LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego women’s water polo standout Holly Roberts has been selected to play for the New Zealand Women’s U20 National Team that will compete at the 2025 World Aquatics Women’s U20 Women’s Water Polo Championships. 

Roberts is one of 14 players from New Zealand that will travel to the event, which is scheduled for August 10-16 in Salvador, Brazil.

She recently wrapped her first season as a Triton, which culminated in her earning a spot on the Big West All-Freshman Team.

Roberts was one of seven UC San Diego players that saw action in all 31 games. The center finished with 14 goals and 13 assists for 27 points. Her assist total was the fifth-highest on the team. Defensively, Roberts recorded five field blocks and 17 steals, which ranked tied for second and eighth, respectively, on the roster. She netted a season-high four goals against No. 14 Michigan and rang up four points with a goal and three assists versus No. 4 California.

Hailing from Auckland, Roberts joined fellow Kiwi Lucia Doak on the Triton roster in 2025.

Roberts competed for Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in high school.

UC San Diego, which climbed to a No. 9 national ranking, finished its campaign with a 17-14 overall record and a 4-3 mark in Big West play. The Tritons served as the fourth seed in the Big West Championship, where they defeated fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara in a quarterfinal before falling to top-seeded Hawai’i in a semifinal.

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About UC San Diego Athletics

After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.

 

EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 13 Texas men’s track and field team was led by Kody Blackwood’s third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field. Texas finished 34th in the team standings scoring nine points.

Blackwood scored six team points with his third-place finish in the 400mH and finished with a personal best time of 48.66. The junior’s time is the 12^th-fastest time in school history and improved his spot at No. 3 on UT’s All-Time Performer List.

Sophomore Xavier Butler was seventh in the 200-meter dash finishing with a time of 20.39 and scored two team points. Butler finished the season as the program record holder with his time of 20.02.

The 4×100-meter relay of Kendrick Smallwood, John Rutledge, Almond Small and Butler were eighth finishing in 39.10. The quartet earned USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors for the finish. It marks back-to-back seasons the Longhorns earned First Team honors.

Sophomore Osawese Agbonkonkon reached his first NCAA Championships in the high jump and finished tied for 19^th after clearing 2.10m (6-10.75) on his second attempt. Kelsey Daniel joined Agbonkonkon as the lone field participants taking on the triple jump and finished 12^th with a jump of 15.53m (50-11.50).

Texas Scorers:

Nina Ndubuisi – Shot Put – 3^rd (6 pts)

Kody Blackwood – 400mH – 3^rd (6 pts)

Aaliyah Foster – Long Jump – 7^th (2 pts)

Xavier Butler – 200m – 7^th (2 pts)

Kendrick Smallwood, John Rutledge, Almond Small, Xavier Butler – 4×100 – 8^th (1 pt)

All-America Honors:

Nina Ndubuisi – Shot Put – 3^rd – First Team

Aaliyah Foster – Long Jump – 7^th – First Team

Xavier Butler – 200m – 7^th – First Team

Kendrick Smallwood, John Rutledge, Almond Small, Xavier Butler – 4×100 – 8^th – First Team

Chrystal Herpin – Shot Put – 11^th – Second Team

Kelsey Daniel – Triple Jump – 12^th – Second Team

Mackenzie Collins – 400mH – 17^th – Honorable Mention

Osawese Agbonkonkon – High Jump – T-19^th – Honorable Mention

Holly Okuku – 200m – 21^st – Honorable Mention

BILLINGS — Inside the red-accented gymnasium of Lockwood High School, Team Blue found a way to win Friday night’s Montana All Star Volleyball Classic 3-1 over the Red squad.

Watch the video below to see Friday’s all-star action:

Blue powers past Red in Montana All-Star Volleyball Classic, 3-1

Kansas State commit Cadence Lundgren of Bozeman Gallatin led everybody with 19 kills while Addie Falls Down of Billings Senior served up 20 assists, helping lead the Blue team to the four-set win, 25-22, 20-25, 25-14, 25-20.

Avaree Thompson of Billings Senior and Juliana McFarland of Belgrade each finished with nine digs.

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Helena High graduate Birdie Heuiser led the Red team with 17 kills. Teammate Lauren Fox of Bozeman High led everybody in assists with 33. Red outlasted Blue in digs 71-54, though roles reversed in assists with Blue delivering 43 to Red’s 34, and kills 48 to 36.

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All 18 players chosen for the Midland Roundtable’s fourth annual all-star match have signed to play collegiately.

The San Rafael Pacifics are looking to get back on track after a losing streak hit five games Thursday with a 11-2 home loss to the Monterey Amberjacks.

San Rafael (11-6), second in the Pecos League Pacific Division, is scheduled to host fifth-place Vallejo-Santa Rosa (7-10) on Saturday at Albert Park, before taking on the first-place Martinez Sturgeon on Sunday.

• The NorCal Black 2026 scored six runs in the second inning Friday to rout host DVC, 11-3, in Pleasant Hill. Noah Flores got things going with a two-run triple to put the NorCal squad on the board in the second, then scored on a double by Shane Cowperthwaite. Tam High’s Dara Zalfaghari and Novato High’s Owen VonBehren also scored in the inning as the NorCal Black went on to cruise to victory. Marin Catholic junior right-hander Walker Untermann picked up the win. The NorCal Black fell to USA Prime Sacramento 17U, 6-3, in the second game of the day, despite scattering six hits. The NorCal Black are scheduled to play a pair in Pleasant Hill on Saturday.

Water polo

Redwood High grad Charlie Mills joins the USA Men’s Junior National Water Polo squad for the World Aquatics Junior (U20) Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Team USA kicks off the tournament Saturday against host Croatia. Group play continues against Hungary and Montenegro on Sunday and Monday. The tournament championship is set for June 21.

Golf

Peacock Gap Golf Club will host the fourth annual San Rafael City Championship, July 19-20, with men’s and seniors scratch flights, and net flights for men, women and seniors. Entry fee includes tee prize, range balls and a bag lunch each day. For information, or to register, visit www.peacockgapgolfclub.com.

Running

Registration is open for the Run Tiburon UCSF Courage over Cancer 5K and 10 K races, set for Sept. 7. For more information, or to register, visit www.runtiburon.com.