Connect with us
https://yoursportsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/call-to-1.png

Sports

2025 Summer Mileage Program, June 29, 2025, track is over, keep it relaxed, Sunday of the first week off.

Published

on


The road to 2025 racing is just prior to Nationals!

Track & Field 2025 season is over.

Time to rest up and get in two weeks of gentle running.

Today is  June 29 , 2025

For Slow Summer launch, two weeks of Easy Running: 

Warm-up, 30 minutes on bike, walking or swimming.

Hydrate and stretch.  Always hydrate.

Some thoughts on summer mileage program. 

Have you considered cross country?

Cross Country is offered in over 16,500 high schools and many junior high schools. It normally goes from mid-August to November for most.  To prepare for cross country, we at RunBlogRun encourage you and your 550,000 closest friends who like the 400m to 5,000m, consider cross country!

It is a great way to stay in shape and it builds your fitness so that you are ready for the challenges of cross country.

What motivated Steve Prefontaine in the summer between his sophomore and junior year?

Was it the knowledge that he had not done his very best in track and field? Perhaps, he had not taken his commitment as serious as he thought he should?

When you have not achieved what you expected, how do you respond? Are you being called to put in some more effort? Many of us have had those challenges, and Summer mileage is a great program to get one self focused.

Think about five things you can do better for fall cross country, write them on a post card, and tape it to a place in your room where you will see it at least once a day!

Remember to drink 8 glasses of water, 12 ounces each a day!

The photo below is of Bill Dellinger, three time Olympic athlete, 1964 Olympic bronze medalist at the 5,000 meters, Oregon coach, coach of Steve Prefontaine, Rudy Chapa, Alberto Salazar, Don Clary, Ken Martin, Nick Rogers, among many. A good and kind coach, and a good man. Bill passed away yesterday at the age of 91. He will be terriblly missed.

Other book suggestions include Self Made Olympian by Ron Daws, A Clean Pair of Heels by Murray Halberg, and Pre! by Tom Jordan.

Bill Dellinger, before hs was Olympic bronze medalist, University of 1955 Oregon yearbook, U of Oregon Sports. Bill competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. He is also a US military veteran.

 

  • Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, ” I’m no Angel.”

    View all posts



Link

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sports

Metropolitan State University of Denver wins first NCAA Volleyball Division II National Championship

Published

on


The Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners are now volleyball national champions for the first time in the history of the program.

The team upset the number two team, Concordia Saint Paul, 3-1 in the finals in Sioux Falls on Saturday night, earning them the top spot in Division II. This is the Roadrunners’ 23rd straight win and the team’s best season in its history, winning 32 of the team’s 35 games.

NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship

MSU Denver Roadrunners celebrate by posing for a team photo after defeating the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears during the Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship

C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images


Some fans were concerned when one of the team’s star players, Annika Helf, was injured in the quarterfinals and unable to play. But Junior Megan Hagar stepped in to lead the team to victory. Hagar had 18 kills and 18 digs during the game, with Brooke Gennerman not far behind with another 16 kills.

Karyna Werley had 10 kills of her own as well as 25 assists and five block assists. Meanwhile, GabriElle Brewer finished with two service aces and 29 assists.

Hagar made the final kill of the game with an assist from Brewer and, as the whistle blew, the team erupted into cheers.

NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship

Megan Hagar #10 of the MSU Denver Roadrunners celebrates with teammates against Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears during the Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship

C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images


Although the team has played in the NCAA Tournament for the last 25 years, they had yet to make it beyond the regional finals until tonight. The Roadrunners’ win marks the fifth NCAA title for MSU Denver Athletics.

“It’s huge, I think it puts us on the map in a lot of ways. So it’s just great to see the support we have out here and the way that people are coming behind us,” said Head Coach Jenny Glenn. “MSU Denver’s a great place, and we love our volleyball. So it’s great to have a national championship to go along with all that.”  

This is Glenn’s 10th season, who now holds a 252-53 career record.

A welcome home celebration for the team will be held at the Assembly Athletic Complex at noon on Sunday, Dec. 14.



Link

Continue Reading

Sports

MSU Denver wins 2025 DII women’s volleyball championship

Published

on


MSU Denver took down Concordia-St. Paul 3-1 in the DII women’s volleyball championship for its first ever title in program history. 

