By: Jonathon Zenk, Assistant Director of Communications

EUGENE, Oregon—Ever since she was a little girl, track and field has been in Maygan Shaw’s blood.

In a long line of athletes in her family, the Northwestern State sprinter has not only proved to be the best in her family, but also arguably the best women’s sprinter the school has ever produced.

Shaw, a native of Pineville, has a chance to do what other family members couldn’t—become an All-American in an open event.

In 2024, she earned her way to a Second Team All-American spot as a member of the 4×400 relay team after finishing 16^th in the relay finals.

Shaw made the nationals after running a 51.68 in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA East First Round in which she finished eighth to earn a spot in Oregon. She is one of 12 in the event to go to nationals from the East regional, which includes fellow Southland Conference runner Onyah Onyinye Favour of Southeastern Louisiana.

“It feels good to be able to go back,” Shaw said. “Eugene is such a beautiful city. And they have such a nice facility, so I’m excited to be able to run on such a quality track.”

She has the opportunity to become an All-American at the NCAA nationals on the campus of the University of Oregon in the 400, as the women’s time at nationals begins Thursday.

The semifinals in the 400 start at 7:41 p.m. Shaw is in the third heat out of three with each heat having eight runners, and it can be viewed on ESPN.

It did not take long for associate head coach Adam Pennington to see greatness in her as a freshman.

“Early on in her career, I knew how special she would be,” he said. “She won a conference title in her first ever championship. But I’d say this year I seen something different.  It’s been the first year she hasn’t been overshadowed by other ladies. From the beginning of the fall you could just see she was on a mission.”

Growing up in a family with so many track athletes, she was able to forge her own path, but her love for the sport started with her parents, Rickey and Maggie Sanders.

Rickey (high jump) and Maggie (hurdles) each helped Maygan reach this point, especially Rickey, who helped her train in high school.

“I love my dad, and I appreciate how far I’ve been able to come with his help, especially since he helped me train a lot in high school,” Shaw said.

While her parents had a giant impact on her career in track and field, she held a special relationship with her grandfather.

Maygan’s grandfather, Larry Shaw, ran track when he was in high school, clocking in the 51s in the 400.

“My grandpa and I were really close,” Shaw said. “We used to visit him often and he would babysit us all the time growing up. I really loved spending time with him and I’m glad he got to see some of my races in middle school.”

One of Maygan’s goals was to run in the 51s, just like her departed grandfather.

Mission accomplished.

Going into her home meet, the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, she had a month—or as it turned out, two months—remaining in her collegiate career.

It turns out the elder Shaw was with her that day, as she ran a blistering personal best time of 51.87. Not only did she run a personal record, school record, meet record and Walter P. Ledet Track and Field Complex record, she also accomplished that elusive goal of running in the 51s—just like her grandfather.

“It felt rewarding,” Shaw said. “It felt great to be able to reach a goal that seemed impossible for my circumstances growing up. I’m glad I got to meet that goal, and I know he’s really proud of me.

“At first, it didn’t feel real. It was mind-boggling. And to this day, it feels surreal. I just really want to do it again.”

And then she did it again, just two weeks later, smashing that previous best with a new personal record, clocking a blistering 51.19 on April 26 at the LSU Alumni Gold.

If her grandfather were here right now, he would be excited for how much his granddaughter has accomplished and will be right with her every step of the way, both on the track and off. On the track, she has one more goal in mind—to become a first team All-American.

“Being an All-American would be huge,” Pennington said. “I believe if she became an All-American, it would be the first lady sprinter ever in an open event for NSU. We didn’t just come this far to come this far. So that would be huge for her and every lady to ever wear a Demon uniform.”

Going to college in Natchitoches made sense for the Pineville High standout, as she could compete and go to school near her family.

It also didn’t hurt that Pennington is from the area.

“When recruiting her. what stood out most was her just being from central Louisiana,” he said. “We are from the same area and for her to have some success in high school in that area, we knew she had upside.”

As she prepares for her final collegiate meet, what Shaw will miss the most is not what happened on the track, but the relationships built off it.

