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Women’s Track and Field Wins 16th-Straight Outdoor Championship

Story Links FINISH: 1st – 187 points – out of 9 teams   LOCATION: Wildcat Stadium – Durham, N.H.   SHORT STORY: The women’s track and field team swept two podiums and landed multiple personal records to tally a 59-point win for the 16th consecutive outdoor track and field championship title. […]

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FINISH: 1st – 187 points – out of 9 teams
 
LOCATION: Wildcat Stadium – Durham, N.H.
 
SHORT STORY: The women’s track and field team swept two podiums and landed multiple personal records to tally a 59-point win for the 16th consecutive outdoor track and field championship title.
 
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Shantae Pryce (Coaches’ Award)
 
TEAM SCORES: 1. UAlbany 187, 2. New Hampshire 128, 3. Bryant 127.5, 4. Binghamton 106.5, 5. UMBC 105, 6. Maine 72, 7. Vermont 55, 8. UMass Lowell 43, 9. NJIT 33
 
KEY NOTES

  • Due to thunderstorms in the area, day one’s first round track events were canceled after running the 1500m and 100m hurdle prelims. Only the women’s pole vault and men’s and women’s hammer throw completed competition on Saturday.
  • The 100m sprinters swept the podium and the 200m sprinters finished with three in the top four. Shantae Pryce won both the 100m and the 200m dash. 
  • Adaliz Hunt (second) and Shenequa Vassell (third) joined Pryce in entering the program’s 100m top 10 in fourth through sixth place, respectively. 
  • Pryce, Hunt, Vassell, and Toni Galloway opened the track on Sunday with a 4x100m win.
  • Galloway (first), Kate Del Gandio (second), and Brinesha Derrick-Bain combined to sweep the 100m hurdle podium. Shanise Staats added a fourth scorer for UAlbany with a sixth-place finish.
  • Derrick-Bain tabbed her second medal of the meet with a hard-fought runner-up finish in the 400m hurdles.
  • In one of the few events on Saturday, Katie Iocca PR’d and became eighth-best in program history with a fifth-place finish in the steeplechase.
  • In the field, the Great Danes landed five individual wins – Amelia Benjamin (HJ), Leann Nicholas (TJ), Lalenii Grant (DT), Stephanie Green (HT), and Beatriz Mora Herencia (JT).
  • Repeating their performance at indoor championships, Miyanah Robinson joined Benjamin on the podium with a second-place finish.
  • Keegan Collins finished just outside of all-conference contention in the hammer throw with a personal record. She is now seventh in program history with a 55.18-meter throw.
  • Chrysanthemum Osorio increased her javelin throw distance and improved her top-10 placement to fourth with a fourth-place finish.
  • Tallying three medals and several personal records, Kate Del Gandio was a workhorse with a second-place finish in the heptathlon and 100m hurdles and a third-place finish in the 200m dash.

 
SCORERS & PERSONAL RECORDS
100m
1. Shantae Pryce – 11.68 (personal record) (fifth in program history)
2. Adaliz Hunt – 11.69 (personal record) (sixth in program history)
3. Shenequa Vassell – 11.71 (personal record) (seventh in program history)
24. Evanni McDuffie – 13.32 (personal record)
 
200m
1. Shantae Pryce – 23.95 (personal record) (eighth in program history)
3. Kate Del Gandio – 24.25
4. Shenequa Vassell – 24.34 (personal record)
 
400m
6. Taylor Rogers – 56.50
 
1500m
Prelims
12. Scarlett Rose – 4:43.68q (personal record)
20. Tess Fitzmaurice – 4:49.16 (personal record)
 
100mH
Prelims
5. Shanise Staats – 14.55q (personal record)
 
Finals
1. Toni Galloway – 13.45
2. Kate Del Gandio – 13.73
3. Brinesha Derrick-Bain – 13.97
6. Shanise Staats – 15.14
 
