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Wade sees trouble for men’s volleyball after GCU shutdown

HONOLULU — Charlie Wade doesn’t have to squint to see a storm on the horizon. Even as the Hawaii men’s volleyball program leader accepted his third career Big West Coach of the Year honor on Tuesday — a little more than a week out from his second-ranked, second-seeded team’s NCAA Tournament opener in Ohio — […]

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HONOLULU — Charlie Wade doesn’t have to squint to see a storm on the horizon.

Even as the Hawaii men’s volleyball program leader accepted his third career Big West Coach of the Year honor on Tuesday — a little more than a week out from his second-ranked, second-seeded team’s NCAA Tournament opener in Ohio — he was keen to weigh in on a destabilizing event in the sport.

Grand Canyon University, a Division I member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in men’s volleyball, announced on its Instagram account on Monday that its 17-year program was being converted from a varsity sport to a club sport.


What You Need To Know

  • University of Hawaii men’s volleyball head coach Charlie Wade was named the Big West Coach of the Year on Tuesday for the third time in the last four years
  • Wade commented on Grand Canyon University’s decision to discontinue its men’s volleyball program effective immediately, saying he thinks it will be the first of many moves by schools grappling with how to fund athletic departments on the cusp of the House v. NCAA settlement that will allow schools to directly pay student-athletes and increase scholarships
  • UH is preparing to head to the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, next week with its quarterfinal against either Penn State or Daemen on May 8
  • Meanwhile, UH players Finn Kearney, Tread Rosenthal, Justin Todd and Kainoa Wade were named to the USA Volleyball U21 national team for competitions this summer

“It’s unfortunate, obviously, for men’s volleyball, but I think it’s what I’ve said all along,” Wade told Spectrum News at a meet-and-greet event for the Braddahhood Grindz NIL collective at Giovanni Pastrami in Waikiki. “Men’s Olympic sports are going to be the first ones on the chopping block.”

The GCU announcement — with comments on the post turned off — came as universities are grappling with how to fund sports with increased scholarship allotments and the ability to directly pay student-athletes with the pending House v. NCAA settlement.

GCU posted: “In a rapidly evolving college athletics landscape, GCU is constantly evaluating how it can best position itself as a Division I athletic department and a university. The move will allow GCU to focus on supporting its remaining 20 athletics programs at the highest levels in their respective conferences.”

The Antelopes won the MPSF in 2024.

The Phoenix school, a former member of the PacWest Conference, said it will continue to honor athletics scholarships to impacted student-athletes who wish to finish their academic careers there, but would also help those looking to transfer.

The announcement coincided with the start of the spring window of the NCAA men’s volleyball transfer portal. A feeding frenzy ensued.

“I think all the coaches thought, who can they get? Which good players are going to be in the market?” Wade said. “And look, I talked to one of the (GCU) coaches there today, and I think we all empathize with them, but … it wasn’t if, it’s when. It’s going to be more of this coming. This is just the beginning. I will be shocked if over the next two, three years, we don’t see more (schools) cut men’s volleyball.”

Grand Canyon, like UH, is set to become a full member of the Mountain West Conference in 2026. UH is to remain an affiliate member of the Big West in men’s volleyball, a sport that had 27 Division I institutions at the time of GCU’s decision.

Wade pointed out that it’s not just men’s volleyball at risk — Cal Poly cut its men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs in March — as schools begin to invest more heavily in a smaller number of sports.

“I’d say it’s the state of collegiate athletics in 2025,” he said. “Grand Canyon has money. You got to be judicious on which sports you’re going to support. And reality is, you’re going to see athletic departments become smaller because the cost of doing business keeps going up. So you can’t have 20-something, even some of the departments with 30-something sports — I think you’re going to see those come down.”

Wade’s conference coach of the year honor was his third in the last four years.

He became UH’s career program wins leader at last week’s Big West tournament at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Warriors (26-5) won both of their matches for the title; the semifinal win over UC Irvine broke Wade’s tie with Mike Wilton and gave him his 317th victory.

