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Stanford Athletics Reveals Members of 2025 Hall of Fame Class
The following is the press release sent out by Stanford.
STANFORD, Calif. — The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome 10 former standouts this fall, with the induction ceremony scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26, and public recognition taking place Saturday, Sept. 27, during the Cardinal’s football game against San Jose State.
The Class of 2025 includes Sarah Beeson Anderson (softball), Erin Burdette (women’s tennis), David DeCastro (football), Ryan Garko (baseball), Dan Gill (men’s gymnastics), Kiley Neushul (women’s water polo), Kelley O’Hara (women’s soccer), Jeanette Pohlen (women’s basketball), Chasson Randle (men’s basketball) and Tank Williams (football).
Student-athletes are eligible for induction 10 years after their final competition season (Neushul and Randle are first-ballot selections this year). The selection process prioritizes collegiate athletic success (individual and team) and scholastic achievement, in addition to professional career honors, while also considering character, representation of Stanford University and contributions to sport and society. Inductees must attend the ceremony in person.
Among the most notable achievements of the Class of 2025:
• All 10 inductees were honored as All-Americans, combining for 30 honors overall
• 2 inductees were members of an NCAA championship team while 2 inductees claimed NCAA individual titles
• 5 inductees were honored as their sport’s national player of the year
• 6 inductees led their team to a conference championship while 5 inductees were named their conference’s player of the year
• 3 inductees were recognized as CSC Academic All-Americans
• 2 inductees were Olympic medalists, combining for 3 medals overall (2 gold, 1 bronze)
The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame will feature 490 individuals (including 33 multi-sport athletes) following the induction of this year’s class.
The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame was originated by Walt Gamage, a longtime sports editor of the Palo Alto Times. Gamage, who had previously worked on many neighborhood newspapers in the Chicago area, moved to Palo Alto in 1944 and quickly became interested in Stanford sports.
In early 1954, Gamage organized a Hall of Fame. The first class of inductees, including 34 of the greatest names in Stanford sports history, was announced in a full-page spread in the Palo Alto Times on December 21, 1954.
• 5th inductee from Softball and first since Lauren Lappin in 2023
• Led Cardinal to four NCAA appearances, including the program’s first NCAA Women’s College World Series berth in 2001, resulting in a semifinal finish
• Guided Stanford to 183 wins over four seasons, including a program-best 54 victories in 2001
• 3-time NFCA All-American (2000-02), one of only five players in school history to earn All-America status in at least three seasons, including first-team honors in 2001
• 4-time All-Pac-10 selection (1999-02), including first-team accolades in her final two seasons
• School record holder in career putouts (1,957) while also ranking second all-time in RBI (201), third in walks (115), fourth in games played (261), fourth in doubles (66) and sixth in hits (259)
• CSC Academic All-America First Team (2002), 4-time NFCA Scholar-Athlete honoree (1999-2002) and 3-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection (2000-02)
• NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient (2002)
• 20th inductee from Women’s Tennis and first since Nicole Gibbs in 2023
• Member of three NCAA championship teams (2002, 2004-05) in addition to a runner-up finish in 2003
• Provided the clinching point in all three NCAA championship matches during her career, including the final two in Athens, Georgia, less than 80 miles from her hometown
• Fueled Cardinal to 56 wins combined over back-to-back undefeated seasons as a junior and senior, kick-starting an eventual 89-match winning streak that stretched into 2007
• NCAA Doubles champion (2005) with Alice Barnes, posting a 33-6 record
• 2-time ITA National Doubles Team of the Year member, pairing with Lauren Barnikow (2004) and Alice Barnes (2005)
• 6-time ITA All-American, honored in both singles and doubles during her freshman and sophomore seasons
• Powered Cardinal to four Pac-10 team championships and a 2-time Pac-10 Doubles Team of the Year honoree, pairing with Lauren Barnikow (2003) and Alice Barnes (2004)
• Returned to The Farm for seven seasons as the program’s volunteer assistant coach (2015-21), helping lead Stanford to three more NCAA titles while on staff
• 100th inductee from Football and first since Stepfán Taylor in 2024
