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‘Deplorable:’ 11th grader held by ICE shines spotlight on conditions

“This kid has been sleeping on a cement floor for five days, no access to a shower; he’s brushed his teeth twice,” said Marcelo Gomes da Silva’s immigration attorney. Massachusetts teen detained by ICE released after 6 days in custody A Massachusetts high school student arrested by immigration agents on his way to volleyball practice […]

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“This kid has been sleeping on a cement floor for five days, no access to a shower; he’s brushed his teeth twice,” said Marcelo Gomes da Silva’s immigration attorney.

The isolation that da Silva subsequently endured made him so “desperately lonely” that he took to banging on the walls of his cell to get someone to come talk to him, his lawyer told USA TODAY.

MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS − Sleeping on a cement floor in a windowless room. Only brushing your teeth twice in five days and never getting to shower. Being mocked by a guard.

These are among the “horrendous conditions” that Massachusetts high school junior Marcelo Gomes da Silva endured while being held by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, according to his lawyer Robin Nice.

Gomes Da Silva, 18, was arrested by ICE agents on May 31 when he was stopped on his way to volleyball practice with friends in his hometown of Milford. Federal officials said they targeted da Silva’s father, Joao Paulo Gomes-Pereira, who they say is an undocumented immigrant from Brazil, but they detained Gomes da Silva − who came to the United States at the age of 7 with his parents − when they realized he had overstayed his visa.

According to Nice, Gomes Da Silva was subsequently detained for five nights in cells that are intended to hold detainees for hours before being transferred. The cells lack access to basic amenities like beds and showers.

“The Burlington (Massachusetts) facility is not a detention center, it’s a holding cell,” Nice told USA TODAY after a June 5 hearing in Gomes da Silva’s case, which has drawn nationwide attention and fervent local opposition to his detention and possible deportation.

“It’s deplorable,” she added.

Nice first raised the issue in a federal immigration court hearing on whether he would be granted bail.

“He’s being held in just awful conditions no one should be subjected to: sleeping on a cement floor for just a few hours per night,” Nice began, before she was cut off by Immigration Judge Jenny Beverly, who noted the hearing was not the proper venue to raise the issue.

Shackles, teasing, and solitary confinement

Nice provided more details on her client’s confinement in a press conference after the hearing, in which the judge set a $2,000 bond for Gomes da Silva’s release, and in a subsequent interview with USA TODAY.

“This kid has been sleeping on a cement floor for five days, no access to a shower, he’s brushed his teeth twice. He’s sharing a room with men twice his age,” Nice said at the press conference outside the Chelmsford, Massachusetts federal immigration court.

At one point, Gomes da Silva was taken to a hospital emergency room because he was suffering severe headaches and vision loss stemming from a high school volleyball injury days earlier. When he was transferred to and from the hospital, he was handcuffed and kept in leg shackles and then moved to a different room, Nice said.

“He got back to the holding facility at 4 am and then was put in what I would refer to as solitary confinement: it was a room without anyone else, and all of these rooms that people are held in, there is no window,” Nice said. “There is no yard time, because it’s not set up for that.”

“If you are detained in the Burlington ICE facility, you do not see the light of day,” she said. “You don’t know what time it is.”

The isolation that da Silva subsequently endured made him so “desperately lonely” that he took to banging on the walls of his cell to get someone to come talk to him, Nice told USA TODAY. The guards, who he said mostly ignored him, nicknamed him “the knocker” in response.

When Gomes da Silva was held in the room with a larger group, one of the guards played a cruel practical joke on the detainees, Nice said:

“He said when ICE opens the door it means either someone’s coming in or someone’s getting released, so everyone perks up when they open the door. So he sees in a little slit in the door window, one ICE officer motion to another and says ‘watch this,’ and so one ICE officer opens the door to the cell and just stands their for a minute and then says, ‘psych!’ And closes the door. And everyone had just perked up,” Nice recounted.

The isolation in the ICE holding facility extended beyond its walls, Nice said. There was no way for her to call her client there, and he could only make one call for two minutes per day − and not even every day.

Nice wasn’t able to get in to see Gomes da Silva until the fifth day of his confinement. He was so shut off from the outside world that he didn’t know his varsity volleyball team had lost in the semi-finals of the state tournament, even though the match drew media coverage.

ICE did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment on Nice’s allegations.

In a statement on June 2, Patricia Hyde, acting field director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations’ in Boston defended Gomes da Silva’s detention and said the agency intends to pursue deportation proceedings.

