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We are proud to share that Anne Larilahti, Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Amer Sports, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). Anne has led sustainability efforts at Amer Sports since 2022. As a board member, she will share her experience and help shape […]
We are proud to share that Anne Larilahti, Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Amer Sports, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI).
Anne has led sustainability efforts at Amer Sports since 2022. As a board member, she will share her experience and help shape the direction of the sporting goods industry on key issues such as physical inactivity, sustainability, and responsible business. We talked with Anne about what this means for her, for Amer Sports, and for the future of the industry.
The WFSGI is a global organization that brings together companies and associations from across the sporting goods industry, from big brands to manufacturers and national federations. It’s a platform for joint action on the challenges and opportunities we all face, like promoting physical activity, advancing sustainability, and working on international trade issues facing the industry. For Amer Sports, being part of WFSGI means we can contribute to and learn from industry-wide solutions and bring our perspective into global conversations.
I am honored to join the WFSGI Board as a representative of Amer Sports at this pivotal time for our industry. I will bring in perspectives from sustainability, especially on topics like decarbonization, circular business models, and inclusive access to sport. I’m also interested in how we as an industry can better connect with public health and policy stakeholders to encourage more active lifestyles.
It’s a huge global issue. According to the World Health Organization, 31% of adults worldwide—that is 1.8 billion people—don’t get enough physical activity. That’s not just a statistic—it’s a global public health crisis. Physical inactivity is linked to chronic diseases, mental health challenges, and reduced quality of life. As an industry, we have both the responsibility and the opportunity to help reverse that trend. We can create more inclusive products, support community sports, and work together to remove the barriers that keep people from moving.
At Amer Sports we believe that sport has the power to drive positive change by improving health, strengthening communities, and inspiring more sustainable ways of living. I’m excited to work together to turn that potential into action with others who are passionate about the same goals. It’s a valuable opportunity for us to learn from global peers, contribute to industry-wide progress, and share how our brands are working to make sport more inclusive and sustainable.
We congratulate Anne on her appointment and look forward to the impact she will help deliver in this new role.
About Augustana University: Augustana University is located in the growing and vibrant city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota with a metro area of over 265,000 people. Augustana University has, for more than 150 years, provided a strong student-centric education based on its five core values: Christian faith, liberal arts, excellence, community and service. Currently with […]
About Augustana University:
Augustana University is located in the growing and vibrant city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota with a metro area of over 265,000 people. Augustana University has, for more than 150 years, provided a strong student-centric education based on its five core values: Christian faith, liberal arts, excellence, community and service. Currently with 21 NCAA sports programs and 2 more launching in 2023-24, Augustana Athletics is focused on building champions in the classroom, in competition and in the community, highlighted by three team national championships over the last six years. Ranking 7th in the 2021-22 Learfield Directorâ™s Cup, the 9th time in 10 years with a top twenty finish, Augustana is currently implementing its’ strategic plan, Viking Bold: The Journey to 2030. The addition of menâ™s hockey that will compete at the Division I level is a key element of the strategic plan. Augustana Athletics has two priorities in the current phase of the plan, win the Directorâ™s Cup as the best athletics department in Division II and build a nationally competitive menâ™s hockey program. Midco Arena, the new on campus home for Viking hockey will also house administrative offices scheduled to open in 2023.
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Malone brought home some long-awaited hardware from the National Christian College Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Pioneers men’s team won its first national championship since 2010 this week in Columbia, South Carolina. It is the program’s sixth title overall. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Mount Union men win 14th straight Ohio Athletic Conference […]
Malone brought home some long-awaited hardware from the National Christian College Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The Pioneers men’s team won its first national championship since 2010 this week in Columbia, South Carolina. It is the program’s sixth title overall.
Yahya Jawadi and Xander Heil won individual NCCAA championships for Malone. Jawadi finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:21.97. Heil took the 1,500 in 3:54.63.
Malone head coach Zach Fresenko and his staff were named the NCCAA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Coaching Staff of the Year.
