The top-seeded Phoenix took the doubles point over the No. 2 seeded Tribe with wins on Courts 1 and 3.��Simone Bergeron�����Ի���Mariana Reding��won at the top spot to set up the clinching victory by Kranec and��Cornelia Kack��on Court 3. Elon then then won three singles matches, with victories from Kack, Reding and Kranec, who clinched at the No. 5 spot.

Elon has won back-to-back CAA championships, with both championship match victories coming against William & Mary.��With the win, ����app�ٷ���վ�� secured the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship.

The Rundown

• Elon won a crucial doubles point with victories at the Nos. 1 and 3 spots.
• On Court 1, Bergeron and Reding went down an early break but stormed back for a 6-2 triumph against the Tribe’s top tandem of Sia Chaudry and��Francesca Davis. It was their fifth straight win together and their 13th of the season. The duo improved to 4-0 together in the last two CAA Tournaments.
• Kack and Kranec��seized early control of their match on Court 3 on the way to a decisive 6-2 win that clinched the opening point for the Phoenix. The pairing is 14-5 together this spring and won matches in both of Elon’s CAA Tournament victories.
• This was the second time Kack and Kranec clinched the doubles point for Elon against William & Mary this season, as they also did so on April 3 in Williamsburg.
  Madison Cordisco�����Ի���Alexis Nyborg��trailed 5-3 on Court 2 when the doubles point was clinched.
• The Tribe evened the score with a win at the No. 4 spot.
• Kack nudged the Phoenix back in front with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 result over Chaudry on Court 1. It was Kack’s 13th win of the spring, 10 of which have come in straight sets. Kack is 6-1 since moving to the No. 1 singles position and went 4-0 against conference opponents this spring.
• William & Mary again pulled even with a victory on Court 6.
• In a back-and-forth battle on Court 3, Reding won the final four games in a final set to deliver a crucial point for the Phoenix. Reding came from an early break down to win the opening set against Tilda Larsson but found herself in a deciding frame. Reding fell behind 4-2 in the final set but broke back for 4-3 in the next game.
• Looking to consolidate the break, Reding fell behind 0-40 in her next service game. However, she dug her way out of the hole and won a deuce point to hold for 4-4.
• Reding broke in the next game to go ahead 5-4 and successfully served out a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory in the ensuing service game. The win extended Reding’s winning streak to 12 matches as her 15 singles victories lead the Phoenix this season.
• This was just Reding’s second completed match to reach a third set this season and was the second three-set victory of her CAA Tournament career.
• Bergeron fought back to force a deciding set after dropping the first on Court 2 against Davis, breaking serve in the final game of the second set to push the match into a third. The match stayed on serve with Bergeron missing on a break point chance at 4-4. With Bergeron serving to stay in the contest in the next game, Davis won another deuce point to close out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 for the Tribe that leveled the match at 3-3.
• While Bergeron’s match was finishing, Kranec was engaged in a dramatic tussle on Court 5 that proved to be the final match on court. Kranec dropped the opening set against��Rebeka Svabikova but held serve four times in the second to get the score��to 4-4. In the ninth game, Kranec won a deuce point to break��Svabikova’s serve and then served out the set to sent the tilt into a third.
• Kranec took early control��in the decider, going ahead 3-0 after a hold, break and another hold. However,��Svabikova got the break back and pushed the match set to 5-5. In the 11th game, Kranec manufactured a crucial hold of serve to go ahead 6-5 and force��Svabikova to serve for a tiebreak.��Svabikova successfully held to force the contest into a championship-deciding tiebreak.
• In the tiebreak, Kranec sprinted out of the gates, winning the first point on her own serve before winning the next two points on��Svabikova’s serve. Kranec then won both of her next two service points and took a 6-0 lead into the change of ends.��Svabikova saved the first of six championship points but missed wide on a ground stroke on the second as Kranec secured the clinching 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) win for the Phoenix.
• The win was Kranec’s second of the spring to come in a third set and the first of her career in a third-set tiebreak. The sophomore improved to 3-0 in completed CAA Tournament matches with the triumph.
• It was Kranec’s��10th victory of the spring and the eighth to come at the No. 5 spot. She has now won two dual singles matches in her career after dropping the opening set, both coming in CAA championship matches against William & Mary.
• This was Elon’s second 4-3 victory over the Tribe in Williamsburg this season, as the Phoenix also defeated William & Mary by that scoreline on April 3.
• The Phoenix has now won four straight matches against the Tribe, a streak that started in the 2025 regular season. Elon won both matches against the Tribe in Williamsburg this season after losing its first five road matches in the sereis.
• The victory was Elon’s first to come by a 4-3 score in a CAA Tournament match since 2022 in the semifinals against College of Charleston.
• Elon has now won back-to-back conference championships for the first time as a Division I program.��The title was Elon’s third under head coach��Elizabeth Anderson, who also guided the Phoenix to the 2014 SoCon championship.
• The match was played indoors due to afternoon rain in Williamsburg.

