Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs had another incredible year in 2025, piling up the trophies and major awards throughout the year. Wingate won its 17th consecutive SAC Excellence Cup in 2025, while finishing second in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings, the third straight top-five finish and the best showing in school or conference history. Wingate is currently second in this year's standings after the fall season. The Bulldogs piled up 14 SAC titles, five region championships, an NCAA Division II national title and a club national championship. Wingate piled up 11 top-10 national finishes, including seven top-five national showings. En route to all of the titles and NCAA Tourney runs, Wingate had plenty of individuals pile up major awards throughout the year. Continue reading below to see all of the Wingate success from 2025.

SAC Titles
Volleyball: SAC regular season & tourney champs
Men's Cross Country: SAC champs
Women's Cross Country: SAC Champs
Men's Swimming: SAC Champs
Women's Swimming: SAC Champs
Softball: SAC regular season champs
Men's Lacrosse: SAC Tournament champs
Women's Lacrosse: SAC regular season champs
Women's Golf: SAC Champs
Men's Track & Field: SAC Indoor & Outdoor champs
Women's Track & Field: SAC Indoor & Outdoor champs

Region Titles
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
Volleyball
Women's Triathlon
Men's Triathlon

Best NCAA Finishes:
Men's Cross Country: National Champions
Women's Cross Country: 3rd Place
Men's Golf: National Semifinals
Men's Track & Field (Outdoor): 4th Place
Volleyball: National Quarterfinals
Men's Lacrosse: National Quarterfinals
Women's Golf: National Quarterfinals
Men's Swimming: 6th Place
Men's Track & Field (Indoor): 7th Place
Women's Swimming: 13th Place
Women's Triathlon (USA Triathlon D2 Runner-Up)
Men's Triathlon: Club National Champions

Major Individual Honors & Accolades:
Titouan Le Grix: 2 National Titles (Indoor Mile & Outdoor Steeplechase)
Amely Bochaton: WGOLF National Player & Freshman of the Year
Brandon Skidmore: MGOLF National Freshman of the Year
Savanna Brooks: SAC President's Award (Top Overall SAC Student-Athlete)
Shelby Lajeunesse: USA Triathlon National Freshman of the Year
Sydney Morland: SAC & Region Player of the Year
Kyle Spence: SAC & Region Player of the Year
Fernando Dehaudt: SAC Swimmer of the Year; National Runner-Up
Antonin Saint-Peyre: MXC National Runner-Up
Natalia Dwojak: SAC Swimmer of the Year
Lars Laros: MXC Region Champion
Samuel Gilson: SAC Runner of the Year
Abigail Bester: SAC Runner of the Year
Kathryn McCabe: WLAX SAC Defensive Player of the Year
Megan Millard: WLAX SAC Midfielder of the Year
Jaylen Himes: Football SAC Offensive Freshman of the Year
Elihu Lipscomb: Football SAC Defensive Freshman of the Year
Laela Brown: Field Hockey SAC Freshman of the Year
Amelia Talbott: Beach Volleyball SAC Freshman of the Year
Firdaouss Hriche: WTRACK SAC Freshman of the Year
Abigayle Heney: Acro Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year

Coaching Awards
Pol Domenech: MXC Region & National Coach of the Year
Lauren Tekavec: Volleyball SAC & Region Coach of the Year
JD Lamm: SAC WGOLF Coach of the Year
Abby Wiley: WLAX SAC Coach of the Year
Jackie Kirby: MTRACK SAC Indoor Coach of the Year
Kevin Hennessy: MSWIM SAC Coach of the Year

SAC Scholar-Athlete
Marta Beesmans Barquero | Women's Swimming
Savanna Brooks | Softball
Florian Walcher | Men's Tennis
Kaleigh Wilgeroth | Women's Lacrosse
Mateo de Castro Navarro | Men's Track & Field
Grace Burrell | Women's Track & Field
Riya Keshaw | Women's Cross Country

