Annville, PA (June 18, 2025) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced its 2025 MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday morning and 117 DeSales student-athletes across nine sports were honored on the list.

The MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes who compete in a varsity level sport and registered a spring semester GPA of 3.20 or higher.

Among the highlights for DeSales were 15 student-athletes who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA including: graduate student Tim Connell (men’s outdoor track & field), graduate student Dean Ricco (men’s outdoor track & field), sophomore Weston Simak (men’s outdoor track & field), senior Cody Smith (men’s outdoor track & field), senior Elizabeth Chidester (women’s outdoor track & field), sophomore Catherine Crampton (women’s outdoor track & field), junior Abby Durbano (women’s outdoor track & field), first-year Ellie Kozich (women’s outdoor track & field), sophomore Sophia Manidis (women’s outdoor track & field), senior Emma Mele (women’s outdoor track & field), graduate student Gavin Zavorski (baseball), first-year Courtney DiPrenda (softball), senior Tori Kenney (softball), junior Nicole Minelli (women’s lacrosse), junior Emily Prokopovich (women’s tennis). 

Overall DeSales’ nine winter teams totaled 213 student-athletes eligible for the MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll with 117 earning the honor and thus 54.9% percent of the eligible student-athletes were recognized by the conference.

A complete list of DeSales recipients include:

Spring Sports

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (23) – Jozef Callano, Nick Chinn, Tim Connell, Braeden DeGrazia, Lens Demosthene, Dylan Doskocil, Jordan Gallo, Bryce Guthier, Kaden Issa, Jack Jacobson, Trevor Keperling, Colin Marsh, Javell McMichael, Bryce Phillips, Alex Porambo, Dean Ricco, Weston Simak, Peter Skulski, Cody Smith, Jordan Smith, Dane Watson, Brian Whitney, Joey Wilson. 

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (19) – Sophia Amoretti, Lindsay Bednarek, Sarah Campbell, Ashley Carrier, Elizabeth Chidester, Catherine Crampton, Abby Durbano, Haley Estus, Sadie Fenstermaker, Ellie Kozich, Sophia Manidis, Emma Mele, Melissa Peller, Emma Ribeiro, Rita Salzmann, Adia Tompkins, Nina Viglianti, Kay Wiscount, Olivia Zeitler. 

Baseball (13) – Eddie Cwiertniewicz, Justin DeStaso, Matt DeStaso, Bobby Dingell, Jared Drake, Kyle Hart, Colin Houck, Travis Kerr, John Rorick, Zach Rothermel, Aaron Schneider, Eric Wert, Gavin Zavorski. 

Softball (15) – Gianna Angermeier, Brynn Balliet, Camryn Coates, Courtney DiPrenda, Ava Goodman, Arabella Heintzelman, Paige Hromin, Madison Kelly, Tori Kenney, Tabitha Lawless, Samantha Leonard, Rachel Lowry, Katie Sharkey, Amy Wood, Cassie Zellner. 

Men’s Lacrosse (18) – Ryan Ammirata, AJ Ardizone, Sean Barley, Chase Bowman, Nolan Chiulli, Liam Doyle, Braden Eastman, Jake Fratarcangeli, Anthony Gash, TJ Kearns, Patrick Kerrigan, Tim McLean, Andrew Piccola, Pat Schuett, Andrew Vogel, Taylor Wikert, Mark Winkler Jr., Seth Young. 

Women’s Lacrosse (12) – Cami Beetel, Jess Brey, Sophia Campola, Anna Edwards, Maggie Evans, Bridget Hays, Meagan Landers, Bridey Lawler, Hailey Linebaugh, Nicole Minelli, Michaela Regan, Danielle Sieja. 

Men’s Tennis (6) – Frank Boffa, Brent Holzman, Luke Jessup, Zach Marshall, Rey Salazar, Reece Stein.

Women’s Tennis (5) – Tara Clark, Lilah Maus, Afaf Nazif, Emily Prokopovich, Nyah Tomlinson. 

Golf (6) – Kyle Artis, Nick Foreman, Brandon Fox, Jimmy Kelly, Patrick Kusters, Peter McGinley. 

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska volleyball is now up to five recruits in the class of 2027.

