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Donald Trump rails against transgender athletes in U of Alabama commencement speech
Donald Trump continued his attacks on transgender women athletes in a commencement speech Thursday at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He referred to a trans woman weight lifter who supposedly beat a nontrans woman and set a record. “You look at the weight lifting where, 18 years it stands and they have this young […]
Donald Trump continued his attacks on transgender women athletes in a commencement speech Thursday at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
He referred to a trans woman weight lifter who supposedly beat a nontrans woman and set a record.
“You look at the weight lifting where, 18 years it stands and they have this young woman,” he said, according to AL.com, a site for several Alabama newspapers. “And her parents are right where you are in the front row. And they’re so proud of her. And there’s like 209 pounds. And she’s gonna lift that, the record stood for 18 years.”
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He “then imitated a woman struggling to push a barbell over her head,” the site reports.
“Can’t do it,” he said. “And then a guy comes along — or a gal or whatever — a transitions person comes along.”
“And he was a failed weight lifter as a man — but he comes along — 206 pounds — they put the little thing [weights] on — then he goes ‘boom, boom,’” Trump said. “And breaks the record by like 119 pounds,” Trump said. “That’s not right.”
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He did not name the trans weight lifter, but he may have been referring to Anne Andres, a trans woman who won the Canadian Powerlifting Union’s Western Canadian Championship in 2023, beating cisgender women, and broke a record.
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However, Andres is an outlier. The very few trans women in women’s sports, and they do not dominate women’s athletics. Also, there are many factors besides gender assigned at birth and hormones that contribute to athletic performance. Plus, Trump certainly made women athletes look weak.
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The best-known trans woman weight lifter is Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand, who in 2021 became the first out trans athlete to compete in the Olympics. But she failed to win a medal.
Trump’s speech at the university was filled with falsehoods as well, notes a fact check by AL.com and other sources. He again insisted the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and that he actually beat Joe Biden; “did not accurately cite his margin of victory in Alabama for any of the three general elections in which he was a candidate”; “claimed egg prices have dropped 87% since he took office” when they actually are up; “claimed gas prices are down, but the numbers don’t bear that out”; and “boasted of having the ‘most successful 100 days of any presidential administration in the history of our country,’” according to the article.
“While that claim is subjective, several benchmarks undercut his claim,” the site reports, including his historically low approval ratings and the economic downturn.
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US Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it will comply with President Trump's order …
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has pledged to follow a Trump administration order by banning transgender women athletes in an update to its athlete safety policy – falling in line with other groups that have banned transgender women from sports competition in the women’s category. Trump’s “Keeping Men […]
By Kevin Dotson, CNN
(CNN) — The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has pledged to follow a Trump administration order by banning transgender women athletes in an update to its athlete safety policy – falling in line with other groups that have banned transgender women from sports competition in the women’s category.
Trump’s “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order was issued in February. The New York Times was first to report the change.
The USOPC athlete safety policy, which does not directly reference the word “transgender” in the 27-page document, now features an ambiguously worded paragraph referring to Trump’s executive order from February.
The new language reads: “The USOPC is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport. The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act, 36 U.S.C § 22501, et. seq.”
In response to a request for more information on the policy change, the USOPC provided CNN with a letter from CEO Sarah Hirshland and president Gene Sykes, which was sent to the governing body’s community of shareholders on Tuesday.
In the letter, the USOPC says it “has engaged in a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials” since the issuance of Executive Order 14201.
“As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations,” the letter stated.
“The guidance we’ve received aligns with the Ted Stevens Act, reinforcing our mandated responsibility to promote athlete safety and competitive fairness.”
The letter goes on to specify that the national governing bodies of sports in the United States must obey the USOPC’s new guidance.
The webpage for the USOPC’s transgender athlete policy, updated on Monday, contains a new line of text at the top of the page reading, “As of July 21, 2025, please refer to the USOPC athlete safety policy.”
The previous policy language still resides on the webpage, where the organization’s prior stance had been “to rely on real data and science-based evidence rather than ideology” in determining the eligibility of transgender athletes.
