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Jumbos Advance in National Competitions

Men’s lacrosse punches ticket to NCAA final, women’s lacrosse heads to NCAA semifinals, and other teams and individuals are competing as well
News Staff | Sun, May 18, 2025

Tufts student-athletes are on a roll, as teams and individuals advance in post-season (and in some cases, post-graduation) competition.

Men’s Lacrosse

The top-ranked Jumbos played one of their best games of the season on May 18 in the NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse semifinals, exploding for 26 goals to knock off No. 5 Bowdoin College on Bello Field, and now head to the national title game for the third consecutive season. 

Tufts (21-0) will take on No. 17 Dickinson College (17-5) in the NCAA championship game on May 25 at 7 p.m. at Gillette Stadium, the first time Tufts has played a title game in Foxborough. It is the first meeting of the two teams. 

In the quarterfinals Tufts beat No. 7 Gettysburg College 17-8 on May 17, also on Bello Field. 

Women’s Lacrosse

The women’s lacrosse team narrowly edged No. 7 Salisbury, 8-7, after initially taking an 8-5 lead early in the fourth quarter of the NCAA women’s lacrosse quarterfinals at Bello Field on May 18. 

With the victory, the No. 1 ranked Tufts (20-1) returns to the NCAA Final Four for the third time in program history and the first since 2022. They will take on No. 6 Gettysburg College on May 23 at 7 p.m. at Kerr Stadium on the campus of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. 

Tuftsand Gettysburg have played just once before, when the Jumbos defeated the Bullets 16-9 in Gettysburg on May 23, 2022.

Men’s Tennis

The Jumbos picked up a resounding 4-1 win against RPI on May 11 to advance to the NCAA Division III men’s tennis championship quarterfinals in Claremont, California against No. 6 Emory. It is their fourth straight season at the NCAA finals site, and their third straight match against a ranked opponent.

The Jumbos enter the quarterfinal round with a 22-2 record and were ranked No. 3 in the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. Both Vuk Vuksanovic and Javier Gonzalez will compete later in May in the NCAA individual championships in singles and doubles.

Women’s Track and Field

The women’s track and field squad has eight entries in the NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships on May 22-24 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. 

Arielle Chechile (400-meter hurdles), Makayla Moriarty (400-meter dash), Harper Meek (high jump), Elysse Cumberland (long jump, triple jump), Jordan Andrew (long jump, triple jump), and Jackie Wells (javelin) will compete on behalf of Tufts. 

Men’s Track and Field

The Jumbos picked up a trio of entries in the NCAA outdoor men’s track and field championships on May 22-24 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. 

Amokrane Aouchiche will compete in the 10,000-meter run; Josh Wilkie will take on the 400-meter hurdles; and Sahr Matturi will be in the long jump competition. 

Women’s Rowing 

The Jumbos received an automatic berth into the NCAA DIII women’s rowing championships after winning the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championship race on May 11 for the second straight year.

The NCAA championships will be held May 30-31 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, New Jersey. Eight teams were selected for the 2025 DIII rowing championships, with each team consisting of two boats (first varsity and second varsity). Tufts is the defending NCAA champion, winning its first national title last year in Bethel, Ohio. This is Tufts’ seventh berth into NCAAs overall, and second straight as an automatic qualifier.

Men’s Rowing

For the fourth year in a row, the men’s rowing team has earned an at-large berth into the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Division III national championship regatta coming up May 30-31 on Cooper River in Camden, New Jersey.

The IRA national championship first included a DIII championship in 2022. Tufts has qualified for all four subsequent IRA DIII championships. The Jumbos were one of seven teams that earned the inaugural DIII berths in 2022 and finished as the national runner-up, with only the first varsity competing. At the last two IRA championships, both first and second varsity eights have raced. The Jumbos placed fifth in 2023 and tied for second in 2024.

Women’s Sailing

The women’s sailing team earned an at-large berth into the 2025 Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Fleet Race national championship, which will be hosted by St. Mary’s College (Maryland) May 20-23.

Thirty-six teams will compete at the event, first in a pair of 18-team semifinal regattas. The top nine teams from each semifinal will advance to a two-day final.

Coed Sailing

The Jumbos received an at-large selection into the 2025 Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Fleet Race national championship. The ICSA Open championship will be hosted by St. Mary’s College (Maryland) May 24-27.

Thirty-six teams will compete at the national championship regatta, first in a pair of 18-team semifinal events. The top nine teams from each semifinal will advance to a two-day final. 

Tufts will be one of 13 schools representing the strong New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association at the national championship. The Jumbos had a 10th-place finish at the 2025 New England Fleet Race championship April 19-20 in Rhode Island.