400mH
2. Brinesha Derrick-Bain – 1:00.44
4. Thalia Benoit – 1:02.44
 
3000mS
5. Katie Iocca – 10:53.10 (personal record) (eighth in program history)
 
4x100m
1. UAlbany – 45.61
    Adaliz Hunt, Shenequa Vassell, Toni Galloway, Shantae Pryce
 
4x800m
8. UAlbany – 9:47.58
    Scarlett Rose, Hannah Steiner, Tess Fitzmaurice, Katie Iocca
 
High Jump
1. Amelia Benjamin – 1.76m (5-9.25)
2. Miyanah Robinson – 1.65m (5-5)
 
Triple Jump
1. Leann Nicholas – 12.12m (39-9.25)
6. Lanaisha Lubin – 11.63m (38-2)
15. Lindsay Farmer – 11.04m (36-2.75) (personal record)
 
Shot Put
4. Nattaly Lindo – 13.13m (43-1)
 
Discus Throw
1. Lalenii Grant – 49.83m (163-6)
11. Nattaly Lindo – 35.76m (117-4) (personal record)
 
Hammer Throw
1. Stephanie Green – 59.10m (193-10)
4. Keegan Collins – 55.18m (181-0) (personal record) (seventh in program history)
10. Nattaly Lindo – 46.64m (153-0) (personal record)
 
Javelin Throw
1. Beatriz Mora Herencia – 46.72m (153-3)
4. Chrysanthemum Osorio – 42.43m (139-2) (personal record) (fourth in program history)
 
Heptathlon
2. Kate Del Gandio – 4687 (personal record) (fourth in program history)
                100mH (13.91), HJ (1.48m), SP (7.63m), 200m (24.19) (PR), LJ (5.47) (PR), JT (23.51m) (PR), 800m (2:28.32) 
 
ALL PERFORMANCES
100m
1. Shantae Pryce – 11.68 (personal record) (fifth in program history)
2. Adaliz Hunt – 11.69 (personal record) (sixth in program history)
3. Shenequa Vassell – 11.71 (personal record) (seventh in program history)
24. Evanni McDuffie – 13.32 (personal record)
 
200m
1. Shantae Pryce – 23.95 (personal record) (eighth in program history)
3. Kate Del Gandio – 24.25
4. Shenequa Vassell – 24.34 (personal record)
16. Jay Blanchard – 25.88
 
400m
6. Taylor Rogers – 56.50
 
800m
32. Cara Mastan – 2:31.16
33. Bonnieta Supaul – 2:40.81
 
1500m
Prelims
12. Scarlett Rose – 4:43.68q (personal record)
20. Tess Fitzmaurice – 4:49.16 (personal record)
31. Hannah Steiner – 5:08.16
 
Finals
10. Scarlett Rose – 4:50.41
 
5000m
14. Katie Iocca – 17:58.45
 
100mH
Prelims
1. Toni Galloway – 13.44Q
3. Kate Del Gandio – 14.08Q
4. Brinesha Derrick-Bain – 14.08q
5. Shanise Staats – 14.55q (personal record)
 
Finals
1. Toni Galloway – 13.45
2. Kate Del Gandio – 13.73
3. Brinesha Derrick-Bain – 13.97
6. Shanise Staats – 15.14
 
400mH
2. Brinesha Derrick-Bain – 1:00.44
4. Thalia Benoit – 1:02.44
 
3000mS
5. Katie Iocca – 10:53.10 (personal record) (eighth in program history)
 
4x100m
1. UAlbany – 45.61
    Adaliz Hunt, Shenequa Vassell, Toni Galloway, Shantae Pryce
 
4x800m
8. UAlbany – 9:47.58
    Scarlett Rose, Hannah Steiner, Tess Fitzmaurice, Katie Iocca
 
High Jump
1. Amelia Benjamin – 1.76m (5-9.25)
2. Miyanah Robinson – 1.65m (5-5)
T11. Sanai Bassett – 1.45m (4-9)
 
