Beach Volleyball Duo Prepares to Make a Splash at NCAA Championship 

Allanis Navas and Sofia Izuzquiza both speak Spanish … technically. 

When this duo stepped onto the sand together for the first time as partners for the
TCU Women’s Beach Volleyball team, though, what came out was a cacophony of Spain
Spanish, Boricua Spanish and desperation Spanican.   

“There were some funny moments for sure,” Horned Frogs coach Hector Gutierrez said
with a chuckle. “Puerto Ricans have different ways. There is always a word or expression
that I do not understand. You’d hear ‘What? What do you mean?’ during a match even
though they are speaking the same language.”  

Navas is a 5-foot-4 senior from Puerto Rico, Izuzquiza a 6-foot freshman from Spain
and, when playing together, they are 22-2 from TCU.  

Socia. Dominante. Molar. This senior-freshman duo has been every translation of dominant
since first being paired together in March. Yes, they have been playing together less
than two months. In that time, they:  

• Helped TCU beat No. 5 Stanford, No. 9 Long Beach State and No. 1 UCLA in a span of
  two days at the Death Valley Invitational in late March. 

• Helped TCU win the Big 12 Championship in the first year it was awarded, joining women’s
  soccer, women’s basketball and men’s tennis to give the Horned Frogs four conference
  championships in 2024-25. 

The NCAA Championship is this weekend and the No. 2-seeded Horned Frogs are counting
on this duo.    

“I didn’t know her too much before she came here, just that she was one of the best
players in Spain,” Navas said. “When Hector told me I was going to be playing with
her, and here we are … Sofia and me, we are more than a partnership. We are more friends,
with really good energy outside and inside the court.” 

Navas and Izuzquiza played together for the first time on March 7, 2025—a double line
in a box score marking the occasion: Allanis Navas and Sofia Izuzquiza (TCU) def. Bailey Higgins and Carra Sassack (FSU)
21-18, 21-14. 

This had not always been the plan. Navas had competed internationally with, spent
2024 trying to qualify for the Paris Olympics with and transferred to TCU this year
to play with Horned Frogs senior, Maria Gonzalez.  

They played together, and well, but Gutierrez had an idea to try Navas with Izuzquiza.
They have been getting better and better right through to the Big 12 Championship
held on TCU’s campus. 

“I have never experienced anything like that,” Izuzquiza said. “I’m so thankful for
the team we have, for a championship on our home court, and for coach.” 

Gutierrez has a knack for building things. He arrived at TCU in 2016, tasked with
starting a beach volleyball team from scratch in a place with no beach and no real
history. He was undeterred. He recruited talent, built teams, had a vision and never
stopped believing.  

The program really took off in 2021. The Frogs made their first-ever NCAA appearance
that year and have been back every year since, including reaching the Final Four in
2023. There have been 36 home-match win streaks, No. 1 rankings and so many individual
awards in this span but there was something about winning the Big 12 Championship. 

“Looking back to how we started and where we are right now. To have a conference championship
and to be able to host on campus, this is what I wanted from the beginning,” Gutierrez
admitted. “And then to have it come down to one court at home, I’m still emotional
about it.” 

Gonzalez, as well as Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno (who competed for Spain in the
2024 Olympics), have been around for almost half of that stretch. They are seniors
on this team, trying to do what, in nine years of NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championships,
only USC and UCLA have been able to: Win it all. 

“You never know who is going win,” Navas said. “We just have to keep with what we’ve
been doing.” 

It should be noted that Navas and Izuzquiza both speak beautiful English but, when
on the sand together, they still sometimes revert to “Spanican” while playing.  

Amigas. Campaneros. Teammates. Friends. In every translation.  

Pottsville at North Schuylkill

ASHLAND — North Schuylkill hosted Pottsville on the track Tuesday.

Pottsville’s girls defeated North Schuylkill, 84-55, and North Schuylkill’s boys defeated Pottsville, 76-72.

Girls 100-meter dash — 1. Atera Young (NS) 13.62, 2. Myla Fegley (P) 13.62, 3. Mia McDonald (NS) 14.03

Girls 200-meter dash — 1. Molly Frantz (NS) 27.90, 2. Atera Young (NS) 28.77, 3. Halel Campo (P) 29.07

Girls 400-meter dash — 1. Myla Fegley (P) 1:02.00, 2. Tatiana Salefski (NS) 1:04.00, 3. Halel Campo (P) 1:07.00

Girls 800-meter run — 1. Tegan Hart (P) 2:49.00, 2. Autumn Houser (NS) 3:06.00, 3. Hadley Snyder (P) 3:18.00

Girls 1600-meter run — 1. Niylena Wyroski (P) 7:24.00, 2. Autumn Houser (NS) 7:51.00

Girls 100-meter hurdles — 1. Alexa Giuffre (P) 15.96, 2. Riley Davis (P) 17.79, 3. Olivia Greblick (NS) 18.78

Girls 300-meter hurdles — 1. Alexa Giuffre (P) 47.42, 2. Riley Davis (P) 49.53, 3. Olivia Greblick (NS) 50.72

Girls 4×100 meter relay — 1. North Schuylkill 52.76, 2. Pottsville (Hadley Snyder, Rhyan Brennan, Halel Campo, Aubrey Snyder) 55.62

Girls 4×400 meter relay — 1. Pottsville (Riley Davis, Myla Fegley, Lauren Kelly, Alexa Giuffre) 4:31.00

Girls 4×800 meter relay — 1. Pottsville (Lauren Kelly, Tegan Hart, Niylena Wyroski, Aubrey Snyder) 12:59.00

