FRISCO, Texas – Boise State’s Allyson Alden was named the Southland Conference Beach Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday. The honor marks the second consecutive season a Bronco has earned the accolade after Sierra Land took home the award a season ago.
 
Six Broncos were also named to the SLC All-Academic Team, the most honorees that have been named from a single team in the history of the conference. Alden joined Avery Allen, Emilia Guerra-Acuña, Sharli O’Neil, Abbie Wolf and Elli Wolthuis on the 12-person team.  Guerra-Acuña, O’Neil, Wolf and Wolthuis all received the recognition for the second time in their respective careers.
 
The Student-Athlete of the Year honor represents the beach volleyball student-athlete who best exemplifies academic and athletic success. To qualify, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
 
Alden adds the honor to an already illustrious season, as she was also named the SLC Newcomer of the Year and to the SLC First Team from the No. 1 position. The San Marcos, Calif., native posted a 21-10 mark, finishing 6-3 from the top court and 15-7 from the No. 2 position. Alden claimed victories over pairs from three ranked teams (No. 11 Arizona State, No. 18 Grand Canyon and No. 7 Florida State) and finished 9-2 against conference foes on the year. Alden is currently pursuing a business administration masters degree and earned a 3.95 GPA last semester.
 
A native from Mahomet, Ill., Allen had an impressive debut season donning the Blue and Orange, earning a first-team all-conference selection from the No. 3 position. She finished the season with a 19-12 record, and won three matches over ranked opponents (No. 12 Florida Atlantic, No. 13 Texas and No. 9 Long Beach State). Allen went 6-1 against SLC opponents during the regular season and was named the SLC Pair of the Tournament alongside Wolf.
 
Guerra-Acuña, a health studies major with a 3.66 cumulative GPA, earned the recognition for the second time in her career. She was named First Team All-SLC from the No. 4 position after finishing with a 19-14 record. She went 18-6 from the No. 4 position and finished 10-2 against SLC Pairs. One of three players to earn all-conference recognition in all three years with the team, Guerra-Acuna ended the season as the program’s all-time wins leader with 86 career victories.
 
A native of West Seattle, Wash., O’Neil earned the academic accolade for the second consecutive season. She earned first team all-conference honors from the No. 2 position after finishing with a 21-10 record on the season. A psychology major with a 3.64 cumulative GPA, O’Neil started at the No. 2 spot, posting a 15-7 record before moving up to the top position, where she finished with a 6-3 mark. The senior won three matches against ranked foes, including No. 11 Arizona State, No. 18 Grand Canyon and No. 7 Florida State. She finished the season with 68 career victories, the fourth-most in program history.

A communications major with a 3.89 cumulative GPA, Wolf also earned the accomplishment for the second consecutive season. She was named first team all-conference from the No. 3 position after posting an 18-10 mark, including a 7-1 advantage against conference foes. Wolf, who holds the program’s best winning percentage in program history (75.0%), defeated three ranked pairs this season (No. 12 Florida Atlantic, No. 13 Texas and No. 9 Florida State). She was also named the SLC Pair of the Tournament alongside Allen. 

 

Wolthuis also earned the honor for the Broncos, claiming the honor for the second consecutive season. A kinesiology major with a 3.56 cumulative GPA, the Gilbert, Ariz., became the only player in program history to claim three consecutive first-team all-conference selections after posting a 21-8 record on the year. She won a team-high 11 duals against SLC opponents on the season and took down the No. 5 pair from No. 11 Arizona State in the season-opener on Feb. 28.

 

The SLC All-Academic Team is comprised of 12 student-athletes, with first-team all-conference players who had a minimum of a 3.25 GPA earning an automatic spot. The remainder of the team was voted on by head coaches, sports information directors and academic staff members of each SLC institution.

 

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers track and field made history, qualifying a program record eight for the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The four-day meet will run from Wednesday, June 11 through Saturday, June 14.
 
Rutgers will send competitors to the outdoor championships on both the men’s and women’s side for the fourth consecutive year. The seven events mark the most at the national championships in program history, eclipsing the previous record of four events in 2018.
 
Chloe Timberg is making her fourth appearance at the outdoor championships and enters competition as the reigning champion after claiming the title in 2024.
 
Three Scarlet Knights qualified out of the NCAA East First Round on the track – Charlee Crawford in the women’s 400-meter, Chris Serrao in the 110-meter hurdles and Byrce Tucker in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
Steve Coponi will represent Rutgers in the javelin, while a pair of Scarlet Knights will get the meet started for Rutgers in the pole vault with Kevin O’Sullivan and Nico Morales. Paige Floriea will pursue a championship in the long jump at nationals.
 