Pole Vault
T13. Evangeline Edery – 3.10m (10-2)
NH – Hannah Solomon-Hollander
 
Long Jump
14. Lanaisha Lubin – 5.44m (17-10.25)
20. Daniela Hunt – 5.29m (17-4.25)
22. Kerrice Harrison – 5.26m (17-3.25)
32. Lindsay Farmer – 4.69m (15-4.75)
 
Triple Jump
1. Leann Nicholas – 12.12m (39-9.25)
6. Lanaisha Lubin – 11.63m (38-2)
15. Lindsay Farmer – 11.04m (36-2.75) (personal record)
 
Shot Put
4. Nattaly Lindo – 13.13m (43-1)
9. Kiana Nosile – 12.21m (40-0.75)
 
Discus Throw
1. Lalenii Grant – 49.83m (163-6)
11. Nattaly Lindo – 35.76m (117-4) (personal record)
16. Keegan Collins – 34.52m (113-3)
21. Kiana Nosile – 31.61m (103-8)
 
Hammer Throw
1. Stephanie Green – 59.10m (193-10)
4. Keegan Collins – 55.18m (181-0) (personal record) (seventh in program history)
10. Nattaly Lindo – 46.64m (153-0) (personal record)
11. Kiana Nosile – 46.60m (152-10)
 
Javelin Throw
1. Beatriz Mora Herencia – 46.72m (153-3)
4. Chrysanthemum Osorio – 42.43m (139-2) (personal record) (fourth in program history)
 
Heptathlon
2. Kate Del Gandio – 4687 (personal record) (fourth in program history)
                100mH (13.91), HJ (1.48m), SP (7.63m), 200m (24.19) (PR), LJ (5.47) (PR), JT (23.51m) (PR), 800m (2:28.32) 
13. Marissa Gordon – 4000 (personal record)
                100mH (15.17), HJ (1.48m), SP (8.27m), 200m (25.71) (PR), LJ (5.23m), JT (8.08m), 800m (2:33.70) (PR)
15. Grace Adeyeye – 2719
                100mH (17.12), HJ (1.42m), SP (8.70m), 200m (29.11), LJ (3.82), JT (19.72m), 800m (3:45.54)
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue the season at the West Point Twilight on Thursday (May 8).
 
Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany cross country and track and field by following the teams on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
 





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Voigt Steps Down as Boise State Beach Volleyball Head Coach

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State Beach Volleyball Head Coach Allison Voigt will be stepping down from the program, she announced on Thursday. “After multiple conversations with my family, friends and director of athletics Jeramiah Dickey, I have decided to step away from my coaching role at Boise State to focus on my family,” Voigt said. […]

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BOISE, Idaho – Boise State Beach Volleyball Head Coach Allison Voigt will be stepping down from the program, she announced on Thursday.

“After multiple conversations with my family, friends and director of athletics Jeramiah Dickey, I have decided to step away from my coaching role at Boise State to focus on my family,” Voigt said. “I’ve been blessed to work with the best student-athletes, coaches and staff members during my time with this program and am so grateful for all the relationships that I’ve developed here. I am extremely proud of all that we accomplished as a program in my time here and am looking forward to seeing what’s next for this program as its number one fan.”

The winningest coach in program history, Voigt has amassed a 119-63 career coaching record since taking over the program prior to the 2019 season, and guided the squad through conference play after joining the SLC before the 2023 year.

After finishing as a runner-up in the first two years as members of the Southland Conference, the reigning SLC Coach of the Year led the Broncos to their first regular season and conference tournament championship this past season. The tournament title earned the Broncos an automatic spot to the 16-team NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship for the first time in program history.

Under her leadership, she has built the program to become one of the perennial powers in the West, having won 20+ games over the past four seasons. Boise State has recorded a 26-7 season record against conference foes under her tenure, including a 12-1 mark this past season. She has also maintained a dominance on the Broncos’ home sand, leading the squad to an 20-dual winning streak dating back to the 2021 season.

