The Santa Clara University women’s water polo team had 13 student-athletes named to the 2025 Golden Coast Conference All-Academic team Monday, marking the eighth consecutive year the Broncos have had double-digit GCC All-Academic honorees.
 
Santa Clara has had no fewer than 11 GCC All-Academic Team members since 2018, and has posted 13 or more for six consecutive years (since 2020). The conference all-academic honors follow two Broncos – Francesca Moynihan and Libby Slater – being named to the Academic All-District At-Large team by College Sports Communicators in June.
 
The GCC All-Academic Team consists of student-athletes that have competed in at least 50% of games in the current season, carry over a 3.0 cumulative Grade Point Average while being classified as a “full-time” student for all terms of the academic year, and have completed a minimum of one academic year at her institution (including true freshmen).
 
Slater led Santa Clara’s award winners with a 3.857 GPA in her communication major, giving her three career GCC All-Academic Team awards (2023, ’24). Moynihan – who graduated in the winter with her bachelor’s in finance, earned her fourth career GCC All-Academic Team nod with a 3.733 cumulative GPA.
 
Mikayla Crowe, Makenna Genco, Chloe Rizof and Khloe Tarbet made the conference all-academic team as true freshmen this year. Rizof added a GCC All-Freshman Team award in April to cap off her first collegiate season.
 
The GCC honored a total of 111 student-athletes Monday. California Baptist and San Diego State tied for the most honorees this year with 18 each.
 
2024 GCC All-Academic Team (Santa Clara honorees)
Mia Barkett, SCU (SO, DR)
Annika Burks, SCU (SO, 2MD)
Megan Chambliss, SCU (JR, UTL)
Mikayla Crowe, SCU (FR, 2MD)
Makenna Genco, SCU (FR, UTL)
Sophia Harvey, SCU (JR, UTL)
Evelyn McLaughlin, SCU (SO, UTL)
Francesca Moynihan, SCU (SR, DR)
Chloe Rizof, SCU (FR, DR)
Kate Rodman, SCU (SR, DR)
Libby Slater, SCU (SR, 2M)
Khloe Tarbet, SCU (FR, UTL)
Haley Tassell, SCU (SO, GK)

Join the WolfPack in celebrating our past! 
 
With the upcoming 2025-26 season marking the 20th year of the WolfPack, we are excited to launch our Top 20 moments in 20 years campaign.
 
Recognizing the top moments both on and off the field of play from the ‘Pack, this campaign will celebrate the many outstanding achievements that our WolfPack student-athletes have achieved since 2005-06.
 
Whether it’s a playoff victory, an overtime winner or a monumental occasion for the department  – nominate your favourite moment at the link below and have your say in the top 20 moments of the first 20 years of the WolfPack.

NOMINATION LINK

Big Ten Indoor Championships: T10th of 17 (31 points)

NCAA Indoor Championships: T28th (8)

Big Ten Outdoor Championships: 9th of 19 (46)

NCAA Outdoor Championships: T26th (10)

The University of Michigan women’s track and field team had another successful season, earning one NCAA individual championship, two Big Ten individual titles and seven Big Ten medals, as well as setting seven program records, three national records, one collegiate record, one NCAA Outdoor Championships meet record, and one Big Ten record during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Individual Highlights

• The Maize and Blue earned three individual medals at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, with Savannah Sutherland claiming the 400-meter dash title (51.74 seconds) for the second straight year. Aasia Laurencin finished second in the 60-meter hurdles (7.97), and Elizabeth Tapper finished third in the shot put (18.26 meters/59 feet, 11 inches).

• Laurencin’s time set the St. Lucia 60-meter hurdles national record while Tapper’s mark set the program shot put record and is 24th all-time on the NCAA performers list.

• The trio represented Michigan at the NCAA Indoor Championships, with Sutherland placing fourth in the 400-meter dash (51.23) and Laurencin placing sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.09). Sutherland’s time set the program and Canadian national records for the 400-meter dash. Tapper finished 12th (16.90m/55-5.5) in her NCAA Championships debut.

