UMSL Athletics puts together another stellar year in competition and in classroom

Jul 22, 2024

UMSL sent five teams to NCAA Championships, had 10 All-Americans and set a school record with 187 student-athletes earning academic all-conference recognition.

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Mar 18, 2024

Freshman Justice Beard joined upperclassmen Conley Savage and Zara Konstapel as two-time All-Americans at this year’s NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.

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Mar 4, 2024

Jalysa Stokes’ buzzer-beater against Indianapolis Thursday night proved crucial in helping the women’s basketball team secure the No. 8 seed in this week’s GLVC Tournament.

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Feb 19, 2024

Mara Rieder scored a career-high 34 points off the bench on Saturday as the women’s basketball team beat Southwest Baptist and came away with a split on last week’s road trip to southwest Missouri.

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Feb 12, 2024

Freshman Justice Beard was selected Freshman of the Year and Tony Hernandez Women’s Coach of the Year at the GLVC Swimming and Diving Championships.

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Jan 22, 2024

Fifth-year senior swimmer Guillem Masjuan Roca won the 200-yard freestyle race in his final home meet on Saturday against Saint Louis University.

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Jan 16, 2024

Freshman swimmer Justice Beard won both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle races Friday in a dual meet with Washington University in St. Louis.

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Dec 18, 2023

Freshman Hendrik Bechtel won the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle races to help the men’s swimming team close out 2023 with wins against Missouri S&T and Rockhurst.

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Dec 11, 2023

The men’s and women’s swimming teams won 19 of 22 events at their annual Winter Triangular against Maryville and Quincy on Saturday afternoon.

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Nov 20, 2023

The second-ranked volleyball team had its first stumble of the season, losing to No. 13 Lewis Sunday in the final of the GLVC Tournament.

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Nov 6, 2023

The third-ranked volleyball team improved to 26-0 and locked up a share of the GLVC regular-season title after sweeping Illinois Springfield and No. 20 Quincy.

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Oct 30, 2023

Kayley Judy scored twice in Sunday’s 3-0 victory over Southwest Baptist to help the women’s soccer team secure the No. 5 seed in the GLVC Tournament.

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Oct 23, 2023

Cross country runners Benjamin VandenBrink and Jacob Warner raced to All-GLVC honors by placing in the top five in the conference championship in Bolivar, Missouri.

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Oct 16, 2023

The fourth-ranked volleyball team ran its record to 20-0 after sweeping Tiffin, Davenport and No. 19 Ferris State in the Midwest Regional Volleyball Crossover tournament.

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Oct 2, 2023

UMSL runners Benjamin VandenBrink, Jacob Warner, Kayley Heeter and Lily Wagemann all finished in the top 20 in their respective races in last week’s Live in the Lou Cross Country Classic.

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Mar 13, 2023

The men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Championship final for the second straight year and will take on McKendree for the title on Tuesday.

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Feb 27, 2023

Victor Nwagbaraocha led UMSL to an upset of No. 4 Indianapolis on “Pack the Stands” night, but the Tritons fell to McKendree in their regular-season finale.

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Feb 13, 2023

The men’s and women’s swimming teams both placed fifth at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships, and senior Jon Osa recorded three top-eight individual finishes.

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Jan 23, 2023

Isaiah Fuller scored 24 points to lead the men’s basketball team to an 80-69 win over Quincy, the first of the Tritons’ two victories last week as they snapped a two-game losing streak.

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Jan 17, 2023

Austin Stevenson won two individual races and was part of the men’s swimming team’s winning 200-yard medley relay team Friday in a dual meet against Washington University.

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Dec 19, 2022

Senior Franziska Hauptmann won the 200- and 500-yard freestyle races to highlight strong performances by both Tritons swimming teams in the UMSL Winter Quad Meet.

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Nov 21, 2022

Senior Jon Osa set a school record in the 100-yard backstroke and was part of two record-setting relays as the No. 21 men’s swimming team competed in the University of Chicago Phoenix Fall Invitational.

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Oct 31, 2022

For the second season in a row, the women’s soccer team knocked off the top seed in the GLVC Tournament, beating Rockhurst 2-1 on Sunday in Kansas City.

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Oct 17, 2022

Charlotte Richards and the UMSL volleyball team topped Northern Michigan and Davenport after losing a five-setter to Northwood in the 2022 Midwest Region Crossover.