“Allison is a tremendous human, and we’re grateful for her leadership for the last seven years with our beach volleyball program and 10 years total at Boise State,” said Jeramiah Dickey, Boise State Director of Athletics. “When she let me know of her decision to step down, the conversation was incredibly emotional. It shows how much she cares about being a Bronco, and what this program means to her. But it also shows how much she loves being a mom to Hallie and Tobin and a wife to Brandon. I’m proud of her choosing what’s best for them, and know she is going to continue to be an elite mother. She was a Bar Raiser for us, setting up our program for future competitive excellence as highlighted by this past year’s trip to the NCAA Tournament and conference title.”

Since joining the SLC prior to the 2023 season, Voigt has coached 12 all-conference pairs, including nine first-team duos – the most in the conference in that time frame. Voigt helped Boise State become the first team in conference history to have its entire starting lineup earn all-conference recognition following the 2024 season. In three years of SLC play, Bronco duos have taken home SLC Pair of the Week honors 10 times. Additionally, Boise State has claimed back-to-back Newcomer of the Year honors, and claimed the league’s top pair in 2024.

Though success has been a staple of Voigt’s leadership, she is also well-known for her dedication to developing student-athletes off the sand as well. The Broncos’ have had back-to-back SLC Student-Athletes of the Year, and have earned the AVCA Team Academic award in every season she has been a head coach. She also helped one of her student-athletes, Makayla Dimond, become the first Boise State student-athlete to pursue a nursing degree while concurrently participating in a sport.

“I’m a full believer that collegiate athletics shouldn’t take people away from their passion or what they want to do career-wise,” Voigt said. “Yes, I’m a coach, and believe me I want to win as much as possible. But I also see this role as a mentor, someone that can make an impact on a young woman’s life. That’s really important to me.”

Voigt came to the Treasure Valley in 2016 to serve as an assistant coach on Boise State’s indoor team, before assuming the head coaching role of the Boise State beach team in 2019.

Voigt graduated in 2012 from New Mexico, where she was a decorated player on the Lobos’ indoor volleyball team. As a collegiate athlete, she earned a number of accolades during her junior and senior seasons including: AVCA All-America Honorable-Mention and first-team AVCA All-West Region honors, both in 2011; as well as being a two-time All-MW honoree in 2010 and 2011 as the MW Libero of the Year; and served as a team captain her senior year. The native of Camas, Wash., also excelled in the classroom where she was a four-time Academic All-MW award recipient.

To this day, Voigt still holds New Mexico’s career dig record (1,630), single-season dig record with 561 (in 2011), and single-game dig record (36, twice).

 



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Tyler Harris, Amanda Velazquez selected Downey Athletes of the Year — The Downey Patriot

“We brought her up on varsity with that success and she even started several games when our starting center, Alexis Price was injured,” added Harris. “Amanda played an important complimentary role on that team in her sophomore year.” With that important role on the 2022-’23 varsity team she earned the Rookie of the Year Award. […]

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“We brought her up on varsity with that success and she even started several games when our starting center, Alexis Price was injured,” added Harris. “Amanda played an important complimentary role on that team in her sophomore year.”

With that important role on the 2022-’23 varsity team she earned the Rookie of the Year Award.

Velazquez became a full-time starter on varsity in her junior year on a senior heavy team.

She averaged 6.4 points per game along with 7.9 rebounds per game, 2.0 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. Highlighting her year, she had a game with 14 points and 20 rebounds against Villa Park.

After that season, she was chosen as Varsity Most Improved Player and was also chosen as All-Tournament in the Downey Classic.

“Throughout the season Amanda showed great leadership on our team,” Harris added. “She worked hard, communicated with teammates, cheered them on, and really showed the younger girls what it means to be a Viking.”

Amanda averaged a double-double that season with 10.3 points and 11.3 rebounds.