Long Beach State setter Moni Nikolov was named the Big West’s Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. LBSU was given the No. 1 seed to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection.

“Individual (awards) goes towards guys are on successful teams, whether you’re the player, the coach, whatever,” Wade said. “When your team’s being successful, those are the guys are in line to get individual awards. So that happens to be the case right now, and I think we’d all trade any of the individual awards for the trophy that’s being handed out (May 12) in Columbus.”

UH opens the Ohio State-hosted tournament May 8 against the play-in winner of Penn State and Daemen.

4 UH players picked to U.S. junior national team

USA Volleyball on Tuesday selected four Hawaii players to its 2025 U21 Men’s National Team that will compete in the Pan American Cup and FIVB Championship this summer.

Setter Tread Rosenthal, pin hitters Finn Kearney and Kainoa Wade and middle Justin Todd were named to the 24-player roster. All had some degree of prior experience with the national team.

In addition, Punahou alumnus Kahale Clini of UCLA was named to the team. UCLA coach John Hawks will lead the group.

The U21 Pan Am Cup takes place in Calgary, Canada, from Aug. 3-11. Training for it will happen July 27-Aug. 2 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The U21 FIVB tournament takes place right afterward, with training Aug. 7-17 in Colorado Springs and the competition in Jiangmen, China, Aug. 19-Sept. 1.

Brian McInnis covers the state’s sports scene for Spectrum News Hawaii. He can be reached at brian.mcinnis@charter.com.





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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Conley, Davis qualify for Division III Outdoor Championships | Titantown Sports

NDIANAPOLIS–Westminster College graduate students Madison Conley (New Castle, Pa., New Castle) and Breannda Davis (Streetsboro, Ohio, Streetsboro) have earned invitations to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, May 22-24 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The NCAA Division III Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced the participants Friday night.  Conley was among the 22 […]

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NDIANAPOLIS–Westminster College graduate students Madison Conley (New Castle, Pa., New Castle) and Breannda Davis (Streetsboro, Ohio, Streetsboro) have earned invitations to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, May 22-24 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The NCAA Division III Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced the participants Friday night. 

Conley was among the 22 qualifiers in the pole vault while Davis was one of the 22 qualifiers in the high jump. 

Conley, a two-time All-American and four-time national qualifier, was seventh at both the indoor and outdoor national championships in 2024 before finishing 18th at this year’s Division III Indoor Championships, clearing 3.77 meters (12-04.50). She cleared a personal-best 3.87 meters (12-08.25) at the Walsh University Invitational on April 23, which was held inside the University of Mount Union’s Kehres Stadium in Alliance, Ohio. Conley will enter the outdoor championships tied for the 14th-best mark this season. 

Davis saved her best for last, clearing a season-best 1.68 meters (5-06) at Mount Union’s Last Chance on May 15. She was one of eight qualifiers to clear 1.68 meters, the 11th-best mark this year. A four-time national qualifier, she competed at both the indoor and outdoor national championships in 2024 before qualifying in the high jump at the indoor championships this year. 

The women’s pole vault competition is scheduled to begin Thursday at 12:30 p.m. while the women’s high jump competition will commence at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. 



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Georgia wins 2025 NCAA DI women’s tennis championship

Georgia is the winner of the 2025 NCAA DI women’s tennis championship. The Bulldogs swept defending champion Texas A&M, avenging last season’s loss to the Aggies in the championship final. It’s their third crown in program history (1994, 2000). The Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas, hosted the championship from May 15-18. Tournament qualifiers were announced in a […]

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Georgia is the winner of the 2025 NCAA DI women’s tennis championship.

The Bulldogs swept defending champion Texas A&M, avenging last season’s loss to the Aggies in the championship final. It’s their third crown in program history (1994, 2000).

The Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas, hosted the championship from May 15-18. Tournament qualifiers were announced in a selection show on April 28 on NCAA.com.

