The five incoming players include Giorgia Cappelletti, Anaya Rawlinson, Jasmyne Boone, Alex Dever and Sydney Javes.   Those five join three freshman that have been previously announced in Jorah Rutter, Alanys Nieves and Alan Guibert.

EIU opens the 2025 season with a home exhibition match on August 23 against Illinois State.

Listed below are bios on the five incoming transfers…

Giorgia Cappelletti (OH, 5-10, Graduate Student, Fermo, Italy / Liceo Linguistico Onesti / Georgian Court University) – Played the 2024 season at NCAA Division II member Georgian Court University earning third team Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) All-Conference honors… helped lead team to a 22-10 record advancing to the second round of the NCAA East Regional… recorded 291 kills for a 2.47 kills per set average while adding 330 digs (2.80 per set) and 35 blocks… led the NCAA with 81 service aces for a 0.69 ace per set average… played in 27 matches as a junior in 2023 finishing year with 2.84 kills per set (2.84) and 333 digs (3.17)… added 49 service aces during the year… played at Iowa Western CC during the 2022 season helping team reach the NJCAA Division I Midwest District B Finals… began collegiate career playing the 2021 season at Garden City CC… averaged 2.96 kills and 3.26 digs per set during the season… from Fermo, Itay and attended Liceo Linguistico Onesti for prep school…

 

Anaya Rawlinson (MB, 6-1, Sophomore, Whitby, Ontario – Canada / Sinclair Secondary School / Le Moyne College) – Played 2024 freshman season at Le Moyne College… appeared in 25 matches during the season finishing with 133 kills (1.66 kps) with an attack percentage of .286… led team with 53 blocks which ranking ninth in the Northeast Conference… she earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors one time hitting .444 that week with 27 points scored over the course of three matches during that week… had three double figure kills matches during the season with a season-high 13 at Mercyhurst… attended Sinclair Secondary School and was a three-year varsity starter… played club for Leaside Wildfire… was selected for Team Ontario High Performance Training Camp in 2023…

 

Jasmyne Boone (OPP/OH, 5-10, RS-Freshman, Hillside, Ill. / Proviso West HS / Saint Francis University) – Redshirted 2024 freshman season at Saint Francis University… attended Proviso West HS twice earning team MVP honors… had 2,478 kills, 204 aces and 713 blocks during prep career covering both high school and club action… played club for 630 Volleyball… named to honor roll…

 

Alex Dever (LIB/DS, 5-6, Sophomore, Dallas, Texas / Dallas Lutheran School / Saint Francis University) – Played 204 freshman season at Saint Francis University… played in 19 matches for the season averaging 1.50 digs per set with 72 total digs for the season… recorded 11 service aces… had a season high ten digs at Lehigh… add a pair of nine dig matches against Penn and Indiana State… attended Dallas Lutheran School earning varsity letters in volleyball, basketball and track & field… recorded over 1,000 kills, 1,200 digs and 250 aces in high school career… earned TAPPS District 2-3A Offensive Player of the Year… first team All-District… earned Academic All-State… led team to TAPPS 2023 State Runner-Up title and 2022 State Final Four berth… TAPPS 3A state champion in the high jump earning medals in high jump, long jump, triple jump, hurdles and relays during high school career… played club Dallas Skyline…

 

Sydney Javes (OPP/OH, 6-4, RS-Sophomore, Frederick, Colo. / Dawson School / Stonehill College) – Was a two-year member of the Stonehill College volleyball team… appeared in eight matches during the 2024 season averaging 0.90 kills per set… redshirted at Stonehill during the 2023 season… attended the Dawson School for prep school competing in volleyball, basketball and soccer… two-time MVP… named to Mile High League All-Conference team in volleyball… twice named Academic All-State… played Club volleyball for X-Treme VB Club, Ballistic VB Club and VC Denver…

NEW ORLEANS – Indiana State Cross Country and Track and Field Program Director and Head Coach Angela Martin was selected as the 2025 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, it was announced Friday by the organization.
 
Martin, who was named the region’s coach of the year for the third straight season, was also named the MVC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. She guided Indiana State to its fourth straight MVC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship while also leading the Blue and White to the MVC Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field titles during the 2024-25 campaign.
 
The Sycamores scored 208 points on the men’s side, eclipsing the 200-point mark for the second straight season and becoming the first school since Northern Iowa in 2008 and 2009 with back-to-back 200-point championships on the men’s side. The Sycamores’ four-peat as conference champions was the second in program history, having also accomplished the feat from 2011-14.
 
Indiana State surpassed the 200-point mark on the men’s side for the second straight season with 208, winning the MVC title by more than 50 points for a second straight year and completing back-to-back 200-point championship scoring totals for the first time in program history. The Sycamores finished with 140.5 points on the women’s side and won the conference title by more than 20 points for a second straight season.
 
