CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women’s volleyball announced its 2025 schedule comprised of seven non-conference contests and its annual 14-match Ivy League slate.  With nine contests set to be played inside the Malkin Athletic Center, the Crimson will look to make its return to the Ivy League Tournament as it returns to action in less than two months. 

Harvard’s season will begin on the road as the Crimson heads to the Sunshine State to compete at the UNF Invitational.  The Crimson’s season and the tournament will kick off as Harvard faces the host North Florida Ospreys on Friday, September 5.

Harvard will compete on its home court for the first time on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. ET as Washington State travels to Cambridge.  The Crimson will then host Seton Hall to close out the weekend on Sunday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. ET. 

The Crimson’s final non-conference contests will take place just down the road as it meets with a trio of New England teams in Chestnut Hill, Mass. including the host Boston College (Sept. 18), Bryant (Sept. 19), and Stonehill (Sept. 20). 

Following its non-conference season, the Crimson will begin its quest for an Ivy League Championship against Dartmouth on Sunday, September 28 at 4:00 p.m. ET in Hanover, NH.  During the first half of conference play Harvard will host Penn (Oct. 10) and Princeton (Oct. 11).

A majority of the Crimson’s home action will come in the second portion of Ivy action as Harvard will then host the Big Green (Oct. 25), Columbia (Oct. 31), Cornell (Nov. 1), Yale (Nov. 7), and Brown (Nov. 8) in five straight matches. 

With the addition of five first-years and the leadership of its co-captains Brynne Faltinsky and Yvette Easton, the Crimson will look to return to the Ivy League tournament for the first time since 2023.  The postseason playoffs will be held on the campus of the top seed and will be held on November 21 and 22. 

 

The Seminoles have five men and five women competing in nine individual events and three relay teams at the top collegiate meet in the country. The men will compete on Wednesday and Friday, while the women’s events will take place Thursday on Saturday.

MEET NOTES:

Florida State will begin on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET with the Semifinals of the men’s 4×100-meters relay team of Jaiden Rollins, Neo Mosebi, Micahi Danzy and Durian Moss. The Seminoles will need to finish within the top two of the heat or post the next three fastest qualifying times to make the 12-team final on Friday.

The meet will be streamed live on ESPN+ and coverage throughout the meet can also be found on the ESPN family of networks during the week. Live results will be available through flash results.

The Seminoles have had at least one student-athlete finishing in the top 16 at every NCAA Championship since 1976, earning All-America honors.

 

NATIONAL RANKINGS:

Florida State is the only school have both teams ranked in the week 10 USTFCCCA national poll.

The 20th-ranked men’s team enters the first round led by Danzy after qualifying individually in the 400 and participating on the 4×100. The Tallahassee native will be the first 400 runner since 2015 to represent Florida State. His time (44.38) is the fastest in the nation and 22nd all-time in collegiate history. Danzy becomes the first freshman to qualify individually since Trey Cunningham punched his ticket in the 110 hurdles in 2018.

The 21st-ranked women’s team will be highlighted by two-time All-American Shenese Walker, who punched her individual ticket after claiming the crown at the NCAA East Preliminary in the 100, lowering her personal best with the second-fastest time in program history at 10.98. Walker’s time currently ranks fourth in the nation.

 LAST TIME OUT:

The Seminoles competed at the NCAA East First Round in Jacksonville, Florida on May 28-31.

FSU saw one program record and four others established FSU all-time top 10 performances.  

The women’s 4×100 of Lucy May Sleeman, Walker, Liana Tyson and Joella Lloyd won the race with a time of 42.72, which ranks second in the nation this season. The Noles erased the previous conference and program record of 43.13 that was set by the Seminoles in 2019 behind Kelcie Simmons, Karimah Davis, Shauna Helps and Ka’Tia Seymour.

Walker was joined by Lloyd, who followed in fourth place, resetting her own Antigua and Barbuda national record and third-fastest time in program history at 11.01

Kaelyaah Liburd reset her own national record in the women’s 400, after lowering her performance best with the third-fastest time in program history at 51.31 to punch her ticket to the National Championships after placing sixth.