The championship bracket was revealed during a selection show on Monday, Nov. 24, live streamed here on NCAA.com. Twenty-three teams earned automatic qualification, with the remaining 41 teams selected at-large by the Division II Women’s Volleyball Committee. Teams from each of the eight regional sites received initial seeds Nos. 1-8. 

2025 DII women’s volleyball championship bracket

Click or tap here for the 2025 interactive bracket

DII women's volleyball bracket

2025 NCAA DII women’s volleyball schedule

  • Selection show: 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, November 24
  • Regionals: Dec. 4-6
    • Thursday, Dec. 4
      • No. 3 Indiana (Pennsylvania) 3, No. 6 Fairmont State 0
      • No. 3 Anderson (South Carolina) 3, No. 6 Augusta 1
      • No. 3 Lynn 3, No. 6 UAH 2
      • No. 6 Washburn 3, No. 3 Wayne State (Nebraska) 0
      • No. 3 Mercy 3, No. 6 Molloy 2
      • No. 2 East Stroudsburg 3, No. 7 Charleston (West Virginia) 0
      • No. 3 Ferris State 3, No. 6 Quincy 2
      • No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 3, No. 7 Lander 1
      • No. 7 Colorado Sch. of Mines 3, No. 2 UCCS 2
      • No. 3 Fresno Pacific 3, No. 6 Western Washington 0
      • No. 2 Barry 3, No. 7 Eckerd 0
      • No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul 3, No. 7 Central Oklahoma 0
      • No. 7 Holy Family 3, No. 2 Adelphi 2 
      • No. 7 Rockhurst 3, No. 2 Ohio Dominican 0
      • No. 3 Angelo State 3, No. 6 Lubbock Christian 1
      • No. 5 Flagler 3, No. 4 Carson-Newman 1
      • No. 1 Gannon 3, No. 8 Fayetteville State 0
      • No. 7 Central Washington 3, No. 2 Simon Fraser 2
      • No. 1 Tampa 3, No. 8 Spring Hill 0
      • No. 8 UIndy 3, No. 1 Missouri-State Louis 2
      • No. 4 St. Cloud St. 3, No. 5 Missouri Western 1
      • No. 1 Bentley 3, No. 8 Bridgeport 1
      • No. 1 MSU Denver 3, No. 8 Colorado Mesa 0
      • No. 4 Pitt.-Johnstown 4, No. 5 Shepherd 0
      • No. 4 West Florida 3, No. 5 Palm Beach Atl. 2
      • No. 1 Wingate 3, No. 8 Emmanuel (Georgia) 1
      • No. 1 Point Loma 3, No. 8 CSUSB 2
      • No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney 3, No. 8 Oklahoma Baptist 2
      • No. 5 Post 3, No. 4 American Int’l 1
      • No. 5 Findlay 3, No. 4 Wayne State (Michigan) 2
      • No. 4 West Tex. A&M 3, No. 5 CSU Pueblo 1
      • No. 5 Alas. Fairbanks 3, No. 4 Alas. Anchorage 0
    • Friday, Dec. 5
      • No. 2 Barry 3, No. 3 Lynn 0
      • No. 3 Indiana (PA) 3, No. 2 East Stroudsburg 1
      • No. 3 Anderson (SC) 3, No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 1
      • No. 3 Mercy 3, No. 7 Holy Family 1
      • No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul 3, No. 6 Washburn 0
      • No. 3 Ferris State 3, No. 7 Rockhurst 0
      • No. 3 Angelo State 3, No. 7 Colorado Sch. of Mines 0
      • No. 1 Bentley 3, No. 5 Post 1
      • No. 3 Fresno Pacific 3, No. 7 Central Washington 2
      • No. 1 Gannon 3, No. 4 Pitt.-Johnstown 1
      • No. 1 Tampa 3, No. 4 West Florida 1
      • No. 1 Wingate 3, No. 5 Flagler 1
      • No. 8 UIndy 3, No. 5 Findlay 1
      • No. 4 St. Cloud State 3, No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney 1
      • No. 1 MSU Denver 3, No. 4 West Tex. A&M 1
      • No. 1 Point Loma 3, No. 5 Alas. Fairbanks 1
    • Saturday, Dec. 6
  • Quarterfinals: Thursday, Dec. 11
  • Semifinals: Friday, Dec. 12 | ESPN+
  • National Championship: Saturday, Dec. 13 | ESPN+

