INDIANOLA, Iowa– The No. 12 Wartburg men’s track and field team won their 13th Outdoor American Rivers Conference Championship with 233.25 points. Wartburg (HC: Marcus Newsom) won the coaching staff of the year. 
 
Team Standings:
1            Wartburg                        233.25
2            Dubuque                        176
3            Loras                              136
4            Central                           101
5            Nebraska Wesleyan      86.25                
6            Simpson                         73.25
7            Buena Vista                      21
8            Luther                              16.25
9            Coe                                  15
 
 
 
Event Wins:
Pole Vault
1            Carson Collet                                           4.85m 15-11.00
 
5000m
1            Tyler Schermerhorn                                14:59.83
 
400m Hurdles
1            Deyton Love                                              51.78
 
 
 
All-Conference Finishers:
1500m
2            Nathan Kinzer                             3:49.71
3            Sam Schmitz                              3:50.63
 
Javelin Throw
2            Trent Polley                                 61.33m 201-02
 
400m
2            Jensen Clapp                              47.90
 
4x100m
2            Wartburg                                       40.98 (A. Gruver, J. Weispfenning, A. Wright, E. Bond)
 
5000m
3            Seth Bailey                                   15:08.62
 
800m
3            Rylan Martin                                1:52.20
 
4x400m
3            Wartburg                                       3:12.22 (J. Clapp, I. Neyens, J. Oestreicher, H. Edney)
 
 
Notes:

• This is the program’s 16^th conference title in the 5000m
• This is the program’s sixth conference title in the 400m hurdles
• This is the program’s third conference title in the pole vault
• This is Love’s seventh career outdoor conference title
• This is Love’s third career outdoor conference title in the 400m hurdles
• This is Collet’s first career outdoor conference title
• This is Schermerhorn’s first career outdoor conference title
• At press time. Love’s 400m hurdle time stands third on the TRRRS list for this season
• At press time, Deyton Love’s 110m hurdle time (14.25) stands 15^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• At press time, (J. Clapp, I. Neyens, J. Oestreicher, H. Edney) 4x400m time stands 16^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• At press time N. Kinzer’s 1500m time stands 21^st on the TFRRS list for this season
• At press time, (A. Gruver, J. Weispfenning, A. Wright, E. Bond) 4x100m time stands 28^th on the TFRRS list for this season
• Collet’s pole vault remains first on the program’s top 10 list, but he improves his mark
• N. Kinzer’s 1500m time ranks fifth on the program’s top 10 list
• (J. Clapp, I. Neyens, J. Oestreicher, H. Edney) 4x400m time ranks fifth on the program’s top 10 list
• (A. Gruver, J. Weispfenning, A. Wright, E. Bond) 4x100m time ranks fifth on the program’s top 10 list
• Clapp’s 400m remains sixth on the program’s top 10 list, but he improves his time
• Clapp’s 200m (21.75) remains seventh on the program’s top 10 list, but he improves his time
• Schmitz’s 1500m time ranks ninth on the program’s top 10 list
• Martin’s 800m time ranks ninth on the program’s top 10 list
• Solomon Zaugg’s 1500m time (3:50.90) ranks 10th on the program’s top 10 list

 
 
Award Winners
Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year – Wartburg
 
 

Up Next

A select group will compete at the NCAA Qualifier on May 14 (Wed) – May 15 (Thu) in Rock Island, Illinois.

 

 

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Hawaii subs: Wieter, Clay.

Hawaii subs: Wieter, Clay.

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Hawaii subs: Wade, Kainoa; Nusterer, Kurt.

Hawaii subs: Wade, Kainoa; Nusterer, Kurt.

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron.

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Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Nusterer, Kurt.

Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Nusterer, Kurt.

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UCLA subs: Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA

0-1

[Kelly, Sean] Kill by Rosenthal, Tread (from Kearney, Finn).

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1

[Kelly, Sean] Kill by Rosenthal, Tread (from Kearney, Finn).

