MONTREAT, N.C.— Below is a look at some of the biggest athletic highlights, noteworthy achievements and awards won from the 2025 spring sports season.
 
Baseball

• Erased eight-run deficit to defeat No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan University
• Jason Beck captured his 200^th win as head coach of the Cavaliers
• Racked up 24 hits against Penn State Scranton, the program's most in a single game since 2018
• Secured wild come-from-behind win in 31-run affair versus the University of Pikeville
• Grabbed AAC Tournament win over St. Andrews University
• 1 AAC Player of the Week
• 1 Second Team All-AAC
• 1 AAC Gold Glove Team
• 6 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
• 29 AAC All-Academic Team members
• 5 CSC Academic All-District® Team members

 
Clay Target Shooting

• Finished first in Division III Super Sporting, as well as third in Division III Doubles Trap
• Placed seventh of 59 Division III programs at the ACUI Collegiate Clay Target Championships
• Isabella Ricci won the Ladies AA Singles Trap and Ladies Super Sporting national titles at the ACUI Collegiate Clay Target Championships in San Antonio
• Brady Cox garnered Second Team All-American honors

 
Competitive Cheer

• Finished a program-best third place in the Intermediate All Girl NAIA division at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) National Championships

 
Competitive Dance

• Finished fifth overall in the Jazz NAIA division at the National Dance Alliance (NDA) National Championships

 
Men's Golf

• Alex Murphy placed fifth at the AAC Fall Preview and landed a spot on the All-Tournament Team
• Alex Murphy tied for third at the Marlins Invitational
• Alex Murphy finished second at the Northeast Tennessee Spring Shootout
• Hogan Trophy Award Foundation announced a $20,000 gift to support the Montreat College golf programs
• 1 Second Team All-AAC
• 3 AAC All-Academic Team members

 
Women's Golf

• Finished runner-up at the Fincastle Intercollegiate, marking the program's first runner-up finish at a tournament with three or more teams since 2019
• Hogan Trophy Award Foundation announced a $20,000 gift to support the Montreat College golf programs
• 3 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
• 4 AAC All-Academic Team members
• 2 CSC Academic All-District® At-Large Team nods

 
Men's Lacrosse

• 2 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
• 4 AAC All-Academic Team members

 
Women's Lacrosse

• Grace Wiegand named winner of Cavalier of Excellence Award
• Grace Wiegand and Marley Smith notched single-game career-highs at Lees-McRae College
• 5 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
• 6 AAC All-Academic Team members
• 3 CSC Academic All-District® At-Large Team selections

 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field

• Set three outdoor school records
• Finished third out of 11 squads at the AAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Qualified for three events at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Finished tied for 62^nd at the national meet with two points
• Appeared in the Jack Hazen Program of the Year standings for the fifth straight year (21^st; 129.5 points)
• Ethan Stamey named AAC Colonel John Sullivan Male Student-Athlete of Character
• 1 NAIA All-American
• 1 AAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
• 1 AAC event champion
• 7 All-Conference performances
• 1 AAC Outdoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year
• 10 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
• 13 AAC All-Academic Team members
• 2 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes
• 5 CSC Academic All-District® Team members
• 1 CSC Academic All-America® Second Team selection

 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field

• Set or tied 14 new outdoor team records
• Ali Ray and Carlyn Bobo finished top five at the NAIA Marathon Classic
• Heather Murphy's USTFCCCA NAIA Women's Athlete of the Week award marked the first such honor in program history during the outdoor track & field season
• Achieved best USTFCCCA outdoor national rating (No. 7) and points total (202.64) in program history
• Finished runner-up out of 13 squads at the AAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Qualified for five events at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Achieved program's best finish at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (8^th; 26 points)
• Achieved program's best finish in the Fred Beile Program of the Year standings (4^th; 23 points)
• Dylan Garcia named AAC Colonel John Sullivan Female Student-Athlete of Character
• Heather Murphy was selected to represent Ireland at the European U23 Track & Field Championships in Bergen, Norway
• Program garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic Team status
• 4 NAIA All-Americans (Heather Murphy on 5/21, Jessica Gakeri on 5/22, Dylan Garcia and Heather Murphy on 5/23)
• 1 USTFCCCA NAIA Women's National Athlete of the Week
• 1 AAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
• 2 AAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (Jessica Gakeri on 3/24, Jessica Gakeri on 4/15)
• 5 AAC outdoor event champions
• 11 All-Conference performances
• 1 AAC Outdoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year
• 17 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
• 26 AAC All-Academic Team honorees
• 10 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athletes
• 5 CSC Academic All-District® Team members
• 2 CSC Academic All-America® First Team selections

 
Softball

• Notched first win over Reinhardt University since 2019
• Picked up first win over a ranked opponent since 2018
• Swept a doubleheader versus Brenau University for the first time since 2018
• Went 32-14 (20-8 AAC) during the regular season, both program-best win totals since at least 2004
• Finished tied for third in the AAC regular season standings (No. 5 seed in AAC Tournament after tiebreakers)
• Won first AAC Tournament game since 2018
• Victoria Alcantar led the NAIA in saves (10)
• 1 WinWon AAC Player of the Week
• 1 AAC Freshman of the Year
• 2 First Team All-AAC honorees
• 8 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
• 20 AAC All-Academic Team members
• 5 CSC Academic All-District® Team members

 
Men's Tennis

• Players picked up six wins during the ITA NAIA South Regional Championships
• Marcos Salazar picked up his first win as head coach versus Johnson University
• Swept Truett McConnell University in an AAC team match
• 1 AAC Player of the Week
• 2 All-Conference athletes
• 1 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• 3 AAC All-Academic Team members

 
Women's Tennis

• Four different Cavs picked up at least one win at the ITA NAIA South Regional Championships
• Marcos Salazar picked up his first win as head coach versus Johnson University
• Chiharu Ito ranked No. 37 in ITA NAIA Women's Singles Rankings, marking the first time a Cavalier is ranked since 2022
• Chiharu Ito ranked inside the ITA NAIA Women's Singles Rankings for the final six polls of 2024-25
• Chiharu Ito became Montreat's first NAIA All-American since 2022
• 1 NAIA All-American
• 1 AAC Player of the Week
• 1 All-Conference athlete
• 1 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• 2 AAC All-Academic Team members
• 1 CSC Academic All-District® Team selection