MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine Athletics had seven student-athletes from three different programs earn College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District At-Large honors, as announced today by CSC.

The Waves who received recognition included beach volleyball’s Kate Clermont, Marley Johnson, McKenna Thomas and Deanie Woodruff; men’s volleyball’s Gabe Dyer and James Eadie; and water polo’s Dane Howell. 

The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Men’s and Women’s At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program also separately recognizes at-large honorees in five divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and the College Division.

The at-large program includes all NCAA sports that do not have their own sport-specific program eligible for athletes to be recognized. CSC has academic programs for soccer, women’s volleyball, football, basketball, swimming & diving, tennis, softball, baseball and track & field/cross country.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Kate Clermont (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) earned the at-large honor following her senior campaign after three straight seasons (2023-25) as a WCC All-Academic Team and All-WCC First Team honoree. Clermont achieved a 3.856 cumulative GPA across her four years as a liberal studies for education major at Pepperdine. She logged a 24-9 record at the No. 1 position for the Waves this past season alongside Thomas while moving into second place overall in program career pair wins with 58 and fifth in all-time wins with 92.

Marley Johnson (Stuart, Fla.) joined the Waves as a graduate student ahead of the 2025 season and achieved a 4.0 GPA while obtaining her master’s in global business. Johnson amassed 13 victories on the sand this past season competing primarily at the No. 4 position.

McKenna Thomas (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) capped her career as a three-time WCC All-Academic and All-WCC First Team selection. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in three years before enrolling in the university’s master’s in business program, where she maintained a 4.0 GPA. Thomas also ranks second in career pair wins (58, alongside Clermont) and fourth in total wins (94) in program history.

Deanie Woodruff (Point Loma, Calif.) came to the Waves as a transfer from Arizona State ahead of the 2025 season and achieved a 3.854 GPA in the biology program in her first year at Pepperdine. During her redshirt freshman campaign, Woodruff totaled 15 wins for the Waves with 11 coming on court four as she also tabbed a victory in the WCC Tournament.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Gabe Dyer (San Clemente, Calif.) maintained a 3.85 GPA during his graduate year in the real estate program at Pepperdine after transferring from UC San Diego. As the team’s primary setter, Dyer helped lead the Waves to the NCAA Semifinals and ranked top-10 in the nation with 1,072 total assists.

James Eadie (Newport Beach, Calif.) holds a 3.592 cumulative GPA in the sport administration program at Pepperdine through three academic years. Eadie ranked fourth on the team in both kills (129) and points (184) during his redshirt sophomore season in 2025 which saw the Waves win the WCC Championship and reach the NCAA Semifinals.

WATER POLO

Dane Howell (Huntington Beach, Calif.) recorded a 3.671 cumulative GPA in the sociology program as a Wave after joining the program in 2023 from Orange Coast College. Howell posted 23 goals and nine assists to go along with nine steals as he recorded multiple goals in seven games for the Waves during his senior season. He is set to return to the pool in 2025 as a graduate student at Pepperdine with the Waves set to open the season at the Triton Invite in San Diego from Aug. 30-31.

 

Initiative unlocks new royalty-based income stream and expands platform utility for brands and users alike

NEW YORK, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brag House Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBH) (“Brag House” or the “Company”), the media-tech platform at the intersection of gaming, college sports, and Gen Z engagement, last week unveiled plans to launch a secure digital asset platform as part of its Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) initiative supporting the Company’s broader monetization strategy by introducing new revenue streams, expanding Gen Z engagement, and strengthening its data-driven value proposition.

Building on its earlier announcement to explore digital NIL engagement models, the initiative leverages Brag House’s national footprint across 200+ NCAA campuses through its partnership with Learfield, enabling student-athletes to monetize personalized digital assets such as highlight reels, game-day passes, and authenticated collectibles. Brag House will retain transaction fees and recurring royalty revenue from secondary marketplace activity, while also capturing valuable user engagement and behavioral data.

“We’re laying the groundwork for a new digital economy built around Gen Z athletes and fans, ” said Lavell Juan Malloy II, CEO and Co-Founder of Brag House. “By combining NIL rights with authenticated digital assets, we’re offering scalable monetization while enhancing our ability to understand and serve our community. This platform introduces a repeatable, high-margin business model aligned with the surging NIL and digital ownership economies.”

