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BRUINS CONTINUE NCAA TITLE DEFENSE MONDAY
The UCLA men’s volleyball program, winners of back-to-back National Championships and 21 NCAA titles, heads to the NCAA Championship finals on Monday, May 12. The Bruins will continue their quest for a 3-peat on Monday, May 12, against the No. 1 seed Long Beach State at 4 pm PT (7 pm ET), and will be broadcast on ESPN2. 
   
STATS TO KNOW

  • Cooper Robinson is leading the team in kills with 355 and is averaging 3.55 kills per set while hitting .388. His .388 hitting percentage is good for 11th nationally. Of players with at least 250 kills, a total of 48 student-athletes, Robinson is second in that group in hitting percentage at .388 (Parker Van Buren, 420 kills, .410 hitting percentage). 

  • Zach Rama is second on the team with 311 kills on the year, an average of 3.24 per set, and is hitting .325 this season.

  • Andrew Rowan has totaled 962 assists through 27 matches played, an average of 10.13 per set. 

  • Cameron Thorne has tallied 109 blocks over 28 matches, good for a team-leading 1.09 blocks per set. Thorne is also hitting .534 for the season and has 197 kills on the year. His blocks per set number of 1.09 put him 13th nationally in the category.

NCAA’S BRUIN

  • UCLA heads into Monday’s final having reached at least the semifinal round in the last four seasons. Dating back to the 2022 tournament UCLA is a combined 9-1 in their last 10 NCAA Tournament matches, and have won titles in both 2023 and 2024. 

  •  This marks the 31st appearance by the Bruins in the NCAA MVB Championship event (62-10 overall record) … UCLA last won the NCAA title in 2024, and this is the first NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach for first-year UCLA head coach John Hawks.  

  •  UCLA has advanced to the NCAA MVB Championship match 28 times (21-7 record). The Bruins have won the NCAA MVB title in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982,1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2023, and 2024.

BRING ON THE BEACH
UCLA will face a familiar opponent on Monday in Long Beach State in the final. The Bruins and Beach have matched up a total of 96 times, with the Bruins holding a 71-42 overall record over Long Beach State. 

As for the NCAA Tournament, the Bruins and Beach have met five times. The Bruins hold a 3-2 overall record in the tournament over the Beach and won the most recent matchup in the 2024 NCAA title match, 3-1. That match was also held at Long Beach’s Walter Pyramid.  

ALL-AMERICA BRUINS

UCLA heads into the NCAA Tournament with four players earning AVCA All-America honors. Redshirt junior Cooper Robinson, juniors Andrew Rowan and Cameron Thorne were all named to the first team, while junior Zach Rama earned second team honors. 

  • 2025 marks the fourth year in a row that the Bruins have had multiple AVCA first-team All-America designees, and the seventh year in the last 10 that the Bruins have had at least one AVCA first team All-America honoree.  

  • Rowan becomes the 11th Bruin to earn first team All-America honors at least three times, and becomes just the ninth Bruin to earn first team accolades three seasons in a row. Only Karch Kiraly (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) and Adam Maeve (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001) have been named first team All-America four times. 

BRUINS IN MPSF PLAY

  • UCLA heads into the NCAA Tournament having won their third consecutive MPSF regular season crown. UCLA finished the 2025 regular season 20-5 overall, and 10-2 in MPSF play. 

  • UCLA has finished with at least 10 wins in conference play in each of the last four seasons. The Bruins went 10-2 in 2025, 11-1 in 2024, a perfect 12-0 in 2023 and 11-1 in 2022. Over the last four seasons UCLA has dominated the MPSF and holds a 44-4 MPSF regular season record (.917 winning percentage).

  • UCLA has won either the MPSF regular season title, the MPSF tournament title, or both in each of the last four seasons. UCLA claimed the MPSF regular season crown in 2025 and 2024, won both the regular season title and tournament title in 2023, and earned the 2022 regular season title, a total of five titles in the last four seasons. 

COOPER ROBINSON EARNS CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cooper Robinson was named the 2025 MPSF Player of the Year, becoming UCLA’s seventh MPSF Player of the Year recipient, and third in the last four years (Merrick McHenry, 2024; Miles Partain, 2022; Brandon Taliaferro, 2000; Stein Metzger, 1996; Jeff Nygaard, 1995 & ’94).