• Earlier in the season, Sutherland also set the program 200-meter dash record (23.26) and came just 0.01 seconds shy of the 60-meter dash mark with a time of 7.34 at the Michigan Invitational.

• In the outdoor season, Sutherland claimed her third straight Big Ten 400-meter hurdles title (55.37) before setting the NCAA East First Round meet record in the event for the second consecutive year with a time of 54.39 to punch her ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

• Tapper finished second in the shot put at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and set the program record with a mark of 17.65m (57-11). Sidney Green also took home silver in the 400-meter hurdles (57.47), while the 4×400-meter relay team of Payton Smith, Sutherland, Green and Trinity Henderson earned bronze (3:32.47). Emma Yungeberg finished fourth in the javelin throw, improving on her program-record personal best with a mark of 53.08m (174-1).

• Clare McNamara had a breakout performance in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, setting six personal-best marks, including coming in at No. 3 on the program performers list in the heptathlon (5,698 points) to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

• Four Wolverines qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships as individuals, with Sutherland (400-meter hurdles), Yungeberg (javelin throw), Tapper (shot put) and Abigail Russell (shot put) punching their tickets at the NCAA East First Round. The 4×400-meter relay team of Smith, Green, Sutherland and Noelani Phillips set the program record (3:29.22) for the second time during the season to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

• In her final race for the Maize and Blue, Sutherland won her second NCAA 400-meter hurdles title (52.46). The time set a new collegiate, program, Big Ten, NCAA Championship meet and Canadian national record and is ninth all-time in the world. She is now just the second NCAA athlete to break 53 seconds in the event (Sydney McLaughlin, 52.75) and the third Wolverine to earn multiple individual national titles. Sutherland was named the United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and a 2025 finalist for track and field’s highest honor, The Bowerman. She is the first Bowerman finalist in program history and is the first female finalist to represent the Big Ten for the honor.

• Tapper earned second team All-America honors with a 14th-place finish in the shot put (16.97m/55-8.25), while Russell, Yungeberg, McNamara and the relay team were named All-America honorable mention.

Savannah
Sutherland

Aasia
Laurencin

Elizabeth
Tapper

Emma
Yungeberg

Abigail
Russell

Clare
McNamara

Payton
Smith

Sidney
Green

Noelani
Phillips

Honors and Awards

NCAA

All-America (First Team): Savannah Sutherland (indoor 400m, outdoor 400m hurdles), Aasia Laurencin (indoor 60m hurdles)

All-America (Second Team): Elizabeth Tapper (indoor shot put, outdoor shot put)

All-America (Honorable Mention): Emma Yungeberg (outdoor javelin throw), Abigail Russell (outdoor shot put), Clare McNamara (outdoor heptathlon), Payton Smith (outdoor 4x400m relay), Savannah Sutherland (outdoor 4x400m relay), Sidney Green (outdoor 4x400m relay), Noelani Phillips (outdoor 4x400m relay)

Big Ten

Track Athlete of the Year: Savannah Sutherland (outdoor)

All-Big Ten (First Team): Savannah Sutherland (indoor, outdoor)

All-Big Ten (Second Team): Aasia Laurencin (indoor), Sidney Green (outdoor), Elizabeth Tapper (outdoor)

Sportsmanship Award: Sam Tran (indoor), Aasia Laurencin (outdoor)

USTFCCCA

Track Athlete of the Year: Savannah Sutherland

Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year: Savannah Sutherland (indoor, outdoor)

Great Lakes Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Steven Rajewsky (indoor, outdoor)