Up Next

Elon will return to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season and for the third time as a Division I program. The NCAA Selection Show is set for April 27.

Results

Singles
1.��Cornelia Kack��(Elon) def. Sia Chaudry (W&M) 6-1, 6-1
2. Francesca Davis (W&M) def.��Simone Bergeron��(Elon) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
3.��Mariana Reding��(Elon) def. Tilda Larsson (W&M) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
4. Mira Kernagis (W&M) def.��Alexis Nyborg��(Elon) 6-1, 6-0
5.��Lisa Kranec��(Elon) def,��Rebeka Svabikova (W&M) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1)
6.��Ale Gonzalez-Galino (W&M) def.��Madison Cordisco��(Elon) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles
1.��Simone Bergeron/Mariana Reding��(Elon) def.��Sia Chaudry/Francesca Davis (W&M) 6-2
2.��Ale Gonzalez-Galino/Mira Kernagis (W&M) vs.��Madison Cordisco/Alexis Nyborg��(Elon) 5-3, unfinished
3.��Cornelia Kack/Lisa Kranec��(Elon) def.��Emma Pell/Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,6,3,2,5)

The Phoenix took the doubles point with a pair of tiebreak wins on Courts 1 and 3. Elon then won three singles courts, with victories by��Oskar Antinheimo,��Jack Curtis�����Ի���Rafael Ymer��to clinch the match. Ymer clinched the title with a three-set victory on Court 2.

The conference title was Elon’s first since 2019, when the Phoenix also took down UNCW. This was Elon’s fifth-straight CAA championship match, all of which were against the Seahawks. With the victory, ����app�ٷ���վ�� secures an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship.