Girls High Jump — 1. Lauren Powis (NS) 4-6, 2. Myla Fegley (P) 4-5, 3. Emma Sophy (P) 4-1

Girls Pole Vault — 1. Mackenzie Lavas (NS) 7-00, 2. Lila Evans (P) 6-6

Girls Long Jump — 1. Alexa Giuffre (P) 17-10.5, 2. Grace Devaney (NS) 15-10.25, 3. Rhyan Brennan (P) 15-6

Girls Triple Jump — 1. Rhyan Brennan (P) 33-8, 2. Lauren Kelly (P) 31-8, 3. Mia McDonald (NS) 30-5

Girls Shot Put — 1. Ashley Gould (P) 30-2, 2. Madelyn Zilker (NS) 28-5, 3. Claire Kowalonek (NS) 28-4.5

Girls Discus — 1. Ashley Gould (P) 87, 2. Lauren Powis (NS) 85-04, 3. Maggie Brennan (P) 77-00

Girls Javelin — 1. Lainey Dusel (P) 99-08, 2. Taylor Borkoskie (NS) 91-00, 3. Taylor Ferrari (NS) 87-06

Boys 100-meter dash — 1. Brady Welker (NS) 11.08, 2. Shay Strencosky (P) 11.25, 3. Cameron Kacilowicz (NS) 11.30

Boys 200-meter dash — 1. Luke Miller (NS) 22.36, 2. Brady Welker (NS) 23.58, 3. Evan Galavage (P) 23.85

Boys 400-meter dash — 1. Luke Miller (NS) 50.52, 2. Evan Galavage (P) 51.86, 3. Julian Nelson (NS) 53.82

Boys 800-meter run — 1. Colin McGinley (P) 2:11.00, 2. William Davis (P) 2:17.00, 3. Waylan Kassirer (NS) 2:25.00

Boys 1600-meter run — 1. Cullen Clarke (P) 5:14.00, 2. Sean Dacus (NS) 5:37.00, 3. Ean Sapp (NS) 5:53.00

Boys 3200-meter run — 1. Cullen Clarke (P) 11:32.00, 2. Sean Dacus (NS) 13:45.00

Boys 110-meter hurdles — 1. Donovan Durham (P) 16.25, 2. Zachary Marcinowski (NS) 16.86, 3. Malachi Kollie (P) 20.06

Boys 300-meter hurdles — 1. Dayn Stillwanger (P) 43.53, 2. Zachary Marcinowski (NS) 45.60, 3. Makai Kollie (P) 51.68

Boys 4×100 meter relay — 1. North Schuylkill 44.76, 2. Pottsville (Shay Strencosky, Donovan Durham, Ty Karkanica, Evan Galavage) 46.19

Boys 4×400 meter relay — 1. Pottsville (Dayn Stillwanger, Donovan Durham, Colin McGinley, Evan Galavage) 3:54.00, 2. North Schuylkill 4:13.00

Boys 4×800 meter relay — 1. Pottsville (Colin McGinley, William Davis, Nathan Reichert, Cullen Clarke) 9:54.00, 2. North Schuylkill 10:26.00

Boys High Jump — 1. Xavier McNally (NS) 5-7, 2. Wyatt Zendrosky (NS) 5-7

Boys Pole Vault — 1. Killian Bressler (P) 9-00, 2. Peter Scharadin (P) 8-6, 3. William Davis (P) 8-6

Boys Long Jump — 1. Wyatt Zendrosky (NS) 18-6, 2. Xavier McNally (NS) 17-10.5, 3. Brogan Rooney (P) 17-8.5

Boys Triple Jump — 1. Wyatt Zendrosky (NS) 41-3, 2. Xavier McNally (NS) 37-3, 3. Colin McGinley (P) 36-3

Boys Shot Put — 1. Aiden Zilker (NS) 45-5, 2. Sander Stokes (NS) 43-11, 3. Ryan Galen (P) 42-8

Boys Discus — 1. Ryan Galen (P) 140-8, 2. Aiden Zilker (NS) 132-6, 3. Sander Stokes (NS) 116-11

Boys Javelin — 1. Maxum Direnzo (P) 135-07, 2. Peter Scharadin (P) 131-00, 3. Kaden Onuschak (NS) 124-03

Minersville at Blue Mountain 

ORWIGSBURG —- Blue Mountain welcomed Minersville to their home track Tuesday and dominated the Battlin’ Miners in the girls and boys events.

The Lady Eagles defeated Pottsville, 111-39, and Blue Mountain’s boys topped Minersville, 88-61.

Boys 100-meter dash — 1. Paiten LaPoint (MIN) 10.91, 2. Chase Guers (BM) 10.98, 3. Cole Swick (BM) 11.00

Boys 200-meter dash — 1. Paiten LaPoint (MIN) 22.11, 2. Chase Guers (BM) 22.14, 3. Grady McGovern (MIN) 24.76

Boys 400-meter dash — 1. Gaige Guers (BM) 53.27, 2. Grady McGovern (MIN) 53.28, 3. Bradley Kostishak (MIN) 58.22

Boys 800-meter run — 1. Francesco Carr (BM) 2:09.29, 2. Tyler Buchman (BM) 2:14.76, 3. John Burgess (MIN) 2:15.35

Boys 1600-meter run — 1. Kolin Long (MIN) 4:46.10, 2. Jude Scheidel (BM) 4:54.54, 3. Grayson Meck (BM) 5:00.72

