Syracuse and Box Elder high schools each drew No. 6 seeds in their respective 6A and 5A boys volleyball state tournament brackets, which the UHSAA released Saturday morning.

GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — TCU’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno came from behind to win the final match on Sunday as the second-seeded Horned Frogs wrapped up their first NCAA women’s beach volleyball championship with a 3-2 victory over No. 4 seed Loyola Marymount.

TCU (32-5) is the first school other than USC and UCLA to win the title. The Trojans won the first two and the previous four, while the Bruins won two straight in 2018-19.

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Alvarez and Moreno, who took a year off to play in the Olympics, returned to finish unbeaten in four years as a duo. Alvarez and Moreno dropped the first game 18-21 to LMU’s Michelle Shaffer and Anna Pelloia before rallying to win the final two 21-15 and 15-6.

The Lions (38-7) eliminated No. 5 seed USC in the quarterfinals and top-seed UCLA in the semifinals.

TCU threes pair Sofia Izuzquizal and Allanis Navas earned a point with a 21-16, 21-13 sweep.

Fours pair Anhelina Khmil and Ana Vergara also swept their way to a point with 21-14 and 21-19 wins. The duo finished 21-0 this season.

The Olympians finished off the championship as the Horned Frogs won 12 straight to end the season.

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LMU twos pair Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti earned a point with a 21-16, 21-17 sweep. Fives pair Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales had the other point with a pair of 21-16 wins.

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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Dickinson men’s track and field team collected multiple medals as well as have had numerous athletes qualify for Sunday’s finals through the first two days of the Centennial Conference Championships on the campus of Ursinus College at Patterson Field.

Friday

Distance

Luke Knestout claimed a podium place for the 10,000m hitting the line in 31:47.59 to land in third. He was joined in the Top-10 by Matthew Dietrick who grabbed seventh thanks to a 32:31.08. The trio of Edward Liszka, Romario Cruz and William Kane took up slots 15th (34:08.79), 17th (34:46.45) and 19th (35:15.40).

Field

Oliver Stroka collected the first field event medal for the Red and White by seizing second in the hammer throw with a heave of 51.44m.

Saturday

Sprints

Franklyn Akabi-During booked his place in Sunday’s final for the 100m by setting the top qualifying time of 10.59. William O’Connor ended in 17th with an 11.25, followed by Matthew Greenley (24th – 11.48).

Brendan Regan set a new personal best time of 16.51 in the 110m hurdles, but it was not quite fast enough to book him a place in the final.

A pair of Devils locked up berths in the final of the 200m as Akabi-During hit the line at 21.91 for the third-best, while Darian Crim posted a PB time of 22.13 to land in fifth of the prelims. O’Connor hit the line in 22.77 to nab 14th.

Three members of the Red and White collected spots in tomorrow’s final for the 400m with Crim pacing the crew in second (49.13), followed by Ian Gormley (6th – 49.97) and Owen Buroker (7th – 50.15) who each laid down new personal bests. With hurdles placed at the same distance Regan stopped the timer at 58.98 for sixth to head to the final. Unfortunately, Benjamin Dench fell just outside the Top-10 in 11th at 1:01.95.

Distance

The 800m prelims saw DC qualify three men for the final as Trevor Richwine crossed in third (1:54.84). He will be joined by James Masterson (5th – 1:55.49) and Jeremy Sallade (7th – 1:54.48). Amos Liles and Matthew Gareau also competed grabbing 17th (2:01.07) and 18th (2:01.38) respectively.

Dickinson sent two athletes out to the track to take part in the 3000m steeplechase with Nolan Meincke and Nathan Caldwell each posting personal best times to earn sixth (9:36.97) and seventh (9:38.37).

Relays

The Red Devils claimed their first gold medal of the championship during the 4x800m as the team hit the line in 7:42.14 to take the victory.

Special

Josh Penny took part in the decathlon and ended the event in seventh with 4078 points. His top two events were the high jump (1.55m) and the 1500m (5:02.23) where he nabbed fourth in both.