The ESPN family of networks will provide coverage of the championships with the first and second days of competition airing on ESPN, while day three and day four will broadcast on ESPN2. Select events throughout the four-day meet will stream on ESPN+.
 
Live results for the NCAA Championships are available here.
 
Wednesday, June 11
4:35 p.m.      Pole Vault                                        Nico Morales, Kevin O’Sullivan
5:08 p.m.      110M Hurdles (Semifinal)            Chris Serrao
5:15 p.m.      Javelin                                              Steve Coponi
6:14 p.m.      400M Hurdles (Semifinal)            Bryce Tucker
 
Thursday, June 12
4:35 p.m.      Pole Vault                                        Chloe Timberg
5:40 p.m.      Long Jump                                      Paige Floriea
5:41 p.m.      400M (Semifinal)                           Charlee Crawford
 

Daktronics has partnered with Wake Forest Athletics to design, manufacture and install a new LED video display, ribbon display and three scorers tables inside Varsity Arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for the Demon Deacons volleyball program. The displays will be installed and functioning ahead of the upcoming fall 2025 season.

“I am incredibly humbled and thrilled about the new video board and significant facility enhancements in Varsity Arena for our student-athletes and passionate fan base,” says Wake Forest Head Volleyball Coach Jeff Hulsmeyer. “I want to thank President Susan R. Wente, Vice President and Director of Athletics John Currie, the Deacon Club staff and all of the donors that make these advancements possible. Having been here only a short time, I can see firsthand the commitment to state-of-the-art facilities and creating the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina. The new video board will transform our game-day experience, allowing us to showcase the players and excitement of Wake Forest volleyball like never before.”

“Thanks to the generosity of dedicated Demon Deacon donors, we are proud to unveil this new state-of-the-art video board inside Varsity Arena — one of the largest volleyball-specific boards in the country,” says Wake Forest Vice President and Director of Athletics John Currie. “This project would not have been possible without their vision and investment in our volleyball program, and we are deeply grateful for their commitment.

“I also want to recognize our outstanding facilities team and our longtime partners at Daktronics for bringing this project to life. This enhancement underscores our commitment to providing the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina and supporting Coach Jeff Hulsmeyer and our student-athletes as we enter an exciting new era for Wake Forest Volleyball.”

Video Display Details

The video display will be centered on the baseline brick wall closest to the home bench. It will measure approximately 15 feet high by 28 feet wide and feature a 3.9-millimeter pixel spacing to deliver crisp, clear imagery to fans in every seat. One of the largest volleyball-specific displays, it will feature more than 2.6 million pixels to deliver high-definition imagery and graphics.

“We’re proud to be helping our long-time partners at Wake Forest with these great enhancements at Varsity Arena,” says Corey Williams, Daktronics sales representative. “The new main video display will be among the largest in a volleyball-only venue and the addition of the tables and ribbon will add to an already great game-day experience for Demon Deacon fans.”

The display features variable content zoning allowing it to show one large image or to be divided into multiple zones of content, including live video, instant replays, up-to-the-minute statistics and game information, graphics and animations, and sponsorship messages.

Additional Display Details

The ribbon display will be mounted to the balcony and measures more than 1.5 feet high by 18 feet wide. Each scorers table will measure roughly 2.5 feet high by 10 feet wide. They can be moved to any configuration to meet the needs of Wake Forest Athletics and the events it hosts. These four displays also feature 3.9-millimeter pixel spacing and provide the opportunity to share additional game information, graphics and sponsorship messaging throughout events.

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The talents and accomplishments of Ramona High School’s Class of 2025 graduates were showcased at their June 5 commencement ceremony.

At the start of the event at the school’s stadium on Hanson Lane, the musical skills of graduate Tyler Henshaw were spotlighted as he performed the National Anthem on his electric guitar.

“I was so excited because it’s the largest crowd I’ve ever had an opportunity to play in front of,” said Henshaw.

The 17-year-old also played the National Anthem April 17 at Petco Park when Ramona High’s varsity baseball team beat Valley Center 1-0.

Henshaw said he’s been playing the guitar since he was in sixth grade.

“I play the guitar because it is an outlet for me to express my emotions and music is my life,” said Henshaw, who plans to major in welding at Palomar College in the fall so he can have a career in underwater welding or pipe fitting.