By: Justin Lafleur

CAMDEN, N.J. – The Dartmouth men’s lightweight rowing team saw both its first and second varsity eights qualify for grand finals following strong heats on Friday at the IRA National Championship.
 
The second varsity eight began the day, and the regatta, by placing second in its heat with a time of 5:52.760. The Big Green only trailed Penn (5:49.120) and was less than one quarter of a second ahead of both Yale (5:52.940) and Georgetown (5:53.010) in a down-to-the-wire finish for top three and qualification into the grand final.
 
The varsity eight followed by also coming in second (5:42.910), just ahead of MIT (5:43.110) while beating Ivy League foes Yale (5:47.550) and Columbia (6:01.330). Dartmouth only trailed Harvard (5:39.840) and that was by barely over three seconds.
 
The varsity four came in ninth in its time trial with a time of 6:31.749 then came in fifth in the AB semifinals (6:54.490). The Big Green will compete in the B final on Saturday. Saturday’s B final is set for 2:40 p.m.
 
Meanwhile, the two eights will compete in grand finals Sunday, with the 2V set for 10:10 a.m. and varsity eight at 11:40.

Some scenes from day one of the IRA National Championship #GoBigGreen | #TheWoods pic.twitter.com/stfEkH0mg9

— Dartmouth Men’s Lightweight Rowing (@DartmouthLights) May 31, 2025

Complete Results
 
Varsity Eight
Heat 1
1. Harvard – 5:39.840
2. Dartmouth – 5:42.910
3. MIT – 5:43.110
4. Yale – 5:47.550
5. Columbia – 6:01.330
 
Second Varsity Eight
Heat 2
1. Penn – 5:49.120
2. Dartmouth – 5:52.760
3. Yale – 5:52.940
4. Georgetown – 5:53.010
 
Varsity Four
Time Trial
9. Dartmouth – 6:31.749
(out of 11 crews)
 
Semifinal
1. Penn – 6:26.010
2. Harvard – 6:28.550
3. Mercyhurst – 6:29.590
4. Princeton – 6:53.030
5. Dartmouth – 6:54.490
 

Published May 30. 2025 10:53AM

Marian’s Maddie Kattner will continue her academic and athletic careers at Lackawanna College. Kattner will play soccer for the Falcons. Attending a signing ceremony at the school with Kattner were her parents Sheila and Jeff Kattner, Marian head of school Mike Brennan, sister Emma Kattner, and Marian Athletic Director Peter Sanfilippo. Kattner plans to major in sports management.

Marian’s Maddie Kattner (seated, center) will continue her academic and athletic careers at Lackawanna College. Kattner will play soccer for the Falcons. With Kattner are her parents Sheila and Jeff Kattner. In the back row, from left are Marian head of school Mike Brennan, sister Emma Kattner, and Marian Athletic Director Peter Sanfilippo. Kattner plans to major in sports management. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Utah State’s men’s track & field team fielded 10 athletes in five events at the 2025 NCAA West First Rounds in College Station, Texas, on Friday.
 
The men’s 4×100-meter relay team, comprised of freshmen Daniel Chase, Ayodele Ojo, Mathew Hall and Diego Aguirre-Stewart, led the way for the Aggies, finishing in a time of 39.54 that finished one-tenth of a second shy of qualifying for the national championships, The quartet, who are the only relay team at the NCAA West First Rounds comprised of entirely freshmen, also posted the third-fastest time in Utah State history in the event.
 
A pair of Aggies competed in the second heat of the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Sophomore Garrett Woodhouse clocked in at 8:51.69 to finish seventh in the heat and 20th in the field, improving on his starting seed by 14 places. Junior Logan Garnica finished in 9:48.24 to take 46th place overall, capping off a 2024-25 athletic campaign that included setting the Utah State record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and earning the NCAA Elite 90 Award at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
 
Senior Nate Franz and sophomore Joseph Turner got things started for the Aggies in the discus on Friday. Franz placed 30th in the competition with a throw of 54.95 meters (180-3), finishing his Aggie career with four all-time top-10 marks and two Mountain West silver medals. Turner, who joined Franz on the discus podium at the MW Outdoor Championships, posted a mark of 50.37 meters (165-3) to finish 44th. Each of the throwers made their first career appearance at the NCAA West First Rounds.
 
