COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 17 men’s Texas track and field program advanced five sprinters to Friday’s quarterfinals at the NCAA West Prelims on Wednesday.

Kendrick Smallwood won heat 1 of the men’s 110-meter hurdle first round with his time of 13.38. It was the third-fastest time in the field of 48. Smallwood will compete in Friday’s quarterfinals for a spot at the NCAA Championships.

Nabil Tezkratt also advanced to the 400-meter quarterfinal finishing third in Heat 2 with a time of 46.36 for the automatic spot.

The Longhorns later advanced two in the 400-meter hurdles after Kody Blackwood ran the fourth-fastest time of the night in 49.86 to win Heat 5. Chris Brinkley also advanced on time at 51.04 to compete on Friday.

Xavier Butler was the final Longhorn to advance after winning Heat 6 of the 200-meter with a time of 20.45. It was the third-fastest time of the day.

The No. 11 women will compete on the second day of the NCAA prelims.

Results:

Kendrick Smallwood – 3^rd – 110mH | 13.38 Q

Xavier Butler – 3^rd – 200m | 20.45

Kody Blackwood – 4^th – 400mH | 49.86 Q

Kelsey Daniel – 15^th – Long Jump | 7.57m (24-10)

Sam Abati – T-15^th – Pole Vault | 5.17m (16-11.50)

Chris Brinkley – 19^th –  400mH | 51.04 q

Brennen McHenry – 19^th – Long Jump | 7.44m (24-5)

Nabil Tezkratt – 23^rd – 400m | 46.36 Q

Michael Piñones – 28^th – Shot Put | 17.83m (58-6)

Logan Popelka – 31^st – 400m – 46.59

Solomon Washington – 34^th – Long Jump | 7.16m (23-6)

Damon Frabotta – 46^th – 400mH | 54.08

COLLEGE STATION, Texas. – Jesse Avina, Reinaldo Rodrigues, and Zach Landa punch tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Day 1 of the West First Round in College Station, Texas.
 
Jesse Avina recorded a personal best in the men’s javelin (72.48/237-9) to finish 5th, Reinaldo Rodrigues finished 10th in the long jump with a mark of 7.71m (25-3 ½), and Zach Landa won the men’s shot put with a throw of 20.06m (65-9 ¾) to punch their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on June 11-14.
 
Zach Extine finished 5th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.45. Extine will be back in action at 4:15 p.m. MST on Friday with hopes of advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene.
 
Tyson Tippett finished third in his heat with a time of 10.47 to advance to the men’s 100m quarterfinals on Friday at 4:35 p.m. MST.
 
Yan Vazquez ran a personal best 49.98 to finish second in his heat (6th overall) in the 400m hurdles, marking the second-best time in program history to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals.
 
Day 1 Other Finishes – Men
Hammer – Michael Ogbeiwi (38th, 59.94m), Zach Landa (42nd, 58.32m)
Shot Put – Youssef Koudssi (28th, 17.80m), Tyler Michelini (29th, 17.77m), Sam Hala’ufia (42nd, 17.15m)
100m – James Onanubosi (46th, 10.68)
200m – Brian Limage (45th, 21.48)
 
The men’s team will be back in action on Friday with the discus opening the full schedule at 11 a.m. MST.

FRIDAY, MAY 30 (DAY THREE) (WATCH LIVE) 

Men’s Discus (11 a.m.) – Youssef Koudssi, Zach Landa, Sam Hala’ufia

Men’s 4×100 Relay (3 p.m.) – James Onanubosi, Brian Limage, Isaac Davis, Tyson Tippett

Men’s 110m Hurdles (4:15 p.m.) – Zach Extine 

Men’s 100 Meters (4:35 p.m.) – Tyson Tippett

Men’s 400 Hurdles (5:25 p.m.)* – Yan Vazquez 

 

The Arizona women’s track and field team will be in action tomorrow starting at 12:30 p.m. MST with the women’s javelin, and the full day of events will conclude with the women’s 200m at 6:45 p.m. MST.

