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Grandville track and field duo breaks 119 years' worth of school records
GRANDVILLE, MI – The track and field record board at Grandville High School is scheduled for a facelift this summer, and two current athletes have made sure their names will be emblazoned on the shiny new display. Junior Jayden Kulhanek and sophomore Caden Livermore each broke long-standing school records this season, with the former surpassing […]
GRANDVILLE, MI – The track and field record board at Grandville High School is scheduled for a facelift this summer, and two current athletes have made sure their names will be emblazoned on the shiny new display.
Junior Jayden Kulhanek and sophomore Caden Livermore each broke long-standing school records this season, with the former surpassing a 29-year-old mark in the high jump, and the latter eclipsing a 53-year-old record in the 800-meter run and a 37-year-old record in the 1,600 run.
Kulhanek’s 6-foot, 8-inch high jump shattered his previous personal best of 6 feet, 3 inches and was Grandville’s best effort since Cody Hendrixson cleared 6 feet, 6 inches in 1996.
“Honestly, it was kind of crazy to me. I couldn’t even process it at the time,” Kulhanek said. “My coaches were so happy for me. I remember right after I did it, we ran up to each other and hugged, and he told me I broke the record.”
Livermore’s time of 1:54.35 in the 800 run at an April 23 meet against Rockford clocked in at nearly seven seconds faster than his previous personal best and one second quicker than Jim Herrema’s 1972 time of 1:55.4, which was Grandville’s longest-standing track and field record.
In the 1,600 run, Livermore’s time of 4:12.50 at the April 26 GR Elite Challenge beat his previous PR by almost eight seconds and was a half-second faster than the 4:13.00 logged by Chris Buursma in 1988.
The sophomore standout said the 1,600 record had been on his radar for a while, but setting a school record in the 800 came as a surprise.
“Going into the meet, I didn’t think I was going to get that time, and I was just hoping for a small PR, but when I crossed the line, I saw the time, and then I was like, ‘I think I just broke the school record.’”
After missing the cut for the Division 1 state meet last season, Livermore has already secured his spot at the state finals in the 1,600 through early qualifying, and his record-setting time in that event currently ranks first in Division 1, while his PR in the 800 is currently fifth in D1, making him a strong contender for all-state honors.
“I want to place at states, but it’s going to be a pretty competitive field, so we’ll see how that goes,” Livermore said.
The lack of arrogance in Livermore’s attitude regarding the state meet indicates he knows there’s more work to be done before things get underway at East Kentwood High School on May 31, and Grandville mid-distance coach Hunt Atkins said the young runner is making strides with his maturity.
“I certainly think Caden can continue to establish himself as one of the best mid-distance runners in Michigan, and patience will be a key,” Atkins said. “To continue to develop at the right times in this sport, you have to be patient, and neat things will usually come if you are patient, and you stay with your craft over the long haul, rather than just in a short period of time, and Caden is learning that more and more.”
Though Kulhanek qualified for last year’s state meet in the high jump, his emergence as a title contender might be more surprising than that of Livermore.
The junior jumper competed in middle school track as an eighth-grader, but opted to play lacrosse in the spring as a high school freshman, before returning to the track last year as a sophomore.
Though Kulhanek cleared 17 feet in the long jump as a middle-schooler, he had no prior experience in the high jump and only tried out for the event after impressing in the vertical leap test.
It didn’t take long for Grandville jumps coach Mike Carey to see Kulhanek’s raw talent.
“He’s always kind of had that freak athletic ability when it comes to jumping,” Carey said. “He had no idea what he wanted to do in track, but he had the second-highest vertical out of all of our athletes, so I said, ‘Dude, you need to give high jump a chance, see if you like it, go through it, and everything like that.’
“He ended up qualifying for state last year, and it was awesome to see his progression, but I think over this past year, he realized that he had a lot more potential. He kept working on his body, and he got so much stronger over this past year.”
Kulhanek’s focus on track and his dedication to offseason training have created the possibility of competing beyond high school – something that wasn’t on his radar a year ago – and Carey sees a lot of potential in the junior’s legs.
“I had a lot of college coaches asking me about him after he cleared that, and all that was great,” Carey said. “He’s still learning this sport and learning both of these events (high jump and long jump), so he can keep improving, and I think that’s what he’s most excited about.
