Irvine, CA – May 14 – The roster for the Women’s Cadet National Team has been announced for the 2025 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo Championships in Medellin, Colombia. The competition will take place from May 19-25 and will showcase some of the top pipeline athletes in the country.

Live streaming of all matches will be available on the PanAm Sports YouTube channel. More information can be found from PanAm Aquatics. See below for roster and schedule.

Women’s Cadet National Team

1 (C) – Shelby Killingsworth, Goalkeeper, 680 Water Polo, Pacific Zone

2 – Jade Pattison, Center Defender, Santa Barbara 805, Coastal California Zone

3 – Kiernan Hogan, Center Defender, Stanford Water Polo Foundation, Pacific Zone

4 – Kennedy Fahey, Center Defender, Newport Beach Water Polo, Southern Pacific Zone

5 – Addison Ting, Attacker, Newport Beach Water Polo, Southern Pacific Zone

6 – Campbell Pence, Attacker, Newport Beach Water Polo, Southern Pacific Zone

7 – Madison Mack, Attacker, Newport Beach Water Polo, Southern Pacific Zone

8 – Gia Jacob, Attacker, Odin Water Polo Club, Pacific Southwest Zone

9 – Juliana Horton, Attacker, Santa Barbara 805, Coastal California Zone

10 – Emilia Haast, Attacker, Lamorinda Water Polo, Pacific Zone

11 – Eden Coughran, Attacker, Clovis Water Polo Club, Central California Zone

12 – Paige Segesman, Center, Regency Water Polo Club, Southern Pacific Zone

13 – Gianna Adams, Goalkeeper, San Diego Shores Water Polo Club, Pacific Southwest Zone

14 – Teodora Diaconu, Center, Greenwich Aquatics, Northeast Zone

15 – Caroline Daniel, Center, Newport Beach Water Polo, Southern Pacific Zone

Women’s Cadet National Team Staff

Head Coach: Brenda Villa

Asst. Coach/Team Lead: Alyssa Diacono

Asst Coach: Christopher Vidale

Asst. Coach: Gina Castagnola

ATC: Meghann McCall

Medical: Dr. Ken Lin

Women’s Cadet National Team Schedule

May 19 – USA vs. Brazil at 9:40am pt

May 20 – USA vs. Mexico at 1:00pm pt

May 21 – USA vs. Peru at 6:00am pt

May 23 – USA vs. Argentina at 7:00am pt

May 24 – USA vs. Colombia at 10:00am pt

May 25 – TBD

 

The Sports Video Group is pleased to announce that Harmonic, Inside Edge, Pixotope, RED Digital Camera, and TwelveLabs  have renewed their Corporate Sponsorships.

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RED Digital Cinema is a leading manufacturer of professional digital cameras and accessories. In 2006, RED began a revolution with the 4K RED ONE digital cinema camera. By 2008, RED had released the DSMC (Digital Stills and Motion Camera) system that allowed the same camera to be used on award-winning features, television, commercials, music videos and magazine covers like “Vogue” and “Harper’s Bazaar.” Today, RED cameras are being used on some of the most lauded movies and episodics, including award winners “Mank,” “Navalny,” “Hacks,” “100 Foot Wave,” “The Last Dance,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” and “Our Planet.” RED’s latest technology includes the highly advanced V-RAPTOR [X] and V-RAPTOR XL [X] systems, the flagship DSMC3 generation systems and the first available large format global shutter cinema cameras. The RED lineup also includes KOMODO-X and KOMODO, which features a global shutter sensor in a shockingly small and versatile form factor. 

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The Volleyball World commercial vehicle has today announced a partnership extension with Japanese sportswear brand Mizuno until 2026.

The multi-year renewal will cover both the Volleyball Nations League and the FIVB Volleyball World Championships.

As part of the agreement, Mizuno will continue to supply official uniforms for FIVB and Volleyball World event personnel, officials, and referees.

The new tie-up continues a partnership first agreed in 2022.

Oliver Clarke, Volleyball World head of sponsorship, said: “Mizuno has a genuine passion for our sport and we are thrilled to extend our partnership with them.

