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Telek and Pal Cap CSUN Careers with All-Big West Selections

Story Links NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN’s senior duo of Dorottya Telek and Anna Pal were both placed on the 2025 All-Big West Team, as announced Friday by the conference office. Telek earned her fourth straight all-conference selection with a Second Team nod while Pal received a Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season. “Dodi […]

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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN’s senior duo of Dorottya Telek and Anna Pal were both placed on the 2025 All-Big West Team, as announced Friday by the conference office. Telek earned her fourth straight all-conference selection with a Second Team nod while Pal received a Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season.

“Dodi (Telek) and Nusi (Pal) have been the ultimate dynamic duo for the last four years, from there timely clutch play to their sense of humor, they have been the definition of dependable,” said head coach Matt Warshaw. “I couldn’t be prouder that they are leaving here near the top or at the top of the record books. They are athletes that come along seldom in a program’s history, but more importantly they are outstanding humans that people want to be around and are constantly striving for greatness in every aspect of their lives.”

Dorottya Telek All-Big West 2025

A native of Budapest, Hungary, Telek wrapped up a historic and brilliant CSUN career this past season, leading the Big West in goals scored for a fourth straight season. The senior center shattered her own school record with a conference-best 104 goals on 58.1 percent shooting, surpassing the 101 she tallied in 2023. Telek also led the Matadors with 18 field blocks and 88 exclusions drawn while she ranked second in assists (45) and steals (47). On the year, Telek registered 23 multi-goal games and scored at least once in 26 of 29 contests. In Big West play, Telek finished with 19 goals and 11 assists for 30 total points, highlighted by a six-goal match at UC Santa Barbara.

Telek entered the 2025 season already CSUN’s all-time career goals leader and eventually finished with 376 total — 147 goals more than second place. She also holds the all-time school records in career field goal percentage (.537) and exclusions drawn (367) while she ranks fifth in field blocks with 61. Additionally, Telek leaves CSUN with the most goals scored in a season (104) and in a game (9).

A three-time All-American, Telek becomes the second Matador in program history to earn four All-Big West honors. During the season, Telek also set another Matador record by winning a fifth Big West Player of the Week award.

Anna Pal - All-Big West 2025

Pal, another Budapest native, topped the Big West with a career-high 67 assists while she also led CSUN with 51 steals and ranked second in goals (59) and points (126). In total, Pal recorded 20 games of two goals or more and recorded an assist in 25 of 29 contests. Pal would finish with 11 goals, 11 assists and 10 steals against BIg West opponents.

Pal also made her mark in the Matador record book in 2025, breaking the school’s all-time assist record and finishing with 209 total assists by season’s end. She would also become the founding member of the 200-200 club in CSUN history after she reached 200 goals and 200 assists for her career. Pal’s 200 goals are ranked sixth-most in school history while she sits in ninth place on the all-time field blocks list (34) as well.

With her Honorable Mention, Pal earned her third All-Big West honor of her career after she received the same award last season. In 2022, Pal also was placed on the Big West All-Freshman Team.

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Naperville North water polo star Anna Tarantino continues to thrive on the west coast

Collegiate water polo is a sport dominated by west coast schools and athletes. No team outside of California has ever finished better than third in the 20 plus years of the NCAA tournament. Despite the growth of water polo in the Midwest, 2021 Naperville North graduate Anna Tarantino knew she needed to head to the […]

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Collegiate water polo is a sport dominated by west coast schools and athletes. No team outside of California has ever finished better than third in the 20 plus years of the NCAA tournament. Despite the growth of water polo in the Midwest, 2021 Naperville North graduate Anna Tarantino knew she needed to head to the coast if she wanted to compete with the best college polo players the world had to offer. This Where Are They Now segment is presented by Grow Sports Psychology.

“I wanted to go to California. My brother (Jack) went to USC, and so that kind of opened the door for me. And water polo, we all know in Illinois is not the biggest sport, not very popular,” said Naperville North alum Anna Tarantino. “But in California that I knew I wanted to compete at the highest level and be a part of a great team.”

To prove she had what it took in California, Tarantino needed to prove she belonged while playing for one of the best programs in the state of Illinois.

Tarantino made her mark with the Huskies right away

Following a promising youth water polo career that began during the summers at Cress Creek Country Club, Tarantino joined Naperville North as a freshman in 2018. She spent the next four years developing into one of the top players in the state. The Huskies finished third in the state in 2018 and as the state runners up in 2019 with Anna being named first team All-State following both seasons. North entered 2020 with dreams of breaking through and winning the first state title in program history under legendary head coach Andy McWhirter. But the COVID pandemic shutdown the spring sports season that year, giving Tarantino one final chance to earn that elusive state championship with the blue and orange.