The Rundown

• For the second straight day, Elon made an escape in doubles, coming from a break down at the Nos. 1 and 3 spots to win both courts in tiebreaks.
• The Seahawks took the first doubles match to finish on Court 2, forcing the Phoenix to win the last two courts.
• On Court 1,��Veljko Krstic�����Ի���Nikola Parichkov��overcame an early break deficit against��Brady Hussey and Alex de Gabriele, getting the match back on serve and eventually into a tiebreak. Elon’s top tandem fell behind 3-0, but rallied to level the score at 3-3 at the change of ends. They took their first lead at 4-3 and never looked back, winning the next three points to take the tiebreak, 7-3.
• The tiebreak win was the second in as many days for Krstic and Parichkov, who clinched the doubles point in yesterday’s semifinal victory against William & Mary by coming through a breaker. It was the pairing’s fourth tiebreak win of its seven triumphs this spring.
• The doubles point came down to��Oskar Antinheimo�����Ի���Nick Fisk��on Court 3, who went down a break on two occasions, including a break that allowed UNCW’s team of��Jordi Domenech and Tomas Marin to serve for the match at 5-3. However, Antinheimo and Fisk broke serve and then held to level the contest at 5-5. Both teams added another hold to send the contest into a decisive tiebreak.
• Antinheimo and Fisk raced out to a 4-0 lead and led 4-2 at the changeover. Elon again pulled away after the change of ends, winning the next three points to secure the match and a 1-0 lead. It was the first victory of the season for Antinheimo and Fisk in their third appearance together.
• This was the first time the Phoenix won the doubles point against the Seahawks in the CAA title match in any of the last five years.
• Antinheimo put the Phoenix up 2-0 with a 6-2, 7-5 victory on Court 4 against Oscar Baumgartner. Antinheimo��cruised through the first set but trailed by an early break in the second. He quickly got the match back on serve and held a 6-5 lead in the frame entering the final game. The senior took a 15-40 advantage in��Baumgartner’s service game and won the next point to clinch the match.
• The victory was Antinheimo’s��seventh of the spring and his first in four CAA championship match appearances.
• UNCW pulled back within one with a victory at the top singles spot.
• Curtis moved Elon to within a point of the title with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Domenech on Court 3. Curtis led by a break early in the second set but Domenech got the score back to 5-5. Curtis responded, breaking Domenech for a 6-5 lead before serving out the win in the ensuing game. It was the second straight season Curtis has won in singles in the CAA title match. The junior now has six singles wins this spring.
• For the second straight match, Ymer clinched victory��for the Phoenix, coming from a set down against de Gabriele to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. It extended the junior’s winning streak to nine matches as he has won 16 singles contests on the season. The sophomore improved to 6-1 in deciding sets this season with the victory, with three of those triumphs coming from a set down.
• Parichkov also led 4-1 in a third set when his match was halted on Court 5, with��Charles Pilet��up a break in his third set at the No. 6 spot.
• Elon has now won two CAA championships, with both coming via wins in the final against UNCW. It is Elon’s first conference title.

Up Next

Elon will make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2019 and its fourth as a Division I program. The NCAA Selection Show is set for April 27.

Results

Singles
1. Lukas Steffen (UNCW) def.��Veljko Krstic��(Elon) 7-5, 6-2
2.��Rafael Ymer��(Elon) def. Alex de Gabriele (UNCW) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
3.��Jack Curtis��(Elon) def. Jordi Domenech (UNCW) 6-2, 7-5
4.��Oskar Antinheimo��(Elon) def. Oscar Baumgartner (UNCW) 6-2, 7-5
5.��Nikola Parichkov��(Elon) vs. Tomas Marin (UNCW) 6-2, 5-7, 4-1, unfinished
6.��Charles Pilet��(Elon) vs. Brady Hussey (UNCW) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 1-0, unfinished

Doubles
1.��Veljko Krstic/Nikola Parichkov��(Elon) def. Brady Hussey/Alex de Gabriele (UNCW) 7-6 (2)
2. Lukas Steffen/William Dean (UNCW) def.��Jack Curtis/Rafael Ymer��(Elon) 6-1
3.��Oskar Antinheimo/Nick Fisk��(Elon) def. Jordi Domenech/Tomas Marin (UNCW) 7-6 (2)

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,1,3,2)

Members of the Board of Trustees joined with President Connie Ledoux Book and Director of Athletics Jenn Strawley on April 10, 2026, to rededicate a building that has served multiple purposes for more than half a century and two separate locations on campus.

Alumni, parents and friends have contributed $3 million to the expansion of the university’s golf complex, which also includes the W. Cecil Worsley III Golf Training Center. The expansion represents a significant investment in the future of both men’s and women’s golf and places the university’s training facilities among the best in collegiate golf.

Holland House now provides student-athletes with a premier clubhouse environment to learn, train and compete, with new practice and team spaces, and state-of-the-art technology that allows students to pursue excellence academically and athletically.

The complex expansion project also encompassed renovations to the driving range, including the creation of a 17,000-square-foot tee box, and renovation of the short-game area with reconstruction of the bunkers.