“I think what I remember most are at the relationships that I formed while going to this school,” Shaw said. “I’ve said it countless times, but the team is really close and I really feel like it’s a home away from home when I step on the track. I’m sure I’ll see a bunch of them at my wedding.”

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Volleyball has announced the addition of opposite Britt Carlson, a transfer from UCF, to the 2025 roster.
 
“We are very excited to welcome Britt to Tucson,” head coach Charita Stubbs said. “She will bring experience and size to the right side for us. She is a great competitor and she will make an immediate impact on the team.”
 
Carlson comes to Arizona after two seasons at UCF and one season at Washington State. During her two years at UCF, she appeared in 39 matches and tallied 244 kills, 61 blocks, and 51 digs as a pin player. In 2024, Carlson ranked third on UCF’s team with 49 blocks and fourth with 202 kills. She averaged 2.10 kills per set during the season and recorded a career high of 16 kills with a .522 hitting percentage against Florida Atlantic.
 
In 2023, Carlson played in 12 matches and tallied 42 kills and 12 blocks in her first season as a Knight. Carlson did not play in a match during her season at Washington State in 2022.
 
Carlson will join freshmen Maya Flemister, Chloe Giehtbrock, Brookelyn Hatton, Renee Jones, Paige Thies, and Shea Davis in the fall.
 

ROSEMONT, Ill. – A total of 169 Washington student-athletes from the eleven spring sports were named to the Spring 2025 Big Ten All-Academic list today, the conference office announced.
 

The Spring honorees come from the baseball, beach volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s rowing, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s track & field.
 
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
 
Spring 2025 Big Ten All-Academic
 
Baseball (20)
Colin Blanchard • Senior • Communication
Colton Bower • Junior • Real Estate | Business Administration
Tommy Brandenburg • Senior • Marketing
Sam DeCarlo • Junior • Psychology
Josh Emanuels • Grad Student • Master of Information Management
Jase Evangelista • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jaxson Gore • Sophomore • Pre Major
AJ Guerrero • Senior • Political Science
Reilly McAdams • Senior • Communication
Gunnar Nichols • Junior • Pre Major
Sawyer Parkin • Senior • Communication
Carston Pearson • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jack Sand • Sophomore • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Peysen Sweeney • Senior • Political Science
Braeden Terry • Senior • Psychology
Boston Warkentin • Junior • Law, Societies & Justice
Cooper Whitton • Junior • Pre Major
Blake Wilson • Sophomore • Earth & Space Sciences: Geoscience
Will Woodward • Junior • Communication
Isaac Yeager • Junior • Real Estate
 
Beach Volleyball (7)
Brooke Balue • Sophomore • Real Estate
Reagan Peterson • Junior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Piper Stephenson • Sophomore • Real Estate
Josie Ulrich • Senior • Master of Health Administration
Lauren Wilcock • Senior • Biology
Sarah Wilcock • Sophomore • Public Health: Global Health
Ella Wimmer • Sophomore • Communication
 
Men’s Golf (3)
Justin Hopkins • Senior • Applied Mathematics
Finn Koelle • Sophomore • Pre Major
Drew Warford • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
 
Women’s Golf (5)
Jenny Chang • Senior • Psychology
Jamie Hsieh • Senior • Business Administration
Kennedy Knox • Senior • Real Estate
Carmen Lim • Junior • Psychology
Vivian Lu • Sophomore • Pre Major
 
