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Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Send Student-Athletes to Nationals
The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams have arrived in Colorado and are making their final preparations for this weekend’s national championships, hosted by CSU Pueblo. The Bears had a light practice session Tuesday afternoon and one on Wednesday before beginning competition on Thursday. The first Bear to compete will be Oliver Thatcher […]

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams have arrived in Colorado and are making their final preparations for this weekend’s national championships, hosted by CSU Pueblo.
The Bears had a light practice session Tuesday afternoon and one on Wednesday before beginning competition on Thursday.
The first Bear to compete will be Oliver Thatcher as he will start the decathlon at 12:30 p.m. ET. Thatcher will compete in the 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400 meters on Thursday. Beginning just after him will be Miranda Marr in the heptathlon, as she will open with the 100 meter hurdles at 1:00 p.m. ET. She will compete in the 100m Hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200 meters on Thursday before finishing out the national championships with the long jump, javelin throw, and 800 meters on Friday.
The Bears will open the running events with the first event of the national championships, the women’s 4x100m on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. The reigning national champions in this event are seeded sixth with a time of 44.73. Damyja Ortiz will run in the women’s 400m prelims at 7:40 p.m. ET, followed by freshman Havyn Spain running the same event at 7:55 p.m. ET. Ortiz will be competing in four events this weekend while Spain became Lenoir-Rhyne’s record holder in that event due to his 46.69 performance at the SAC Championships. The final event of the night will be Alexis Brown competing in the 100m dash. This is her event to lose, as she is the reigning national champion and holds both the NCAA Division II All-Conditions (10.96) and wind-legal (11.04) records. She holds the nine fastest wind-legal times in Division II history.
The first running event on Friday will be the women’s 200m dash, which will have both Alexis Brown and Damyja Ortiz competing. Brown is the indoor 200m record holder and ran a 22.67 earlier this year, the third fastest outdoor time in NCAA Divison II history. Ortiz qualified 21st in the nation after she set a new personal best time of 23.67 at the SAC Championships. The day will close out with the women’s 4x400m, where the Bears qualified with the fifth fastest time in the country (3:37.47). This broke a school record and is within a second of the top qualifier.
Saturday consists of just finals. The Bears have an opportunity to qualify for six finals, one on the men’s side and five on the women’s.
Schedule of Lenoir-Rhyne Events
Thursday
12:30 p.m. ET – Decathlon / Oliver Thatcher
1:00 p.m. ET – Heptathlon / Miranda Marr
6:40 p.m. ET – Women’s 4x100m Relay (Prelims)
7:40 p.m. ET – Women’s 400m (Prelims) / Damyja Ortiz
7:55 p.m. ET – Men’s 400m (Prelims) / Havyn Spain
8:10 p.m. ET – Women’s 100m Dash (Prelims) – Alexis Brown
Friday
11:30 a.m. ET – Decathlon / Oliver Thatcher
12:30 p.m. ET – Heptathlon / Miranda Marr
7:30 p.m. ET – Women’s 200m Dash (Prelims) / Alexis Brown & Damyja Ortiz
9:50 p.m. ET – Women’s 4x400m (Prelims)
Saturday
7:10 p.m. ET – Women’s 4x100m Relay (Finals)
8:20 p.m. ET – Women’s 400m (Finals)
8:30 p.m. ET – Men’s 400m (Finals)
8:40 p.m. ET – Women’s 100m Dash (Finals)
9:45 p.m. ET – Women’s 200m Dash (Finals)
10:55 p.m. ET – Women’s 4x400m (Finals)
{Information provided by Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics}
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Paupore Named CSC Academic All-America
AUSTIN, Texas — Central Michigan Cross Country and Track & Field’s Emily Paupore has been named Academic All-America Second Team by College Sports Communicators (CSC) Tuesday. Paupore earned an 11th-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in June to claim her first All-America title in […]

