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EIU Track and Field Heads North for Normal Invite

Normal InviteRedbird Track & Field Complex | Normal, Ill.April 11-12 | 2pm (Fri) 10am (Sat)Schedule ON-TAP: The Eastern Illinois Indoor Track and Field team is set to travel north and stay in-state to compete in the Normal Invite at the Redbird Track & Field Complex on April 11-12. EIU EARLY BIRD RECAP: The Panthers are […]

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Redbird Track & Field Complex | Normal, Ill.
April 11-12 | 2pm (Fri) 10am (Sat)
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ON-TAP: The Eastern Illinois Indoor Track and Field team is set to travel north and stay in-state to compete in the Normal Invite at the Redbird Track & Field Complex on April 11-12.

EIU EARLY BIRD RECAP: The Panthers are coming off of a weather-filled two-day weekend after the conclusion of the EIU Big Blue Classic on April 4-5, where 16 Eastern Illinois athletes earned a first-place finish.

Day One
Friday’s session saw seven first-place finishes for the Panthers. Jacob Maxwell led the throwers, winning the hammer throw with a distance of 48.65m, while Alex Stout took first in the shotput with 15.74m. Isabella Fabrizio dominated both the shot put (13.20m) and hammer throw (46.93m), claiming gold in each. Abe Johnson and Taryn Tarquin followed suit in the triple jump, with Johnson reaching 14.89m and Tarquin 11.88m, both earning top honors.

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Saturday featured more Panther success with nine additional first-place finishes. Emily Sykes won the women’s javelin with a throw of 33.10m, while Sam Bradbury (43.43m) and Gracie Cox (40.18m) swept the discus. Abby Venhaus claimed first in both the long jump (5.51m) and 100m dash (12.06), and Daniel Lacy matched her in the 100m with a time of 10.64. Hallee Thomas (14.83) and Nathan Kirby (15.27) dominated the 100m and 110m hurdles, respectively. Abe Johnson added a second first-place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.95m, while Kenyetietta Quinn topped the women’s high jump at 1.60m.

OVC TOP THREE: Seven Panther athletes, along with the men’s and women’s 4x100m Relay teams, currently sit in one of the top three spots in the OVC for their respective events.

The Panther men’s 4x100m Relay team, consisting of Jahleel Perrin, Daniel Lacy, Ayden Cothern, and Billy Bailey, ran a time of 41.80 last weekend at Indiana State to notch a third-place finish. The women’s 4x100m Relay team of Abby Venhaus, Kenyetietta Quinn, Devin Johnston, and Angela Dobbins also finished in third place after crossing the finish line in 47.44.

Kylie Haacke’s performance in the 10,000m run at the WashU Distance Carnival has earned her the third spot on the podium in the OVC.

Daniel Lacy currently holds the first and second place spots in the 200m and the 100m dash. Lacy posted a time of 21.22 in the 200m at the Pacesetter Invitational and followed up with a time of 10.64 the next weekend at the EIU Big Blue Classic.

Abraham Johnson continues to build his freshman resume, as he moved into the third place spot in the triple jump after his performance at the EIU Big Blue Classic. Hallee Thomas also had a successful home meet, securing the third place spot in the conference in the 400m hurdles after posting a time of 1:02.79.

Sam Bradbury, Alex Stout, and Izabella Fabrizio fill out the leaderboard for the Panthers in the field events, as Bradbury holds third for the discus as Fabrizio and Stout sit in third for shot put.

NEXT UP: The Panthers are back in action the following weekend as they head back to Terre Haute, Ind. for the Gibson Invitational at Gibson Track & Field Complex on April 17-19.

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For 3rd straight year, CCC Women’s Volleyball sends more than 100 to next level

The streak is now at three straight years that California Community College women’s volleyball programs have moved more than 100 student-athletes to play and continue their educations at the next level. The 2024-2025 class includes 19 players who earned NCAA Division I scholarships, featuring All-Americans Morgan Castaneda (American River) and Aniyah Hall (San Mateo) each […]

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The streak is now at three straight years that California Community College women’s volleyball programs have moved more than 100 student-athletes to play and continue their educations at the next level.

The 2024-2025 class includes 19 players who earned NCAA Division I scholarships, featuring All-Americans Morgan Castaneda (American River) and Aniyah Hall (San Mateo) each going to San Jose State University, All-State Lucy Ryan (Feather River) now at Cal Baptist, and All-South Region selection Jordyn Romero (Mt. San Antonio) moving to the University of Buffalo (NY).

