2020-21 NCAA Championships

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Salisbury has claimed the national title in D3 Women's Lacrosse, their 4th in program history, and their first since 2014, after defeating Tufts in the title match. Their path to championship included the following:

vs. Morrisville State - W 25-1
vs. Washington & Jefferson - W 17-3
vs. Ithaca - W 16-5
vs. Denison - W 20-10
vs. Tufts - W 14-13

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Heading into the D1 Men's Tennis tournament, Florida was named the #1 overall seed, and that lived up, as the Gators won the national championship, their first in program history. Not only did they win, but they never really received a challenge, as no other team scored more that one point against them, while also recording a few shutouts. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. South Alabama - W 4-0
vs. South Florida - W 4-1
vs. #16 Illinois - W 4-0
vs. #8 Texas A&M - W 4-1
vs. #4 Texas - W 4-0
vs. #2 Baylor - W 4-1

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Barry has claimed their 2nd consecutive national title in D2 Men's Tennis, and their 5th title in program history. Their path to the title (including regionals) included the following:

vs. Saint Leo - W 4-1
vs. West Florida - W 4-1
vs. #7 Northwest Missouri State - W 4-1
vs. #3 Indianapolis - W 4-0
vs. #1 Columbus State - W 4-1

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Texas has claimed the national championship in D1 Women's Tennis, their third in program history, and their first since 1995. The Longhorns entered the tournament as the #2 overall seed and made it all the way to the end, without having to play #1 UNC (the Tar Heels lost in the semifinal). Their path to the title including the following:

vs. Denver - W 4-0
vs. Arizona State - W 4-0
vs. #15 Ohio State - W 4-1
vs. #7 Florida State - W 4-0
vs. #6 North Carolina State - W 4-0
vs. #5 Pepperdine - W 4-3

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Just like the men, Barry also claimed the title in D2 Women's Tennis. Also just like the men, they were the #2 overall seed in the tournament. This was their 4th consecutive national championship, and 6th in program history. Their path to the title included:

vs. Saint Leo - W 4-0
vs. West Florida - W 4-0
vs. #7 Franklin Pierce - W 4-0
vs. #3 Central Oklahoma - W 4-1
vs. #1 Indianapolis - W 4-0

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Rachel Heck of Stanford has won the individual national title in D1 Women's Golf. She entered the tournament as the #2 overall seed, and pulled out the title by one stroke, shooting a -8. She beat Emma Spitz (UCLA) by one stroke to win the title.

The team championship will be decided later today.

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For just the first time in program history, Ole Miss has won national championship in D1 Women's Golf. After four rounds of stroke play, the 5th-ranked Rebels were sitting in 4th place. That put them against 5th place Texas in the Quarterfinals of match play, and Ole Miss pulled out a tight 3-2 victory. Moving onto the Semifinals, it was another tight one, as the Runnin' Rebels took down 8th place Arizona, 3-2. That win put them into the championship match against 3rd place Oklahoma State, and the Rebels were pretty dominant in that match, winning 4-1.

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Le Moyne has captured the D2 Men's Lacrosse national title to cap off their perfect season. They entered the tournament as the clear #1 overall seed, and they didn't disappoint. This is their 6th championship in program history, and their first since 2016. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. St. Anselm - W 11-7
vs. Mercyhurst - W 11-9
vs. Lenoir-Ryne - W 12-6

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In D3 Men's Lacrosse, RIT capped off a perfect season by winning the championship, which was their first in program history. Their path to the title included:

vs. SUNY Cortland - W 25-6
vs. Colorado College - W 19-13
vs. Tufts - W 18-16
vs. Salisbury - W 15-14

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Boston College has claimed their first title in program history in D1 Women's Lacrosse. They entered the tournament as the #4 seed, and clearly outplayed their ranking. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Fairfield - W 19-6
vs. Temple - W 21-11
vs. Notre Dame - W 21-10
vs. North Carolina - W 11-10
vs. Syracuse - W 16-10

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Lindenwood has claimed the championship in D2 Women's Lacrosse, their first in program history, matching the trend of many sports this season. Their path to the title included:

vs. Regis - W 14-9
vs. Indianapolis - W 17-13
vs. Roberts Wesleyan - W 12-9
vs. Queens - W 14-12

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Salisbury has claimed their 4th title in program history in D3 Women's Lacrosse, it's their first since 2014. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Morrisville State - W 25-1
vs. Washington & Jefferson - W 17-3
vs. Ithaca - W 16-5
vs. Denison - W 20-10
vs. Tufts - W 14-13

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Texas has claimed the first national title in program history in D1 Rowing. Stanford, Texas, and Washington were actually all tied at 126 points for the top spot, but the tiebreaker comes down to the last event, I Eights, which Texas won. Individual boat national champions were the following:

Fours: Washington
II Eights: Washington
I Eights: Texas

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In D2 Rowing, Central Oklahoma continued their dominance, winning their 3rd consecutive national title.

Then, in D3 Rowing, Bates captured their 4th straight national championship, and their 5th in program history.