Men’s Rowing (33)
Matteo Belgeri • Sophomore • Pre Major
Giuseppe Bellomo • Sophomore • Pre Major
Marius Bjørn-Hansen Ahlsand • Senior • Political Science: Political Economy
Dimitri Chamitoff • Sophomore • Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering
Luke Collins • Junior • History | Political Science
Lyle Donovan • Junior • Geography: Data Science
Nick Dunlop • Senior • Psychology
Harry Fitzpatrick • Senior • Communication
Sam Ford • Junior • Real Estate
Maggie Gibbons • Sophomore • Environmental Studies
Alex Gonin • Senior • Biology
Finn Griskauskas • Junior • Political Science: International Security | Sociology
Quinn Hall • Senior • Communication
Nikita Jacobs • Sophomore • Real Estate
Kieran Joyce • Senior • Economics
Klas Ole Lass • Sophomore • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Kiefer Law • Junior • Human-Centered Design & Engineering
Ryan Martin • Junior • Architectural Studies
Rory McDonnell • Sophomore • Political Science
Ewan Morrow • Junior • Economics
Billy Osborne • Sophomore • Environmental Studies
Henry Ramstad • Junior • Applied Mathematics: Data Science
Ben Shortt • Junior • Economics
Connor Shoup • Senior • Master of Public Administration
Addison Smee • Junior • Business Administration: Finance
Ryan Smith • Junior • International Studies | Political Science: Political Economy
Cameron Tasker • Junior • Political Science: Political Economy
Marc Tennesen • Junior • Chemistry | Atmospheric Sciences
Logan Ullrich • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Studies
Blake Vogel • Senior • Real Estate
Ethan Walsh • Junior • Real Estate
Jonathan Wang-Norderud • Senior • Economics
Lucas Woodruff • Senior • Master of Mechanical Engineering
 
Women’s Rowing (43)
Zoë Bischoff • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Carmel Bollag • Sophomore • Biochemistry
Luella Bowersock • Junior • Cinema & Media Studies
Paris Burbine • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Mira Calder • Junior • Chemistry
Mia Carter • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Jordyn Costello • Sophomore • Real Estate
Jane Cox • Senior • Art History
Alex Dessart • Junior • Sociology
Jordan Freer • Senior • Environmental Engineering
Caitlin Hane • Senior • Environmental Public Health
Olivia Hay • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Brianna Hoffman • Senior • Law, Societies, & Justice
Olivia Howe • Junior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Taylor Inouye • Junior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Allison Jakeway • Senior • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Zola Kemp • Sophomore • Pre Major
Ellen Koselka • Senior • History
Lilly Kurtz • Senior • Political Science: International Security
Carly Lauritzen • Senior • Biology
Danielle Lohrenz • Senior • History & Philosophy of Science
Cora Madison • Senior • Chemistry
Cami Martin • Junior • Anthropology
Perry McLoughlin • Junior • Pre Major
Cillian Mullen • Junior • Environmental Studies
Grace Murdock • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Leah Nash • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Maddie Ohm • Senior • Environmental Public Health
Eliza Perry • Senior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Izzy Peters • Senior • Economics
Camille Randall • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Aisha Rocek • Junior • Geography
Megan Romesberg • Junior • Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
Kate Russ • Junior • International Studies
Sofie Sand • Senior • Biology
Isabelle Tinsley • Senior • Computer Science
Victoria Trentin • Sophomore • Chemical Engineering
Kalee Verd • Junior • Biology
Jess Weir • Junior • Education Studies: Sport & Education
Cait Whittard • Junior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Scout Wilson • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Elisabeth Wu • Senior • Anthropology: Medical Anthropology & Global Health
Margaret Young • Junior • Anthropology: Medical Anthropology & Global Health
 
Softball (4)
Giselle Alvarez • Sophomore • Communication
Jing Gardner • Sophomore • Business Administration
Jadyn Glab • Sophomore • Education Studies: Social & Emotional Wellness
Haley Winckler • Senior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
 
Men’s Tennis (5)
Cesar Bouchelaghem • Senior • Economics
Brett Pearson • Junior • Business Administration
Ivan Sodan • Sophomore • Business Administration
Nedim Suko • Senior • Informatics
Dzianis Zharyn • Senior • Comparative History of Ideas
 
Women’s Tennis (4)
Catherine Gagnon • Sophomore • Pre Major
Alexia Jacobs • Sophomore • Pre Major
Erika Matsuda • Junior • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
Zehra Suko • Sophomore • Food Systems, Nutrition & Health
 