Highlighting her season, Velazquez scored 16 points and 20 rebounds in a win over Vista Murrieta in the Sunny Hills Tournament and another double-double (14 pts., 20 RB) in a must-win Gateway League game in double overtime over Gahr. It was a game the Vikings needed to win to make the CIF playoffs.

In the playoffs, Velazquez continued her hot hand with another double-double (17-17) in a 55-47 3AA first round win over Arcadia and the team continued its run to the quarterfinals.

With her senior year completed, Velazquez racked up the awards which included, Downey Athlete of the Week, varsity Most Inspirational, MVP and Gateway All-League First Team selection.

Also in her senior year, a new sport was born – Flag Football – and she became an integral part of the defense for coach Chuck Lozano.

“Amanda was an amazing player for us,” Lozano said. “She was the anchor on our defense and demonstrated excellent leadership skills.”

She led the team with seven interceptions and even played some time at the quarterback position, throwing for 164 yards (12 for 20) and four TDs. For her efforts she was chosen as the team defensive MVP and was 2nd team in the Gateway League. The team finished 17-8 overall and was second to Warren with a 7-1 record in league.

“Honestly, I kind of walked into it not really knowing what we were getting into,” she said. “It was a new sport and everyone was excited and as soon as I started summer camp, I realized these coaches knew what they were doing and we kind of had a bond already. It was a cool experience and such a good feeling, and it was exciting.

“Every time we stepped on the field we meant business. We didn’t care that it was our first year and other schools already had experience with the sport. We played with heart and grit, and I loved every part of that season.”

Amanda tried a third sport in her junior year, joining the track and field team participating in the high jump.

What they said:

Chuck Lozano, Downey Flag Football coach: “Amanda had a competitive spirit at all times that fueled our team on game day. She started the season slow but the day she stepped on the field, she became our leader on defense. Amanda was extremely talented and a great player, but an even better person.”

Nate Harris, Downey Basketball coach: “Amanda kept working and in her senior year she was the only returning varsity player on a very young and inexperienced team,” Harris said. “She did an amazing job leading our team to the quarterfinals of CIF.”


Tyler Harris

Harris, who has been playing basketball and volleyball in the Downey gymnasium since he was a young child, culminated that long journey with the prestigious award.

“Winning Athlete of the Year is very well deserved,” said second-year Downey Boys Basketball coach Tyler Ellis. “It is a reflection of the countless hours and dedication that Tyler has put in over his four-year career at Downey, in both basketball and volleyball.

“Tyler has joined some elite company of basketball players here at Downey, with all his accomplishments, and it is very well deserved.

Harris became the second member of the Harris family to be named Athlete of the Year, as his sister Hailey received the honor in 2021, following a successful career at Downey playing softball, basketball and volleyball.

A huge accomplishment by the 6-ft. 5-in. senior wing was joining the 1,000-point club at the school this past season. He scored 489 points in his junior year and 596 this year for a total of 1,089 points. He also grabbed over 500 rebounds in his three years on varsity. (Point totals and rebounds were not available for his sophomore season).

“It (the award) was actually a surreal feeling,” Harris said. “It caught me by surprise there was so many great people that could have been selected. It was definitely crazy, especially my sister (Hailey) also won Athlete of the Year, so the fact that I could win it as well was kind of a family thing.

“Not many parents can say that and with all the great Downey athletes before me, I felt completely honored and extremely thankful. It was a time of my life that I will never forget here at Downey.

“Getting into the 1,000-point club was really crazy because it doesn’t happen often. I am extremely thankful for the opportunity that I could even make it to that point.”

Asked how he felt about winning, he added, “I definitely had some pressure (from sister Hailey winning the award) to get to that standard, but I wanted to make my own legacy at Downey. She had her turn but now it’s mine.”

He also played volleyball and was on the varsity his junior and senior seasons playing under Downey Boys Volleyball coach Matt Lostetter.