As part of a two-year pilot program, the women’s singles and doubles championships were conducted in the fall of 2024, while the team championships were played in the spring of 2025.

All Tournament Team

  1. Doubles- Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (University of Georgia)3-0
  2. Doubles – Anastasiia Lopata/ Guillermina Grant (University of Georgia) 4-1
  3. Doubles – Ayesegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (University of Georgia) 4-1

 

  1. Singles – Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 3-0
  2. Singles – Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) 2-0
  3. Singles – Mia Kupres (TAMU) 4-0
  4. Singles – Ayesegul Mert (UGA) 4-0
  5. Singles –Guillermina Grant (UGA) 5-0
  6. Singles –Sofia Rojas (Georgia) 4-0

MVP –  

Dasha Vidmanova 3-0 in Singles and 3-0 in Doubles

2025 DI women’s tennis team championship bracket

DI WTen final bracket

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2025 DI women’s tennis team championship schedule

  • First round | May 2
    • Georgia Tech 4, Iowa 1
    • Notre Dame 4, UIC 0
    • Arizona State 4, Ole Miss 1
    • Illinois 4, Arizona 1
    • Wisconsin 4, Clemson 3
    • Stanford 4, Florida International 1
    • Boise State 4, Baylor 3
    • No. 2 Texas A&M 4, Quinnipiac 0
    • UC Santa Barbara 4, Rice 3
    • UCLA 4, Harvard 0
    • Oklahoma State 4, Tulsa 0
    • No. 1 Georgia 4, Florida A&M 0
    • Florida Atlantic 4, Old Dominion 1
    • UCF 4, Furman 1
    • Southern California 4, Memphis 0
    • South Carolina 4, Kansas 0
    • No. 4 Ohio State 4, Buffalo 0
    • No. 3 Michigan 4, Youngstown State 0
    • No. 7 Virginia 4, FDU 0
    • Pepperdine 4, Wake Forest 1
    • California 4, Sacramento State 0
    • No. 9 Auburn 4, South Carolina State 0
    • No. 14 Texas 4, Grand Canyon 0
    • No. 11 Texas Tech 4, Boston U. 0
    • No. 6 Oklahoma 4, Denver 0
    • No. 8 Duke 4, Bryant 0
    • No. 5 North Carolina 4, VCU 0
    • No. 12 NC State 4, Charleston Southern 0
    • No. 13 LSU 4, Stephen F. Austin 0
    • No. 10 Tennessee 4, Elon 0
    • No. 15 Vanderbilt 4, Xavier 0
    • No. 16 Washington 4, Stetson 0
  • Second round | May 3
    • No. 1 Georgia 4, Georgia Tech
    • No. 3 Michigan 4, Arizona State 0
    • Stanford 4, No. 11 Texas Tech 1
    • No. 9 Auburn 4, Wisconsin 1
    • Oklahoma State 4, No. 6 Oklahoma 2
    • No. 13 LSU 4, Southern California 1
    • UCLA 4, No. 15 Vanderbilt 3
    • No. 4 Ohio State 4, Notre Dame 1
    • No. 5 North Carolina 4, South Carolina 0
    • No. 7 Virginia 4, Illinois 1
    • No. 8 Duke 4, Florida Atlantic 0
    • No. 10 Tennessee 4, Pepperdine 0
    • California 4, No. 16 Washington 0
    • No. 2 Texas A&M 4, UC Santa Barbara 1 
    • No. 12 NC State 4, UCF 1
    • No. 14 Texas 4, Boise State 0
  • Super regionals | May 9
  • Super regionals | May 10
  • Quarterfinals | May 15
  • Semifinals | May 17
  • National championship | May 18 — streamed on ESPN+

DI women’s tennis championship history

Texas A&M clinched the 2024 NCAA women’s tennis outdoor team title by beating Georgia 4-1. This is the Aggies’ first team title; they were runners-up in 2013.

