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UWM’s Natalie Block returns to NCAA Track and Field Preliminaries

WAUWATOSA, WI (CBS 58) – After a year filled with ups and downs, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Natalie Block is back in the NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary Round. Block made both the 100-meter hurdle and 400-meter hurdle races down in College Station, Texas. Block did the same thing a year ago, qualifying for […]

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WAUWATOSA, WI (CBS 58) – After a year filled with ups and downs, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Natalie Block is back in the NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary Round.

Block made both the 100-meter hurdle and 400-meter hurdle races down in College Station, Texas. Block did the same thing a year ago, qualifying for the 400-meter semifinals before injury forced her to withdraw.

The Franklin native stepped back on the track this spring and is coming off two more Horizon League Championships. She races with newfound perspective.

“When it comes to the track, I’m grateful to be here. This is a great experience and so I think taking that pressure off a little bit of having an expectation or I got to hit this time, I got to hit this time like nah – I’m here to have fun and I’m here to do what I want to do and at the end of the day if you’re following your passion and you’re having fun, the times are going to be there,” said Block.

On Thursday, May 29, Block runs in the 100-meter hurdles quarterfinals round race at 6:00pm and the 400-meter hurdle race at 7:25pm.

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Unpacking the major reseating coming to Nebraska Volleyball

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Women’s rowing wins national championship

Stanford captured its third NCAA title in school history on Sunday morning, highlighted by victories in the second varsity eight and varsity four crews in their respective Grand Finals as racing concluded at Mercer Lake. Stanford, which also claimed NCAA championships in 2009 and 2023, put the finishing touches on an impressive season in which […]

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June 2, 2025

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Stanford, which also claimed NCAA championships in 2009 and 2023, put the finishing touches on an impressive season in which it lived up to its billing as the national championship favorite. The Cardinal totaled 129 points and showcased its superior depth, outlasting runner-up Yale (121) and third-place Texas (118).

The Cardinal easily cruised to its first ACC title two weeks ago, claiming its fourth consecutive conference title overall after winning three straight Pac-12 crowns prior to transitioning leagues. In fact, Stanford became the first ACC team since 2021 to sweep all championship regatta races and broke four conference records along the way.

Meanwhile, Stanford’s spring regular season was one of its most dominant in recent history. All NCAA Championship boats finished undefeated in the 2025 regular season, including a victory at then-No. 1 Texas back on April 26 in which the Cardinal recorded winning margins of at least five seconds in each NCAA Championships scoring race.

Stanford is the nation’s all-time leader in NCAA team championships, having won 138 NCAA titles (71 men, 67 women) and 173 national championships overall (77 men, 93 women, 3 coed). Sunday’s victory was Stanford’s second NCAA team title of the 2024-25 campaign, with a victory from women’s water polo on May 11 already extending the Cardinal’s streak of one NCAA team championship during each of the last 49 years dating back to the 1976-77 campaign.

Stanford’s varsity eight clocked in at 6:08.336 thanks to a lineup of (Coxswain) Honor Warburg, (8) Luise Bachmann, (7) Célia Dupré, (6) Sarah Marriott, (5) Iris Klok, (4) Matilda Drewett, (3) Alice Baker, (2) Annika Jeffery and (1) Julietta Camahort. That runner-up finish sealed the NCAA title, with Yale (6:06.138) leading the way and Texas (6:09.848) placing third.

The Cardinal’s second varsity eight crossed the line at 6:13.075 and boasted a lineup of (Coxswain) Abbey Heinemann, (8) Nora Goodwillie, (7) Sofia Simone, (6) Martha Shepherd, (5) Carly Brown, (4) Katherine Mote, (3) Lucy Burrell, (2) Fiona Mooney and (1) Madeleine Greenstock. Rounding out the 2V8 team placings were runner-up Washington (6:14.931) and third-place Princeton (6:15.021).

