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New talents shone in the spotlight on the DP World Tour in 2024. From there, he has reached new heights. After runner-up finishes in two of his first six starts on the 2024 Race to Dubai, the 28-year-old made his DP World Tour breakthrough with a play-off victory over Kiradech Aphibarnrat at the Porsche Singapore […]

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New talents shone in the spotlight on the DP World Tour in 2024.
From there, he has reached new heights. After runner-up finishes in two of his first six starts on the 2024 Race to Dubai, the 28-year-old made his DP World Tour breakthrough with a play-off victory over Kiradech Aphibarnrat at the Porsche Singapore Classic in March.A Swede was left celebrating being recognised as an award-wining rookie. A fellow Scandinavian joined him in accessing the PGA TOUR. And an unheralded Englishman went from delivering groceries to a return to the Major stage.Now, he can look ahead to continuing his career progression by playing on both the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR this year.

Jesper Svensson

Since turning professional in 2015, his rise in the professional ranks has been steady but he has emerged to wider prominence since winning his maiden DP World Tour title at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo in September.Victory at the start of the Back 9 lifted the 30-year-old’s confidence levels and he went on to record top 10 finishes on the Rolex Series – at the BMW PGA Championship and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship – to seal a PGA TOUR card for 2025.From then, he almost won in his rookie season at the KLM Open, losing out to Guido Migliozzi in a play-off that also featured Marcus Kinhult.With us now into a Ryder Cup year, can Nørgaard continue to catch the eye of Captain Luke Donald and muscle his way into Team Europe at Bethpage?The latest in the line of Swedish talent to burst onto the scene and the newest recipient of the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award.During the time between earning his card through Qualifying School and making his debut in the 2024 DP World Tour season in Qatar, he worked as a delivery driver for UK supermarket Morrisons.Here, we take a look at three players who impressed with their performances on the 2024 Race to Dubai and have reason for optimism at the start of a new year…Writing in a Player Blog ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Dean insisted he was taking nothing for granted as he looked ahead to the challenges of trying to build on his success in 2024.

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Joe Dean

Age: 30 | 2024 Race to Dubai ranking: 11 | Official World Golf Ranking: 93With that comes more opportunities to compete on the biggest stages at Major Championships, while his performances in recent months mean he will form part of the Continental Europe side at the Team Cup in Abu Dhabi at the start of 2025.Known as one of the biggest hitters on the DP World Tour, ranking third for driving distance on the 2024 Race to Dubai, he has risen from outside the top 300 in the world to inside the top 100.Back-to-back top fives either side of the start of the Back 9 then solidified his standing as one of the leading performers on the Race to Dubai and he closed out his campaign with a top ten on his DP World Tour Championship debut.Jesper Svensson-2185233464

In his third season playing on the Challenge Tour, he won his first title at the B-NL Challenge Trophy in the Netherlands as he went on to graduate to the DP World Tour.
After fears over travelling and a lack of funds to support the costs that come with playing around the world, the Englishman changed his outlook by finishing joint second at the Magical Kenya Open.A former international amateur teammate of Ludvig Åberg, he turned professional in 2019 and won his first title in the paid ranks a year later on the Nordic Golf League.It’s not just landing silverware that can define progress in this game.Unknown aside from the most ardent observers of the game this time last year, Dean went from playing one-day events to reaching the lucrative DP World Tour Championship in a little over 12 months.But the result was good enough to secure a return to The Open Championship after seven years away at Royal Troon, where he finished tied 25th, before three top 20s in the Back 9 guaranteed his place at the season-ending double header in the United Arab Emirates.His early season form saw him earn an invite from the PGA of America to make his Major debut in the U.S. PGA Championship, going on to make the cut at Valhalla Golf Club.Another Scandinavian nation to produce an array of good golfers is Denmark, with Nørgaard taking his career to new heights in 2024.Age: 28 | 2024 Race to Dubai ranking: 10 | Official World Golf Ranking: 106
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Tarleton State’s Sir Jonathan Sims and Lauren Roy set to compete at 2025 World University Games in Germany

Story Links STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Lauren Roy and Sir Jonathan Sims will be competing for both Tarleton State and their respective countries starting on Wednesday at the 2025 World University Games in Rhine-Rhur at the Lohrheidestadion.   The World University Games are comprised of the top athletes across the world […]

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STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Lauren Roy and Sir Jonathan Sims will be competing for both Tarleton State and their respective countries starting on Wednesday at the 2025 World University Games in Rhine-Rhur at the Lohrheidestadion.
 
The World University Games are comprised of the top athletes across the world currently attending university institutions. Overall, the World University Games expand across 19 sports, ranging from Archery to basketball to volleyball to athletics (track and field). Tarleton State is the only member of the WAC to have athletes representing them this year.
 
Roy will compete first running in the sixth heat of the women’s 200 at 5:10 a.m. CT on Wednesday morning. The semifinals will be held on Thursday at 11:40 a.m. CT with the finals later in the day on Thursday at 2:25 p.m. CT.
 
