21 Hurricanes Named to Indoor Track and Field All-ACC Academic Team – University of Miami Athletics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Twenty-one student-athletes from the University of Miami track and field program received ACC All-Academic honors for their exceptional work in the classroom and in competition during the indoor season, the conference office announced Tuesday. Student-athletes must have earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for the most recent semester, in addition to maintaining a […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Twenty-one student-athletes from the University of Miami track and field program received ACC All-Academic honors for their exceptional work in the classroom and in competition during the indoor season, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Student-athletes must have earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for the most recent semester, in addition to maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout their college career to earn All-Academic honors. Additionally, student-athletes must have competed in either the ACC Indoor Championships or NCAA Indoor Championships in order to garner the prestigious award.
Earning the honor from the men’s team was Edgar Campre, Carter Cukerstein, George Franks, Josh Jones, Aaron Kim, Ace Malone, Cormac O’Brien, Caine Stanley, Solomon Strader, Ashton Torns, Heath Vernor, Lance Ward and Sean Watkins.
On the women’s team, Gabriella Grissom, Sophie Haag, Sanaa Hebron, Paisley Hight, Erikka Hill, Janay Moorer, Maddie Scheier and Christina Warren garnered the all-conference distinction.
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Team Malta Starts Qualification Process For Admission Into 2026 European Championships
The men’s waterpolo qualifiers hosted in Malta started earlier today as Team Malta seeks a sixth qualification for the water polo European championships. In a press conference organised by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta (ASA), President Karl Izzo explained that over the next days both the men’s and women’s national water polo teams will […]
The men’s waterpolo qualifiers hosted in Malta started earlier today as Team Malta seeks a sixth qualification for the water polo European championships.
In a press conference organised by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta (ASA), President Karl Izzo explained that over the next days both the men’s and women’s national water polo teams will be working on separate objectives.
The men’s team is aiming to qualify for the 2026 European championships and will be playing three games in a qualification group this week against Portugal Ukraine and France in that order.
The games of this group will all be played at the National pool complex at Tal- Qroqq. The first two teams in the group will qualify for the much anticipated 2026 edition of the European water polo championships being held in Belgrade from the 10th to 25th January.
Coach Milan Cirovic was happy to see the return of two veteran players namely Stevie Camilleri and Matthew Zammit who have decided to accept the call up for the National team after they had both decided to retire from international duties. Although this is not being considered to be a comeback from retirement it’s still a big asset for the Malta team. Both players had been actively playing with Neptunes and San Gillian respectively over the last four years when they had not been in the Malta national team due to their personal decisions at the time.
President Karl Izzo said next 3 days were very important for ASA and for Maltese waterpolo as reaching qualification for the 6th consecutive time would be a great achievement for such a small country like Malta.
He reminded the general public that entrance for the Malta men’s senior team games on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday will be free of charge at Tal-Qroqq and the general public is encouraged to attend and support the Maltese players.
Lee Wood named director of WKU Cross Country/Track and Field
Source: WKU Athletics. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Director of Athletics Todd Stewart announced the hiring of Lee Wood as Director of Cross Country/Track & Field on Monday. “We are excited to name Lee Wood our next Director of Cross Country/Track & Field,” Stewart said. “Coach Wood guided the program admirably this spring following Coach […]
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Director of Athletics Todd Stewart announced the hiring of Lee Wood as Director of Cross Country/Track & Field on Monday.
“We are excited to name Lee Wood our next Director of Cross Country/Track & Field,” Stewart said. “Coach Wood guided the program admirably this spring following Coach Chumbley’s passing, with steadfast leadership and exhibiting a daily commitment and care for our student-athletes. His prior experience as a head coach, along with his vision for the future of the program, made him stand out among our strong pool of candidates. We are confident having him leading our program going forward.”
Wood had been serving in the interim role since the passing of Brent Chumbley on January 30, 2025. He guided the Hilltopper men to a fifth-place finish at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships, their best finish since 2019. Four Hilltopper men qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries at the end of the season (Kaison Barton, hammer throw; Kameron Horton, 100m and 200m; Van Thrasher, 110mH; and Sterling Weldon, long jump). Last fall, Wood coached Kinley Kunkel and Mary Dye to all-conference honors and NCAA Regional berths during the cross country season.