A two-time all-conference selection, Robinson also earned MPSF second team honors in 2024. On the year, Robinson has recorded a total of 319 kills, hit .389 and tallied 32 service aces. He ranks 12th nationally in hitting percentage, and is second nationally in hitting percentage amongst players with at least 300 kills on the season.

RACKING UP THE AWARDS

Five Bruins — Cooper Robinson, Zach Rama, Andrew Rowan, Cameron Thorne, and Sean Kelly — received All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) honors in an announcement on Tuesday by the league office following a vote by the MPSF coaches. Robinson, Rama, Rowan and Thorne were all voted All-MPSF first team selections, while freshman Sean Kelly earned a spot on the honorable mention All-MPSF squad and the All-Freshman team.

  • Setter Andrew Rowan earns his third consecutive All-MPSF first team honors in 2025, after being named to the All-MPSF first team in 2023 and 2024. The junior from Trabuco Canyon, California, directed the Bruins offense to an MPSF-leading .368 hitting percentage, which was also second nationally.in hitting percentage at .380.

  • Outside Hitter/Opposite Zach Rama was named to the All-MPSF first team as well. This marks Rama’s second all-conference honors after the junior was named to the MPSF All-Freshman team in 2023. In 2025, Rama totaled 276 kills and hit .323 on the season.

  • Middle Blocker Cameron Thorne was also named to the All-MPSF first team. A transfer from GCU, this is Thorne’s second career All-MPSF honors after earning second-team honors in 2024 while at GCU. Thorne recorded the highest hitting percentage of any player in the conference in 2025, finishing with a hitting percentage of .521.

  • Freshman outside hitter Sean Kelly rounded out UCLA’s honorees. Kelly was named to both the MPSF honorable mention squad and the All-Freshman team. Kelly joined the Bruins’ starting lineup midway through the year and tallied 103 kills.

BRUINS SWEEP BYU
UCLA earned two wins over No. 7 BYU last week. The Bruins improved to 3-0 in five set matches on Friday, taking down the Cougars  in five sets, before earning a four set win on Saturday on Big Ten Network. Zach Rama paced the Bruins with a total of 30 kills across the two matches, while freshman Sean Kelly added 23 kills on 43 swings (.465 hitting percentage).

HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU?

Junior setter Andrew Rowan surpassed the 3,000 career assist milestone on Saturday in UCLA’s 3-1 win over No. 7 BYU. With his 35th assist of the match Rowan tallied his 3,000 assist, and moved into 10th all-time on the UCLA career assists list. The junior has compiled 3,012 assists to date with 1,095 coming in 2023, a career-high 1,157 assists in 2024, and 760 so far in 2025.

ROBINSON EARNS MPSF OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

UCLA’s Cooper Robinson was named on Monday (March 31) as the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week. The redshirt junior tallied 33 total kills over two wins over Pepperdine for the No. 2 UCLA Bruins.

Robinson recorded 16 kills on 33 swings on Thursday in a 3-0 win in Pauley Pavilion, and then added 17 kills on 28 swings to hit .536 on Saturday in a 3-1 win in Malibu. The redshirt junior also added three service aces during the week.

BRUINS SPLIT WITH GCU

UCLA split a pair of road matches at GCU last week with the Bruins falling on night one, 3-0, beofre earning a bounce-back five set win on night two. The Bruins won Saturday’s match despite a season-high 42 service errors, as Robinson led the way with a season-high 19 kills to pace the Bruins to the win. 

ROBINSON NAMED AVCA, MPSF PLAYER OF THE WEEK

UCLA’s Cooper Robinson was named on Tuesday (March11) as the AVCA National Player of the Week. The redshirt junior registered 31 kills on 53 swings, with five errors, to hit .491 for the week as UCLA beat No. 10 Stanford twice, 3-1 on Thursday and 3-0 on Friday in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.

  • This is the second time that Robinson has earned AVCA National Player of the Week honors. Robinson also won MPSF/Molton Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday, March 10.

  • This is the second time in his career that Robinson has earned AVCA National Player of the Week honors. Robinson also won MPSF/Molton Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday, March 10.

  • With Robinson earning AVCA National Player of the Week, it marks the 28th time overall that a Bruin has earned the honor, and the second time in 2025. Prior to Robinson, the most recent AVCA National Player of the Week honoree was Cameron Thorne for his play during the week of February 24, 2024.

