SAN ANTONIO – On Monday, head UTSA volleyball coach Carol Price-Torok officially announced the 2025 schedule, with the Roadrunners set to host two tournaments before diving into American Athletic Conference play. Additionally, season tickets are now on sale and can be purchased here.

The ‘Runners will host the first of 13 matches in the Convocation Center on Aug. 29, with a contest against Stephen F. Austin opening up the UTSA Invitational. Competition will continue on Aug. 30, as the Roadrunners take on Texas State in a Battle of I-35.

From there, UTSA will hit the road, facing DePaul, Missouri State, and Lindenwood in the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational in Springfield, Missouri, from Sept. 5-6. The Roadrunners will then compete in the NDSU/UND Tournament, with contests against Kent State and North Dakota on Sept. 11 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, before playing Idaho on Sept. 12 in Fargo, North Dakota.

Back in San Antonio, the Roadrunner Classic will start on Sept. 19, with UTSA facing UT Arlington and North Florida ahead of the nonconference finale against Prairie View A&M on Sept. 20.

The Roadrunners will kick-start conference play in The Convo on Sept. 26 against Tulsa and will also host Charlotte (Sept. 28), Rice (Oct. 12), Wichita State (Oct. 17), East Carolina (Oct. 19), North Texas (Nov. 2), Temple (Nov. 7) and Tulane (Nov. 9).

UTSA will visit Memphis (Oct. 3), UAB (Oct. 5), North Texas (Oct. 8), Rice (Oct. 24), Tulsa (Oct. 26), Tulane (Oct. 31), Florida Atlantic (Nov. 14) and South Florida (Nov. 16) in American play.

The 2025 American Volleyball Championship Tournament is set for Nov. 21-23 in Tampa, Florida, on the campus of South Florida.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Rochester’s Harborfest is set to return to Ontario Beach Park on Friday and runs through Sunday.

The festival, a long-time summer staple, celebrates Rochester’s waterfront with a nighttime boat parade of lights, live music, and a sand sculpting contest.

Admission to the event is free.

Organizers stated that anyone under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult at least 25 years old.

The schedule of events is below:

Friday, June 20
12 p.m.- Sunset: Pro Sand Sculpture Display at Beach
12-8 p.m. Food & Beverage Vendors
12-8 p.m. Arts, Crafts, Merchandise Vendors
1-5 p.m. 203-year-old Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Tours
1-9 p.m. Historic Denzel Carousel and Children’s Amusements
3-9 p.m. Live Jazz in the Festival Tent

Saturday, June 21
7:45-9 a.m. Fleet Feet Harborfest 5k/10k Races
12 p.m.- Sunset: Pro Sand Sculpture Display at Beach
9-11 a.m. Open Sand Sculpture Contest at Beach (cash prizes)
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Harborfest RevOn Car Show
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Community Organization and Business Exhibits
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Food & Beverage Vendors
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Arts, Crafts, Merchandise Vendors
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wine and Craft Beer Tasting
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Historic Denzel Carousel and Children’s Amusements
1-5 p.m. 203-year-old Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Tours
1, 2:30, 3:30 p.m. ROC City Circus Acrobats & Aerial Performers
1-3 p.m. “Inside Out” (Classic Pop at Performance Pavilion)
3-9 p.m. Live Jazz in the Tent
4 p.m. Sand Sculpture Contest Awards at the festival tent stage
9 p.m. Boat Parade o’ Lights: Pirates o’ the Great Lakes! (River)

Sunday, June 22
9 a.m.- Sunset: Pro Sand Sculpture Display at Beach
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Harborfest Sand Volleyball Tournament
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Antique Fire Equipment Exhibit
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Food & Beverage Vendors
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wine and Craft Beer Tasting
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Arts, Crafts, Merchandise Vendors
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community and Business Exhibits
12-6 p.m. Denzel Carousel & Kids’ Amusements
1 p.m.-5 p.m. Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Tours
1, 2:30, 3:30 p.m. ROC City Circus Acrobats
1-3:30 p.m. Community Band Performances

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THE OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENT changed completely when 19-year-old Florida State frosh footballer Micahi Danzy, the season leader at 44.38, did not appear for his semi heat citing a “minor injury.” That left another 19-year-old, Alabama soph Samuel Ogazi, as the clear favorite, but he was only gradually recovering from injuries.

The ’24 NCAA runner-up and 7th-placer at the Paris Olympics was going to be a tough man to defeat, regardless. Texas A&M senior Auhmad Robinson, author of some impressive relay legs and 4th last year before a DQ, seemed to have the best chance, along with Arizona State soph Jayden Davis.

Nigerian star Ogazi fortified his standing by easily winning the first semi in 44.77, the day’s best time. South Florida senior Gabriel Moronta, USC junior William Jones, and Texas Tech junior DeSean Boyce were the only others to approach 45 seconds even. A 45.44 sufficed to qualify.

Ogazi drew lane 6 for the final, flanked by Joseph Taylor (Duke) and Moronta. Robinson was in 3, Boyce in 4, Jones in 8, and Davis on the outside in 9.

On this rare occasion, the predictable occurred. Lacking any stressful competition or meaningful reason to run all-out this early in a long season, Ogazi conserved his resources on a cool (60 degrees), cloudy day. He reached 200 well ahead at 21.1 and managed a controlled, tempo victory in 44.84, the slowest winning time in a decade.

Behind him, the field strung out, and unlike recent NCAA finals, no one else broke 45. Moronta finished 2nd, Jones 3rd, Jordan Pierre (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) 4th and Boyce 5th. Davis and Robinson were a well-beaten 7th and 8th.

