WPOLO5/28/2025 2:57 PM | By: Cal Athletics

4 Seniors Earn Honor For Third Time

Eleven California women’s water polo student-athletes have been named to the MPSF All-Academic Team, the conference office announced.

Seniors Ruby Swadling, Rozanne Voorvelt, Jessie Rose and Claire Rowell each earned the honor for the third time while graduate student Elena Flynn and junior Abbi Magee are now two-time selections. Sophomore Kate Meyer, Feline Voordouw, Julia Bonaguidi, Julianne Snyder and redshirt freshman Talia Fonseca all earned the accolade for the first time. True freshmen and first-year transfers are ineligible for the award.

In addition to being at least a sophomore academically and having spent at least one full year at an institution, candidates for MPSF All-Academic honors must also possess a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 and have competed in at least 50 percent of her team’s games during the season.

The Golden Bears went 19-6 this season and advanced to the NCAA Championship for the 11th time since 2010.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Amelia Svidal just keeps making Bellarmine University women’s track and field program history.

The Atlantic Sun Conference on Wednesday announced its postseason awards for the outdoor season, and the unveiling included ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors for Svidal.

It was an unprecedented acknowledgement, as the Knights sophomore becomes the women’s program’s first-ever ASUN superlative award winner.

The recognition comes on the heels of another groundbreaking feat by Svidal, who became Bellarmine’s first-ever gold medal winner in any gender after placing first in the triple jump at the ASUN Outdoor Championship. That excellence extends to the classroom, where she carries a 4.0 GPA majoring in psychology.

On the men’s side, Chase Akins completed a 2024-25 sweep of Academic All-ASUN Team accolades. The Knights junior garnered the recognition for cross country — along with the Scholar-Athlete of the Year laurel in that sport — and in both T&F campaigns.

Atkins earned a silver medal in the 10000m at the ASUN Outdoor Championship while also scoring in the 5000m after placing fifth. Off the track, he carries a 3.79 GPA majoring in exercise science.

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Nebraska volleyball releases schedule for coach Dani Busboom Kelly’s first season

Updated: 5:09 PM CDT May 28, 2025

The Huskers will have eight matches against teams that finished in the 2024 top 10 in coach Dani Busboom Kelly’s first season.Nebraska volleyball unveiled the 2025 schedule Wednesday, featuring 10 matches against non-conference opponents and 20 conference matches.NU opens the season with the AVCA First Serve Showcase against Pittsburgh on Aug. 22 and Stanford on Aug. 24 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.READ MORE: Nebraska introduces new volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly with welcome ceremonyThe Huskers also travel to Omaha to face Creighton at the CHI Health Center on Sept. 16.Nebraska’s double play — home and away — opponents in conference play are Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State. NU will also host Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, Maryland, Northwestern, Washington and Oregon.The Huskers will travel to Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA and USC.Nebraska volleyball 2025 scheduleAug. 22, PittsburghAug. 24, StanfordAug. 29, at Lipscomb (Allen Arena in Nashville)Aug. 31, vs. Kentucky (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville), 11 a.m.Sept. 5, Wright State, 7 p.m. Sept. 7, California, 1 or 2 p.m. Sept. 12, Utah, 6 p.m. Sept. 13, Grand CanyonSept. 16, at CreightonSept. 20, Arizona, 7 p.m.Sept. 24, MichiganSept. 27, MarylandOct. 3, at Penn StateOct. 4, at RutgersOct. 10, WashingtonOct. 12, at PurdueOct. 17, at Michigan StateOct. 19, at MichiganOct. 24, NorthwesternOct. 25, Michigan StateOct. 31, at WisconsinNov. 2, OregonNov. 6, IllinoisNov. 8, at MinnesotaNov. 14, at UCLANov. 15, at USCNov. 20, IowaNov. 22, at IndianaNov. 28, Penn StateNov. 29, Ohio State

Florida’s track and field look to go on a championship quest when they start at the NCAA East Preliminaries today in Jacksonville. The preliminaries, hosted by the University of North Florida represents the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Athletes that advance will qualify to compete in the national championship meet, starting on June 11 in Eugene, Oregon.

Let's punch some tickets.

: NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries
: Jacksonville, Fla.
: Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium
: 2:30 p.m.
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: (ESPN+) https://t.co/YZyOHA2FSk#GoGators pic.twitter.com/tgZsaKweId

— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 28, 2025

Going For History

The Gator men’s outdoor team will try to defend their title from last year, which was their third in a row. The women’s team looks to get back on top and win their first championship as a team since 2022, after a runner-up finish last season.

Momentum on Their Side

Florida looks to carry the successes they had during the SEC Outdoor Championships into Jacksonville. The Gators won eight medals at the conference championship meet between both squads. Habita Harris won the crown in the 100m hurdles during the last day of the tournament with a time of 12.75. Florida had great success in the discus event on both teams during the meet, with Alida van Daalen and Jacob Lemmon winning gold and bronze respectively.

A STAR IS BORN!!! HABIBA HARRIS IS YOUR SEC 100m HURDLES CHAMPION!

12.75 – #GoGators pic.twitter.com/r3MNCc5ZhY

— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 17, 2025

On the men’s side, the 4x400m relay team ran 3:03.27, which was good for the bronze medal.

Anthaya Charlton won bronze in the 100m during the conference championship, running an 11.14 to earn 3rd place. She, with Harris, Gabrielle Matthews and Quincy Penn ran 43.46 in the 4x100m relay, finishing in 6th place. The women ended the SEC Championship meet in third place as a team, while the men finished 12th.

Five Nevada track and field stars will compete in this week’s NCAA West Preliminary starting Thursday at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas. The selections for the preliminaries are based on the top-48 athletes in each individual event and the top-24 relay teams. The top-12 qualifiers from each Preliminary advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field from June 11-14. The Wolf Pack’s qualified preliminary athletes include Lilly Urban and Isabelle Steerman in javelin; Meekness Dogonayro in triple jump; Magdalene George in the 100- and 200-meter sprint; and Annalies Kalma in the 400. Below is a summation of each athlete and when they will compete at the West Preliminary.

Magdalene George (100, 200 meters)

A sophomore, George returns to the NCAA West Preliminary, qualifying in two events after earning silver medals in the 100 and 200 at the Mountain West Championships. George is the school record holder in the 200 and second all-time in the 100. She is 32nd in the West Preliminary in the 100 (11.34 seconds) and 27th in the 200 (23.12 seconds). She competes in the first round of the 100 at 5 p.m. Thursday and 200 at 6:45 p.m. that day. Quarterfinals are 4:35 p.m. (100) and 5:50 p.m. (200) Saturday.

Annalies Kalma (400 meters)

Kalma, a junior, set the school record in the 400 at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 52.71 seconds. She won bronze in that event at the MW Championship. She was part of Nevada’s 4×400 relay team that reached the NCAA Championships two seasons ago and looks to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in her career as an individual. Kalma ranks 28th in the West Preliminary in the 400 based on her time at the LSU Alumni Gold. She competes in the first round at 5:25 p.m. Thursday. Quarterfinals are 4:50 p.m. Saturday.

Isabelle Steerman (Javelin)

Steerman, a senior from Oregon, will make her first appearance at the NCAA West Preliminary. Her season best throw of 46.42 meters came at the Fresno State Invitational and qualified her for the NCAA’s first round. She is coming off a near podium at the MW Championship, placing fourth by less than 20 centimeters. She ranks 49th in the NCAA West Preliminary with that 46.42-meter throw. She competes in first round at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

Lilly Urban (Javelin)

Urban is Nevada’s top nationally ranked athlete in the outdoor this season, sitting seventh in the NCAA West Preliminary and ninth in the nation in the javelin throw at a school-record 56.89 meters, which came during a gold-medal performance at the MW Championship. A sophomore from Germany, Urban broke the school record four times this season and will look to break it once again at the NCAA West Preliminary where she will need a top-12 mark to advance to nationals. She competes in the first round at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

Meekness Dogonyaro (Triple jump)

A sophomore from Nigeria, Dogonyaro competed last year as a rookie at the NCAA West Preliminary where she finished 26th with a jump of 12.89 meters. She is 15th in the West Preliminary and 21st in the nation with a jump this season of 13.27 at the Stanford Invitational. Dogonyaro won silver at the MW Championship and is second in school history in the triple jump, just eight centimeters shy of the record. She will compete in the first round at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

The NCAA West Preliminary will be live streamed on the ESPN+ with live results available at Flash Results.