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Never too old to learn the ABCs of swimming and water safety – The Vacaville Reporter

Soaking wet and smiling as they stood poolside at the Walter Graham Aquatic Center in Vacaville, mother and daughter Maria Alvarez and Sue Ortiz shared more than just their participation in the Adult Learn to Swim program. They each had clear memories of fear they felt as children when they entered the water for the […]

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Soaking wet and smiling as they stood poolside at the Walter Graham Aquatic Center in Vacaville, mother and daughter Maria Alvarez and Sue Ortiz shared more than just their participation in the Adult Learn to Swim program.

They each had clear memories of fear they felt as children when they entered the water for the first time — and not by choice.

Alvarez, 52, of Fairfield, recalled being 14, forced into the water, thinking she would drown. Saturday was the first time since that scary moment that she decided to do a swimsuit and goggles and lower herself into a pool.

Ortiz, 34, also of Fairfield, remembered as a 7-year-old being pushed by her cousins into Lake Berryessa. Likewise, she had avoided anything like a pool or lake since.

That is, until Charmaine Lee, a retired Vacaville Unified kindergarten teacher, assured them they would be comfortable and do well during the first of two free weekend 30-minute sessions, with the other scheduled for Sunday. The lessons are a collaboration between the city of Vacaville and the Vacaville Swim Club.

Speaking calmly to the women once in the water, Lee, a Masters swimmer, started with the fundamental lesson: breath control, essentially the “baby step” of overcoming fear of water.

Outfitted with goggles, Alvarez and Ortiz followed Lee’s instructions about breathing and bobbing, including the step-by-step immersion of the chin, nose, face, and head. Next came the blowing of bubbles on the water’s surface and also blowing more bubbles with their faces submerged.

Then came the bobbing, five times, with their hands on the pool’s side, then five times freestanding in about 3 feet of water, all done at the shallow end of the pool. The result? Success, smiles and encouragement all around.

Lee did a quick review and then moved the pair on to Step 2: frontal floating, “recovery” from a horizontal to a vertical stance. After reviewing Steps 1 and 2, Lee began Step 3, the back float, as the noontime air under clear skies reached the mid-70s.

“I’m a floater,” said Lee, as she demonstrated a back float, her face skyward, her arms outstretched from her sides.

By turns Alvarez and Ortiz turned onto their backs, with Lee supporting each woman with her own hands, their faces skyward and arms outstretched. “How’s that feel?” she asked.

And the first day’s lessons came to an end, to be followed Sunday with the “water arm cycle,” front glide, kick, arm cycle and recovery and rolling over in the water. And there would be more during the second 30-minute session: “air exchange,” a single arm stroke, freestyle with one breath and recovery, rollover, freestyle with additional breaths, and swimming into deeper water, and jumping into the water.

Once out of the pool, the two women clearly had overcome their fears of water and appeared ready for more lessons.

“I’m very confident,” said Alvarez. “Charmaine is a good instructor.”

“I liked it,” said Ortiz. “I’m more confident in the water.”

To any adult who wants to learn how to swim, she added, “I would say, ‘Face your fears.’ ”

And for Alvarez, learning how to swim will mean she can share the skill with her grandchildren, who already know how to swim, she said.

Mark Frazier, a retired Vacaville Unified administrator, started an Adult Learn to Swim program (ALTS) two years ago because, he said, some 30 to 35 percent of adults do not know how to swim.

During the lessons, one Masters swimmer, like Lee or Frazier and his wife, Lisa, is assigned to one or three adults. The free outreach program’s aim, said Frazier, is to encourage some of novice adult swimmers to sign up for additional lessons, for a fee, during the summer, starting June 16.

During the summer, Frazier organizes two types of classes that meet three times per week for two weeks. Level 1 is for adults “who are anxious around water and feel like they do not have any swimming skills,” he said “We start with the basics of breath control, floating, kicking, and basic beginning stroke development.”

Level 2 is for adults “who can get in the water but would like to learn more and become more proficient with swimming,” he said. Sign-ups are available at www.cityofvacaville.gov/rec.

Swim instructor Charmaine Lee helps Maria Alvarez and Sue Ortiz practice going underwater during free adult swim lessons at the Walter V. Graham Aquatic Center on Saturday. (Chris Riley/The Reporter)
Swim instructor Charmaine Lee helps Maria Alvarez and Sue Ortiz practice going underwater during free adult swim lessons at the Walter V. Graham Aquatic Center on Saturday. (Chris Riley/The Reporter)

Frazier, who swam competitively at Merced College and later at San Diego State University, said most of the adults seek the ALTS lessons “because they want to become water-safe and learn how to swim.”