“I think missing out on my junior year and everyone the seniors that year that weren’t able to compete, I think we would have won that year. 100% full faith on that. But just totally drove us to be more competitive. My senior year, it had to be done. We were winning that, no question asked,” said Tarantino.

A perfect ending to a decorated Naperville North career

The 2021 Huskies backed up that bravado with a perfect 29-0 record, capped off by a dominant state championship victory over Stevenson. Tarantino led the state by scoring over 150 goals that spring and was named the Illinois Water Polo Player of the Year. After an All-State and All-American season, Tarantino was recruited to continue her career at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

“Going undefeated right after Covid, all of that happening. I think that year really solidified me wanting to take my water polo career further and pursue it as much as I could, and go to LMU,” said Tarantino. “I just think it set up such a strong foundation for me and how competitive water polo can be, but also how fun it is to be on a winning team and be a part of something. Our team was like a family. Honestly, it was one of the most fun seasons I’ve ever had.”

Success out west with Loyola Marymount

Despite being the only player from the Midwest on the roster, Tarantino has thrived, improving year after year under the California sun for one of the top programs in the nation.

“It’s really nice to be able to train outdoors in California. It’s beautiful, the campus is beautiful, and academically, everything lined up perfectly with my degree in education. I’m getting my four plus one, my master’s degree,” said Tarantino. “So academically, everything worked out. Athletically, it was just the perfect match for me. My team is really cool. Since I was a freshman, I’d say 70% of my team’s international. So I’ve met people from all over the world. We have an Olympian on my team. We have girls from really everywhere, which has been so cool to immerse myself in that.”

2025 proved to be her most successful season yet, setting new career highs with over 50 goals and 30 assists as the Lions won the Gold Coast Conference regular season and tournament championships, advancing to the NCAA women’s water polo tournament for the first time since 2012. Playing back in the Midwest in front of friends and family at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Loyola Marymount eventually fell 11-8 to defending National Champion UCLA in the NCAA quarterfinals.

“Just being at the tournament in general, being in that pool, swimming over the NCAA logo, our introductions. It was a dream. It really was,” said Tarantino.

With one final season in her water polo playing career before graduating with a degree in Elementary Education, Anna Tarantino hopes to end on a high note with her LMU teammates before returning to her hometown to give back to the game, the school, and the city she loves.

“I do want to come back to Naperville, and that’s been a lifelong dream of mine since, like third grade, to come back here and teach in an elementary school and to hopefully coach here at Naperville North. So that would kind of be my next transitioning into being more of a coach figure,” said Anna Tarantino.

For Naperville Sports Weekly, I’m Justin Cornwell.





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Arizona Names Andrew Dubs Track and Field/Cross Country Head Coach

Story Links For immediate release Date: June 9, 2025 Contact: Jason Corriher, Arizona Athletics (corriher@arizona.edu) TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Athletics has named Andrew Dubs as the new Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country, Vice President and Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois announced on Monday. He takes over at Arizona following the transition of […]

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Contact: Jason Corriher, Arizona Athletics (corriher@arizona.edu)

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Athletics has named Andrew Dubs as the new Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country, Vice President and Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois announced on Monday. He takes over at Arizona following the transition of long-time Head Coach Fred Harvey to an emeritus role. 

Dubs joins the Wildcats with 14 years of Division I coaching experience in addition to serving as the Head Coach of the USA National Track & Field Team for the past five years, during which he led the program in its World University Games competition. 

Dubs was the Associate Head Coach at Virginia Tech for seven years after assistant coach stints at Iowa (2014-17), Harvard (2012-14), North Carolina (2011-12), and Auburn (2010-11). He helped secure 10 indoor and outdoor Atlantic Coast Conference team titles and three more Ivy League championships.

“Our model prioritizes coaches who are strong communicators, competitive, ambitious, and organized,” said Reed-Francois. “We want an elite recruiter with high expectations for all event groups who makes athletes feel supported and confident. Coach Dubs brings a proven track record of success made possible by exemplary preparation. His vision, energy, and commitment to student-athlete success—on the track and field, in the classroom, and in life—make him the right leader for the next chapter of Arizona Track & Field/Cross Country. We are excited to welcome Coach Dubs and his fiancée, Sara, to Tucson.”

Dubs has helped develop 79 NCAA Qualifiers, 32 individual All-Americans, 18 conference champions, and numerous all-conference selections during his tenure. The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) tabbed 17 of his teams with its national academic honor, and he also helped mentor 23 of the organization’s individual Academic All-Americans.

