With deadweek and finals rapidly approaching, the tip of the 2025-26 educational 12 months additionally marks the tip of all seasons for Seattle University Athletics. For the ultimate “Week in Review” of the 12 months, let’s check out how the groups that competed in the spring season completed their West Coast Conference (WCC) debut.
Softball
Seattle U Softball began off their season tremendous sizzling, popping out of the gate with excessive scoring wins over non-conference competitors, in addition to record breaking performances from a number of members of the crew. The Redhawks went 14-19 in nonconference play, holding a report of 14-10 earlier than happening a 9 sport dropping streak that led them into WCC play.
Seattle U had a powerful displaying in their inaugural WCC collection, sweeping Pacific University (Calif.) April 2-4 with scores of 3-2, 12-1 (5 innings) and 6-1. The Redhawks solely picked up two extra wins for the remainder of the season, defeating Saint Mary’s College (Calif.) April 12 8-0 and Oregon State University 11-10 (9 innings) April 24.
The Redhawks completed the season with an general report of 19-32. The crew has seven gamers that earned All-WCC Recognition. Junior pitcher and designated participant Avari Morris earned a First-Team All-WCC spot after a stellar season. Morris completed the season rating third in the convention for batting common, batting .417, her second .400+ batting common season in a row. She additionally completed tied for second in the WCC in hits, second in runs scored, fifth in doubles and third in on-base proportion. The dual-threat additionally punched out 70 batters in the circle, averaging 5.87 strikeouts per seven innings.
Senior infielder Taylor Fitch and Senior catcher and designated participant Ava Sin each earned Second-Team recognition. Junior infielder Mikee Morris, Junior pitcher Berkley Vance, Junior catcher Karen Spadafora and Freshman pitcher Kaia Galaviz all earned Honorable Mention recognition. Along with incomes Honorable Mention, Galaviz was additionally named to the All-WCC Freshman crew.
Baseball
Unlike their softball counterparts, Seattle U Baseball had a tricky begin to kick off their season. The Redhawks went 0-7 on the highway earlier than selecting up their first win of the 12 months towards their cross-town rivals, the University of Washington 14-11 Feb. 24. The Redhawks went on to win the season collection towards the Huskies, falling to the Dawgs as soon as March 10, 4-7, then defeating them as soon as once more May 5, 4-3.
Seattle U Baseball completed the 12 months with an general report of 18-31 and 11-16 in convention play. Despite getting off to a tough begin, the Redhawks made makes an attempt at turning the season round, happening a couple of winnings streaks at totally different factors all through the season. Most notably, Seattle U went on a six sport profitable streak April 7-18, defeating the University of British Columbia 12-3, sweeping Loyola Marymount University with scores of 5-4, 8-6 and 7-6 (12 innings) respectively and taking two of three video games towards the University of San Diego 7-4 and 11-6 respectively. Another standout collection got here May 1-3 when the Redhawks took house a collection win towards Saint Mary’s. The crew took two of three video games towards the Gaels, falling to them in the collection opener 1-11, then defeating them 8-7 and 5-4 respectively.
Seattle U ended their season getting swept by Gonzaga University, falling wanting the WCC Championship.
Rowing
Coming from the WAC, which didn’t sponsor rowing, the Women’s Rowing crew confronted steep competitors in their first WCC season and championships. The begin of their season introduced acquainted races, with Tail of the Lake and Head of the Lake on native waters in the autumn and the primary spring race on American Lake for the Puget Sound Invite, although all boats completed in low standings for all three of the races.
As spring racing swung into excessive gear, their first convention competitors on the Oregon State Invite noticed extra last-place finishes for every boat. Their subsequent race on the Portland Invite had the three boats in third place, racing towards hosts University of Portland and in addition Santa Clara University.
The first varsity 8+ earned a seasonal finest time in their subsequent race, dueling Santa Clara in California; the opposite boats additionally raced the Broncos and confronted Saint Mary’s in their heats, although they had been each bested by their opponents. In their solely house race of the spring, Seattle U once more positioned final in each the Twilight Sprints and Windermere Cup.