Men’s Track & Field (21)
Prestin Artis • Senior • Design: Visual Communication
Mathis Bresko • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Isaac Briggs • Sophomore • Pre Major
Cruize Corvin • Sophomore • Real Estate
James Crabtree • Junior • English
Leo Daschbach • Senior • Master of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership
Thom Diamond • Sophomore • Pre Major
Jamar Distel • Senior • Communication
Jonathan Frazier • Sophomore • Pre Major
Tyrone Gorze • Sophomore • Pre Major
Nathan Green • Senior • Real Estate
Boden Hanley • Sophomore • Pre Major
Roman Hutchinson • Sophomore • Pre Major
Evan Jenkins • Junior • Construction Management
Tim Luebbert • Junior • Economics | Political Science: Political Economy
Jack Olsen • Senior • Early Childhood & Family Studies
Simon Park • Senior • Master of Public Administration
Jami Schlueter • Senior • Sociology
Will Schneider • Junior • Pre Major
Trevontay Smith • Sophomore • Pre Major
Matthew Wilkinson • Senior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
 
Women’s Track & Field (24)
Rachel Bir • Senior • Public Health: Global Health
Ella Borsheim • Junior • Bioengineering
Sara Borton • Senior • Psychology
Alyssia Brown • Junior • Landscape Architecture
Kapiolani Coleman • Sophomore • Pre Major
Yvonne Colson • Senior • Electrical & Computer Engineering
Julia David-Smith • Senior • Biology
Chloe Foerster • Junior • Biology
Tori Herman • Senior • Real Estate
Danielle Hunter • Senior • English: Creative Writing
Brianna McInnis • Junior • Economics
Amanda Moll • Sophomore • Business Administration
Hana Moll • Sophomore • Business Administration
Rhonda Newton • Junior • So, Societies & Justice
Sophie O’Sullivan • Senior • Postbaccalaureate Study
Saydi Orange • Junior • Biology
Elle Rutherford • Senior • Mathematics
Ashley Schroeder • Junior • Civil Engineering
Moa Segerholt • Junior • Communication: Journalism and Public Interest
Anna Terrell • Junior • Political Science
Kaia Tupu-South • Senior • Mechanical Engineering
Ava Washburn • Sophomore • Pre Major
Josephine Welin • Senior • Design | Applied Computational Mathematical Sciences
Avril Wilson • Senior • Earth & Space Sciences
 

ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington women’s volleyball, and first-year head coach Tania Schatow released its 2025 schedule, presented by Under Armour, on Wednesday.

The program will embark on its 53rd season this fall, beginning with the Bradley Invitational (Aug. 29-30) hosted by Bradley University as part of a 24-match regular season schedule.

Fans can get their first glimpse of the defending WAC champions at home on Sep. 13, when the Mavs take on Little Rock at 5 p.m. inside the College Park Center.

The 12-match non-conference slate includes four weekend classics/invitationals.

 

Bradley Invitational 

Peoria, IL

Aug. 29-30

Opponents: Quinnipiac, Bradley, Western Illinois

 

Cowgirl Classic

Lake Charles, LA

Sep. 4-6

Opponents: UL-Monroe, McNeese, Alcorn State

 

UNT-UTA Co-host Invitational

Arlington, TX/Denton, TX

Sep. 12-14

Opponents: Northwestern State, Little Rock, North Texas

 

UTSA Invitational

San Antonio, TX

Sep. 19-20

Opponents: UTSA, Prairie View A&M, North Florida

The 12-match conference title defense begins Sept. 27, against Southern Utah inside the College Park Center.

UTA is 434-229 (.655) all-time among tenures in the Southland Conference, Sun Belt Conference and the WAC, and have not lost a home match since October of 2023.

 

Following the regular season, the WAC postseason tournament will be held at the Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah, from Nov. 20-22.

For season tickets, visit here.

For the full schedule, visit here.

 

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Academic All-American is a title reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom.

The all-time list of 42,000+ Academic All-Americans includes major sports stars and some of the world’s most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science and the arts. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), Academic All-America® is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all NCAA levels, the NAIA, two-year colleges and Canadian institutions.

To qualify, student-athletes must be a sophomore or older, hold a cumulative GPA of 3.5+ and be a regular contributor in their programs. Schools nominate their best candidates and selected individuals receive Academic All-District recognition. All-District honorees then are moved forward for Academic All-America® consideration.

GCU has had 38 all-time Academic All-Americans with the addition of women’s soccer student-athlete Sidney Roberts this academic year.

All-District Honorees

All-American Honorees