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

Hawaii

1-1

[Kearney, Finn] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Kearney, Finn] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

1

1

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca.

UCLA

1-2

[McQuiggan, Sean] Service error.

1

2

[McQuiggan, Sean] Service error.

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Hawaii subs: Nusterer, Kurt; Choy, ‘Eleu.

Hawaii subs: Nusterer, Kurt; Choy, ‘Eleu.

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UCLA subs: Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

Hawaii

1-3

[Todd, Justin] Kill by Roure, Adrien.

1

3

[Todd, Justin] Kill by Roure, Adrien.

Hawaii

2-3

[Todd, Justin] Service error.

[Todd, Justin] Service error.

2

3

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

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Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Todd, Justin.

Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Todd, Justin.

UCLA

3-3

[Rowan, Andrew] Attack error by Roure, Adrien (block by Robinson, Cooper; Thorne, Cameron; Rama, Zach).

[Rowan, Andrew] Attack error by Roure, Adrien (block by Robinson, Cooper; Thorne, Cameron; Rama, Zach).

3

3

UCLA

4-3

[Rowan, Andrew] Service ace (Roure, Adrien).

[Rowan, Andrew] Service ace (Roure, Adrien).

4

3

UCLA

4-4

[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

4

4

[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

Hawaii

5-4

[Rosenthal, Tread] Service error.

[Rosenthal, Tread] Service error.

5

4

UCLA

5-5

[Robinson, Cooper] Service error.

5

5

[Robinson, Cooper] Service error.

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

Hawaii

5-6

[Roure, Adrien] Kill by Nusterer, Kurt (from Rosenthal, Tread).

5

6

[Roure, Adrien] Kill by Nusterer, Kurt (from Rosenthal, Tread).

Hawaii

6-6

[Roure, Adrien] Service error.

[Roure, Adrien] Service error.

6

6

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca.

UCLA

6-7

[Thorne, Cameron] Service error.

6

7

[Thorne, Cameron] Service error.

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Choy, ‘Eleu.

Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Choy, ‘Eleu.

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UCLA subs: Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

Hawaii

7-7

[Nusterer, Kurt] Service error.

[Nusterer, Kurt] Service error.

7

7

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

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Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Nusterer, Kurt.

Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Nusterer, Kurt.

UCLA

7-8

[Rama, Zach] Kill by Wade, Kainoa (from Rosenthal, Tread).

7

8

[Rama, Zach] Kill by Wade, Kainoa (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

Hawaii

8-8

[Wade, Kainoa] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Wade, Kainoa] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

8

8

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA

8-9

[Kelly, Sean] Kill by Kearney, Finn (from Rosenthal, Tread).

8

9

[Kelly, Sean] Kill by Kearney, Finn (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

Hawaii

8-10

[Kearney, Finn] Service ace (Curci, Luca).

8

10

[Kearney, Finn] Service ace (Curci, Luca).

Hawaii

9-10

[Kearney, Finn] Attack error by Roure, Adrien (block by Rowan, Andrew; McQuiggan, Sean).

[Kearney, Finn] Attack error by Roure, Adrien (block by Rowan, Andrew; McQuiggan, Sean).

9

10

UCLA

10-10

[McQuiggan, Sean] Kill by Robinson, Cooper.

[McQuiggan, Sean] Kill by Robinson, Cooper.

10

10

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca.

UCLA

11-10

[McQuiggan, Sean] Kill by Thorne, Cameron (from Rowan, Andrew).

[McQuiggan, Sean] Kill by Thorne, Cameron (from Rowan, Andrew).

11

10

UCLA

12-10

[McQuiggan, Sean] Kill by Rama, Zach (from Rowan, Andrew), block error by Todd, Justin.

[McQuiggan, Sean] Kill by Rama, Zach (from Rowan, Andrew), block error by Todd, Justin.