• Member of three bowl teams, highlighted by a 40-12 victory over Virginia Tech in the 2011 Orange Bowl
• Recognized as the best guard in program history, starting all 39 games he played in while producing 316 knockdowns, 68 touchdown-resulting blocks and a blocking consistency grade of 91.63%
• All-American (2011), one of only 10 unanimous first-team honorees in school history
• Outland Trophy finalist (2011), awarded to the best interior lineman in college football by the Football Writers Association of America
• First-Team Freshman All-American (2009) by College Football News, starting all 13 games as a redshirt freshman
• 2-time All-Pac-10 first-team selection (2010-11)
• Selected in the first round (No. 24 overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers
• In nine seasons (2012-20) with Pittsburgh, was a six-time Pro Bowl selection (2015-20) and three-time All-Pro (2015-17)
• 50th inductee from Baseball and first since Carlos Quentin in 2024
• Guided Stanford to four NCAA College World Series appearances (2000-03), including runner-up finishes in 2000-01 and 2003 and a semifinal effort in 2002
• 2-time member of the NCAA College World Series All-Tournament Team (2001, 2003)
• Johnny Bench Award recipient (2003), presented annually to college baseball’s top NCAA Division I catcher
• First-Team All-American (2003), closing out a senior season in which he led team in batting average (.402), doubles (24), home runs (18) and a school-record RBI (92) while striking out only 17 times
• One of six players in school history to hit .400 or better in a season and boasted a career batting average of .350
• Co-Pac-10 Player of the Year (2003), 2-time all-conference pick (2002-03) and member of two Pac-10 championship teams (2000, 2003)
• Selected in the third round (No. 78 overall) of the 2003 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians, beginning a six-year MLB career that also included stops with the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers
• Returned to The Farm as an assistant coach in 2014 and also served as the head coach for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers (2016-17) and University of the Pacific (2018-19)
• 6th inductee from Men’s Gymnastics and first since Josh Stein in 2018
• Member of four teams that qualified for NCAA Championships, with the Cardinal placing sixth overall in 2002 as the best season during his career
• Nissen-Emery Award winner (2004), presented annually to the top senior gymnast in the nation and one of seven honorees in program history
• NCAA champion (2002) on vault, one of six Cardinal gymnasts to win an individual national title on that apparatus
• 9-time NCAA All-American (2001-04), earning at least one honor in each of his four seasons
• Earned five All-America honors as a senior (2004), one of four gymnasts in school history to achieve five All-America accolades at a single NCAA championship
• MPSF Gymnast of the Year (2004), the first gymnast in school history to receive the honor and one of seven recipients overall
• Member of the U.S. National Team (2003-04) and competed on the bronze medal-winning squad at the Pan American Games that year
• 7th inductee from Women’s Water Polo and first since Annika Dries in 2024
• Member of three NCAA championship teams (2012, 2014-15), with the Cardinal also delivering a runner-up finish (2013)
• Clinched 2015 NCAA title when she converted the game-winning penalty shot with 11 seconds remaining in a 7-6 victory over UCLA – one of her five goals in the match
• 2-time Peter J. Cutino Award recipient (2012, 2015) and ACWPC Player of the Year (2012)
• 4-time All-American, one of 16 players in school history to earn recognition in all four seasons
• MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2012) and member of the 2014 MPSF championship team
• 2-time NCAA All-Tournament Team pick (2014-15) and 3-time MPSF All-Tournament selection (2012, 2014-15)
• Ranks seventh in school history in career goals (222)
• Olympic medalist with Team USA (2016 gold)
• 9th inductee from Women’s Soccer and first since Teresa Noyola in 2024
• Led Cardinal to four NCAA appearances (2006-09), back-to-back NCAA College Cups (2008-09) and a national runner-up finish (2009)
• MAC Hermann Trophy Award recipient (2009) – the first recipient in school history – along with Soccer America Player of the Year (2009) and NSCAA Player of the Year (2009), leading the nation in goals (26) and points (65) as a senior
• 3-time NSCAA All-American (2007-09) and NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team pick (2009)
• Pac-10 Player of the Year (2009), fueling the Cardinal to its first conference title in seven seasons, and a 4-time All-Pac-10 selection (2006-09)
