VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota volleyball head coach Leanne Williamson has announced the addition of Louisville transfer Sam Untiedt to the 2025 roster.

“I am very excited to announce the addition of Sam to this talented roster!  She is a relentless defender and will fit into our defensive culture immediately,” said Williamson. “Her willingness to train and learn is unmatched and I know that she is going to be a great addition to an already deep group of defensive players. She has played multiple positions during her club and high school games which has given her a high-level volleyball IQ. Her personality is going to fit in with this team immediately and I am excited to see the impact that she has on this program!”

The libero/defensive specialist appeared in 10 matches and 14 sets for the NCAA National Championship Runner-Up in her freshman season. Untiedt recorded one assist, three service aces and eight digs. She set a career-high with two aces against Northern Kentucky.

 

Untiedt played for head coach Jason Fisher at Heron Lake-Okabena High School where she was a four-time All-Red Rock Conference First Team selection and a three-time All-Area First Worthington Globe Team honoree. She amassed 572 kills, 1,197 digs, 1,285 assists, 82 blocks and 222 aces in her high school career.

 

Untiedt was named to the All-Breakdown Team in 2022 and 2023. Breakdown also highlighted Untiedt as the Featured Player of 2022 in the Minnesota High School Volleyball Guidebook. During her sophomore year, she was named Beck’s Player with Heart and was added to the Ultra Ankle Watchlist. Untiedt was a two-time Academic All-American and was named to the All-State Academic Team.

 

She played club for Kairos 18 Alpha where she was named to the AAU National All-American as well as being named their MVP in 2021. In 2023, USA Volleyball named Untiedt to their All-Tournament Team. She was a 15U AAU National Champion and was added to the Ultra Ankle Watchlist.

 

A native of Okbena, Minnesota, Untiedt will major in medical biology at South Dakota.

 

Courtesy: Aquatics GB

A 28-strong British team has been announced for the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships which take place this July in Samorin, Slovakia.

Europe’s most talented junior swimmers will gather in Samorin this summer as Slovakia hosts its first European-level swimming competitions.

The European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships (for athletes born between 2007-2011) will take place at the x-bionic sphere from 1st-6th July, following the staging of the second European Aquatics U23 Swimming Championships at the same venue a week earlier.

Among the standout names selected to the British team based on performances at April’s Aquatics GB Swimming Championships is Amelie Blocksidge – who has both her 800m and 1500m Freestyle European junior titles from Vilnius 2024 to defend having already impressively claimed her latest senior British titles in both events this year at just 16 years old.

A host of further 2025 medallists from London are included in the roster for Samorin, with Jack Brown, Jasmine Carter, Blythe Kinsman, Filip Nowacki, Amalie Smith and Hollie Wilson all aiming build upon the performances that saw them secure a place on a British podium last month as they now prepare to go head-to-head with the best junior swimmers on the continent.

Carter, Kinsman and Nowacki additionally each claimed an individual European junior medal in Lithuania last July, and are joined again by Theodora Taylor, Skye Carter and Phoebe Cooper who achieved the same feat as Great Britain finished seventh on the medal table in 2024 – with three of the GB team’s 13 medal haul coming from relay events.

Nowacki is also coming off setting a new British Age Record for 17-year-old boys in the 200 breast at the AP Race International meet in a time of 2:10.53, lowering his month-old best time of 2:11.09.

Looking ahead to what is always a hugely valuable and entertaining meet, Euan Dale (Performance Pathway Lead – Swimming) commented:

“This is a fantastic opportunity for the next generation to test themselves on the international stage. The focus will be on growth, development, and embracing the experience as a team.

“We’re especially excited about the relays – nothing captures the spirit of Great Britain more than athletes coming together with a team-first mentality to take on the best that Europe has to offer.”

Details of live streaming and results links still to be announced, with all latest event details published on the European Aquatics website.

aquatics gb team for european aquatics swimming championships (1st-6th july 2025):

• Hayden Annan, RTW Monson
• Amelie Blocksidge, City of Salford
• Jack Brown, Plymouth Leander
• Hannah Capron, Repton
• Jasmine Carter, Basildon Pheonix
• Skye Carter, Basildon Pheonix
• Jake Chesworth, Maxwell
• Phoebe Cooper, City of Sheffield
• Annabelle Compton, Wycombe District
• Rio Daodu, Mount Kelly
• Dean Fearn, Aberdeen Dolphins
• Toby Godsell, Millfield
• Joshua Inglis, Mount Kelly
• Blythe Kinsman, Mount Kelly
• Isobel Liptrot, Wigan BEST
• Harry Milne, Repton
• Imogen Myles, Sevenoaks
• Filip Nowacki, Millfield
• Llewellyn Porter, Camden Swiss
• Matilda Potter, City of Leeds
• Edith Price, Mount Kelly
• Daniel Ransom, City of Leeds
• Abbie Roscoe, Wirral Metro
• Gabriel Shepherd, City of Leeds
• Amalie Smith, RTW Monson
• Theodora Taylor, Torfaen Dolphins
• Hollie Wilson, City of Leeds
• Emma Wood, City of Leeds

Less than two years after Purdue volleyball coach Dave Shondell jokingly quipped about playing a match at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Boilermakers will be center stage in the some of the state capital’s most prestigious venues.