Clarification: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the impact of President Trump’s executive order. His order aims to ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports.
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It Was Awful, It Meant Everything by T.J. McConnell
Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty I’m going to start this with something that’s a little funny — just to lighten the mood. That’s not my mom. After Game 7, I guess this clip went viral, you’ve probably seen it. I’m crying my eyes out as I’m walking off the court, and one of the TV camera […]
I’m going to start this with something that’s a little funny — just to lighten the mood.
That’s not my mom.
After Game 7, I guess this clip went viral, you’ve probably seen it. I’m crying my eyes out as I’m walking off the court, and one of the TV camera guys is following me through the tunnel. And you can see this woman just kind of notice the camera guy — immediately block him from me — and then motion at him like, SIR. SIR, DO NOT TAKE ANOTHER STEP. LEAVE T.J. ALONE. I think it must have been the way she seemed so protective of me … but people assumed it was my mom. So then of course the clip got shared all over social media, with millions of views and these captions like, “T.J. MCCONNELL’S MOM DOES NOT PLAY.” Yeah. Lol. Not my mom.
Who it is, though, is Karen Atkeson — our VP of Player Relations with the Pacers. I’ve developed a great relationship with Karen over the six seasons I’ve been here. And I think she saw I was in tears, saw how raw my emotions were, so she gave me this big hug and tried talking me through it. And then when the TV camera started following me, she just reacted out of support.
And all jokes aside … I actually think it says a lot that people figured it was my mom in the video. Because in a way it’s what our mentality was as a team the whole season. I know it’s a cliché, but I swear to God: We did this as a family.
It was the players, it was the coaches, it was people like Karen throughout the organization, it was legends from past Pacers teams, it was everyone with the Fever, it was our amazing fans…… so many different people. That’s how it felt anyway. It felt like we built this from the ground up — together, as a family. Then we grinded through the highs and lows of the season as a family. Then we won (and won, and won, and won) in the playoffs as a family.
And in the end, unfortunately, yeah: We lost as a family.
What’s ironic is, I really did need some mom-type support, heading through the tunnel after Game 7. Your season ends the way ours did……. you’re pretty much feeling like a little kid in that moment. It’s total helplessness, you know?? You go from walking onto the floor, pre-game, and you’re believing in your heart you’re about to win a championship — to then suddenly you’re walking off and it’s over. Just over, the end, time to go home. Plus our guy is on crutches and we all know what it is. I could tell you how that moment was bittersweet, or how there were mixed emotions, but I’d be lying.
It was just f***ing devastating, man.
And if I told you that this past month has been any better……. I’d be lying, too. Every time I remember how close we came, it hurts all over again.
But I decided to put some thoughts down for a couple of reasons.
One, to say thank you for — straight up — the best basketball season of my life.
How it ended was so awful, but the rest? It meant everything.
And then the second reason is, I wanted to share something that’s been on my mind since Game 7. I’ve been thinking about how, part of why losing that game was so hard, was that we’d gotten to a point where we believed in ourselves so strongly — as a group that always finds a way. We were in all these situations, all playoffs, where people gave us no chance. But we kept finding ways to win. Even heading into Game 6, after OKC blew us out and Tyrese got hurt, people were pouring dirt on our chances and acting like it was a wrap. But we stayed alive. And it’s like you do that enough times … it gets hard to believe there could be a time when you won’t do it. You know what I mean? So then when Game 7 went how it did, I feel like it wasn’t even just sadness we were experiencing. It was also shock. Like, Wait, no — what?? That’s not how it goes for us, sorry. That’s not how the story ends.
And if there’s a message I wanted to get across in here, other than thanking you guys, it’s this: I still think that’s not how the story ends. Honestly.
I know we’re being written off now by everyone. I know they’re thinking the Pacers are done, or that this run we just went on will be the peak for our group. And I understand why. But it’s the same bulls*** we’ve always dealt with in Indy — and it’s the same exact thing we’ve had to hear so many times over the last year. Swept by the Celtics, they’re done. Started out 10–15, they’re done. Down 7 late to the Bucks, down 7 late to the Cavs, down 9 late to the Knicks, down 15 late to the Thunder, they’re done. Down 3–2 in the Finals, they’re done.