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Oct 3, 2022

The men’s golf team won its second tournament of the season, beating Henderson State in a playoff at the Missouri Southern State University Fall Invitational.

Student-athletes add long list of academic accolades to unrivaled year of competitive success

Jul 11, 2022

A record 158 UMSL student-athletes received academic All-GLVC recognition and 11 teams won team academic awards among other honors.

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Mar 14, 2022

Jose Grubbs and the men’s basketball team reached the regional final before falling, Zara Konstapel claimed All-America honors and Reilly Ahearn and the men’s golf team won a title.

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Feb 28, 2022

Jacob Warner became the first UMSL runner to medal in the GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championship with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter run.

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Feb 14, 2022

Junior Guillem Masjuan Roca finished in the top eight in three events at last week’s Great Lakes Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.

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Feb 7, 2022

Senior center Kiara Stewart averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds last week as the women’s basketball team continued its roll with three home wins.

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Jan 24, 2022

Marty Jackson scored a career-high 30 points and added 10 rebounds as the men’s basketball team routed visiting Quincy on Saturday.

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Dec 20, 2021

Jon Osa and his men’s swimming teammates had a busy day last Friday, taking on Missouri S&T and Maryville in separate meets.

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Nov 22, 2021

The volleyball team swept Illinois Springfield and Southern Indiana to reach the GLVC Tournament final but lost a five-setter to Lewis for the title.

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Nov 8, 2021

The women’s soccer team stunned four-time defending GLVC champion McKendree on penalty kicks to advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament.

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Oct 25, 2021

Sophomore cross country runner Jacob Warner earned all-conference honors after finishing in 16th place in Saturday’s GLVC Championship.

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Oct 18, 2021

Sophomore Nick Hedberg helped lead the men’s golf team to a third-place finish at last week’s Midwest Regional at Fox Run Golf Club.

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Oct 4, 2021

Forward Garrett Bass notched one of three UMSL goals in the men’s soccer team’s 3-2 victory over William Jewell on Sunday in Liberty, Missouri.

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Sep 13, 2021

Senior Joel Sylven helped the men’s golf team repeat as Arch Cup champions, finishing 8 under par to take medalist honors at Stonewolf Golf Club.

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Feb 17, 2020

Junior forward Alex LaPorta poured in a career-high 37 points and ripped down 16 rebounds in the women’s basketball team’s overtime victory at McKendree.

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Feb 3, 2020

Shane Wissink helped the 15th-ranked men’s basketball team continue its season-long roll with 20 points in win over McKendree as the Tritons improved to 20-2.

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Jan 27, 2020

The 18th-ranked men’s basketball team went undefeated on the road last week with wins against Lindenwood, Illinois Springfield and Lewis. The effort pushed the Tritons into first place in the GLVC standings.

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Jan 13, 2020

The 23rd-ranked men’s basketball team knocked off Drury and Southwest Baptist on the road last week to run its winning streak to 13 games.

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Nov 11, 2019

Junior setter Kaileen Herman directed the 23rd-ranked volleyball team to a sweep of Truman State, giving the program 25 victories in a season for the first time since 1995.

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Oct 28, 2019

Women’s golfer Emma Thorngren won GLVC Player of the Week honors after picking up her second individual title of the season at last week’s Flagler Fall Slam.

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Oct 7, 2019

Emily Hanewinkel and the women’s soccer team battled Bellarmine and Indianapolis to double overtime, and the volleyball team won its home opener.

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Feb 11, 2019

UMSL swimmers, including junior Patryk Golinski (above), set 12 school records over three days of competition at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.

International student-athlete snags internship, job offer with World Wide Technology

Aug 27, 2018

As Radoslaw Chupka’s final athletic season approaches, he’s prepared for life beyond swimming.

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Mar 19, 2018

Sophomores Patryk Golinski (pictured) and Merel Visser each earned honorable mention All-American recognition at the NCAA Division II Swimming Championships.

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Feb 12, 2018

Jordan Fletcher (far right) anchored UMSL’s defense last week and averaged 28 points as the Tritons clinched the GLVC Central Division title.

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Jan 29, 2018

Junior guard Arielle Jackson led the women’s basketball team to victories over Rockhurst and Bellarmine last week, running the Tritons’ winning streak to five.