College Sports Communicators

Academic All-District: Savannah Sutherland

Academic All-Big Ten

Riley Ammenhauser, Sr., Sport Management

Maya Anderson, So., Sport Management

BreeAna Bates, Sr., Sport Management

Abby Bonnema, Jr., Pharmaceutical Sciences

Haley Deighan, Jr., Psychology

Natalie Desarbo, Sr., Environment

Trinity Franklin, Jr., Psychology

Sidney Green, So., Political Science

Amare Harlan, So., LSA Undeclared

Samantha Hastie, Sr., Data Science

Adele Havlick, So., Environment

Mary Caroline Heinen, Gr., Management

Trinity Henderson, Jr., Business Administration

Leah Hill, Jr., Organizational Studies

Kennedy Johnson, Sr., Sport Management

Brooke Johnston, So., LSA Undeclared

CC Jones, So., LSA Undeclared

Catrin Koselka, Sr., History and Political Science

Aasia Laurencin, Gr., Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse

Alyna Lewis, Jr., History

Mara Longenecker, Jr., Movement Science

Lisa Luecke, Jr., International Studies and Spanish

Yasmine Mansi, Sr., Business Administration

Mia Manson, Gr., Management

Clare McNamara, Gr., Business Analytics

Gabbie Michael, Sr., Molec, Cell & Dev Biology

Gabriella Newman, Jr., History BA and Political Science

Chiamaka Odenigbo, Gr., Mechanical Engineering

Lauren Pansegrau, Jr., Biology

Lucy Petee, Gr., Cognitive Science and Communication and Media

Noelani Phillips, Gr., Movement Science

Hannah Pricco, So., LSA Undeclared

Meredith Soule, Jr., Art and Design

Savannah Sutherland, Sr., Biology, Health, & Society

Elizabeth Tapper, So., Biomolecular Science

Rylee Tolson, Jr., Anthropology

Ainsley Workman, Jr., Neuroscience and History

Emma Yungeberg, Jr., Communication and Media

Jadyn Zdanavage, So., Economics

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (July 9, 2025) – The U.S. Boys U19 National Team earned its second straight win at the 2025 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup with a commanding 3-0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-17) sweep over Canada on Wednesday in Cuernavaca, Mexico. 

The U.S. (2-0) will continue pool play tomorrow, Thursday, July 10th at 3:00 p.m. PT against Puerto Rico. 

“They had some pretty big guys and we did a good job of slowing them down. They had some great servers and we passed really well,” said U.S. outside hitter Blake Fahlbusch. “It felt great to get a win against Canada. They’re a good team but we came out hotter than we did yesterday and got the win in three.” 

The U.S. outperformed Canada in service aces (9–2) and was once again led by opposite Corbin Batista with 12 points on nine kills two blocks and one ace. Middle blocker Isiah Powell followed closely with nine points, including three kills three blocks and three aces.

Outside hitter Logan Hutnick added seven points on seven kills, while Blake Fahlbusch tallied seven points as well with six kills and one ace. 

On the defensive end, libero Ben Bayer anchored the backcourt with 10 digs. The U.S. serve receive and defensive discipline limited Canada’s ability to find offensive rhythm throughout the match. 

From the start, the U.S. controlled the tempo, maintaining a steady lead throughout the opening set and closing it out 25-20. In the second set, the U.S. held a dominant lead for much of the first set, but Canada battled back to tie the score at 25-25. However, the U.S. had the final say, claiming the last two points to secure the set, 27-25. 

The U.S. was consistent in their execution in the third set, as the team closed out the third set, 25-17 to complete the sweep. 

With strong serving efficient attacking and steady defense, the U.S. will look to carry this momentum into its next match against Puerto Rico. 

2025 Boys U19 National Team Pan American Cup Roster

Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, School, USAV Region)

2 Ben Bayer (L, 6-1, Menomonee Falls, Wisc., Sussex Hamilton HS, Badger)
3 Thomas Phung (L, 5-10 Garland, Texas, Harvard University, Southern)
6 Thomas Demps IV (OH, 6-4, Raleigh, N.C., Broughton HS, Carolina)
9 Dante Cayaban (MB, 6-7, Saint Cloud, Fla., Saint Cloud HS, Florida)
13 Logan Hutnick (OH, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., Huntington Beach HS, Southern California)
15 Blake Fahlbusch (OH, 6-8, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Loyola HS of Los Angeles, Southern California)
17 Peter Chriss (S, 6-6, Menlo Park, Calif., Menlo Atherton HS, Northern California)
18 Brett Novak (S, 6-6, Lancaster, Calif., Paraclete HS, Southern California)
22 Kale Cochran (OH, 6-7, Roseville, Calif., Whitney HS, Northern California)
23 Corbin Batista (OPP, 6-7, St. George, Utah, Alta HS, Intermountain)
24 Isiah Powell (MB, 6-7, Silver Spring, Md., Springbrook HS, Chesapeake)
25 Brodie Heshler (MB, 6-7, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin HS, Keystone)