12

10

UCLA

13-10

[McQuiggan, Sean] Attack error by Wade, Kainoa (block by Robinson, Cooper; Rowan, Andrew; Thorne, Cameron).

[McQuiggan, Sean] Attack error by Wade, Kainoa (block by Robinson, Cooper; Rowan, Andrew; Thorne, Cameron).

13

10

UCLA

13-11

[McQuiggan, Sean] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

13

11

[McQuiggan, Sean] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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UCLA subs: Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

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Hawaii subs: Nusterer, Kurt; Choy, ‘Eleu.

Hawaii subs: Nusterer, Kurt; Choy, ‘Eleu.

Hawaii

14-11

[Todd, Justin] Kill by Rama, Zach (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Todd, Justin] Kill by Rama, Zach (from Rowan, Andrew).

14

11

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

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Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Todd, Justin.

Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Todd, Justin.

UCLA

14-12

[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Rosenthal, Tread (from Roure, Adrien).

14

12

[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Rosenthal, Tread (from Roure, Adrien).

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

Hawaii

15-12

[Rosenthal, Tread] Kill by Robinson, Cooper (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Rosenthal, Tread] Kill by Robinson, Cooper (from Rowan, Andrew).

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12

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA

15-13

[Robinson, Cooper] Attack error by Kelly, Sean (from Thorne, Cameron).

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13

[Robinson, Cooper] Attack error by Kelly, Sean (from Thorne, Cameron).

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

Hawaii

16-13

[Roure, Adrien] Kill by Thorne, Cameron (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Roure, Adrien] Kill by Thorne, Cameron (from Rowan, Andrew).

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13

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; David, Ido; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; David, Ido; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA

16-14

[David, Ido] Service error.

16

14

[David, Ido] Service error.

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; David, Ido; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; David, Ido; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Choy, ‘Eleu; Sakanoko, Louis; Nusterer, Kurt.

Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Choy, ‘Eleu; Sakanoko, Louis; Nusterer, Kurt.

Hawaii

16-15

[Sakanoko, Louis] Attack error by Robinson, Cooper (from Rowan, Andrew).

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15

[Sakanoko, Louis] Attack error by Robinson, Cooper (from Rowan, Andrew).

Hawaii

17-15

[Sakanoko, Louis] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Sakanoko, Louis] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

17

15

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

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Hawaii subs: Nusterer, Kurt; Sakanoko, Louis; Choy, ‘Eleu; Nusterer, Kurt.

Hawaii subs: Nusterer, Kurt; Sakanoko, Louis; Choy, ‘Eleu; Nusterer, Kurt.

UCLA

17-16

[Rama, Zach] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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16

[Rama, Zach] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

Hawaii

17-17

[Wade, Kainoa] Kill by Kearney, Finn.

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17

[Wade, Kainoa] Kill by Kearney, Finn.

Hawaii

18-17

[Wade, Kainoa] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Wade, Kainoa] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

18

17

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA

18-18

[Kelly, Sean] Attack error by Rama, Zach (block by Todd, Justin; Kearney, Finn).

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18

[Kelly, Sean] Attack error by Rama, Zach (block by Todd, Justin; Kearney, Finn).

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

Hawaii

19-18

[Kearney, Finn] Attack error by Rosenthal, Tread (block by Robinson, Cooper; McQuiggan, Sean).

[Kearney, Finn] Attack error by Rosenthal, Tread (block by Robinson, Cooper; McQuiggan, Sean).

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18

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Clini, Kahale; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Clini, Kahale; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA

19-19

[Clini, Kahale] Service error.

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19

[Clini, Kahale] Service error.

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Clini, Kahale; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Clini, Kahale; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

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Hawaii subs: Nusterer, Kurt; Choy, ‘Eleu; Taylor, Kai; Todd, Justin.

Hawaii subs: Nusterer, Kurt; Choy, ‘Eleu; Taylor, Kai; Todd, Justin.

Hawaii

20-19

[Taylor, Kai] Service error.

[Taylor, Kai] Service error.