🔄 RECAP: 2024 DI women’s tennis championships

See the full DI women’s tennis team championship history below:

YEAR CHAMPION POINTS/SCORE RUNNER-UP HOST OR SITE ATTENDANCE
2024 Texas A&M 4-1 Georgia Oklahoma State NA
2023 North Carolina 4-1 NC State UCF NA
2022 Texas 4-1 Oklahoma Illinois NA
2021 Texas 4-3 Pepperdine UCF NA
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19
2019 Stanford 4-0 Georgia UCF NA
2018 Stanford 4-3 Vanderbilt Wake Forest NA
2017 Florida 4-1 Stanford Georgia NA
2016 Stanford 4-3 Oklahoma State Tulsa NA
2015 Vanderbilt 4-2 UCLA Baylor NA
2014 UCLA 4-3 North Carolina Georgia NA
2013 Stanford 4-3 Texas A&M Illinois NA
2012 Florida 4-0 UCLA Georgia NA
2011 Florida 4-3 Stanford Stanford NA
2010 Stanford 4-3 Florida Georgia NA
2009 Duke 4-0 California Texas A&M NA
2008 UCLA 4-0 California Tulsa NA
2007 Georgia Tech 4-2 UCLA Georgia NA
2006 Stanford 4-1 Miami Stanford NA
2005 Stanford 4-0 Texas Georgia NA
2004 Stanford 4-1 UCLA Georgia 3,634
2003 Florida 4-3 Stanford Florida 3,182
2002 Stanford 4-1 Florida Stanford 5,053
2001 Stanford 4-0 Vanderbilt Georgia St. N/A
2000 Georgia 5-4 Stanford Pepperdine 1,780
1999 Stanford 5-2 Florida Florida 4,912
1998 Florida 5-1 Duke Notre Dame 2,310
1997 Stanford 5-1 Florida Stanford 4,360
1996 Florida 5-2 Stanford Florida St. 3,749
1995 Texas 5-4 Florida Pepperdine 5,404
1994 Georgia 5-4 Stanford Georgia 5,613
1993 Texas 5-2 Stanford Florida 4,913
1992 Florida 5-3 Texas Stanford 7,036
1991 Stanford 5-1 UCLA Stanford 8,523
1990 Stanford 5-1 Florida Florida 3,144
1989 Stanford 5-0 UCLA Florida 2,050
1988 Stanford 5-2 Florida UCLA 6,328
1987 Stanford 5-1 Georgia UCLA 2,351
1986 Stanford 5-4 Southern California Texas 2,927
1985 Southern California 6-3 Miami (Fla) Oklahoma City 4,552
1984 Stanford 6-0 Southern California Los Angeles 3,405
1983 Southern California 8-1 Trinity (Tex) Albuquerque, NM 3,027
1982 Stanford 6-3 UCLA Salt Lake City 1,595



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Six Wesleyan track and field performers earn All-Region honors

NEW ORLEANS — The Mountain East Conference was well represented on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region teams. The teams were announced ahead of this week’s NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, which will be hosted by Colorado State University Pueblo at the CSUP Thunderbowl starting Thursday. The […]

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NEW ORLEANS — The Mountain East Conference was well represented on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region teams.

The teams were announced ahead of this week’s NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, which will be hosted by Colorado State University Pueblo at the CSUP Thunderbowl starting Thursday.

The top five finishers in each event from each region earned the honors, in addition to each of the members of any top three-ranked relay team.

The relay teams and individuals are listed below.