“It is a great honor to be the next Director of Cross Country and Track and Field at WKU,” Wood said. “This team has had a great amount of success and winning tradition in the past, and I’m ready to build on the foundation that has been set. I want to extend a thank you to Todd Stewart, John McCammon and the entire hiring committee for trusting me and believing in me to lead this program. I can’t wait to get to work! Go Tops!”
Wood was hired to lead the WKU Cross Country and distance teams in December of 2023. Wood came to The Hill from Drury University where he had served as the head track and field and cross country coach since 2021.
Wood started his coaching career at Rogers High School and Heritage High School, winning seven state championships in 12 years including a Triple Crown in 2005 with Rogers. Following his stint at the high school level, he was hired at NCAA Division II national distance powerhouse Western Colorado University, where he coached men’s and women’s teams that finished on the podium year after year. As an assistant he helped coach over 25 All-Americans and coached numerous individual national champions and the national champion DMR team (2018).
In 2021, he took the position as head men’s and women’s cross country/ track and field coach at Drury University where he came in and changed the culture of the team, while also leading athletes to over 70 school records. He guided the 2023 men’s and women’s team to the highest finishes in the conference in school history with the women finishing runner-up and the men finishing third.
While with Drury, Wood coached two All-Americans: Claire McCune (Cross Country), Katie McCune (800 indoor and outdoor), and conference champion Bradley Weimer (Cross Country). Weimer was also a national qualifier that season.
Wood resides in Bowling Green with his wife Sara. They have three sons: Woodrow, Hunter, and Braden. They also have a daughter, Iris.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT: New volleyball group about fun, not competition | News
When Ella Eubanks didn’t make the Tahlequah High School volleyball team this year, it felt like a door slamming shut. A sophomore who played on the team her freshman year, Ella had been looking forward to another season, but instead of giving up the game she loves, she decided to build something new on her […]
When Ella Eubanks didn’t make the Tahlequah High School volleyball team this year, it felt like a door slamming shut.
A sophomore who played on the team her freshman year, Ella had been looking forward to another season, but instead of giving up the game she loves, she decided to build something new on her own terms.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 9, 2025) – Fourteen members of the U.S. Men’s National Team are in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this week for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL). Volleyball Nations League features the world’s top 18 men’s teams clashing over three weeks of preliminary play, with the top eight advancing to the Final […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 9, 2025) – Fourteen members of the U.S. Men’s National Team are in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this week for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL).
Volleyball Nations League features the world’s top 18 men’s teams clashing over three weeks of preliminary play, with the top eight advancing to the Final Round.
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2024 Olympic middle blocker Jeff Jendryk leads a roster that contains several athletes with VNL experience.
Opposite Gabi Garcia, setter Quinn Isaacson, liberos Mason Briggs and Kyle Dagostino, outside hitters Ethan Champlin and Jordan Ewert, and middle blockers Patrick Gasman and Matthew Knigge have all competed in VNL.
Five athletes have competed for the senior U.S. National Team in NORCECA events: setter Andrew Rowan, middle blocker Merrick McHenry and outside hitters Nolan Flexen and Cooper Robinson.
Opposite Kyle Hobus is the only newcomer on the squad. He was on the 2023 U.S. Men’s Collegiate National Team but will make his senior team and VNL debut in Rio.
The U.S. Men are currently ranked No. 3 in the world and have medaled four times in VNL history, including silver medals in 2019, 2022 and 2023 and bronze in 2018.