“It sounds crazy to break a school record and say that’s a steppingstone, but for him, he’s not satisfied with that.”
Part of Kulhanek’s motivation comes from the fact that his 5-foot-8 frame isn’t that of a prototypical high jumper.
“It was intimidating at first, obviously, but it kind of gives me more motivation to know that I’m there with them, and I’m doing the same thing they’re doing,” he said. “I have that in my mind the whole time, and it helps me, if anything.”
At last year’s Division 1 state meet, Kulhanek finished 14th with a personal-best jump of 6 feet, 3 inches, and his ability to step up on a big stage showed Carey what the kid was all about.
“When we showed up to state finals last year, he was someone who was new to the event and new to the sport, and I think he looked around and saw a lot of kids that were 6-foot-2, 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-4, and I think at first, it was a little daunting,” Carey said. “I think he showed up and wanted to prove something, and he did.
“There were a lot of coaches, a lot of kids that came up to him and said, ‘Dude, that was impressive to see someone of your height and stature be able to get up that high.’”
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Video shows Oregon track star somersaulting over finish line
“I wasn’t sure how far back everybody else was behind me, so I knew to just keep rolling, to keep going, because I really wanted to get first,” Brooklyn Anderson told a local outlet. A high school Oregon track star somersaulted her way through the state championship finish line last week. Brooklyn Anderson, a junior […]
“I wasn’t sure how far back everybody else was behind me, so I knew to just keep rolling, to keep going, because I really wanted to get first,” Brooklyn Anderson told a local outlet.
A high school Oregon track star somersaulted her way through the state championship finish line last week.
Brooklyn Anderson, a junior at Thurston High School, turned heads during her somersault finish in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles at the Oregon State Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on May 30. To much surprise, Anderson tumbled in at first place. Thurston High School is located in Springfield, Oregon, about 120 miles south of Portland.
Footage captured by the National Federation of State High School Associations shows Anderson, who was already ahead in the race, tripping and performing a double somersault across the finish line. She won the race with a final time of 14.93 seconds. The second-place runner, Maisy Scanlan from Wilsonville High School, came in at 15.15 seconds, according to the Oregon School Activities Association.
“All I remember is resorting back to my gymnastics career and just somersaulting over that line,” Anderson told The Oregonian after her race. “I wasn’t sure how far back everybody else was behind me, so I knew to just keep rolling, to keep going, because I really wanted to get first.”
Celebrating the win, Anderson shared a photo and video of her somersault finish on Instagram.
“Wow, what a memorable season,” Anderson wrote in the Instagram post. “Year 3 is one for the books. Thank you everybody for the support, and especially thank you to the most amazing heat of girls a girl could finish a race with. You guys are awesome. GO COLTS #jryear #somersault #track #100mhurdles.”
The 500-meter hurdles weren’t the only event Anderson competed in. She also placed fourth in the girls’ 100-meter race, third in girls’ long jump and 10th in the girls’ 4-by-100-meter relay, per the Oregon School Activities Association.
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U.S. Loses Heartbreaker to Czechia at 2025 Women’s VNL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 6, 2025) – The U.S. Women’s National Team won the first two sets before falling short in a thrilling five-setter to Czechia, 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 27-25) on Friday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. (0-3) will have an off day before facing Korea at 1 p.m. PDT […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 6, 2025) – The U.S. Women’s National Team won the first two sets before falling short in a thrilling five-setter to Czechia, 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 27-25) on Friday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The U.S. (0-3) will have an off day before facing Korea at 1 p.m. PDT on Sunday, June 8, to finish week one of Volleyball Nations League.
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The U.S. block dominated the first two sets and finished with a 13-6 advantage for the match. Czechia, which won its first VNL match in its history and defeated the U.S. for the first time ever, led in kills (82-66) and aces (7-2).
Outside hitter Sarah Franklin led five double-figure scorers for the U.S. with 20 points on 19 kills and a block, while middle blocker Amber Igiede totaled 18 points on 13 kills, four blocks, and an ace. Franklin also led the squad with nine successful receptions and added 10 digs,
Middle Molly McCage led all players with five blocks and registered six kills for 11 points. Outside Logan Eggleston also scored 11 points (seven kills, three blocks and an ace). Opposites Logan Lednicky and Olivia Babcock recorded 10 and nine kills, respectively.
