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EIU Dominates Normal Invite

NORMAL, Ill. – The Eastern Illinois Track and Field team concluded their efforts at the Normal Invite on Saturday at Illinois State with 16 Panther athletes on the podium in their respective events. Rylea Borgic and Cale Smith kicked off Saturday efforts for EIU, as they each finished in first place in the 3000m Steeplechase. […]

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EIU Dominates Normal Invite

NORMAL, Ill. – The Eastern Illinois Track and Field team concluded their efforts at the Normal Invite on Saturday at Illinois State with 16 Panther athletes on the podium in their respective events.

Rylea Borgic and Cale Smith kicked off Saturday efforts for EIU, as they each finished in first place in the 3000m Steeplechase. Borgic crossed the finish line in 11:09.56 as Smith logged a time off 9:25.19.

Shortly after, the men’s and women’s 4x100m relay team followed suit, securing a gold medal in each race. The men’s team compiled of Nathan Kirby, Daniel Lacy, Shawn Lacy, and Jahleel Perrin recorded a time of 41.46 as the women’s team consisting of Angela Dobbins, Kenyetietta Quinn, MaKenna McBride, and Abby Venhaus recorded a season best 46.68.

Isabella Fabrizio, Emily Sykes, and Gracie Cox dominated the leaderboard in the women’s field events, as Fabrizio was able to earn gold in both the hammer throw (48.85m) and shot put (13.30m). Sykes’ toss of 12.98m in the shot put landed her in the second place spot behind Fabrizio as Cox’s toss of 44.08m in the discus earned her second place. Sam Bradbury was at the forefront of the Panther men’s field efforts after recording a second place finish in the shot put (15.56m) and discus (47.05).

Shawn Lacy and Abby Venhaus showed out in the 100m dash, as Lacy’s time of 10.74 earned him the top spot on the podium as Venhaus’s season best time of 12.05 notched her a second place finish. Lacy would also go on to manufacture success in the javelin throw, securing first place after recording a toss of 52.53m.

Elijah Skutt and Abraham Johnson controlled the high jump on Saturday, as Skutt recorded a season-best 2.01m to place first as Johnson’s season-best attempt of 1.98m earned him in the second place spot. Johnson then continued his freshman crusade, securing first place in the triple jump after another season-best of 15.31m. Taryn Tarquin wrapped up the triple jump for the Panthers, earning gold after a jump of 11.90m.

Hallee Thomas and Tyler Miller each finished in second place in the 400m hurdles, as Thomas recorded a time of 1:03.06 as Miller crossed the finish line in 56.41. Daniel Lacy also found success in the 400m, securing a personal record and second place finish with a time of 46.93.

Kenyetietta Quinn’s effort in the 200m dash notched her a personal record and second place finish after crossing the finish line in 24.62. Angela Dobbins followed closely behind, securing the third place spot with a time of 25.56. Jahleel Perrin capped off the Panther 200m efforts, logging a personal record 21.73 to earn a silver medal in the event.

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The Panthers are set to travel east to Terre Haute, Ind. for the Gibson Invitational on April 17-19.

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Kutztown University announces search for new head women’s volleyball coach

Story Links KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Kutztown University announced Friday afternoon that it will conduct a national search for a new head women’s volleyball coach this summer.   Allison Keeley, who coached Kutztown to a 24-56 record in three seasons, will not return to the Golden Bears next season.   “We’d like to thank […]

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KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Kutztown University announced Friday afternoon that it will conduct a national search for a new head women’s volleyball coach this summer.
 
Allison Keeley, who coached Kutztown to a 24-56 record in three seasons, will not return to the Golden Bears next season.
 
“We’d like to thank Allison for her dedication to the Golden Bear women’s volleyball program and our student-athletes over the last three years and wish her the best in the future,” director of athletics Renee Hellert said. “We look forward to working hard to identify the next individual to lead our program and student-athletes in the years ahead.”
 
Kutztown will now begin the search to identify its new head coach.

 



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No. 7 Beach Volleyball advances to NCAA Quarterfinals after beating No. 10 Cal, 3-2

Story Links GULF SHORES, Ala. – In its first-ever NCAA Championships appearance, No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball took down No. 10 California, 3-2, to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals. The Longhorns (28-9) will face former Big 12 foe and No. 2 seed TCU (29-5) in the quarters scheduled for Saturday at 10 […]

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GULF SHORES, Ala. – In its first-ever NCAA Championships appearance, No. 7 Texas Beach Volleyball took down No. 10 California, 3-2, to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals. The Longhorns (28-9) will face former Big 12 foe and No. 2 seed TCU (29-5) in the quarters scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. CT. The match will be streamed on ESPN2.

Friday’s opening round saw Texas take a 1-0 lead after a victory from the No. 3 pair of Maddison Parmelly and Karin Zolnercikova. The pair won in straight sets, 22-20, 21-9, for the 22nd time this season and improved their team-leading record to 27-6. It’s the third time this season the 2s defeated the Bears and marked the pair’s 15th-ranked win of the year. Parmelly now has 93 career wins.