Stanford opened the morning with its first varsity four title in school history, checking in with a time of 6:56.532, featuring a lineup of (Coxswain) Ella Casano, (4) Julia Doss, (3) Ellie Sutro, (2) Quincy Stone, and (1) Charlotte Jett. Trailing the Cardinal were Washington (6:58.598) in second and Texas (6:59.548) in third.

Sunday’s victories in the second varsity eight and varsity four increased Stanford’s all-time program total to seven individual NCAA champions, with the most recent being the second varsity eight in 2024.

Head coach Derek Byrnes has led the women’s rowing team to two NCAA titles (2025, 2023). He also guided the lightweight rowing program to national team crowns in 2015-16.

Results

Varsity Four Grand Final Results
1. Stanford- 6:56.532
2. Washington- 6:58.598
3. Texas- 6:59.548
4. Yale- 7:01.820
5. Rutgers- 7:01.858
6. Tennessee- 7:12.228

Second Varsity Eight Grand Final Results
1. Stanford- 6:13.075
2. Washington- 6:14.931
3. Princeton- 6:15.021
4. Texas- 6:15.021
5. Yale- 6:19.535
6. Virginia- 6:27.993

Varsity Eight Grand Final Results
1. Yale- 6:06.138
2. Stanford- 6:08.336
3. Texas- 6:09.848
4. Tennessee- 6:10.912
5. Washington- 6:12.538
6. Brown- 6:14.088

Lineups

Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Honor Warburg
8: Luise Bachmann
7: Célia Dupré
6: Sarah Marriott
5: Iris Klok
4: Matilda Drewett
3: Alice Baker
2: Annika Jeffery
1: Julietta Camahort

Second Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Abbey Heinemann
8: Nora Goodwillie
7: Sofia Simone
6: Martha Shepherd
5: Carly Brown
4: Katherine Mote
3: Lucy Burrell
2: Fiona Mooney
1: Madeleine Greenstock

Varsity Four
Coxswain: Ella Casano
4: Julia Doss
3: Ellie Sutro
2: Quincy Stone
1: Charlotte Jett

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Transgender athlete AB Hernandez shares 2 California state titles

Trump signs executive order banning trans women from sports teams President Trump signed an executive order barring transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams. The California Interscholastic Federation crowned two champions in a pair of events at Saturday’s state high school track and field meet when transgender athlete AB Hernandez placed first […]

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The California Interscholastic Federation crowned two champions in a pair of events at Saturday’s state high school track and field meet when transgender athlete AB Hernandez placed first in the high jump and triple jump – and finished second in the long jump.

Hernandez shared the podium with her cisgender competitors following a rule change enacted last week that allowed athletes assigned female at birth to receive medals based on where they would have finished if a transgender athlete had not competed.

The awards ceremonies after the events did not produce any protests or disruptions – according to New York Times reporting from the meet in Clovis, California – as some had feared if Hernandez won a state title.

Hernandez and Brooke White of River City High School celebrated on the podium after the long jump as they “put their arms around each other, held their medals out from their chests and smiled for photos.”

Despite isolated protests outside and inside the stadium, cheers largely drowned them out, the Times reported.

Hernandez also was part of a three-way tie for first in the high jump after all three competitors cleared the same height.

The rule change was made after President Donald Trump demanded that Hernandez – a 16-year-old junior at Jurupa Valley High School in Riverside County – not be allowed to compete in girls track and field events at the state meet. Trump threatened to withhold federal funds to the state if it did not comply with an executive order he signed Feb. 5 seeking to bar transgender student athletes from playing women’s sports.

State athletics officials drafted the new rule to allow additional female athletes to take part in events in which a transgender athlete was competing.

“The CIF values all of our student-athletes and we will continue to uphold our mission of providing students with the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete while complying with California law and Education Code,” the federation said in a statement.

