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Wildcats of the Week: May 5- May 11
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – Kendall Macauley of B-CU Softball and Andrey Martinez of B-CU Baseball has been named Wildcats of the Week for the week of May 5 – May 11, 2025.
Kendall Macauley was named to the SWAC Softball All-Tournament Team last week after helping Bethune-Cookman to a pair of wins over Western Division No. 1 seed Prairie View A&M in Gulfport, Mississippi. The senior from North Carolina batted .500 across four games and went 5-for-10 at the dish with one double and a run scored. She added four RBIs with a .600 slugging percentage and a .571 on-base percentage with a pair of walks. In the field, she collected 19 putouts and one assist in 20 total attempts for a perfect fielding average at first base.
Andrey Martinez led the way at the plate as the Wildcats took both games over Grambling State on the road. In two games he finished 4-9 with six RBI, three runs, and a pair of homers in Saturday’s game. He also scored three runs as the Wildcats inched closer to their first regular season title in SWAC history.
Each week, The Bethune-Cookman Office of Athletic Communications recognizes one male and one female student-athlete through the Wildcats of the Week award.
This award recognizes student-athletes who have excelled in competition, in the classroom, and in the community over the past week, exemplifying the Championship Culture of Wildcat Athletics.
2024-25 Wildcats of the Week
May 5 – May 11
M: Andrey Martinez, Baseball
W: Kendall Macauley, Softball
April 28 – May 4
M: Jose Fernandez, Baseball
April 21 – April 27
M: Edwin Sanchez, Baseball
W: Kasie Ugeh, Track & Field
April 13 – April 20
M: De’Quon King, Track & Field
W: Katie Robinson, Women’s Golf
April 7 – April 13
M: Shanard Walker, Track & Field
W: Alyssa Lopez, Softball
March 31 – April 6
M: Andrey Martinez, Baseball
W: Alyssa Lopez, Softball
March 24 – March 30
M: Joel Core, Baseball
W: Kasie Ugeh, Track & Field
M: (CO) Xavier Bogan, Track & Field
March 17 – March 23
M: Sytrevion Dyer, Track & Field
W: Kasie Ugeh, Track & Field
March 10 – March 16
M: Edwin Sanchez, Baseball
W: Zahara El-Zein, Tennis
March 3 – March 9
M: Nehemiah Armstrong, Track & Field
W: Zion Harvey, track & Field
February 22 – March 1
M: Armani Newton, Baseball
W: Shanai Owens, Softball
February 17 – February 23
M: Joel Core, Baseball
W: Lauren Johnson, Track & Field
February 10 – February 16
M: Joel Core, Baseball
W: Emma Bradley Tse, Softball
February 3 – February 9
M: De’Quon King, Track & Field
W: Molly Blackwood, Softball
January 27 – February 2
M: Xavier Bogan, Track & Field
W: Keona Burley, Women’s Tennis
January 20 – January 26
M: Victor Kibet, Track & Field
W: Valencia Butler, Track & Field
January 12 – January 19
M: Trey Thomas, Men’s Basketball
W: Asianae Nicholson, Women’s Basketball
January 6 – January 12
M: Xavier Bogan, Track & Field
W: Alyssa Wiliams, Track & Field
December 30 – January 5
M: Brayon Freeman, Men’s Basketball
W: Janessa Kelley, Women’s Basketball
December 16 – December 22
M: Reggie Ward Jr., Men’s Baskeball
W: Daimoni Dorsey, Women’s Basketball
December 9 – December 15
M: Daniel Rouzan, Men’s Basketball
W: Asianae Nicholson, Women’s Basketball
December 2 – December 8
M: Victor Kibet, Track & Field
W: Alyssa Williams, Track & Field
November 25 – December 1
M: Brayon Freeman, Men’s Basketball
W: Asianae Nicholson, Women’s Basketball
November 18 – November 24
M: Dennis Palmer, Football
W: Ktyal Price, Volleyball `
November 11 – November 17
M: Brayon Freeman, Men’s Basketball
W: Mecca Freeman, Volleyball
November 4 – November 10
M: Dallaz Corbitt, Football
W: Asianae Nicholson, Women’s Volleyball
October 28 – November 3
M: Joshua Thornhill, Football
W: Mecca Freeman, Volleyball
October 21 – October 27
M: Victor Kibet, Cross Country
W: Valencia Butler, Cross Country
October 14 – October 20
M: Dennis Palmer Jr., Football
W: Elizabeth Philips, Volleyball
October 7 – October 13
M: Victor Kibet, Cross Country
W: Elizabeth Phillips, Volleyball
September 30 – October 6
W: Ashlie Hobbs, Women’s Golf
W: Ktyal Price, Volleyball
September 16 – September 22
M: Victor Kibet, Cross Country
W: Valencia Butler, Cross Country
September 9 – September 15
M: Darnell Deas, Football
W: Jasmine Robinson, Volleyball
September 2 – September 9
M: Raymond Woodie III, Football
W: Elizabeth Phillips, Volleyball
August 26 – September 1
M: Dearis Thomas, Football
W: Niara Hightower, Volleyball
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Over his first two campaigns, Caleb Smith has produced successful efforts in the heptathlon and decathlon events. He broke the school record in the heptathlon, posting his best total of 4,952 points to win the Middlebury Winter Classic. A few weeks later, Smith paced the event at the Division III New England Championships to earn all-region accolades and qualify for the NCAA Championships. He translated that success to the decathlon, winning the title at the Carla Coffey Invitational and Williams’ Farley Interregional Extravaganza. He garnered All-NESCAC accolades with a third-place showing in the high jump and claimed all-region honors in the decathlon.