Libero Morgan Hentz paced the U.S. with 13 digs and contributed seven successful receptions. Eggleston finished with 11 digs and seven successful receptions. Setter Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres tallied nine digs and two kills.
The U.S. finished on a 6-2 run to win its first set of the 2025 VNL in the opening set. Franklin and Lednicky each scored four points on kills.
Trailing 15-14 in the second set, the U.S. scored five consecutive points to take control. McCage scored on a slide and her back-to-back blocks made it 20-16. McCage led the team in the set with five points on two kills and three blocks. Igiede, Lednicky and Eggleston each scored four points.
Czechia stayed in the match by passing at a 75 percent success rate in the third set. Igiede scored four points with Franklin adding three.
The U.S. trailed most of the fourth set, drawing within one point at 11-10 and six more times after that, but could not draw even. A kill by Franklin made it 19-18 but Czechia sent the match to a fifth set with a 6-2 run. Babcock produced a team-high six kills in the fourth set.
Two Eggleston kills put the U.S. in front 7-3 in the deciding set and an Igiede kill later in the set made it 11-8. Czechia scored the next four points and had match points at 14-12 and 14-13.
A Franklin kill off a set from Hentz gave the U.S. its first match point at 15-14. Two kills by Igiede and three by Franklin help set up five more U.S. match points, including a Franklin kill that gave the U.S. its 10th match point at 25-24. Czechia scored the final three points, finally securing the victory on its fourth match point. Franklin (six) and Igiede (five) combined for 11 of their team’s 18 kills in the fifth set.
“We got back into that same rut where we lost some consistency early on in the third and put ourselves in a pretty big hole,” head coach Erik Sullivan told VBTV. “Again, I’m proud of the way our team fought through the whole match, but it’s a hard one to swallow. We’ve got some grit and some fight to us, but we’ve just got to figure out the consistency. We can’t have these big lulls in our execution.”
Monica Brancuska of Czechia led all players with 22 kills and 23 points, while Michaela Mlejnkova recorded seven of her 21 kills in the final set.
U.S. Women’s Week One Roster for 2025 VNL
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
6 Morgan Hentz (L, 5-9, Lakeside Park, Ky., Stanford Univ., Pioneer)
9 Madisen Skinner (OH, 6-2, Katy, Texas, Univ. of Kentucky and Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
13 Amber Igiede (MB, 6-3, Baton Rouge, La., Univ. of Hawaii, Bayou)
14 Anna Dodson (MB, 6-5, Fort Collins, Colo., UCLA, Rocky Mountain)
17 Zoe Jarvis (previously Fleck) (L, 5-6, Granada Hills, Calif., UCLA and Univ. of Texas, Southern California)
21 Roni Jones-Perry (OH, 6-0, West Jordan, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
22 Sarah Franklin (OH, 6-4, Lake Worth, Fla., Univ. of Wisconsin, Florida)
24 Olivia Babcock (Opp, 6-4, Los Angeles, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
27 Ella Powell (S, 6-0, Fayetteville, Ark., Univ. of Washington, Delta)
28 Logan Lednicky (Opp, 6-3, Sugar Land, Texas, Univ. of Texas A&M, Lone Star)
29 Molly McCage (MB, 6-3, Spring, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
32 Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres (S, Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Texas, Aloha)
33 Logan Eggleston (OH, 6-2, Brentwood, Tenn., Univ. of Texas, Southern)
43 Serena Gray (MB, 6-2, Temple City, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
Head Coach: Erik Sullivan
Assistant Coach: Mike Wall
Second Assistant Coach: Brandon Taliaferro
Second Assistant Coach: Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Second Assistant Coach: Joe Trinsey
Team Manager: Rob Browning
Team Doctors: William Briner, James Suchy, Chris Lee, Andrew Gregory
Physiotherapist: Kara Kessans
Physical Trainers: Shawn Hueglin, Shannon Boone
Mental Performance Coach: Andrea Becker, Katy Stanfill
Performance Analyst: Virginia Pham
Week 1 Schedule: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Matches will be shown live and on-demand on VBTV. CBS Sport Network and the Big Ten Network will also air matches.