“When we go into the community and find others who are unlawfully here, we’re going to arrest them,” Hyde said. “He’s 18 years old and he’s illegally in this country. We had to go to Milford looking for someone else and if we come across someone else who is here illegally, we’re going to arrest them.”

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‘Nobody deserves to be down there’

Later on June 5, Gomes da Silva himself addressed reporters after posting the $2,000 bond and being released.

“Nobody deserves to be down there,” da Silva told reporters. “You sleep on concrete floors. The bathroom — I have to use the bathroom in the open with like 35-year-old men. It’s humiliating.”

Gomes da Silva also said they were given only crackers for lunch and dinner. Nice told USA TODAY he was also fed what he described as an undefined “mush” that was “like oatmeal, but not oatmeal.”

A twice-weekly churchgoer, Gomes da Silva asked the guards for a bible but was not provided with one.

Beside him were U.S. Reps. Seth Moulton and Jake Auchincloss, both Democrats from Massachusetts, who said they returned from Washington, D.C., on Thursday to speak with da Silva and to inspect the detention center.

Consequences of an immigration crackdown

The Trump administration has sought to ramp up deportations of undocumented immigrants, including those like da Silva who were brought here as children and have no criminal record. ICE reported holding 46,269 people in custody in mid-March, well above the agency’s detention capacity of 41,500 beds.

USA TODAY has previously reported on allegations of conditions in ICE detention similar to what Gomes da Silva and Nice described.

In March, four women held at the Krome North Processing Center in Miami said they were chained for hours on a prison bus without access to food, water or a toilet. They also alleged they were told by guards to urinate on the floor, slept on a concrete floor, and only got one three-minute shower over the course of three or four days in custody.

The allegations come after two men at Krome died in custody on Jan. 23 and Feb. 20.

Contributing: Caitlin Kelleher, USA TODAY NETWORK, Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY.

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Six Caltech Men’s Water Polo Student-Athletes Named to 2024-25 Academic All-District Team – Pasadena Now

[print-me target=”#content”] 5 recommended Share Six Caltech student-athletes have been named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Men’s At-Large Team, a remarkable number from a single institution. Kaleb Dy (Walnut, Calif. Walnut), Axel Haydt (Austin, Texas Westlake), Andres Heredia (San Diego / Francis Parker), Justin Hong (Pasadena, Calif. / Pasadena), Sujit Iyer (Marietta, Ga. Wheeler) and Joshua Braun (Bakersfield, Calif. / Garces) each received the honor. The men qualified […]

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Six Caltech student-athletes have been named to the College Sports Communicators 2024-25 Academic All-District Men’s At-Large Team, a remarkable number from a single institution.

Kaleb Dy (Walnut, Calif. Walnut), Axel Haydt (Austin, Texas Westlake), Andres Heredia (San Diego / Francis Parker), Justin Hong (Pasadena, Calif. / Pasadena), Sujit Iyer (Marietta, Ga. Wheeler) and Joshua Braun (Bakersfield, Calif. / Garces) each received the honor. The men qualified for the accolade by achieving at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while also participating in at least 90 percent of the team’s total games or starting in 66 percent of those contests.

As a team, Caltech achieved the highest GPA in collegiate water polo this past season.

Hong, Haydt, Heredia and Braun all ranked among Caltech’s top six players in point production this past season. Hong led the team in assists with 20.

Find the full list of honorees here.
Find more information about the Academic All-America and Academic All-District programs at AcademicAllAmerica.com

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The smartest way to eat after an injury—here’s what athletes wish they knew earlier

On April 10, 2025, the University of South Australia released a study showing that female distance runners who chronically under-fuel — eating about 450 fewer calories and 20 grams less fat a day than their peers — were twice as likely to suffer stress fractures, muscle strains, and iron-deficiency anemia. Sports-dietitian Erin Colebatch summed up […]

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Sports-dietitian Erin Colebatch summed up the findings bluntly: “”Nutrition is key to optimising athletic performance, providing the energy, recovery support, and injury prevention needed to maintain both endurance and overall health.”

If food choices can help keep athletes on the field, they’re even more critical once you’re off it with a torn ligament or fractured bone.

Every repair process — reducing inflammation, knitting collagen, rebuilding muscle—demands raw materials that only food (or intravenous nutrition) can deliver.

A plant-based approach supplies those materials with the bonus of less saturated fat and more antioxidants than animal-heavy menus.

Below is a 360-degree playbook for eating your way back to strength, distilled from the latest research and seasoned with chef-worthy flavor.

