With deadweek and finals quickly approaching, the end of the 2025-26 academic year also marks the end of all seasons for Seattle University Athletics. For the final “Week in Review” of the year, let’s take a look at how the teams that competed in the spring season finished their West Coast Conference (WCC) debut.
Softball
Seattle U Softball started off their season super hot, coming out of the gate with high scoring wins over non-conference competition, as well as record breaking performances from several members of the team. The Redhawks went 14-19 in nonconference play, holding a record of 14-10 before going on a nine game losing streak that led them into WCC play.
Seattle U had an impressive showing in their inaugural WCC series, sweeping Pacific University (Calif.) April 2-4 with scores of 3-2, 12-1 (5 innings) and 6-1. The Redhawks only picked up two more wins for the rest 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 finished the season with an overall record of 19-32. The team has seven players that earned All-WCC Recognition. Junior pitcher and designated player Avari Morris earned a First-Team All-WCC spot after a stellar season. Morris finished the season ranking third in the conference for batting average, batting .417, her second .400+ batting average season in a row. She also finished tied for second in the WCC in hits, second in runs scored, fifth in doubles and third in on-base percentage. The dual-threat also punched out 70 batters in the circle, averaging 5.87 strikeouts per seven innings.
Senior infielder Taylor Fitch and Senior catcher and designated player Ava Sin both 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 earning Honorable Mention, Galaviz was also named to the All-WCC Freshman team.
Baseball
Unlike their softball counterparts, Seattle U Baseball had a tough start to kick off their season. The Redhawks went 0-7 on the road before picking up their first win of the year against their cross-town rivals, the University of Washington 14-11 Feb. 24. The Redhawks went on to win the season series against the Huskies, falling to the Dawgs once March 10, 4-7, then defeating them once again May 5, 4-3.
Seattle U Baseball finished the year with an overall record of 18-31 and 11-16 in conference play. Despite getting off to a rough start, the Redhawks made attempts at turning the season around, going on a few winnings streaks at different points throughout the season. Most notably, Seattle U went on a six game winning 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 games against the University of San Diego 7-4 and 11-6 respectively. Another standout series came May 1-3 when the Redhawks took home a series win against Saint Mary’s. The team took two of three games against the Gaels, falling to them in the series opener 1-11, then defeating them 8-7 and 5-4 respectively.
Seattle U ended their season getting swept by Gonzaga University, falling short of the WCC Championship.
Rowing
Coming from the WAC, which did not sponsor rowing, the Women’s Rowing team faced steep competition in their first WCC season and championships. The start of their season brought familiar races, with Tail of the Lake and Head of the Lake on local waters in the fall and the first spring race on American Lake for the Puget Sound Invite, though all boats finished in low standings for all three of the races.
As spring racing swung into high gear, their first conference competition at the Oregon State Invite saw more last-place finishes for each boat. Their next race at the Portland Invite had the three boats in third place, racing against hosts University of Portland and also Santa Clara University.
The first varsity 8+ earned a seasonal best time in their next race, dueling Santa Clara in California; the other boats also raced the Broncos and faced Saint Mary’s in their heats, though they were both bested by their opponents. In their only home race of the spring, Seattle U again placed last in both the Twilight Sprints and Windermere Cup.
At the WCC Championships the Redhawks came in last once more in each of their Friday races, but the second varsity 8+ found a third place finish in their Saturday race while the V8+ and varsity 4+ again placed last. Despite the disheartening results across all races this season, the Rowing team found greater camaraderie this year with more group activities, a fresh Montlake Cut mural and new traditions team captains Amina Malkin and Camila Torres instigated.
Track and Field
Seattle U Men’s and Women’s Track and Field had a season full of broken records, personal bests and new program top-10s.
Sophomore mid-distance runner Seku Sanders broke his own 800 meter dash record twice this season. The first came April 19 after Sanders broke former teammate Alex Jensen’s time of 1:50.63 by nearly two seconds, achieving a time of 1:48.75. Sanders then broke his own record almost a month later, May 16, running a 1:48.70.
The Redhawks had a flurry of personal bests scattered throughout the season, with a Redhawk achieving at least one in almost every meet this spring season.
Women’s Tennis
Seattle U Women’s Tennis ended their season over a month ago, 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 join the five returning players, Freshman Amina Avdic, Junior Lamija Avdic, Junior Daria Nazarenko, Sophomore Maija Tamura and Sophomore Mina Yazadzhiev.
The team had two players named to the WCC All-Academic team, Nazarenko and Senior Lola Tavcar. Senior Natalia Michta and Senior Larissa Teramura were also named to the list as honorable mentions.
Men’s Golf
Seattle U Men’s Golf had a solid showing throughout the season. The team never finished outside of the top 10 throughout the entire season, including four sixth place and one third place finish during the regular season. Seattle U also finished tied for fifth place out of 12 teams at the WCC Championship, shooting a combined five under par. Freshman Jacob Kang finished in third place in the individual standings, shooting six under par over three rounds, finishing on top of three top 50 nationally ranked collegiate golfers: Mahanth Chirravuri, Willy Walsh and Brady Siravo from Pepperdine University who are ranked seventh, 34th and 40th nationally respectively.
In the WCC Championship Junior Kevin Li finished tied for seventh place individually shooting a combined four under par over the three round tournament. Senior Ben Ragland and Sophomore Walker Lamb finished tied for 32nd place, both shooting three over par and Sophomore Conrad Chisman finished tied for 52nd place shooting eight over par.
After the tournament, Kang participated in the U.S. Open Local Qualifier May 12 at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland, Wash. The Freshman finished in third place, moving him on to the next round of sectionals, with an opportunity to qualify for the U.S. Open.
Li and Kang both earned All-WCC Honorable mention, with Li being named to the WCC All-Academic team. Ragland, Lamb and Junior Will Koch were also named to the All-Academic team.
Women’s Golf
In their first spring season in the WCC, Seattle U Women’s Golf picked up a tournament win at the Bobcat Desert Classic April 25-27 in Goodyear, Ariz., a fourth place finish at the Nashville Invitational in Old Hickory, Tenn., a seventh place finish at the Causeway Invitational in Sacramento, Calif. and a couple solid finishes at the Thunderbird Collegiate and Huntington Bank Classic.
Freshmen Zoe Rubichon and Blayne Brown emerged as great young talent for the Redhawks this season. Brown and Rubichon were the standout performers in the teams win in Goodyear. The freshmen both finished within the top five with Rubichon shooting two under par, placing tied for second, and Brown finished tied for fifth place, shooting one under par.
Sophomore Jeanne Padillo was named to the 12 person WCC All-Academic team, while Sophomore Melissa Gilloz, Senior Aaryanna Morris and Tsara Ralamboarison were all named as honorable mentions. To qualify for the WCC All-Academic team, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.2 cumulative GPA, be at least a sophomore with at least one previous year at their academic institution, and participate in at least 50% of their institution’s competitions.