UCLA SWEEP UC SANTA BARBARA
UCLA men’s volleyball two wins over No. 16 UC Santa Barbara last week. The Bruins beat UCSB inside Pauley Pavilion on Thursday, 3-1, before winning the return leg in Santa Barbara, 3-1 as well.

KILLA CAM
Cameron Thorne had a stellar week in UCLA’s two wins over UC Irvine. The junior registered 32 kills on 38 swings, with four errors, to hit .711 for the week as UCLA beat No. 2 UC Irvine twice, 3-0 on Wednesday in Irvine, and 3-2 on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.

  • For his play Thorne was named AVCA National Player of the Week and MPSF Offensive player of the Week.

  • On Wednesday in Irvine, California, Thorne tallied a then career-high 15 kills in UCLA’s 3-0 sweep of UC Irvine. On the day Thorne recorded a .579 hitting percentage, and added three blocks in the win at No. 2 UCI.

  • As for Saturday, Thorne continued his success at the net and produced a career-high 17 kills on 19 swings to hit .842 on the day. A Hollywood, Florida native, Thorne also added three service aces and six blocks to his tally.

  • Thorne finished the week averaging 4.00 kills per set across the two matches, 1.13 blocks per set and 5.00 points per set.

BRUINS SWEEP UC IRVINE
UCLA men’s volleyball earned back-to-back wins against No. 2 UC Irvine last week. The Bruins beat UCI in Irvine, 3-0, before winning the return leg 3-2 in five sets inside Pauley Pavilion on Saturday. Saturday’s contest marked the first time UCLA had played in a five set match in 2025.

  • UCLA has now won five matches in a row against UCI dating back to the beginning of the 2024 season.

  • On Wednesday in Irvine, California, Cameron Thorne, Cooper Robinson, and Sean McQuiggan all finished in double-digit kills on the night. Thorne tallied a career-high 15, Robinson added 11, and McQuiggan added a career-high 10. As a team, UCLA hit .442 in the match, while McQuiggan hit 1.000 and Thorne hit. 579 to pace the Bruins offensively.

  • As for Saturday, Cameron Thorne led the Bruins (8-3) attack with 17 kills on 19 attempts, hitting .842 for the match. He also added a team-high six blocks in the win. Cooper Robinson and Zach Rama tacked on 15 kills and 11 kills, respectively, as the Bruins hit .406 as a team on the night.

THE BRUINS JUST WIN
UCLA enters the 2025 season having won at least 22 matches over the last three seasons. Throughout those three seasons UCLA has a record of 79-14 (.849 winning percentage), have won two NCAA titles, and four MPSF titles.  

TOP OF THE CLASS

UCLA enters the 2025 season having won 34 of their last 36 MPSF matches dating back to the 2022 season. UCLA’s MPSF records over that timeframe are 11-1 in 2024, 12-0 in 2023, and 11-1 in 2022. The Bruins’ winning percentage over that span is .944.

A PERFECT 10 OUT OF 10

In UCLA’s 3-0 sweep of UCI in Irvine, redshirt junior Sean McQuiggan tied the program record for highest hitting percentage in a single match. McQuiggan finished with 10 kills on 10 attack attempts and became the second Bruin to ever hit 1.000 in a match.  The only other Bruin to do so was J.R. Norris IV, who also went 10-for-10 back in 2022 against Morehouse.

COOP’S BIG DAY

Redshirt junior Cooper Robinson had a career day in UCLA’s 3-1win over No. 15 CSUN. The Pacific Palisades, Calif. native recorded 22.5 points, 15 kills, a career-high six aces, and three total blocks. His six service aces were the most of any Bruin so far in a single match this season. Heading into Thursday’s match Robinsons’ six aces against CSUN were tied for the most in the NCAA in any four-set match. 

2024 IN REVIEW

The Bruins earned their second national championship in a row, defeating Long Beach State in four sets

  • UCLA returns 16 players who were on the roster during the title-winning 2024 campaign

  • UCLA finished the season 26-5 and 11-1 in MPSF play and finished top of the standings during the MPSF regular season

  • The Bruins finished in the top five in the country in multiple categories during the 2024 season. UCLA led the nation in hitting percentage at .372, while the Bruins had the second-highest winning percentage in the country at .839. UCLA also was fourth in the country in blocks per set at 2.52 and was fourth nationally in aces per set at 1.90.

  • Ethan Champlin and Cooper Robinson both finished in the top 20 nationally in hitting percentage. Champlin hit .339 good for 17th on the list while Robinson hit .332 to put him 20th nationally.

