring for the Twins with a little league home run in the second inning.. He hit a triple to center field and came around to score on an error. The second run came across when Javier Roman drove in Nunez with a double in the fourth inning. Luis Fragoza added a much-needed insurance run with an RBI double of his own which scored Eduardo Beltre.

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Pitcher of the Day: Jakob Hall, Fort Myers: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Hitter of the Day: Payton Eeles, Cedar Rapids: 3-for-4, 2B, 3 SBs

PROSPECT SUMMARY
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3. Emmanuel Rodriguez (St. Paul): 1-for-3, R (removed in the sixth inning)
6. Kaelen Culpepper (Cedar Rapids): 1-for-4, BB, 2 R, K
7. Marco Raya (St. Paul): 3 2/3 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
9. Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids): 0-for-4, K
11. Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids): 1-for-3, BB, 2 K, SB (28)
14. Gabriel Gonzalez (Wichita): 3-for-5, 3B, R, K
16. Eduardo Beltre (FCL): 2-for-3, 2B, R, K, SB (8)
17. Tanner Schobel (Wichita): 2-for-5, HR (7), R, RBI, 2 K

TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul at Omaha, 6:05 pm CT: Andrew Morris
Wichita vs. Tulsa, 6:05 pm CT: Trent Baker
Cedar Rapids vs. Lake County, 6:35 pm CT: Chase Chaney
Fort Myers at Tampa, 5:30 pm CT: Dasan Hill
FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox, 9 am CT: TBD

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Women's Basketball Signs Kaitlin Peterson from UCF

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss women’s basketball head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has continued to shape the 2025-26 roster, announcing the signing of Kaitlin Peterson from UCF, on Saturday. “Kaitlin is an integral piece to our puzzle this upcoming season,” said McPhee-McCuin. “She is fierce, a competitor, and will make her presence felt immediately in our league! What I […]

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Women's Basketball Signs Kaitlin Peterson from UCF

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss women’s basketball head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has continued to shape the 2025-26 roster, announcing the signing of Kaitlin Peterson from UCF, on Saturday.

“Kaitlin is an integral piece to our puzzle this upcoming season,” said McPhee-McCuin. “She is fierce, a competitor, and will make her presence felt immediately in our league! What I love about her the most is her spirit! We are grateful to have her here in Oxford!”

Peterson, a 5-foot-9 guard, spent the past two seasons as a starter with the Knights in Orlando. The Eufaula, Alabama, native began her collegiate career at Indiana, where she spent two seasons. She will join Ole Miss as a graduate student.

At Indiana, Peterson made 27 appearances for the Hoosiers. However, she blossomed into a prolific scorer while at UCF, where she had her best seasons of basketball.

She averaged north of 20 points per game in both seasons with the Knights. She led the Knights in 2024-25 with 21.4 points per game, which is the program’s best season scoring average. That helped her earn All-Big 12 honorable mention honors last season. She also dished out 50 assists and grabbed 56 rebounds. She scored 39 points against Texas Southern last season, the fourth highest single game total by a player in UCF history. Also in that game, she had a career-high seven assists.

Peterson needed only two seasons at UCF to eclipse the 1,000-point mark and etch her name into the UCF record book. Her 1,156 points is the fifth-most points scored by a Knight in program history. She’s the only UCF women’s basketball player to score 1,000 points in two seasons.

Much of her scoring prowess came from behind the 3-point line, where she drained 118 in her four-year career. She made 65 as a junior, helping her score 599 points that season.

Peterson’s ballhawk ability will contribute to McPhee-McCuin’s defensive-focused gameplay. She has accumulated at least 50 steals in the past two seasons, with a personal season best 59 as a junior. She scooped up a career-high five steals against TCU on Jan. 14, 2025.

Peterson was a standout player at Eufaula High School, where she was a four-time Alabama Sports Writers Association all-state selection. Peterson scored 2,967 points at Eufaula, scoring an impressive 25 points per game as a senior. She was a 3-star prospect and rated a top 50 guard in the country in the 2021 recruiting class. Other recruiting databases rated her as the No. 41 overall recruit by All Star Girls Report and No. 54 by Prospects Nation.

Shooting 58.4 percent from the field as a senior, Peterson also had 5.7 steals, 4.9 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game as a senior to help guide Eufaula to a 26-4 record. For her efforts, she was named an Alabama All-Star in 2021.

