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Penn State Women’s Volleyball Releases Challenging 2025 Schedule
The Penn State women’s volleyball team released its 2025-26 schedule, which begins with two showcase events as the NCAA defending champion. The Nittany Lions will face 16 teams that reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament and eight that won conference titles. Penn State opens defense of its 2025 national championship at the AVCA First Serve event. […]

The Penn State women’s volleyball team released its 2025-26 schedule, which begins with two showcase events as the NCAA defending champion. The Nittany Lions will face 16 teams that reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament and eight that won conference titles.
Penn State opens defense of its 2025 national championship at the AVCA First Serve event. The Nittany Lions begin the tournament Aug. 23 in Lincoln, Nebraska, against Creighton, which was sixth in last year’s final AVCA rankings. They will face face Kansas (12th) two days later in Sioux Falls, S.D.
On Labor Day weekend, Penn State heads to PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh for the State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase. The Nittany Lions meet defending Big 12 champ Arizona State and TCU in the event. Both teams reached the NCAA second round last season.
Following the season-opening tournaments, Penn State plays nine straight home matches, beginning with its Sept. 4 Rec Hall opener against Kentucky, the defending SEC champion. Penn State won a thriller over Kentucky last season, losing the first two sets before rallying to win three straight.
Penn State also will host Pitt during that stretch. The Panthers, then ranked No. 1, swept Penn State 3-0 in a match in Pittsburgh. This year’s matchup takes place Sept. 17 at Rec Hall. In another September non-conference match, Penn State will host Central Michigan, coached by former Nittany Lions three-time All-American Arielle Wilson.
Penn State begins the Big Ten season with home matches against USC (Sept. 26) and UCLA (Sept. 28) before hosting Nebraska for a marquee conference match Oct. 3. Penn State beat Nebraska at Rec Hall last year to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular-season title and then again in a thrilling 3-2 match in the NCAA semifinals. Penn State and Nebraska meet again in Lincoln on Nov. 28 for the regular-season finale.
The Nittany Lions will visit the Pacific Northwest in October, playing at Washington (Oct. 17) and Oregon (Oct. 18). Penn State also visits Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota.
Penn State returns all-Big Ten players Izzy Starck and Gillian Grimes from a team that won the eighth national championship in school history. Starck, a setter, was the AVCA Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-American. The Nittany Lions also return Caroline Jurevicius, who made the Big Ten all-freshman team.
Katie Schumacher-Cawley begins her fourth season as Penn State women’s volleyball coach having signed a contract extension earlier this year. Schumacher-Cawley led the Nittany Lions to a 35-2 season and their first NCAA title since 2017.
“I am beyond thrilled and deeply honored to be a part of Penn State,” Schumacher-Cawley said in a statement. “Representing this incredible university, our storied volleyball program, and the passionate Penn State community is a privilege that carries profound meaning to me. The legacy built by those who came before us is the foundation of our success, and it is my responsibility, and our duty to uphold the tradition, pride, and relentless pursuit of excellence that defines this program.”
Check out Penn State’s complete 2025 women’s volleyball schedule here.
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NAU Track and Field Concludes Outdoor Season with Two First Team All-Americans
Story Links Results EUGENE, Ore. (June 14, 2025) – The Northern Arizona track and field team concluded action at the NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field Championships today in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field. Maggi Congdon raced to a third-place finish in the women’s 1,500-meters with a time of 4:09.31 […]

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EUGENE, Ore. (June 14, 2025) –
The Northern Arizona track and field team concluded action at the NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field Championships today in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field.
Maggi Congdon raced to a third-place finish in the women’s 1,500-meters with a time of 4:09.31 to earn a First Team All-American honor. Last season, she placed ninth in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Agnes McTighe ran the sixth-fastest time in program history in the 5,000-meters with a personal best of 15:35.87, placing seventh overall and earning a First Team All-American honor.
Karrie Baloga earned a Second Team All-American nod in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing 12th with a time of 9:57.43.
Also, in the 5,000-meters, Ava Mitchell earned an Honorable Mention All-American nod with a 22nd place finish, clocking 16:06.32.
Today concludes action for the 2024-25 outdoor track and field season.
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Pine Belt Residents Rally for “No Kings” Day Protest – SM2
Americans gathered across the country Saturday for the “No Kings” Day protest, voicing opposition to the current presidential administration and its policies. Approximately 2,000 protests and rallies were held nationwide, including one in downtown Hattiesburg.Dozens of demonstrators assembled outside City Hall in Hattiesburg, carrying signs and wearing shirts to express their dissatisfaction with President Donald […]