Boys 3200-meter run — 1. Kolin Long (MIN) 10:59.08, 2. Grayson Meck (BM) 11:11.35, 3. Christopher Phipps (BM) 11:35.12

Boys 110-meter hurdles — 1. Rafael Liranzo (BM) 16.14, 2. Bradley Kostishak (MIN) 16.35, 3. Nathan Peckman (BM) 19.55

Boys 300-meter hurdles — 1. Rafael Liranzo (BM) 39.27, 2. Jaden Urquiza (BM) 48.65, 3. Jack Purcell (MIN) 49.52

Boys 4×100 meter relay — 1. Blue Mountain 42.68, 2. Minersville (Grady McGovern, Dante Carr, Maxwell Masser, Paiten LaPoint) 44.56

Boys 4×400 meter relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Tyler Buchman, Francesco Carr, Gaige Guers, Rafael Liranzo) 3:43.77, 2. Minersville (Jordan Bowers, Grady McGovern, Maxwell Masser, Evan Handling) 4:00.76

Boys 4×800 meter relay — 1. Blue Mountain 10:03.84, 2. Minersville (Brayden Leese, Thomas Zimmerman, Carson Stiely, Daniel Koury-Schultz) 10:42.83

Boys High Jump — 1. Dante Carr (MIN) 6-3, 2. Ty Blankenhorn (BM) 5-6, 3. Rafael Liranzo (BM) 5-6

Boys Pole Vault — 1. Dalton Minnick (BM) 10-6, 2. Noah Lechleitner (BM) 10-00

Boys Long Jump — 1. Dante Carr (MIN) 22-10, 2. Bradley Kostishak (MIN) 20-5, 3. Ethan Derfler (BM) 19-10.5

Boys Triple Jump — 1. Chase Guers (BM) 43-1.5, 2. Jordan Bowers (MIN) 39-1.75, 3. Chase Zimerofsky (MIN) 39-00.50

Boys Shot Put — 1. Kurt Krammes (BM) 40-1.5, 2. Dominico Yourey (MIN) 36-2.25, 3. Ryan Colahan (MIN) 36-00

Girls 100-meter dash — 1. Maggie Hoffman-Long (MIN) 13.07, 2. Sophia Spolski (BM) 13.53, 3. Jaclyn Easparro (BM) 13.67

Girls 200-meter dash — 1. Jaclyn Easparro (BM) 28.44, 2. Ruby Henninger (BM) 29.57, 3. Kiera Denning (BM) 29.58

Girls 400-meter dash — 1. Madeleine Dalkner (BM) 1:04.54, 2. Victoria Frasnelli (BM) 1:07.15, 3. Emma Lazarchick (BM) 1:08.04

Girls 800-meter run — 1. Gianna Chipriano (BM) 2:29.18, 2. Anna Cook (MIN) 2:39.68, 3. Jenna Cullen (MIN) 2:40.56

Girls 1600-meter run — 1. Vanessa Frasnelli (BM) 5:53.12, 2. Emma Lazarchick (BM) 5:55.81, 3. Anna Cook (MIN) 6:03.38

Girls 3200-meter run — 1. Vanessa Frasnelli (BM) 14:27.13, 2. Sarah Satterfield (BM) 14:50.94, 3. Alora Smith (MIN) 15:11.81

Girls 100-meter hurdles — 1. Breilly Lazur (BM) 17.86, 2. Jewelisa Perez (MIN) 18.95, 3. Daniella Minnick (BM) 19.52

Girls 300-meter hurdles — 1. Evangelina Fisher (BM) 50.84, 2. Hailey Scheuer (BM) 51.69, 3. Allie Pennypacker (MIN) 54.68

Girls 4×100 meter relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Jaclyn Easparro, Izabel Zajac, Hailey Scheuer, Sophia Spolski) 51.92,  2. Minersville (Alyssa Cook, Cambrie Herb, Allie Pennypacker, Maggie Hoffman-Long) 53.64

Girls 4×400 meter relay — 1. Blue Mountain (Madeleine Dalkner, Hope Scheidel, Evangelina Fisher, Gianna Chipriano) 4:33.75, 2. Minersville (Jenna Cullen, Ellie Purcell, Allie Pennypacker, Marley Zimmerman) 4:43.35

Girls 4×800 meter relay — 1. Blue Mountain 11:07.48, 2. Minersville (Alexa Sukeena, Jenna Cullen, Kendra Stiely, Allie Pennypacker) 11:27.22

Girls High Jump — 1. Evangelina Fisher (BM) 4-10, 2. Izabel Zajac (BM) 4-8, 3. Piper Reinhart (BM) 4-4

Girls Pole Vault — 1. Alyssa Cook (MIN) 9-6, 2. Kamryn Moran (BM) 8-00, 3. Madeleine Dalkner (BM) 7-6

Girls Long Jump — 1. Maggie Hoffman-Long (MIN) 18-00, 2. Izabel Zajac (BM) 15-10.75, 3. Cambrie Herb (MIN) 14-5

Girls Triple Jump — 1. Maggie Hoffman-Long (MIN) 36-3.5, 2. Izabel Zajac (BM) 33-9.5, 3. Analiese Oettl (BM) 32-5

Girls Shot Put — 1. Makayla Keck (BM) 31-4, 2. Avery Miller (MIN) 30-5, 3. Arianna John (MIN) 29-4

Marian and Weatherly at Schuylkill Haven

Schuylkill Haven hosted Marian and Weatherly to their home track Tuesday.

