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Audra Clark, Mark Schwitzgable Join Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

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DeKALB, IL – Northern Illinois University head women’s basketball coach Jacey Brooks announced on Tuesday that Audra Clark and Mark Schwitzgable will join the Huskies coaching staff as assistant coaches.
 
Clark comes to NIU after two seasons on the coaching staff at Bowling Green. She was the Video Coordinator in 2023 before being named Director of Player Personnel last year. The Falcons reached the Mid-American Conference tournament in both seasons and earned a WNIT bid in 2024. Clark was an assistant coach on Brooks’ staff at SUNY Cortland, guiding the Red Dragons to an overall record of 45-11 and a pair of NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. The 2022-23 SUNY Cortland team went 24-5 and won the State University of New York Athletic Conference tournament for the first time since 2010 and won its first round NCAA Tournament game.
 
“I am so excited and fortunate to work with Audra again after winning a lot of games and a conference championship together at Cortland,” said Brooks. “She has grown tremendously throughout her career, which is a true testament to her dedication, work ethic, and passion for the game. I’m confident she will help build our culture here at NIU and have a tremendous impact on our program.”
 
Clark started her coaching career at SUNY Oswego from 2019-21. She graduated from St. Catherine University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Clark was a four-year starter and a four-time Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference all-conference selection. She finished her college career as St. Catherine’s all-time leader in points and assists with 1,483 points and 379 assists.
 
“I am truly grateful for the opportunity to work alongside Coach Brooks again here at NIU,” Clark said. “Her vision for the program is exciting and I’m thrilled to contribute to that vision while being part of Huskie Nation and immersing myself in this community. I’m looking forward to collaborating with our staff to create a culture of excellence and competitiveness, ensuring our student-athletes reach their full potential both on and off the court.”
 
Schwitzgable arrives in DeKalb after serving as the head coach of the Walsh University women’s basketball team for the last three years. He had three student-athletes earn All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference honors in his three seasons at the helm of the Cavaliers.
 
“Since Mark and I initially spoke, I was convinced that working together could lead to building something special,” Brooks said. “His love for the game, relentlessness as a recruiter, and ability to develop players on and off the court are only a few of his very impressive qualities. I am confident he is going to play a big role in the success of our program and excited he is part of the Huskie family.”
 
Schwitzgable started his coaching career as a graduate assistant and video coordinator at his alma mater Ohio from 2015-2017. The Bobcats made back-to-back WNIT appearances in those two years, reaching the round of 16 in 2016. He then became an assistant coach at Urbana University from 2017-19, where he recruited Division II All-American Tyra James who also earned Mountain East Conference and Atlantic Region Player of the Year honors. Schwitzgable joined the coaching staff at Valparaiso in 2019 and was with the Beacons for three seasons.
 
“My family and I are incredibly excited to begin this new chapter at NIU,” said Schwitzgable. “Jacey’s vision for the program is inspiring and I’m deeply appreciative for the opportunity to join her coaching staff.”
 
Clark and Schwitzgable join E.C. Hill and Brittney Patrick as assistants on Brooks’ staff.
 
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Doris Lemngole Wins The Bowerman

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GRAPEVINE, Texas – Alabama track and field phenom Doris Lemngole has been named the recipient of The Bowerman, as announced Thursday at the Gaylord Texas Resort & Convention Center. It marks the first time in program history that a Crimson Tide student-athlete has captured collegiate track and field’s most prestigious award.

The program’s ace, from West Pokot County, Kenya, topped an impressive group of finalists that included Pamela Kosgei of New Mexico and Savannah Sutherland of Michigan. All three student-athletes were their school’s first-ever finalist for The Bowerman.

Thursday marked the sixth time in the last seven years that a female athlete from the Southeastern Conference has won The Bowerman. Lemngole joins 2024 winner Parker Valby (Florida), 2022 winner Abby Steiner (Kentucky), 2021 winner Athing Mu (Texas A&M), 2019 winner Sha’Carri Richardson (LSU) and 2018 winner Keturah Orji (Georgia).