A fresh spin on “comfort food” for recovery

After an injury, it’s tempting to soothe yourself with treats or fall into convenience foods. But the smartest way to eat now is to truly nourish.

Think of it this way: every meal is a chance to speed up repair. That doesn’t mean abandoning comfort — in fact, many traditional comfort foods are healing foods. Around the world, people have developed dishes specifically to restore strength.

In Korea, for instance, new mothers are traditionally served seaweed soup (miyeok guk) after childbirth to help them recover. It’s no coincidence: seaweed is packed with calcium (for bone repair), iron (to rebuild blood), iodine (for thyroid function), fiber, and even omega-3 fatty acids.

It’s a mineral-rich elixir so powerful that Koreans also eat it on birthdays to celebrate wellness. In India, golden turmeric milk (haldi doodh) has been a go-to remedy for centuries – a warm, spiced hug in a cup.

Turmeric’s active compound, curcumin, has potent anti-inflammatory properties, which modern studies show can calm swelling in injured muscles and tendons. No wonder it’s dubbed “liquid gold.”

And if you peek into a Mexican cocina like my family’s, you might find a pot of bean stew bubbling away. Those frijoles (beans) – whether black beans, pintos, or lentils – are fiber-rich, protein-packed powerhouses that our ancestors relied on during hard times. Today’s athletes are learning to do the same, trading ultra-processed snacks for heritage foods that feed recovery.

Below, we’ll break down the key nutrients your body craves after an injury, and how to get them on a plant-based diet.

The bonus?

Not only will these choices help mend what’s broken, they’ll make you feel vibrant from the inside out. This isn’t a prescription—it’s a flavorful roadmap to recovery.

Plant protein: rebuilding muscle and tissue

“Where’s your protein?” It’s the classic question every plant-based athlete hears. During injury recovery, that question becomes vital – but not in the way most people think.

You might actually need slightly more protein than usual to help tissues repair, but it’s not about chugging artificial shakes or eating slabs of mock meat. It’s about embracing a variety of whole plant proteins that come bundled with other healing goodies. Protein provides the amino acids (like lysine and arginine) that knit together new muscle fibers, mend ligaments, and regenerate skin. As studies show, insufficient protein can slow down wound healing and increase muscle loss.

The good news: it’s entirely possible (and easy) to get enough protein from plants – along with fiber and antioxidants that animal proteins lack.

Top vegan protein sources include beans, lentils, peas, tofu, tempeh, edamame, nuts, seeds, and even whole grains like oats and buckwheat. Each brings its own texture and taste: nutty lentils, meaty tempeh, creamy chickpeas.

A cup of black beans doesn’t just deliver protein; it also gives iron, magnesium, and B vitamins.

These extras matter – iron helps re-oxygenate recovering muscles, magnesium aids relaxation and repair, and B vitamins are cofactors in tissue regeneration. In contrast, animal proteins come with baggage like saturated fat and no fiber. Plants give you protein plus fiber, plus phytonutrients. It’s like getting bonus therapy with each bite.

One more protein tip for healing: collagen support.

Collagen is the scaffold that knits tissues together – think of it as the glue holding your muscles, tendons, and bones in place. While collagen itself isn’t found in plants (and we’re not about to boil animal bones here), your body can make all the collagen it needs if you supply the right building blocks.

Vitamin C, copper, zinc, and protein are co-conspirators in collagen synthesis.

Vitamin C and antioxidants: healing from the inside out

If proteins are the bricks of a house under repair, antioxidants and vitamins are like the construction crew clearing debris and laying a strong foundation. Injury triggers inflammation and oxidative stress – basically, a rush of “clean-up” immune cells that, while essential for healing, can also create excess free radicals that damage healthy cells.

Antioxidants are your defense here, mopping up those free radicals and reducing unnecessary inflammation. They allow healing to proceed without collateral damage. And among antioxidants, Vitamin C is the all-star for injury recovery. It not only neutralizes free radicals but also rebuilds tissues (thanks to its role in collagen, as mentioned).

Vitamin C has been shown to speed up wound healing and reduce muscle damage from exercise.

Where do we get these antioxidants on a vegan diet?

From a rainbow of plant foods.

This is where eating becomes truly joyful and sensory: vibrant berries, juicy oranges, dark leafy greens, earthy beets, golden turmeric, fiery ginger, and deep purple grapes or plums are all loaded with different antioxidants.

Healthy fats and omega-3s: fighting inflammation

During injury recovery, not all fats are created equal.