Marian’s boys defeated Weatherly, 87.5-16.5, and Schuylkill Haven’s boys took down Marian, 86-54.

Marian’s girls ran past Weatherly, 134-5, and Schuylkill Haven’s girls defeated Marian, 82-59.

Girls 100-meter dash — 1. Anna Schaeffer (SH) 13.35, 2. Audrey Hutchinson (SH) 13.49, 3. Alizabeth Pikitus (MAR) 13.50

Girls 200-meter dash — 1. Alizabeth Pikitus (MAR) 27.44, 2. Isabella Hughes (SH) 27.68, 3. Audrey Hutchinson (SH) 28.03

Girls 400-meter dash — 1. Anna Schaeffer (SH) 1:01.40, 2. Alizabeth Pikitus (MAR) 1:04.30, 3. Ava Terefencko (SH) 1:04.50

Girls 800-meter run — 1. Alea Porter (SH) 2:44.80, 2. Teaghan Biros (MAR) 2:45.40, 3. Faith Krammes (SH) 2:48.90

Girls 1600-meter run — 1. Anna Schaeffer (SH) 6:07.00, 2. Teaghan Biros (MAR) 6:12.00, 3. Alea Porter (SH) 6:25.00

Girls 3200-meter run — 1. Anna Schaeffer (SH) 12:50.69, 2. Teaghan Biros (MAR) 14:46.09, 3. Joy Schock (SH) 15:02.04

Girls 100-meter hurdles — 1. Isabella Hughes (SH) 17.22, 2. Lara Cancio (MAR) 20.37, 3. Riley Gotthard (SH) 20.89

Girls 300-meter hurdles — 1. Isabella Hughes (SH) 53.95, 2. Peyton Butz (SH) 56.81, 3. Alexis Gelatko (MAR) 58.93

Girls 4×100 meter relay — 1. Marian (Caitlyn Kovatch, Gabrielle Osenbach, Addison Fritz, Alizabeth Pikitus) 53.60

Girls 4×400 meter relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Kylie Siket, Ava Terefencko, Audrey Hutchinson, Isabella Hughes) 4:33.40, 2. Marian (Adalyn Marek, Addison Fritz, Ava Fritz, Alizabeth Pikitus) 4:46.30

Girls 4×800 meter relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Kalynne Miller, Alea Porter, Faith Krammes, Ava Terefencko) 10:54.73, 2. Marian (Adalyn Marek, Ava Fritz, Anna Keer, Teaghan Biros) 11:19.02

Girls High Jump — 1. Kali Grochowski (MAR) 4-8, 1. Adalyn Marek (MAR) 4-8, 2. Bella Murphy (SH) 4-8

Girls Long Jump — 1. Gabrielle Osenbach (MAR) 15-1, 3. McKenna Runkle (SH) 13-8, 4. Bella Murphy (SH) 13-6

Girls Triple Jump — 1. Bella Murphy (SH) 30-11, 2. Addison Fritz (MAR) 30-8, 3. Peyton Butz (SH) 28-8.5

Girls Shot Put — 1. Olivia Thomas (MAR) 32-11.75, 2. Karlee Feger (SH) 31-2, 3. Ariyanna Wright (SH) 23-9.75

Girls Discus — 1. Karlee Feger (SH) 95-08, 2. Olivia Thomas (MAR) 82-08, 3. Esme Petschauer (MAR) 81-07

Girls Javelin — 2. Karlee Feger (SH) 77-00, 3. Lara Cancio (MAR) 74-04, 4. Olivia Thomas (MAR) 73-00

Boys 100-meter dash — 1. Niko Carestia (SH) 11.23, 2. Jacob Tom (MAR) 11.42, 3. Logan Goad (SH) 11.80

Boys 200-meter dash — 1. Jaden Miller (SH) 25.25, 2. Damian Rodino (MAR) 26.83, 3. Cole Shafer (MAR) 27.47

Girls 400-meter run — 2. Dylan Benulis (SH) 1:03.90

Boys 800-meter run — 1. James Gelatko (MAR) 2:21.40, 2. Gavin Zola (MAR) 2:23.70, 4. Greyson Murphy (SH) 2:24.50

Boys 1600-meter run — 2. James Gelatko (MAR) 5:22.00, 3. Austyne Killian (SH) 5:36.00, 4. Matt Angelo (SH) 5:53.00

Boys 3200-meter run — 1. Wade Eroh (MAR) 11:30, 2. Austyne Killian (SH) 12:34.53, 4. Matt Angelo (SH) 13:10.75

Boys 110-meter hurdles — 1. Luke Smith (SH) 16.85, 2. Jaden Miller (SH) 18.52, 3. Michael Johnson (MAR) 18.80

Boys 300-meter hurdles — 1. Michael Johnson (MAR) 45.60, 2. Aaron Gilbert (SH) 50.89, 3. Jack Krammes (SH) 51.60

Boys 4×100 meter relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Logan Goad, Colton Reber, Aaron Gilbert, Niko Carestia) 44.98

Boys 4×400 meter relay — 1. Marian 3:47.08, 2. Schuylkill Haven (Greyson Murphy, Grayson Fessler, John Smith, Colton Reber) 3:51.17

Boys 4×800 meter relay — 1. Schuylkill Haven (Matt Angelo, Greyson Murphy, Austyne Killian, John Ulsh) 10:11.45

Boys High Jump — 1. Luke Smith (SH) 6-00, 2. Michael Johnson (MAR) 5-8, 3. Tyler Price (MAR) 5-2