“Most of the adults also share that their children know how to swim, but they do not,” he added. “Many of the adults did not have the opportunity to swim because there was not a lot of available pool space to learn or they did not have access to lessons when younger or when they were older. Most of the adults we have had in lessons have to start from the very beginning: becoming acclimated to the water, becoming comfortable with their face in the water and blowing bubbles.”

In the past two years, the novice adult swimmers in his classes have ranged in age from their 20s to “up into their 70s,” said Frazier, 66, a certified lifeguard and coach through the Masters and the U.S. Swimming programs.

During the summer, the lessons for adults last six sessions over a two-week period, enough time, he added, to witness “good improvement in all of our swimmers, and we start where they feel comfortable and move on from that point.”

While the ALTS lesson do not cover lifesaving techniques, the instructors teach adults how to be more water safe and how they can be safe in the water.

“We teach them how they can stay afloat and move in the water if they happen to find themselves in the water without a flotation device,” Frazier said. “But we do discuss being water safe and how to be proactive in thinking about water safety.”

His hope after the two-day weekend lessons is for the adults to “see personal improvement having overcome any anxiousness or fear about being in the water. From there, I hope they are motivated to take additional lessons in order to learn more.”

During the last two years of the summer lessons, Frazier said all the adults “have felt a sense of accomplishment in overcoming their fear of the water and improving in their water and swimming skills. We have had a few of our swimmers even move on the the Masters swim program. In two weeks you can see a lot of progress.”

Frazier said he grew up swimming and played water polo in college. And during his undergraduate and postgraduate days, he worked as a lifeguard, taught swim lessons, and coached swimmers.

When he started working in Vacaville Unified, he served as the swim and water polo coach at Will C. Wood High for many years while also working as the school psychologist. Just before retiring, he started coaching swimming again at Wood and continues to do so.

Mark Frazier explains details of a state school dashboard in this Reporter file image. (Richard Bammer/The Reporter)
Mark Frazier explains details of a state school dashboard in this Reporter file image. (Richard Bammer/The Reporter)

When Frazier moved into district administration, he worked as a district administrator in the roles of assessment coordinator, director of special assignments, and as director of academic advancement.

When not teaching swimming, Frazier helps to care for two granddaughters a couple days a week. He also serves as a commissioner on the Vacaville Parks and Recreation Commission and has been working with some city staffers on other events, such as the Vaca Triathlon for kids (as a volunteer).

Of teaching adults to learn to swim, Frazier said that, more than anything, the emotional rewards are considerable when “working with adults and watching them overcome their fear, realize they can improve, and seeing how much they can learn over the course of their lessons.”



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Brag House CEO Talks Gen Z Gaming Platform on Bloomberg TV

Brag House Holdings (NASDAQ: TBH), a media-tech platform focused on Gen Z engagement through gaming and college sports, announced that CEO Lavell Juan Malloy II will be featured on Bloomberg TV’s RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show on July 12, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET. The company’s platform combines college […]

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Brag House Holdings (NASDAQ: TBH), a media-tech platform focused on Gen Z engagement through gaming and college sports, announced that CEO Lavell Juan Malloy II will be featured on Bloomberg TV’s RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show on July 12, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET.

The company’s platform combines college sports rivalries, casual gaming, and community interaction, partnering with major brands like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Denver Broncos, and Learfield. Through its Learfield partnership, Brag House has expanded to over 200 universities nationwide. The platform offers B2B data solutions and delivers competitive CPC and CPM rates for brand partners.

Brag House Holdings (NASDAQ: TBH), una piattaforma media-tech focalizzata sull’engagement della Generazione Z tramite il gaming e lo sport universitario, ha annunciato che il CEO Lavell Juan Malloy II sarà ospite del programma RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ su Bloomberg TV il 12 luglio 2025 alle 19:00 ET.

La piattaforma dell’azienda unisce le rivalità sportive universitarie, il gaming casual e l’interazione comunitaria, collaborando con grandi marchi come Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Denver Broncos e Learfield. Grazie alla partnership con Learfield, Brag House si è espansa a oltre 200 università in tutto il paese. La piattaforma offre soluzioni dati B2B e garantisce tariffe CPC e CPM competitive per i partner di brand.