You want to embrace the right fats and avoid the problematic ones.

Why?

Inflammation. Processed foods laden with trans fats or excessive omega-6 oils (common in fried snacks, margarine, certain junk foods) can tip your body toward a pro-inflammatory state, potentially exacerbating pain and slowing healing.

On the other hand, healthy fats can be one of your best allies. They provide energy for healing (remember, repair is hard work!), aid in nutrient absorption (you need fat to absorb vitamins A, D, E, K), and crucially, certain fats actively reduce inflammation.

The champions here are omega-3 fatty acids, famed for their anti-inflammatory prowess. Omega-3s help resolve inflammation by producing signaling molecules that calm the immune response once it’s done its job. Research shows that boosting omega-3 intake can support quicker recovery and even reduce soreness after intense exercise.

In fact, some studies on athletes suggest that omega-3s (like EPA, one type of omega-3) may moderate the inflammatory response and potentially lower injury risk over time.

Translation: by including omega-3-rich foods now, you’re not only helping heal your current injury, you might also be fortifying your body against future ones.

Zinc, and other minerals

Zinc: the repair catalyst

This trace mineral orchestrates immune defense and collagen knitting. A mild deficiency can delay wound closure by 40 percent.

Best vegan bites: pumpkin seeds, tahini, cashews, lentils. Roast pumpkin seeds with tamari and smoked paprika for a 7-gram-protein, 2-mg-zinc snack.

Iron: oxygen’s chauffeur

Surgery or immobility can tank hemoglobin. Pair plant iron (beans, tofu, dark greens) with vitamin C foods to triple absorption. A black-bean–orange salad covers both needs.

Calcium & magnesium: the bone team

Fracture? Load up on calcium-set tofu, fortified soy milk, and greens; chase with magnesium-rich almonds or spinach. They work with vitamin D (get sunshine or a vegan D3) to rebuild bone matrix.

Copper & manganese: collagen cross-linkers

Found in nuts, seeds, and whole grains—often the same foods that provide protein and healthy fat. Another reason trail mix is rehab gold.

Hydration and gut health

Blood delivers nutrients; lymph removes debris. Both are mostly water.

Even 2 percent dehydration slows nutrient transport.

Aim for half your body-weight in ounces daily, more if you’re sweating in a brace or cast. Infuse water with citrus or sip ginger-turmeric tea for extra antioxidants.

High-fiber plant foods feed gut microbes that, in turn, create short-chain fatty acids — compounds now linked to reduced systemic inflammation.

Soup is a gentle vehicle when appetite lags: miso broth with tofu and seaweed hydrates, supplies probiotics, and sneaks in minerals like iodine (critical for thyroid-driven metabolism).

A week of recovery plates (no calorie counting required)

Each day supplies ~80–100 g protein, 30–40 g healthy fat, abundant antioxidants and minerals—enough to keep tissues rebuilding.

The bigger picture: food policy meets performance

As evidence mounts, sports academies and even hospital rehab wings are shifting menus:

USOPC’s widely reported emphasis on offering more plant-based options at the Paris 2024 High-Performance Center dining hall. now offers daily plant-forward recovery lines—lentil stews, nut-seed bars, fortified soy shakes.
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee stocked its 250-seat dining hall with plant-forward recovery fare — think lentil stews, nut-and-seed energy bites, and fortified soy-protein shakes— a s part of a broader pledge to cut animal products by 50–6 % across Olympic catering.
Insurance-linked recovery programs are piloting grocery vouchers for whole-food staples rather than supplement pills, citing better adherence and lower inflammation markers.

For everyday athletes, that trend means easier access to prepared vegan meals designed for healing—and fewer excuses to rely on ultra-processed fare.

Final bite

Injury can feel like a detour, but what you plate while you wait may dictate how quickly you return and how strong you feel when you do.

But think of your recovery phase as training of a different sort — you’re training your body to rebuild and come back tougher, and food is the literal fuel for that triumph. Every bite of leafy greens or spoon of nut butter is a step toward that finish line of being healed. And even more, you’re laying down eating habits that will support your long-term athletic career.

The knowledge you gain now about smart nutrition is something athletes say they wish they’d known earlier, but you can carry it forward from this point on.

As a plant-based culinary writer, I find deep beauty in this intersection of science and tradition. The latest research is essentially rediscovering the wisdom of our ancestors: eat whole foods, mostly plants, rich in color and variety, and you shall heal.

We started with a news flash that nutrition reduces injuries, and we ended with a personal revelation: nutrition also heals the mind that may have been injured by disappointment.