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The championship match in D1 Men's Lacrosse came down to a #3 vs. #4 match-up, and it didn't disappoint, as #4 Virginia took home the title by defeating #3 Maryland 17-16. This is the second consecutive championship for the Cavaliers, after winning the last tournament contested in 2019. This was also their 7th title in program history. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Bryant - W 13-11
vs. #5 Georgetown - W 14-3
vs. #1 North Carolina - W 12-11
vs. #3 Maryland - W 17-16

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LSU dominated the competition last weekend in D1 Men's Outdoor Track & Field to run away with the national championship, their 5th title in program history and first since 2002. Their team score of 84 points was enough to run away from runner-up Oregon, who tallied 53 points, followed by North Carolina A&T with 35 points. The following were individual event champions in the men's competition:

100m: Terrance Laird - LSU - 10.05
200m: Joseph Fahnbulleh - Florida - 19.91
400m: Randolph Ross - North Carolina A&T - 43.85
800m: Isaiah Jewett - USC - 1:44.68
1500m: Cole Hocker - Oregon - 3:35.35
5000m: Cooper Teare - Oregon - 13:12.27 **Meet Record
10000m: Patrick Dever - Tulsa - 27:41.87 **Meet Record
110m Hurdles: Robert Dunning - Alabama - 13.25
400m Hurdles: Sean Burrell - LSU - 47.85
3000m Steeplechase: Kigen Chemadi - Middle Tennessee State - 8:28.20
4x100m Relay: LSU - 38.48
4x400m Relay: North Carolina A&T - 3:00.92
Long Jump: JuVaughn Harrison - LSU - 8.27m
Triple Jump: Emmanuel Ihemeje - Oregon - 17.14m
High Jump: JuVaughn Harrison - LSU - 2.33m
Pole Vault: Branson Ellis - Stephen F. Austin - 5.70m
Shot Put: Turner Washington - Arizona State - 21.10m
Discus: Turner Washington - Arizona State - 63.42m
Hammer: Thomas Mardal - Florida - 76.74m
Javelin: Tzuriel Pedigo - LSU - 76.98m
Decathlon: Karel Tilga - Georgia - 8261 points

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In D1 Women's Outdoor Track & Field, USC has claimed their 3rd national championship in program history, and their first since 2018. The Trojans scored an impressive 74 points to out pace runner-up Texas A&M, who tallied 63 points, followed by Georgia with 37.5 points. The following athletes were individual national champions:

100m: Cambrea Sturgis - North Carolina A&T - 10.74
200m: Cambrea Sturgis - North Carolina A&T - 22.12
400m: Athing Mu - Texas A&M - 49.57 **NCAA Record
800m: Michaela Meyer - Virginia - 2:00.28
1500m: Ana Camp - BYU - 4:08.53
5000m: Elly Henes - NC State - 15:28.05
10000m: Carmela Cardama Baez - Oregon - 32:16.13
100m Hurdles: Anna Cockrell - USC - 12.58
400m Hurdles: Anna Cockrell - USC - 54.68
3000m Steeplechase: Mahala Norris - Air Force - 9:31.79
4x100m Relay: USC - 42.82
4x400m Relay: Texas A&M - 3:22.34 **NCAA Record
Long Jump: Tara Davis - Texas - 6.70m
Triple Jump: Ruth Osoro - Texas Tech - 14.19m
High Jump: Rachel Glenn - South Carolina - 1.93m
Pole Vault: Lisa Gunnarsson - LSU - 4.40m
Shot Put: Adelaide Aquilla - Ohio State - 18.98m
Discus: Jorinde Van Klinken - Arizona State - 65.01m
Hammer: Camryn Rogers - California - 75.52m **NCAA Record
Javelin: Marie-Therese Obst - Georgia - 59.69m
Heptathlon: Tyra Gittens - Texas A&M - 6285 points

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Pepperdine has claimed the national title in D1 Men's Golf by defeating runner-up Oklahoma 3-2 in the championship round. This is their second national title in program history, with their only other title coming in 1997.

Turk Pettit claimed the individual men's golf national championship, shooting a -7 overall score for the tournament.

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Oklahoma has been crowned national champions in D1 Softball after a wild Women's College World Series. The Sooners entered the tournament as the clear #1 overall team, but several teams pushed them to the brink of elimination before Oklahoma flexed their muscle. This was Oklahoma's 5th national title in program history, and first since 2017. Their path to the title included the following.

Regional:
vs. Morgan State - W 19-0
vs. Wichita State - W 7-5
vs. Wichita State - W 24-7

Super Regional:
vs. #16 Washington - W 4-2
vs. #16 Washington - W 9-1

WCWS Bracket:
vs. James Madison - L 4-3
vs. Georgia - W 8-0
vs. #2 UCLA - W 10-3
vs. James Madison - W 6-3
vs. James Madison - W 7-1

WCWS Final:
vs. #10 Florida State - L 8-4
vs. #10 Florida State - W 6-2
vs. #10 Florida State - W 5-1

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Sorry it's taken me awhile to get this one up.

Mississippi State has won the College World Series, claiming their first baseball national title in school history. The 7th-seeded Bulldogs won their regional, but then surprised several teams farther along in the tournament. Their path to the championship included the following:

Regional:
vs. Samford - W 8-4
vs. VCU - W 16-4
vs. Campbell - W 6-5

Super Regional:
vs. #10 Notre Dame - W 9-8
vs. #10 Notre Dame - L 9-1
vs. #10 Notre Dame - W 11-7

CWS Bracket:
vs. #2 Texas - W 2-1
vs. Virginia - W 6-5
vs. #2 Texas - L 8-5
vs. #2 Texas - W 4-3

CWS Final:
vs. #4 Vanderbilt - L 8-2
vs. #4 Vanderbilt - W 13-2
vs. #4 Vanderbilt - W 9-0