Norfolk Academy senior Chance Stuart recently won the Adidas indoor national championship in the shot put with a distance of 58 feet, 9 1/2 inches. Bulldogs coach Patrick Fernando said Stuart is NA’s first track and field national champ.

Stuart won the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools and League of Independent Schools titles. Then, he not only won the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association championship in the shot put, he set a meet record of 59 feet, the longest in history by a teen private-school student in Virginia.

With a 3.96 grade-point average, he’s set to attend Lehigh University on an athletic scholarship after being accepted into the engineering program. He holds Norfolk Academy’s dead-lift and squat records and has been nominated for a USA All-American Weightlifting Award.

Leach third in ex-NFL players tourney: William & Mary women’s golf coach Mike Leach placed third last weekend in the “PRO FTB” tournament at PGA Frisco, near Dallas.

In a highly competitive Stableford scoring event for former NFL players, Leach — a former star W&M tight end and longtime NFL long snapper whose son, Ryan, plays golf for West Virginia University — led after the tourney’s first two days.

Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, now a CBS NFL commentator, won, and former Houston Texans tight end Garrett Graham was second. Former kicker Ryan Succop was fourth and former punter Brett Kern fifth.

Ryan eagled the first hole and followed with three birdies for the victory.

The PRO “Pro Rivals Open” series also will feature tournaments for former hockey and basketball players near Chicago in July and for ex-baseball players in December near Tampa, Florida.

Norfolk Collegiate expansion: Norfolk Collegiate announced that Phase I of its $2.8 million “Athletic Renovation Project” is scheduled to begin at the end of March and is scheduled to be finished in August. A new floor at the Upper School’s “Watt-Baker” gym will replace the original 1954 hardwood, and lighting will be enhanced. Bleachers and a new scoreboard and sound system are planned, and spaces for school-wide gatherings are planned.

In Phase II, scheduled to be completed in August 2026, the square footage of the strength and conditioning spaces will be tripled, the locker rooms and officials’ rooms will be renovated and a new team office room and athletic offices will be constructed.

Sun Wheelers await nationals: The Virginia Sun Wheelers, ranked sixth in their division, qualified for the National Wheelchair Basketball Association tournament April 11-13 at the Henrico Sports & Events Center in Glen Allen. Their first opponent will be the 11th-ranked San Antonio ParaSport Spurs.

The Sun Wheelers have team members living in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Yorktown. The team gives people with permanent disabilities a chance to play competitive basketball. They practice at the Fort Monroe Community Center in Hampton. For information, contact David Stanger at 847-630-1581.

What’s coming up

Tuesday: VCU comes to Plumeri Park to meet William & Mary in baseball at 5 p.m.

Wednesday: VMI plays at Norfolk State in baseball at 3 p.m. … In a Division III softball showdown, No. 5 Virginia Wesleyan hosts No. 11 Salisbury in a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader.

Thursday: The Colonial Relays start at W&M’s Zable Stadium and run through Saturday.

Friday: Old Dominion begins a three-game Sun Belt baseball series at Harbor Park with a 6 p.m. game against Troy.

Saturday: The ninth annual Crush N’ Run 5K Beach Run, hosted by Waterman’s Surfside Grille, Chix on the Beach and The Shack, will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The race will start on the sand and end on the boardwalk, followed by an “after” party. Registration is $40 at www.crushnrun.com. … Norfolk State hosts a track invitational at Dick Price Stadium.