Americans gathered across the country Saturday for the “No Kings” Day protest, voicing opposition to the current presidential administration and its policies. Approximately 2,000 protests and rallies were held nationwide, including one in downtown Hattiesburg.
Dozens of demonstrators assembled outside City Hall in Hattiesburg, carrying signs and wearing shirts to express their dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s actions.
Protester Jeanne Gillispie said the demonstration was about unity and standing against hate.
“It helps us be out together with the people that are here,” Gillispie said. “Every time we have a protest there’s three or four times as many people as the last one. It’s about standing up for ourselves, standing up for our friends, standing up for our neighbors. It’s about being together, community and making sure that the hate is over.”
According to NPR, more than 200 organizations participated in the nationwide protest, including MoveOn, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Federation of Teachers and the Communications Workers of America.
Protester Chole Dobbins urged continued engagement.
“If you can show out and keep fighting,” Dobbins said.
The nationwide protest took place on the same day as a military parade in Washington, D.C., organized by the Trump administration. The idea for the parade was initially proposed during Trump’s first term but was previously canceled due to cost concerns. The event is estimated to cost between $25 million and $45 million and includes 6,000 Army soldiers, 49 aircraft, 128 vehicles and 25 horses.
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Georgia women’s track and field bringing home national championship
Fueled by strong showings in the 400 meters, high jump, hammer throw and javelin, the Georgia women’s track and field team ran away with its first outdoor national championship in program history. The Bulldogs, with 73 points, finished ahead of second place USC (47) and third place Texas A&M (43) on Saturday, June 14, at […]

Fueled by strong showings in the 400 meters, high jump, hammer throw and javelin, the Georgia women’s track and field team ran away with its first outdoor national championship in program history.
The Bulldogs, with 73 points, finished ahead of second place USC (47) and third place Texas A&M (43) on Saturday, June 14, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
It’s the third women’s NCAA track and field championship for fourth-year Bulldogs coach Caryl Smith Gilbert who also won national titles at USC in 2018 and 2021.
“Our field events came through, running events came through,” Smith Gilbert said on ESPN2 during the trophy ceremony before confetti went in the air. “We’ve been working for this moment the whole season.”
Olympic gold medalist Aaliyah Butler and Dejanea Oakley took the first two spots in the 400 meters with Butler posting a 49.26 and Oakley a 49.65. Butler’s time was the fifth best all-time for a collegian and Oakley was No. 8.
Georgia widened its lead when Elena Kulichenko won the high jump for the second straight year after tying for the title in 2024. The Odessa, Russia, native won with a jump of 6 feet, 5 inches.
Freshman Michelle Smith finished third in the 400 meter hurdles at 55.20 to clinch the team title. Skylynn Townsend took sixth in the triple jump at 44-4 1/4.
Georgia capped the night by finishing first in the 4×400 meter relay with Butler taking the lead in the final leg with a winning time of 3:23.62.
Georgia entered Saturday in the lead with 26 points after Stephanie Ratcliffe won the hammer throw on Thursday with a nation-leading distance of 234 feet, 2 inches.
“I’ve done my job,” she said. “I’ve kickstarted the team.”
The Melbourne, Australia, native also won it in 2023 before transferring from Harvard.
The Bulldogs also picked up points in the javelin with a second-place finish from freshman Manuela Rotundo and a fourth-place finish from Lianna Davidson. Senior Keslie Murrell-Ross was sixth in the shot put.
Washington and USC shared the lead at one point earlier Saturday night after Washington’s Sophie O’Sullivan won the 1,500 meters and USC’s Samirah Moody won the 100, but Georgia got 18 points from Butler and Oakley to jump back in a commanding lead and widened it.
The Georgia men this week finished 45th in the outdoor championship led by the high jump’s eighth-place finisher Eddie Kurjak.
The Georgia women won an indoor national championship in 2018 and the men won the 2018 outdoor national title.
Georgia also won the women’s tennis championship in Waco, Texas, earlier this spring, giving the school two NCAA championships this school year. Equestrian won a National Collegiate Equestrian Association title this school year.
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Kolbe Earns First Team All-American Honors At 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track And Field Championships
Story Links EUGENE, Ore. – North Florida senior Smilla Kolbe cemented one of the most decorated seasons in program history when she became the program’s first-ever Outdoor First Team All-American with a sixth-place finish in the women’s 800m at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field on […]