MEN
Charleston

4×100 Relay
Zane “Iggy” Chalker: 5,000m; 10,000m
Jules Geffroy-Remot: 1,500m
Hugo Hewitt: 5,000m
Timber Huysmans: 200m
Frankie Winter: Hammer

Concord
Ian Gardner: 400m

Davis & Elkins
Jackson Gibson: 1,500m
Carter McKenna: 1,500m; 10,000m
Jordan Thomas: 10,000m

Frostburg State
Thomas McCoy: Pole Vault

Point Park
Kamar Sutherland: 110m Hurdles
Jannik Windelband: Steeplechase

West Liberty
Hunter Patterson: 200m
Issac Tavo: Discus

West Virginia State
Tyler Minter: 400m

West Virginia Wesleyan
Michael Hansford: Triple Jump
Jonathan Norton: Steeplechase
Rovell Salmon: Long Jump

WOMEN
Charleston

Brooke Burns: Discus; Hammer
Maya Clark: 400m
Colette Patti: 100m
Beth Sykes: 800m; 1,500m
Stefani Vasileva: Triple Jump
Madison Woolwine: 1,500m

Concord
Cassidy Hammonds: Heptathlon
Cierra Parker: High Jump

Davis & Elkins
Lydia Falkenstein: 10,000m
Savanna Hardman: 5,000m; 10,000m
Lauren Twyman: 800m; 1,500m; 5,000m

Glenville State
Janae Scott: Shot Put

Point Park
Cassondra O’Connor: 5,000m; 10,000m

West Liberty
Ky’Ara Ross: Long Jump

West Virginia State
4×100 Relay
Candace Morris: 200m

West Virginia Wesleyan
Samantha Cash: Heptathlon
Lindsey Dillon: Steeplechase
Leigha Hall: Steeplechase; 5,000m

Wheeling
Keala McCurry: Pole Vault



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Husker Men, Women Finish Top Five at Big Ten Championships – University of Nebraska

Eugene, Ore. – Maddie Harris and Jenna Rogers added to the Husker Big Ten title count as the Nebraska track and field team finished competition on Sunday at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with both the men and women finishing in the top five.  The Huskers swept the high jump titles as Rogers won on […]

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Eugene, Ore. – Maddie Harris and Jenna Rogers added to the Husker Big Ten title count as the Nebraska track and field team finished competition on Sunday at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with both the men and women finishing in the top five. 

The Huskers swept the high jump titles as Rogers won on the women’s side, clearing 1.84m (6-0 ½). There were four other Huskers in the top 10, as Karsyn Leeling was fifth (1.81m, 5-11 ¼), Brooklyn Miller finished sixth (1.75m, 5-8 ¾) and Riley Masten and Ela Velepec tied for 10th (1.70m, 5-7). Harris became a three-time Big Ten Javelin Champion, throwing 58.38m (191-6) for the win. Jenessa Ruder joined Harris in the top eight, finishing seventh (49.12m, 161-2). 

In the men’s discus, Maxwell Otterdahl threw a person-best 59.12m (193-11) to improve his ninth-best mark in school history and finished third. Cade Moran also earned points for the Big Red as he finished fifth (57.59m, 188-11). Kael Miedema was 16th (52.42m, 172-0), and Brett Schwartz was 25th (45.15m, 148-1). 

Kalynn Meyer and Kellyn Kortemeyer scored points in their second event of the weekend, as Meyer threw 17.43m (57-2 ¼) for fourth and Kortemeyer hit a mark of 16.87m (55-4 ¼) for eighth. Amelia Flynt was 11th (15.95m, 52-4), Sage Burbach finished 15th (15.55m, 51-0 ¼) and Lauren St. Peters placed 18th (14.44m, 47-4 ½). 

In the women’s pole vault, Jacelyn Neighbors grabbed sixth (4.03m, 13-2 ½), scoring three team points for the Huskers, and Kylie Clark-Fox was 17th (3.88m, 12-8 ¾). In the women’s triple jump, Velecia Williams was ninth (12.53m, 41-1 ½), and Lotavia Brown was 18th (12.15m, 39-10 ½). 