Doris Lemngole – 2025 Track and Field Résumé

  • Two national titles

    • Indoor 5,000m

    • Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase

  • National runner-up

  • Three SEC titles

    • Indoor 3,000m

    • Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase

    • Outdoor 5,000m

  • Two collegiate records

    • Indoor 5,000m

    • Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase

  • USTFCCCA National Women’s Athlete of the Year

  • Honda Sport Award finalist for Track and Field

  • Additional accolades during the 2025 season include:

    • Finished fifth at the World Championships in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase, representing Kenya

    • Two-time SEC Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year (indoor and outdoor)

    • Named the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Women’s Track and Field Academic All-America Team Member of the Year



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Pitt loses to Texas A&M in NCAA volleyball final four

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Pitt lost 3-0 to Texas A&M in the final four of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament on Thursday.  

The No. 1-seeded Panthers lost to third-seeded Texas A&M in the national semifinal match at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Pitt’s season ended in the final four for the fifth consecutive season, while Texas A&M is headed to its first-ever national championship. 

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Olivia Babcock #5 of the Pittsburgh Panthers spikes the ball against the Texas A&M Aggies during the Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Semifinals at T-Mobile Center on December 18, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Pitt lost the first set 29-27, lost the second set 25-21, lost 25-20 in the third set. It was the first time this season that Pitt was swept. 

“An incredible season comes to an end in the National Semifinal,” Pitt volleyball posted to social media after the match.

Pitt defeated UMBC, Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue to reach the final four. The Panthers finished the season 30-5, claiming at least a share of their fourth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference title.

Texas A&M will play the winner of Wisconsin-Kentucky on Sunday for the championship. 



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The top moments from Bowerman winner Jordan Anthony’s 2025 season

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Arkansas’ Jordan Anthony won the 2025 Bowerman as the most outstanding man in track and field. Anthony is the third athlete in Arkansas history to win the Bowerman, joining fellow men’s Razorback winners Jarrion Lawson (2016) and Jaydon Hibbert (2023). 

Anthony swept the NCAA titles in the short sprints across seasons, winning the 60 meters and 100 meters. He also ran the second-fastest all-conditions 100 meters in NCAA history.

RELATED: A complete history of the Bowerman

Anthony had a fantastic season filled with great performances. Here are some of her top moments from her award-winning season.

SEC Indoor 60m 

Anthony won his first title of the 2025 season with a 6.54-second finish to win the SEC Indoor 60 meter title. It was a sign of more titles to come in 2025.

Prelims Indoor 60m 

In a 60 meter race for the ages, Anthony ran 6.47 seconds in the semifinals at the 2025 NCAA indoor championships. That time is the third-fastest ever ran in collegiate history, but Anthony finished second in the race.

USC’s JC Stevenson runs second-fastest NCAA men’s indoor 60m EVER — in the prelims

Indoor 60m title 

After a fast semifinal round, all eyes were on the title race in the men’s 60 meters. Anthony didn’t dissapoint with a 6.49-second finish and the win.

Men’s 60m – 2025 NCAA indoor track and field championships

First sub-10 at Mt. SAC 

Jordan Anthony previewed what would be his fastest season yet when he ran under 10 seconds for the first time of his collegiate career at Mt. SAC relays with a 9.98 (+1.2) finish.

SEC sweep 

Anthony solidified hisself as a national title threat by sweeping the sprints in the hardest conference in track and field, the SEC. Not only did he sweep the 100 and 200 meters, he also set PRs.

9.75 shocks the world

The race the got the world’s attention. When Jordan Anthony ran 9.75, everyone stopped to check the clock. While the wind reading said +2.1, the time itself was correct. Anthony put the world on notice.

Arkansas’ Jordan Anthony runs 9.75! Watch every men’s 100m quarterfinals from 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

Jogs 200m in “Incredible” fashion

After running a 9.75, Anthony still had to qualify for the 200 meters at nationals. He took his time with this race, finishing in 20.20 seconds while looking very relaxed.