EUGENE, Ore. – North Florida senior Smilla Kolbe cemented one of the most decorated seasons in program history when she became the program’s first-ever Outdoor First Team All-American with a sixth-place finish in the women’s 800m at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field on Saturday.
Kolbe turned in a time of 2:00.37 to record her second First Team All-American honor of the season. She joins Briana Frazier in 2012 and Eden Meyer in 2017 as one of three All-Americans – First or Second Team – in program history. She entered the meet with the third-best time in the nation this season and fourth-best time in collegiate history.
Kolbe was one of eight runners to receive First Team All-American honors in the event and concluded her collegiate track and field career with three All-American distinctions. She was one of five women’s runners in the nation to take home First Team All-American honors in both indoor and outdoor track and field this season.
Kolbe advanced to the final on Saturday after she earned an at-large qualification spot with a time of 2:00.70 in the semifinal on Thursday. She advanced to Hayward Field after she recorded first-place finishes in her heat at the 2025 NCAA East Region First Round hosted at North Florida’s Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium on May 29 and 31.
The Hanover, Germany native concludes her accomplished career at North Florida as a three-time All-American, including a pair of First Team selections, an eight-time All-ASUN selection across outdoor track, indoor track and cross country, a four-time ASUN Track Athlete of the Week honoree and most recently the ASUN’s Most Outstanding Women’s Outdoor Track Performer of the Year. She holds five program records across the three seasons and is the event record-holder for both the ASUN Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
Kolbe was also a five-time ASUN All-Academic Team selection with three ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year nods, as well as a CSC Third Team Academic All-America selection in 2024. She is set to graduate from North Florida with her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a 4.0 GPA.
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How to Watch NCAA Outdoor Championships, Women’s Day 2: Live Stream College Track & Field, TV Channel
After the men’s titles were awarded on Friday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the women’s titles will be determined on Saturday at the University of Oregon. Tune in on Saturday night to ESPN2 to watch all the track and field action. Michaela Rose competes in the first round of the women’s 800 meter run on […]

After the men’s titles were awarded on Friday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the women’s titles will be determined on Saturday at the University of Oregon.
Tune in on Saturday night to ESPN2 to watch all the track and field action.

