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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Spaulding earns All-American Honorable Mention with national heptathlon finish
Spaulding and Rodriguez
LEFT: Turlock High alum and Fresno State Bulldog Ella Spaulding placed 19th in the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships; RIGHT: Turlock High alum Dom Rodriguez was part of the University of Arizona baseball team that competed in the 2025 College World Series.

Ella Spaulding’s stellar sophomore season at Fresno State came to an end on Saturday with the conclusion of the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Spaulding, a 2023 graduate of Turlock High School, totaled 5,371 points through the seven events to place 19tH. Her finish earned her honorable mention All-American honors.

Over the two days of competition, the Bulldog standout set personal-best marks in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.09 seconds, high jump at 5 feet, 6.5 inches and the  javelin with a throw of 127 feet, 1 inch.

"I did what I wanted to do. I was super happy with that," said Spaulding. "My coach holds me to a super high expectation, which I appreciate. He is also a very technical coach and I have gotten stronger since being with him. I am very excited for next year."

Fresno State Athletics Strategic Communications contributed to this report

 

Rodriguez, Arizona eliminated from College World Series

The University of Arizona’s baseball team also saw their season come to a close on Sunday in the opening stages of the 2025 College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

After falling to No. 11 Coastal Carolina by a 7-4 score in the opening game of the tournament, the Wildcats lost 8-3 to Louisville in Sunday’s elimination contest. The Cardinals would go on to be eliminated by Coastal Carolina in Wednesday’s bracket final.

Arizona’s season ended at 44-21, with their latest showing at Charles Schwab Field their 19th trip to the College World Series, tied for the seventh most in the nation.

Dom Rodriguez, who graduated from Turlock High in 2021, did not appear in the Wildcats’ loss to Louisville after he pinch-hit in their loss to Coastal Carolina.

In 17 games with the ‘Cats this season, Rodriguez has had 27 plate appearances, logging five hits — including two doubles — a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a run driven in.