Results

A pair of Northern Arizona track and field athletes capped off their seasons strong at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., today in the 5,000-meters.
 
David Mullarkey finished 10^th with a time of 13:28.43 to earn a Second Team All-American nod and Drew Bosley received Honorable Mention All-American with a 17^th place finish in 13:39.04.
 
The results came less than 48 hours after Mullarkey became a First Team All-American in the 10,000-meters and Bosley place 20^th in the event as well.
 
The 2025 outdoor track and field season concludes tomorrow with Maggi Congdon in the 1,500-meters, Karrie Baloga in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and Agnes McTighe and Ava Mitchell in the 5,000-meters. The meet will be broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN+.
 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 14, 2025) – The U.S. Men’s National Team battled back before falling to undefeated Slovenia at the 2025 Volleyball Nations League, 3-1 (25-22, 27-25, 20-25, 25-23) on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The U.S. (1-2) will complete play at this week’s VNL against Cuba (1-2) on Sunday, June 15 at 1 p.m. PDT.

The U.S. dominated the net with a 13-4 advantage in blocks. Both teams totaled 54 kills with Slovenia holding an 8-3 lead in aces.

Seven players totaled at least five points for the balanced U.S. attack, led for the second consecutive match by opposite Kyle Hobus, who scored 13 points on a team-high 12 kills and added a block. Opposite Gabi Garcia led the U.S. with four blocks and two aces to go with six kills for 12 points.

Middle blocker Matthew Knigge tallied 11 points on nine kills and two blocks with outsider hitters Jordan Ewert (10 kills, one block) and Cooper Robinson (eight kills, one block) combining for 20 points. Outside Nolan Flexen scored seven points on five kills and two blocks, and middle Merrick McHenry added four kills and a block.

Libero Kyle Dagostino led all players with nine digs. Setter Quinn Isaacson registered 24 assists and two points on a block and an ace.

A Flexen kill gave the U.S. a 19-16 lead in the first set but Slovenia scored the next four points to take the lead. Slovenia finished the set by scoring nine of the final 12 points. Garcia paced the U.S. with four points on three kills and one block.

Despite Garcia’s eight points on three kills, three blocks and a pair of aces, the U.S. dropped a close second set. Garcia recorded a block and then an ace to give the U.S. its biggest lead of the set, 13-10. He also went back-to-back with a kill and an ace to even the score at 22. The U.S. fought off three set points, one on a block by Isaacson, before Slovenia finished the set.

The U.S. led throughout the third set with a Hobus kill making it 20-14, the first time the U.S. led by six points at any point. The lead reached seven before three Slovenia points in a row cut the lead to 22-18. An emphatic kill by Knigge stopped the mini-run and kills by Robinson and Hobus completed the set win.

Hobus, Knigge and Robinson combined for 15 points in set three with Hobus leading the way on six points with five points and a block. Knigge recorded four kills and a block, while Robinson posted four kills.

Isaacson made a great defensive play that led to a Dagostino set and Robinson kill on the first point of the fourth set that propelled the U.S. to an 8-2 lead. Slovenia stormed back with a 7-1 run to even the set at nine apiece.

A kill and block by McHenry evened the set at 17 and back-to-back kills, the second on an overpass by Hobus tied the set at 20-20, the last tie of the set. Slovenia rebounded each time with the next two points.

U.S. Men’s Week One Roster for 2025 VNL

No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
3 Mason Briggs (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes)
6 Quinn Isaacson (S, 6-2, Plainfield, Ill., Ball State, Great Lakes)
9 Gabi Garcia (OPP, 6-7, San Juan, Puerto Rico, BYU)
10 Kyle Dagostino (L, 5-9, Tampa, Florida, Stanford Univ., Florida)
15 Kyle Hobus (OPP, 6-7, San Pedro, Calif., CSUN, Southern California)
17 Andrew Rowan (S, 6-7, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
18 Cooper Robinson (OH, 6-7, Pacific Palisades, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
19 Patrick Gasman (MB, 6-10, Clovis, Calif., Univ. of Hawaii, Northern California)
23 Nolan Flexen (OH, 6-9, Rio Rancho, N.M., UC Irvine, Southern)
24 Merrick McHenry (MB, 6-7, Bedford, Texas, UCLA, North Texas)
25 Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
28 Matthew Knigge (MB, 6-7, New Egypt, N.J., Vassar, Garden Empire)
29 Jordan Ewert (OH, 6-5, Antioch, Calif., Stanford, Northern California)