Malone’s Allea Graves and Rylee Yocum won the Pioneers’ national titles in the women’s meet. Graves won the 200 in 24.79 seconds and the 400 in 55.63. Yocum finished first in the 5,000 in 18:06.12.
Graves was named women’s track and athlete of the meet. She helped the Pioneers finish third overall.
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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It’s almost become routine for the No. 1 seeded Long Beach State men’s volleyball team to reach the NCAA Tournament Final Four. The Beach will be making their eighth Final Four appearance in the last nine seasons when they take […]
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It’s almost become routine for the No. 1 seeded Long Beach State men’s volleyball team to reach the NCAA Tournament Final Four. The Beach will be making their eighth Final Four appearance in the last nine seasons when they take on No. 5 Pepperdine today in the semifinals, and a win would send them to their third national championship appearance in the past four years.
Long Beach State is 46-43 all-time against Pepperdine but have won the last eight matchups. This time they face off in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in the Covelli Center of Columbus, Ohio, at 2pm pst.
“At the culmination of the season your goal is to play the best volleyball come the last weekend of the season,” said LBSU coach Alan Knipe. “Only four teams get a chance to do that and we take great pride in that. We don’t take it for granted and we look forward to getting out there and competing.”
The pair met in a regular-season matchup this past January, where Pepperdine gave the Beach their first five-set match of the season. Long Beach escaped with a win after a dominant 15-7 fifth set in what was an emotional game—the first match back in Malibu following the tragic fires that ravaged the California coastline.
As you can imagine, a lot has changed in the last four months. The Beach’s personnel have undergone some major changes since the regular-season matchup, due to both injuries and lineup adjustments. With Sotiris Siapanis and Daniil Hershtynovich sidelined, the Waves have yet to see new starters on the outside Nato Dickinson and Alex Kandev.
Both head coaches agree it won’t be the same match as the one in January, but they believe their teams have improved since then.
“It does feel like it’s been a while,” said Pepperdine coach Jonathan Winder of the first matchup. “I think both teams have lots of shifts in the lineups. They’ve got a few different players with some personnel changes on our end as well. I think that blocking and our defense is a little bit different and our serving has continued to improve in comparison to them. I think those are probably the two big things as a team.”
“I think both teams have gotten significantly better,” added Knipe. “If you look at both teams and look at the personnel on the court there are a lot of young guys out there regardless how much volleyball they’ve played, there’s still an adjustment to the current team you’re playing on and the brand of volleyball in the NCAA. I think that both teams are settling in and playing at a really good level right now.”
Long Beach is coming off of a dominant straight-set win against Fort Valley State in the quarterfinals, which is a good momentum gainer following their loss to Hawaii in the Big West championship. The Beach are now 28-3 for the season and have only taken losses to Hawaii and one to UC Irvine.
The Waves finished the season 21-9 and have been playing their best volleyball of late. Though they weren’t expected to make the NCAA Tournament, Pepperdine pulled off a huge upset against UCLA in the MPSF semifinals and then defeated USC in the championship to earn an automatic bid.
“They have a lot of momentum right now coming off of big wins in the tournament and conference, so we know they’re coming in with nothing to lose,” said LBSU setter Moni Nikolov. “They’re gonna go in and try and take us down.”
Nikolov was just named NCAA National Player of the Year last night and has brought international attention to the Beach this season with the way he’s contributed to the program. He has guided the Beach to a nation-best .399 attack percentage, and it’s been hard not to acknowledge the show put on each night the Beach takes the floor.
“They’re a great team and it’s hard sometimes not to get caught up in just watching them play because it’s fun to watch good volleyball,” said 1st Team AVCA All-American and Pepperdine outside Ryan Barnett. “I think that’s something we really need to channel in and focus is just staying on our side and playing our game, which is getting dirty and making good defensive plays and serving the ball hard and stuff like that. So I think just focusing on our side.”