Unlocking a Multi-Billion-Dollar Market Through a Scalable Revenue Model

As referenced in Brag House’s previous announcement, the NIL market is projected to grow to $1.5 billion by 2027. Brag House’s NIL platform targets a key gap in the market: 95% of NCAA athletes currently receive little to no NIL compensation.

Using a no-code interface, athletes will be able to mint and sell digital assets directly to fans while Brag House earns transaction fees on all primary sales and royalties on secondary trades. Fan-to-athlete commerce will be enabled by automated smart contract systems, with automated payments routed to athlete-controlled digital wallets. The Company is evaluating sustainable, next-gen digital platforms that offer low fees and reliable verification systems.

Initial monetization scenarios include:

• Personalized collectibles with resale royalties
• Digital access passes for live/virtual events
• Loyalty integrations with brand partners and sponsors
• Tiered fan experiences that reward long-term participation

Accelerating Brag House’s Strategic Flywheel

This platform aligns directly with Brag House’s four-phase strategic roadmap: build Gen Z community, scale B2B solutions, monetize engagement, and activate proprietary data. The NIL initiative further supports each of these goals by:

• Increasing user retention through exclusive athlete-fan interaction
• Creating brand sponsorship inventory around collectible campaigns
• Enhancing the Company’s first-party behavioral data for Gen Z
• Enabling subscription and membership cross-sell opportunities

“This initiative is not about chasing trends, it’s about capturing value,” added Malloy. “We’ve already proven our ability to engage Gen Z across gaming and college campuses. Now, we’re unlocking the next layer of monetization that expands our platform’s economic potential.”

Pilot Rollout in Late 2025

Brag House expects to launch initial NIL activations on select campuses later this year, in conjunction with branded loyalty campaigns and its Brag Gators Gauntlet Series. Full platform capabilities, including smart contract integration, athlete onboarding, and fan resale features, are anticipated to go live in early 2026.

About Brag House
Brag House is a leading media technology gaming platform dedicated to transforming casual college gaming into a vibrant, community-driven experience. By seamlessly merging gaming, social interaction, and cutting-edge technology, the Company provides an inclusive and engaging environment for casual gamers while enabling brands to authentically connect with the influential Gen Z demographic. For more information, visit www.braghouse.com.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Monday, Wagner College’s cross country/track and field program announced that longtime head coach, Joe Stasi, will officially be stepping down from his position after leading the team for 29 years.

Stasi helped transform Wagner into a consistently competitive program during his tenure on Grymes Hill, guiding his athletes to 12 NEC Championships, over 250 All-Conference selections and more than 110 school records.

One of Stasi’s crowning achievements as head coach came during the 2020–2021 seasons, when he led the Seahawk men to the NEC Triple Crown — capturing the 2020 indoor, 2021 cross country and 2021 outdoor titles — making Wagner the first program to accomplish the feat in the NEC since 2003.

But Wagner wasn’t always a force to be reckoned with considering the 2021 outdoor title was the first in program history for the men’s team. Stasi told the Advance/SILive that the beginning of his tenure was “a slow progression upward.”

“It’s been a process at Wagner. You can always look at the championships and the success that you had there, but I tell everyone that what’s kept me there were the student-athletes. I’ve had just a good group of student-athletes throughout the years,” Stasi said of what he’ll look back on most fondly.

To his point, it’s clear that the Wagner cross country/track program emphasized a wholistic collegeiate experience, as Stasi’s runners, jumpers and throwers achieved 13 NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognitions during his stretch as head coach.

“The kids were always focused on and off the track,” Stasi said of his athletes being dedicated to achieving excellence in the classroom as well as in their running careers.

“There’s a lot of stuff that you have to deal with as a college coach, but the kids being very focused in the classroom and kept me there for a lot of years,” he went on.

In addition to preparing his athletes for success beyond graduation, Stasi continued to support those who pursued running after college — including Will Cuthbertson ’22, who went on to compete at the USATF Championships and the Olympic Trials.

“Coach Stasi has had a huge impact on the majority of my running career since graduating high school,” Cuthbertson said of the bond they share.

“He really got me to a place I needed to be in, and then he was super encouraging on me taking the next steps; he was also super helpful with me fundraising for an altitude training trip before going to USA’s. He’s just been one of my all around biggest supporters with running post-collegiately,” he went on.