Three commitments came in on Tuesday: Pulelehua Laikona, Shaye Witherspoon and Mallory Johnson.

Laikona is a defensive specialist/libero who plays for the Arizona Storm. She is the No. 102 recruit in the 2027 class, according to PrepDig, and the No. 12 libero.

Witherspoon is ranked No. 10 by PrepDig and No. 11 by PrepVolleyball.

Johnson is also a defensive specialist/libero and is the No. 31 overall prospect, according to PrepVolleyball, and is ranked No. 68 by PrepDig.

Bonus!

— Dani Busboom Kelly (@danib18) June 17, 2025

They join Malorie Boesiger and Kendall Omorruyi in the 2027 class.

PITTSBURGH – Duquesne’s Colm Matheney, Louie Liberatore and Rose Kuchera are set to compete in the 2025 USA Track & Field U20 Championships beginning Thursday, June 19, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The trio each posted qualifying marks during standout freshman seasons on the Bluff.

Matheney will compete in the decathlon (Thursday and Friday), while Kuchera (triple jump) and Liberatore (javelin) are scheduled to compete on Thursday.

Matheney qualified at the Susquehanna River Hawk Multi with a score of 6,300 points, recording personal bests in the long jump, 400 meters, 110-meter hurdles, pole vault, javelin and 1,500 meters. He placed fifth in the decathlon at his first Atlantic 10 Championship appearance.

Kuchera punched her ticket to Eugene with a first-place, school-record mark of 12.51 meters (41-0.5) in the triple jump at the George Mason Dalton Ebanks Invitational in April. The Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, native improved that record to 12.52 meters (41-1) the following week at Bucknell. She earned bronze in the triple jump at the Atlantic 10 Championship and claimed gold at the ECAC Outdoor Championships. Kuchera also picked up A-10 bronze in the long jump and ranks tied for fourth in program history at 5.91 meters (19-4.75).

Liberatore hit the U20 qualifying standard in just his second meet, throwing over 60 meters in the javelin at Carnegie Mellon. He broke the 60-meter barrier six times during the season and became the first NCAA Outdoor Championships men’s javelin qualifier in program history. His school-record mark of 64.50 meters (211-7) came at the IC4A Championships, followed by a 61.08-meter (200-5) performance at the NCAA East First Round.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia volleyball program released its 2025 schedule on Wednesday (June 18), and the highlights include 14 home matches and 10 against squads that made the 2024 NCAA tournament.

The fifth season of the Shannon Wells era opens on the road with a three-match weekend in Washington, D.C., against Georgetown (Aug. 29), George Washington (Aug. 30) and Howard (Aug 31).

UVA opens its 2025 home slate with the Cavalier Classic, which features VCU (Sept. 4) and Appalachian State (Sept. 6), before heading to SEC foe Auburn on Sept. 9 as part of the “Showdown at the Net” tournament.

To wrap up non-conference play, Virginia will host Michigan in back-to-back matches on Sept. 12 and 13. The Cavaliers will then travel to Columbus, Ohio, for a pair of matches against Troy (Sept. 19) and Ohio State (Sept. 20).

Virginia opens ACC play with a four-match homestand against Stanford (Sept. 27), Cal (Sept. 28), Boston College (Oct. 3) and Syracuse (Oct. 5).

The Commonwealth Clash presented by Smithfield matches between UVA and Virginia Tech are slated for Oct. 15 (Wednesday) in Blacksburg and Oct. 19 (Sunday) in Charlottesville.

Virginia’s remaining ACC home matches include Georgia Tech (Oct. 31), Clemson (Nov. 2), NC State (Nov. 21), Wake Forest (Nov. 23) and North Carolina (Nov. 26).

The Cavaliers’ other ACC road contests are against Notre Dame (Oct. 10), Louisville (Oct. 12), Florida State (Oct. 24), Miami (Oct. 26), SMU (Nov. 7), Pitt (Nov. 9), North Carolina (Nov. 14), Duke (Nov. 16) and Boston College (Nov. 29).

Virginia will also host an exhibition against James Madison on Aug 16 (Saturday). Broadcast designations, including matches on ACC Network, will be posted to VirginiaSports.com once announced by the ACC and ESPN. Start times are subject to change based on broadcast selections.