On the track, the Huskers scored points in seven events. In the women’s 4x100m relay, Velecia Williams, Bariborve Deebom, Kelsie Belquist and Darby Thomas finished eighth (45.10). Thomas also finished in the top 10 of the women’s 100m, running 11.39. Abrielle Artley ran 58.94 in the women’s 400mH for fifth, and Ali Bainbridge clocked the second-fastest 5000m in school history (15:54.16) for eighth. Berlyn Schutz earned on point for the Huskers as she finished eighth in the 1500m (4:16.54). On the men’s side, Kavian Kerr earned eighth in the 100m (10.53), and James Ledbetter was sixth in the 400mH (51.83). 

Rounding out the events at the Big Ten Championships was Ashriel Dixon, Till Steinforth, Luke Noland and Kavian Kerr placing 10th in the 4x100m relay (40.59), Abrielle Artley, Belquist, Deebom and Johanna Ilves finishing 10th in the 4x400m relay (3:39.01), and Logan Lebo, Niko Schultz, Gabe Nash and Pradeep Senthilkumar in 14th in the men’s 4x400m relay (3:12.76). 

The Husker men finished fifth with 76 points, while the women were fourth (73 points). 

Up next, the Huskers compete in the NCAA West First Round in College Station, Texas, May 28-31. 

Big Ten Outdoor Championships Results
Day 3
Women’s Javelin 
1. Maddie Harris – 58.38m (191-6)
7. Jenessa Ruder – 49.12m (161-2)

Women’s Pole Vault 
6. Jacelyn Neighbors – 4.03m (13-2 ½)
17. Kylie Clark-Fox – 3.88m (12-8 ¾)

Women’s Triple Jump
9. Velecia Williams – 12.53m (41-1 ½)
18. Lotavia Brown – 12.15m (39-10 ½)

Men’s Discus 
3. Maxwell Otterdahl – 59.12m (193-11) PR
5. Cade Moran – 57.59m (188-11)
16. Kael Miedema – 52.42m (172-0)
25. Brett Schwartz – 45.15m (148-1)

Women’s High Jump 
1. Jenna Rogers – 1.84m (6-0 ½)v
5. Karsyn Leeling – 1.81m (5-11 ¼)
6. Brooklyn Miller – 1.75m (5-8 ¾)
10. Riley Masten – 1.70m (5-7)
10. Ela Velepec – 1.70m (5-7)

Men’s 4x100m Relay 
10. Dixon/Steinforth/Noland/Kerr – 40.59

Women’s 4x100m Relay 
8. Williams/Deebom/Belquist/Thomas – 45.10

Women’s Shot Put 
4. Kalynn Meyer – 17.43m (57-2 ¼) 
8. Kellyn Kortemeyer – 16.87m (55-4 ¼)
11. Amelia Flynt – 15.95m (52-4)
15. Sage Burbach – 15.55m (51-0 ¼)
18. Lauren St. Peters – 14.44m (47-4 ½) 

Men’s 100m
8. Kavian Kerr – 10.53

Women’s 100m
6. Darby Thomas – 11.39

Men’s 400mH
6. James Ledbetter – 51.83

Women’s 400mH
5. Abrielle Artley – 58.94

Women’s 5000m
8. Ali Bainbridge – 15:54.16 
18. Berlyn Schutz – 16:25.46

Men’s 4x400m Relay 
14. Lebo/Schultz/Nash/Senthilkumar – 3:12.76

Women’s 4x400m Relay 
10. Artley/Belquist/Deebom/Ilves – 3:39.01

Women’s 1500m
8. Berlyn Schutz – 4:16.54



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Kennesaw State Men Win Conference USA Outdoor Championship

By: Hunter McKay Story Links MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Kennesaw State men’s and women’s track and field teams completed competition at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships on Sunday by earning the school’s second CUSA title. The KSU men’s team collected its first Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship scoring 216.5 points […]

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Kennesaw State men’s and women’s track and field teams completed competition at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships on Sunday by earning the school’s second CUSA title.