Overall, 42 colleges have transferred 114 student-athletes to play volleyball, a number of them choosing to compete on both indoor and beach teams.

’24 3C2A state champion Feather River had the most scholarship athletes with seven, followed by San Joaquin Delta, Cerritos, and Mt. San Jacinto with six, then San Diego Mesa, American River, Fresno City, and Coalinga each with five.

Forty-eight student-athletes are moving to out of state universities.

 



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Player Registration Now Open for “Wedbush Presents The Hermosa Beach Open” Professional Beach Volleyball Tournament – September 4-7, 2025

Wedbush New Sponsors goodr and Michelob Ultra Join the Lineup; More Sponsorship Opportunities Available Wedbush Presents The Hermosa Beach Open – Player Registration Open Wedbush Presents The Hermosa Beach Open – Player Registration Open HERMOSA BEACH, Calif., July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The countdown is on! Player registration for Wedbush Presents the Hermosa Beach […]

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HERMOSA BEACH, Calif., July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The countdown is on! Player registration for Wedbush Presents the Hermosa Beach Open is now open. Register here to join the tournament, taking place September 4-7, 2025. As one of the most anticipated events of the summer, this high-stakes beach volleyball tournament offers serious prize money and welcomes athletes of all levels to compete where the sand meets the surf at Hermosa Beach.

“In the last several years, Wedbush has become one of the most faithful and dedicated supporters of the sport of beach volleyball all around the world, but above all in Southern California and the South Bay community,” said Avery Drost, professional beach volleyball player and returning competitor. “Last year’s Wedbush Hermosa Beach Open carried on the tradition of world class volleyball at one of our sport’s iconic beaches. I’m so honored to play in this special tournament again, in front of fans who have loved and appreciated our game for generations.”

This year, we’re proud to welcome two exciting new sponsors to the tournament: goodr, known for its stylish and functional sunglasses perfect for beach athletes and fans alike, and Michelob Ultra, the light beer that champions active lifestyles and unforgettable experiences.

“We’re thrilled to join the Hermosa Beach Open and support a community that shares our love of getting outside and staying active,” said Kelley Puckett, CMO at goodr. “While we design our sunglasses for all sports, as a SoCal-based company, beach volleyball has a special connection to the brand.”

We’re also thrilled to welcome back the sponsors who have helped shape the spirit of this event, Chevron, Discover Lake County, Florida, and The Rex Steakhouse.

“We’re grateful to have the continued support of Chevron and Rex Steakhouse—representing the spirit and flavor of the South Bay—and proud to welcome back Discover Lake County, Florida, home to Florida’s largest sand volleyball complex at Hickory Point Beach,” said Mark Paaluhi, Director of Events at Day at the Beach Events. “It’s exciting to build connections across coasts with communities that share a passion for beach volleyball.”

Silver and Gold level sponsorships are still available for this year’s tournament, offering high-impact brand visibility through signage and activations throughout the venue. These packages are designed to integrate partners into the heart of the event—connecting directly with the vibrant community of players, fans, and local businesses that make Hermosa Beach a world-class destination for beach volleyball.



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Agassi Sports Partners with IBM for Digital Innovation

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Global Acquisitions Corporation ( (AASP) ) just unveiled an announcement.

On July 9, 2025, Agassi Sports Entertainment Corp. announced a collaboration with IBM to launch a cutting-edge digital racquet sports experience. The partnership, leveraging IBM’s AI technology, aims to enhance player performance, create innovative digital solutions, and foster a global community of racquet sports enthusiasts. This initiative is expected to elevate the accessibility and enjoyment of racquet sports worldwide, aligning with Agassi Sports Entertainment’s mission to grow the industry and promote health and wellness.

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Ross Hires Jeff Chakouian To Lead Throws Unit For Tennessee Track & Field

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee head coach and director of track & field Duane Ross has announced the hiring of Jeff Chakouian as an assistant coach. Chakouian will be tasked with leading and developing the Tennessee throws program.   “We are thrilled to welcome Jeff Chakouian and his family to Rocky Top,” Ross said. “Coach Chak […]

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee head coach and director of track & field Duane Ross has announced the hiring of Jeff Chakouian as an assistant coach. Chakouian will be tasked with leading and developing the Tennessee throws program.
 