Coaches

Head Coach: Jonah Carson (MVVC)
Assistant Coach: Sean Byron (Marist College)
Assistant Coach: Spencer Wickens (Stanford)
Performance Analyst: AJ Ruttenberg (UCLA)
Team Doctor: Dr. Chris Cornell (Coduhi Clinic)
Team Lead: Brandon Oswald (NTDP)

Schedule

All times PDT

July 8: USA def. Venezuela, 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 32-30)
July 9: USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-17)
July 10: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 3 p.m.
July 11: Quarterfinals
July 12: Classification 7/8, 5/6 and semifinals
July 13: Medal matches

Chaos over player eligibility forced organisers to postpone the kick-off of the Nyanza regional secondary schools ball games in Kisumu, as officials moved swiftly to vet all athletes and block ineligible participants before today’s rescheduled start. 

In an exclusive interview on July 9, 2025, with People Daily, shortly after arriving at the competition venue in Kisumu City, Nyanza Regional Secondary Schools Sports Association (NSSSA) Secretary General Tom Thomas Odhiambo said, “The ball games were initially scheduled to kick off on, Wednesday, July 9, and instead we decided to devote the whole day to vetting athletes, identifying bona fide participants from schools, and weeding out ineligible participants. So, the regional games will start on Thursday, July 10, 2025.” 

Odhiambo explained that Nyanza regional secondary schools’ ball games officials decided to start the competition programme with vetting of athletes to avoid disruption of the games fixtures midstream through the filing of petitions by competing school teams once the games tip off. 

He also noted that the vetting exercise was introduced to curb the increasing cases of petitions filed by various school teams over the fielding of ineligible athletes by opponent school teams. 

Odhiambo stated that “over the years, petitions by various school teams ended up disrupting the regional competition. This year, there have also been several petitions filed by a number of school teams at both the sub-county and county levels.” 

“In Siaya, we had the case of Maranda High School moving to court after the school’s boys football team was not cleared by games officials to participate in the county games, since the entire team players had not been registered in the newly introduced Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) Players Information System (PIS) database,” Odhiambo recalled. 

He further stated, “Schools like Maranda did not register their football team players in the PIS and argued that the players are Kenyans and should just be allowed to compete during the Siaya county games. You see, schools like Maranda were introducing their own games regulations instead of adhering to KSSSA sports management rules.” 

He pointed out that elsewhere in Kisii County, the Sameta High School football team was also disqualified from playing at the county ball games following failure by the school to register players in the PIS database. 

Odhiambo added that “Kisii County will be represented in boys’ football at the Nyanza regional schools games by Nyagicha Secondary School football team. In Nyamira County, where last year’s regional games participants Matutu P.A.G Mixed Secondary football team was banned at the semis this year, the county will be represented by Gekendo Secondary’s football team at the Nyanza regional games.” 

The NSSSA Secretary General also cited Kisumu County as being plagued by cases of petitions, especially by boys’ football teams such as Kisumu Boys, Kisumu Day, and Onjiko, who were accused by opponent teams of allegedly fielding ineligible players at either sub-county or county levels. 

Odhiambo said to avoid similar cases coming up during the course and duration of the Nyanza regional schools ball games, NSSSA officials decided to vet, identify bona fide athletes, and isolate ineligible participants before the regional competition kicks off in earnest today at the following venues: Moi Stadium, Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Mamboleo and other school-based sports grounds within Kisumu City. 

“Athletes from all secondary schools teams that qualified to compete in all the Nyanza regional ball games must be vetted afresh, and participants whose details were not captured in the Players Information System (PIS) database recently introduced by Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) will not be cleared to participate and compete at the games,” he explained.