All times PDT
June 4 Italy def. USA, 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 30-28)
June 5 Brazil def. USA, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-19)
June 6 Czechia def. USA, 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 27-25)
June 8 at 1 p.m. vs. Korea
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Even Democrats Are Sick Of Men In Women's Sports
MINNEAPOLIS — The aggressive push for gender ideology by left-wingers is starting to cost them — and not just with conservatives. Even lifelong Democrats are clashing with party leaders over one increasingly unpopular issue: allowing biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. That frustration was on full display this week in Minnesota, where […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The aggressive push for gender ideology by left-wingers is starting to cost them — and not just with conservatives. Even lifelong Democrats are clashing with party leaders over one increasingly unpopular issue: allowing biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports.
That frustration was on full display this week in Minnesota, where a trans-identifying male athlete just carried Champlin Park High School to a state championship win in high school girls’ softball.
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On Friday morning, as the Champlin Park Rebels clinched the Class AAAA state title behind male pitcher Marissa Rothenberger, a small group of protesters stood outside Jane Sage Cowles Stadium holding signs that read “Females deserve fair sports” and “Democrats for Title IX.”
One of those protesters was Elizabeth, a member of Women’s Declaration International, who spoke with OutKick.
“I came out today to stand up to protect women and girls in sports,” Elizabeth said. “Girls throughout the state have lost out on their opportunity for safe and fair sport. Some of the women I’m here with today are with DIAG, which is Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender. All of us at one point — or some still — are Democrats.”
She added: “I myself left the Democratic Party over this issue and am now an independent. Democrats are pushing this on their constituents and their base without our consent.”
Minnesota Law Welcomes Males Into Girls’ Sports With Open Arms
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) allows athletes to compete in sports based on gender identity, regardless of biological sex. Minnesota law allows individuals to change the sex marker on their birth certificate with either a physician’s note or a court order — and the document doesn’t have to indicate any changes were made.
This policy, along with vocal support from politicians like Governor Tim Walz and Rep. Leigh Finke, has made Minnesota one of the most aggressive states in pushing trans inclusion in girls’ sports.
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But that doesn’t mean their voters feel the same way.
“They have kind of introduced boys playing on girls teams, self-ID, changes to birth certificates and legal documents without voters really being aware,” Elizabeth said. “And we’re concerned about the impact that has on women and girls.”
Protesters gather outside the Minnesota high school softball state championship game.
(Photo by Amber Harding)
She’s not alone. Recent polling confirms that what was once whispered among centrists is now loud and clear: this is a losing issue for Democrats.
A 2023 Gallup poll found that nearly 70 percent of Americans, including two-thirds of Gen Z voters, oppose allowing trans-identifying males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. When NBC repeated that poll in April 2025, that number grew to a whopping 75 percent.
Even among Democrats, support is dropping as parents watch their daughters lose out on fair competition, college scholarships and basic safety. OutKick had boots on the ground for this week’s Minnesota state softball tournament, and we saw this revelation happening in real-time.
It’s All About The Bottom Line
So why are Democrat leaders so willing to die on this hill? According to Elizabeth, it’s all about the Benjamins.
“Honestly, I think it’s money-related,” she said. “There’s a lot of money in the trans lobby. This is an identity movement that relies very heavily on the pharmaceutical and the medical-industrial complex. And there’s a lot of money to keep this going.”
Her concerns echo OutKick’s previous reporting on an alleged Nike-funded study on minors undergoing medical gender transition. That alleged study aims to determine if treating young boys with puberty blockers and hormone therapy early enough could close the performance gap between males and females in sports. Never mind the known health risks and the irreversibility of many of these procedures.
A Legal Battle Is Brewing In Minnesota
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February banning males from competing in female sports, the Department of Education launched an investigation into both Minnesota and California for Title IX violations.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor made the administration’s position clear: “The Minnesota State High School League and the California Interscholastic Federation are free to engage in all the meaningless virtue-signaling they want,” Trainor said, “but at the end of the day, they must abide by federal law.”
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Instead of backing down, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued the Trump administration, claiming that protecting sex-based rights in sports amounts to discrimination against “vulnerable children.”
Champlin Park celebrates winning the State Championship while Bloomington Jefferson looks on.