Cal grabbed a 2-1 advantage after wins on courts 5 and 1. Macey Butler and Noa Sonneville then took the Bears to three sets to even the dual score to 2-2 from court 4 with a 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 victory. The pair improved to 25-10 on the season, and the victory marked the duo’s 14th-ranked win of the year and third-straight win over the Bears in 2025.

The final Texas point was won on court 2 off a Katie Hashman ace. The Longhorns’ duo of Hashman and Emma Grace Robertson won in three sets in a back-and-forth affair by a score of 20-22, 21-17, 17-15. The pair is now 25-12 on the year and earned its first win against the Bears this season.

Saturday’s match against the Horned Frogs marks the second time the teams will face off this season.TCU claimed a 4-1 win in early March.

Order of Finish:

3. Maddison Parmelly / Karin Zolnercikova (TEX) def. Alexand Young-Gomez/ Ella Sears (Cal) (22-20, 21-9)

5. Jenna Colligan/Ella Dreibholz (Cal) def. Ava Patton/Vivian Johnson (TEX) (21-18, 21-19)

1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman (Cal) def. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (TEX) (21-17, 21-15)

4. Macey Butler/Noa Sonneville (TEX) def. Marilu Pally/Maile Somera (Cal) (21-18, 19-21, 17-15)

2. Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (TEX) def. Gia Fisher/Sierra Caffo (Cal) (20-22, 21-17, 17-15)



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Volleyball Recruiting Blog: Top setters returning next season

Johns Creek will be returning Class of 2026 prospect Adonia Haile—who surpassed 1,000 career assists last September while starring for the Gladiators. Haile and Johns Creek finished 25-9 last season after dropping a tough 3-2 loss to Sequoyah in the first round. In that defeat, Haile matched her season-high with 28 assists. Haile finished her […]

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Johns Creek will be returning Class of 2026 prospect Adonia Haile—who surpassed 1,000 career assists last September while starring for the Gladiators. Haile and Johns Creek finished 25-9 last season after dropping a tough 3-2 loss to Sequoyah in the first round. In that defeat, Haile matched her season-high with 28 assists. Haile finished her junior season with a team-high 556 assists and had just 16 ball handling errors in 88 sets played. The 5-foot-7 setter tallied 179 assists as a freshman and then posted 485 assists as a sophomore in 114 sets played. Haile has increased her impact, while decreasing the errors and will be a pivotal piece for Johns Creek this season with both Sara Buoni and Hana Catic returning after breakout sophomore campaigns where they led Johns Creek with 275 and 232 kills, respectively.

Similar to Johns Creek with Haile, Cartersville will return its own Class of 2026 standout with setter Aubree Barrett next season. Barrett finished this past season with a team-high 527 assists and has 1,179 career assists after posting a breakout sophomore season with 650. As a freshman, the 5-foot-5 Barrett contributed at the net and had 96 kills before transitioning into the team’s setter.

Class 4A state champion Pace Academy has a lot of talent returning from this past year’s 43-6 squad that closed out the year on a 10-match win-streak. Helping to lead the way will be Class of 2026 standout Britton McGurn—who led the Knights with 462 assists last season in 98 sets played with just 13 BHE. The 5-foot-6 setter is a multi-sport star that also plays soccer and basketball and is coming off her most productive volleyball season yet. After posting 96 assists and a freshman and 120 assists her sophomore year, McGurn made a major leap forward with 462 assists and is poised for an even bigger senior campaign.

Norcross had one of its best seasons in program history last season—compiling a 36-6 overall record and eventually falling to two-time defending state champion Alpharetta in the playoffs 3-1. The Blue Devils have plenty to be optimistic about this upcoming season and will have Ellie Ruth Blue back after her incredible 1,142-assist junior season. The 5-foot-6 setter and A5 Gwinnett standout is a three-year starter that surpassed 1,500 career assists last year and helped her team lock up the No. 1 seed. Notably, Blue led Norcross with 56 assists in the team’s 3-1 win over Denmark and she had 51 assists in the Blue Devils’ 3-2 win over Buford before she tallied 38 assists in the 3-1 defeat to Alpharetta.



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Telek and Pal Cap CSUN Careers with All-Big West Selections

Story Links NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN’s senior duo of Dorottya Telek and Anna Pal were both placed on the 2025 All-Big West Team, as announced Friday by the conference office. Telek earned her fourth straight all-conference selection with a Second Team nod while Pal received a Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season. “Dodi […]

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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN’s senior duo of Dorottya Telek and Anna Pal were both placed on the 2025 All-Big West Team, as announced Friday by the conference office. Telek earned her fourth straight all-conference selection with a Second Team nod while Pal received a Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season.