Holland House was renovated to create a centralized home base for the golf program. The clubhouse includes locker rooms, coaches’ offices, quiet spaces for academic study, team engagement spaces and player meeting rooms, strengthening team culture and promoting student growth off the course.

The final phase of the project includes upgrades to the existing W. Cecil Worsley III Golf Training Center, a dedicated indoor practice facility that allows players to train in adverse weather conditions. The center opened in 2009 and includes multiple indoor heated hitting bays, a computerized swing analysis center, indoor putting facility and an outdoor lighted driving range.

Worsley, a 1986 Elon graduate and former member of the golf team, served on the Board of Trustees from 2015 to 2023. He and his wife, alumna JoAnna Sutton Worsley ’87, are the parents of W. Cecil Worsley IV, a 2014 Elon graduate.

Another critical component of the project was the addition of Trackman Range, a technology that tracks every shot hit by a golfer, giving coaches and student-athletes immediate access to data to improve performance and create greater practice efficiency.

“The repurposing of Holland House marks a transformational moment for Elon Athletics. It is special to take a building rich with institutional history and create a best-in-class home for our golf student-athletes that honors our past while boldly investing in our future,” Strawley said. “Facilities like this represent our aspirations brought to life, and they only become possible through the generosity of many. I am profoundly grateful to everyone who made this possible, and equally excited for the impact this will have for our golf student-athletes.”

Built in 1963 as the official residence for President Earl Danieley and his family, Holland House stood along Haggard Avenue as a symbol of leadership, hospitality and community at Elon. The home quickly became part of campus lore, including a memorable student protest led by Student Government Association President and future Elon Trustee Noel Allen ‘69 and joined by Danieley himself.

In 1973, President Fred Young and his family continued the tradition of welcoming students, alumni and distinguished guests, making the house a center of connection and celebration. In 1985, trustees honored longtime supporter Shirley Thomas Holland by naming the building in his memory, cementing its place in ����app�ٷ���վ�� history.

After the presidential residence moved in 1988 to today’s Maynard House, Holland House entered a new phase, serving a variety of campus needs, from development and alumni relations to academic programs and student engagement. In 2009, the building was carefully relocated across campus, where it served as home to the Catholic Campus Ministries Newman Center. Work is now under way to build a new Newman Center.

“Today is a wonderful moment for Elon, for Phoenix Athletics, and for our investment in golf and the futures of these student-athletes,” Book said in her dedication remarks. “And it holds a special distinction: this is the first new athletics facility opened under Athletics Director Jenn Strawley.”

Book described the renovated Holland House as a testament to the strength of the programs built by men’s head coach Don Hill and women’s head coach Chris Dockrill.

“And to our student-athletes: I know that every donor agrees that this is for you,” Book said. “Every locker, every building, every asset here was about creating a championship home for Phoenix golf, and we’re very excited for the next chapter to unfold and to cheer you on as you make history.”

Jennings Glenn ‘25 G’26, a member of the men’s golf team, and Elon Trustee Debra Del Vecchio P’22 P’24 also delivered remarks during the ceremony, which was held on the front lawn of Holland House.

“These past five years have been super special to me. I’ve met so many incredible people and built such lasting relationships and created memories I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life,” said Glenn, who thanked donors on behalf of the team. “This is really the best place in the world to be a student-athlete and that’s because of you. Thank you. It’s been amazing to watch this program grow and for me to be a part of it all.”

Del Vecchio thanked Book and the Board of Trustees for their unwavering commitment to students and for an institutional decisiveness that led to the expansion project. She then praised the golf teams for their dedication to the sport and to the university.

“It is all or nothing, a commitment and true discipline needed to be a student-athlete,”�� Del Vecchio said. “At times I’m sure it can be quite challenging, juggling classes, assignments, and a rigorous playing schedule. But here you are. Know that we recognize and are extremely proud of all of you. You are the face of Elon, especially when you walk out on the golf course. You are not only representing yourself but Elon as well.”