  • Five Bruins earned All-America honors, and three earned first-team nods. Champlin, Merrick McHenry and Andrew Rowan all earned first-team honors, while Grant Sloane and Cooper Robinson were awarded honorable mention All-America honors.

  • Over the last two seasons (2023, 2024) UCLA has gone a combined 57-7 (.891 winning percentage) have won two NCAA titles, two MPSF regular season titles and an MPSF tournament title (2023).

MAKING AN IMPACT
Thiago Zamprogno made his first career appearance in UCLA’s 3-1 win over No. 14 UC San Diego, playing two sets off the bench and earning six kills off of seven swings, hitting .714 and adding a block. Zamprogno then earned the start at No. 15 CSUN and helped the Bruins to a 3-1 win on the road with four blocks, three kills and three digs.

A DAY OF FIRSTS

In UCLA’s season-opening win over St. Francis that was played in Long Beach due to the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, multiple firsts happened for the Bruins.

  • Head Coach John Hawks earned his first career win as head coach of the UCLA men’s volleyball program.

  • Cameron Thorne, Sean Kelly, and Trent Taliaferro all made their first appearances as a member of the Bruins.

  • UCLA earned its first win of the 2025 season in its first match.

NEW JOHN ON THE BLOCK
John Hawks, who was an assistant coach at UCLA from 2015-22 and head coach at Loyola University Chicago from 2022-24, has been name the third head coach men’s volleyball history, The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond announced on Friday, October 11, 2024. Hawks also currently serves as the head coach of the U21 USA National Team, and recently won Gold at the NORCECA Qualifiers this past summer in Mexico, earning a bid to the World Championships in China next summer. In Hawks’ two seasons as head coach of Loyola Chicago, he posted a 40-17 record (.702 winning percentage), earned Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Coach of the Year honors in 2023, and coached six All-Americans.



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Pride Men’s Track and Field Takes on Wesleyan Winter Invitational

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — The Regis College men’s track and field team traveled to Connecticut on Saturday morning to compete at the Wesleyan Winter Invitational, where Justin Thuotte set another indoor program recird in the long jump. 

Inside the Numbers

  • Brian LaPorte earned a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters, crossing the line in 2:14.40.
  • Justin Thuotte turned in a standout performance, claiming a top finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.70 meters to set a new indoor program record, besting his own previous mark of 6.65 set at the last meet. He also placed third in the triple jump at 12.99 meters and rounded out his day with a 10th-place finish in the weight throw, posting a personal-best mark of 13.59 meters.
  • Brady Elliott placed seventh in the high jump with a leap of 1.80 meters.
  • Additional Pride personal-best performances came from Michael Hatch in the long jump (4.92m), DJ Marks in the long jump (5.31m), and Griffin McGahan in the weight throw (10.26m).

Up Next

The Pride return to the track next Sunday, January 18, when they head to Track at New Balance for the Suffolk Ice Breaker, beginning at 9:00 a.m.



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Track and Field Opens 2026 Calendar year at Wesleyan Winter Invitational

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — The Regis College women’s track and field team traveled to Connecticut on Saturday morning to compete at the Wesleyan Winter Invitational, where Zoe Kirk set a new indoor program record in the high jump.

Inside the Numbers

  • Zoe Kirk continued her strong rookie campaign with a pair of top-10 finishes. She placed third overall in the high jump with a mark of 1.50 meters, setting a new indoor program record and surpassing the previous mark of 1.46 held by teammate Grace Miklon. Kirk also finished ninth in the 60-meter hurdles, posting a time of 9.93.
  • Hannah Griffin claimed the top spot in the 800 meters with a time of 2:44.36, edging her nearest competitor by nearly one second.
  • Olivya Bush joined her fellow first-year athletes with a top-10 performance in the 400 meters, as the Texas native recorded a personal-best time of 1:09.67 to finish 10th overall.
  • Grace Micklon added another solid result for the Pride, placing seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 2.15 meters.
  • Aleyo Amasa-Titus rounded out the day with a sixth-place finish in the triple jump (9.86m) and a seventh-place showing in the long jump (4.66m).

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The Pride return to the track next Sunday, January 18, when they head to Track at New Balance for the Suffolk Ice Breaker, beginning at 9:00 a.m.