“Dodi (Telek) and Nusi (Pal) have been the ultimate dynamic duo for the last four years, from there timely clutch play to their sense of humor, they have been the definition of dependable,” said head coach Matt Warshaw. “I couldn’t be prouder that they are leaving here near the top or at the top of the record books. They are athletes that come along seldom in a program’s history, but more importantly they are outstanding humans that people want to be around and are constantly striving for greatness in every aspect of their lives.”

Dorottya Telek All-Big West 2025

A native of Budapest, Hungary, Telek wrapped up a historic and brilliant CSUN career this past season, leading the Big West in goals scored for a fourth straight season. The senior center shattered her own school record with a conference-best 104 goals on 58.1 percent shooting, surpassing the 101 she tallied in 2023. Telek also led the Matadors with 18 field blocks and 88 exclusions drawn while she ranked second in assists (45) and steals (47). On the year, Telek registered 23 multi-goal games and scored at least once in 26 of 29 contests. In Big West play, Telek finished with 19 goals and 11 assists for 30 total points, highlighted by a six-goal match at UC Santa Barbara.

Telek entered the 2025 season already CSUN’s all-time career goals leader and eventually finished with 376 total — 147 goals more than second place. She also holds the all-time school records in career field goal percentage (.537) and exclusions drawn (367) while she ranks fifth in field blocks with 61. Additionally, Telek leaves CSUN with the most goals scored in a season (104) and in a game (9).

A three-time All-American, Telek becomes the second Matador in program history to earn four All-Big West honors. During the season, Telek also set another Matador record by winning a fifth Big West Player of the Week award.

Anna Pal - All-Big West 2025

Pal, another Budapest native, topped the Big West with a career-high 67 assists while she also led CSUN with 51 steals and ranked second in goals (59) and points (126). In total, Pal recorded 20 games of two goals or more and recorded an assist in 25 of 29 contests. Pal would finish with 11 goals, 11 assists and 10 steals against BIg West opponents.

Pal also made her mark in the Matador record book in 2025, breaking the school’s all-time assist record and finishing with 209 total assists by season’s end. She would also become the founding member of the 200-200 club in CSUN history after she reached 200 goals and 200 assists for her career. Pal’s 200 goals are ranked sixth-most in school history while she sits in ninth place on the all-time field blocks list (34) as well.

With her Honorable Mention, Pal earned her third All-Big West honor of her career after she received the same award last season. In 2022, Pal also was placed on the Big West All-Freshman Team.

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Beach Volleyball Sets Program Record with Four Pairs Receiving AVCA Top Flight Status

Story Links LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Chattanooga beach volleyball team added one last program record to its belt before its 2025 season came to a close on Friday, as a total of four pairs received AVCA Top Flight status for their efforts during the year, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced. The […]

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Chattanooga beach volleyball team added one last program record to its belt before its 2025 season came to a close on Friday, as a total of four pairs received AVCA Top Flight status for their efforts during the year, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced.

The following Chattanooga beach volleyball pairs received ‘Top Flight’ status for the 2025 season: Neva Clark/Corina Vale (Flight 1), McKenna Faychak/Maddie Lecik (Flight 2), Joy Courtright/Julia Lawrence (Flight 4) and Ansley Gulledge/Sydney Jackwin (Flight 5).

The Mocs are just one year removed from having the program’s first-ever pair receive AVCA Top Flight status. Now a year later, nearly the entire UTC lineup has received the honor following a record-setting year by the Sandy Mocs.

The AVCA’s Top Flight program, now in its seventh year, recognizes beach volleyball pairs who compete in at least 15 matches together at a specific flight and win at least 75 percent of their matches. This year, 88 pairs representing 45 schools – from all three NCAA divisions, NAIA and Two-Year Colleges – have earned Top Flight status.

Clark and Vale wrap up their 2025 season having amassed a record of 23-7 on the year including a perfect 10-0 OVC record. The back-to-back OVC Pair of the Year award-winners end the season having won 76.7 percent of their matches. This marks the first AVCA Top Flight award for Clark and Vale.

Faychak and Lecik end their season with a 23-6 record playing out of the No. 2 spot for the Mocs. The record saw the junior duo post a 79.3 win percentage enroute to each of them earning the very-first AVCA Top Flight honor of either of their careers as well.

On Court 4 for the Mocs, Courtright and Lawrence proved dominant over the course of the 2025 season aftering going 24-6 with an 80 percent win percentage as a pair. Courtright now wraps up her Chattanooga career with one last honor, her first AVCA Top Flight award. Lawrence, only a sophomore, was one half of the program’s first-ever AVCA Top Flight duo a season ago alongside UTC alum Morgan Romano. Lawrence now becomes the program’s first-ever two-time AVCA Top Flight honoree.

And last but not least, the Court 5 duo of Gulledge and Jackwin rounded out the Top Flight honorees for the Mocs after recording a 25-3 record for UTC this season. The pair, both of whom transferred to UTC ahead of the 2025 season, end the year with an impressive 89.3 win percentage out of the No. 5 spot. It marks the first AVCA Top Flight honor for either player.

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