So, to every athlete (or anyone) out there nursing an injury: take heart.

Serve yourself that big recovery salad or stew, savor it slowly, and imagine it lighting up every part of your body that needs repair.

You’re not passively waiting; you’re actively

healing. And when you do step back onto the field, court, or trail, you’ll carry not just healed muscles or bones, but a wiser understanding of how to care for the one body you’ve got.

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118 named to Spring 2025 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

By Lion Athletics East Texas A&M University set a record for most honorees on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll list, with 118 student-athletes named to the Spring 2025 list, on Monday morning. The Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll list recognizes student-athletes in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, and women’s golf, softball, […]

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East Texas A&M University set a record for most honorees on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll list, with 118 student-athletes named to the Spring 2025 list, on Monday morning.

The Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll list recognizes student-athletes in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, and women’s golf, softball, men’s track & field, and women’s track & field who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) in the semester of their respective sport.

For the Lions, the men’s track and field program had 35 honorees, followed by 27 from women’s track & field, 21 from softball, 13 from women’s basketball, 11 from men’s basketball, six from men’s golf, and five from women’s golf.

The 118 honorees for the Lions are the most since 112 honorees for the Fall 2024 semester. During the 2024-25 academic year, the Lions had 230 student-athletes named to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll across the 14 programs.

The full list of honorees across the conference can be found at the Southland Conference website.

Here are the Lion student-athletes who earned commissioner’s honor roll recognition for the Spring 2025 semester.