(Photo by Amber Harding)
But while Minnesota’s leaders were pretending nothing is wrong, Rothenberger threw three complete games in the state tournament, allowed just two runs over 21 innings and was named to the All-Tournament team.
For many watching from the stands — or standing outside in protest — this wasn’t just a game. It was a public display of what happens when political ideology is placed ahead of basic fairness.
Earlier this week, after Champlin Park narrowly defeated White Bear Lake in the semifinals, one frustrated dad in the crowd summed it up perfectly: “You’re looking at a whole team of future Republicans.”
Michael Jordan once said, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.” That’s true. And, well… Democrats have daughters, too.
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Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors
Friday night was for the pitchers, who dominated up and down the Minor League landscape, including several noteworthy performances from Top 100 prospects. The Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage continued to pile up the K’s, while the Marlins’ Thomas White and the Cards’ Quinn Mathews were on point. Plus, the High-A Northwest League was graced with […]
Friday night was for the pitchers, who dominated up and down the Minor League landscape, including several noteworthy performances from Top 100 prospects. The Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage continued to pile up the K’s, while the Marlins’ Thomas White and the Cards’ Quinn Mathews were on point. Plus, the High-A Northwest League was graced with a nine-inning no-hitter, courtesy of a trio of Mariners hurlers.
Jordan Lawlar, INF, Reno (AZ No. 1/MLB No. 4)
Since going hitless in his return to Triple-A Reno on May 31, Lawlar has gone on a four-game hitting spree. The 22-year-old went deep for the second time in three games — and for the eighth time overall — and also added his third triple. Lawlar, who is slashing .341/.418/.607 for the Aces, has gone 8-for-17 with seven RBIs, four extra-base hits and three walks since the calendar flipped to June. Gameday
Walker Jenkins, OF, Fort Myers (MIN No. 1/MLB No. 6)
Rehabbing a high ankle sprain that has kept Jenkins on the IL since April 9, the 20-year-old got back into the swing of things with his first long ball of the season. The fifth overall pick in 2023 was hitless in his first two rehab games before belting a two-run jack and adding a single for Single-A Fort Myers. Jenkins opened the year with Double-A Wichita, but played only two games before he was sidelined. Full story | Gameday
Thomas White, LHP, Beloit (MIA No. 1/MLB No. 31)
White was in total control in his first start of the month, spinning four scoreless frames and equaling a season high with eight strikeouts for High-A Beloit. The 20-year-old retired nine consecutive hitters to begin his outing before allowing a leadoff single in the fourth. White induced 16 whiffs on 51 pitches (37 strikes) during his most efficient performance of 2025, which lowered his ERA to 2.90. Gameday
Quinn Mathews, LHP, Memphis (STL No. 2/MLB No. 37)
A bout with left shoulder soreness kept Mathews on the sideline for more than a month, but following a pair of rehab starts and one abbreviated outing for Triple-A Memphis, he looks back to his prominent self. The 24-year-old surrendered an unearned run and struck out a season-high six over five innings. Gameday
Brandon Sproat, RHP, Syracuse (NYM No. 2/MLB No. 64)
It’s been a season of inconsistency for Sproat, who is in the midst of his first full campaign at Triple-A. However, the Florida product seems to be finding his footing after equaling a season best with six scoreless frames. Sproat struck out four, walked two and generated 10 whiffs on 83 pitches (54 strikes) in his third straight solid start. The 24-year-old has surrendered four runs in his past three starts, spanning 16 innings. Gameday
Trey Yesavage, RHP, Vancouver (TOR No. 2/MLB No. 67)
Yesavage continues to be virtually unhittable since his promotion to High-A Vancouver. The 21-year-old moved back atop the Minors in strikeouts with 88 after fanning nine over five frames for the Canadians. Yesavage yielded a solo homer, a single and a walk but otherwise was dominant in his fourth High-A start, generating 17 whiffs on 72 pitches (49 strikes). The East Carolina product has a 2.13 ERA and an 0.85 WHIP across two Minor League levels in his debut season while limiting opponents to a .137 average. Gameday
Ryan Hawks, RHP, Everett (SEA, Unranked)
The finest outing of Hawks’ career culminated in a no-hitter for High-A Everett. The 24-year-old struck out seven over seven innings, continuing a strong run of pitching that dates back to his last start in April. An eighth-round pick out of Louisville in 2023, Hawks tossed 82 pitches (52 strikes) in his first scoreless outing of ’25. Gameday
Jack Perkins, RHP, Las Vegas (ATH No. 10)
Perkins was in total control during his five-inning outing, racking up 10 strikeouts and yielding just two hits and two walks. The 25-year-old began the season on the IL and missed the first month but has been solid since he returned on May 1, posting a 3.58 ERA and fanning 49 in 32 2/3 innings. Gameday
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Akerstrom Named to USA Water Polo Junior National Team
U.C. San Diego’s Landon Akerstrom has been selected for the 2025 USA Water Polo Junior National Team. He will compete in the World Aquatics Men’s Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, starting June 14. Akerstrom stands out as a sophomore attacker, having led the Tritons in key stats and earning conference honors. Team USA will face […]
U.C. San Diego’s Landon Akerstrom has been selected for the 2025 USA Water Polo Junior National Team. He will compete in the World Aquatics Men’s Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, starting June 14. Akerstrom stands out as a sophomore attacker, having led the Tritons in key stats and earning conference honors. Team USA will face Croatia, Hungary, and Montenegro in group play, hoping to secure a championship by June 21.
