2025 Little 500

Kappa Alpha Theta, Black Key Bulls repeat as champions

By Indiana University

April 28^th, 2025

37th running of the Women's Little 500

Kappa Alpha Theta overcame a late-race crash to outsprint their rivals and secure their second consecutive title. The win is the team's record 10th championship in the women's race. Alpha Chi Omega finished second, and Novus placed third.

Kappa Alpha Theta riders sit on the infield before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Wendi Chitwood/Indiana University)

Alpha Chi Omega coach Dave Harstad speaks with riders before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Novus’s Dorothy Curran-Munoz hugs a competitor before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Teter’s Seneca Simon warms up across from the team pit during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

Alpha Chi Omega riders Grace Howard, Chloe Eades, and Ellie Marsella relax in their pit before the start of the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

The Borg-Warner Trophy sits on stage before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Kappa Delta’s Greta Baird, Roisin Murnin, Audrey Higginbotham, and Alyssa Ferry walk hand in hand by their supporters during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

Riders including Delta Zeta’s Tatum Montague line up for introductions before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Flagger Chap Blackwell holds the checkered flag before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

A Alpha Chi Omega fan takes shelter from the rain using a copy of the Indiana Daily Student before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Indiana University Women’s Basketball players Sydney Parrish, right, and Chloe Moore-McNeil give the command to riders to mount their bicycles before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/IU)

Riders line up for introductions before the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

A pack of riders race down the front stretch during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Alex Kumar/Indiana University)

Riders race into a corner during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Spencer Meyer/Indiana University)

Riders race into turn one during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

WSR rider Willow Thompson races into turn one during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Riders race into turn four during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Wendi Chitwood/Indiana University)

Gamma Phi Beta riders make an exchange during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Alex Kumar/Indiana University)

Riders crash on the front stretch early during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Spencer Meyer/Indiana University)

A pack of riders race through turn three during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Alpha Chi Omega's Ellie Marsella, left, RideOn Cycling's Maddie Coggan and Teter's Leila Faraday race in turn three during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Kappa Alpha Theta fans cheer during the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Levi Jones/Indiana University)

Kappa Alpha Theta rider Bailey Cappella leads a pack of leaders into turn one late in the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Spencer Meyer/Indiana University)

Kappa Alpha Theta fans react after their team won the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Kappa Alpha Theta rider Bailey Cappella celebrates as she crosses the line to win the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Kappa Alpha Theta riders hug after winning the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Levi Jones/Indiana University)

Kappa Alpha Theta riders celebrate after winning the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Maddi Sponsel/Indiana University)

Kappa Alpha Theta rider Greta Weeks celebrates with a team member after winning the Women's Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Maddi Sponsel/Indiana University)

74th running of the Men’s Little 500

Black Key Bulls are Little 500 champions for the second-consecutive season. Following a lap 81 crash involving several contending teams, BKB and Sigma Alpha Epsilon capitalized on the opportunity and broke away from the pack. The two rivals collaborated on the track and coordinated exchanges in the pits to distance themselves from the field including a strong Cutters team. BKB made what ultimately became the winning move with 38 laps to go when Black Key Bulls rider Wiley Close and SAE's Luke Naas headed towards their pits for another coordinated exchange. Suddenly, Close veered back onto the track and sprinted away from Naas. BKB never looked back en route to victory.