• Ranks fourth in school history in points (146), fourth in goals (57), and fifth in shots (344)
• 3-time Olympian with Team USA (2012, 2016, 2020) and two-time medalist (2012 gold, 2020 bronze), concluding her USWNT career with 160 caps and playing in every senior world championship from 2011-23
• 4-time World Cup participant with Team USA (2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) and three-time medalist (2011 silver, 2015 gold, 2019 gold)
• Competed 11 seasons in NWSL, winning championships with Gotham FC (2023) and Washington Spirit (2021) while also collecting a title with FC Gold Pride (2010) of the WPS
• CSC Academic All-America First Team (2009), NSCAA National Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2009), Senior CLASS Award finalist (2009), 3-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection (2007-09)
• 16th inductee from Women’s Basketball and first since Chiney Ogwumike in 2024
• Led Stanford to four NCAA Final Fours (2008-11), two national runner-up finishes (2008, 2010) and records of 137-14 (overall) and 69-3 (conference)
• Associated Press First-Team All-American (2011), John R. Wooden All-America Team (2011), U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-American (2011)
• Pac-10 Player of the Year (2011), 3-time all-conference honoree (2009-11) and member of four conference championship teams that swept the regular-season and tournament titles each year
• Ranks third in school history in minutes played (4,355), fourth in games played (150), fourth in career three-pointers (268) and sixth in career assists (560)
• Signature moment was a buzzer-beating, coast-to-coast layup with 4.4 seconds left to propel Stanford past Xavier 55-53 in the 2010 NCAA Regional Final, advancing to the Final Four
• Selected in the first round (No. 9 overall) of 2011 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever, playing 148 career games for the franchise and winning a WNBA title (2012) while leading the league in three-point shooting percentage (2011)
• Returned to The Farm and enters her fifth season as a member of the coaching staff, serving as an assistant coach
• 44th inductee from Men’s Basketball and first since Arthur Lee in 2023
• Guided Cardinal to NCAA Sweet 16 appearance (2014) and a pair of NIT championships (2012, 2015)
• Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American (2015), leading team in scoring (19.6 ppg), assists (112) and steals (50) while ranking 19th nationally in free throw percentage (87.7)
• 2015 NIT Most Outstanding Player, averaging 23.6 points over the tournament run, including a game-high 25 points in the title game over Miami
• Program’s all-time leader in scoring (2,375 points), games started (142) and minutes played (4,791) while also ranking second in school history in career three-pointers (304), third in career field goals (760), third in career steals (167) and fourth in career free throws (551)
• 2-time All-Pac-12 First Team selection (2014-15) and a member of the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2012)
• CSC Academic All-America First Team (2015), Senior CLASS First-Team All-American (2015), Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2015) and 3-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection (2013-15)
• Played four seasons in NBA (2017-21) while also a member of championship teams in the NBA G League (2021, 2025), EuroLeague (2018), Liga ACB (2018) and NBL (2016)
• 101st inductee from Football, joining David DeCastro in 2025
• Member of two bowl teams, competing in the 2000 Rose Bowl and 2001 Seattle Bowl
• First-Team All-American (2001), becoming the first defensive back in school history to earn such recognition thanks to his elite combination of size and speed
• First-Team All-Pac-10 (2001) selection and team co-captain as a senior, producing a team-high five interceptions while leading the Cardinal to its most victories (9) since 1992
• Second-Team All-Pac-10 (2000) honoree and cornerstone of the Cardinal’s 1999 Pac-10 championship team, recording six tackles as a starter in the Rose Bowl
• Nine career interceptions rank tied for 10th in school history
• Selected in the second round (No. 45 overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans, finishing fourth in the 2002 Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year voting after registering 16 starts, two sacks, one interception and six passes defended
• Totaled 70 games, 59 starts, five interceptions and 283 total tackles over a seven-year NFL career, playing for the Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots
• Returned to The Farm and begins his second season as a defensive quality control analyst