From Lane 9 for the win 

After only finishing fourth in his heat, Jordan Anthony was placed all the way out in Lane 9 for the 100 meter final. It’s a far spot for a favorite entering the championship meet and can be missed from the action in the middle of the track. Anthony snuck up from the outside to win the title, surprise many who forgot about the Razorback.

Men’s 100m final – 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championships

Full recap

Here’s a look at all of Anthony’s accomplishments this year:

Championships:

  • NCAA Indoor 60m champion
  • NCAA Outdoor 100m champion
  • SEC Indoor 60m champion
  • SEC Outdoor 100m champion
  • SEC Outdoor 200m champion
  • SEC Outdoor Team champion

Collegiate Records and All-Time marks: 

  • No. 2 fastest all-conditions 100m in NCAA history
  • No. 3 fastest 60 meters in NCAA history

Stan Becton joined NCAA.com in 2021 and has since served as a college football, FCS football, track and field, cross country and HBCU beat reporter. He has covered numerous NCAA championship events, including the FCS Championship, DI Track & Field Championships and Men’s Frozen Four. Additionally, he has covered the College Football Playoff and HBCU sporting events like the Celebration Bowl, MEAC/SWAC Challenge and Legacy Classic. Stan graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, earning a degree in Professional Writing and playing football as a five-year letterman. You can follow him on Twitter @stan_becton.

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Shanley volleyball coach Taylor Preston steps down after 2 seasons – InForum

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FARGO — Fargo Shanley volleyball head coach Taylor Preston is stepping down after two seasons.

Shanley activities director Mark Hollcraft announced the resignation late Wednesday night.

“Shanley volleyball coach Taylor Preston has submitted her resignation, and I have accepted it,” Hollcraft said in the release. “I am grateful for her three years of coaching our Shanley girls, including the last two as head coach.

“Taylor expressed much appreciation in getting to know the girls through coaching but believed it was time to take new steps forward in her life.”

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Shanley volleyball head coach Taylor Preston gives instructions to her team during their game against West Fargo Sheyenne on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at Sheyenne High School in West Fargo.

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Preston initially joined the Deacons staff as an assistant in 2023 under former coach Alexis Bachmeier. Shanley finished 26-11 that season and included runner-up finishes at both the East Region and Class A state tournament.

Preston took the reins of the program ahead of the 2024 season. The 2024 campaign saw the Deacons finish 29-7 overall, including 20-2 in the Eastern Dakota Conference for the regular season conference title. Shanley also qualified for the state tournament for the second straight year.

This past season saw Shanley finish 23-14 overall. Overall, Preston compiled a record of 52-21 over two years leading the program.

Hollcraft said the search for Shanley’s next head coach will begin immediately.

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Aggies sweep Pitt to reach NCAA title game

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the moments before Texas A&M’s match against Pitt in the NCAA women’s volleyball semifinals, coach Jamie Morrison had simple message.

“We are here,” he told his team. “We are here.”

The meaning was for A&M to stay true to its identity.

The Aggies did with three-set sweep over Pitt and will play for their first national title at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday against either Kentucky or Wisconsin, which played later Thursday in the other semifinal.

A&M’s identity — “we are the grittiest,” senior Logan Lednicky said after last week’s regional win over Nebraska — has power hitters in Lednicky and Kyndal Stowers up front, the middle blocking of Ifenna Coas-Okpalla and the “quarterbacking” of Maddie Waak.

Texas A&M won the first set, 29-27, on its fifth match point on a kill by Stowers, who had nine in the first set with no errors.

A&M appeared to have won earlier on a kill by Lednicky at 25-23 but the ball was ruled out, reversing the score to 24-24. Pitt would have its own set point later but didn’t convert.

In the second set, the Aggies fell behind 15-11 after an 8-0 run by Pitt but answered. Cos-Okpalla blocked a shot by Olivia Babcock to set up set point at 24-21 and A&M got the win when Babcock’s next attempt at a kill went long.