Brag House Holdings (NASDAQ: TBH), una plataforma de tecnología mediática centrada en la participación de la Generación Z a través de los juegos y los deportes universitarios, anunció que el CEO Lavell Juan Malloy II será protagonista en el programa RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ de Bloomberg TV el 12 de julio de 2025 a las 7 p.m. ET.

La plataforma de la compañía combina rivalidades deportivas universitarias, juegos casuales e interacción comunitaria, asociándose con grandes marcas como Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Denver Broncos y Learfield. A través de su asociación con Learfield, Brag House se ha expandido a más de 200 universidades a nivel nacional. La plataforma ofrece soluciones de datos B2B y proporciona tarifas competitivas de CPC y CPM para sus socios de marca.

Brag House Holdings (NASDAQ: TBH)는 게이밍과 대학 스포츠를 통해 Z세대 참여에 중점을 둔 미디어 기술 플랫폼으로, CEO Lavell Juan Malloy II가 2025년 7월 12일 오후 7시 ET에 Bloomberg TV의 RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ 프로그램에 출연할 예정이라고 발표했습니다.

회사의 플랫폼은 대학 스포츠 라이벌 관계, 캐주얼 게임, 커뮤니티 상호작용을 결합하며, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Denver Broncos, Learfield와 같은 주요 브랜드와 협력하고 있습니다. Learfield와의 파트너십을 통해 Brag House는 전국 200개 이상의 대학으로 확장되었습니다. 이 플랫폼은 B2B 데이터 솔루션을 제공하며 브랜드 파트너에게 경쟁력 있는 CPC 및 CPM 요율을 제공합니다.

Brag House Holdings (NASDAQ: TBH), une plateforme média-tech axée sur l’engagement de la Génération Z via le gaming et les sports universitaires, a annoncé que le PDG Lavell Juan Malloy II sera invité à l’émission RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ sur Bloomberg TV le 12 juillet 2025 à 19h00 ET.

La plateforme de l’entreprise combine les rivalités sportives universitaires, le gaming occasionnel et l’interaction communautaire, en partenariat avec des grandes marques telles que Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Denver Broncos et Learfield. Grâce à son partenariat avec Learfield, Brag House s’est étendue à plus de 200 universités à l’échelle nationale. La plateforme propose des solutions de données B2B et offre des tarifs CPC et CPM compétitifs pour ses partenaires de marque.

Brag House Holdings (NASDAQ: TBH), eine Media-Tech-Plattform, die sich auf die Einbindung der Generation Z durch Gaming und College-Sport konzentriert, gab bekannt, dass CEO Lavell Juan Malloy II am 12. Juli 2025 um 19 Uhr ET in der Sendung RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ auf Bloomberg TV zu sehen sein wird.

Die Plattform des Unternehmens vereint College-Sport-Rivalitäten, Casual Gaming und Gemeinschaftsinteraktion und arbeitet mit großen Marken wie Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Denver Broncos und Learfield zusammen. Durch die Partnerschaft mit Learfield hat Brag House auf über 200 Universitäten landesweit expandiert. Die Plattform bietet B2B-Datenlösungen und liefert wettbewerbsfähige CPC- und CPM-Raten für Markenpartner.





NEW YORK, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brag House Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBH) (“Brag House” or the “Company”), the media-tech platform at the intersection of gaming, college sports, and Gen Z engagement is excited to announce that CEO and Co-Founder, Lavell Juan Malloy II, will be featured on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show, airing on Bloomberg TV this Saturday, July 12, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV reaches an estimated 73 million homes across the United States.

Watch the full interview at:

Brag House: Setting the New Standard for Gen Z Brand Engagement

Brag House is revolutionizing how brands capture the attention and loyalty of Gen Z, leveraging a cutting-edge social gaming and data-driven platform that seamlessly fuses college sports rivalries, casual gaming, and vibrant community interaction. In an exclusive interview, CEO and Co-Founder Lavell Juan Malloy II reveals how Brag House is not just connecting brands to Gen Z, it’s creating immersive digital experiences that drive authentic engagement and measurable results.

What sets Brag House apart:

  • Elite partnerships with industry giants like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, the Denver Broncos, and Learfield, validating our platform’s reach and effectiveness.
  • Unrivaled engagement metrics, consistently achieving CPC and CPM rates far below industry norms, delivering superior value to brand partners.
  • A powerful national expansion, propelled by our strategic alliance with Learfield, now spanning more than 200 universities across the country.
  • A robust, multi-tiered monetization strategy and scalable B2B data solutions that unlock new revenue streams and actionable insights for partners.
  • A unique position at the crossroads of gaming, advertising, and analytics, enabling Brag House to shape the future of digital brand engagement in three explosive markets.