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First Road Trip of 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt track and field continues its indoor season at Kentucky’s Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet at the Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
The last time out
• Before the winter break, the Vandy hosted the Winter Commodore Challenge where student-athletes recorded 10 marks ranking in the program’s all-time top 10
• In her first-ever collegiate meet, Cali Bryant won the high jump, clearing 1.74 meters. The mark is tied for sixth in Vanderbilt history
• In the 60-meter hurdles final, all three Commodores, Devyn Parham, Santana Spearman and Taylor McKinnon, registered personal-best marks and improved their standings in the Vandy record books
• The Dores also found success in the triple jump as all three student-athletes, Pryncess Jackson, Anaya Webster and Anya Carey, PRed with marks ranking top 10 in school history
Dores in the rankings
• Seven Commodores are currently ranked top 25 in the NCAA in their respective events
• All seven student-athletes are also top 10 in the SEC
• Parham, Spearman and McKinnon are No. 5, 6 and 8, respectively, in the NCAA in the 60-meter hurdles
• Bryant’s 1.74-meter high jump mark is ranked fourth in the conference
Record watch
• Active student-athletes hold school records in two individual events and own 29 marks ranking in the program’s all-time top 10
• At the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships, the distance medley relay team of Audrey Allman, Allyria McBride, Ellie Wolski and Julia Rosenberg broke the school record and scored in the event at the conference championship for the second consecutive year
• McBride is ranked second in program history in the 300 and 600 meters, while Bria Bennis and Marta Sivina are the No. 2-ranked Dores in their respective events, the 5,000 meters and pentathlon
Keeping up with the Commodores
Action at the Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet will get underway Friday at 11 a.m. CT. Live results will be available online.
Fans can follow Vanderbilt track and field on Facebook, Instagram and X at @VandyXCTrack.
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Bears Sign Transfer Rania Chimonides
Rania Chimonides is one of three newcomers joining Cal volleyball in the spring.
Middle Blocker From UNC Wilmington Played On Cyprus’ National Team
The California volleyball team announced the addition of 6-foot-3 middle blocker transfer Rania Chimonides to its 2026 squad on Thursday. Chimonides, a native of Nicosia, Cyprus, who spent her freshman season at UNC Wilmington, posted six blocks in the Seahawks’ 2025 opener against Lindenwood. She was a member of Cyprus’ national team in 2025 after three seasons on the national U18 squad, competing in the 2024 European Championship tournament.
Chimonides helped her squad to a silver medal at the 2025 Olympics of European Small States, two years after she was named Best Blocker at the 2023 European Nations U18 tournament. Prior to joining UNC Wilmington, she played club ball for Anorthosis Famagusta.
“We are excited to welcome Rania to our team,” head coach Jen Malcom said. “She brings great international experience where she is one of the top blockers. I am looking forward to seeing Rania and (assistant coach) Alyssa (Andreno) work together and develop her skillset even more over the next three years. We were looking for a middle that had a few years of eligibility to spread out our depth and prepare for the next wave of middles to come. Rania will be a great role model and leader with the next group – she is super passionate about the game of volleyball and wants to play at the next level.”
Upon her arrival at Cal in the spring, Chimonides will join a middle blocker unit that also includes rising seniors Sawyer Thomsen and Ashleigh Woodruff. She will major in political economy at Cal.
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Track and Field Preview | Leonard Hilton Memorial
Meet: Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational
Location: Yoeman Fieldhouse | Houston, Texas
Watch | Stats
The competition: Houston (Host), Huston-Tillotson, Jacksonville College, Lamar, Prairie View A&M, Rice (Men), Sam Houston, St. Thomas (TX), Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Kingsville, Texas Southern, UTRGV
Burnt Orange in Houston: Texas newcomers Iana Ahetz-Etcheber, Caroline Peterson, Jonathan Hertwig-Odegaard, Brandon Gorski, Mia Perez, Ava Gilley, Isabel Conde de Frankenberg will all make their track and field debuts for the horns. Internationals Ahetz-Etcheber and Herwtig-Odegaard will look to follow recent success at Texas as the newest multis on campus.
Osawese Agbonkonkon, Sam Abati, Bella Coscetti, Sophia Kowalski, Grace Kowalski and Gia Kurp will return to competition for the Horns.