THURSDAY, MAY 29 (DAY TWO) (WATCH LIVE) 

Women’s Javelin (12:30 p.m.) – Erin Tack

Women’s Long Jump (2:30 p.m.) – Jenica Bosko

Women’s Pole Vault (3:30 p.m.) – Jathiyah Muhammad

Women’s Shot Put (4 p.m.) – Tapenisa Havea, Mackenna Orie, Lauryn Love

Women’s 100 Meters (5 p.m.) – Jade Brown, McKenna Watson

Women’s 400 Meters (5:25 p.m.) – Ava Simms

Women’s 400 Hurdles (6:20 p.m.) – Antonia Sanchez Nunez, Keilee Hall, Brooke Nordman

Women’s 200 Meters (6:45 p.m.) – McKenna Watson, Jade Brown

 

Jade Brown enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 5 in the 100m nationally (11.07). The women’s 100m first round is scheduled for Thursday, May 2,9 at 5 p.m. MST.

 

Tack enters the regional ranked No. 10 in the javelin (54.37m), and she begins competition on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. MST.

 

The women’s 4x400m relay team looks to build on its third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships. It enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 11 nationally (3:33.88). Simms, Hall, Aguilar-Perez, and Sanchez Nunez compete on Saturday, May 31, in the quarterfinals at 6:45 p.m. MST.

 

Sanchez Nunez finished 4th in the 400m hurdles at the Big 12 Championships and enters the competition ranked No. 6 nationally (56.18). The 400m hurdles first round is scheduled for 6:20 p.m. MST on Thursday, May 29.

 

Havea, after earning a podium appearance at the Big 12 Championships, enters the NCAA First Round ranked No. 12 in the discus (56.46m).

The 4x100m relay team, featuring Ava Simms, McKenna Watson, Dakota Minor, and Jade Brown, finished fifth with a program-record time of 44.13 at the Big 12 Championships. The team looks to add to its legacy, entering the NCAA First Round ranked No. 14 nationally. 

 

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Six Buffs were in action on day one, beginning with junior Gustavo Alfonso in the javelin. Alfonso recorded a throw of 58.57 meters to open the meet for Colorado.

In the 1,500-meter run, Isaiah Givens narrowly missed advancing to the semifinal round, finishing less than a tenth of a second off the qualifying mark with a time of 3:51.39. Grady Rauba (3:59.96) and Lukas Haug (4:00.03) also represented CU in the event.

Drew Costelow took to the track in the 800 meters, clocking a time of 1:50.89.

In the 400-meter hurdles, Cole Romig was just two-tenths of a second short of qualifying for the next round, finishing with a time of 51.46.

James Overberg closed out the evening for the Buffs in the 10,000 meters, running 29:06.43.

Day One Results

Gustavo Alfonso – Javelin – 58.57m

Isaiah Givens – 1,500m – 3:51.39

Grady Rauba – 1,500m – 3:59.96

Lukas Haug – 1,500m – 4:00.03

Drew Costelow – 800m – 1:50.89

Cole Romig – 400m Hurdles – 51.46

James Overberg – 10,000m – 29:06.43

Up Next:

Three Colorado women will compete on day two. Alaina Fantaski (javelin) and Helen Carlson (800m) will begin competition at 2:30 p.m. MT, while Abbey Nechanicky will close out the evening in the 10,000 meters at 9:10 p.m. MT.

All action will be streamed live on ESPN+.

 

Kosovo in the Balkans of Beach Volleyball

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Express newspaper

28/05/2025 23:24

The Kosovo national beach volleyball team has traveled to Balıkesir, Turkey, where they will represent our country at the BVA Balkan Championship!

In the men’s competitions, Kosovo will be represented by Erion Bajrami and Ermal Maliqi, a duo that has shown continuous growth in the international arena and that comes to this championship with maximum ambition and dedication.

Under the leadership of coach Fatlum Hajrizi, the team has prepared seriously to challenge the best in the region.

In the women’s competition, the dynamic duo of Valmira Ramadani and Loresa Avdyli, who have become a symbol of Kosovo’s dignified representation in beach volleyball, takes to the sand.

Led by coach Edon Ibrahimi, they aim to show their potential and fighting spirit in Balıkesir.

The two winning pairs will represent Kosovo in this competition organized by BVA, as one of the most important zonal divisions in the CEV.