Jun 23, 2025

BRADENTON, Fla. (June 23, 2025) – IMG Academy, the world’s leading sports education brand, made history as the Track and Field program girls 4x800m relay team became the first quartet to win all four major track and field meets including their historic win at Outdoor Nationals this weekend, Millrose Games, Indoor Nationals, and Penn Relays. The team made up of three juniors and one sophomore—Aurora Bertelsen Del Solar, Mackenzie Winning, Danielle Graham, and Anyla Robinson, respectively—is the fastest girls 4x800m relay team in the history of U.S. high school track and field.

The team first won at the Millrose Games, where they ran a Florida No. 1 Indoor all-time 8:55.47. Most notably, they then shattered the National Record at the New Balance Nationals Indoor by two seconds, setting a new all-time indoor national record at 8:46.04. The relay team beat their own time at the Penn Relays and set the new No.1 Florida all-time record in indoor or outdoor 8:40.51. They recorded a time fast enough to have won at the collegiate level in the same event and meet this year. Finally, the girls 4x800m relay team was crowned the New Balance Nationals Outdoor National Champions.

“The girls 4x800m relay team is one of the most talented groups of girls we have seen in the history of high school track and field,” said Mark Napier, Director of Track and Field at IMG Academy. “To have only started training together at the beginning of August to now have broken national records, doing what no one has done before, showcases their strength and dedication and IMG Academy’s commitment to fostering the growth and development of top student-athletes to win their future.”

The girls 4x800m relay swept the season, winning all four major meets throughout the year and breaking two national records. The quartet is the first to do so in a single season and will all be returning to IMG Academy in the fall for the senior and junior seasons. This team will stay together for another season to continue making history.

The track and field program sent 54 student-athletes who qualified for the New Balance Nationals Outdoor, the most from a single high school program. As a whole, the program produced 29 All-
Americans and participated in 20 finals events across eight different event groups at outdoor nationals. In addition to the girls 4x800m relay, IMG Academy’s National Champions include:

• Yuliya Maslouskaya was crowned the girls heptathlon outdoor national champion, with a US High School No. 2 All-Time score behind Olympian Anna Hall.
• Winston Schroder was named the boys decathlon outdoor national champion, the only freshman in New Balance Nationals Outdoor history to win the decathlon title. IMG Academy was the only high school to produce champions in both boys and girls multis events.
• Mikey Swanson and Reegan Clutter earned freshman division champions titles and set meet records in the 400m and javelin, respectively.

At New Balance Nationals Indoor, the girls 4x800m relay broke the national record, and Michael Swanson became the first freshman to go under 49 seconds (48.77) in the 400m and broke the meet record. The boys 4x800m relay was crowned fourth in the nation for All-American. Garrett McNeil earned second place in the championship pentathlon for All-American, and Yuliya Maslouskaya, 2024 Heptathlon National Champion, was second in the nation for the heptathlon and named an All-American.

The track and field program claimed impressive titles and records this year, contributing to a historic milestone for IMG Academy — the most national and world champions achieved in a single academic year. They join a prestigious group of student-athletes and sports programs excelling at IMG Academy, including:

• The IMG Academy Girls National Basketball Team secured their first-ever Chipotle National Championship.
• IMG Academy Varsity Football team captured its second straight SSIA State Championship.
• Tennis student-athlete Wakana Sonobe won the Australian Open Junior Championship and earned a World Junior No. 1 ranking.
• The girls lacrosse program made history by securing a spot in the Top-20 rankings of USA Lacrosse.

About IMG Academy

IMG Academy is the world’s leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

• Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
• Online coaching via the IMG Academy+ brand, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
• Online college recruiting, via the NCSA brand, providing content, tools, coaching and access to a network of 40,000 college coaches

To learn more about IMG Academy and its on-campus and online experiences, visit www.imgacademy.com.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State volleyball will host its annual Alumni Weekend this fall in conjunction with the third annual Kathy DeBoer Invitational presented by Auto-Owners Insurance, set to take place from Thursday, Sept. 18 through Saturday, Sept. 20 inside historic Jenison Field House. 

MSU’s 2025 alumni weekend will celebrate the anniversaries of two history-making Spartan volleyball teams – the 50-year anniversary of the 1975 AIAW Final Four and first postseason team in program history, and the 30-year anniversary of MSU’s only volleyball team to reach the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, the 1995 team. 

Jenison Field House hosted the majority of the Spartans’ home matches from 1993 until the program’s move to the Breslin Center following the 2021 season. MSU ranked inside the top 10 nationally in average attendance from 2015 to 2021 and set a then-program attendance record of 6,838 fans against Michigan in 2016. 

MSU hosted NCAA Tournament matches inside Jenison in 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003 and 2016. 

 

2025 KATHY DEBOER INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE 

Thursday, Sept. 18 – Binghamton vs. Michigan State 

Friday, Sept. 19 – Bowling Green vs. Michigan State 

Saturday, Sept. 20 – SIUE vs. Michigan State 

Match times, as well as a full tournament schedule, will be announced at a later date. Season ticket renewals and new season ticket memberships are available for purchase through the Spartan Ticket Office online or by calling (517) 355-1610. 