Women’s team captain Ashley Lafontaine ‘26 of Ottawa, Canada, delivered remarks during a dinner program that followed the ribbon-cutting.

“This space gives us something we’ve never truly had before: a home that’s entirely our own,” she said. “It’s a space where we can train, study, connect, and grow together all under one roof. It creates an environment where everything we need to succeed, both as athletes and as people, exists in one place.

“But more importantly, it sends a message. It tells every current and future Elon holder that they are valued. That their experience matters. That this program is worth investing in. And for future players, I hope this becomes more than just a facility. I hope it becomes their safe space. Their meeting place. Their place to celebrate wins, work through losses, and build the kind of relationships that last far beyond their four years here.”

arrived at Elon without knowing a single role inside a broadcast control room – not the technical director, not the replay operator, not even how the production itself came together. Four years later, the cinema and television arts major now operates at the highest level, having stepped into an NHL television broadcast.

“Since my first year, I’ve tried to immerse myself in Elon Sports Vision as much as possible, attempting to absorb and learn if 1, this is what I wanted to do, and 2, if I found it fun,” Doherty said. “Ultimately, I fell in love with broadcasting sports.”

That immersion opened the door to a rare opportunity: Doherty served as technical director for a March 12 St. Louis Blues NHL broadcast, managing the live production from a FanDuel remote truck outside Lenovo Center as the show was delivered back to St. Louis. Assistant Professor Max Negin, who worked the same game as a replay operator and editor, said the opportunity reflects just how unique Doherty’s rise has been.

“It’s truly rare for someone this early in their career to work a professional hockey game for a regional network,” Negin said.

Even more remarkable, Negin noted, was how Doherty prepared for the role – teaching himself to operate one of the industry’s most complex switchers while learning to manage the pace and precision required at the professional level.

“Learning a very complicated switcher, basically on his own, is something I’ve never heard of anyone doing in my 30-plus years of television,” Negin said. “But beyond the equipment, Philip also was able to build a show and work in a high-pressure environment without making any major mistakes – again, something that seasoned and very experienced TDs don’t do.”

Doherty’s path to that moment was built through hands-on experience and initiative. After gaining early experience with Elon Sports Vision and working as a technical director for Elon football broadcasts, he began building connections that opened doors to freelance opportunities on college football broadcasts across ESPN platforms.

“The biggest thing I learned at ����app�ٷ���վ�� isn’t my technical skill, but rather the people skills,” Doherty said. “Building connections and relationships by far has been the most important component. If I hadn’t attempted to talk to people in the real world, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything I have gotten to do.”

Doherty credited a group of Elon mentors and collaborators – including Quintin Brenner, John Spitznagel, Annika Cronin, Patrick Cunningham and Negin – for helping him develop his skills and navigate the industry.

“I couldn’t have gotten to where I am today without the people at Elon helping me out along the way.”
– Philip Doherty ’26

Those connections became critical in preparing for his first NHL assignment. After being hired, Doherty reached out to the broadcast’s director in advance, studying materials and workflows so he could step into the truck prepared.

Instead of focusing on visual flair, he concentrated on the fundamentals – building the elements needed to get the show on air – from sponsored segments to in-game transitions.

By the end of the broadcast, the feedback was immediate. Negin said professionals on site – from crew members to network leadership – were impressed not only with Doherty’s performance, but with how seamlessly he operated.

“Everyone involved said he did a great job and wants him back the next time St. Louis comes to town,” the professor said.

For Negin, Doherty’s trajectory is almost unheard of. “To me, this is like an Elon baseball player jumping from Division I baseball games, and within a year, starting in the major leagues and making an all-star team,” he said.

Now, with his first NHL broadcast complete, Doherty sees it as confirmation he’s on the right path.

“This NHL show only confirmed that this industry is for me, and I am stoked to continue onward,” he said. “I cannot wait to see what comes down the road.”