Freshman Taite Priestley capped off his stellar debut in a Utah State uniform by clearing 2.09 meters (6-10.25) in the high jump to tie for 25th in the competition. The Preston, Idaho, product matched the height he cleared two weeks ago to claim a bronze medal at the MW Outdoor Championships.
 
Sophomore Landon Bott competed in the quarterfinals of the 800 meters, where he placed sixth in his heat and 21st overall with a time of 1:49.14. Bott, who won MW gold medals in the indoor and outdoor 800 meters, made his second consecutive appearance in the NCAA West quarterfinals.
 
Saturday’s competition will turn back to the women’s side, where sophomore Shelby Jensen will feature in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and a pair of Aggies, senior Emma Thornley and junior Sarah Ellis, will race in the 5,000 meters. Live coverage will continue from College Station on ESPN+.
 
Fans can follow the Utah State track and field programs on X at USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at USUTF_XC. Aggies fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on X at USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.
 
2025 NCAA West First Rounds – Day 3
E.B. Cushing Stadium | College Station, Texas | May 30, 2025
 
USU Men’s Results:
 

Event (Heat)	USU Finishers (qualifiers for next round in bold)
800 Meters (2)	6. Landon Bott, 1:49.14.
3,000-Meter Steeplechase (2)	7. Garrett Woodhouse, 8:51.69; 16. Logan Garnica, 9:48.24.
4×100-Meter Relay (3)	5. Utah State (Daniel Chase, Ayodele Ojo, Mathew Hall, Diego Aguirre-Stewart), 39.54.
High Jump	25. Taite Priestley, 2.09 meters (6-10.25).
Discus	30. Nate Franz, 54.95 meters (180-3); 44. Joseph Turner, 50.37 meters (165-3).

 
-USU-
 

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – University of Missouri track and field’s Skylar Coffey advanced to the finals of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in men’s discus with a throw of 58.93m (193-4) on day three of the opening round of the NCAA Championships at E.B. Cushing Stadium on Friday.

Coffey, a senior, recorded a personal-best mark in the event to punch his ticket to Eugene, Oregon, the final site of the NCAA Championships on June 11-14. With a ninth-place result, he will join Callan Saldutto and Valentina Barrios at the national championship meet.

Tarique George also posted a new top distance in the event, throwing 57.97m (190-2), taking 13th. Both Coffey and George’s results are the fifth- and eighth-best in the event in school history, respectively. 

Missouri’s day concluded in men’s triple jump, where Sterling Scott concluded his season with a 14th-place finish after a 15.84m (51-11.75) mark. 

FRIDAY, MAY 30 – NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROUND ONE – DAY THRE
Field Events	Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record)
Discus (M)	9th – Skylar Coffey: 58.93m (193-4), PR 13th – Tarique George: 57.97m (190-2), PR
Triple Jump (M)	14th – Sterling Scott: 15.84m (51-11.75)

UP NEXT

The Tigers conclude action at round one of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, May 31, beginning with the women’s discus at 1 p.m., where Ames Burton will represent Mizzou.

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In one of the biggest recruiting swings in college hockey in recent memory, the University of North Dakota received verbal commitments from bluechip prospects and future first-round NHL Draft picks Cole Reschny and Keaton Verhoeff, according to multiple reports including from Grand Forks Herald reporter Brad Schlossman, who was first with the Reschny news.

The duo played for the Victoria Royals in the WHL last season with Reschny growing into a likely top-20 pick for the 2025 NHL Draft and Verhoeff putting together a season that has him trending towards top-three selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.

Verhoeff is still just 16 years old, but it is believed he will have completed the necessary requirements to be eligible to play for UND in the fall. He turns 17 in June.