Five of his student-athletes (two from the ACC, two from the Ivy League, and one from the Big Ten) have garnered conference Athlete/Freshman of the Year honors.

“I first would like to thank Director of Athletics, Desireé Reed-Francois, Senior Associate Athletic Director, William Wheeler, and the entire search committee for their efforts throughout this process,” Dubs said. “This opportunity to lead Arizona into the future is a dream come true for me, and I’m honored to follow the legendary Coach Harvey. Coach Harvey has built Arizona into one of the top programs in the country and has had a historic career. Throughout this process, it became evident the amount of pride and passion that there is for this program and the excitement to bring championships to Tucson. My fiancé and I look forward to moving to Tucson and becoming members of the Wildcat family. Bear Down!”

On the international front, Dubs has coached two Olympians, three national champions, one Pan-Am Gold Medalist, and national record-holders from Finland and South Africa.

A native of Holland, Pennsylvania, Dubs was a standout thrower at the University of Connecticut. He was a three-time NCAA qualifier and four-time Big East champion in the shot put for the Huskies. He was also an eight-time All-Big East selection in the shot put and twice in the discus. During his time with the Huskies, Dubs was an active member and president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Dubs earned a B.S in Kinesiology: Coaching and Administration from UConn in 2009 and a M. Ed. in Higher Education and Sport Management from Auburn in 2012.

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Hopkins/St. Louis Park Boys Volleyball Set for State

1:44 PM | Monday, June 9, 2025 The Hopkins/St. Louis Park boys volleyball team upset Wayzata to win the Section 6 championship in five sets. That puts the Royals into this week’s state tournament. After years as a club sport, this is the first Minnesota State High School League sanctioned tournament, making it extra special […]

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The Hopkins/St. Louis Park boys volleyball team upset Wayzata to win the Section 6 championship in five sets.

That puts the Royals into this week’s state tournament.

After years as a club sport, this is the first Minnesota State High School League sanctioned tournament, making it extra special for Hopkins.

The Royals are 17-8 coming into the tournament and are seeded seventh.

They meet number two seed Eastview in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the University of St. Thomas.

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Behind the Visor with Nikola Tsolov

Nikola Tsolov’s 2025 campaign has been a historic one as his Feature Race victory in Monte Carlo means he has now won five times in Formula 3 – the most by any driver in the Championship’s history. But the Campos Racing driver has a life outside of the records and recently he sat down to […]

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Nikola Tsolov’s 2025 campaign has been a historic one as his Feature Race victory in Monte Carlo means he has now won five times in Formula 3 – the most by any driver in the Championship’s history.

But the Campos Racing driver has a life outside of the records and recently he sat down to talk about what he does to keep himself busy away from the track.

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“I’m very different on track and off track. I find myself to be a relaxed guy, who doesn’t put too much pressure on himself off track and I tend to like to go outside a lot.

“I spend a lot of time with friends, doing a lot of activities. I love music, I love other sports as well, so anything that is activity and music is what I am in too. Of course I do a lot of sim as well, because sometimes I miss racing, so I get in the sim and drive.

“It’s more normal stuff, padel, tennis, ping pong, and then obviously games as well, mainly board games. You get a group of friends, like 15 people to play board games, that’s quite fun in the evenings. To be honest I am pretty much down for everything, I love going to the beach as well.

Tsolov is a big fan of going to the beach and hanging out with friends
Tsolov is a big fan of going to the beach and hanging out with friends

“I could play monopoly, but I haven’t played in a while. I don’t know if you know Dixit. It’s like cards, with drawings, it’s long to explain, but it’s a nice game.

“I think it’s good to feel like more of a normal person, to live a normal lifestyle when I go back to Bulgaria, especially with my friends. It’s quite difficult because I get recognised, especially in Bulgaria, so I can’t really just have my peace and do the things normal people would do.

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“But it’s still quite good to take some time off. Go to the beach, play beach volleyball, swim, jet ski. I still get to live a normal life.

“In terms of music, I can listen to anything, depending on the week to be honest. I like to DJ a little bit, I’ve been doing it for three years, not very often, but my best friend is starting to get involved with music as well.

“I love listening to music, it brings me a good mood and energy, and it’s easier to get it, especially on a racing weekend, to get in the right mood.

Tsolov is big fan of DJing and learned from ex F3 driver Alex Peroni
Tsolov is big fan of DJing and learned from ex F3 driver Alex Peroni

“I like to be on the aux wherever I have to say, considering I listen to everything, I know all the good songs in every genre, so whenever someone asks me for a genre, I normally play a good one.