“We are thrilled to welcome Jeff Chakouian and his family to Rocky Top,” Ross said. “Coach Chak brings a passion for developing athletes and a proven track record of preparing them to perform at the highest level. His experience as an All-American and SEC Champion gives him a unique perspective that will resonate with our student-athletes. I have no doubt he’ll make an immediate impact as we continue our pursuit of championships here in Knoxville.”
 
Chakouian arrives on Rocky Top with 20 years of full-time collegiate coaching experience after previous stints at Baylor, UCF and Illinois State. In his most recent eight-year tenure at Baylor, he guided his throwers to 17 school record performances, three First Team All-America honors and three Big 12 titles in the throwing events.
 
“I’m incredibly excited to join the Tennessee staff and become part of the Vol family,” Chakouian said. “Tennessee is recognized as one of the premier track and field programs in the country, and both the Vol and Lady Vol programs have a rich tradition of excellence. I look forward to contributing to that legacy and helping bring championships back to Knoxville.
 
“After speaking with Coach Ross and learning more about his vision for the program, it was clear that Tennessee was the perfect fit for me and my family. I want to thank Coach Ross for this amazing opportunity. I’m also deeply grateful to Coach Todd Harbour for hiring me at Baylor and Coach Mike Ford for retaining me—without their support, I wouldn’t be in this position today. And to all my former athletes, thank you for your trust and hard work. I can’t wait to get to Knoxville and become part of this incredible community. Go Vols!”
 
Chakouian mentored three-time All-American and Big 12 individual conference champion Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi, a javelin specialist who represented Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He established the Nigerian national record in the men’s javelin with a lifetime-best toss of 82.80m (271-8) to win the 2024 African Games title with a mark that ranks 11th in collegiate history.
 
Nnamdi finished top-five at the NCAA Outdoor Championships all three seasons competing under Chakouian’s tutelage at Baylor, including a third-place showing at the 2023 national meet in Austin, Texas.
 
Chakouian guided Baylor standout JL van Rensburg to a silver medal finish in the men’s shot put at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships, missing the title by just two centimeters with a toss of 20.74m (68-0). Chakouian also coached Gary Moore Jr. to a phenomenal true freshman campaign for the Bears in 2023, ending the year as the Pan American U20 Champion and USATF U20 National Champion in the men’s shot put.
 
Over the course of eight seasons in Waco, Chakouian guided numerous athletes to top-10 program marks and All-Big 12 honors. Five current Baylor school records were established under his watch from 2018-25.
 
Prior to Baylor, Chakouian spent the previous eight seasons coaching all field events at UCF in addition to serving as the Knights’ recruiting coordinator. During his time in Orlando, he helped guide the team to five conference championships, claiming four outdoor titles in a row. He coached 18 NCAA qualifiers and 20 all-conference performers in addition to helping student-athletes break 30 school records in field events.
 
Prior to UCF, Chakouian spent three seasons at Illinois State University where he coached a pair of Missouri Valley Champions, 13 all-conference standouts and 10 NCAA outdoor regional qualifiers. His athletes recorded two school records for the Redbirds. 
 
Chakouian’s coaching career began with stints as a volunteer assistant at Kentucky and Brown, coaching six all-conference performers.
 

As a student-athlete and member of the Kentucky track & field program, Chakouian was a six-time All-American, five-time SEC champion and eight-time All-SEC selection in the men’s shot put. His collegiate-best performances of 20.08m (65-10.5) and 20.19m (66-3) both stood as indoor and outdoor program records for nearly two decades.
 
A Seekonk, Massachusetts, native, Chakouian graduated from Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 2005. Chakouian and his wife, Samantha, have two daughters, Mackenzie and Leota.



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Skyler Varga Selected As A CSC Academic All-American

LONG BEACH, Calif. – National Champion Skyler Varga was selected as an Academic All-American, as the Men’s At-Large Teams were announced Wednesday by Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC).   Created in 1952, the Academic All-America program is reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and the classroom.   That […]

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LONG BEACH, Calif. – National Champion Skyler Varga was selected as an Academic All-American, as the Men’s At-Large Teams were announced Wednesday by Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC).
 
Created in 1952, the Academic All-America program is reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and the classroom.
 
That certainly applies to Skyler Varga, who was named to the Third Team, becoming just the 20th student-athlete from Long Beach State to be recognized in the program, and joining Stacy Black of Women’s Water Polo, Keri Nishimoto of Women’s Volleyball and Shane Peterson of Baseball as the only others from Long Beach State Athletics to be named both Academic and Athletic All-American.
 