“The release of the Big Ten volleyball schedule is always an exciting moment, but this year feels especially significant,” said Head Coach Adam Hughes. “With the defending national champion in Penn State and eight NCAA Tournament teams from last year, the depth of this conference is as strong as ever.”

The Terrapins will open their 20-match conference slate with three consecutive road match-ups. Maryland begins the season on Thursday, Sept. 25, against Iowa, followed by a trip to Nebraska on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Terps then head to New Jersey for a match against Rutgers on Friday, Oct. 3.

Maryland kicks off October with four consecutive home contests, starting with a visit from defending national champion Penn State on Sunday, Oct. 5. The Terps will then host Illinois on Friday, Oct. 10, followed by Wisconsin on Sunday, Oct. 12. They wrap up the home stand on Wednesday, Oct. 15 with a second matchup against Rutgers.

The Terps will travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State on Sunday, Oct. 19 before heading to the West Coast. There, they will face USC on Thursday, Oct. 23 and UCLA on Saturday, Oct. 25.

“We’re thrilled for our first-ever trips to UCLA and USC, expanding our reach in this new era of Big Ten volleyball,” said Hughes. “With the possibility that this could be the final season of the 20-match conference slate, every match carries a little extra weight.”

Maryland wraps up October with a home matchup against Indiana on Friday, Oct. 31.

The Terps open November with a trip to the Midwest to face Northwestern on Sunday, Nov. 2. They return home for back-to-back matches against Ohio State on Friday, Nov. 7 and Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Maryland then hits the road for back-to-back contests, playing Purdue on Friday, Nov. 14 and Indiana on Sunday, Nov. 16.

The Terps close out the final month of conference play with a home match against Minnesota on Friday, Nov. 21, followed by a road trip to State College to face Penn State on Sunday, Nov. 23. Maryland concludes the regular season with home matches against Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and Oregon on Friday, Nov. 28.

Game times and television designations will be announced at a later date.

The program returns top contributors from the 2024 season, like Sydney Bryant, Katie Scherer, Ally Williams, Eva Rohrbach, and Jonna Spohn. The program also welcomes a strong transfer class, welcoming Ajack Malual (Tennessee), Haley Melby (Kentucky), Olivia Ruy (Arkansas) and Annika Sokol (UTSA) to College Park.

TAMPA, Fla. (May 28, 2025) – University of South Florida student-athletes continue to raise the bar in the classroom, delivering another record-breaking academic performance during the spring 2025 semester.

USF Athletics posted a department-wide term GPA of 3.45, marking the 21st consecutive semester that Bulls student-athletes have earned a 3.00 or higher.

Additionally, the department’s cumulative GPA climbed to 3.36 following the spring term — the highest mark ever recorded in USF Athletics history. The cumulative GPA measures the average among active student-athletes. All varsity programs earned a 3.00 cumulative GPA or higher through the spring 2025 semester.

“We continue to be tremendously proud of the dedication our student-athletes show in the classroom,” said USF Vice President for Athletics Michael Kelly. “Achieving the highest cumulative GPA on record while competing at a championship level speaks volumes about the culture of excellence our coaches, academic staff, and student-athletes have built and sustained.”

Three teams also recorded their best-ever semester GPAs: baseball (3.40), football (3.25), and women’s soccer (3.64) each posted their highest-ever term GPA this spring. Meanwhile, men’s basketball, football, and beach volleyball each reached their highest-ever cumulative GPA following the semester — further proof of the department-wide momentum in the classroom.

Men’s teams achieved a 3.31 semester GPA, while women’s teams excelled with a 3.61. Men’s tennis recorded the highest men’s GPA at 3.53, while beach volleyball led all women’s programs with a 3.81 GPA during the spring semester.

More than 84% of student-athletes recorded a 3.00 GPA or better this spring, and 361 were named to the athletic department’s honor roll.

Fifty-three student-athletes earned degrees this spring, including 51 bachelor’s degrees, one post-bachelor’s certificate, and one master’s degree.

Earlier this month, USF Athletics also set a record with six programs — men’s cross country, men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s golf, and women’s tennis — earning perfect multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. The APR is a real-time measure of eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes.