WALTHAM, Mass. – Nine members of the Brandeis men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large teams.
 
Honorees on the CSC Academic All-District teams must be at least sophomores in academic standing with a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher. For track and field, they also must rank among the top 50 in the region in an individual event or among the top 50 at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships.
 
The Judges’ honorees for the 2024-25 season are:

WOMEN

Alisha Anderson – Junior – Pole Vault – Denver, Colorado – 3.95 GPA – Biology major

Kyra Au – Senior – XC/Distance – Great Neck, New York – 3.76 GPA – Business / Environmental Studies double major

Hannah Bohbot-Dridi – Senior – Hurdles/Sprints – Mountain View, California – 3.54 GPA – Politics major

Aïana Colas – Junior – High Jump – Strasbourg, France – 3.97 GPA – Biology major

Zada Forde – Senior – Cross Country/Distance – Amherst. Massachusetts – 3.83 GPA – Sociology / Environmental Studies double major

MEN

Lucas Dia – Senior – Steeplechase/Distance – Montclair, New Jersey – 3.58 GPA – Computer Science / Economics double major

Lin Lin Hutchinson – Senior – Jumps – Portland, Oregon – 3.79 GPA – American Studies / Independent Interdisciplinary Studies double major

TJ Showstead – Junior – Heptathlon/Decathlon – Plymouth, Massachusetts – 3.77 GPA – Chemistry major

Matthew Yue – Junior – Sprints, Long Jump – Vancouver, British Columbia – 3.72 GPA – Applied Mathematics / Computer Science major

 

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) — A former standout St. Cloud State University volleyball player has signed a contract to play professionally.

Former outside hitter Kenzie Foley of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa has signed a professional contract with a team in Germany.

Foley becomes the first St. Cloud State Volleyball alumna to sign a professional contract.

She was 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII National Freshman of the Year and 2023 AVCA DII National Player of the Year

She helped guide the Huskies to four straight NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history.

SCSU head coach Chad Braegelmann.

“She’s a competitor and loves sports – the atmosphere, challenging herself and being part of a team are all very important to her.  This experience, and others like it will come from our team success. If we don’t win matches and have a competitive team these opportunities don’t present themselves as readily. We hope she’s one of many others going forward to get this opportunity.”

She was named the 2024-25 St. Cloud State Female Senior Athlete of the Year, which is awarded annually to the top female Husky.

Foley is set to begin her professional career in Suhl, Germany this fall.

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Student-athletes in the Big Ten Conference and Big 12 Conference have a new way to receive their compensation, as the two college sports conferences entered into a partnership with PayPal and Venmo.

The agreement follows a recent court ruling in the House vs. NCAA settlement allowing colleges to pay student-athletes directly. Current NCAA athletes are eligible to receive up to $20.5 million from individual schools, while former collegiate athletes are eligible to receive up to $2.8 billion in compensation.

Big Ten and Big 12 universities will be able to send payments directly to students via PayPal, which in turn empowers them to take advantage of the payment company’s ecosystem to pay for their tuition, buy books from the university bookstore, and make purchases for extracurricular activities, such as tickets to a sporting event.

“We’re proud to help lead this transformation in college athletics by making it easier and faster for student-athletes to receive funds, and we continue to bring trusted and innovative commerce solutions to the heart of campus life,” said Alex Chriss, president and CEO of PayPal, in a statement. “From receiving institutional payments to making everyday purchases, we’re helping student-athletes, families, and schools engage in new ways that are modern, secure, and built for the future.”

“We look forward to partnering with PayPal to ensure a secure, rapid, and reliable way for student-athletes to receive institutional payments as we welcome in this new era in college athletics,” Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti added.

“We are thrilled to enter into this landmark partnership with PayPal and Venmo,” said Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark in a statement. “As we embark on a new era of college athletics, aligning with a global leader like PayPal will unlock a wealth of opportunities for the Big 12. This partnership will also empower our student-athletes to receive payments through a secure, trusted platform they already know and use.”

Additionally, the partnership includes Venmo becoming the presenting partner of the inaugural Big Ten Rivalry Series, which encompasses football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball.

Venmo will also serve as the official partner of the Big 12 Conference across Big 12 football, basketball, and Olympic sports championships for both men’s and women’s teams. And the Venmo brand will be seen across all 16 institutions’ athletic events.

The PayPal-owned peer-to-peer social payments platform will collaborate with the Big Ten and Big 12 to facilitate acceptance for real-world campus spending, including purchases at bookstores. Students will also be able to earn in-store and onlikne rewards if they choose to also sign up for the Venmo Debit Mastercard. And they will be able, for a limited time, to earn up to 15% cash back from select national brands.

Under the direction of the Athletic Director, the Athletic Head Coach will provide supervision, direct coaching instruction. Serve as head Women’s and Men’s Cross-Country coach and head women’s and men’s Track and Field Head Coach to develop, implement, and maintain the college’s Cross Country/Track and Field program. Responsible for but not limited to: meet success; revenue generation for the athletic department; academic achievement, and public relations; including but not limited to; academic support, and academic leadership for the student-athletes, coaching, scouting, scheduling, recruiting, study hall monitoring, mentoring, travel coordination, teaching sportsmanship, life skills, discipline enforcement, and program administration.

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in physical education, sports management, sports coaching, kinesiology, recreation therapy, athletic training, sport psychology, or another field related to athletics or sports, management, communications, health, coaching, or a similar discipline, and four (4) years of experience as an athletic coach, preferably at the college level, which includes recruiting experience and two (2) years of senior level or lead experience.

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.