Name	Class	Sport	Major	Hometown
Khaliq Abdul-Mateen	Gr.	Men’s Basketball	Organizational Development	Houston, Texas
Demarco Bethea	Jr.	Men’s Basketball	Sport & Recreation Management	Sellars, S.C.
Luke Coughran	Fr.	Men’s Basketball	Finance	Katy, Texas
Adonis Holiman	Fr.	Men’s Basketball	Sport & Recreation Management	McAlester, Okla.
Camerin James	So.	Men’s Basketball	Business Administration	Apopka, Fla.
Tay Mosher	Jr.	Men’s Basketball	General Studies	The Colony, Texas
Evan Phelps	So.	Men’s Basketball	Sport & Recreation Management	Duncanville, Texas
Yusef Salih	Sr.	Men’s Basketball	General Studies	Gainesville, Va.
Mykol Sanchez-Vega	Jr.	Men’s Basketball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Orlando, Fla.
Brandon Taylor	Sr.	Men’s Basketball	Communication Studies	Coppell, Texas
TJ Thomas	Jr.	Men’s Basketball	Business Administration	Memphis, Tenn.
Makenna Armstrong	Fr.	Women’s Basketball	Psychology	Rockwall, Texas
Ahmya Boyce	Sr.	Women’s Basketball	Computer Science	Newport News, Va.
Nyaluak Dak	Fr.	Women’s Basketball	Criminal Justice	Lincoln, Neb.
Jamy De Kock	Jr.	Women’s Basketball	General Studies	Woudrichem, The Netherlands
J’Unti Franklin	Jr.	Women’s Basketball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Natchitoches, La.
Alva Hedrich	Jr.	Women’s Basketball	Mathematics	Muecke, Germany
Cora Horvath	So.	Women’s Basketball	Sport & Recreation Management	Oberwart, Austria
Nina Horvath	So.	Women’s Basketball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Oberwart, Austria
Hannah Humphrey	Sr.	Women’s Basketball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Kendleton, Texas
Trinity Moreland	Jr.	Women’s Basketball	General Studies	Charlotte, N.C.
Jordyn Newsome	Sr.	Women’s Basketball	Sport & Recreation Management	Irving, Texas
Jasmine Payne	Gr.	Women’s Basketball	Organizational Development	Montgomery, Ala.
Nykesha Sanders	Sr.	Women’s Basketball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Detroit, Mich.
Sam Benson	Jr.	Men’s Golf	Business Administration	Gilmer, Texas
Janis Erll	So.	Men’s Golf	Business Administration	Lich, Germany
Nicke Kaajavirta	Jr.	Men’s Golf	Business Administration	Kajaani, Finland
Blake Taylor	So.	Men’s Golf	Business Administration	Mansfield, Texas
Matt Walters	Jr.	Men’s Golf	General Studies	Ballito, South Africa
Cooper Watt	Fr.	Men’s Golf	Finance	Rockford, Ill.
Marie Baertz	So.	Women’s Golf	Construction Engineering	Luxembourg
Julianna Crow	Sr.	Women’s Golf	Construction Engineering	Odessa, Texas
Jordan Dusckas	Sr.	Women’s Golf	Marketing	Highland Village, Texas
Fahsai Inmee	Sr.	Women’s Golf	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
Marie Naeher	Jr.	Women’s Golf	Political Science	Neuenbuerg, Germany
Charli Anger	So.	Softball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Lubbock, Texas
Maddie Cason	Gr.	Softball	Business Administration	Telephone, Texas
KK Cosek	Jr.	Softball	Business Administration	Helendale, Calif.
J’Lailah Dotson	Jr.	Softball	Biological Sciences	Hitchcock, Texas
Lexi Gamez	Jr.	Softball	General Studies	Anaheim, Calif.
Darby Hickey	Sr.	Softball	Communication Studies	Plano, Texas
Kate Houser	Sr.	Softball	Psychology	Lorena, Texas
Jenna Joyce	So.	Softball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Royse City, Texas
Kasey Kuyrkendall	Sr.	Softball	Sport & Recreation Management	Royse City, Texas
Victoria Masters	Fr.	Softball	Veterinary Biomedical Tech	Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Emmie Miehe	Jr.	Softball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Cameron Park, Calif.
Hailey Montemayor	Jr.	Softball	Education	Lubbock, Texas
Maddie Muller	Jr.	Softball	Public Health	Frisco, Texas
Emma Olsen	Jr.	Softball	Sport & Recreation Management	Elk Grove, Calif.
Emma Rodrigues	Jr.	Softball	General Studies	Little Elm, Texas
Avery Rohlman	So.	Softball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Littleton, Colo.
Julia Sanchez	Sr.	Softball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Houston, Texas
Stephanie Tapia	Sr.	Softball	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Yuma, Ariz.
Tori Tiumalu	Fr.	Softball	Veterinary Biomedical Tech	Indio, Calif.
Aaliyah Wilcox	Fr.	Softball	Chemistry	Covington, Ga.
Tatum Wright	Jr.	Softball	Biological Sciences	Frisco, Texas
Seniru Amarasinghe	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Finance	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Kingsley Ayebide	So.	Men’s Track & Field	Public Health	Sapele, Nigeria
Eddie Barrientes	Jr.	Men’s Track & Field	Criminal Justice	Fort Worth, Texas
Naatannii Collins	Jr.	Men’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Elsa, Texas
Joe Cruz	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Computer Science	Hillsboro, Texas
Nicholas Deutsch	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Frisco, Texas
Jean Duparay	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Business Analytics	Servian, France
Evan Ealy	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Public Health	Spring, Texas
Noah Fernandez	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Finance	San Antonio, Texas
Chris Flores	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Rocksprings, Texas
Jeremiah Garcia	So.	Men’s Track & Field	Construction Engineering	Lubbock, Texas
Cash Goodman	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Industrial Engineering	Blue Ridge, Texas
Jonas Gran	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Biological Sciences	Riehen, Switzerland
Trent Granberry	So.	Men’s Track & Field	Communication Studies	Douglassville, Texas
Christian James	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Accounting	Rosharon, Texas
Kai Johnson	So.	Men’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Murrells Inlet, S.C.
Chandler King	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Computer Science	Hughes Springs, Texas
Joshua Kommer	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	General Studies	Balingen, Germany
Philip Krenek	Jr.	Men’s Track & Field	Sport & Recreation Management	Prague, Czech Republic
Armani Modeste	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Business Administration	Castries, Saint Lucia
Hope Tomabari Nagbi	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Social Work	Lewe Gokana, Nigeria
Joshua Nate	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	San Antonio, Texas
Casey Novelo	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Electrical Engineering	Bedford, Texas
Tahje Parrish	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Health Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Picayunne, Miss.
Ushan Perera	Gr.	Men’s Track & Field	Health Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Mahabage, Sri Lanka
Ethan Pham	So.	Men’s Track & Field	Business Administration	Houston, Texas
Myles Redding	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Animal Science	Waco, Texas
Levi Robertson	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Sport & Recreation Management	Georgetown, Texas
Joseph Rolland	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Wills Point, Texas
Josh Shanahan	Fr.	Men’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Noosaville, Australia
Connor Stockerl	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Business Administration	The Woodlands, Texas
Oguz Uyar	So.	Men’s Track & Field	Sport & Recreation Management	Canakkale, Turkey
Colten Van Voorhis	Sr.	Men’s Track & Field	Computer Science	Prosper, Texas
Justin Vincent	So.	Men’s Track & Field	Business Administration	Agde, France
Cam Wooley	Jr.	Men’s Track & Field	Finance	Plano, Texas
Hailey Ayers	So.	Women’s Track & Field	Public Health	Houston, Texas
Justice Babbitt	Fr.	Women’s Track & Field	General Business	Valley View, Texas
Magdaline Campo	So.	Women’s Track & Field	Marketing	Montpellier, France
Cece Charles	Jr.	Women’s Track & Field	Business Administration	Morne Fendue St.Patrick, Grenada
Anayah Copeland	Sr.	Women’s Track & Field	Management	Copperas Cove, Texas
Amaka Ezukanma	Gr.	Women’s Track & Field	Healthcare Leadership	Fort Worth, Texas
Dejah Fuller	Sr.	Women’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Lancaster, Texas
Oriana Gee	Sr.	Women’s Track & Field	Business Administration	Cypress, Texas
Romi Griese	So.	Women’s Track & Field	Biological Sciences	Salzkotten, Germany
Savannah Harvey	So.	Women’s Track & Field	Psychology	Shawnee, Kan.
Mareva Heck	Fr.	Women’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Marseille, France
Jenneil Jacobie	Jr.	Women’s Track & Field	Biological Science	Piat Grand Riviere, Saint Lucia
Adalyn Kobs	Fr.	Women’s Track & Field	Psychology	Lindale, Texas
Veronika Kramarenko	Jr.	Women’s Track & Field	Health Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Bre’Anna Lacy	Jr.	Women’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Waxahachie, Texas
Roane Lion	Fr.	Women’s Track & Field	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Georgetown, Texas
Valentine Mesas	Fr.	Women’s Track & Field	Business Administration	Divonne-les-Bains, France
Goodness Okoh	Jr.	Women’s Track & Field	Public Health	Garland, Texas
Leah Pettis	Jr.	Women’s Track & Field	Psychology	McKinney, Texas
Emma Phillips	So.	Women’s Track & Field	Animal Science	Tomball, Texas
Analice Pursley	So.	Women’s Track & Field	Marketing	Tucson, Ariz.
Anete Randma	Jr.	Women’s Track & Field	Technology Management	Tallinn, Estonia
Cassandra Rendon	Sr.	Women’s Track & Field	Wildlife and Conservation Science	San Antonio, Texas
Haleigh Risner	Jr.	Women’s Track & Field	Biological Sciences	Winnsboro, Texas
Riley Roberts	Fr.	Women’s Track & Field	Marketing	Bullard, Texas
Tina Samson	So.	Women’s Track & Field	Business Administration	Benin, Nigeria
Blessing Samuel	So.	Women’s Track & Field	Computer Information Systems	Ghana