U.S. Men’s Week One Roster for 2025 VNL
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region) 3 Mason Briggs (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California) 4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes) 6 Quinn Isaacson (S, 6-2, Plainfield, Ill., Ball State, Great Lakes) 9 Gabi Garcia (OPP, 6-7, San Juan, Puerto Rico, BYU) 10 Kyle Dagostino (L, 5-9, Tampa, Florida, Stanford Univ., Florida) 15 Kyle Hobus (OPP, 6-7, San Pedro, Calif., CSUN, Southern California) 17 Andrew Rowan (S, 6-7, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., UCLA, Southern California) 18 Cooper Robinson (OH, 6-7, Pacific Palisades, Calif., UCLA, Southern California) 19 Patrick Gasman (MB, 6-10, Clovis, Calif., Univ. of Hawaii, Northern California) 23 Nolan Flexen (OH, 6-9, Rio Rancho, N.M., UC Irvine, Southern) 24 Merrick McHenry (MB, 6-7, Bedford, Texas, UCLA, North Texas) 25 Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California) 28 Matthew Knigge (MB, 6-7, New Egypt, N.J., Vassar, Garden Empire) 29 Jordan Ewert (OH, 6-5, Antioch, Calif., Stanford, Northern California)
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly Assistant Coach: Luka Slabe Assistant Coach: Javier Weber Performance Analyst: Nate Ngo Physiotherapist: Aaron Brock Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach: Tim Pelot Senior Sports Dietitian: Shawn Hueglin Mental Performance Coach: Andrea Becker Team Manager: David Dantes Consultant Coach: Chris McGown Consultant Coach: Marv Dunphy Team Doctors: Eugene Yim, Mark Hutchinson, Michael Shepard, Warren Young
U.S. Men’s Schedule for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League Matches will be shown live and on-demand on VBTV, CBS Sports Network and Big Ten Network (All times PDT)
Week 1: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 11 at 10 a.m. vs. Ukraine June 12 at 5 p.m. vs. Iran June 14 at 9:30 a.m. vs. Slovenia June 15 at 1 p.m. vs. Cuba
Cal Poly Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman announces retirement
After 14 years serving as Director of Athletics at Cal Poly, Don Oberhelman announced his retirement on Monday, according to a university-wide email. In his time, Oberhelman saw success in student-athlete graduation rate as well as on the playing field. Last year, the athletic department saw a 93% graduation rate, over a 20% improvement from […]
After 14 years serving as Director of Athletics at Cal Poly, Don Oberhelman announced his retirement on Monday, according to a university-wide email.
In his time, Oberhelman saw success in student-athlete graduation rate as well as on the playing field. Last year, the athletic department saw a 93% graduation rate, over a 20% improvement from 2011.
“We will certainly miss Don, but please join me in thanking Don for his years of outstanding service and in wishing him and his wife, D.D., a long, well-earned, and enjoyable retirement,” said President Jeffrey Armstrong in the email.
Oberhelman departs Cal Poly and college athletics during a time of dramatic overhaul in the NCAA, with players allowed to make money off their name, image, and likeness, as well as enjoy freedom of movement through the transfer portal, which enables them to move between institutions.
The athletic department will also face fiscal challenges, including the House v. NCAA settlement, which was approved on Friday, as well as Cal State University budget cuts. The financial hardships led the university to cut the swim and dive team at the end of the 2024-2025 season.
The team needs to reach $15 million by June 15 in order to be reinstated.
Oberhelman’s tenure
Oberhelman was named Cal Poly’s Director of Athletics on March 17, 2011, after arriving from San Diego State, where he served as Senior Associate Athletic Director.
In his early years at Cal Poly, men’s and women’s basketball made their first NCAA Tournament appearances, baseball earned a No. 1 national ranking and football won a Big Sky Conference Championship.
Mustang News speaking with Oberhelman at Baggett Stadium in early 2025. Mark Robinson / Mustang News
In recent seasons, Cal Poly has achieved success across its 20 sports programs. Beach Volleyball reached the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament two consecutive years. Cross country and track and field secured multiple Big West Championships in the fall and spring. Men’s soccer won the Big West regular season title in 2024. Men’s and women’s basketball have seen a resurgence after new coaching hires. Baseball won the Big West Championship and won two games in the NCAA Tournament this past spring.
Cal Poly earned its first Big West Commissioner’s Cup in 2024. The cup recognizes the program with the highest degree of success in all men’s and women’s sports during the academic year. The Mustangs set a record for most points in the race with 149.4.
Overall, Cal Poly has won 54 conference championships, including 51 in Cal Poly’s 16 Big West-sponsored sports — the most out of all Big West universities in that span.
During Oberhelman’s tenure, the athletic department completed numerous facility upgrades, including the Baggett Stadium clubhouse, Doerr Family Field, Comerford Pavilion and Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The John Madden Football Center is currently under construction but will be finished within the next year.
“Don has embraced the Cal Poly hallmark of continued improvement and leaves our Athletics program significantly enhanced from the day he arrived,” said Armstrong in the email.