About Brag House
Brag House is a leading media technology gaming platform dedicated to transforming casual college gaming into a vibrant, community-driven experience. By seamlessly merging gaming, social interaction, and cutting-edge technology, the Company provides an inclusive and engaging environment for casual gamers while enabling brands to authentically connect with the influential Gen Z demographic. For more information, visit www.braghouse.com.

Media Contact:
Fatema Bhabrawala
Director of Media Relations
fbhabrawala@allianceadvisors.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Adele Carey
VP, Investor Relations
ir@thebraghouse.com






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When will Brag House (NASDAQ: TBH) CEO appear on Bloomberg TV?


Brag House CEO Lavell Juan Malloy II will appear on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show on Bloomberg TV on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET.


How many universities does Brag House (TBH) partner with through Learfield?


Brag House has expanded to more than 200 universities across the country through its strategic alliance with Learfield.


What major brands have partnered with Brag House?


Brag House has partnered with major brands including Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, the Denver Broncos, and Learfield.


What is Brag House’s (TBH) main business focus?


Brag House is a media-tech platform that focuses on Gen Z engagement through gaming and college sports, combining college sports rivalries, casual gaming, and community interaction.





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LSU lands No. 1 college football recruit Lamar Brown in huge get

The No. 1 recruit in the 2026 recruiting class, according to ESPN’s rankings, is off the board. The five-star defensive tackle Lamar Brown is committing to his home state school, LSU.  “For the next three or four years, I will be committing to Louisiana State University.” Brown said as he put on the LSU cap […]

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The No. 1 recruit in the 2026 recruiting class, according to ESPN’s rankings, is off the board.

The five-star defensive tackle Lamar Brown is committing to his home state school, LSU. 

“For the next three or four years, I will be committing to Louisiana State University.” Brown said as he put on the LSU cap on Thursday. “Go Tigers.”

LSU beat out its SEC rivals, Texas and Texas A&M, for the 6-foot-4, 285-pound defensive tackle. Sources told ESPN that Brown was still between LSU and Texas A&M as late as Wednesday night.

Brown is from Baton Rouge, where the LSU campus is located. He’s now entering his senior season of football at University Lab High School. 

Brown is also a multi-sport athlete competing in both discus and shot put events in track and field. 

In his primary sport, football, Brown has played on both sides of the ball. This spring, though, he has focused most of his attention on defense. 

In his three seasons at the varsity level, Brown recorded 91 tackles and eight sacks.

“I get to play Saturday nights at Death Valley, that’s all,” Brown said when asked about what he’s excited for at LSU. “I’m going to win the National Championship.


LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly speaking at SEC Media Days.
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Brown is not the only five-star recruit committed to LSU. Tristen Keys and Trenton Henderson also headline Brian Kelly’s 2026 recruiting class.

The recruiting class is ranked seventh in the nation. 

Even before Brown steps on campus, LSU is primed and ready to make a deep run in the 2025 season, as they are bringing in a top transfer class heading into next season. 

LSU brings back quarterback Garrett Nussmeier as the Tigers try to make the College Football Playoff after missing out in 2024. 





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Developer looks to add sports, entertainment complex to Chula Vista bayfront – NBC 7 San Diego

A developer wants to build a giant sports and entertainment complex on Chula Vista’s bayfront. The Virginia-based developers for the Pangaea Chula Vista Sports Entertainment Complex will present their plans to the Port of San Diego board next Tuesday. According to an agenda posted on the port’s website Thursday, Pangaea would deliver hotels, an elite […]

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A developer wants to build a giant sports and entertainment complex on Chula Vista’s bayfront.

The Virginia-based developers for the Pangaea Chula Vista Sports Entertainment Complex will present their plans to the Port of San Diego board next Tuesday.

According to an agenda posted on the port’s website Thursday, Pangaea would deliver hotels, an elite tennis center, a water polo academy, an IMAX theater, a PopStroke co-owned by Tiger Woods and even a 50,000 seat soccer stadium. It would be built on a 124-acre piece of the Chula Vista Bayfront that used to include the old South Bay Power Plant.

The development would join Gaylord Pacific on Chula Vista’s bayfront. The resort and convention center is less than 2 months old but has already been booked to capacity several times.