Another Seahawk alum who ran under Stasi and has become a fixture in the Staten Island running community is Dominic Palermo ’24 — the recent runner-up at the SSG Ollis 5K and a key contributor to Wagner’s historic triple crown championship squad.

“Coach Stasi is one of the greatest coaches around,” Palermo said plainly.

“My favorite Stasi line will always be that ‘There’s no secrets to the sport;’ we knew what was expected of us every day and if we wanted to be great there were no shortcuts,” he continued.

Stasi’s impact also extends well beyond Wagner’s campus, as he helped mentor several coaches in the Staten Island running community — including Monsignor Farrell assistant Michael Ryan, former longtime St. Joseph Hill head coach JP Pablo and current Moore Catholic head coach Jason Paderon.

“The coaches on the Island are really phenomenal,” Stasi said of the borough’s running culture which he largely helped shape.

“I also ran on Staten Island when I was growing up; we wanted kids to know that the option was there to come to Wagner, but at the end of the day, I always wanted what was best for the borough’s athletes,” he humbly said of his positive feelings for the Island’s running scene as a whole.

Stasi doesn’t have any concrete plans to continue coaching elsewhere at the moment, as his full focus was to always “leave the team with a lot of talent and pass the baton onto the next person” who will guide the Seahawks’ track program.

“I always wanted to leave on a good note. We’re leaving on top, and I’m glad I’m leaving the program in a strong position,” Stasi said following the women’s team’s victory at the 2025 Outdoor NEC Championships.

Whether he was guiding athletes to record-breaking times on the track, pushing them to succeed in the classroom, or supporting their goals beyond graduation, one thing is clear: Stasi’s successor will have big shoes to fill.

STATESBORO – Georgia Southern placed four student-athletes on the 2025 Collegiate Sports Communicators Men’s At-Large Academic All-District teams, as announced by the organization Tuesday afternoon. 

To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA at their institution. They must also be at least a sophomore academically. Each school is allowed six male and six female honorees for the all-district team based on academic and athletic merit in the sports of men’s and women’s fencing, men’s golf, men’s gymnastics, men’s ice hockey, men’s lacrosse, men’s rifle, men’s skiing, men’s volleyball, men’s water polo, men’s wrestling, women’s beach volleyball, women’s bowling, women’s crew/rowing, women’s fencing, women’s field hockey, women’s golf, women’s gymnastics, women’s ice hockey, women’s lacrosse, women’s rifle, women’s skiing and women’s water polo.

The four honorees are: men’s golf athlete Brantley Baker, men’s golf athlete Brycen Jones, men’s golf athlete Edouard Cereto and men’s golf athlete Luke Koenig. 

For Baker and Koenig, it’s third second all-district recognition while it’s the first for the other two.

General | 6/17/2025 3:11:00 PM

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – St. John Fisher student athletes Brady Mason (men’s lacrosse), Ian Ruah (men’s volleyball), Casey Jackson (men’s volleyball), Dylan Devine (wrestling), RJ Juodaitis (men’s golf), and Daniel Parkulo (wrestling) have been named to the 2025 College Communicators Academic All-District Men’s At Large team for NCAA Division III.

Mason and Ruah have advanced to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. NCAA, NAIA and College Division Men’s At-Large Academic All-America® First-, second- and third-team honorees will be announced on July 9. 

The 2025 Academic All-District® Men’s At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.

Mason sustained a 4.0 grade-point average while studying Finance for four years at Fisher. A 2025 Division III United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Coaches Association (USILA) Honorable Mention All-American, Mason led the team and tied the program’s third-best single-season marks in goals (59) and total points (85).

Ruah, who studied mathematics and maintained a 3.53 grade-point average, had 251 kills on 442 attempts for a .432 hitting percentage, the eighth highest in Division III, during the 2025 season. He earned 2025 Division III All-American Honorable Mention and All-Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

A management major, Jackson boasts a 3.74 grade-point average through his junior year. This past season, he was named an All-Empire 8 second-team selection after posting 154 kills, 93 digs, 21 service aces and 21 blocks.

Devine, who studies accounting and finance, has maintained a 3.92 GPA. He was one of six Fisher wrestlers named a 2025 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American. 

Parkulo studied Biochemistry and held a 3.85 grade-point average while attending Fisher. He also earned individual 2025 NWCA Scholar All-American honors.