Sims will be competing in the men’s long jump. The opening round will be held on Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. CT with the finals slated for Thursday at 11:18 a.m. CT.
 
All events will be streamed online here and through Discovery+ (subscription required).
 
Lauren Roy will be running the 200-meter dash while representing Tarleton State and Team Ireland. The senior is one of the 45 women competing in the event, representing 32 different countries. Roy is the only member of Team Ireland racing in the 200. She will be competing against the other 44 women for 24 spots in Thursday’s semifinals. Roy will need to finish in the top three in her heat or in the next best six overall among the six heats to be a part of the 24 advancing women. Once in the semifinals, eight will reach the finals with the top two in each heat and the next best two claiming the eight spots.
 
Roy ranks as the second-fastest athlete in her heat this season. Roy’s personal and season best of 23.27 is the second best this year to Kristie Edwards of Australia. Overall, Roy ranks eighth this season amongst the 45 athletes.
 
Sir Jonathan Sims will be competing in the long jump for Team USA and Tarleton State. He is one of two members of Team USA competing in the event alongside UConn student-athlete Marc Morrison. Sims is one of 43 athletes competing across 33 different countries. Sims will
 
Sims ranks 10th overall in the field this season. Sims’ best leap of 7.97 meters came at the Michael Johnson Invitational earlier this spring at Baylor University. This will be his first time competing in Germany for Team USA. However, Sims spent four years of his early childhood living across the country of Germany.
 
The pair of Texans will look to add to the international exposure that Tarleton State has already received this year. Last week, Roy was a member of Team Ireland’s 4×100 relay squad that set the new Ireland national record. Freshman Prestina Ochonogor earned gold at the African U20 Championships last week in the women’s long setting a new meet record of 6.71 meters.
 
Sir Jonathan Sims and Victoria Cameron will be in action from July 31 – August 3 in Eugene, Ore. For the USATF National Championships. Roy, Ochonogor and Lokesh Sathyanthan will also be competing in their national championships later in August. The group will be competing for a chance to represent their countries at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September.
 
 
 





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Carthage, Loras Earn 2025 AVCA Men’s Volleyball Team Academic Honors

Story Links 2025 AVCA Team Academic Awards NAPERVILLE — Carthage and Loras of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) were among the collegiate men’s volleyball teams to earn the 2025 Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), the organization […]

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NAPERVILLE — Carthage and Loras of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) were among the collegiate men’s volleyball teams to earn the 2025 Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), the organization announced Monday.
 
Teams that maintained a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale) were honored. Additionally, Carthage earned a spot on the Team Academic Honor Roll, recognizing programs in the top 20% of GPAs for their division.
 

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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).





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Kim Kardashian’s Skims deepens women’s sports ties with volleyball league deal – NBC Connecticut

Skims has reached a partnership deal with League One Volleyball. Women’s volleyball has seen growth at both the amateur and professional level in recent years. The popular undergarments brand started by star Kim Kardashian and Swedish entrepreneur Jens Grede has been ramping up its efforts in the women’s sports category. Skims is deepening its ties […]

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  • Skims has reached a partnership deal with League One Volleyball.
  • Women’s volleyball has seen growth at both the amateur and professional level in recent years.
  • The popular undergarments brand started by star Kim Kardashian and Swedish entrepreneur Jens Grede has been ramping up its efforts in the women’s sports category.

Skims is deepening its ties in women’s sports with a new partnership in League One Volleyball.

The popular undergarments brand started by star Kim Kardashian and Swedish entrepreneur Jens Grede will become the official loungewear, intimates and sleepwear partner of the emerging volleyball league. They did not disclose the size of the deal.

The partnership comes as Skims has been ramping up its efforts in the women’s sports category. In February, the company announced it was teaming up with Nike as it looks to win over more women and take on competitors such as Lululemon, Alo Yoga and Vuori.

League One Volleyball — or LOVB, pronounced “love” — was founded in 2020 and consists of the largest community of youth volleyball clubs in the country. LOVB launched a professional league in January.

“This partnership with LOVB is an exciting opportunity to expand our reach at the intersection of fashion, culture and sports,” said Grede, co-founder and CEO of Skims. 

Skims said as part of the deal, the brand will also participate in the LOVB community, including athlete-driven events and leaguewide activations. The brand said it plans to help elevate the voices of female athletes of all levels and highlight volleyball’s growth across the U.S.

“Together, we look forward to inspiring confidence and empowering athletes at every level through innovative products, community activations, and storytelling that celebrates the athletes on and off the court,” Kardashian, co-founder and chief creative officer of Skims, said in a statement.

Skims sees huge potential in volleyball, calling it “America’s next major sports league.” In recent years, the sport has seen huge upticks both in fans and television ratings.

In 2023, 92,000 fans recorded the largest-ever crowd for a women’s sports event when the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ women’s team took on the Omaha Mavericks.

The 2024 Women’s NCAA Volleyball Tournament was the most-consumed ever for ESPN, with more than 1.3 billion minutes watched across its platforms, according to the network. The entirety of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament finished up 41% year over year, ESPN said.

