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Volleyball coach from Haw River collects array of college experiences, now as asst. at Wake Forest

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By Bob Sutton

Special to The Alamance News

There have been special moments in Tina Readling’s post-playing career in college volleyball.

She’s hoping there are more to come.

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Readling, a Haw River native who graduated from Alamance Christian School, was hired during the offseason as an assistant coach for women’s volleyball at Wake Forest.

She’s fresh off a national championship experience at Penn State, where she spent three seasons as director of operations with the Nittany Lions.

Returning to a coaching capacity had always been a goal.

“I was planning to go back to coaching, but what an honor to be part of that (at Penn State),” Readling said. “I’m not done with coaching.”

She joined first-year coach Jeff Hulsmeyer’s staff at Wake Forest in February, bringing her back closer to home.

It’s giving her an opportunity on another level.

“This is the very first job I’ve had that I get to focus on coaching and recruiting – things I absolutely love doing,” she said.

So this will be yet another experience in the sport when the Demon Deacons begin their season next month.

Readling called the time with Penn State rewarding on numerous levels. She found State College, Pennsylvania, to her liking.

“I would have never thought moving up to become a Northerner, it was like a slice of Southern hospitality,” she said.

The range of duties was widespread at Penn State, which won the 2024 national championship by defeating Louisville in December. Kate Schumacher-Cawley of the Nittany Lions became the first female head coach to win a Division I volleyball championship.

With Penn State, Readling filled in as an assistant when health issues on staff necessitated adjustments as well as handling “all the behind-the-scenes stuff,” she said.

This all added up to special moments.

“I was in practices and got to help,” Readling said. “(Schumaker-Cawley) knew the reason I came there was with the goal of getting back to coaching.”

Before going to Penn State, Readling was a 10-year member of Elon’s coaching staff. Previously, she spent 2010 as a volunteer assistant at Elon and 2011 in a similar capacity at Duke.

After graduating in 1995 from ACS, she went on to Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee, playing volleyball and basketball as a freshman and then concentrating on volleyball. She was the college’s Female Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Then it was back to Graham, where she spent 11 years at ACS as an English teacher and coach. She was Tina Johnson before marrying Josh Readling, also an ACS alum.

The Readlings’ interests extend beyond volleyball. They started Garden Valley Farmers Market, which has locations in Burlington, Graham, Haw River, and Greensboro.

“My husband’s passion is hunting and gardening,” she said.

Tina Readling said being so tied into the Alamance County area makes it ideal to be coaching in the Triad.

“It was a blessing to be able to come back to this area,” she said. “. . .  You’re going from a national championship to a team that has never been to the NCAA Tournament.”

She said there are similarities between the Elon and Wake Forest programs in terms of the athletics departments and volleyball teams seeking to be on the rise.

Assistant coach Tina Readling provides instruction during a Wake Forest volleyball practice.

Readling said the role at Wake Forest already has been enriching as the Demon Deacons try to make headway in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

She didn’t know Hulsmeyer prior to the hiring process, but there were several common connections. Two assistants – Sherisa Livingston and Todd Garvey – on the Wake Forest staff have past Division I head coaching experience.

“Everybody on staff sees things and gets it done,” he said. “That type of staff really sets you up for success.”



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NCAA Volleyball Regional Schedule Set

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The fourth-seeded Indiana volleyball team (25-7, 14-6 B1G) will play in the Sweet 16 for just the second time in program history. The NCAA announced start times and dates for next week’s regional semifinals on Sunday (Dec. 7) afternoon. The Hoosiers will play top-seeded Texas at Gregory Gymnasium on Friday (Dec. 12) afternoon at Noon ET on ESPN.

 

Following the greatest regular season in program history, IU was awarded a top-16 national seed and the chance to host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers made quick work of their first two matchups, sweeping Toledo and fifth-seeded Colorado in Bloomington to advance to the Sweet 16.

 

IU is one of five Big Ten programs remaining in the NCAA Tournament. Of the 16 schools left in the big dance, IU is one of two teams (Cal Poly) that didn’t make the big dance last year. The Hoosiers have already set a single-season program record for wins (25) and will attempt to advance to the regional final for the first time in program history.

 

The other matchup in the Austin Regional will pit second-seeded Stanford and third-seeded Wisconsin against each other. Their match will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of IU’s. The winners of both regional semifinals will meet on Sunday (Dec. 14) afternoon for a spot in the national semifinals in Kansas City.



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Louisville volleyball NCAA Tournament bracket, Texas A&M vs UofL game

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Dec. 6, 2025Updated Dec. 7, 2025, 6:08 a.m. ET

After defeating Marquette 3-2 in the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Saturday night, No. 2 Louisville will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, and take on No. 3 Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 at 7 p.m. Friday.