Then, in the meet’s most consequential officiating decision, Moronta was DQed for a lane violation. That moved Jones up to 2nd, added 2 points to USC’s total, and, eventually, led to a tie for the men’s team title for the Trojans.

“I’m so happy,” said Ogazi. “I’m working for this for months because I got injured, I think, in January, and was injured throughout the whole end of the season. I couldn’t do anything for 8 weeks, and then coming back now to get the title is a big achievement for me, and I’m proud.”

Asked about the conditions, he said, “The weather is bad, it’s kind of cold, and I’m not used to running in cold weather, but at the semis, it was so hot. Today, I was trying to do it but it didn’t come, but I have the gold, so that’s all that matters.”

MEN’S 400 RESULTS

FINAL (June 13)

1. **Samuel Ogazi’ (Al-Ngr) 44.84;

2. *William Jones (USC) 45.53;

3. **Jordan Pierre (ArPB) 45.75;

4. *DeSean Boyce’ (TxT-Bar) 45.78;

5. ***Joseph Taylor (Duke) 45.83;

6. **Jayden Davis (AzSt) 45.91;

7. Auhmad Robinson (TxAM) 46.07;

8. **Gabriel Clement (UCLA) 46.17;

… dq—[2]Gabriel Moronta’ (SFl-DR) [45.47].

SEMIS (June 11)

I–1. Ogazi’ 44.77; 2. Boyce’ 45.15; 3. Robinson 45.35; 4. Pierre 45.44 PR; 5. Hossam Hatib (TxAM) 45.94; 6. *Kelsey Singleton (SnMs) 46.14; 7. Malik Ricketts’ (Pitt-Jam) 46.36;… dnc—***Micahi Danzy (FlSt).

II–1. Moronta’ 45.10; 2. Jones 45.12; 3. Clement 45.35 PR; 4. **Will Floyd’ (Ga-Can) 45.47; 5. Shemar Chambers’ (Ga-Jam) 45.48; 6. Cutler Zamzow (TxAM) 45.65; 7. Anthony East (Hous) 46.07;… dq—***Edidiong Udo (OhSt).

III–1. Taylor 45.34; 2. Davis 45.44; 3. *Nathan Kent (Navy) 45.46; 4. *Shaemar Uter’ (TxT-Jam) 45.62; 5. *Jalen Williams (Wi) 46.06; 6. ***Ervin Pearson (Ga) 46.20; 7. Johnny Goode (Cal) 46.39; 8. Jenoah Mckiver (Fl) 46.92.

PITTSBURGH – Olivia Babcock and Rachel Fairbanks reunite on the VNL (Volleyball Nations League) week 2 roster in Belgrade, Serbia. Matches take place from June 18-22 and will be shown on VBTV, Big Ten Network and/or CBS Sports Network. 

Babcock recently completed her first week of play in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She recorded eight points on seven kills and an ace against Brazil and nine kills in the loss to Czechia. Fairbanks will serve as an alternate in her return to play from injury. 

The VNL brings together the world’s top 18 teams for three action-packed weeks of preliminary play, with each team competing in four matches per week. Only the top eight teams will earn a spot in the Final Round, where a VNL title will be on the line.

Week 2 Schedule: (all times EST)

June 18 at 2 p.m. vs. Serbia

June 19 at 10:30 a.m. vs. Poland

June 21 at 10:30 a.m. vs. Netherlands

June 22 at 10:30 a.m. vs. France

USA Volleyball Release

Zagreb, Croatia – June 16 – The USA Men’s Junior National Team beat Montenegro 16-10 today at the U20 World Championships. William Schneider led the offense with four goals while Charles Mills went for eleven saves in net. Team USA finishes group play in third place and will return to action on Wednesday at 10:00am ET/7:00am PT with the opponent TBD. All matches are scheduled to stream live on the World Aquatics YouTube. Live statistics will be available for every match from MicroPlus Timing Services.

Montenegro opened the scoring in this match with two quick goals before Team USA captain Ryder Dodd leveled the score with his own pair of goals. The two sides continued trading scores for the remainder of the period with Corbin Stanley, Kiefer Black, and Schneider connecting for the United States opposite three more goals for Montenegro, leaving the score knotted at 5-5 after one. The second quarter was when the Americans began to take control. Montenegro struck first but then went silent while Landon Akerstrom, Schneider, and Max Zelikov (2) pushed the lead to 9-6 at the half.

In the third, each side notched three scores. Montenegro was able to score the first two goals of the period to cut the deficit to one but they would get no closer than that. Schneider recorded the next two goals for the United States and then Benjamin Liechty pushed the lead to four before a late Montenegrin goal left the score 12-9 in favor of Team USA. The Americans were able to shut the door on any potential comeback with four straight goals from Bode Brinkema (3) and Dodd to begin the final frame. Montenegro managed a lone goal midway through the quarter to set the final score at 16-10 for the United States.

Team USA went 4/7 on power plays and 6/9 on penalties while Montenegro went 4/6 on power plays and 1/2 on penalties. 

Scoring – Stats

USA 16 (5, 4, 3, 4) W. Schneider 4, R. Dodd 3, B. Brinkema 3, M. Zelikov 2, L. Akerstrom 1, K. Black 1, B. Liechty 1, C. Stanley 1

MNE 10 (5, 1, 3, 1) I. Markovic 2, T. Perov 2, M. Nikaljevic 1, D. Dragovic 1, D. Stupar 1, D. Samardzic 1, N. Petrovic 1, N. Petrovic 1

Saves – USA – C. Mills 11 – MNE – A. Bjelica 4, D. Rajevic 1

6×5 – USA – 4/7 – MNE – 4/6

Penalties – USA – 6/9 – MNE – 1/2