The KSU men’s team collected its first Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship scoring 216.5 points in the three-day meet. The Owls also concluded the Liberty men’s run of 17-consecutive outdoor titles at the Division I level. KSU and Liberty’s 5.5-point differential was the closest CUSA Outdoor Championship finish since 2006. Cale McDaniel was named CUSA Men’s Coach of the Year.  

 

The KSU women battled hard on Saturday and finished in third place. The Owls finished with 104.5 points.

 

Men’s Team Scoring (21 of 21 events scored)

KSU – 216.5 points

Liberty– 211 points

MTSU – 97 points

Sam Houston – 73 points

Western Kentucky – 71 points

UTEP – 58 points

Louisiana Tech – 56 points

FIU – 28 points

Women’s Team Scoring (21 of 21 events scored)

Liberty – 178.5 points

UTEP – 117 points

Kennesaw State – 104.5 points

FIU – 101 points

MTSU. – 84 points

New Mexico State – 74 points

Louisiana Tech. – 49 points

Sam Houston– 38 points

Western Kentucky– 21.5 points

 

Medal Winners

 
   Men’s Notable Performances

  • Evan Martinez placed seventh in the shot put with a personal-best toss of 49.73m (163’2″).
  • Edwin Kiprono finished sixth in the 1500m (3:53.26) and fourth in the 800m (1:48.85).
  • Sean Dyer ran a time of 14.22 seconds to place fifth in the 110m hurdles.
  • Justin Warner (46.14) placed fourth in the 400m. That mark sits 40th in the NCAA East Region.
  • Xavier Paris (10.34) secured fifth in the 100m.
  • Sean Dyer (52.49), Daris Roberts (53.91) and Cameron Guadiano (54.05 seconds) took home fourth, sixth and seventh in the 400m hurdles.

 
Women’s Top Performances

 
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
 
On the men’s team…
 “It just feels so good to lead a group that trusts and believe in themselves and in the program. I love these men and have so much respect for what they have accomplished. This team is proof of how special the school is and how it attracts exceptional individuals. Our staff and support staff are first class and total professionals. This was a huge team effort and I’m so thankful for all of them.”
 
On the women’s team …
 “We need to grow and we need to get better in this conference. I take full responsibility in shaping this women’s program into what I know we can be. With that said, we had some women do some really awesome stuff this weekend and several with a chance to lengthen their season at NCAA’s. We will be better moving forward.” 

 

Next Up

Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective events earn a berth into the NCAA East First Rounds in Jacksonville, Fla. May 28-31. In addition, the best 24 relays times advance to the NCAA First Rounds. Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West First Rounds sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. The decathlon and heptathlon will not be held during the NCAA Preliminary Rounds. Instead, the top 24 decathlon and heptathlon scores in the nation earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship site.










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Oregon men’s track and field wins Big Ten championship, women come up just short

Make that eight Big Ten championships in Oregon‘s first year in the conference. The Ducks men secured a conference title on Sunday in outdoor track and field, protecting their turf at historic Hayward Field. The women finished second, just behind Big Ten champion USC. Oregon has now won Big Ten titles in football, baseball, softball, […]

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Make that eight Big Ten championships in Oregon‘s first year in the conference.

The Ducks men secured a conference title on Sunday in outdoor track and field, protecting their turf at historic Hayward Field. The women finished second, just behind Big Ten champion USC.

Oregon has now won Big Ten titles in football, baseball, softball, men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, women’s indoor track and field (NCAA champions), women’s cross-country, and women’s golf.

The men ran away with it on Sunday, scoring 110 team points compared to just 81 apiece for tied-for-second Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The USC women surpassed Oregon in the final event on Sunday afternoon, winning the 4×400. The Trojans had 121 total points to Oregon’s 113, despite the Ducks winning multiple individual titles of their own.