Sam McGarrahan returns after a superb season in the field events. He qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the high jump, clearing the bar with the 18th-best height at 1.95 meters. McGarrahan topped the podium in the event during the Division III New England Championships, soaring to a school-record effort of 2.05 meters. He also set the program mark in the long jump, leaping 6.81 meters at Middlebury’s New England Small College Invitational. McGarrahan became the NESCAC Champion in school-record fashion in the high jump (2.00 meters) and recorded a third-place leap in the long jump. His high jump efforts outdoors earned him all-region honors.
For the first time since the 2018-2019 season, all three schools advanced past the Area round of the playoffs. Archer City and Holliday both were Regional Semifinalists, while Windthorst was a State Semifinalist for the fourth-straight season. With that success comes state recognition Holliday senior Jordan Peters closed out her final season as a Lady Eagle with an All-State honor from the Texa…
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Cedar Rapids wrestler chases her dream, from a volleyball player to a young star in the sport
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – When Maggie Peters is home, she’s locked in.
She lifts weights at a gym in her hometown of Cedar Rapids. But it’s not just for strength – it’s for safety.
“One things goes wrong, and you’ve got people’s lives in your hands,” she said. “I mean, you don’t want to drop somebody on their head.”
But more often than not, Peters is on the road. Her sport is professional wrestling.
She’s performed performed in front of thousands in arenas and on television. Her fights may be scripted, but her dream of reaching WWE is real.
Peters has a background in volleyball, playing at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy. But her dream has always been in the wrestling ring.
“I wanted to do it right when I started watching I wanna say I was eight or nine I would just go wrestle on my trampoline,” Peters said.
She went from the volleyball court at Mount Mercy to a wrestling school in Davenport.
“We would have a show on a Thursday night, so I would leave class early,” said Peters. “But at that point, I will say, my senior year was my worst year of school. Once I got the wrestling training done, I was like, ‘ooh, this is what I want to do.’”
In professional wrestling, the winner and loser are predetermined, unlike traditional sports.
“Pro wrestling, I will say, is like a dance,” Peters said.
But there’s nothing fake about the pain wrestlers endure, what they call “bumps.”
“Any time you get put down on the mat, you’re taking a bump. You’re hitting the top of your back,” Peters said. “Higher on your neck, sometimes, (is) not good.”
Maggie wrestles in independent shows across the Midwest under the ring name Maggie Lee. She also performs in front of thousands in TNA Wrestling as the villainous character “M By Elegance.”
“Yeah, I do like being the bad guy,” Peters said. “I’ve worked a mix of both the bad guy and the good guy on the independents. But everybody was like, ‘you look more like you as the bad guy.’ I was like, ‘gee, thanks,” Peters said.
TNA – Total Nonstop Action – is high-level televised professional wrestling, one step below WWE.
“I actually really love the whole TV aspect. It’s very organized. Being able to see myself on TV is really cool,” Peters laughed.
Maggie hopes a full-time contract with WWE is next. She’s banking on it, writing a card to her mother labeled “open when I’m in the WWE.”
“And it was one of many letters. I made them for her birthday,” Peters said.
When asked about the letter’s contents, Peters said she doesn’t remember what she wrote as a girl.
“I don’t even remember what’s in it, so I’m kind of like scared,” she said. “When she does open it, I feel like it’s going to be a big deal and I might get embarrassed.”
Sometimes she’s flying high, sometimes she’s taking bumps.
Either way, she’s racing towards her dream.
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OMAHA (KMTV) — She might have a new name, but Norah (Sis) Tebrake still brings the same infectious smile to the court.
The former CU volleyball star is now married to former Creighton baseball standout Dylan Tebrake.
“He’s always encouraging me and challenging me,” said Norah. “And I try to do the same for him. I think it’s such a cool dynamic.”
After spending her first pro season helping Orlando to a league title, Norah had now returned to Omaha to play for the Supernovas. But returning to her hometown actually did take some getting used to again.
“I’m a wimp when it comes to the cold,” Tebrake said. “But now coming back after spending just one winter away, I feel like I can’t handle the cold.”
Along with reuniting with some former Bluejays, Tebrake has also formed friendships with her former rivals and now current teammates, including ex-NU star Merritt Beason.
“She’s just so joyful and leads with so much grace and so much love,” said Beason. “You can see that in her play. She’s one of the best people that I’ve ever met and it’s been so fun getting to know her.”
“To have people that know just kind of what makes you tick and what you need on the court and off the court is super helpful,” Tebrake said. “Obviously we’re all learning that about each other but just to come in knowing that there’s people that already know that about me has been super comforting.”
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