A First Team All-American, Varga was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team after helping guide Long Beach State to their fourth National Championship. A First Team All-Big West selection, the junior led Long Beach State with 270 kills on the year, averaging 2.73 per set while making 33 aces, playing a part in Long Beach State’s NCAA record-setting season total of 237 aces on the year.
 
In the classroom, Varga carries a 3.54 cumulative GPA, majoring in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology and Leadership.
 
The At-Large program recognizes collegiate sports with smaller footprints that still compete at a high level. Varga was one of just two Men’s Volleyball players in the nation selected as an Academic All-American, joining Parker Van Buren of Loyola Chicago.
 



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The Supreme Court Can Save Women’s Sports | Opinion

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases related to the protection—and the preservation—of women’s sports. This news should gladden the hearts of female athletes across the country. The Court’s decision promises a legal reckoning that is long overdue. It also signals the turning of a tide. For most of the last four […]

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases related to the protection—and the preservation—of women’s sports. This news should gladden the hearts of female athletes across the country. The Court’s decision promises a legal reckoning that is long overdue.

It also signals the turning of a tide. For most of the last four years, women concerned for the future of their sports have been confronted with brutal apathy from athletic administrators, government officials, and the courts—and silence from an intimidated public.

But polls show a growing consensus among Americans that women’s sports should be for women, and that Title IX has been stretched out of all resemblance to its original intent. Government officials and athletic associations need to protect women’s sports and make sure that women are not robbed of their athletic opportunities, personal safety, and hard-earned accomplishments.

States across the country have now passed laws—27 at last count—designed to protect women’s sports. Challenges to two of those laws have now brought the subject to the nation’s highest Court for a final ruling.

In West Virginia v. B.P.J., West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey and attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom are asking the court to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that would invalidate a West Virginia law protecting fairness in women’s sports. ADF represents former college soccer player Lainey Armistead, who intervened in the lawsuit.

While captaining the women’s soccer team at West Virginia State University, Armistead saw that a growing number of qualified female athletes were being sidelined—and in some cases, injured—by male athletes competing in women’s events. After watching female athletes across the country lose opportunities to win in their sport, she decided to join the case.

She’s not the only one recognizing the physical danger posed to women competing with bigger, stronger, more aggressive male athletes—nor the humiliation so many women feel at being virtual spectators in their own sports, knowing, before competition even begins, that their best efforts will never be enough to overcome the inherent physical advantages enjoyed by men.

In recent years, those advantages have cost thousands of women crucial athletic opportunities for achievement on the playing field, including major tournaments and championship events.

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ADF is representing two of those women, former Idaho college track-and-field athletes Madison Kenyon and Mary Kate Marshall in Little v. Hecox, the other case the High Court has agreed to hear. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—like the Fourth Circuit—has moved to squelch a state law protecting women’s sports. Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is asking the Justices to review that lower court decision.

The Idaho case is supported by 102 female athletes, parents, coaches, and sports officials, who signed off on a brief that includes testimony after testimony from women who lost some of their best opportunities to male athletes.

The breadth of pushback against these two appeals court rulings undoubtedly influenced the Supreme Court’s decision to hear these cases. Twenty-six other states signed a brief in support of the West Virginia case, collectively describing the lower court’s ruling as “profoundly wrong” and warning of its “far-reaching consequences.”

Common sense, too, is on the side of female athletes—overwhelmingly.

In 2017, thousands of men ran 400-meter times that were faster than the personal bests of Olympic gold medalists Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix. That’s pure biology: Boys have larger hearts, bigger lungs, denser bones, and stronger muscles. Laws and policies that leave the door open for male athletes to compete in women’s sports must eventually, inevitably lock women out of any chance of succeeding in those competitions.

If the only thing women can hope to glean from participating in sports is the chance to watch male athletes blow past them on the track, on the courts, and in the pool; if all that awaits them after the years of hard work they bring to competition is an increased risk of injury; if the best they can hope for is to clap politely while males win the medals, the attention, and the scholastic opportunities; then, soon enough, there will be no more female athletes in “women’s sports.” There will be no women’s sports at all.

That is the crux of what the U.S. Supreme Court will be deciding: not what women’s sports will look like going forward, but whether there will be any point to women’s sports existing at all.

Suzanne Beecher is legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom.

The views expressed in this article are the writer’s own.



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