ST. CLOUD — St. Cloud State women’s hockey head coach Brian Idalski has been named the first head coach of Professional Women’s Hockey League expansion team, PWHL Vancouver, the league/organization announced on Monday.

“We are excited for Brian and his future in the PWHL,” St. Cloud State Director of Athletics Holly Schreiner said in a news release. “It is always great to have Husky connections at that level. We will immediately begin the process to fill Brian’s vacant position.”

Idalski coached professional women’s hockey in Russia from 2019-22 after being the head women’s coach at the University of North Dakota from 2007-17. He also coached China’s women’s hockey team in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

“I feel very fortunate to have this opportunity to join an organization and city like Vancouver and want to thank Cara and the league for their trust and belief in me,” Idalski said. “The PWHL has had a huge impact on the global game, and to be a part of that — with expansion helping push it even further forward — is an unbelievable feeling.

“I’ve been associated with a lot of players across the PWHL, either coaching them personally or against them over the years, so this role brings me full circle with an eagerness to work with the league’s world-class talent. The team that Cara has assembled is fantastic and I embrace the challenge that comes with our high expectations.”

Cara Gardner Morey, PWHL Vancouver’s general manager, is impressed with Idalski on a number of levels.

“Brian is a proven winner who knows our sport, the players, and has coached at the highest levels,” Gardner Morey said in a news release from the team. “What stands out in Brian’s experience is his ability to build and transform the programs he is a part of, from his work in professional leagues, at the Olympics, and turning collegiate teams into nationally ranked contenders. I’m excited that he will lead our incredible group in Vancouver and can’t wait to see his vision and influence shape our foundation.”

The 2022-23 U.S. College Hockey Online National Coach of the Year departs St. Cloud after three seasons in which he helped turn the program around. Under Idalski, SCSU went 50-50-9 and recorded three of its eight highest single season win totals in program history and set numerous individual and team records.

In his debut season in 2022-23, Idalski led the Huskies to 18 wins, tying the program’s single-season record. SCSU also established a record of 36 conference points (reset again in 2023-24 with 39), earning a point from all seven conference opponents for the first time in 13 years.

The Huskies finished fifth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), its best finish since 2015-16 and first season with a .500 or better record since 2009-10. SCSU received its first national ranking since 2009 and has remained among the country’s top-15 consistently ever since.

In addition to being named USCHO National Coach of the Year in 2022-23, he was also a CCM/American Hockey Coaches Association National Coach of the Year finalist and was named co-WCHA Coach of the Year.

He was the first St. Cloud State Hockey coach — men’s or women’s — to be named a national coach of the year and the second women’s coach to earn conference honors.

In 2024-25, Idalski became the second coach in program history to amass 50 wins and was the first to do so in three seasons or less. He also became the first coach in program history to beat Minnesota on the road (0-60-2 prior) and was the second coach to post three consecutive 15-plus win seasons.

• Michigan Athletes of the Year

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan Athletics Department announced Monday (June 23) that Fred Richard (men’s gymnastics) and Savannah Sutherland (women’s track and field) have been named the 2024-25 U-M Athletes of the Year.

Richard is the fifth men’s gymnast to earn the honor and the first since Sam Mikulak in 2011. Sutherland’s win marks the 10th time a women’s track athlete has earned the department’s top honor and the first since Tiffany Ofili repeated in 2008 and 2009.

Both student-athletes are eligible to be named Big Ten Conference Athletes of the Year, the winners of which are determined by a media vote. The University of Michigan Athlete of the Year Award was first presented in 1982.

Fred Richard (Men’s Gymnastics)

Richard is the department’s male honoree after leading Michigan to the 2025 NCAA championship and Big Ten championship. He won the 2025 NCAA all-around title, marking his second in the event and fourth overall individual national championship of his career.

Leading Michigan to its seventh national championship in program history and fifth straight Big Ten championship, Richard was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Championships for the third straight season and to the All-Big Ten first team. He earned All-America honors in the all-around and all six events, marking the first time in NCAA history a men’s gymnast has earned seven All-America citations in a single season.

He was crowned Big Ten all-around champion for the third straight year, the first Wolverine to win three straight since Rick McCurdy from 1969-71. A three-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week this past season, he earned Gymnast of the Week honors from the College Gymnastics Association on March 27.

A member of the USA Gymnastics National Senior Team, he earned a runner-up finish in the all-around at the 2024 U.S. Championships (170.250). He won the floor exercise title (29.500), took sixth on still rings (28.300) and second on high bar (28.800).

He also represented Team USA at the 2024 Olympics, helping lead the team to a bronze medal for the first time since 2008 and finishing 15th in the all-around finals.

Savannah Sutherland (Women’s Track and Field)

Sutherland is the department’s female Athlete of the Year after capping her career with a pair of national championships in the 400-meter hurdles (2023, 2025). She is just the third Wolverine in program history to win multiple NCAA individual titles. Sutherland was named the 2025 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, marking her third straight year earning the honor.