NCAA DII women’s volleyball championship history

Here is the full list of champions and runners-up since 1981:

Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Site
2024 Lynn (33-3) Adam Milewski 3-2 San Francisco St. Sioux Falls, SD
2023 Cal State LA (24-10) Juan Figueroa 3-1  West Texas A&M Moon Township, PA
2022 West Texas A&M (33-4) Kendra Potts 3-1 Concordia-St. Paul Seattle, Wash.
2021 Tampa (34-2) Chris Catanach 3-0 Washburn Tampa, FL.
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19
2019 Cal State San Bernardino (33-0) Kim Cherniss 3-1 Nebraska-Kearney Denver, Co.
2018 Tampa (33-4) Chris Catanach 3-2 Western Washington Pittsburgh, Pa.
2017 Concordia-St. Paul (34-3) Brady Starkey 3-0 Florida Southern Pensacola, Fla.
2016 Concordia-St. Paul (32-4) Brady Starkey 3-0 Alaska Anchorage Sioux Falls, S.D.
2015 Wheeling Jesuit (39-4) Christy Benner 3-0 Palm Beach Atlantic  Tampa, Fla. 
2014 Tampa (33-1) Chris Catanach 3-0 S’west Minnesota State Louisville, Ky.
2013 Concordia-St. Paul (35-3) Brady Starkey 3-0 BYU-Hawaii Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2012 Concordia-St. Paul (34-4) Brady Starkey 3-2 Tampa Pensacola, Fla.
2011 Concordia-St. Paul (34-2) Brady Starkey 3-0 Cal State San Bernardino Cal State San Bernardino
2010 Concordia-St. Paul (32-4) Brady Starkey 3-1 Tampa Louisville, Ky.
2009 Concordia-St. Paul (37-0) Brady Starkey 3-0 West Texas A&M Concordia-St. Paul
2008 Concordia-St. Paul (37-1) Brady Starkey 3-2 Cal State San Bernardino Concordia-St. Paul
2007 Concordia-St. Paul (36-4) Brady Starkey 3-1 Western Washington Washburn
2006 Tampa (35-1) Chris Catanach 3-1 North Alabama West Florida
2005 Grand Valley State (32-1) Deanne Scanlon 3-1 Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Kearney
2004 Barry (34-1) Dave Nichols 3-1 Truman Barry
2003 North Alabama (33-7) Matt Peck 3-0 Concordia-St. Paul Cal State San Bernardino
2002 BYU-Hawaii (27-2) Wilfred Navalta 3-0 Truman West Texas A&M
2001 Barry (32-2) Dave Nichols 3-0 South Dakota State Grand Valley State
2000 Hawaii Pacific (28-0) Tita Ahuna 3-0 Augustana (S.D.) Augustana (S.D.)
1999 BYU-Hawaii (30-2) Wilfred Navalta 3-0 Tampa Battle Creek, Mich.
1998 Hawaii Pacific (31-5) Tita Ahuna 3-1 North Dakota State Kissimmee, Fla.
1997 West Texas A&M (37-1) Debbie Hendricks 3-2 Barry Cal State Bakersfield
1996 Nebraska-Omaha (35-2) Rose Shires 3-2 Tampa Central Missouri
1995 Barry (34-2) Leonid Yelin 3-1 Northern Michigan Barry
1994 Northern Michigan (32-4) Mark Rosen 3-1 Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Bakersfield
1993 Northern Michigan (38-1) Jim Moore 3-1 Cal State Bakersfield Northern Michigan
1992 Portland State (36-1) Jeff Mozzochi 3-2 Northern Michigan Portland State
1991 West Texas A&M (36-2) Jim Giacomazzi 3-0 Portland State West Texas A&M
1990 West Texas A&M (38-1) Kim Hudson 3-0 North Dakota State Cal State Bakersfield
1989 Cal State Bakersfield (21-15) David Rubio 3-0 Sacramento State Cal State Bakersfield
1988 Portland State (36-5) Jeff Mozzochi 3-0 Cal State Northridge North Dakota State
1987 Cal State Northridge (35-6) Walt Ker 3-2 Central Missouri Nebraska-Omaha
1986 UC Riverside (29-7) Sue Gozansky 3-0 Cal State Northridge Sacramento State
1985 Portland State (36-5) Jeff Mozzochi 3-1 Cal State Northridge Portland State
1984 Portland State (33-4) Jeff Mozzochi 3-0 Cal State Northridge Portland State
1983 Cal State Northridge (30- 6) Walt Ker 3-2 Portland State Florida Southern
1982 UC Riverside (31-5) Sue Gozansky 3-0 Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge
1981 Sacramento State (28-6) Debby Colbery 3-0 Lewis UC Riverside