Featured photo: The number of honorees breaks the record previously set last semester | Photo by East Texas A&M Marketing and Communications

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Volleyball Releases 2025 Schedule – Charlotte Athletics

Story Links CHARLOTTE – Going into the first year under head coach Benavia Jenkins, Charlotte Volleyball has released the schedule for the upcoming 2025 season. The slate includes four season tournaments, 14 away matches, six neutral site matches, and 11 matches inside Halton Arena. SEASON TOURNAMENTS The season will begin on […]

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CHARLOTTE – Going into the first year under head coach Benavia Jenkins, Charlotte Volleyball has released the schedule for the upcoming 2025 season. The slate includes four season tournaments, 14 away matches, six neutral site matches, and 11 matches inside Halton Arena.

SEASON TOURNAMENTS

The season will begin on Aug. 16th inside Halton Arena for the Green & White scrimmage, followed by an away exhibition at Campbell on Aug. 23rd. Charlotte will officially start the campaign in Rock Hill, S.C. at the Winthrop Invitational, where they will play William & Mary (Aug. 29) and Winthrop (Aug. 30). Sunday (Aug. 31) will be the home opener as Charlotte hosts Davidson at 1:00 p.m. in Halton.

Charlotte will play in the Blue Ridge Volleyball Classic in Asheville, N.C. Sept. 5-6, taking on College of Charleston (Sept. 5), Bradley (Sept. 6), and Western Carolina (Sept. 6). The following weekend (Sept. 12-13) the Niners will play two on Friday against UNCG and West Georgia. To wrap up the Seahawk Classic, Charlotte will face host school UNC Wilmington, who CLT defeated 3-1 in last season’s matchup.