Boys Long Jump — 1. Jacob Tom (MAR) 22-3.5, 2. Daniel Fanelli (SH) 18-9.5, 3. Grayson Fessler (SH) 17-3

Boys Triple Jump — 1. Grayson Fessler (SH) 36-11.5, 2. Daniel Fanelli (SH) 36-4, 3. Bruce Stine (SH) 31-3

Boys Shot Put — 1. Ethan Kline (SH) 46-1.5, 2. Aidan Milkovits (MAR) 42-4, 3. Jah Bushati (MAR) 38-2.25

Boys Discus — 1. Ethan Kline (SH) 140-07, 2. Jah Bushati (MAR) 110-09, 3. Aidan Milkovits (MAR) 104-03

Boys Javelin — 1. Niko Carestia (SH) 138-03, 2. Aaron Gilbert (SH) 125-00, 4. Jah Bushati (MAR) 114-06

Pine Grove vs Tamaqua 

PINE GROVE — Tamaqua swept Pine Grove in track and field action.  On the boys side Tamaqua won 108-33. On the girls side Tamaqua won 93-45

Girls 100-meter dash — 1. Viktorya Luckenbach (PGA) 12.03, 2. Aubrey Aungst (PGA) 13.25, 3. Katelynn Fredericks (Tam) 13.56

Girls 200-meter dash — 1. Viktorya Luckenbach (PGA) 24.74, 2. Lucia DeMarco (Tam) 28.52, 3. Siena Stellfox (Tam) 29.50

Girls 400-meter dash — 1. Lucia DeMarco (Tam) 1:02.89, 2. Fiona Zerbe (PGA) 1:06.38, 3. Carley Brown (PGA) 1:07.46

Girls 800-meter dash — 1. Madelyn Schaefer (Tam) 2:39.61, 2. Millie Black (Tam) 2:54.27, 3. Andrea Betz (Tam) 3:00.43

Girls 1600-meter run — 1. Kimmy Rudy (Tam) 6:24.94, 2. Isabella Jones (Tam) 6:47.54, 3. Anaja DeBruyn (PGA) 7:08.87

Girls 3200 meter run — 1. Isabella Jones (Tam) 15:31.80, 2. Carla Firestone (PGA) 19:00.86

Girls 100-meter hurdles — 1. Payton Selby (Tam) 19.60, 2. Nevaeh Saunders (Tam) 22.05

Girls 300-meter hurdles — 1. Essie DeBruyn (PGA) 55.56, 2. Payton Selby (Tam) 57.04, 3. Nevaeh Saunders (Tam) 57.22

Girls 4×100 meter relay — 1. Pine Grove (Bella Kassab, Aubrey Aungst, Molly Drumheller, Viktorya Luckenbach) 50.27, 2. Tamaqua (Katelynn Fredericks, Samantha Plasha, Payton Selby, Sienna Stellfox) 53.23

Girls 4×400 meter relay — 1. Tamaqua (Madelyn Schaefer, Andrea Betz, Kimmy Rudy, Lucia DeMarco)  4:38.27, 2. Pine Grove (Lainey Fidler, Carley Brown, Samantha Eisenhauer, Fiona Zerbe) 4:49.86, 3. Tamaqua (Millie Black, Avery Dietrich, Kiely Kunkel, Heidi Garcia) 5:28.80

Girls 4×800 meter relay — 1. Tamaqua (Kiely Kunkle, Andrea Betz, Millie Black, Lila Stegemerten) 12:20.23, 2. Pine Grove (Samantha Eisenhauer, Riley Ott, Essie DeBruyn, Renee Eisenahuer) 13:02.70

Girls high jump — 1. Samantha Plasha (Tam) 5-03.00, 2. Bella Major (PGA) 4-08.00, 3. Lucia DeMarco (Tam) 4-06.00

Girls long jump — Samantha Plasha (Tam) 16-04.25, 2. Cecilia Ulicny (Tam) 14-05.25, 3. Tayten Stevens (PGA) 14-04.75

Girls triple jump — 1. Cecilia Ulincy (Tam) 30-08.00, 2. Nia Kovalchick (Tam) 28-04.00

Girls shot put — 1. Hannah Leininger (PGA) 29-01.00, 2. Leah Black (Tam) 25-10.00, 3. Laura Lehr (Tam) 22-09.00

Girls discus throw — 1. Leah Black (Tam) 81-08, 2. Cadance Fannock (Tam) 69-06, 3. Jaydenn Cope (Tam) 59-01

Girls javelin throw — 1. Hannah Leininger (PGA) 104-00, Brooke Riley (Tam) 81-01, Paige Bambulsky (Tam) 79-03

Boys 100-meter dash — 1. Nathan Frankenfield (PGA) 11.50, 2. Teagan Schneck-Haines (PGA) 12.03, 3. Luis Sanchez (Tam) 12.06

Boys 200-meter dash — 1. Tanner Kolb (PGA) 24.41, 2. Jacob Hehn (Tam) 25.46, 3. Jonathan Knepper (Tam) 26.13

Boys 400-meter dash — 1. Luis Sanchez (Tam) 55.72, 2. Jacob Hehn (Tam) 57.05, 3. Peyton Schwartz (Tam) 57.72

Boys 800-meter run — 1. Levi Kunkle (Tam) 2:06.54, 2. Alex Dubbs (PGA) 2:16.46, 3. Adam Schock (Tam) 2:26.26

Boys 1600- meter run — 1. Aidan Elston (Tam) 4:52.55, 2. Anthony Marchetti (Tam) 4:53.35, 3. Brody Boyce (Tam) 5:00.02