Here is every event Oregon scored in:

Men’s total score: 110 points (Champions)

Men’s javelin: 4 points

Pat Vialva, 232-3 (5th place, 4 points)

Men’s 10,000: 23 points

Aiden Smith, 29:24.65 (2nd place, 8 points)

Evan Bishop, 29:25.13 (3rd place, 6 points)

Evan Burke 29:26.10 (4th place, 5 points)

Abdel Laadjel, 29:27.42 (6th place, 3 points)

Quincy Norman, 29:28.15 (8th place, 1 point)

Men’s decathlon: 6 points

Koby Kessler, 7,303 (4th place, 5 points)

Aiden Carter, 7,058 (8th place, 1 point)

Men’s long jump: 7 points

Cheikh M’Baye, 24-10 (5th place, 4 points)

Safin Wills, 24-9 (6th place, 3 points)

Men’s high jump: 3 points

Shaun Miller Jr., 6-9 (6th place, 3 points)

Men’s shot put: 6 points

Kobe Lawrence, 63-8 3/4 (3rd place, 6 points)

Men’s steeplechase: 16 points

Benjamin Balazs, 8:40.93 (Champion, 10 points)

Sergio Del Barrio, 8:42.67 (3rd place, 6 points)

Men’s triple jump: 8 points

Safin Wills, 51-2 1/4 (2nd place, 8 points)

Men’s discus: 5 points

Aidan Elbettar, 191-1 (4th place, 5 points)

Men’s 1,500: 9 points

Simeon Birnbaum, 3:53.38 (3rd place, 6 points)

Rheinhardt Harrison, 3:54.31 (6th place, 3 points)

Men’s 100: 3 points

Rodrick Pleasant, 10.36 (6th place, 3 points)

Men’s 800: 8 points

Matthew Erickson, 1:47.922 (2nd place, 0.001 seconds off 1st, 8 points)

Men’s 5,000: 12 points

Simeon Birnbaum, 13:31.87 (Champion, meet record, 10 points)

Abdel Laadjel, 13:35.98 (7th place, 2 points)

Women’s total score: 113 (2nd place)

Women’s 10,000: 10 points

Diana Cherotich, 32:00.48 (Champion, meet record, 10 points)

Women’s heptathlon: 10 points

Annika Williams, 5,914 (Champion, 10 points)

Women’s steeplechase: 5 points

Katie Clute, 9:57.98 (4th place, 5 points)

Women’s javelin: 4 points

Kohana Nakato, 166-6 (5th place, 4 points)

Women’s triple jump: 18 points

Ryann Porter, 44-5 1/2 (Champion, 10 points)

Cassandra Atkins, 43-11 1/4 (2nd place, 8 points)

Women’s 4×100: 4 points

Shaniya Hall, Lily Jones, Brazil Neal, Amirah Shaheed, 44.39 (5th place, 4 points)

Women’s 1,500: 14 points

Silan Ayyildiz, 4:13.35 (2nd place, 8 points)

Mia Barnett, 4:13.40 (3rd place, 6 points)

Women’s 100 hurdles: 10 points

Aaliyah McCormick, 12.86 (Champion, 10 points)

Women’s 400: 5 points

Ella Clayton, 53.00 (4th place, 5 points)

Women’s 800: 14 points

Klaudia Kazimierska, 2:02.92 (Champion, 10 points)

Ella Nelson, 2:05.46 (5th place, 4 points)

Women’s 400 hurdles: 3 points

Annaleise Taylor, 1:00.11 (6th place, 3 points)

Women’s 5,000:

Silan Ayyildiz, 15:37.11 (Champion, meet record, 10 points)

Diana Cherotich, 15:46.60 (6th place, 3 points)

Ella Thorsett, 15:52.03 (7th place, 2 points)

Women’s 4×400:

Ella Clayton, Shaniya Hall, Annaleise Taylor, Lakely Doht-Barron, 3:38.10 (8th place, 1 point)

Ryan Clarke covers college sports for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at RClarke@Oregonian.com or on Twitter/X:@RyanTClarke. Find him on Bluesky:@ryantclarke.bsky.social.



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