Lost Game 7 in the most brutal way possible … lost their franchise player for next season … lost their center in free agency … they’re done.
You’d think people would learn by now, but: We’re actually not done.
And I guess that’s my message to any Pacers fans reading this. I have no idea what the future holds. Getting over Game 7 will be tough. Replacing Myles will be tough. Playing without Tyrese will be … whatever is tougher than tough. But you know that feeling we all started to have as the playoffs went on — how there’s just something about this team? Man, I promise you: That feeling was real.
And we’re going to work like hell to feel it again soon.
I’ll end this on another funny story — it’s dumb, but whatever. I think it kind of speaks to what’s cool about our group.
Alright … so I’m a 6’1″ white guy in his mid-30s. In other words, I’m not exactly stopping traffic as this NBA player people recognize. And that’s just me on a normal day. You can imagine, on a day when I’m wearing a hat? I’m almost definitely not getting recognized. And during COVID, when you added a mask to the mix — nah, forget it. I was pretty much fully anonymous.
And all that is to say: It’s not Tyrese’s fault. But on his first day in Indy after he got traded, as he was walking through the facility, he and I crossed paths. And I’ve got my hat on, my mask up … I’m chilling. I’m not even thinking about that, though. So of course I just go right up to him, real excited, and I’m like, “Tyrese!!! What’s up brother. How are you??? Bro, welcome to Indy.”
Yeah, Tyrese did not know who I was. He was very friendly, but 1000% thought I was some guy who works on the business side. Then a few awkward seconds passed, until eventually I realized what was going on. I took my hat off, pulled my mask down, and we started laughing so hard.
We joke about that story with each other all the time……. and honestly I can’t help but think of it right now, as I kind of look back on the season we had. Like — I can’t help but think of how so much of what we’ve built here with the Pacers, it’s based on this low-profile, no-ego, almost anonymous vibe: whether it’s our Player Relations VP being mistaken for “T.J.’s mom,” because she showed me so much support … or it’s guys in our rotation being mistaken for “role players,” because so many of them are willing to sacrifice for team success … or it’s our city being mistaken for “small-market,” when it’s louder and tougher to play in than any big-market arena … or it’s Tyrese being mistaken for “overrated,” when he’s an absolute killer, maybe the best point guard in the world, one of the best dudes in the league, and without a doubt a future NBA champion.
I’m not sure if that vibe is why we’ve been successful — but I do think it’s part of it. And I hope there’s some comfort in that, especially as we look forward to next season, and have to hear about how our “window is closed” or whatever. I mean….. maybe it is?? I guess it could be. This is a tough f***ing league.
Or maybe nobody knows what they’re talking about.
Maybe everybody is just mistaken again.
Maybe they underestimated Indiana one more time.
—T.J.
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What were BYU's best athletic achievements of the 2024
What a year it’s been for BYU. During the 2024-25 athletic campaign, Cougar teams and athletes have won championships, made history, gone viral and captured the attention of the sports world as a whole. If you were to define a “banner year” for BYU athletics, it may as well be 2024-25. Before turning the page […]
What a year it’s been for BYU.
During the 2024-25 athletic campaign, Cougar teams and athletes have won championships, made history, gone viral and captured the attention of the sports world as a whole. If you were to define a “banner year” for BYU athletics, it may as well be 2024-25.
Before turning the page to 2025-26 and the incoming fall sports season, here’s a look back at 10 of the most notable stories out of Provo from the past year.
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Men and women’s cross-country teams make history in winning national championships together
It was a clean sweep for BYU.
The Cougars’ men and women’s cross-country teams each won their respective national championship in November, becoming the first school in two decades to boast both championships in the same year.
The men’s team led from start to finish, placing five runners in the top 50 — Casey Clinger (sixth), Creed Thompson (12th), Joey Nokes (31st), Lucas Bons (39th) and Davin Thompson (50th) to earn 124 total points.