Returners: Texas returns six men and three women who were named to USTFCCCA First Team All-Americans. Kody Blackwood, Xavier Butler and John Rutledge are two-time First Team honorees from last season who will lead the Longhorns in their senior seasons. Kendrick Smallwood also returns as one of the top short sprinters in the NCAA. On the women’s side, the Longhorns return sprinters Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku and Ramiah Elliott as the long All-Americans.
How to follow:
- Fans can also follow @TexasTFXC for live updates of the meet on Twitter/X
- The meet will be streamed on the Houston Athletics YouTube page.
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Mountaineers Add Belgian Outside Hitter Bertels for 2026
“Saar will give us an immediate all-around presence that will continue to make West Virginia volleyball better. She can attack well from multiple positions, giving us flexibility in our offense that we always train in our gym and look for when evaluating players, “Greeny said. “Saar is experienced with high level volleyball in Europe. To earn the achievements she did in the European Championships is no small feat. It was also very significant to us that she helped lead Belgium to a finish never attained before in the history of Belgium volleyball – a third-place finish behind European and world volleyball powers Turkey and Italy.”
“Saar naturally embodies our five values,” Greeny continued. “We could tell that right away. She will fit well into our team culture. She chose us over three Top 25 teams, four NCAA Tournament teams, and three B1G Ten teams. Saar will continue to move this program forward and we are so excited she is one of us.”
Bertels competes for Asterix AVO Beveren under coach Kris Vansnick, one of the top professional programs in the Belgian Liga A. The 6-foot-1 outside hitter has been a member of the Belgian National Team system for five years, representing her country at every youth age group since U16.
Internationally, she competed with the Belgian Senior National Team in the Volleyball Nations League, one of the highest-level international competitions in the sport. Bertels helped lead Belgium to a third-place finish at the 2024 CEV U20 European Championships, marking the nation’s first top-three result at a junior continental event. She was named the tournament’s Best Scorer and Best Spiker after totaling 287 points and averaging 3.99 points per set.
At the professional level, Bertels has appeared in the CEV Champions League twice, gaining experience against elite European clubs. Her club career includes multiple domestic titles, including the Belgian SuperCup, Belgian Cup, BeNe Cup, and the Belgian Liga A championship. She has competed in the CEV Cup and BeNe League, contributing to Asterix’s consistent presence in European competition.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUVolleyball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Jolana Smidlova signs pro contract in Czech Republic
FRÝDEK-MÍSTEK, Czech Republic (January 8, 2025) – North Alabama Volleyball’s Jolana Smidlova is continuing her career in the sport after signing a professional contract with Czech club TJ Sokol Frýdek-Místek.
Smidlova returns home to join the club, which is in the midst of the season in Czech Republic’s Women’s Volleyball Extraliga. TJ Sokol Frýdek-Místek was founded in 1978 and based in the city of Frýdek-Místek.
Since the Extraliga’s inception in 1992, the club has seen success during the 2003-04 and 2014-15 seasons with third-place finishes. The team is currently ninth in the Extraliga standings as of Jan. 8, 2026.
The Letovice native spent three season at Tulsa before playing her senior season with the Lions in 2025. Smidlova appeared in eight matches and tallied season totals of 20 kills, 12 blocks and seven digs. In 69 career collegiate matches, her totals include 205 kills, 70 blocks, 56 digs and one service ace.
“I’ve traveled the world for this game, but nothing beats the feeling of returning to your home country,” said Smidlova. “I’m beyond excited to pick up where I left off and play for the people who have been in my corner since day one.”
This marks the second time under UNA head coach Tristan Johnson that a player has gone to the professional ranks. Former standout Anna Katherine Griggs became the first under Johnson to sign a professional contract, joining French club Racing Club de Cannes for the 2024-25 season.
“We are very excited for Jolana and this opportunity for her to continue her career professionally, said Johnson. “Jolana is a highly competitive person and has a very high level of commitment to the game and performing at her best. This is also a great day for our program as we have another former student-athlete pursue their passion of being a professional athlete. We are so proud of Jolana and excited to follow her career moving forward.”