Paupore earned an 11th-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in June to claim her first All-America title in competition as a second-teamer.
The national performance was preceded by three Mid-American Conference Championships between the outdoor (steeplechase, 5,000m) and indoor (5000m) seasons and an all-region performance in NCAA Cross Country during academic year 2024-25.
A fifth-year senior from Negaunee, Mich., Paupore graduated with a bachelor’s in education (Pre-K through 6th) with a 3.91 grade-point average. She is one of 45 NCAA I student-athletes to be named to one of CSC’s three Academic All-America teams, ranking in the top 20 of the group by GPA.
Paupore is the second in program history to earn Academic All-America status from CSC, Kary Tomaw’s 1997 third-team nod standing as the first. Last year, CMU Wrestling’s Alex Cramer ended a five-year drought for the Chippewas as a whole in the category—CMU Women’s Basketball’s Reyna Frost was the previous (2019).
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The AHSAA’s most unbreakable volleyball records; Our picks, your votes
AL.com is continuing its series of highlighting some of the most unbreakable records in AHSAA history, highlighting some historic numbers in volleyball for this week’s poll. As always, fans will have the opportunity to make their voices heard. In last week’s boys basketball poll, fans chose former Crossville star Cale Black’s record-setting mark of 514 […]

AL.com is continuing its series of highlighting some of the most unbreakable records in AHSAA history, highlighting some historic numbers in volleyball for this week’s poll.
As always, fans will have the opportunity to make their voices heard.
In last week’s boys basketball poll, fans chose former Crossville star Cale Black’s record-setting mark of 514 3-point baskets in the 1989-90 season as the least likely to be broken.
Voting for this week will close Thursday night. Cast yours at the poll below.
Here are some of our picks for the most unbreakable records in AHSAA volleyball history:
Consecutive state championships
21: Bayside Academy, 2002-22
One of the most dominant runs of success in high school sports history, the Admirals’ streak of 21 straight titles hasn’t even been close to being touched; Addison (2013-18) and Huntsville (2002-07) have six straight titles, which tie for second in the rankings. The program also leads all others with 31 state championships in its history, with McGill-Toolen ranking second with 23 and St. Paul’s third with 16.
Career kills
4,019: Kryssi Daniels, Curry (2010-11) and Winston County (2006-09)
She is the only player in AHSAA history with over 4,000 career kills, achieving a career-high mark of 855 in the 2010 season. The 2010 Gatorade Alabama Volleyball Player of the Year holds four of the top 18 spots on the single-season kills leaderboard. Ranking second behind Daniels is former Hazel Green star Gracie Lynn Butler. The five-time all-state selection also ranks third in career service aces (710) and career digs (2,936) and went on to have a collegiate career at Alabama.
Blocks in a season
584: Whitney Sanders, Winston County, 2003
This record has remained untouched for over 20 years, with Sanders being the only player in the record book to log over 400 blocks in a single season. Ranking second is former Bayside Academy standout Caroline Gill, who had 259 in 2006. Sanders also ranks third in AHSAA history for most kills in a single match with 44 in the 2002 season.
Career service aces
914: Sadie Beam, Addison, 2008-10
The former Addison star and two-time state champion was a key part of her program’s dominant run of success during her time at the high school ranks. She is the only player with 900 career service aces in the record book, with fellow Addison standout Danna Stallings ranking second with 732 in the 1992-97 seasons. Beam went on to play at West Alabama, where she spent four seasons and logged 95 service aces.
Service aces in a set
19: Lily Moss, Horseshoe Bend (3) vs. LaFayette (0), 2023
This area tournament matchup also saw Moss notch the AHSAA record for most points served in a set, with the Horseshoe Bend standout serving all 25 points in a 25-0 first set. She finished with 23 service aces in the 3-0 victory, which ranks third in AHSAA history. Moss will be playing for the South softball team for AHSAA North-South all-star week.
Consecutive victories (All matches)
115: Addison, 2004-06
One of the most successful volleyball programs in Alabama, Addison’s mark that spans across three seasons has been left untouched for almost 20 years. Bayside Academy’s run of 61 straight wins ranks second, while Hoover ranks third with 55 straight wins from 2020-21.
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Lake Isabel Farm Opens to Public
ISABEL, La. – Lake Isabel Farm, a private property owned by Anthony Sedlak through his company Quail Prices, LLC, is now open to the public this summer. The site features what Sedlak describes as Louisiana’s premier crystal-clear lake, with day passes and cabana rentals available. Located in Washington Parish, about an hour from New Orleans […]
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World Aquatics C’ships: Singapore women’s water polo end Group A campaign with 32-5 loss to Italy
The Singapore women’s water polo team have ended their Group A campaign in the World Aquatics Championships, after losing 32-5 to Italy. In terms of goals scored and conceded in the group stage, Singapore — ranked 22nd in the world — fared better than in their previous Championships. They scored 14 goals in the group […]
The Singapore women’s water polo team have ended their Group A campaign in the World Aquatics Championships, after losing 32-5 to Italy. In terms of goals scored and conceded in the group stage, Singapore — ranked 22nd in the world — fared better than in their previous Championships. They scored 14 goals in the group stage, double of what they scored in Doha last year, and conceded 13 fewer goals. Singapore now heads into the 13th to 16th classification matches, where the team will face Argentina on Thursday morning. Nadine Yeam reports from the OCBC Aquatic Centre.
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Georgetown Volleyball Announces Fall 2025 Schedule Presented by MedStar Health
Story Links WASHINGTON – Georgetown University volleyball’s Head Coach AJ Bonetti announced the 2025 schedule presented by MedStar Health on Monday. The Hoyas will play 29 regular season matches, including 13 nonconference matchups and 16 BIG EAST contests. The slate features 12 home matches on the Hilltop, kicking off in late […]