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How to Watch NCAA Outdoor Championships, Women’s Day 2
- Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
- Time: 9:00 PM EDT
- Channel: ESPN2
- Stream: Fubo (Try for free)
Friday will see titles awarded in the 4×100 relay, 1500 meters, 3000 steeplechase, 100 hurdles, 100 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 400 hurdles, 200 meters, 800 meters heptathlon, 5000 meters, 4×400 relay, discus, high jump, and triple jump.
Several women’s champions have already been crowned this week. Georgia’s Stephanie Ratcliffe won the hammer, Washington’s Hana Moll won the pole vault, Louisville’s Synclair Savage won the long jump, Colorado State’s Mya Lesnar won shot put, Missouri’s Valentina Barrios Bornacell won javelin, and New Mexico’s Pamela Kosgei won the 10,000 meters.
Meanwhile, in the semifinals of the events, several notable achievements happened. Florida’s Anthaya Charlton and South Carolina’s JaMeesia Ford tied in the 100 meters, both running the sixth-best collegiate time ever, and Ford also became just the fifth college woman to run the 200 meters in under 22 seconds. LSU’s Michaela Rose ran the 800 meters in under 1:59, a record-setting fifth time she has done so.
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Moesha Johnson Leads Women’s Field with Gold in Setúbal
Olympic silver medallist Johnson wasn’t sure if she’d make it to the start line in Setúbal after battling illness for the last few days, and says her goal coming into today was just to ‘survive’. “In all honesty, I’d actually been battling illness into this and the plan was just to survive basically until the […]
Olympic silver medallist Johnson wasn’t sure if she’d make it to the start line in Setúbal after battling illness for the last few days, and says her goal coming into today was just to ‘survive’.
“In all honesty, I’d actually been battling illness into this and the plan was just to survive basically until the end. I think it just shows how strong I am even under not ideal conditions”.
Image Source: Moesha Johnson clinched her second Women’s 10km victory of 2025 in the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup (World Aquatics)
The gold medal winner from Somabay did far more than just survive, dominating the second half of the race after working her way up from 16th position at the halfway point. Working alongside Taddeucci and Monaco’s Lisa Pou, they formed a small gap from the pack in the fifth lap, edging away with each stroke before veteran Jouisse cemented herself back in the top three.
Johnson made her move for the gold on the penultimate lap, moving to the front and stretching the athletes behind her into single file racing. “To hold two laps in the front was definitely not what I expected”, she said.
“Once I was leading the last lap, I thought well let’s just hold on. I saw they were in single file behind me and basically once you’re in single file, unless I dropped my pace drastically then, it’s really hard to pass. So I just backed myself a little bit, but also was very very careful with how I did the race because of the way I came into this [event].”
Taddeucci, who joined Johnson on the podium at the Paris Olympic Games, maintained a leading position throughout the race in what was a commanding display from the Italian.
After a blistering first lap from Sprint Lap winner, Japan’s Airi Ebina – who crossed through the first timing gate 40 seconds quicker than the men’s field earlier today (17:27.50) – Taddeucci was provoked to respond early in the race. Respond she did, attacking the race from the start in what has become a signature tactic for the 28-year-old.
Image Source: Ginevra Taddeucci was second across the finish line in the Women’s 10km (World Aquatics)
Taking a completely different tack was France’s Jouisse, who took bronze in 1:53:43.10. Following her triple sweep at the French National Open Water Championships last week (3km, 5km, 10km), Jouisse adds to her collection of eight World Cup medals.
“I’m happy, it’s always good. Once again I’ve done good here so it’s still one of my favourite races”
“[The conditions] were the same with the current changing during the race and some waves. I think on the first lap that it was really wavy which was a bit scary actually. The water temperature was changing; at the end of the fourth buoy that was warm, and then cold so we froze – I couldn’t even feel my feet anymore!” she said.
Speaking on the pace of the first lap, she said: “I never play for the sprint on the first lap. But I didn’t expect it to go that fast actually. Normally it goes fast and then it slows down a little bit, but it didn’t. I don’t know what I split for the first three laps, but I was really, really in the back.
“At some point, I saw that the pack broke a little bit and I was at the beginning of the second pack so I thought, okay, you’ve got to move right now and if not you’re out. With the current and everything, if you lose the front, there’s a high chance that you never come back.”
Image Source: Moesha Johnson, centre, Ginevra Taddeucci, left, and Caroline Laure Jouisse, right, finished on the podium in the Women’s 10km (World Aquatics)
Strong performances from Germany’s Lea Boy and Monaco’s Lisa Pou, who finished in 5th (1:53:49.50) and 8th (1:53:53.60) respectively, saw them in contention for medals at different points. Pou led a split pack on the fourth lap, which dictated a big change in the race standings following a sharp turn at one of the buoys.
Boy maintained her position in the top 10 throughout the majority of the race, finishing strong down the home straight to touch just behind fourth place finisher, Viktoria Mihalyvari-Farkas of Hungary (1:53:44.80).
Ibiza champion Angela Martinez-Guillen (ESP) touched home in sixth place (1:53:50.40) while seventh went to Germany’s Celine Rieder, the silver medallist from Ibiza which marked her first international open water individual medal (1:53:50.80).
Racing continues in Setúbal tomorrow with the Men’s and Women’s 3km Knockout Sprint races, the heats of which get underway at 11:00 and 13:00 (local time), respectively.
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