����app�ٷ���վ�� football player and nursing student Jake Marion ’26 was recently for donating bone marrow through the National Marrow Donor Program (formerly Be The Match)

The national nonprofit agency works to spread awareness of the need for bone marrow donation and to increase the number of participants in the��bone marrow��registry. While��Elon Football has worked��with the organization for several years, Club Nursing��joined��in 2024��for an annual awareness and registry event.

Marion joined the registry through Elon Football in 2022. He was almost matched in previous years, but blood testing revealed it was not a high enough match necessary for donation. That all changed this year when he got a call in January to begin the donation process, which was completed this spring.

“He’s a part of me now, and I’m a part of him,” Marion said of the recipient. “My cells are inside his body and hopefully they’re doing their job, and they’re helping him, so it’s hard. I’m just praying he’s going to get better, and I’m rooting for him.”

“I was primarily a pitcher in college myself, so I can appreciate the effort,” Director of Athletics Jennifer Strawley told the Associated Press. “It doesn’t happen every day that you see a perfect game or a no-hitter and to have both on the same day. You also recognize it’s a total team effort and to get to that place, there are plays made behind them that led to the pitchers being able to enjoy that moment.”

����app�ٷ���վ�� Anna Dew completed a����against Charleston Southern, followed by the Phoenix baseball team pitchers Aidan Stieglitz, Mike Staiano and RJ Latkowski pitching their own no-hitter . Dew’s perfect game was ����app�ٷ���վ�� first since 2022.

“It’s just a really special moment for the student-athletes, for our coaches and our institution as a whole to have something like two unbelievable performances in the same day lead to a little bit of publicity for us,” said Strawley.

Marion was matched earlier this year as an exact genetic donor after previously joining the donor registry. He described his decision to donate as deeply personal, noting that the experience of caring for his sick grandmother helped inspire his nursing path. After completing the three-hour stem cell collection process, Marion emphasized the significance of giving someone a real chance to fight cancer — even if the donation procedure is taxing on the body.

“Those stem cells are basically binding to the bone marrow, and it’s giving him a shot to recover, because this is the first time in his life where his body has been strong enough to fight the cancer,” he said. ��“From there, what they can do is actually attack with chemotherapy. It might be a tiny bit taxing to your body, but it’s well worth it for the person that’s struggling with their life.”

Assistant Professor of Nursing and Club Nursing faculty advisor Jeanmarie Koonts offered thoughtful commentary in the article on the role of compassion in healthcare education. She highlighted that while clinical skills and techniques are essential, the ability to empathize and truly care for others is equally vital to the nursing profession.

“For many years running, nursing has been voted the most trusted profession,” Koonts said, adding that empathy cannot always be taught but is a defining trait of exceptional caregivers.

Here are my Phoenix Five tips for the week ahead:

Cheer on the Phoenix – Elon Athletics Calendar

Spring is a great time to cheer on your classmates as they compete on the court and the field. Visit the for all the details about competitions coming this week:

• Men’s Basketball vs. UNCW – Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m., Schar Center
• Lacrosse vs. High Point – Thursday, March 5, 5 p.m., Rudd Field
• Women’s Soccer vs. Appalachian State – Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m., Rudd Field
• Baseball vs. North Carolina A&T – Friday, March 6, 4 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m., and Sunday, March 8, 1 p.m.,�� Latham Park
• Softball vs. North Carolina A&T – Friday, March 6, 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m., and Sunday, March 8, 1 p.m., Hunt Softball Park
• Men’s Soccer vs. Belmont Abbey – Friday, March 6, 7 p.m., Rudd Field
• Men’s Tennis vs. Georgia State – Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m., Jimmy Powell Tennis Center
• Women’s Basketball vs. UNCW – Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m., Schar Center
• Men’s and Women’s Tennis vs. South Carolina State – Sunday, March 8, 1 p.m., Jimmy Powell Tennis Center

Reminder: OnTrack Contact Info Review (March 2-31)

We hope to never need to reach out to your emergency contact, but when we do, it’s important we can connect with them quickly. Beginning Monday, March 2, when you log in to OnTrack, you’ll be prompted to review your contact and emergency information as part of a new twice-yearly process to help ensure your information is updated and accurate. You can complete the process immediately when prompted or choose Skip for Now and return later.