20

19

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Taylor, Kai; Choy, ‘Eleu; Todd, Justin.

Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Taylor, Kai; Choy, ‘Eleu; Todd, Justin.

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA

20-20

[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Wade, Kainoa (from Rosenthal, Tread).

20

20

[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Wade, Kainoa (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

Hawaii

21-20

[Rosenthal, Tread] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Rosenthal, Tread] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

21

20

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA

21-21

[Robinson, Cooper] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

21

21

[Robinson, Cooper] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Aziz, Matthew; Curci, Luca; McQuiggan, Sean.

Hawaii

22-21

[Roure, Adrien] Kill by Rama, Zach (from Robinson, Cooper).

[Roure, Adrien] Kill by Rama, Zach (from Robinson, Cooper).

22

21

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UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca.

UCLA subs: McQuiggan, Sean; Curci, Luca.

UCLA

22-22

[Thorne, Cameron] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

22

22

[Thorne, Cameron] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Choy, ‘Eleu.

Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Choy, ‘Eleu.

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UCLA subs: Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Curci, Luca; Thorne, Cameron.

Hawaii

22-23

[Nusterer, Kurt] Kill by Wade, Kainoa (from Kearney, Finn).

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23

[Nusterer, Kurt] Kill by Wade, Kainoa (from Kearney, Finn).

Hawaii

23-23

[Nusterer, Kurt] Kill by McQuiggan, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

[Nusterer, Kurt] Kill by McQuiggan, Sean (from Rowan, Andrew).

23

23

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UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

UCLA subs: Thorne, Cameron; Curci, Luca; Aziz, Matthew; Thorne, Cameron.

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Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Nusterer, Kurt.

Hawaii subs: Choy, ‘Eleu; Nusterer, Kurt.

UCLA

24-23

[Rama, Zach] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from McQuiggan, Sean).

[Rama, Zach] Kill by Kelly, Sean (from McQuiggan, Sean).

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UCLA

25-23

[Rama, Zach] Attack error by Wade, Kainoa (block by McQuiggan, Sean; Kelly, Sean).

[Rama, Zach] Attack error by Wade, Kainoa (block by McQuiggan, Sean; Kelly, Sean).

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WATERTOWN, MA. – Competing at the Farley Inter Regional meet this weekend, hosted by Williams College, the Wesleyan men’s track and field team saw two more school records break as they closed out the weekend with six Top 20 placements.

Highlighting the weekend, George Lepska ’25 broke teammate Nate Fogarty’s ’25 school record in the men’s outdoor 800m race, running a 1:51.22 to best Fogarty’s previous 1:52.48 set in 2024 with a fifth-place finish in the event. Fogarty followed Lepska in the race with a 1:54.79 for 19^th place.

Lepska was not the only record breaker on the day. Liam Calhoun ’26 broke a 10-year program record in the men’s 5000m, running a 14:14.96 for fourth place, surpassing Evan Bieder’s ’15 14:24.69 set in 2015.

Steve Paul ’28 ’28 placed third in the 200m dash, running a final time of 21.56. Placing 19^th in the 400m, Ethan Singleton ran a clocked time of 50.46.

In the field events, Javier Orellana ’25 earned a third-place finish in the shot put, throwing for a distance of 14.10m.

The Cardinals return to action on Wednesday, May 14, when they travel back to Williams for the Williams Final Qualifier.

 

 

When Lilly Fink started the beach volleyball team at Jupiter High School four years ago, she had 45 girls try out for the squad — only one had ever played beach before — the others were all indoor players.

Fast forward to Saturday, the No. 5 nationally ranked Warriors (16-1) rallied from behind to defeat No. 10 Neptune Beach Fletcher 3-2 to win the FHSAA Class 3A state championship at the Florida State University Beach Volleyball Courts in Tallahassee.