Reschny, meanwhile, turned 18 in April and is expected to be eligible to start in the fall as well.

These are two of the biggest commitments to come to the public eye out of one of the Canadian Hockey League’s three member leagues since the NCAA announced that players from the CHL would no longer be ineligible for competition.

Several high-profile CHL players have made verbal commitments, including a number of already-drafted and soon-to-be drafted players, but Reschny and Verhoeff represent two of the highest-ranked players to make the commitment to an NCAA program.

The fact that they’re both coming from the same WHL team and committing to the same school at the same time is also notable.

For the University of North Dakota, they’re gaining two elite-level players that should be able to impact their lineup immediately next season.

Who Is North Dakota Commit Cole Reschny?

Reschny shined on the international and junior stages this year with tremendous numbers. The 5-foot-10 playmaking winger had 92 points in 62 games during the WHL regular season and another 25 in just 11 games during the playoffs. He represented Canada at the preseason Hlinka-Gretzky Cup, putting up seven points in five games, and joined Canada at the IIHF World Men’s Under-18 Championship this spring, posting eight points in five games. Canada won both of those tournaments.

The Macklin, Saskatchewan native has been projected to be selected in the 15 to 25 range of the first round of this year’s NHL Draft.

Reschny has tremendous hand skills, which made him an effective producer. Despite not being especially big, he thinks the game at a high pace and is able to move pucks effectively with or without pressure. His one-on-one skills helps him beat defenders and keep goalies guessing, while he always seems to be in control. If he were bigger, we’d be talking about a player that is more in the top-10 discussion than top-20 for this year’s draft.

Who Is North Dakota Commit Keaton Verhoeff?

Verhoeff, meanwhile, has been viewed as a prodigious talent who already has the frame of a NHL defenseman at just 16 years old. The 6-foot-4, 212-pound teenager is a right-shot defenseman with a nose for the net. 

He scored 21 goals for Victoria this season, third-most by a defenseman 16 or younger in WHL history. He was the first U17 blueliner in 40 years to eclipse 20 goals in a season in the league.

Verhoeff also won gold with Reschny at the U18 Worlds in the spring and was a standout performer at last fall’s World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

He is a quality defender with good mobility for his size and has shown signs he is growing into his physical game. He projects as a two-way defenseman who should be equally capable on both ends of the ice.

He will be North Dakota’s bet defense prospect since Jake Sanderson entered the school five years ago after being selected fifth overall by the Ottawa Senators.

Verhoeff is viewed by some at this very early stage as a likely No. 2 prospect behind projected No. 1 Gavin McKenna for 2026.

What This Means For North Dakota Hockey

The University of North Dakota made some big changes to their program this season, replacing longtime head coach Brad Berry with longtime assistant Dane Jackson. The school also hired a general manager for their program, bringing in alumnus Bryn Chyzyk who served in that same role for the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks. UND also brought back alum Matt Smaby, a former NHL defenseman, to be an associate head coach after a successful four-year run as Waterloo’s head coach.

Chyzyk has become known in the UND fanbase for his cryptic GIF posting on X when the team has landed a new big recruit. Most, however, probably didn’t realize how big today’s recruiting news would be.

pic.twitter.com/erFWYHMJDC

— Bryn Chyzyk (@brynchyzyk) May 30, 2025

One of the blue blood programs of college hockey, North Dakota is coming off a season in which it missed the NCAA tournament and saw a number of key players including Chicago Blackhawks first-round pick Sacha Boisvert transfer out of the program.

Adding a pair of blue-chippers like Reschny and Verhoeff puts them right back on track in rebuilding its reputation as one of the top outlets for future NHL players.

Oddly enough, these commitments come at the expense of one of North Dakota’s all-time greats, James Patrick, who is the head coach of the Victoria Royals.

While Victoria is losing two of its best players, the team recently signed one of its own top prospects, Eli McKamey, who received exceptional status to play in the BCHL at 15 last season. Now 16, McKamey is also verbally committed to play college hockey in a few years — at North Dakota.

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