Elon Wind Ensemble Carnegie Hall Preview

Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Alumni Gym

The Elon Wind Ensemble will be making their Carnegie Hall debut next week. But before they go, you can hear them perform a special preview concert featuring conductor Jonathan Poquette and solo guitarist Carey Harwood. Don’t miss this exciting evening of music!

Elon Day 2026

Thursday, March 5, ALL DAY

Elon Day is THIS Thursday! That means food, games, prizes and activities all day. Check out how you can celebrate the university’s annual day of giving:

• Check out the schedule .
• Wear maroon and gold! Get 10% off spirit apparel and gifts in the Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore and online (code: THANKYOU26), including on clearance items.
• Post about #ElonDay on social media.
• Follow SUB on IG to “Phind the Phoenix.” Win the scavenger hunt to get a Phoenix bobblehead AND give $200 to the campus fund of your choice!

Stay tuned for more information throughout the week.

“Roots & Horizons” Spring Dance Concerts

Friday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 8, 2 p.m.,��McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts

Experience the Spring Dance Concert, inspired by the Akan concept of Sankofa, meaning “to go back and get it,” which emphasizes the importance of learning from the past to move forward. The show features work choreographed by women and performed by ����app�ٷ���վ�� students. Tickets are free to ����app�ٷ���վ�� students.

The Phoenix, who also won the crown in 2023, totaled 135 points in the team standings to outpace defending champion Hampton (121.50) and third-place North Carolina A&T (93).

Elon crowned a pair of individual champions on the day as juniors�������Ի�����claimed titles in the weight throw and the one-mile, respectively.
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Clarke broke her own school record in the weight throw with a mark of 20.04 meters, improving her previous best by 0.43 meters. Teammate����finished second with a personal-best throw of 19.44 meters, moving to second on Elon’s all-time performance list in the event.

Beville clocked a winning time of 4:46.96 in the mile and was followed closely by��, who placed second in 4:47.38 to rank fourth all-time in program history.����added points with a fourth-place finish and a personal record of 4:49.68.

��added to Elon’s strong showing on the track, setting a school record in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.50 to finish fourth, while����placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.65 seconds.

Junior����set the program’s third school record of the meet in the 800 meters, finishing second in 2:08.35. Gilman later teamed with Beville, Bell and����in the 4×800 relay, where the quartet posted a top-10 all-time school performance of 9:01.19 to place third overall.

In the pentathlon, three Phoenix student-athletes recorded personal bests, led by����runner-up finish with 3,666 points.����placed fourth with 3,503 points, followed by����in seventh with 3,330 points.

Elon continued to pile on points in the distance events as the distance medley relay team of��,��,����and Petitjean ran 11:48.06 for a top-three finish and another top-10 performance in program history.

��delivered a standout performance with runner-up finishes in both the 3,000 meters (9:33.02) and the 5,000 meters (16:53.97).����placed fifth in both events, while����added key points with sixth-place finishes in each race. Young posted times of 9:46.20 in the 3,000 meters and a time of 17:13.16 in the 5,000 meters. Weber had times of 17:13.37 in the 5,000 meters and a time of 9:47.53 in the 3,000 meters.

In the field events,����scored in the high jump with a clearance of 1.65 meters, and����contributed points in the triple jump with a mark of 12.02 meters.����(14.14m) and Clarke (13.78m) also delivered significant marks in the shot put to help secure the team title.

The Phoenix closed the meet in the 4×400 relay as Gilman,��,����and Duna Viñals combined for a time of 3:51.05 to finish fifth overall.

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