By the Numbers
- Akerstrom scored 76 points, including 59 goals, during the 2024 season.
- He had a 17-game scoring streak and contributed to 22 of 27 games played.
State of Play
- The USA team is drawn into Group A, competing against Croatia, Hungary, and Montenegro.
- The championship will have its final game on June 21, 2025.
What’s Next
Akerstrom is set to travel to Croatia and demonstrate his skills on an international stage, aiming to help Team USA advance through group stages for a shot at the championship.
Bottom Line
Akerstrom’s inclusion in the junior national team highlights his exceptional talent and sets the stage for further recognition as he competes internationally, reinforcing the Tritons’ reputation in collegiate water polo.
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Aryna Sabalenka's Net Worth in 2025
A look at Aryna Sabalenka’s rise in earnings through titles, sponsorships, and record-breaking seasons. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Aryna Sabalenka, the Belarusian powerhouse and current world No. 1, stands on the brink of her first French Open title as she prepares to face Coco Gauff in the 2025 Roland Garros final. At 27, Sabalenka […]
A look at Aryna Sabalenka’s rise in earnings through titles, sponsorships, and record-breaking seasons.
Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images
Aryna Sabalenka, the Belarusian powerhouse and current world No. 1, stands on the brink of her first French Open title as she prepares to face Coco Gauff in the 2025 Roland Garros final. At 27, Sabalenka has already carved out a dominant presence on tour, with three Grand Slam titles, over 20 WTA singles titles, and a game built on fearless aggression.
Her rise hasn’t just been athletic; it’s also financial, with a booming endorsement portfolio and brand deals that reflect her global stardom. From smashing forehands to starring in luxury campaigns, Sabalenka is now a global brand. Let’s have a closer look.
What is Aryna Sabalenka’s Net Worth in 2025?
Aryna Sabalenka’s net worth is estimated at $18 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Much of her wealth stems from a combination of lucrative endorsement deals and years of consistent prize money earnings on the WTA Tour.
Aryna Sabalenka’s Career Earnings
Aryna Sabalenka’s current career earnings stand at $34.64 million, placing her 9th on the WTA’s all-time prize money list, just below Iga Swiatek with a slim margin of a million. In 2025 YTD, with titles in Brisbane, Miami, and Madrid, her YTD prize money is already at $4.53 million.
Last year, Sabalenka enjoyed her most profitable season yet, earning nearly $9.7 million from her Grand Slam wins at the Australian Open and US Open, among others. That success also saw her finish the year ranked 5th on Forbes’ Highest-Paid Female Athletes list and 10th among the world’s highest-paid tennis players.
Aryna Sabalenka’s Endorsements
According to Forbes, Aryna Sabalenka earns around $9 million annually through endorsement deals. The world No. 1 has partnered with major brands like Nike, Wilson Tennis, Audemars Piguet, and Evolve, as seen on her official Instagram (@arynasabalenka).
Further, Forbes lists Master & Dynamic and Whoop among her other sponsorships, reflecting her growing influence both on and off the court.
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