Head Coach:  Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Luka Slabe
Assistant Coach: Javier Weber
Performance Analyst: Nate Ngo
Physiotherapist: Aaron Brock
Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach: Tim Pelot
Senior Sports Dietitian: Shawn Hueglin
Mental Performance Coach: Andrea Becker
Team Manager: David Dantes
Consultant Coach: Chris McGown
Consultant Coach: Marv Dunphy
Team Doctors:  Eugene Yim, Mark Hutchinson, Michael Shepard, Warren Young

U.S. Men’s Schedule for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League
Matches will be shown live and on-demand on VBTV, CBS Sports Network and Big Ten Network

(All times PDT)
Week 1: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 11: Ukraine def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23)
June 12 USA def. Iran, 3-2 (19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 17-15)
June 14 Slovenia def. USA, 3-1 (25-22, 27-25, 20-25, 25-23)
June 15 at 1 p.m. vs. Cuba

EUGENE, Ore. – Junior Kampton Kam earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, finishing tied for eighth in the men’s high jump.

Kam cleared the bar set at 2.15m (7′ 0.5″) on first attempt, securing an eighth place finish in high jump. The points for eighth were split as a result of the three-way tie with Kam scoring 0.33 points for the men’s team. Penn men finished 72nd. 

Ryan Matulonis earned Second Team All-America honors on Thursday finishing 15th in the 400m hurdles semi-finals with a time of 50.75. Alex Sadikov placed 21st clocking in a time of 52.50. 

Senior Dylan Throop ended his career at Penn finishing 17th in the 10,000m finals recording a time of 29:24.03. 

NCAA Outdoor Championships

Eugene, Ore. 

June 11 – 13

Penn Men – Results

High Jump

T8. Kampton Kam – 2.15m (7′ 0.5″) *First Team All-American 

400m Hurdles Semifinals

15. Ryan Matulonis – 50.75  *Second Team All-American 

21. Alex Sadikov – 52.50 *Honorable Mention

10,000m

17. Dylan Throop – 29:24.03 *Honorable Mention

The Aquatic Sports Association of Malta, in collaboration with Bank of Valletta, announced a new dynamic format for the BOV Waterpolo competitions to mark the 100th anniversary of the local governing body.

This was announced by Karl Izzo, the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta president, in the presence of Ernest Agius, Chief Operations Officer at Bank of Valletta, ASA vice-president Andrew Paris and general secretary General George Farrugia during a press conference in the presence of club representatives.

“The revamp of the competitions is aimed to enhance competitiveness, increase fan engagement, and elevate the standard of the game across all participating clubs,” said the ASA president.

“The new format will also see the top performing clubs of the previous season benefitting from direct participation in the BOV Premier League with the top-placed clubs in the BOV First Division League having the opportunity to play for promotion to the BOV Premier League,” Izzo explained.

The top four-placed clubs from last season, champions Sliema, San Ġiljan, Neptunes and Sirens will automatically participate in the BOV Premier League.

The bottom two clubs of the top division, Valletta and Birzebbuga, will play a round robin with the top two placed teams in last year’s First Division League last year, namely champions Marsaxlokk and Exiles.

The two top-placed clubs in this round robin will then proceed to take part in the BOV Premier League.

Ta‘ Xbiex, Otters, Marsascala and Barracudas will play directly in the BOV First Division League.

The teams in each division will compete in a double round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs scheduled between August 26 and 30.

Each club will have one foreign player on their books, and a number world renowned players have been engaged by local clubs.

The traditional Santa Marija week in August will be an intensive week for local waterpolo where the knockout competitions for both divisions will be played with the finals being held on August 14.

The BOV Championship will be played under the new competition rules with a smaller 25-metre pitch and a shorter possession and second attack time.

This will likely lead to faster transitions between attack and defence, making counter-attacks more frequent, favouring aggressive offensive strategies and discouraging prolonged build-up.

The BOV Women’s League will be played concurrently throughout the summer where the three competing teams, Sirens, Sliema and San Giljan will compete for the BOV ASA Centenary Cup.

The ASA is celebrating their 100th anniversary just one year after BOV celebrated its 50th – and the two organisations hold a longstanding and influential place in Maltese culture, according to BOV COO Ernest Agius.

“Bank of Valletta is proud to have been a main sponsor of the ASA since 2008, a partnership that has seen the successful development of the game as evident in the level of play both at domestic level and on the international playing field, where just this week we have just seen Malta qualify for the European Championships for the sixth consecutive time,” Agius said.

PLAYING ON SATURDAY

Birżebbuġa vs Exiles            17.30

San Ġiljan vs Sirens             18.45

Sliema vs Neptunes            20.00