This will be the Cardinals’ seventh consecutive regional appearance but first with Dan Meske as head coach.

Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with the match from home:

No. 2 seed Louisville versus No. 3 seed Texas A&M will be broadcast live on ESPN or ESPN2.

Authenticated subscribers can access ESPN2 via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app.

Those without cable can access ESPN2 via streaming services, with Fubo offering a free trial.

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After defeating Marquette, UofL will play Texas A&M in the Lincoln, Nebraska, Regional Friday at 7 pm. Here’s a look at the tournament schedule:

  • First and second rounds: Dec. 4-6
  • Regionals: Dec. 11-14
  • Semifinals: Dec. 18 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Championship: Dec. 21 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri



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The Omaha World-Herald’s Nebraska All-Class volleyball teams

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Men’s T&F Opens Season at Diplomat Open

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Lancaster, PA (December 6, 2025) – The DeSales University men’s track & field team opened the 2025-26 indoor T&F season competing at the Diplomat Open at Franklin & Marshall College on Friday.

The Bulldogs posted 10 MAC qualfying times/marks in the meet.

Among the qualifying times were junior Bryce Guthier taking second in the 400-meters with a time of 52.08. It is the fifth fastest time in indoor history.  Senior Davis Trump also qualified in the 5K with a time of 16:20.32.

In the field events, DSU posted eight qualfying marks. Junior Weston Simak qualified for the MAC Championships in both the long jump (6.52m) and triple jump (13.72m). His triple jump mark was the second best in team history.  First-year Luke Heimann also qualfied in the triple jump (11.86m).

Junior Jonathan Castronovo took home first place in the long jump with a mark of 6.58m, the second best long jump in team history.

First-year John Amoretti qualified in the shot put (12.33m), seniors Jonathan Eudja and Giovanni Wellington qualified in the weight throw with marks of 14.85m and 14.23m. First-year Ryan Rodriguez also quallified in the weight throw (11.89m).

The Bulldogs won’t return to action till the New Year at the Blue and Grey Invitational on Jan. 17th.

 



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Women’s Track & Field Turns in Multiple High Marks to Begin Season at Cornell

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ITHACA, N.Y. –

The Ithaca College women’s track & field team opened its 2025-26 season over the weekend as the Bombers made the short trip across town to compete in the Greg Page Relays hosted by Cornell University on December 5-6.

Lola Gitlin posted a time of 10:25.57 in the 3000-meter run to finish third overall.

Rachel Larson was a fourth place finisher with a time of 8.58 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles. That time is currently No. 1 in Division III after the opening weekend of the season.

Aynisha McQuillar took fifth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.61 seconds. McQuillar also ran in the 60-meter dash and posted the 11th fastest time in DIII during the prelim with a performance of 7.78 seconds.

Lyla Powers was fifth in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:21.75.

Lily Seyfert claimed fifth in the shot put with a heave of 12.78 meters, which is currently ninth in the nation.

Bree Boyle and Erin Eastwood each cleared 3.54 meters in the pole vault, which is tied for 11th on the Division III performance list.

Alexis Brown turned in a leap of 11.02 meters in the triple jump for the 17th best mark in the country.

Ithaca is off for the remainder of 2025 and will return to Cornell on January 10 for the Southern Tier Invitational.

 



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Men’s Track & Field Opens Indoor Season at Cornell Greg Page Relays

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RESULTS

ITHACA, N.Y. –

The Ithaca College men’s track & field team opened its 2025-26 season over the weekend as the Bombers made the short trip across town to compete in the Greg Page Relays hosted by Cornell University on December 5-6.

Anik Vossschulte claimed third in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.32 seconds, while Jacob Antilety was seventh at 23.71 seconds.

Matt Lokshin posted a time of 8.65 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles to place third in the event. Aidan Irwin took fourth in the high jump with a mark of 1.70 meters.

Quinten Lewis posted a mark of 13.73 meters in the triple jump to place fourth and Sebastien-Oliver Lacrete was sixth at 12.68 meters, while Evan Cherry secured fifth in the long jump with a leap of 6.84 meters.

IC’s 4×400-meter relay team of Damian Simmonds, Griffin Lupes, Noah McKibben and George Nilson placed sixth in 3:34.49.

Luke Ellor finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 14.40 meters.

Three Bombers finished within the top eight in the 500-meter dash as Brad Kellogg was sixth in 1:09.73, Peter Tysiak followed in seventh with 1:10.74 and Matthew DeJulio was next at 1:11.59.

Kaiden Chandler and Luke Ferrer posted times of 4:41.29 and 4:53.44 in the mile to finish in seventh and eighth.

Raf Campanile was seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.25 meters.

Ithaca is off for the remainder of 2025 and will return to Cornell on January 10 for the Southern Tier Invitational.

 



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