In May 2024, ESPN secured the media rights for League One pro matches.

“Partnering with Skims is an incredible milestone for our league and clubs,” said Michelle McGoldrick, LOVB’s chief business officer. “Together, we’re not only supporting our remarkable athletes on their journey to becoming household names, but also helping to inspire the next generation of players and fans.”



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Harding Women’s Track and Field Honored with USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards

Story Links SEARCY – Nine members of the Harding University women’s track and field team have earned All-Academic Athlete honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their outstanding performance both in competition and in the classroom during the recent season. To qualify for the prestigious […]

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SEARCY – Nine members of the Harding University women’s track and field team have earned All-Academic Athlete honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their outstanding performance both in competition and in the classroom during the recent season.

To qualify for the prestigious individual award, student-athletes must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale through the end of the semester of competition. Additionally, they must have either finished among the top 50 individuals on the TFRRS descending order lists in their respective events, competed at the NCAA Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, or been a member of a top-35 ranked relay team (or participated in a relay at the national championships).

The nine Harding Lady Bisons recognized for their academic and athletic achievements are:

  • Kiera Blankinship (Marriage and Family Counseling) – 4.00 GPA, No. 21 in Outdoor High Jump

  • Jayden Bowman (Health Studies) – 3.80 GPA, Outdoor 4×400 relay

  • Tetiana Kharashchuk (Kinesiology and Sport Administration) – 4.00 GPA, No. 13 in Outdoor 400 meters

  • Leila Ngapout (Exercise Science) – 3.45 GPA, No. 16 in Outdoor 4×400 relay

  • Omolara Ogunmakinju (Kinesiology & Sport Administration) – 3.90 GPA, No. 6 in Outdoor 400 meters

  • Hanna Onufriieva (Kinesiology & Sport Administration) – 3.88 GPA, No. 9 in Outdoor Triple Jump

  • Josie Parks (Exercise Science) – 3.87 GPA, No. 40 in 3,000-meter steeplechase

  • Cadence Sansom (Criminal Justice) – 3.85 GPA, No. 17 in Outdoor Pole Vault

  • Karyna Vehner (Kinesiology & Sport Administration) – 3.67 GPA, No. 12 in Outdoor Triple Jump

In addition to the individual honors, the Harding women’s track and field team earned the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, boasting a cumulative team GPA of 3.58. To qualify for this team distinction, programs must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

About the USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards: The USTFCCCA annually recognizes NCAA Division I, II, and III student-athletes and teams for their academic achievements in collegiate cross country and track & field. These awards highlight the commitment of student-athletes to excellence in both their athletic endeavors and academic pursuits.



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Women’s Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award

Story Links BABSON PARK, Mass.—The Babson College women’s volleyball team was recognized for their success in the classroom by earning Team Academic Award honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Monday afternoon.  Under the guidance of 15th-year head coach Eric Neely, the Beavers concluded the 2024-25 academic year with a […]

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BABSON PARK, Mass.—The Babson College women’s volleyball team was recognized for their success in the classroom by earning Team Academic Award honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Monday afternoon. 

Under the guidance of 15th-year head coach Eric Neely, the Beavers concluded the 2024-25 academic year with a 3.32 team grade-point average. Nine student-athletes were named to Babson’s Dean’s List in either the fall or spring term and five members of the program finished with at least a 3.30 GPA in both semesters. 

The AVCA Team Academic Award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale. 

The Beavers were among 228 Division III programs recognized by the AVCA. In all, a record 1,450 collegiate and high school teams garnered AVCA Team Academic honors. 

Babson concluded the 2024 campaign with a record of 22-7 after falling to MIT in the NEWMAC Tournament quarterfinals. The Beavers are set to open the 2025 season on Friday, August 29, against nationally-ranked Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. 

 



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2025 AVCA Division I Player of the Year

The AVCA is proud to reveal the 30 players who are part of the 2025 Division I Watch List for its Player of the Year Award, presented by Nike Volleyball. The players on the preseason list are being revealed starting July 22 and concluding July 24 in three groups of 10. There is no order […]

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The AVCA is proud to reveal the 30 players who are part of the 2025 Division I Watch List for its Player of the Year Award, presented by Nike Volleyball.
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The players on the preseason list are being revealed starting July 22 and concluding July 24 in three groups of 10. There is no order to which list the players are on, except that all of a school’s candidates will appear the same day.

The Preseason Watch List was compiled by the AVCA Division I Women’s Volleyball Awards Committee. They will also be the group working on the additional phases of the Player of the Year process, which include:

  • Midseason additions to the list [October]
  • Naming the semifinalists [November]
  • Revealing the finalists [likely Dec. 15]
  • The announcement of the Player of the Year in Kansas City at the AVCA Awards Banquet on Friday Dec. 19.

NOTE: Players who aren’t on the preseason Watch List can still be added as the season progresses.

 

AVCA Player of the Year Watch List (Group One – July 22)

 

The 2025 AVCA Player of the Year Award is presented by Nike Volleyball.

 



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