This is not the first attempt a developer has tried bringing sports to the South Bay city’s waterfront. The then-San Diego Chargers contemplated building a football stadium at the same location. Then, in 2022, developer Fred McDonald proposed building a soccer and entertainment complex in the same vicinity. Both those plans obviously failed.

Chula Vista Mayor John McCann is 100% behind this project.

“This will become a destination point, not just regionally but internationally,” McCann said. “It’s something that is very viable and would infuse some great opportunity for economics, jobs and also to make sure we are protecting our coast.”

Sandra Rogers is a frequent visitor to the marina, just behind the Gaylord Pacific. She isn’t opposed to the project but has her reservations.

“People have already invested a lot of money out here, and I am sure they are looking for a return on that, some attractions to bring more people in,” Sandra Rogers said. “But I hope they leave enough room for us to live here, too.”

McCann says this is his favorite project of all those pitched and that he intends to be at Tuesday’s meeting to throw his support behind the project.

Chula Vista is about to be courted with a new multi-billion dollar sports and entertainment complex. A development group is calling it “The Pangaea.” NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports.



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Sioux Falls LIVE College Athletes of the Year 2023-2024 – Sioux Falls Live

The 2024-25 year proved to be stellar for a number of college programs in South Dakota. The women’s basketball team at South Dakota State was certainly a highlight. The 10th-seeded Jackrabbits claimed their sixth all-time victory in the NCAA tournament when they knocked off No. 7 seed Oklahoma State in the opening round. And on […]

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The 2024-25 year proved to be stellar for a number of college programs in South Dakota.

The women’s basketball team at South Dakota State was certainly a highlight. The 10th-seeded Jackrabbits claimed their sixth all-time victory in the NCAA tournament when they knocked off No. 7 seed Oklahoma State in the opening round.

And on the pitch, SDSU’s women’s soccer team advanced to The Big Dance for the second straight season, toppling Oral Roberts in a 3-1 decision in the Summit League Tournament final. It was the program’s ninth league tourney crown.

The University of South Dakota saw plenty of success as well. On the gridiron, the Coyotes made it to the FCS semifinals for the first time in program history. Meanwhile, the Yotes’ volleyball team captured their first conference tournament title in seven years to return to the NCAA tourney. And how about the elite pole vaulters that continue to find success on USD’s track and field team?

There were also plenty of accomplishments among the Division II universities in Sioux Falls.

Augustana’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams churned out several All-Americans, while the Vikings’ wrestling team surprised many when it finished runner-up nationally, with one of its grapplers claiming an individual national title.

At the University of Sioux Falls, the baseball team had a historic season in which it set a program record with 32 wins, and on the gridiron, the Cougars won five of their last six to finish with an 8-3 mark in Jim Glogowski’s second year at the helm.

As college programs across the region gear up for 2025-26, Sioux Falls Live aims to recognize the best individual performances from last season.

So without further ado, here is the second installment of the Sioux Falls Live College Athletes of the Year, as well as Coach of the Year.





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Elon University athletic director outlines Phoenix Rising initiative

When Elon Athletics released its new program initiative Phoenix Rising, it was with the intention of establishing a refreshed vision of the athletic program through a five-year strategic course plan.  With elements such as name, image, and likeness, the transfer portal, and the House v. NCAA settlement ruling in favor of colleges to pay athletes, […]

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When Elon Athletics released its new program initiative Phoenix Rising, it was with the intention of establishing a refreshed vision of the athletic program through a five-year strategic course plan. 

With elements such as name, image, and likeness, the transfer portal, and the House v. NCAA settlement ruling in favor of colleges to pay athletes, Phoenix Rising is an opportunity for Elon Athletics to become more innovative in their approach toward navigating the college athletics. 

One of the core principles is growing a more competitive mindset. Athletic Director Jennifer Strawley said that while there has always been a competitive approach, she believes there is more room to go about it differently based on some of the feedback she received. 

“I think we always valued it, but maybe we talk about it differently than before,” Strawley said. 

Since 2021, Elon has won at least 12 CAA championships with men’s and women’s tennis, along with golf winning at least once. Track and field has won three outdoor championships while men’s and women’s cross country have won a combined six times. 

As far as making progress, Strawley said she wants to set certain standards that would allow Elon Athletics to work its way up toward reaching their goals such as the amount of money they fundraise. Strawley believes it will be more realistic if the athletic department can succeed gradually with different expectations each year. 