Boys 3200-meter run — 1. Anthony Marchetti (Tam) 10:52.92, 2. Parker Steencken (Tam) 12:19.02, 3. John Herber (PGA) 13:37.66

Boys 110-meter hurdles — 1. Gio Rivera-Poke (Tam) 17.44, 2. Luis Tejada (Tam) 19.98, 3. Kolton Krause (Tam) 21.03

Boys 300-meter hurdles — 1. Conan DeBruyn (PGA) 43.73, 2. Luis Tejada (Tam) 44.58, 3. Kolton Krause (Tam) 49.64

Boys 4×100 meter relay — 1. Pine Grove (Tanner Kolb, Tegan Schneck-Haines, Dane Hannevig, Nathan Frankenfield) 44.89, 2. Tamaqua (Scott, Case, Brody Schlier, Victor Schlosser, Luis Tejada) 47.03, 3. Tamaqua 50.77

Boys 4×400 meter relay — 1. Tamaqua Area (Peyton Schwartz, Luis Sanchez, Aidan Elston, Jacob Hehn) 3:48.13, 2. Tamaqua (Brody Schlier, Brody Boyce, Jonathan Knepper, Adam Schock) 4:00.43

Boys 4×800 meter relay — 1. Tamaqua (Aidan Elston, Parker Steencken, Levi Kunkel, Brody Boyce) 9:29.77

Boys high jump — 1. Scott Case (Tam) 5-08.00, 2. Terrence McDowell (Tam) 5-06.00, 3. Nicholas Barron (Tam) 5-06.00

Boys long jump — 1. Dane Hannevig (PGA) 18-11.50, 2. Nicholas Barron (Tam) 17-07.25, 3. Terrence McDowell (Tam) 17-03.50

Boys triple jump 1. Scott Case (Tam) 37-04.25, 2. Victor Schlosser (Tam) 35-11.75, 3. Terrence McDowell (Tam) 34-10.50

Boys shot put — 1. Thomas Rivera (Tam) 34-07.50, 2. William Behun (Tam) 33-08.50, 3. Isaiah Davis (Tam) 31-07.75

Boys discus throw — 1. Jacob Hehn (Tam) 133-01, 2. William Behun (Tam) 93-07, 3. Thomas Rivera (Tam) 91-08

Boys javelin throw — 1. Larson Hudak (Tam) 114-01, 2. Keagan Coleman (Tam) 112-01, 3. Alex Dubbs (PGA) 110-05

Panther Valley vs Shenandoah Valley 

LANSFORD — Panther Valley and Shenandoah Valley split in track and field action. Panther Valley boys defeated Shenandoah Valley, 78-62. Shenandoah Valley girls defeated Panther Valley, 84-40.

Girls 100-meter dash — 1. Jenneine Ferguson (SV) J14.3, 2. Ashley Eduardo (SV) J15.3, 3. Jordan Guzman-Garcia (SV) J16.3

Girls 200-meter dash — 1. Jenneine Ferguson (SV) 30.3, 2. Hannah Shreffler (PV) 32.3, 2. Ashley Eduardo (SV) 32.3

Girls 400-meter dash — 1. Hannah Shreffler (PV) 1:18.3, 2. Ashley Eduardo (SV) 1:31.3, 2. Kiomarys Rivera (SV) 131. 3

Girls 800-meter dash — 1. Victoria Hernandez (SV) 2:52.0, 2. Valeria Hernandez (SV) 3:02.0

Girls 1600-meter dash — 1. Victoria Hernandez (SV) 6:38.0, 2. Valeria Hernandez (SV) 6:54.0, 3. Angelique Zamudio (SV) 7:05.0

Girls 3200 meter run — 1. Victoria Hernandez (SV) 15:32.0, 2. Kayla Alburger (PV) 18:25.0, 3. DQ

Girls 110-meter hurdles — 1. Jorden Guzman-Garcia (SV) 23.3, 2. DQ, 3. DQ

Girls 300-meter hurdles — 1. Jorden Guzman-Garcia (SV) 1:03,3 2. DQ, 3. DQ

Girls 4×100 meter relay — 1. Shenandoah Valley (Ava Antz, Ashley Eduardo, 3. Jenneine Ferguson, Jorden Guzman-Garcia ) 1:03.2, 2. Shenandoah Valley (Emma Gutierrez-Zamudio, Guadalupe Gutierrez-Zamudio, Lucero Lavala-Perez, Sugeiris Nunez) 1:11.3, 3. Panther Valley

Girls 4×400 meter relay — 1. Shenandoah Valley DQ, 2. Panther Valley DQ

Girls 4×800 meter relay — 1. Shenandoah Valley (Valeria Hernandez, Victoria Hernandez, Paloma Monjaraz, Sugeiris Nunez) 13.2, 2. Panther Valley DQ

Girls high jump — 1. Morgan Orsulak (PV) 4-10.00, 2. Jazlyn Argueta (SV) 4-02.00

Girls long jump — 1. Morgan Orsulak (PV) 13-06.00, 2. Ava Antz (SV) 10-09.00, 3. Jenneine Ferguson (SV) 10-08.00

Girls triple jump — 1. Morgan Orsulak (PV) 28-09.00, 2. Ava Antz (SV) 23-01.00

Girls shot put — 1. Emily Lapp (PV) 25-00.00, 2. Breonna Zelinksy (SV) 23-00.00, 3. Jazlyn Argueta (SV) 20-01.00