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Nowak Paces Jaspers; Men’s Volleyball Opens Program at Penn State

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STATE COLLEGE, PA – The Manhattan Jaspers’ Men’s Volleyball program (0-1, 0-0 NEC) fell in its inaugural match against the No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in straight sets (21-25, 16-25, 20-25) inside the Recreation Hall South Gym on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • On top by a couple of points were the Nittany Lions, before an attack error by Penn State gave the Jaspers the program’s first ever point.

  • Two points ahead, it was Kasen Owens who posted the first ever attempt and kill off a perfect Drew Blonski setup.

  • Back and forth went the Jaspers and Nittany Lions, before Wojtek Nowak tied the game at nine with the program’s first service ace. Then, two points later, it was Nowak again, who was fed a perfect pass to give Manhattan its second tie in just three points.

  • The Jaspers would keep the game within two until Nowak continued his all-around game by tacking on a block solo to his resume to narrow Penn State’s lead 15-14.

  • Down the stretch, Owens and Nowak added another two points before the Nittany Lions took the first set.

  • Looking to bounce back in the second set, Blonski set up Kasen Owens for a go-ahead kill, before Max Larcheid added his first point of the afternoon to go ahead of the home team.

  • Trailing by three midway, the Jaspers, once again, took advantage of a Penn State setback, before the Nittany Lions pulled away down the stretch.

  • Opening the third set trailing by two, Chase Marston joined the inaugural party with a kill, before Manhattan tacked on another two for the program’s first scoring run. The Jaspers would tack on the next three of four points, before Marston tied the match at 12 with back-to-back service aces.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Junior outside hitter Wojtek Nowak led the Green and White with nine kills on the afternoon while attempting a total of 13, and a hitting percentage of .538. Nowak posted the program’s first service ace and logged one block solo for a total of 11 points on the day.

  • Sophomore outside hitter Kasen Owens posted six kills on 19 attempts, while blocking three and totaled 7.5 points on the afternoon.

  • Freshman opposite hitter Blake Perkins registered three kills in 10 attempts, added two digs, and one block.

  • Freshman opposite hitter Chase Marston logged three kills in five total attempts and added two aces and a pair of blocks.

  • As a team, the Jaspers posted 25 kills on 64 total attacks, while logging three service aces, and 14 team digs, while blocking seven.

NEXT UP:
The Jaspers are back in action on Friday, January 16, and Saturday, January 17 when the Green and White trek to Boston to face the Harvard Crimson beginning at 7 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. The contests can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
 
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Hadziahmetovic, Hale and Marshall Among Ball State Leaders at Badgers Midwest Invite

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CHICAGO — Ball State won four of its 10 events Saturday in the Badgers Midwest Invite, hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track at Gately Center. Early in the Cardinals’ indoor season, the three-team event gave head coach Adrian Wheatley an opportunity to carry a young roster and gain experience for the season ahead.

The Cardinals used a lineup heavy with freshmen and sophomores, including 6 of 7 Ball State entries in the 300m dash that was won by freshman Amina Hadziahmetovic. Winning her first college event, the freshman from nearby Mount Prospect, Illinois, set a personal record and led Ball State finishers who claimed four of the top five places, out of 17 runners. Shortly after winning her first college medal she earned another, pacing the Cardinals’ 4x400m relay team comprised of three freshman. Hadziahmetovic led off the 4×400, then handed to senior Abby Brennan who passed the winning baton to freshmen Haylie Yeazell and Lia Patterson.

Sophomore Kylee Marshall posted her best jump of the season while getting past 12 participants to claim first place in the long jump. It was the second long jump win of her career. She also finished in sixth place to lead Ball State competitors in the 60m dash.

Sophomore Lexi Hale won the high jump competition, besting 10 competitors including teammates Bella Jackson and Malina Miller who both cleared the same height at 1.65m. Hale matched her personal best and was the only jumper to clear the height on her first try. Hale, Jackson and Miller were among four who advanced to a final height at 1.70m. None cleared that height in three tries and Hale earned the win.

Senior Kenli Nettles finished second in the 60m hurdles with a personal record time of 8.76. In the 3,000 meters, freshman Emily Decker finished second with a time of 10:01.01 and junior Maci Hoskins finished third with a personal-best time of 10:10.48.