Field

Stroka returned to the field after claiming second for the hammer throw on Friday and landed in 13th during the discus with a toss of 34.00m.

Kieran Santos finished off the Top-10 for the high jump after clearing a height of 1.73m.

Team Scores

Ursinus leads the way with 93 points, followed by: Johns Hopkins (91), Gettysburg (36), Dickinson (33), Swarthmore (27), Haverford (24), Franklin & Marshall (19), McDaniel (16) and Muhlenberg (12).

Up Next

Dickinson returns to Patterson Field on Sunday for the final day of the Centennial Conference Championships at Ursinus College.

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Last season Taylor played in 32 games while making 16 starts. The Louisville, Kentucky native averaged 4.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Taylor had a 51.2 shooting percentage from the field as a sophomore. 

For her JUCO career, Taylor averaged 3.9 points, 3.7 rebounds per game and shot 49.5 percent in field goal range. She played in 66 games and started in 30 while tallying 256 points and 246 rebounds. 

Taylor joins Jordan Rosier, Monae Duffy and Britiya Curtis as the fourth portal signee for the 2025-26 class and joins freshmen signees Ashlyn Howard, Mari Miller, Sofia Munoz and Peyton Musial. 

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The title came down to the final two events of the meet, with Mason holding a razor-thin 0.5-point lead over Rhode Island. With the pressure at its peak, the Patriots’ 4x400m relay team—comprised of Jordan Tuck, Lance Koontz, Aidan Walcott, and Joziah Johnson—delivered a clutch first-place finish, extending Mason’s lead and setting the stage for victory. The championship was officially sealed in the final event, the decathlon 1500m, as Nick DeWolfe finished strong to push Mason ahead by 1.5 points over the Rams.

The  squad delivered a dominant showing on day two of the meet, earning multiple gold medals. Champions included Geni Roberts, Jordan Tuck, Joziah Johnson, Lance Koontz, Aidan Walcott, Kailynn Tyson, Jalen Johnson, Ashton King, Max Karen, and Mason Samuels. On the podium with silver medals were Abby Weening and Mia Suero, while Mia Suero, Ay’rianna Moore, Sierra Matheson, Kailynn Tyson, Morgan Ryerson, Davian Burke, Jordynn Toliver, Cameron Portis, and Joshua Sutton all claimed bronze.

On the women’s side, the Patriots fought valiantly to hold onto their lead, engaging in a back-and-forth battle with UMass for the title. Despite leading by a point late in the meet, strong UMass performances in the high jump and 4x800m relay ultimately tipped the scales. Mia Suero and Kailynn Tyson stood out with remarkable meets—each earning three medals apiece.

Geni Roberts was named the meet’s “Most Outstanding Field Performer,” claiming gold in both the long jump and triple jump while also breaking a meet record. He now advances to regionals, where he will continue to represent George Mason on the national stage.

Capping off the successful weekend, Head Coach Andrew Gerard and his staff were honored as the Atlantic 10 “Coaching Staff of the Year.” The award recognizes the collective efforts of Tim Nickas, Tony Mihalich, Michelle Wallerstedt Hodge, Reynaldo Radlin, Ivan Chirinos, Susanna Sullivan, Cason Gardner, Bobby Kestyn, and Morgan Holmes, who played an instrumental role in securing the championship.

“It’s been a stretch since our last team title on the men’s side and – all credit to URI – they made us earn this one”, said head coach Andrew Gerard. “There is nothing like a team battle coming down to the last event. When you consider a margin of victory of 1.5 points, it is the product of so many little things, both on the day and throughout the year, that it really underlines that it takes *everyone* – student-athletes, coaches, trainers, academic support, strength and conditioning, sports psych, administrators, facilities folks, business office, the whole athletic department- being dedicated, committed and invested in our team success.  “It takes a village” is never more true than in T&F and we’re super happy to be able to bring another team title back to George Mason.”