Fletcher (21-4) was leading Jupiter 2-1 after taking the No. 1 and No. 4 lines, before the Warriors rallied as they captured the No. 2 and No. 5 lines, and eventually No. 3 to claim the title in their first trip to state.

Jupiter split the first two matches as Warriors’ junior Macy McAmis and freshman Sophie Katz won their No. 2 match 2-0, while the No. 5 team of freshman Natalie Barret and senior Sophia Chapman needed three sets, but emerged 2-1. The No. 1 and No. 4 lines both lost, setting the stage for seniors Elaina Avila and Kate Guarneri at No. 3.

Avila and Guarneri finished the season undefeated at 16-0, rotating between lines two and three. They dropped the first set in the final, but came back and won the next two with the knockout blow being delivered by Avila, on a left-handed, cross-court slam that touched off a wild postgame celebration in the sand as the team rushed the court after Jupiter earned its 10th consecutive win. The only blemish was a 3-2 loss to Vero Beach. The Senators finished 21-4, as their 14-match winning streak came to an end.

“I have never felt this feeling before especially since we hadn’t gotten out of districts before,” said Guarneri, who along with Avila, is among the five original seniors on the team.

“For us to go this far and accomplish what we could only dream of,” Guarneri added by phone, “It is just an amazing feeling. It doesn’t even feel real to me that we won the state championship. We have always been looking at and seeing all of the other teams do it and now we are that team that everyone will be looking at.”

Avila agreed: “This is the best feeling ever. We were so tired and we were in the third set and the teams were there in the bleachers and we knew we just had to give it our all. It was so rewarding. This was our last chance to win and we did it.”

The five doubles teams are paired together and play a best-of-three format to earn a point for their team. The team wins a best-of-five match. McAmis and Katz were also undefeated for the season on line No. 2.

To reach the final, Jupiter took out St. Thomas Aquinas 3-0 on Friday night in a match marred by bad weather and lightning delays. It seems to follow the Raiders (19-5), who had to deal with a tornado touching down near their hotel and the power going out during last year’s state tournament. This year’s semifinal was stretched out about six hours with the match ending close to 11 p.m.

“Every year our girls put their hearts on the line and we inch closer and closer to the ultimate goal,” said St. Thomas Aquinas coach Dave Palm by phone. “Six years in a row we make it to states and every year advancing and improving. The last two years we made it to state semifinals and losing to the team that wins it all.”

Guarneri said it did affect the final since all five matches went out on the courts at the same time. Normally two teams play, followed by three teams.

“It was like nothing we had ever done before,” Guarneri said.

Fink said the semifinal match against St. Thomas was supposed to begin at 4 and they arrived at the court at 2:15 p.m. Shortly after they were told to go back to the hotel due to a lightning delay.

“We came back after the pause ended up playing until around 9:30 in the rain,” Fink said by phone. “I think the girls started out a little nervous because St. Thomas had been there before and we had never been to state.

“When we had our break,” Fink continued, “we went to Panera and we told the girls and the families they need to be hyped. It was a storybook ending in the last game with our senior pair, Kate and Elaina winning their match.”

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Brown track and field programs headed to Yale for the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships. After the first day, the men’s team sits in fifth with a total of 13 points, while the women’s side is in fourth with 12 points. Seven Bears earned podium finishes as it was a good start to the meet for Brown. 
 
MEN
The Bears scored 10 points in the men’s long jump event, as sophomore Mubaraq Aderogba and junior Frank Monahan-Morang earned podium finishes. Aderogba finished third with a personal record of 7.43 meters. That mark tied him for eighth in Brown history. Monahan-Morang wasn’t far behind, finishing fourth with a mark of 7.41 meters. That personal record placed him 10^th in school history. 

Sophomore Keith Daigneau earned a fifth place podium finish in the men’s hammer throw with a mark of 60.08 meters. He earned two team points as a result. In the javelin throw, junior Cole Nesselson garnered one point for his team with a sixth place finish and a mark of 52.05 meters. 