“Through our collaborative efforts, we have already seen meaningful engagement across digital platforms and live events, and we are confident the next phase of our partnership will unlock even greater opportunities.”

Takeshi Shichijyo, director and senior managing executive officer of Mizuno, added: “Through the partnership with Volleyball World in the last two years, we successfully established new connections with sports fans worldwide using online and offline communication.

“Continuing this partnership for an additional two years, we are confident that Mizuno’s brand presence in the volleyball world will be further enhanced.”

In terms of recent activity, Volleyball World partnered with cloud technology provider Dizplai last month, and agreed a decade-long deal in early March with international sports data technology provider Stats Perform.

Meanwhile, Volleyball World is seeking a new chief executive after Finn Taylor stepped down at the end of April.

Martyn Phillips, the vice chair of the Volleyball World board, is serving as interim CEO until a successor is found.

The Volleyball World arm was launched in early 2021, after private equity firm CVC purchased a 33% stake worth around $100 million.

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball team announced their 2025 non-conference schedule earlier this week. In a departure to the recent past, it’s an easier slate for the Gophers to get prepared for the gauntlet that will be the Big Ten regular season. Minnesota is set to only face a trio of opponents than finished the 2024 season ranked in the Top 25 out of their 11 non-conference matchups.

The Gophers will begin their non-conference slate in Sioux Falls, South Dakota taking on Texas A&M in the AVCA First Serve event on Monday August 25th. The Aggies finished the season ranked #16 in the nation a year ago. The Gophers will return home Labor Day Weekend and play a three-day tournament at Maturi Pavillion. Minnesota will welcome St. Thomas, Cal Poly and Ball State in for a trio of matches.

The following weekend the Gophers head to Nashville for a pair of matches. They will play at Vanderbilt on Friday night. The Commodores are playing their first season in Division I volleyball. They the Gophers will face Lipscomb on Saturday.

The following weekend Minnesota will host their annual Diet Coke Classic and welcome in South Florida, Dayton and South Dakota State for a trio of matches. Dayton finished the season ranked #17 in the nation a season ago.

The Gophers close out the non-conference slate the following weekend with matches at Loyola Chicago and Marquette. Both teams made the NCAA Tournament in 2024 with Marquette finishing the year ranked #21 in the nation.

Gopher head coach Keegan Cook had this to say about Minnesota’s non-conference slate.:

“Our non-conference schedule priorities were both numerous and specific for fall 2025. First and foremost we want a schedule that allows us to develop our team and prepare them for Big Ten play. 11 matches over five weeks gives us that opportunity. We will be a better team after these five weeks of competition. This schedule needs to position our program to earn a seed and host the NCAA tournament in the Pav again. Our 2025 non-conference opponents cumulative win percentage was over .700 in 2024, with many of the teams returning their core contributors. We sought to schedule programs with winning traditions and cultures, and we achieved that”

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.

Long Beach Poly senior Fiona Lobedecis got sweet revenge at the CIF State Finals this week. After coming in second place at last year’s Finals, Lobedecis came out as the CIF State Champion on Thursday.

The senior’s win was a dominant one. Lobedecis posted a score of 505.35, pulling ahead by a huge margin compared to her competitors. The second place diver had a score of 470.25.

“I am extremely proud of the work that Fiona has done this season as part of the Poly Swim and Dive team,” Poly head coach Ali Landeros said. “On top of being one of our most elite swimmers, she dedicated much of her time towards her development as a diver, and the results speak for themselves.”

Lobedecis was the 2024 Moore League Diver of the Year. She also holds the school record for her dive score at last year’s CIF State Finals, where she posted a 508.20.

“Even though Poly does not have an officially dive team, Fiona has pushed herself this season on her own doing club diving and making sure she had what it took to make it past the CIF-Southern section championships and on to the state competition,” Landeros said.

The Jackrabbit is taking her athletic talent and skill, along with her academics, to the next level. She will be joining the University of Michigan’s Dive team in the fall. She will be in the water alongside fellow Poly alum Colin Geer, who is already making history for Michigan through his second year.

“We’re extremely stoked on her accomplishments and know she’s going to continue on with her success in college,” Landeros said.