Sutherland captured her second national title in the 400-meter hurdles and her third straight top-two finish at the NCAA Championships on June 14. She ran a personal-best 52.46 seconds to finish 2.20 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher and set five records — the NCAA record, NCAA Championship meet record, Big Ten record, Michigan program record and Canadian national record. She earned first team All-America honors for her performance.

The senior is now just the second runner in NCAA history to break 53 seconds, with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone setting the previous collegiate record of 52.75 in 2018. The time ranks No. 9 in the world on the all-time performance list and is tied for the second-fastest time in the world this season.

Sutherland also ran the second leg of the 4×400-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clocking 50.71 for the fastest second leg and second-fastest split of the race. The relay squad finished 19th overall with a time of 3:33.75 to earn All-America honorable mention.

The Borden, Saskatchewan, native capped an impressive career in her final season for the Maize and Blue, winning her third straight Big Ten title in the 400-meter hurdles before setting the NCAA East First Round meet record (54.39) for the second consecutive year. She also helped set the program record in the 4×400-meter relay twice this season and earned a third-place finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.

In the indoor season, Sutherland set a Canadian and program record with her time of 51.23 in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA DI Indoor Championships, placing fourth for her highest career finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. She won the Big Ten 400-meter indoor title for the second straight year on March 1 after setting the program 200-meter record (23.26).

Sutherland was named Regional Athlete of the Year for the Great Lakes Region for both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

She also represented Canada at the 2024 Olympics, finishing seventh (53.88) in the 400-meter hurdle finals — the first Canadian to reach the event finals since 1996 — and sixth in the 4×400-meter relay (3:22.01).

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The schedule for the 2025 Central Michigan Volleyball team has been released and holds dates for nine conference matches in McGuirk Arena.
 
The Chippewa Mid-American Conference schedule was released in April.
 
For the non-conference stretch, the Chippewas are slated to head to four different states including Utah, Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
 
The first game of the 2025 season will be held at BYU August 29^th-30^th. In Utah, the Chippewas will face High Point and the host school on that Friday. CMU will close out the trip taking on Farleigh Dickinson.
 
High Point and FDU are both first-time opponents for the Chippewas, and against BYU, CMU is 0-2. The two teams faced off in 1998 (L, 0-3) and again in 2008 when the Cougars, who were ranked No. 23 in the country, defeated the Chippewas 0-3.
 
September 5^th-6^th, CMU will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin competing against Iowa State, South Alabama and UW-Milwaukee.
 
Iowa State and Central Michigan have faced off twice in program history and CMU has walked away with a 2-0 victory in 1980 and a 3-0 in 1997.
 
CMU enters the match with South Alabama also with a 2-0 record against the Jaguars winning 3-0 in 2006 and 3-1 in 2008.
 
UW-Milwaukee and the Chippewas have faced off three times in the history of the two programs, and CMU is 2-1 in those meetings. In 1993 the Chippewas won 3-0, in 2006 the fell 0-3 and in 2010, CMU grabbed a 3-0 victory.
 
In Peoria, Illinois, September 12^th-13^th, CMU will play three games against the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the host Bradley, and Jacksonville State.
 
When traveling to Bradley, CMU will take on one new opponent in UM-Kansas City and Jacksonville State. Central Michigan and Bradley have played against each other four times and CMU holds the 3-1 advantage. Victories in 1984 and 1988, 3-0, and 3-1 in 2021capped off the winning streak before the Chippewas fell 2-3 in 2023 in McGuirk Arena.
 
For the latest news and updates on CMU Volleyball, follow the team in X (@cmuvolleyball) and on Instagram (@cmuvolleyball).
 
 
 

TCU beach volleyball program, the reigning national champion, has strengthened its squad for the 2026 season by adding seven new players, including three transfers and four freshmen. Head coach Hector Gutierrez highlighted the mix of local and international talent, expressing excitement about the combination of experienced transfers and the fresh energy of new recruits. This upcoming season promises to build on the success of last year, which included winning the inaugural Big 12 Championship and achieving the program’s first National Championship.

By the Numbers

• TCU has added 7 newcomers, including 3 transfers.
• The team returns 14 players, including 2025 Big 12 Freshman of the Year Sofia Izuzquiza and Pair of the Year Anhelina Khmil.

Yes, But

While the incoming recruits possess a wealth of experience and accolades, the team faces the challenge of integrating them into the existing roster, which includes established talents from a championship season. Balancing the blend of new and returning players will determine the team’s chemistry moving forward.

State of Play

• The Frogs entered the 2025 season as the second-winningest program in collegiate beach volleyball, totaling 174 wins since 2020.
• With a record of nearly 33 wins per season over the past few years, TCU aims to maintain this trajectory in 2026.

What’s Next

Looking ahead, TCU will focus on fostering teamwork and cohesion among the new recruits and returning players in the lead-up to the upcoming season. Their performance in early tournaments will be crucial in setting the tone for the rest of the year.

Bottom Line

The TCU beach volleyball team is poised for continued success as they merge a strong incoming class with a solid returning roster. The focus will be on effective integration and building upon last year’s championship momentum for the 2026 season.