At the WCC Championships the Redhawks got here in final as soon as extra in every of their Friday races, however the second varsity 8+ discovered a 3rd place end in their Saturday race whereas the V8+ and varsity 4+ once more positioned final. Despite the disheartening outcomes throughout all races this season, the Rowing crew discovered larger camaraderie this 12 months with extra group actions, a recent Montlake Cut mural and new traditions crew captains Amina Malkin and Camila Torres instigated.
Track and Field
Seattle U Men’s and Women’s Track and Field had a season stuffed with damaged information, private bests and new program top-10s.
Sophomore mid-distance runner Seku Sanders broke his personal 800 meter sprint report twice this season. The first got here April 19 after Sanders broke former teammate Alex Jensen’s time of 1:50.63 by almost two seconds, attaining a time of 1:48.75. Sanders then broke his personal report nearly a month later, May 16, operating a 1:48.70.
The Redhawks had a flurry of non-public bests scattered all through the season, with a Redhawk attaining at the least one in nearly each meet this spring season.
Women’s Tennis
Seattle U Women’s Tennis ended their season over a month in the past, April 18. So far this offseason has signed two newcomers for the 2026-27 season, Montserrat Sierra from the University of Dayton and incoming freshman Constanca Catalao from Lisbon, Portugal. The two will be part of the 5 returning gamers, Freshman Amina Avdic, Junior Lamija Avdic, Junior Daria Nazarenko, Sophomore Maija Tamura and Sophomore Mina Yazadzhiev.
The crew had two gamers named to the WCC All-Academic crew, Nazarenko and Senior Lola Tavcar. Senior Natalia Michta and Senior Larissa Teramura had been additionally named to the checklist as honorable mentions.
Men’s Golf
Seattle U Men’s Golf had a stable displaying all through the season. The crew by no means completed exterior of the highest 10 all through the whole season, together with 4 sixth place and one third place end through the common season. Seattle U additionally completed tied for fifth place out of 12 groups on the WCC Championship, capturing a mixed 5 underneath par. Freshman Jacob Kang completed in third place in the person standings, capturing six underneath par over three rounds, ending on prime of three prime 50 nationally ranked collegiate golfers: Mahanth Chirravuri, Willy Walsh and Brady Siravo from Pepperdine University who’re ranked seventh, thirty fourth and fortieth nationally respectively.
In the WCC Championship Junior Kevin Li completed tied for seventh place individually capturing a mixed 4 underneath par over the three spherical match. Senior Ben Ragland and Sophomore Walker Lamb completed tied for thirty second place, each capturing three over par and Sophomore Conrad Chisman completed tied for 52nd place capturing eight over par.
After the match, Kang participated in the U.S. Open Local Qualifier May 12 at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland, Wash. The Freshman completed in third place, shifting him on to the following spherical of sectionals, with a chance to qualify for the U.S. Open.
Li and Kang each earned All-WCC Honorable point out, with Li being named to the WCC All-Academic crew. Ragland, Lamb and Junior Will Koch had been additionally named to the All-Academic crew.
Women’s Golf
In their first spring season in the WCC, Seattle U Women’s Golf picked up a match win on the Bobcat Desert Classic April 25-27 in Goodyear, Ariz., a fourth place end on the Nashville Invitational in Old Hickory, Tenn., a seventh place end on the Causeway Invitational in Sacramento, Calif. and a pair stable finishes on the Thunderbird Collegiate and Huntington Bank Classic.
Freshmen Zoe Rubichon and Blayne Brown emerged as nice younger expertise for the Redhawks this season. Brown and Rubichon had been the standout performers in the groups win in Goodyear. The freshmen each completed inside the prime 5 with Rubichon capturing two underneath par, putting tied for second, and Brown completed tied for fifth place, capturing one underneath par.
Sophomore Jeanne Padillo was named to the 12 individual WCC All-Academic crew, whereas Sophomore Melissa Gilloz, Senior Aaryanna Morris and Tsara Ralamboarison had been all named as honorable mentions. To qualify for the WCC All-Academic crew, a student-athlete should preserve a 3.2 cumulative GPA, be at the least a sophomore with at the least one earlier 12 months at their educational establishment, and take part in at the least 50% of their establishment’s competitions.