Cal Poly also renovated eight locker rooms, Mott Athletic Center’s Hall of Fame, two weight rooms and the Miller-Capriotti Track Complex. Oberhelman also focused on improving Cal Poly’s production, with a state-of-the-art ESPN+ studio, an improved Hoffman Press Box and seven video boards.
Challenges in the NCAA
However, one challenge Oberhelman and the athletic department have dealt with is the numerous changes in college athletics and the NCAA. Oberhelman himself has been critical of the current state.
“I’m disappointed with where we are,” he told Mustang News in an interview during winter. “I’m disappointed in my colleagues. I’m disappointed in our leadership. We used to think about Division I as a collective product, like we’re all in this together. We make rules together. We know we need people to compete against. Somewhere along the way, we stop thinking about ourselves as a collective product and more as an individual product.”
Since the pandemic, the NCAA altered its rules and practices around the transfer portal, players earning money off their name, image and likeness and governance structure.
More change is on the way. On Friday, the long-awaited House v. NCAA settlement was approved by Judge Claudia Wilkins in Northern California.
The groundbreaking settlement will allow universities to directly pay student-athletes the revenue that they generate. It also removed scholarship limits on sports and instead set roster limits for every sport.
Cal Poly recently established its Players Trust, which will capitalize on the freedom universities now have to increase the number of scholarships and offer supplemental scholarship opportunities.
“It’s actually an opportunity for us to maybe even get better,” said Oberhelman in a recent interview with Mustang News. “It’s not just about keeping up, because I think that’s the way a lot of schools are looking at it. I think for us, it’s an opportunity to improve our standing because we do have those people in our community who want to see us get better.”
Cal Poly Athletics have seen recent success in the new era of college athletics, winning multiple Big West titles in the 2024-25 season. Mark Robinson / Mustang News
One point of contention in the settlement between the attorneys and the judge was the introduction of roster limits instead of scholarship limits. Previously, teams could carry as many student-athletes they desired, but had a limited amount of scholarships to distribute.
Wilkins threatened to shut down the settlement unless both sides addressed her concerns. In the end, Wilkins agreed to the “phase-in” of roster limits. Student-athletes who had their position cut due to the settlement will be eligible for reinstatement based on their schools’ discretion. It also allows athletes who leave their school to transfer and keep their phase-in status at a different institution.
However, there are major financial ramifications to the settlement. The class action lawsuit will pay $2.8 billion to student-athletes from 2016-2021 who were prevented from making money off their name, image and likeness due to NCAA rules.
Cal Poly estimates they will lose approximately $550,000 per year for the next 12 years in revenue from the NCAA.
The House settlement, along with budget cuts in the CSU system and the large number of athletic programs, led to Oberhelman’s decision to cut the Swim and Dive team.
“It’s painful,” said Oberhelman in a video on the Cal Poly Athletics YouTube discussing the winter sports season. “It causes anger and a lot of misdirected rage and things like that. It’s an awful situation to go through, but we didn’t go into it lightly.”
A national search will begin immediately to find Oberhelman’s replacement.
Texas Tech Red Raiders – Official Athletics Website
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech volleyball announced the hiring of Kameron Kelley as the Director of Volleyball Operations earlier this month. Kelley, who was a graduate assistant last season, joins the staff after Mikayla Ell was promoted to Assistant Coach. Kelley has spent the last three seasons with volleyball working her way from a student manager […]
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech volleyball announced the hiring of Kameron Kelley as the Director of Volleyball Operations earlier this month. Kelley, who was a graduate assistant last season, joins the staff after Mikayla Ell was promoted to Assistant Coach.
Kelley has spent the last three seasons with volleyball working her way from a student manager to graduate assistant and eventually into her new role. Last season, she handled a majority of the travel and operation roles working closely with Ell – who was the director of operations the last two seasons. In those roles she worked very closely with the staff and players to help with practices, game days and with jobs in the office. She has also overseen the managers and helped organize practices and other logistics for teams coming to play in Lubbock.
“I am excited to announce Kameron Kelley as our newest Director of Volleyball Operations,” Graystone said. “Kam has been with us the past several seasons in various roles and is very familiar with Tech Volleyball. She’s such a great fit with our program and will be terrific in the operations role.”
Kelley got both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from Texas Tech.
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‘Up to the WOLVES TO CAPITALIZE off Steph Curry’s injury ‘ – McNutt | Get Up