“Playing two sports at Downey was challenging at times because of all the early mornings and late nights,” Harris said. “But I knew it was building good habits for me and my future. It was an experience like no other and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.”

Lostetter said of Harris receiving the award: “I think (the award) is well deserved,” Lostetter said. “He’s been a Downey athlete for four years. It’s probably been longer than four years. I’ve seen him in and out of the gym since he was a kid. He’s been playing volleyball and basketball forever.

“Every time he would transition from basketball to volleyball, he always came at it with such a passion. His last two years (junior and senior years) he said ‘what I can I do more to prepare me more for basketball and indoor volleyball’, so he jumped on the sand (Beach Volleyball) with us. He would go from the sand, straight to the court for basketball and right back to indoor volleyball. He’s constantly hungry and to improve himself to be competitive.”



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Fox Sports Makes Barstool and Dave Portnoy Deal Official

In a major deal, Fox Sports is linking up with the digital media company Barstool Sports and its founder Dave Portnoy, in what Portnoy calls a “wide-ranging” deal. Portnoy hosted an “emergency press conference” Thursday (he usually hosts them when discussing news about himself or his company), revealing that Barstool would be teaming with Fox […]

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In a major deal, Fox Sports is linking up with the digital media company Barstool Sports and its founder Dave Portnoy, in what Portnoy calls a “wide-ranging” deal.

Portnoy hosted an “emergency press conference” Thursday (he usually hosts them when discussing news about himself or his company), revealing that Barstool would be teaming with Fox on the effort, while pushing his Michigan Wolverines.

“This is the 1st time in our illustrious and notorious history that we’ve got a Tv partner we believe in and believes in us,” Portnoy posted. “I can’t wait to see what we create together.”

The deal will see Portnoy and other Barstool personalities join Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff college football show, with Barstool also set to create a new two-hour studio show that will air on Fox Sports 1 Monday-Friday, per Fox.

In addition, the Barstool College Football Show will stream on Fox Sports digital channels and Tubi ahead of Fox’s own pre-game show, with a college basketball show to follow later this year. The company will also work together to produce digital content featuring Fox and Barstool personalities.

“We’re excited to welcome Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports to the Fox Sports family,” said Eric Shanks, CEO & executive producer for Fox Sports. “Dave has built a one-of-a-kind brand that connects with a new generation of sports fans – authentic, bold, and original. Their unique voice and loyal fanbase makes them a natural fit for our evolving multiplatform content strategy.”

“Everybody at Barstool is super excited to partner with the Fox Sports Family,” added Portnoy, Barstool Sports Owner and Founder. “In our two-decade history, we’ve never had the chance to work with so much talent and resources.  We can’t wait to collab and bring our voice to Fox Sports’ airwaves. See ya soon in Columbus.”

Portnoy, who founded Barstool in 2003, had sold the company to the gambling company Penn Entertainment for more than $550 million. But when Penn inked a deal with ESPN to launch ESPN bet, it sold the company back to Portnoy for $1.

Portnoy and Barstool signed with UTA for representation last year.

Barstool previously had a show on ESPN, though the program was canceled after one episode back in 2017 after the network received heat from the partnership.



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Big 12 Announces the Hiring of New CFO and Promotion of Chief Revenue Officer

Story Links IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference today announced the following hiring and promotion: Nick Bowes has been named the Conference’s new Chief Financial Officer. He joins the Big 12 from the University of Louisville, where he served as Deputy Athletic Director and CFO. Bowes previously held senior leadership roles at USC as […]

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IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference today announced the following hiring and promotion:

Nick Bowes has been named the Conference’s new Chief Financial Officer. He joins the Big 12 from the University of Louisville, where he served as Deputy Athletic Director and CFO. Bowes previously held senior leadership roles at USC as Senior Associate AD and COO, and at the University of Cincinnati as Senior Associate AD for Internal Affairs / CFO.