As a team, Indiana State had six conference champions and 18 all-conference honorees in its 2025 MVC Championship run. The Sycamores broke four program records (Casey Hood – 100m; Will Staggs – pole vault; Wyatt Puff – shot put; Emerson Fayman, Trent Jones, Caden Emmert, Jason Dworak – distance medley relay) and set 24 program top-10 marks during the course of the 2024-25 season.
 
The Sycamores continued to make noise on the national stage this season, with 11 men’s entries in the 2025 NCAA East First Round, marking the third straight season with double-digit men’s entries in the regional round. Will Staggs qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, where he placed in the top 10 nationally in the pole vault and was a Second Team All-American, while Wyatt Puff broke the school record in the shot put at the NCAA East First Round. Of the 11 entries for the Blue and White at the NCAA East First Round, eight placed above where they were seeded entering the competition, showcasing the Sycamores’ ability to compete with the best in the nation.
 
Indiana State also had a pair of men’s track and field athletes earn MVC specialty awards this season, continuing their trend of being among the best in the conference under Martin’s direction. Casey Hood Jr. was named the MVC Most Valuable Athlete at the MVC Outdoor Championships after scoring 20.5 points across three events, and he was also the MVC Most Outstanding Men’s Track Athlete as the highest-ranked athlete among conference champions. Will Staggs was named the MVC Elite 18 Award winner, which goes to the student-athlete with the highest GPA to also medal at the conference championships.
 
Friday’s announcement marks the sixth Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honor for Martin in her career, having earned two men’s coach of the year honors (2023 outdoor, 2024 outdoor, 2025 outdoor) and three women’s coach of the year accolades (2013 outdoor, 2022 indoor, 2025 indoor). Martin has earned at least one Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honor in each of the last four seasons.
 
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MPOLO6/20/2025 10:19 AM | By: Cal Athletics

Golden Bears To Face Challenging Slate Of Opponents

The California men’s water polo team announced a challenging 2025 schedule Friday, highlighted by all four semifinalists from last year’s NCAA Championship and at least eight opponents who finished 2024 ranked in the final CWPA poll.

The Golden Bears, who wrapped up last season ranked No. 6 in the country, open the campaign Aug. 30-31 at the Air Force Open. Their first regular-season home game takes place Sept. 27 against Pepperdine.

Cal’s MPSF opener is scheduled for Oct. 4 against defending national champion UCLA at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The Bears will face 2024 NCAA runner-up USC the next day.

Cal has home and away MPSF games against UCLA, USC and Stanford – three of the four semifinalists at last year’s NCAA Championships. The fourth semifinalist – Fordham – visits Berkeley on Oct. 23.

The Bears will also participate in the annual MPSF Invitational, which features eight of the top teams in the country. The MPSF Championship and the 2025 NCAA Championship will be hosted by Stanford.

Cal also is slated to host two of the top water polo clubs in Europe an exhibition tournament Sept. 1-5. Club Natacio Atletic-Barceloneta (CNAB) – the 2025 Champions League bronze medalist – as well as perennial French league champion CN Marseille will visit Berkeley. Recently graduated Cal All-American Max Casabella plays for CNAB.

 

 

Head coach Dan Fisher and the Pitt volleyball program have received two commitments for the Class of 2027.

Over the last two days, Kyla Williams and Peyton Kubik have announced their commitments to the Pitt program.

Williams is a 6-foot-4 middle blocker along with playing on the right side and attends Gilmour Academy in Gate Mills, Ohio, 15 miles from Cleveland. This is the same high school that former Pitt standout Emmy Klika attended (2021-24).

Williams helped lead Gilmour Academy to a 2024 OHSAA Division III state championship and had a tremendous season with 183 kills, 2.1 kills per set and 59 total blocks.

Courtesy Kyla Williams

Williams is rated by Prep Dig as the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2027 from Ohio and the No. 12 overall player in the country.

Next week, Williams will play with Team USA at the NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Kubik also announced her commitment to the Panthers program.

The 6’2″ outside hitter attends Blue West Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas.

Courtesy Peyton Kubik

Last season, she led her team with 419 kills, 4.4 kills per set, 37 aces, 2.3 digs per set and only 12 reception errors on 423 attempts. This performance led Kubik to received 2024 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American honors.

Kubik is rated by PrepVolleyball as the No. 8 overall recruit in the Class of 2027.

The addition of Williams and Kubik give Pitt 7 commitments over the next two seasons.

Williams and Zubik join 2026 commitments Ayanna Watson and Trinity Thompson from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Jessica Smallwood from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Isabella Hoppe from Pine-Richland High School and Lola Sageer from Liverpool, New York.