The women’s team rallied late to clinch a dramatic victory, with Lexy Lowry (14th) Riley Chamberlain (31st), Carmen Alder (39th), Taylor Rohatinsky (43rd) and Carlee Hansen (49th) all finishing in the top 50 for 147 points.
For the men, it was their second-ever national championship, with the women collecting their sixth in program history and third in the past five years.
Football defies expectations, finishes 11-2 with Alamo Bowl victory
Kalani Sitake’s squad was picked 13th in the Big 12 preseason poll, only to finish the season ranked No. 13 in the country.
The Cougars opened the year with nine-straight wins, including upsets over College Football Playoff participant SMU and No. 13 Kansas State along with dramatic finishes against Baylor, Oklahoma State and rival Utah.
Though BYU fell just short of a Big 12 title game berth, the Cougars thrashed Colorado by a 36-14 margin in the most-watched Alamo Bowl in history.
Women’s soccer and volleyball each continue longtime success by reaching NCAA Tournament
This past year was business as usual for BYU women’s soccer and volleyball.
For the 18th time in 20 seasons, women’s soccer reached the NCAA Tournament.
Similarly, women’s volleyball went dancing for the 13th-consecutive year.
Soccer finished with a 9-7-5 final record and No. 19 ranking, with Avery Frischknecht and Allie Fryer earning All-Big 12 First Team honors.
Volleyball went 19-10 on the year — with a 12-6 mark in conference play — and saw Claire Little and Brielle Kemavor each be selected to the All-Big 12 First Team.
Women’s track and field wins distance medley relay national championship
To no one’s surprise, BYU’s running success isn’t just limited to cross-country.
For the second-straight year and third time in five years, the Cougars captured the women’s distance medley relay national championship with a record-setting performance.
Jenna Hutchins, Sami Oblad, Tessa Buswell and Riley Chamberlain teamed up to finish with a time of 10:45.34 — the best mark in meet history — to beat runner-up Oregon by less than a second.
Chamberlain’s closing mile time of 4:25.12 propelled BYU from fourth place to first, passing Oregon in the final 300 meters.
Men’s basketball opens the Kevin Young era with a Sweet 16 berth
Kevin Young’s first year in Provo will go down as one of the most exciting in program history — and it may be just the beginning.
The former NBA assistant coach turned head man at BYU led the Cougars to a 26-10 final mark, finishing fourth in the loaded Big 12, No. 13 in the national rankings and reaching the Sweet 16 for third time since 1981 and first since 2011.
Young’s high-octane offense finished No. 23 nationally in scoring with an average of 81.4 points per game, as BYU scored 171 points in victories over VCU and Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament to be one of the final 16 teams standing.
Under Young, the Cougars have begun attracting elite basketball prospects to Provo, with the first of the bunch, Egor Demin, going one and done and being drafted No. 8 overall by the Brooklyn Nets in June.
James Corrigan wins 3,000-meter steeplechase national title
BYU may as well call itself “Steeplechase U,” and James Corrigan is the latest reason why.
Corrigan became BYU’s newest national champion with a winning performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, clocking in at 8:16.41 to mark the fourth-fastest time in NCAA history.
With a 61-second showing in his final 400 meters, Corrigan shot to the front of the pack to become the fifth Cougar to win the steeplechase title.
Lee Cummard is hired as BYU women’s basketball’s newest head coach
For Tom Holmoe’s final major move at BYU, he turned to a familiar face to reboot the school’s women’s basketball program.
Cougars legend Lee Cummard was named BYU’s new head coach in March, taking the helm of a team he’d been an assistant for since 2019.
Cummard will build the program around Delaney Gibb, the unanimous Big 12 Freshman of the Year this past season after averaging 17.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game and shooting 39.5% from 3-point range.
Men’s golf finishes No. 13 at the NCAA Championship
Golf at BYU is trending in the right direction.
The Cougars ended the season on a heater to finish tied for 13th in the NCAA championship, marking the program’s best national finish in 20 years.