2025 NCAA women’s volleyball tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores

The DI women’s volleyball championship is here. The full reveal of the 64-team bracket was announced on Sunday, Nov. 30. Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 women’s volleyball tournament.

READ MORE

Concordia St. Paul goes for No. 10 in the DII women’s volleyball championship

Here’s how to watch, a preview and prediction for the DII women’s volleyball championship.

READ MORE

Undefeated women’s volleyball teams in 2025

Follow along as we see how long DI women’s volleyball teams can remain perfect.

READ MORE





Link

Continue Reading

Sports

Purdue volleyball proves it can win in NIL era of college athletics

Published

on


Dec. 14, 2025, 1:08 a.m. ET



Link

Continue Reading

Sports

Creighton volleyball falls to Kentucky in Elite Eight

Published

on


Creighton volleyball faced Kentucky in an Elite Eight match on Saturday afternoon.The energy was electric as the Jays prepared to take on the Wildcats.Creighton got on the board first.Norah Wurtz broke Molly Morgan’s single-season Creighton ace record that was set in 2000.The Bluejays fell 25-19 in set 1.Kentucky got on the board first in the second set, going on a 4-0 run.The Wildcats were outhitting the Bluejays in set 2 as Kentucky led 10-3.Creighton fell in set 2, 25-13.The Bluejays got on the board first in set 3.An incredible rally ended with a Creighton point thanks to Kiara Reinhardt.Things were close with multiple ties in set 3.A kill from Brooklyn DeLeye gave Kentucky the sweep, ending Creighton’s season. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Creighton volleyball faced Kentucky in an Elite Eight match on Saturday afternoon.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

The energy was electric as the Jays prepared to take on the Wildcats.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Creighton got on the board first.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Norah Wurtz broke Molly Morgan’s single-season Creighton ace record that was set in 2000.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

The Bluejays fell 25-19 in set 1.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Kentucky got on the board first in the second set, going on a 4-0 run.

The Wildcats were outhitting the Bluejays in set 2 as Kentucky led 10-3.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Creighton fell in set 2, 25-13.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

The Bluejays got on the board first in set 3.

An incredible rally ended with a Creighton point thanks to Kiara Reinhardt.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Things were close with multiple ties in set 3.

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

A kill from Brooklyn DeLeye gave Kentucky the sweep, ending Creighton’s season.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |





Link

Continue Reading

Sports

Nebraska Volleyball ready for NCAA Regional Final versus Texas A&M

Published

on


LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – The top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team hosts an NCAA Regional Final for the third straight year at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Sunday. No. 1 Nebraska will face No. 6 Texas A&M at 2 p.m. on ABC.

ABOUT THE HUSKERS

• Nebraska (33-0) finished the regular season unbeaten for the third time in school history (1994 and 2000), dropping only seven sets overall and one in Big Ten play.

• Nebraska’s 33 straight wins is the second-longest win streak in school history in the NCAA era. The Huskers have won at least 33 matches in three straight seasons.

• The Huskers also hold a nation-leading home court win streak of 63 matches, tied for the second-longest home win streak in program history. Nebraska has won 29 consecutive NCAA Tournament matches played in the Devaney Center, a school record.

• The Huskers won their third straight Big Ten title with a perfect 20-0 record in conference play. It was the Huskers’ first unbeaten conference season since 2004 in the Big 12.

• Nebraska has now won 37 conference titles all-time, including six in the Big Ten (2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025).