 

WOMEN

Jada Joseph set a personal record in the long jump, placing fourth with a mark of 6.29 meters. The podium finish earned her team four points and tied her for second best in school history. 

Chidinma Agbasi finished third in the hammer throw, scoring six points. Her mark of 58.38 meters was a personal record while remaining third best in school history.  Julia’Belle Reyfman also scored points, finishing fifth in the javelin throw with a mark of 41.23 meters. 

Elle Riley improved on her ninth best time in school history in the 400 meter hurdles, finishing in 1:01.26. Alyssa Jackson improved to a tie for second in school history in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.86. 

 

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Ivy League Heps concludes tomorrow with events beginning at 10:30 a.m. The competition ramps up, as 17 scoring events for the men and women are yet to be finalized.

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INDIANAPOLIS – No. 4 seed Hawai’i couldn’t overcome the juggernaut of top-seeded Stanford in the 2025 National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship semifinals, falling 13-4 at IU Natatorium. 

UH caps their Big West title winning season with a 22-5 record under the direction of first-year head coach and Big West Coach of the Year James Robinson. Meanwhile, Stanford improves to 24-1 and the national powerhouse will play in their 19th Championship final, winning nine titles and finishing as runners-up on nine occasions.  

The Cardinal will take on the winner between No. 2 seed UCLA and No. 3 seed Southern California to set up an All-MPSF finale. Only one contested championship has ever seen a participant not from the Big Three (2004, LMU).  

Stanford got on the board first with 5:43 on the clock in the first with the successful five-meter connect from the penalty for Jenna Flynn, the first in a six-goal game. The Cardinal quickly doubled with Flynn’s quick strike on the counter-attack making it 2-0 less than 30 seconds later. However, the UH defense came through in the clutch, with Rainbow Wahine sophomore Daisy Logtens recording a pair of saves in front of the cage at 3:26, and then denying Stanford on their third power play of the game with 2:48 remaining in the period.  

Flynn scored a third on a 3-on-2 conversion with less than two minutes to go in the frame, but then the ’Bows’ offense was finally able to get in the mix. A pass to Jordan Wedderburn by the post earned a penalty after the Kamryn Barone foul. UH’s Ema Vernoux converted on the try to get UH on the board. On the ensuing possession, Bernadette Doyle secured the takeaway to give the team life and sister Gabrielle Doyle got the power-play strike with 18 seconds remaining in the period to make it a one-goal game at 3-2 in favor of the Cardinal.  

The second was all Stanford, as the Cardinal scored four unanswered while holding the Rainbow Wahine scoreless in the frame. A bright moment came in the cage with 3:09 to play in the half as Logtens saved a penalty try from Jewel Roemer with the score still at 5-2 and the ’Bows still in striking distance.  

Unfortunately, it took just 13 seconds into the third period for Stanford to extend its lead to 8-2, and then next UH goal came with 4:01 on the clock as Big West Player of the Year Doyle broke the drought to make it 10-3 in favor of the Cardinal. The Rainbow Wahine notched one more score with just under six minutes to play when the pass from Megan Rios found Wedderburn for the goal.  

The youthful UH squad saw big contributions from their senior class in their semifinal contest. Doyle and Wedderburn each scored a goal with Rios assisting on a pair of scores while Stevilyn Griffin recorded one shot attempt.  

Doyle caps the season with 56 goals, 39 assists and 55 steals and ends her Rainbow Wahine career with 132 goals, 104 assists and 133 steals, back-to-back All-Big West first team honors and 2025’s Player of the Year award. 

Earlier in the week in Indianapolis, Hawai’i junior Raja Peiravani was honored as the NCAA’s Elite 90 Award winner, as the native of North Vancouver, B.C., Canada, holds an impressive 3.97 grade-point average in her finance and international business studies at Hawai’i. 

The 2025 #Elite90 award winner for #NCAAWPolo is Raha Peiravani!

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— NCAA (@NCAA) May 9, 2025