For more information on North Alabama Athletics, visit www.roarlions.com and follow UNA Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Men’s Volleyball Opens 2026 Season With Two Games In California
Games 1 + 2
Lindenwood (0-0, 0-0 MIVA)
at #3 Long Beach State (0-0, 0-0 Big West) | Vanguard (0-0, 0-0 MPSF)
Game Information:
Dates: Friday, January 9, 2026 | Saturday, January 10, 2026
Location: Long Beach, CA | Costa Mesa, CA.
Venue: LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid | Freed Center for Leadership
First Serve: 9:00 PM CT | 4:00 PM CT
All-Time Series: 0-5 | N/A
Last Meeting: L, 0-3 | N/A
Live Stats: Lindenwood @ Vanguard
Watch: ESPN+ | BIG+
Season Preview
The Lindenwood Men’s Volleyball team opens their 2026 campaign on the road when they take on Long Beach State and Vangaurd on Friday and Saturday this weekend. The Lions are coming off of a 10-15 season in 2025 and fell in the first round of the MIVA Tournament to Ohio State 3-1. Lindenwood returns their leading kills and points leader from a season ago in Senior Outside Hitter Brendan Louthain, who compiled 287 kills across 93 sets played for an average of 3.51 kills per set and finished the 2025 campaign with 326.5 points. Senior Setter Zach Solomon also returns for the 2026 season, who led the Lions in total assists in 2025 with 878 assists and was first on the 2025 squad in service aces with 36.
LU brings back 12 players from last season and welcomes six newcomers, including two time First Team All-IVA Selection Luke Kraft. Kraft played the last two seasons at Maryville University where he finished top 3 in the country for aces per set, compiled 613 kills, and ranked second on the team in aces (28) and digs (151) in the 2024 season during his time with the Louies. Gabriel Vieira is another notable newcomer who comes from St. Thomas Aquinas where he registered 339 kills during the 2025 season for an average of 4.40 kills per set and was named the East Coast Conference Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week on both February 17th and 24th.
The 2026 squad was projected to finish in sixth place in the preseason MIVA polls on December 15 and will look to overcome those odds once the regular season begins.
Scouting Long Beach State
Long Beach State is coming off of a 30 win season in 2025 in which they won the National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 sweep over UCLA on May 12. The Beach have won three National Championships in the last seven seasons and they return the 2025 AVCA First Team All-American and All-Conference Opposite Hitter Skyler Varga. Varga led the Beach in kills last season with 270 kills across 99 sets played for an average of 3.44 kills per set. He also ranked fourth on the team in blocks with 70 and was second on the 2025 squad in service aces with 33. Long Beach State also returns Opposite Hitter Daniil Hershtynovich and Outside Hitter Alex Kandev who each had 200 or more kills a season ago and finished second and third on the 2025 squad in kills. The Beach enter the 2026 season ranked third in the country.
Lindenwood is currently 0-5 all time against the Beach with their most recent match taking place last season in Hyland Arena where the Lions were swept 3-0, but LU lost all three sets by close margins by scores of 23-25, 22-25, and 21-25. Brendan Louthain finished that match tied for the team lead in kills with 11 on a .368 hitting percentage while Zach Solomon finished with a match-high 33 assists.
Scouting Vanguard
Vanguard finished the 2025 season 8-18 overall in their first year of Division I Men’s Volleyball. They were defeated in the first round of the MPSF Tournament by CUI 3 sets to 1, but they return their top kills leader and digs leader from a season ago in Opposite Hitter Logan Freemon. Freemon registered 240 kills and 122 digs in 95 sets played last season as a true Freshman. Meanwhile, Vanguard also returns their number two kills leader from a season ago in Middle Blocker Micah Sybesma, who finished the 2025 campaign with 219 kills across 96 sets and hit .428 on the season.
Former Vanguard Middle Blocker and current Lindenwood Lion Nick Dvorak played his Freshman season at Vanguard in 2025 and will return to his old stomping grounds on Saturday as a member of the Lions. Dvorak hit .368 last season at Vanguard and recorded 127 kills in 89 sets played. Lindenwood and Vanguard will meet for the first time in their all-time series on Saturday.
Up Next
Lindenwood returns to St. Charles for their home opener in Hyland Arena which is set for Friday, January 16 at 7 p.m. CT
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