After coming off an ACC title in the men’s 4×100 relay of Rollins, Danzy, Mosebi and Moss placed with a time of 38.81.

Kyvon Tatham will compete in the men’s triple jump with the sixth-farthest mark in the nation at 16.01m.

Curtis Williams punched his ticket in the long jump with a mark of 7.59m.

Brooke Mullins qualified for women’s 3,000 steeplechase after finishing fourth in her heat with a time of 10:05.67. Mullins is the first athlete to compete in the event since Bridget Blake in 2016.

Tyson Williams advanced in the men’s 110 hurdles after qualifying with a time of 13.54. Mosebi qualified for his first outdoor nationals in the men’s 100, placing 10.08.

Kayla Pinkard punched her first career ticket in the women’s triple jump after placing 10th with a mark of 13.01m.

FLORIDA STATE NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 – Men’s semifinal/final

7:05 p.m.    4x100m relay

8:08 p.m.    110m hurdles –Tyson Williams 

8:25 p.m.    100m– Neo Mosebi

8:40 p.m.-   Long jump-Curtis Williams (final)

8:41 p.m.    400m – Micahi Danzy 

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 12 – Women’s semifinal

7:05 p.m.     4x100m relay

7:38 p.m.     3,000m Steeplechase- Brooke Mullins

8:25 p.m.     100m –Shenese Walker, Joella Lloyd

8:41 p.m.     400m – Kaelyaah Liburd 

9:14 p.m.     400m hurdles – Tyra Wilson 

10:36 p.m.   4x400m relay

NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP MEET INFORMATION: 

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Meet Schedule 

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Complete Men’s Entries List 

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Major League Baseball and Jomboy Media announced a partnership Tuesday that includes MLB acquiring a minority stake in the digital sports media brand.

The size of the investment was not disclosed, though it is believed to be the league’s first direct investment in a creator-led content company. MLB’s investment comes from its Baseball Endowment L.P. (BELP) fund, valued at more than $1 billion according to the Atlanta Braves’ most recent SEC filings, which was recently used to acquire a stake in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League as well.

In addition to equity, the tie-up includes access to MLB events, IP and sponsorship connections for Jomboy, while the league looks to benefit from Jomboy Media’s ability to reach casual fans online.

“Having a strong content creator community is going to be good for baseball in the long run,” MLB EVP, media and business development Kenny Gersh said in an interview. 

Jimmy “Jomboy” O’Brien and Jake Storiale started the company in 2017 with a Yankees-focused podcast before expanding to cover the entire league—and other sports too. Last year, the company tallied 93 million engagements across social media and achieved $10 million in revenue.

Jomboy Media raised $5 million in 2022 in a round led by Connect Ventures, an investment partnership between Creative Artists Agency and New Enterprise Associates. Connect cofounder Jack Davis, a Jomboy board member, helped put the latest deal together, working with recently promoted Jomboy Media CEO Courtney Hirsch.

“It’s kind of surreal,” Hirsch said. “It just shows how important creators are when it comes to sports. It recognizes the fact that meeting people on digital platforms is a way to grow the game. And it shows that our community-centric approach is just really valued and being recognized by the league itself. It just kind of gives us chills.”

Hirsch added that the new relationship won’t change Jomboy’s approach when it comes to the way the company’s talent covers the game and its players. Jomboy Media also runs its own lighthearted sports league and corresponding show, “The Warehouse Games.”

Gersh said MLB’s work with Jomboy came mainly through the league’s media department as baseball looks to foster more connections with online voices. A decade ago, executives took heat for being relatively restrictive with digital rights compared to peer sports. Recently MLB has been more encouraging—both to outsiders and to its own—by recognizing the value of virtual conversation. 

In April, MLB announced an expanded partnership with Boardroom that included player-driven online storytelling.

“We are focused, as we have been, on helping to amplify content creators’ voices,” Gersh said, “We will look for ways with other potential content creators to make sure that they have a platform to continue to produce baseball-related content.”

Baseball is witnessing a surge of interest, including post-pandemic highs in attendance, Sunday Night Baseball viewership and MLB.TV streaming usage over the last year. The league’s own social handles have also swelled, including a roughly 70% year-over-year gain on X from late 2023 to late 2024.