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University volleyball’s Head Coach AJ Bonetti announced the 2025 schedule presented by MedStar Health on Monday. The Hoyas will play 29 regular season matches, including 13 nonconference matchups and 16 BIG EAST contests. The slate features 12 home matches on the Hilltop, kicking off in late August.
“This year’s schedule reflects the kind of challenges we’re eager to embrace.” said Bonetti. “It’s full of opportunity, and we’re proud to test ourselves against some of the best programs in the country, both in and out of conference. Our nonconference slate is tough from the start, with key matchups against UVA and Clemson that will serve as a real measuring stick for how far we’ve come as we prepare for the always competitive BIG EAST schedule.”
Georgetown opens its 2025 campaign with 13 nonconference matchups, including four at home and nine on the road. The regular season begins on Friday, August 29, as the Hoyas host Virginia in the opener of the three-match D.C. Challenge. Georgetown will then travel across town to face American on August 30 before wrapping up the weekend at George Mason on August 31.
The Blue & Gray will continue nonconference play with the Georgetown/George Washington Tournament from September 5–7, hosting North Carolina Central and Temple while also making a short trip downtown to face George Washington to end the weekend. A midweek road matchup at Coppin State follows on September 10. The Hoyas then head into the Baltimore/D.C. Challenge with road contests at Loyola Maryland on September 12 and Morgan State on September 13, before wrapping up the weekend at home against UMBC on September 14.
The Hoyaswill wrap up nonconference play at the Big Orange Bash in Clemson, South Carolina, with two matchups on September 18 against Norfolk State and host Clemson, followed by their final nonconference contest versus Charleston Southern on September 19.
The BIG EAST schedule begins on September 26 at Seton Hall. The Blue & Gray will host eight BIG EAST contests on the Hilltop including matches against Xavier (Oct. 3), Butler (Oct. 4), Villanova (Oct. 9), Creighton (Oct. 10), Marquette (Oct. 24), DePaul (Oct. 25), Providence (Nov. 14) and UConn (Nov. 15). Road BIG EAST contests will include Seton Hall (Sept. 26), St. John’s (Sept. 27), UConn (Oct. 17), Providence (Oct. 18), Butler (Oct. 31), Xavier (Nov. 1), Villanova (Nov. 5) and Creighton (Nov. 9).
The 2025 BIG EAST Championship, Presented by JEEP will be hosted by Marquette the week of November 22-23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Moody Named To CSC Academic All-America First Team
AUSTIN, Texas – USC Women’s Track and Field standout Samirah Moody has added another accolade to her already impressive resume as she has been named to the College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-America First Team. Moody has been a staple for the Trojans this season as she was the national champion in the 100m at […]

Moody has been a staple for the Trojans this season as she was the national champion in the 100m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. With her performance in that event and her performance in the 4x100m relay, she helped the Trojans earn a second-place finish as a team. The Academic All-Big Ten honoree also had stellar performances on the way to the team winning the Big Ten Championships, securing first place in the 100m and 4x100m relay.
Off the track, Moody is heavily involved in her community as she was one of the Big Ten’s Jackie Robinson Community and Impact Award recipients this year. This award is given to one male and female student-athlete on each of the 18 Big Ten campuses who exemplify Jackie Robinson’s core values of courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment and excellence. Moody was heavily involved in community service, outreach and peer education on campus at USC. She was also an advocate for women’s and mental health issues. The Randolph, Massachusetts, native graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication and a master’s degree in criminal justice.
Moody is one of 15 athletes to be named to the Academic-All America First Team. This is the first time she has received this honor.
For a full list of all the honorees, visit collegesportscommunicators.com.
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