• The Huskers have won three straight conference titles for the first time since 2004-08.

• Dani Busboom Kelly became the first volleyball coach in Big Ten history to win the conference title in their first year as head coach at the school. John Cook won a Big Ten title at Nebraska in his first year in the conference in 2011, but it was his 12th season as head coach at Nebraska at the time.

• Nebraska has hit over .400 nine times this season, a school record in the rally-scoring era.

• Nebraska is 95-0 this season in sets when reaching the red zone (20 points) first.

• The Huskers have won 48 consecutive sets at home, tied for the second-longest streak in school history, trailing only the 52 consecutive home sets won spanning the 2001-02 seasons.

• NU’s offense ranks first nationally with a .355 hitting percentage. The Huskers haven’t hit better than .300 in a season since 2007 (.327). The school record for hitting percentage in a season is .331 in 1986.

• The Huskers rank first nationally in opponent hitting percentage at .121. NU led the nation in opponent hitting percentage in 2022 and 2023 and was sixth in 2024.

• The gap between Nebraska’s hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage is .234, by far the best in the nation. The next closest are American (.149), Pittsburgh (.145) and Wisconsin (.144).

• Nebraska ranks fourth nationally in kills per set at 14.69.

• The Huskers are seventh nationally in assists per set at 13.47.

• Nebraska ranks 16th nationally with 2.74 blocks per set.

• Over the last five seasons (2021-25), Dani Busboom Kelly has a 153-15 record for a .911 winning percentage, which is the best by any Division I head coach in that span.

• Nebraska is 13-0 against ranked opponents this season. The 13 victories against ranked opponents are tied for second in school history, one shy of the school record (14 in 1998).

• Nebraska played 24 sets in the month of October and went 24-0. In only two sets did an opponent reach 20 points (at Purdue – 23 in set one, and at Michigan State – 20 in set three).

• Nebraska swept 15 matches in a row and won 48 sets in a row from late September through mid-November. Both were the longest such streaks since the 2007 team swept 17 matches in a row and won 53 sets in a row.

Click here to subscribe to our 10/11 NOW daily digest and breaking news alerts delivered straight to your email inbox.



Link

Continue Reading

Sports

Pitt Advances to Fifth-Straight NCAA Volleyball Semifinal

Published

on


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – No. 1-seeded Pitt defeated Purdue in four sets on Saturday night to advance to its fifth straight NCAA Volleyball Championship Semifinal.
 
ACC Player of the Year Olivia Babcock was named the Pittsburgh Regional Tournament MVP for the third straight season after recording 42 kills, 12 digs and five blocks in wins over Minnesota and the Boilermakers.
 
Babcock joined teammates Marina Pezelj and Brooke Mosher on the 2025 Pittsburgh Regional All-Tournament team. In tonight’s win, Pezelj registered a double-double with a career-high 14 kills and 12 digs, while Mosher totaled 47 assists, four kills and four blocks.
 

The Panthers will take on the winner of Nebraska and Texas A&M at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 18, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
 
NCAA Volleyball Championship Results
NCAA Tournament – First and Second Rounds

Thursday, December 4

#8 UCLA 3, Georgia Tech 2
#5 Miami 3, Tulsa 1
North Carolina 3, #6 UTEP 1
 

Friday, December 5

#1 Pitt 3, UMBC 0
#2 Louisville 3, Loyola Chicago 0
#4 Kansas 3, #5 Miami 1
#2 SMU 3, Central Arkansas 0
#3 Wisconsin 3, North Carolina 0
#2 Stanford 3, Utah Valley 1

Saturday, December 6

#2 Louisville 3, Marquette 2

#1 Pitt 3, Michigan 0

#2 SMU 3, Florida 0

#2 Stanford 3, Arizona 1

Thursday, December 11 – Regional

#1 Pitt 3, #4 Minnesota 0

#3 Purdue 3, #2 SMU 1

Friday, December 12 – Regional

#3 Wisconsin 3, #2 Stanford 1

#3 Texas A&M 3, #2 Louisville 2

Saturday, December 13 – Regional Final

#1 Pitt 3, #3 Purdue 1





Link

Continue Reading

Most Viewed Posts

Trending