All-Americans
Kendall Taylor | Men's Basketball (D2CCA 3rd Team)
Amely Bochaton | Women's Golf (WGCA 1st Team)
Jess Brown | Women's Golf (WGCA 1st Team)
Kyle Spence | Men's Lacrosse (USILA & USA Lacrosse 1st Team)
Peyton Farley | Men's Lacrosse (USA Lacrosse 1st Team / USILA 2nd Team)
Joey Moran | Men's Lacrosse (USILA & USA Lacrosse 3rd Team)
Hali Scott | Softball (D2CCA 3rd Team)
Chad Harvey | Baseball (D2 Baseball)
Jaylen Himes | Football (AFCA 1st Team; D2CCA, Don Hansen, AP 2nd Team)
Will Hart | Football (D2CCA & AP 2nd Team)
Sydney Morland | Volleyball (D2CCA 2nd Team / AVCA 3rd Team)
Maya Van Heyst | Volleyball (AVCA 3rd Team)
Tymofii Chemeryk | Men's Swimming (800 Free Relay 1st Team)
Gabriel da Costa | Men's Swimming (800 Free Relay 1st Team)
Fernando Dehaudt | Men's Swimming (500 Free, 1650 Free 1st Team)
Ney Chagas Filho | Men's Swimming (400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay 1st Team)
Vladimir Krstulovic | Men's Swimming (400 Free Relay 1st Team)
Andres Martijena | Men's Swimming (400 Free Relay 1st Team)
Yassine Sebbata | Men's Swimming (800 Free Relay 1st Team)
Alex Smyre | Men's Swimming (200 Fly 1st Team)
Mike Topchanalis | Men's Swimming (400 Medley Relay1st Team)
Anton Witzell | Men's Swimming (400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay 1st Team)
Lucie Andrews | Women's Swimming (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay 1st Team)
Marta Beesmans | Women's Swimming (400 Medley Relay 1st Team)
Valentiina Ceballos | Women's Swimming (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay 1st Team)
Natalia Dwojak | Women's Swimming (100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay 1st Team)
Elizabete Paula Ozola | Women's Swimming (200 Medley Relay 1st Team)
Titouan Le Grix | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (Steeplechase/1500 Meters 1st Team/5,000 Meters 2nd Team)
Will Aitken | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (Steeplechase 1st Team)
Hamza Chahid | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (1500 Meters 1st Team)
Luca Poppe | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (1500 Meters 1st Team)
David Holman | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (1500 Meters 1st Team)
Antonin Saint Peyre | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (10,000 Meters 1st Team/5,000 Meters 2nd Team)
Ricardo Barbosa | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (Steeplechase 2nd Team)
Scott Nutter | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (10,000 Meters 2nd Team)
Jakob Rettschlag | Men's Track & Field Outdoor (1500 Meters 2nd Team)
Titouan Le Grix | Men's Track & Field Indoor (Mile 1st Team)
Hamza Chahid | Men's Track & Field Indoor (3,000 Meters 1st Team)
Lars Laros | Men's Track & Field Indoor (5,000 Meters 1st Team)
Antonin Saint-Peyre | Men's Track & Field Indoor (5,000 Meters 1st Team)
Luca Poppe | Men's Track & Field Indoor (3,000 Meters/DMR 1st Team)
David Holman | Men's Track & Field Indoor (DMR 1st Team)
Aleix Lago | Men's Track & Field Indoor (DMR 1st Team)
Deon Sumpter | Men's Track & Field Indoor (DMR 1st Team)
Ricardo Barbosa | Men's Track & Field Indoor (3,000 Meters 2nd Team)
Joaquin Campos | Men's Track & Field Indoor (3,000 Meters 2nd Team)
Mia Cabrera | Women's Track & Field Outdoor (1500 Meters 1st Team)
Evie brooks | Women's Track & Field Outdoor (1500 Meters 2nd Team)
Mia Cabrera | Women's Track & Field Indoor (Mile 1st Team)
Evie Brooks | Women's Track & Field Outdoor (DMR 2nd Team)
Baia Touza | Women's Track & Field Outdoor (DMR 2nd Team)
Dounia Routbi | Women's Track & Field Outdoor (DMR 2nd Team)
Sira Bo | Women's Track & Field Outdoor (DMR 2nd Team)
Shelby Lajeunesse | Women's Triathlon (CTCA 1st Team)
Vanda Krizkova | Women's Triathlon (CTCA 1st Team)
Pia Diemer | Women's Triathlon (CTCA 1st Team)
Rebecca Nolan | Women's Triathlon (CTCA 2nd Team)
Irmak Serefliouglu | Women's Triathlon (CTCA 2nd Team)
Beate Bula | Women's Triathlon (CTCA 2nd Team)
Paula Auschill | Women's Triathlon (CTCA 2nd Team)

Academic All-America
Savanna Brooks, Softball | 1st Team
Kaleigh Wilgeroth, WLAX | 1st Team
Jordan Hyland, MGOLF | 2nd Team
Ney Chagas Filho, MSWIM | 2nd Team
Florian Walcher, MTEN | 3rd Team
Megan Millard, WLAX | 3rd Team
Amber Lawless, WXC | 3rd Team