In what turned out to be the deciding third set, A&M took its first lead at 11-10 on a strong serve by Waak. The Aggies finished it off at 25-20.

“We just played good volleyball and had fun,” Morrison said. “It’s pretty simple. They have a lot of grit and anytime another team makes a run, they answer. A lot of belief in that group.”

A&M’s sweep was the first in an NCAA semifinal since Nebraska’s win over Pitt in 2023. Pitt was making its fifth consecutive appearance in the Final Four but has yet to win a title.

Reid Laymance reported from Houston.



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Previewing Kentucky Volleyball vs. Wisconsin Badgers in the Final Four

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Kentucky’s reward for torching its side of the bracket? A date with the program it’s never beaten.

Wisconsin comes into the Final Four at 28–4, fresh off a brutal run through Eastern Illinois, North Carolina, No. 2 Stanford, and No. 1 Texas. Meanwhile, Kentucky sits at 29–2 after sweeping Wofford, Cal Poly, and No. 3 Creighton and outlasting UCLA in four. This isn’t a Cinderella story on either side; this is blue-blood versus rising powerhouse.

On paper, it looks like strength-on-strength almost everywhere you look.

Why Kentucky–Wisconsin is a heavyweight clash of efficiency, blocking, and star power

Kentucky’s offense is built around a vicious one-two punch on the pins. Brooklyn DeLeye is averaging 4.69 kills per set on .289 hitting with 521 kills, while Eva Hudson is right behind her at 4.54 kills per set on .317. That’s 1,000+ kills of high-volume, high-efficiency scoring from the outside and opposite positions. The Cats are hitting .295 as a team with nearly 15 kills per set—elite numbers for this level.

Wisconsin counters with its own superstar in Mimi Colyer, who’s putting up 5.39 kills per set on .340 hitting with 566 total kills. She’s the kind of terminal scorer who can take over a set all by herself. Around her, Carter Booth and Alicia Andrew give the Badgers a massive, efficient middle presence, both are hitting .454 with more than two blocks per match, while Andrew sits at .371 with steady production at the net.

Both teams defend at an absurd level. Kentucky holds opponents to .180 hitting and just over 12 kills per set, with 2.47 blocks per set and 1,653 digs on the season. Wisconsin is just as nasty: opponents are hitting only .184 with 1.79 blocks per set against them and fewer than 12 kills per set.

Translation: this match is probably going to be won at the pins and in transition, not by easy side-outs.

Serving and first contact might be the swing factor. Kentucky has 137 aces and 225 errors on the year, while Wisconsin has 158 aces and 304 errors—both aggressive from the line but willing to live with some risk to knock the other out of the system. The question becomes: who handles that pressure better in serve receive? The Cats have just 79 reception errors across 111 sets; Wisconsin has 85 in 106. Both are tough to rattle, but Kentucky’s backcourt has been incredibly steady during this tournament run.

Setter play will be under the microscope, too. Kassie O’Brien is the engine for Kentucky, averaging 11.02 assists per set and helping spread the ball between DeLeye, Hudson, Lizzie Carr in the middle, and Asia Thigpen on the right. Wisconsin uses Charlie Fuerbringer as its primary distributor, and she’s been excellent at keeping middles engaged while still feeding Colyer in big spots.

From a narrative standpoint, it’s simple: Wisconsin has dominated the head-to-head, winning both prior meetings and dropping just one set total. Kentucky has never gotten over that hump. This time, the Wildcats come in as the higher seed and arguably the more balanced team, while Wisconsin carries the “we’ve been here” aura.

If Kentucky’s passers hold up and DeLeye/Hudson can win enough rallies against a big Badger block, the Cats finally have the firepower to flip the script. If Colyer goes nuclear and Booth controls the middle, Wisconsin’s size and experience could send Kentucky home again.

Either way, it has all the ingredients of a classic: superstar pins, elite setters, massive blocks, and a trip to the national title match hanging in the balance.



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