“It won’t be just going from point A to Z, you’re going to incrementally increase along the way,” Strawley said. “The way I thought about it is how do we each year set the goals that allow us to drive the plan forward in that five year period.”

The initiative will also measure the amount of money Elon can fundraise going forward. Strawley said she hopes that Elon Athletics can eventually double their current amount to compete against other colleges who have previously spent more money. 

“We had to lay the foundation and the framework of a fundraising model that hopefully allows us to grow in that area and double what we’re raising annually to enhance the student athlete experience,” Strawley said. 

Going forward, Strawley noted the importance of actually applying the Phoenix Rising initiative. She said the athletic department must carry out its vision to create engagement while driving up revenue to be successful. Strawley hopes that will be the final part of the plan.

“We have to bring it to life through the student athletes, coaches, and the people in our department, and engagement with the campus,” Strawley said. “A vision and a plan is great. Now we just have to live it.” 

Strawley also listed engagement as one of the athletic program’s biggest priorities. She emphasized the need for the athletic program to interact with multiple student groups, Burlington residents and Elon alumni among others. Strawley believes that reaching out to more people would allow Elon Athletics to expand some of their strategies.

Some of the people Strawley mentioned included university offices and groups such as Student Life, Student Government Association and greek life organizations. Strawley said that partnerships between those organizations along with athletics groups such as Phoenix Fanatics could significantly boost student engagement. 

“Engagement is a prong of this plan that I think is really important,” Strawley said. “We can really focus on being intentional in those spaces and creating engagement with our constituents.”

For Strawley, this plan was in the making for a while. 

Strawley said that after she took the job in July 2023, she wanted to incorporate as much feedback as possible from people working in athletics. In doing so, Strawley hoped to gain a better perspective of Elon’s athletic program, along with letting people know their ideas were valuable. 

“I took almost an entire year to listen and understand Elon, and be sure that different voices were all a part of this process,” Strawley said. “Then we started to get ideas together and create a plan that is about all of athletics.”

Strawley said that she used this process to create a program that is suitable for the changing landscape of college sports. 

“What Phoenix Rising does is that it gives us a values-based proposition to be innovative,” Strawley said. “We have to change. We can’t stay static to a changing world.” 






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EWC Club Champion to claim record $7M grand prize – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions

The 2025 Esports World Cup officially opened this week with more than 2,000 players from 200 clubs around the world slated to compete in 25 tournaments across 24 titles in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event runs through Aug. 24 and is billed as the world’s largest esports and gaming festival. It features a total prize […]

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The 2025 Esports World Cup officially opened this week with more than 2,000 players from 200 clubs around the world slated to compete in 25 tournaments across 24 titles in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The event runs through Aug. 24 and is billed as the world’s largest esports and gaming festival. It features a total prize pool topping $70 million, which includes the cross-title format for the Club Championship, the winner of which will become the EWC Club Champion and claim the $7 million grand prize.

The competition also includes more than $38 million for individual game championships, $5 million in global qualifier rewards and $450,000 in MVP bonuses.

“EWC 2025 is about bringing the gaming world together — iconic games, elite players, and millions of fans around a shared celebration,” Esports World Cup Foundation CEO Ralf Reichert said. “Through new ways of global broadcasts, original shows, and documentary storytelling, we’re opening doors, creating opportunities, and sharing esports in new and exciting ways.

“With record-breaking competition, this summer is special — not just for gamers, but for everyone who joins us.”

The EWC announced earlier this week that it will produce more than 7,000 hours of live programming across the event, delivered in 35 languages across 140 countries. It will also be streamed live on Twitch, YouTube and TikTok.

The 25 tournaments include: Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Warzone, Chess, Counter-Strike 2, Crossfire, Dota 2, EA FC 25, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Free Fire, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Overwatch 2, PUBG MOBILE, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Rainbow Six Siege X, RENNSPORT, Rocket League, Starcraft 2, Street Fighter 6, Teamfight Tactics, Tekken 8 and Valorant.

“The Esports World Cup is redefining success in global sport, unlocking long-term opportunities across the entire ecosystem for players, organizations and communities,” EWC Foundation chief product officer Faisal bin Homran said. “At its core is the pioneering EWC Club Championship, a cross-game format that rewards all-around excellence, reshapes how performance is measured, and sets a new benchmark for what it means to be a champion in the digital age.

“As EWC 2025 begins, we look forward to seeing new champions rise and new legacies take shape.”

–Field Level Media



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