Furman, Ohio, and Maryland Eastern Shore are set to travel to the Queen City for the Charlotte Invitational. Due to scheduling, Charlotte will take on Furman on Thursday (Sept. 18) in Greenville before the remainder of the tournament resumes in Halton Arena Friday and Saturday. Charlotte is slated to take on Ohio (Sept. 19) and Maryland Eastern Shore (Sept. 20) to conclude the invitational and non conference play.

FULL AAC SCHEDULE

SEPT. 26 – at North Texas – 7:00 p.m.

SEPT. 28 – at UTSA – 2:00 p.m.

OCT. 1 – vs. East Carolina – 6:00 p.m.

OCT. 3 – vs. Tulane – 6:00 p.m.

OCT. 10 – vs. Florida Atlantic – 6:00 p.m.

OCT. 12 – at Temple – 1:00 p.m.

OCT. 17 – at South Florida – 6:00 p.m.

OCT. 19 – at Florida Atlantic – 1:00 p.m.

OCT. 22 – at East Carolina – 6:00 p.m.

OCT. 26 – vs. South Florida – 1:00 p.m.

OCT. 31 – at Temple – 12:00 p.m.

NOV. 2 – vs. Rice – 1:00 p.m.

NOV. 7 – at Tulsa – 7:00 p.m.

NOV. 9 – at Wichita State – 2:00 p.m.

NOV. 14 – vs. Memphis – 6:00 p.m.

NOV. 16 – vs. UAB – 1:00 p.m.

Ticketing information will be available later as the season approaches. For all of the latest news in Charlotte Volleyball, follow the Niners on social media at @CharlotteWVB.

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Individual memberships for 2025-26 season now open

Volleyball England individual memberships can now be secured for the 2025-26 season. Those who were members in the 2024-25 season will be sent an email detailing how they can renew for the new period. Please note that individual membership for 2024-25 will expire on Thursday, 31st July 2025. To continue to enjoy uninterrupted exclusive membership […]

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June 18, 2025

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Volleyball England individual memberships can now be secured for the 2025-26 season.

Those who were members in the 2024-25 season will be sent an email detailing how they can renew for the new period.

Please note that individual membership for 2024-25 will expire on Thursday, 31st July 2025.

To continue to enjoy uninterrupted exclusive membership benefits, don’t forget to renew for the new season before then.

The Impact of Your Membership

As a National Governing Body, Volleyball England is a membership-based, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting volleyball’s network of communities.

Your continued support makes a huge difference. From grassroots to talent development, your membership helps us grow the sport and create opportunities at every level in the country.

Learn more about the impact of your membership.

Membership benefits

Being a member of Volleyball England offers a wide range of benefits. This season, members will have access to exclusive discounts with over 500 brands through our insurance partner.

View the full list of membership benefits.

Renewing for the 2025–26 Season

With the new season starting on 1st August, it’s a simple process to continue your membership, as detailed below.

View the renewal process for 2025-26 season.

Individual Membership Fees

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Three Athletes Set to Compete at USA Track & Field U20 Championships

Story Links EUGENE, Ore. – The High Point University Panthers will have three student-athletes representing the purple and white at the USA Track & Field U20 Championships on June 19-20 in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field. The freshman attending includes Quiana Williams, Emily Romano and Camerin Williams. Quiana Williams will […]

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EUGENE, Ore. – The High Point University Panthers will have three student-athletes representing the purple and white at the USA Track & Field U20 Championships on June 19-20 in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field. The freshman attending includes Quiana Williams, Emily Romano and Camerin Williams.

Quiana Williams will compete in the 100m dash on Thursday June 19 at 4:13 p.m. PT (7:13 p.m. ET). During the 2025 outdoor season, Williams was crowned the Big South 100m Champion and set the program record at the Bob Davidson meet with an 11.50 time.

Romano is scheduled to take flight in the women’s pole vault at 5:30 p.m. PT (8:30 p.m. ET) on Thursday evening. As a freshman, Romano recorded a personal best clearance of 4.22m at the Liberty Twilight which earned her a qualification at the NCAA East First Rounds in Jacksonville, Florida. She placed 17th overall at her first NCAA appearance.

Camerin Williams will race in the men’s 800m event on Thursday afternoon at 4:39 p.m. PT (7:39 p.m. ET). The freshman had an outstanding first season with the Panthers as he broke multiple program records and qualified for the NCAA East First Rounds. He clocked a 1:47.11 record time in the men’s 800m at the NCAA East First Rounds to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Tune in on Thursday and Friday to watch the High Point athletes compete. Click HERE for all meet information.