Current Big 12 CFO Catrina Gibson has elected to transition into a consulting role for the Big 12 Conference, effective August 1. Gibson’s eight years of service as CFO for the Big 12 saw her play a crucial role in multiple pivotal moments for the league, including the onboarding of eight new members over the last two years.

In addition to Bowes’ hiring, Sean Desmond has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. Desmond joined the Big 12 in 2023, and has since managed a variety of ticket and sponsorship endeavors for the league that has elevated the Conference in the commercial space. 

“I’m thrilled to welcome Nick to the Big 12 family. His experience across multiple Power Four athletic departments is a testament to his skill set and expertise, and I look forward to working with him,” said Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. “I’d also like to thank Catrina Gibson for eight years of dedicated service to the Big 12. She has played a crucial role in the league’s success, and I look forward to her continued contributions as a consultant. Additionally, I’m pleased to elevate Sean Desmond to Chief Revenue Officer, where he will play a central role in the Big 12’s continued prioritization of the commercial space.”





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Eagles Set to Soar: 2025 Volleyball Schedule Released

Story Links CHENEY, Wash. — Volleyball season is right around the corner, and Eastern Washington University head coach Jon Haruguchi has officially announced the 2025 schedule. The Eagles will host 10 home games this season, including the annual EWU Volleyball Tournament. The team opens its campaign with a home exhibition match against Central […]

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CHENEY, Wash. — Volleyball season is right around the corner, and Eastern Washington University head coach Jon Haruguchi has officially announced the 2025 schedule. The Eagles will host 10 home games this season, including the annual EWU Volleyball Tournament.

The team opens its campaign with a home exhibition match against Central Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. Following that, the Eagles hit the road for the next three weeks to begin regular-season play with tournaments in San Diego, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; and Reno, Nev.

Eastern opens the San Diego tournament on Friday, Aug. 29 with a matchup against New Mexico State at 11 a.m., followed by a primetime game against host team UC San Diego at 6 p.m. The Eagles wrap up their California trip on Saturday, Aug. 30 against Northwestern at 11 a.m.

Next, EWU travels north for the Portland tournament. On Thursday, Sept. 4, the Eagles face CSUN at noon and return to the court later that day to take on Colorado State at 5 p.m. They close their time in Oregon with a match against the host team Portland on Friday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m.

The final stop on their non-conference road tour is Reno, Nev. Eastern plays host Nevada on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m., then faces CSU Bakersfield on Friday, Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. The road swing wraps up with a morning match against Pacific on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m.

The Eagles return home to host the EWU Volleyball Tournament from Thursday, Sept. 18 through Saturday, Sept. 20. They open the tournament with a home game against Seattle on Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. The following day, EWU makes a short trip to Pullman to face Washington State at 6 p.m., then returns home to conclude non-conference play with a matchup against Gonzaga on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 11 a.m.

Big Sky Conference play begins on Wednesday, Sept. 27 as Eastern travels to Greeley, Colo., to take on Northern Colorado at 5 p.m. Pacific time. The Eagles then return to Cheney for their Big Sky home opener against Idaho on Friday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m.

EWU continues conference play on the road with matches against Weber State on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. and Idaho State on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. The Eagles are back home the following week to host Northern Arizona on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m., followed by a rematch with Northern Colorado on Friday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m.

A three-match road stretch begins on Thursday, Oct. 23 in Portland, where the Eagles take on Portland State at 7 p.m. They then travel to Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 25 for a 1 p.m. contest. The road trip concludes in Moscow, Idaho, with a rivalry matchup against the Vandals on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m.

Eastern returns to Reese Court to host Idaho State on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. and Weber State on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. The Eagles then head to Montana for their final road swing of the regular season, taking on Montana State on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. and Montana on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m.

The regular season wraps up at home with two final matches. Eastern hosts Sacramento State on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., followed by a Senior Night showdown with Portland State on Friday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m.