The winner between Long Beach and Pepperdine will advance to the NCAA national championship and face the winner of UCLA and Hawaii, who play today at 5 pm pst. The championship will be on Monday at 4pm pst.
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On May 9, Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs’ blocker Nicole Lankton and defender Annah Legaspi entered the California Beach Volleyball Pairs Championship as the top seed in the southern school’s division. In a field of 19, they were ranked No. 1. In the first match, Lankton and Legaspi swept Mt. San Jacinto (MSJ) Eagles Korie […]
On May 9, Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs’ blocker Nicole Lankton and defender Annah Legaspi entered the California Beach Volleyball Pairs Championship as the top seed in the southern school’s division. In a field of 19, they were ranked No. 1.
In the first match, Lankton and Legaspi swept Mt. San Jacinto (MSJ) Eagles Korie Milan and Josephine Springer. They took their first match against the Eagles two sets to none.
The second match started out with the same dominating play. Lankton and Legaspi won the first set 21-5, but the second set played out differently. American River College (ARC) Beavers Samantha Chavez and Sadie White rebounded, winning the second set 21-13. Lankton and Legaspi came back strong in the third set, winning 15-4.
In the height of the early afternoon, the temperature rose to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat became a problem, as crews had to spray down the courts’ sand to cool it off. Staying cool in an open space was difficult.
Lankton and Legaspi matched with Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) Lobos Anna Eldridge and Lydia Schwemmer. Eldridge and Schwemmer came out playing hard, building a lead that Lankton and Legaspi could come back from.
Lankton and Legaspi showed their mental toughness in the second set. The score was tight, but they pulled out the win 21-18. This sent the match to a tie-breaking third set.
The heat persisted and both pairs tried to cool down between breaks in action. During the break before the third match, the crew hosed down the court as Legaspi ran onto the court to get sprayed to cool down.
In the third set, Lankton and Legaspi came out dominating. They built a lead early and the Lobos couldn’t stop them. The final score was 15-5, the Corsairs winning.
On May 10, Lankton and Legaspi will go into the next round undefeated.
Share The 2025 NC men’s volleyball championship final dates are here. The action kicked off with the selection show, live-streamed on NCAA.com. Now, the semifinals and championship final will take place at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. Pairings and seedings for the championship were established by the committee once the teams were selected here. […]
The 2025 NC men’s volleyball championship final dates are here. The action kicked off with the selection show, live-streamed on NCAA.com. Now, the semifinals and championship final will take place at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Pairings and seedings for the championship were established by the committee once the teams were selected here.
Every match will stream live on ESPN+, except for the national championship, which will air on ESPN2.
*All times listed in Eastern Time
The NC men’s volleyball national championship dates back to 1970, skipping 2020 due to COVID-19. The first-ever championship trophy went to UCLA. The Bruins hold 21 national titles, making them the winningest team in sport history. UCLA was crowned the 2024 national champion after taking down Long Beach State in four sets.
Below, you can check out a list of all NC men’s volleyball champs since 1970.
YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
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2024 | UCLA (26-5) | John Speraw | 3-1 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State |
2023 | UCLA (31-2) | John Speraw | 3-1 | Hawaii (29-3) | George Mason |
2022 | Hawaii (27-5) | Charlie Wade | 3-0 | Long Beach State | UCLA |
2021 | Hawaii (17-1) | Charlie Wade | 3-0 | BYU | Ohio State |
2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
2019 | Long Beach State (28-2) | Alan Knipe | 3-1 | Hawaii | Long Beach State |
2018 | Long Beach State (28-1) | Alan Knipe | 3-2 | UCLA | UCLA |
2017 | Ohio State (32-2) | Pete Hanson | 3-0 | BYU | Ohio State |
2016 | Ohio State (29-3) | Pete Hanson | 3-0 | BYU | Penn State |
2015 | Loyola Chicago (28-2) | Shane Davis | 3-2 | Lewis | Stanford |
2014 | Loyola Chicago (29-1) | Shane Davis | 3-1 | Stanford | Chicago |
2013 | UC Irvine (25-7) | David Kniffin | 3-0 | BYU | UCLA |
2012 | UC Irvine (26-5) | John Speraw | 3-0 | Southern California | Southern California |
2011 | Ohio State (26-6) | Pete Hanson | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | Penn State |
2010 | Stanford (24-6) | John Kosty | 3-0 | Penn State | Stanford |
2009 | UC Irvine (27-5) | John Speraw | 3-2 | Southern California | BYU |
2008 | Penn State (30-1) | Mark Pavlik | 3-1 | Pepperdine | UC Irvine |
2007 | UC Irvine (29-5) | John Speraw | 3-1 | IPFW | Ohio State |
2006 | UCLA (26-12) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Penn State | Penn State |
2005 | Pepperdine (25-2) | Marv Dunphy | 3-2 | UCLA | UCLA |
2004 | BYU (29-4) | Tom Peterson | 3-2 | Long Beach State | Hawaii |
2003 | *Lewis (29-6) | Dave Deuser | 3-2 | BYU | Long Beach State |
2002 | *Hawaii (24-8) | Mike Wilton | 3-1 | Pepperdine | Penn State |
2001 | BYU (23-4) | Carl McGown | 3-0 | UCLA | Long Beach State |
2000 | UCLA (29-5) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Ohio State | IPFW |
1999 | BYU (30-1) | Carl McGown | 3-0 | Long Beach State | UCLA |
1998 | UCLA (28-4) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Hawaii |
1997 | Stanford (27-4) | Ruben Nieves | 3-2 | UCLA | Ohio State |
1996 | UCLA (26-5) | Al Scates | 3-2 | Hawaii | UCLA |
1995 | UCLA (31-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Penn State | Springfield, Mass. |
1994 | Penn State (26-3) | Tom Peterson | 3-2 | UCLA | IPFW |
1993 | UCLA (24-3) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Cal State Northridge | UCLA |
1992 | Pepperdine (24-4) | Marv Dunphy | 3-0 | Stanford | Ball State |
1991 | Long Beach State (31-4) | Ray Ratelle | 3-1 | Southern California | Hawaii |
1990 | Southern California (26-7) | Jim McLaughlin | 3-1 | Long Beach State | George Mason |
1989 | UCLA (29-5) | Al Scates | 3-1 | Stanford | UCLA |
1988 | Southern California (34-4) | Bob Yoder | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | IPFW |
1987 | UCLA (38-3) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Southern California | UCLA |
1986 | Pepperdine (22-7) | Rod Wilde | 3-2 | Southern California | Penn State |
1985 | Pepperdine (25-2) | Marv Dunphy | 3-1 | Southern California | UCLA |
1984 | UCLA (38-0) | Al Scates | 3-1 | Pepperdine | UCLA |
1983 | UCLA (27-4) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Ohio State |
1982 | UCLA (29-0) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Penn State | Penn State |
1981 | UCLA (32-3) | Al Scates | 3-2 | Southern California | UC Santa Barbara |
1980 | Southern California (22-6) | Ernie Hix | 3-1 | UCLA | Ball State |
1979 | UCLA (30-0) | Al Scates | 3-1 | Southern California | UCLA |
1978 | Pepperdine (21-4) | Marv Dunphy | 3-2 | UCLA | Ohio State |
1977 | Southern California (18-1) | Ernie Hix | 3-1 | Ohio State | UCLA |
1976 | UCLA (15-2) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Ball State |
1975 | UCLA (27-8) | Al Scates | 3-1 | UC Santa Barbara | UCLA |
1974 | UCLA (30-5) | Al Scates | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara |
1973 | San Diego State (21-5) | Jack Henn | 3-1 | Long Beach State | San Diego State |
1972 | UCLA (27-7) | Al Scates | 3-2 | San Diego State | Ball State |
1971 | UCLA (29-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | UC Santa Barbara | UCLA |
1970 | UCLA (24-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Long Beach State | UCLA |
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