Girls discus throw — 1. Emily Lapp (PV) 57-04, 2. Rachel Sekula (SV) 54-08, 3. Jourdin Karvois (SV) 50-06

Girls Javelin throw — 1. Emily Lapp (PV) 74-06, 2. Jourdin Karvois (SV) 64-01, 3. Rachel Sekula (SV) 50-03

Boys 100-meter dash — 1. Ayden Zamudio (SV) J12.0, 2. Todd Seiger (SV) J12.3, 3. Troy Nunez (PV) J13.3

Boys 200-meter dash — 1. Edison Mitchell (PV) J25.3, 2. Justhing Jimenez (SV) J25.3, 3. Troy Nunez (PV) J28.3

Boys 400-meter dash — 1. Edison Mitchell (PV) 1:05.3, 2. Chase McArdle (PV) 1:10.3, 3. Carlos Meza (SV) 1:12.3

Boys 800-meter run — 1. Abraham Cabrera (PV) 2:38.0, 2. Ibraaheem Porter-Pippen (SV) 2:40.0, 3. Nassir Nobles (PV) 2:58.0

Boys 1600-meter run — 1. Robert Guzman (SV) 5:27.0, 2. Abraham Cabrera (PV) 5:44.0, 3. Ibraaheem Porter-Pippen (SV) 6:20.0

Boys 3200-meter run — 1. Robert Guzman (SV) 11:14.0, 2. Abraham Cabrera (PV) 13:16.0, 3. Ibraaheem Porter-Pippen

Boys 110-meter hurdles — 1. Frank Shubeck (PV) 18.3, 2. Ayden Zamudio (SV) 20.3

Boys 300-meter hurdles — 1. Nuredin Gjoca (PV) 50.3, 2. Ayden Zamudio (SV) 53.3, 3. Gabe Rodriguez (PV) 54.3

Boys 4×100 meter relay — 1. Panther Valley (Edison Mitchell, Troy Nunez, Mrgim Neziri, Frank Shubeck) 50.2, 2. Shenandoah Valley (Todd Seiger, Ayden Zamudio, Jozel Solano, Jayden Mulkusky) 51.8, 3. Panther Valley 58.4

Boys 4×400 meter relay – 1. Panther Valley (Gabe Rodriguez, Brody Vermillion, Chase McArdle, Jason Ahn) 5:15.0

Boys 4×800 meter relay — 1. Shenandoah Valley (Ayden Zamudio, Carlos Meza, Bryan Garcia, Robert Guzman) 10:26.0, 2. Panther Valley (Anthony Self, Neredin Gjoca, Abraham Cabrera, Nassir Nobles) 10:26.0

Boys high jump — 1. Michael Elschisak (SV) 5-10.00, 2. Mrgim Neziri (PV) 5-02.00, 3. Justhing Jimenez (SV) 4-10.00

Boys long jump — 1. Michael Elschisak (SV) 17-06.00, 2. Bekim Mehmeti (PV) 15-10.50, 3. Chase McArdle (PV) 15-01.50

Boys triple jump — 1. Michael Elschisak (SV) 38-09.00, 2. Frank Shubeck (PV) 34-09.00, 3. Chase McArdle (PV) 32-04.00

Boys shot put — 1. Gino Williams (PV) 40-03.00, 2. Bryan Chagolla (SV) 38-06.00, 3. Marcus Rodriguez (PV) 33-08.00

Boys discus throw — 1. Gino Williams (PV) 122-04, 2. Bryan Chagolla (SV) 110-05, 3. John Boctor (SV) 109-01

Boys javelin throw— 1. Gino Williams (PV) 128-10, 2. Jason Ahn (PV) 113-07, 3. Christ Rodriguez-Castro (SV) 104-06

Originally Published: April 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS – Coastal Carolina’s Amanda Kinloch and Arkansas State’s Carly Pujol earned recognition as the Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for their performance last week. 

Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Amanda Kinloch, Coastal Carolina

(Sr. | Sprints/Hurdles | North Miami, Fla.) 

 

Coastal Carolina’s Amanda Kinloch won the 100 meter hurdles at the Charlotte Invitational with a time of 13.11, ranking second-best in school history. The North Miami, Fla. native moved into the top 25 with her time at No. 19. She also ran in the 4×100 meter relay, where the Chants finished third and ran the ninth-fastest time in school history with a time of 45.23.

Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week

Carly Pujol, Arkansas State

(Grad. | Pole Vault | Cape Girardeau, Mo.)

 

Arkansas State’s Carly Pujol won the women’s pole vault at the Alumni Classic, clearing 4.06m/13-3.75 on her first attempt at the height. She continues to lead the Sun Belt Conference by nearly a foot in the event and is also tied for 15th in the West Region entering the week and top 30 in the nation. In eight of her last nine meets dating back to February, Pujol has finished third or better with five event victories after Saturday’s event crown.

2025 Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Week 1 – Taejha Badal, Texas State

Week 2 – NaJ Watson, Georgia Southern

Week 3 – Shanyah Washington, Troy

Week 4 – Isabelle Russell, Louisiana

Week 5 – Abigail Parra, Texas State

Week 6 – Amanda Kinloch, Coastal Carolina

2025 Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week

Week 1 – Lara Check, Marshall

Week 2 – Melanie Duron, Texas State

Week 3 – Imani Moore, Georgia Southern

Week 4 – Imani Moore, Georgia Southern

Week 5 – Lara Roberts, Texas State

Week 6 – Carly Pujol, Arkansas State

By Weston Blasi

A bill exempting name, image and likeness earnings from state income tax has been signed into law in Arkansas

The fight in recruiting college athletes will now include taxes.