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Chavez named head volleyball coach at GRHS

Glen Roses Kelsi Chavez was named the new head volleyball coach at Glen Rose HS last month, replacing Sandy Langford, who accepted the head volleyball position at Nocona. Photo Credit: Jay Hinton photo Jay Hinton Glen Rose Reporter GLEN ROSE — When Kelsi Chavez was named the head volleyball coach at Glen Rose High School […]

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June 2, 2025

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Transgender runner repeats as Washington high school (WIAA) state track and field champion

Amid spectator boos and jeers, and fellow student-athletes’ protests, East Valley of Spokane transgender senior Veronica Garcia accomplished what she set out to do – win another Class 2A girls 400-meter dash at the WIAA championships in Tacoma. As the defending champion, Garcia led from near-start to finish Saturday afternoon in winning the race in […]

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As the defending champion, Garcia led from near-start to finish Saturday afternoon in winning the race in 55.70 seconds at Mount Tahoma Stadium.

League rival Lauren Matthew, of West Valley of Spokane, finished second at 56.75. Cedarcrest’s Lydia Swenson was third at 57.72.

And yet, what should’ve been a joyous occasion for any repeat state-meet winner, Garcia was met by a wave of loud boss and leave-girls-sports-to-girls remarks from spectators sitting in the grandstands and standing around the infield fences, according to observers.

On the awards’ stand afterward, a couple the podium finishers refused to share the spotlight with Garcia as the event champion.

Another group of competing athletes wore T-shirts that read, “Keep Women’s Sports Female.”

After Garcia finished her day in the girls’ 4×400 relay, she spoke to a group of media members, including reporters from the (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, (Vancouver) Columbian, The Seattle Times and the (Tacoma) News Tribune.

“I’m really proud of myself,” Garcia told reporters. “I did what I came to do, and that’s good enough for me.”

For nearly two decades, the WIAA has allowed transgender students to compete in athletics, and in the gender-specific divisions in which they identify personally.

In other words, Garcia broke no rules Saturday. But that didn’t stop the loud sirens of disapproval shown by others in the stadium.

“I’ll be honest, I kind of expect it,” Garcia told reporters. “But it maybe didn’t have their intended effect. It made me angry, but not angry as in, ‘I wanted to give up,’ but angry as in, ‘I’m going to push.'”

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Dodgers Place Luis Garcia On 15

The Dodgers have placed right-hander Luis Garcia on the 15-day injured list due to a right adductor strain. The placement is retroactive to May 29. Righty Noah Davis was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move. Now in his 13th Major League season, Garcia has a 4.50 ERA in 26 innings for Los Angeles, […]

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The Dodgers have placed right-hander Luis Garcia on the 15-day injured list due to a right adductor strain. The placement is retroactive to May 29. Righty Noah Davis was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move.

Now in his 13th Major League season, Garcia has a 4.50 ERA in 26 innings for Los Angeles, along with a below-average 19.8% strikeout rate and an ungainly 12.9% walk rate. Garcia’s 4.13 SIERA is a bit more favorable since the groundball specialist has been hampered by a .364 BABIP, but he is also allowing a lot of hard contact.

Garcia signed a minor league contract with L.A. in February and locked in $1.5MM in guaranteed salary when that contract was selected in advance of the Dodgers’ early Opening Day in Tokyo. While his results have been up and down over his lengthy career, Garcia has generally been pretty durable, which probably helped his bid to make the team given the injury woes that have only worsened for the Dodgers’ pitching staff as the season has developed.

Incredibly, Garcia is the 15th pitcher currently on the team’s injured list. (That number could be viewed as 16, if you consider that Shohei Ohtani is still going through his pitching rehab.) Some help may be coming soon, as manager Dave Roberts told MLB.com’s Sonja Chen and other media today that relievers Michael Kopech and Kirby Yates could both be activated within the next week.

Getting those two quality bullpen arms back is a nice boost for the team, but needless to say, pitching health is once again a major subplot of the Dodgers’ season. While the elite L.A. offense has carried the Dodgers back to first place in the NL West, pitching figures to be a deadline need for Los Angeles regardless of how many hurlers have returned from the IL by July 31.