Veterans Simon Kwon, Tyson Shelley and Peter Kim will return to BYU next season, where they’ll be joined by Lone Peak product and No. 4-ranked high school prospect Kihei Akina, who is a Cougars commit.
AJ Dybantsa, Ryder Lyons commit to BYU on ESPN
For as exciting as BYU’s present is, the future in Provo appears even brighter, partially thanks to two young men.
Consensus top basketball prospect AJ Dybantsa announced his commitment to the Cougars live on ESPN’s “First Take” in December, while five-star quarterback recruit Ryder Lyons pledged to BYU during a June appearance on the network’s “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Dybantsa and Lyons may very well be the two most-heralded recruits to join each of their respective programs. But even more than that, their signings signal BYU’s effort to become an even greater player within the new college sports landscape.
Tom Holmoe retires, with longtime wingman Brian Santiago selected as his successor
It truly is the end of an era at BYU.
Tom Holmoe announced his retirement in February, concluding his unprecedented two-decade tenure as the school’s athletic director, which saw him navigate football independence, hire a number of notable coaches and score BYU a Big 12 invite, among many other various accomplishments.
BYU’s new athletic director is Brian Santiago, Holmoe’s longtime “right hand man” whose promotion was announced by the school in May.
“We‘re fortunate to have an incredible amount of positive momentum in the athletic department. I’m passionate — and people know that I’m passionate — about continuing the excellence and protecting the integrity of this great university,“ Santiago said at his introductory press conference. ”The athletic department has over 100 years of history. We‘ve watched some of the greatest players and coaches in the history of sport win at the highest level, doing it the right way. We were born to win. … The future is bright.”
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'Worst Athlete of All Time' – Fans Brutally Troll Angel Reese's Shooting at 2025 WNBA All
After an impressive stretch of play leading up to Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game, Chicago Sky star forward Angel Reese struggled offensively in Indianapolis, once again catching flak from fans. Reese, the WNBA’s top rebounder (12.6 per game), garnered her second All-Star nod in as many seasons since being selected No. 7 in the 2024 WNBA […]
After an impressive stretch of play leading up to Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game, Chicago Sky star forward Angel Reese struggled offensively in Indianapolis, once again catching flak from fans.
Reese, the WNBA’s top rebounder (12.6 per game), garnered her second All-Star nod in as many seasons since being selected No. 7 in the 2024 WNBA Draft. In addition to her physical interior play, the 23-year-old’s confidence has grown offensively, making her latest All-Star Game appearance a fitting moment to showcase her improvement.
Reese finished with a game-best plus-minus of plus-17 off the bench for Team Collier as it secured a 151-131 victory over Team Clark in the fast-paced, high-scoring affair. Unfortunately for Reese, she contributed only six of her team’s 151 points, shooting 3-for-7 (42.9%), with her lowlights going viral on social media.
Angel Reese Draws Heat From Fans After Rough Offensive Display at 2025 WNBA All-Star Game
On Sunday, BricksCenter, the self-proclaimed “Worldwide Leader in Sports Fails,” posted an 18-second clip on X of Reese’s All-Star Game offensive woes. The video features her overshooting a 3-pointer, botching an uncontested layup, and missing a hook shot and the ensuing putback layup, with the caption “Angel Reese All-Star Game highlights.”
Angel Reese All-Star Game highlights 🔥 pic.twitter.com/969V6tzuHV
— BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) July 20, 2025
Countless fans proceeded to pile on Reese, with some questioning her star status.
“How is she so bad?” one fan asked.
How is she so bad?
— Chandler (@ambron13) July 20, 2025
“Bro can’t even make a layup in the all star game im sleep,” another said.
Bro can’t even make a layup in the all star game im sleep 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Joseph (@JHeat2119) July 21, 2025
“She’s literally the worst athlete of all time,” one user asserted.
She’s literally the worst athlete of all time.
— Rsuave (@OKUSA_frankdux) July 20, 2025
“She’s horrible lol,” another chimed in.