Colleges across the nation are locked in a constant battle over high school and college transfers to improve their sports teams, particularly in big revenue-generating sports like football and men’s basketball. Recruiting athletes is a tough endeavor, but colleges in Arkansas were just given a big edge.

Arkansas became the first state in the U.S. to enact a law that exempts name, image and likeness payments (NIL) from its state income tax. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, signed the bill into law in April, and it will be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025 as part of the Arkansas Student-Athlete Publicity Rights Act.

Under the new law, all NIL and university revenue-sharing funds received by student athletes will be exempt from state income tax. The legislation also mandates that financial details concerning payments to athletes will be kept confidential and are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

“Income received by a student athlete from an institution of higher education as compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness or as a percentage of institutional athletic revenue permitted by the institution of higher education’s governing athletic association or conference under this subchapter is exempt from state income tax,” the law states.

The top state income-tax rate in Arkansas for individuals is 3.9%.

Of course, this is a state-only law, and any income an athlete earns from NIL deals are still subject federal income tax.

See: Here’s how much money Shedeur Sanders lost out on by falling to the fifth round of the NFL draft

What will the implementation of this new law actually do? Experts said it’s mainly about recruiting players.

“A state would do this to really prioritize college athletics,” Daniel S. Greene, an attorney who specializes in business and NIL, told MarketWatch. “It’s all about recruiting and giving your schools the best chance to bring in the best kids any way you can.”

No state income tax could could help coaches and NIL collectives in their recruiting process, particularly to athletes who care most about maximizing earnings.

“I’ve followed state legislatures closely, and the states down south really care about college athletics, and they really want their football teams to be super competitive,” Greene said. “They can say to their kids, ‘Hey come here, there’s also no taxes.'”

Tim Frith, a sports attorney at WLJ Sports Law, said this new regulation could be a “major recruiting tool for schools in Arkansas.”

But one lawmaker in Arkansas said that the new law won’t give Arkansas an unfair advantage over rivals – instead it will even the playing field. That’s because some nearby states that Arkansas competes with for top college athletes don’t have any state income tax at all.

The tax exemption will assist Arkansas schools in attracting athletes that bring “a significant amount of revenue to the state,” Arkansas Senate President Bart Hester said. And it also will help Arkansas schools “keep up with Tennessee and Texas and other states that do not have a state income tax,” he added.

In other states, such as Alabama, Georgia, Illinois and Louisiana, similar bills have been introduced but have not yet been signed into law.

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The move by Arkansas comes as the the NIL system surrounding college athletics is being stressed.

Top college football players are now earning millions annually through NIL deals. For instance, University of Miami quarterback Carson Beck’s NIL value is $4.3 million, and Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith’s is $4 million, according to On3.

The NCAA recently approved rule changes in April that could significantly alter college sports. These proposals involve revising NIL guidelines and establishing a revenue-sharing model where schools could distribute $20.5 million across all athletes in all sports.

In an unprecedented event this month, a college quarterback effectively held out for a better NIL contract, a tactic usually seen in professional sports. Former University of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava missed practice and subsequently transferred to UCLA due to discontent with his NIL earnings and his situation with the team.

“I’m not certain that this is going to become very common, as collectives have become wiser and craftier in the creation of their contracts, which tend to seek to avoid situations like this,” Darren Heitner, a lawyer who brokers NIL deals for student athletes, told MarketWatch about the holdout. “I have seen many such arrangements where collectives seek to claw back monies paid out or even receive liquidated damages, but I wonder whether athletes will be deterred unless/until a major action is initiated to enforce such language.”

See: Some Americans are stockpiling $220 sneakers before Trump’s tariffs raise prices even higher

Read on: Here’s how much money Paige Bueckers and the other WNBA 2025 draft picks will earn

-Weston Blasi

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Philadelphia, PA. – Felician men’s and women’s track and field programs headed down to compete in the Penn Relays with three-top 10 finishes. 

The men’s 4x400m team placed sixth with a time of 3:27.70. The team featured Jake DeJulia, Amair Buffaloe, Luke Chambers, and Samuel Yepps.

The women’s team had two top-five finishes, claiming fourth place in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Darrian Lewis, Chimeremya Odoh, Aarysa Moore, and Chantoya Thomas headlined the 48.98 finish in the 4x100m. Lewis and Thomas also contributed in the 4x400m with Imani Fitzpatrick and Mia Martinez, finishing at 3:57.92.

The teams’ performances place the men’s 4x400m relay team third in the CACC, as the women’s 4x400m relay team leads the conference.

Susquehanna, Pa. – The Gophers will be traveling to Susquehanna University to compete in the Outdoor Track & Field Championship. The meet will take place May 3rd and 4th with tickets available at the link below. Tickets will need to be purchased for each day of the track meet. Admission will be $10 for adults 18+ and $5 for anyone 10-17 years old. Multiple field events and prelims will be on Satruday. Many of the  finals and award presentation will take place on Sunday. We hope to you there supporting the Gophers this weekend!

Tickets: https://landmarkconference.org/sports/2022/4/25/championships-tickets.aspx?path=champs

Schedule: https://landmarkconference.org/documents/2025/4/7//25_OTF_Champ_Schedule.pdf?id=2639

Live Stream: https://www.flocollege.com/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F161792&utm_campaign=704376landmarkoutdoor&utm_medium=partner&utm_source=multiple&utm_content=signup&contract_id=0063m00000u4k10aaa&coverage_id=14039369&sp=&sp=conf-partner