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Junior beach volleyball leagues struggle with dates

by Laura Garber Hermosa Beach in July is to beach volleyball what Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is to Little League baseball in September, Denny Lennon told the Parks and Rec Commission at its July 1 meeting. Lennon is the long time director of AAU National Beach Volleyball. Each July, for the past three decades, Lennon has run […]

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Hermosa Beach in July is to beach volleyball what Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is to Little League baseball in September, Denny Lennon told the Parks and Rec Commission at its July 1 meeting. Lennon is the long time director of AAU National Beach Volleyball.

Each July, for the past three decades, Lennon has run the AAU Girls and Boys Junior National Beach Volleyball Championships on courts stretching three blocks north of  the Hermosa Beach pier. Upwards of 500 teams, and their families, from 40 states, participate in his tournaments, Lennon said.

AAU National Beach Volleyball director Denny Lennon oversees the AAU Junior National
Beach Volleyball Championship this week in Hermosa. The AAU and BVCA share courts.

Also in July, BVCA (Beach Volleyball Club Association) hosts its national championships in Hermosa, drawing an equal number of players and families.

BCVA president Jeff Smith said there is a small “window” for the junior competitions. They must begin after July 4, when the indoor youth volleyball season ends, and be done by July 20 because some high schools start in early August. 

In recent years, the AVP professional volleyball league has hosted a third  youth volleyball tournament in Hermosa. 

With the three tournaments competing for the early to mid-July dates, one of the tournaments has to be held in late July. This summer the AVP Junior Nationals won’t be held until the week of July 21-25. 

At the July 1 meeting, Lennon’s AAU and Smith’s BVCA asked the Parks and Rec Commission for long term scheduling agreements with the city. 

Smith presented what he said was an AI generated study that showed the 300 families the BCVA tournament brings to Hermosa reserve 4,000 to 5,000 rooms, generating $200,000 to $350,000 in TOT (Transient Occupancy Tax) revenue, and that the families spend $3 million in local restaurants and stores. (Two downtown hotel owners told Easy Reader they are close to 100 percent occupancy during the summers, which the BCVA study did not account for.)

Commissioner Tom Moroney proposed conducting a post tournament economic study this year.

No AVP representative attended the July 1 meeting. Last year, the pro AVP tournament was denied a date for its traditional July Hermosa Open. Its youth tournament was awarded a date in late July, as it has been this summer.

In 2017, AAU and BVCA were directed  by the City Council to coordinate dates and logistics for their tournaments. In particular, the council wanted the two tournaments to use the same courts and portable restrooms. 

Last Year, Nichols suggested to the Parks and Rec Commissioners that the three leagues rotate their dates each year.

Smith said  if he is told to have his tournament in late July he will move the tournament to another city. 

“If Hermosa were to make me go at the end of July, I would probably have to move my event because my members will not play past July 20,” Smith said. It would affect teams coming to Hermosa. I know my membership, they’re very loyal,” he added.

He also  noted that the BVCA tournament is a showcase for college recruiters. 

“We were here first for the junior world and I feel it’s a direct attack on the BVCA for AVP to constantly try to take our dates. I constantly need to fight them,” he said.

AVP is requesting the city grant them 16 event days versus the 10 they were approved for in 2024 and the seven in 2025. City staff is recommending the council give AVP only eight days. City staff is also recommending three year agreements for the tournaments, with the third year events subject to being canceled  if they conflict with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, whose opening ceremony is July 14.

Moroney proposed the City give AVP two additional days at the end of July.

“I would say to AVP, you’re welcome, we want you here, we just can’t give you all you’re asking.” Moroney said. 

The council will vote on next year’s youth volleyball scheduling at its Tuesday, July 22 meeting. 

“I don’t know what the vote will be. But you will know directly who is in support of the AVP and who’s in support of the BVCA,” Smith said.  

“You got all this, Hermosa,” Lennon said during an interview at his tournament on Tuesday while gesturing to the three blocks of games, and their hundreds of youth volleyball players. “Don’t mess this up.” ER



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