She’s horrible lol
— Wizard Oz (@wizardozbtc) July 20, 2025
Meanwhile, others jokingly referenced Reese and her fellow All-Star Game participants’ decision to wear “Pay Us What You Owe Us” T-shirts during pregame warmups. Both teams advocated for higher league-wide pay amid the WNBA’s ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
“I think Angel Reese needs to start paying people to watch her!” one fan remarked.
I think Angel Reese needs to start paying people to watch her!
— Matt_c (@CMattc541598201) July 20, 2025
“Pay her what she deserves😂😂😂,” another commented.
Pay her what she deserves😂😂😂
— Responce DeLeon (@BerryhillRl) July 20, 2025
Enduring fan criticism is nothing new for Reese, as the outspoken sophomore has become a constant target, including for her knack for rebounding her own shots. However, she has embraced the ridicule, debuting her pink “Mebounds” Angel Reese 1 signature shoe colorway on Saturday.
Angel Reese debuts her new “Mebounds” kicks at the WNBA All-Star Game. pic.twitter.com/dBuL1g8SsE
— billboard hip-hop/r&b (@billboardhiphop) July 20, 2025
Despite facing online backlash over the weekend, Reese entered the All-Star break on a tear. Over her last eight outings, she averaged 19.1 points, 14.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 52.7%, a stark increase from her season-long 44.6% field-goal percentage.
These Angel Reese stats were so absurd I had to tweet them out. Her last 8 games:
19.1 PTS | 14.4 REB | 4.1 AST | 1.1 STL
52.7 FG%
58.9 TS%
80.0 FT%She’s been hooping… Efficiently as well. pic.twitter.com/TliBSsN5W6
— Bradeaux (@BradeauxNBA) July 15, 2025
Reese is reportedly the “only player in WNBA history to average or exceed 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists [per game] in an eight-game stretch.” As such, she appears poised for a big second half of the season.
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Leketor Member-Meneh is set to return for the 2025 Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball Championship after a standout 2024 season. The outside hitter finished fifth in the league in her debut year with 3,252 leaderboard points, earning 1,512 Stat Points and ranking fourth with 260 MVP Points. She also served as team captain in Weeks Three […]
Leketor Member-Meneh is set to return for the 2025 Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball Championship after a standout 2024 season.
The outside hitter finished fifth in the league in her debut year with 3,252 leaderboard points, earning 1,512 Stat Points and ranking fourth with 260 MVP Points. She also served as team captain in Weeks Three and Four, leading her squad to a win against Team Drews on October 21.
Member-Meneh was a force offensively and defensively, finishing fifth in the league with 164 kills and adding 120 digs and 16 solo blocks. She ranked second in service aces with 16, tied for third all-time in AU history. Member-Meneh posted double-digit kills in nine matches, including three with 15 or more. She recorded two double-doubles, one of which earned her MVP 1 honors against Team Caffey on October 13 after posting 14 kills and 10 digs.
Off the AU court, Member-Meneh played for the Atlanta Vibe in the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation season in 2024, helping them to a 19-5 record and regular season title. She went on to play with the Indy Ignite in 2025, recording 184 kills on the season. She also played with Futura Volley Giovani Buso Arsizio in Italy’s top league.
Before turning professional, Member-Meneh had a standout college career at Pittsburgh, earning Second-Team AVCA and Volleyball Magazine All-America honors in 2021. She also earned First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors and was named to the AVCA All-Region Team. At Missouri, she was a two-time All-SEC selection, finishing her college career with 884 kills, 368 digs, and 100 blocks.
The 2025 AU Pro Volleyball Championship will feature 44 of the world’s top volleyball players in an exclusive, high-stakes tournament to determine the ultimate champion of the sport. These elite athletes, handpicked from the best domestic and international pro leagues, will face off in the nation’s premier volleyball hubs in Omaha, Nebraska, at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena (October 1-15) and in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Alliant Energy Center (October 22 – November 3). Series ticket deposits for both locations are now available here.
Siera Jones is the digital media reporter at Athletes Unlimited. You can follow her on Instagram and X @sieraajones.
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