Peterson is the ninth newcomer joining the Rebels next season, alongside transfers Latasha Lattimore, Jayla Murray, Tianna Thompson, Cotie McMahon, Debreasha Powe, Desrae Kyles, Denim DeShields and incoming freshman Lauren Jacobs.

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Four Badgers advance to NCAA Outdoor Championships

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Wisconsin men’s track and field saw four student-athletes – Adam Spencer, Jalen Williams, Andrew Casey and Patrick HIlby – earn top-12 finishes at the NCAA West First Round on Friday to advance to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships next month.

STELLAR SPENCER

Spencer, a 2024 Olympian, was the first Badger to advance to the NCAA outdoor championships on Friday thanks to a runner-up showing in the second section of the 1500 meters.

Spencer was smooth throughout the race, moving into the front of the pack midway through the competition before cruising to a time of 3 minutes, 46.78 seconds.

The senior will compete in the semifinals of the 1500 meters at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Wednesday, June 11 at 6:21 p.m CT.

JOLTIN’ JALEN

Jalen Williams kept his standout season rolling, clocking a 45.78 in the 400 meters quarterfinals to punch his ticket to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Racing in heat two, Williams placed third to automatically qualify and finished eighth overall in the event.

The Big Ten runner-up will compete in the 400 meter semifinals at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Wednesday, June 11 at 7:41 p.m.

800 PAIR PUNCH TICKETS TO EUGENE

Parick Hilby and Andrew Casey are headed to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships after producing clutch performances in the 800 meters at the NCAA quarterfinals. Both Badgers ran personal bests of 1:47.30. In Heat One, Casey took fourth, 11th overall, to clinch a time qualification in the event. This will be the Lakeville, Minnesota, native’s second appearance at the outdoor national competition in the 800 meters. Freshman Hilby won his heat, placing tenth overall to snatch his first individual national qualification.

The pair will compete in the semifinals at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Wednesday, June 11 at 7:58 p.m.

Bob Liking wrapped up his legendary career as a Badger in the 5000 meters as the senior was eighth in his section and 14th overall, finishing the 12 ½-lap race in 13:36.69, narrowly missing out on advancing to the NCAA outdoor championships. The St. Charles, Illinois, native was UW’s Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient, one of the highest honors given by the conference. Liking was a four-time Big Ten Cross Country Champion and a five-time All-American during his time as a Badger.

Matan Ivri was 24th in the 5000 meters in 13:50.93 as it marked the first time Ivri has competed at the NCAA West First Round. Rowen Ellenberg was close behind in 13:55.15 to finish 29th in his final race for the Cardinal and White. The 2020 Big Ten Cross Country Freshman of the Year earned three All-Big Ten honors during his time for UW.

Christian de Vaal and Johnny Livingstone also made their NCAA West First Round debuts for UW, finishing in 32nd and 35th, respectively.

After advancing in the shot put on Wednesday, Joseph White came close to advancing in the discus on Friday. The Kenosha native ultimately finished in 18th thanks to a mark of 186 feet, 11 inches (56.98m). Jake Schaefer capped off his junior campaign with a 24th-place finish in the discus thanks to a mark of 183-6 (56.98m).

Nick Gilles wrapped up his redshirt freshman season with a 39th-place finish in the steeplechase. The Penn Relays runner-up clocked in at 9:15.87.

UP NEXT: Five UW women will be in action on Saturday during the final day of the NCAA West First Round. Taylor Kesner and Zonica Lindeque will throw the discus at 1 p.m., while Kyla Saleh will high jump at 3:30 p.m. CT. Emma Kelley will race the quarterfinals of the 800 meters at 7:05 p.m. and Leane Willemse will close out the competition in the 5000 meters at 8:10 p.m.

The Wisconsin men will send seven student-athletes – Cole Hooper (hammer throw), Jason Swarens (shot put), Joseph White (shot put), Williams (400 meters), Casey (800 meters), Hilby (800 meters) and Spencer (1500 meters) – to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, June 11-14, in Eugene, Oregon. UW’s seven men are the most the program has had since 2013.

NCAA West First Round

Friday, May 30, 2025

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400 Meters

8. Jalen Williams – 45.78 Q

800 Meters

10. Patrick Hilby – 1:47.30 Q PB

11. Andrew Casey – 1:47.30 q PB

1500 Meters

13. Adam Spencer – 3:46.78 Q

5000 Meters

14. Bob Liking – 13:36.69

24. Matan Ivri – 13:50.93

29. Rowen Ellenberg – 13:55.15

32. Christian de Vaal – 14:01.34

35. Johnny Livingstone – 14:03.76