“I was actually DJ’ing a little bit at my own birthday last year, but I actually had some good DJs, some professionals came and performed, and it was great.

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“It’s something I learned actually from an ex F3 driver, Alex Peroni. He is one of my closest friends, and we used to do it at home a lot. It was quite interesting for us, and we spent some good times doing it. He got me into it, because he had a deck and only recently did I buy one myself.

“All in all, to be honest, I literally like most things, but for me the most enjoyable is when I get with a good group of friends and we just talk. We have dinner or lunch, play bowling, pool, or anything, just getting a group of people is what I enjoy the most.”



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WA Rep. pushes bill that challenges NCAA settlement, seeks fair pay for student

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com A Washington representative proposed a bill that would help create clear rules for the compensation student-athletes receive, and how to better distribute the earnings evenly. Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Washington), Chair of the Congressional College Sports Caucus, proposed the Restore College Sports Act to combat the settlement agreement in […]

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A Washington representative proposed a bill that would help create clear rules for the compensation student-athletes receive, and how to better distribute the earnings evenly.

Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Washington), Chair of the Congressional College Sports Caucus, proposed the Restore College Sports Act to combat the settlement agreement in the House v. NCAA litigation.

The House settlement locks in an unsustainable model that enriches the power conferences at the expense of everyone else—walk-ons, women’s teams, Olympic sports,” Baumgartner said.

The NCAA settlement

Grant House, a former Arizona State swimmer, sued the Power 5 NCAA conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, and Pac-12) and landed a settlement that ended the prohibition on schools paying student-athletes for NIL (name, image, and likeness).

A major component of the new settlement included $2.7 billion in back pay for NCAA athletes who competed between 2016 and 2024. The money will come from the NCAA and all its conferences.

Each school can share nearly $20 million of its revenue with student-athletes for NIL. The payments would come from media rights agreements, ticket sales, and sponsorships.

Baumgartner’s Restore College Sports Act

Baumgartner cited key issues within college athletics that contributed to a financial imbalance between the NCAA and its athletes.

“Power 5 conferences generated approximately $3.3 billion in revenue in 2022 alone,” Baumgartner wrote. “Average head football coach salary in Power 5 schools exceeded $6 million annually, compared to zero direct revenue sharing with athletes.”

Baumgartner also emphasized the impact that conference realignment can have on the academic performance of NCAA athletes.

“Overextended conference realignments cause excessive travel, undermining academic performance and athlete health,” Baumgartner stated.

Baumgartners solution

Baumgartner highlighted four key measures to address systematic inequities in NCAA athletics. The first is to establish a National Standards Commission.

“Create an independent commission, including student-athlete representation, empowered to set uniform national standards for collegiate athletics,” Baumgartner stated.

Baumgartner’s second decree is to implement equitable revenue sharing for NIL earnings.

“Pools NIL revenues nationally and redistributes them equally to all student-athletes—ensuring equal shares for high-profile stars, women’s sports athletes, freshmen in non-revenue sports, and team backups alike,” Baumgartner wrote.

His last two goals are to end exploitative conference realignments, and to cap excessive coaching salaries.

“Requires athletic conferences to operate within single time zones, drastically reducing travel burdens and prioritizing student-athletes’ academic and physical well-being,” Baumgartner stated. “Sets reasonable limits on coaching salaries, reallocating savings to student-athlete educational resources, healthcare, and support services.”

The impact of the Restore College Sports Act

The act aims to provide student-athletes with fair treatment, improved educational outcomes, and financial support.

Baumgartner noted that the bill would prioritize the welfare of athletes, safeguard fairness, and promote integrity for all student-athletes.

Baumgartner’s call for a Trump Executive Order

The release called for support from President Donald Trump to address the problems that Baumgartner highlighted.

“President Trump can step in to save college sports today,” Baumgartner said. “My Restore College Sports Act is the roadmap, with fair revenue-sharing, rationalized conferences, and reasonable student compensation.”

Baumgartner criticized the settlement’s failure to address key issues within college athletics.

“This settlement doesn’t fix college sports,” Baumgartner stated. “It codifies a system that will hurt walk-ons; squeeze Olympic sports, and hollow out Title IX-compliant women’s teams—all to benefit a few power programs and television executives.”

“In 1905, college football was on the brink until President Theodore Roosevelt stepped in,” Baumgartner continued. “He understood that leadership matters. Trump is uniquely positioned to do the same. He knows how to disrupt broken systems and restore competitive balance.”

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