High Jump

1st, Lexi Hale, So. – 1.65m PR (tie)

t-2nd, Bella Jackson, Gr. – 1.79m

t-2nd, Malina Miller, Jr. – 1.75m

60m Hurdles

2nd, Kenli Nettles, Gr. – 8.76 PR

3rd, Lia Patterson, Fr. – 8.97

6th, Lily Eagleston, Fr. – 9.28

Long Jump

1st, Kylee Marshall, So. – 5.70m

6th, Anisa Barnett, Fr. – 5.27m

7th, Brenna Lehrke, Sr. – 5:07m

DNF, Kenli Nettles, Gr. – foul

60m Dash

6th, Kylee Marshall, So. – 7.76

8th, Trinity Bibbs, Fr. – 7.81

Savannah Lake, So. – 7.84

Jiah Davenport, So. – 7.90

Weight Throw

7th, Malena Higgins, Sr. – 15.09m

11th, Brooklyn Taylor, Jr. – 12.59m

12th, Sydney Miller, Jr. – 12.19m

300m Dash 

1st, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. – 40.79 PR

2nd, Abby Brennan, Sr. – 40.89 PR

4th, Haylie Yeazell, Fr. – 41.24

5th, Savannah Lake, So. – 41.41 PR

11th, Trinity Bibbs, Fr. – 42.73

13th, Jiah Davenport, So. – 43.43 PR

14th, Lily Eagleston, Fr. – 43.89

Triple Jump

5th, Brenna Lehrke, Sr. – 11.30m

DNF, Anisa Barnett, Fr. – foul

3,000m Run

2nd, Emily Decker, Fr. – 10:10.01

3rd, Maci Hoskins, Jr. – 10:10.48 PR

Shot Put

3rd, Brooklyn Taylor, Jr. – 13.18m

4th, Sydney Miller, Jr., 13.03m

5th, Malena Higgins, Sr. – 12.82m

9th, Kenli Nettles, Gr. – 12.11m

4x400m Relay

1st, Hadziahmetovic, Brennan, Yeazell, Patterson – 3:56.48

 



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Damis, Bolaske Post Top 40 Division III Marks as Indoor Track Gets Back in Action

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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Eden Damis and Tyler Bolaske each posted top 40 Division III marks while Keith O’Donnell also added an event victory as the Keene State College track and field teams resumed their indoor season on Saturday when they visited Middlebury College for the Snowflake Invitational at the Virtue Field House.

KSC compiled 15 top three finishes or better at the meet, paced by a pair of marks that a pair of Owls will look to build on as it relates to NCAA qualification.  Damis’ 14.00-meter triple jump, a personal record which came on his sixth and final attempt, is currently good for 21st in Division III and beat out Middlebury College senior Tony Wang by nearly a meter.  Bolaske, coming off a NCAA championship individual qualification in cross country, has a building block of 4:25.88 in the mile, also a PR for him and the current 40th-best time in Division III.  In the event today, he edged out Patrick Russell of St. Lawrence University by three seconds to be one of the three event winners for KSC.  Keith O’Donnell also edged a member of the Saints, finishing .30 seconds ahead of Riley Cushman with his mark of 1:09.16.

Other noteworthy efforts came from Molly Lu McKellar, who ran the women’s 60-meter hurdles in 9.77 for a third-place finish.  McKenna Castor was fourth in that event in 9.92.  Freshman Keagan Ware ran the men’s 500 meters in 1:16.59 to finish in third in that event as KSC had three of the top four.  Fellow rookie Andrew Klinedinst ran the 3,000 meters in 9:15.58 to place third of 19 competitors, finishing only behind two times from the host Panthers that are current top-100 Division III marks.  Senior Maggie St. John ran a time inside the top 100 (93rd) on the women’s side in the same event, finishing in 11:04.09 for a runner-up nod.  Keene State also had two of the top three in the women’s long jump, with Caroline Cooper posting a PR mark of 5.06 meters (2nd of 14) and Ballay Conteh third (5.00 meters).  Caden Latulippe was third (3.95 meters) in the men’s pole vault among a group of six that otherwise included all Middlebury participants.  Laurel McKellar finished second in the women’s triple jump (9.58 meters) while both KSC men’s and women’s 4×400 meter relay teams placed third.

“After today as a whole, we know we have more work to do,” said Owls head coach Dan Roark.  “We competed well but the marks and times will need to improve.  We had some event wins with Keith, Eden, and Tyler and some close seconds on the women’s side.  We are excited to get to work and come out strong next week at Plymouth.”

Keene State travels to the Panther Invitational hosted by PSU next Saturday (January 17) for a 10:00 a.m. start.



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