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MILWAUKEE – Marquette University will host the 2025 BIG EAST Conference Women’s Volleyball Championship at the Al McGuire Center on Saturday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 23, it was announced on Wednesday in addition to MU’s full regular season league schedule.

 

The Golden Eagles host the BIG EAST tournament for the ninth time in program history and the event is played on the weekend prior to Thanksgiving for the first time since 2012. MU hosted consecutive years in 2011 and 2012 when the league was undergoing realignment. Since the 2011 campaign, either Marquette or Creighton has hosted every league tournament except in 2016 when the event was played at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse.

 

Marquette opens league action at the Al McGuire Center with the first two weekends at home, culminating a 13-match home stretch on Sunday, Oct. 5 against DePaul. The Golden Eagles will also host six neutral site matches during that span, totaling 19 matches hosted by MU from Sept. 5-Oct. 5.

 

MU faces Providence (Sept. 26) and UConn (Sept. 27) during the first weekend of BIG EAST action at home before another highly anticipated matchup with Creighton at the Al McGuire Center on Thursday, Oct. 2. The contest against the Bluejays pits a pair of first-year head coaches at their respective institutions in Marquette’s Tom Mendoza and CU’s Brian Rosen. Mendoza spent six seasons (2010-15) on the Creighton coaching staff, including the final three after the Jays moved to the BIG EAST for the 2013 campaign.

 

Marquette hits the road on Oct. 10-11 at Seton Hall and St. John’s to begin a stretch of six-of-eight matches on the road, culminating with the return trip to Creighton on Saturday, Nov. 1.

 

MU closes its regular season home schedule on Nov. 7 against St. John’s and Sunday, Nov. 9 against Seton Hall. The Golden Eagles then end the regular season with matches at Butler (Nov. 15) and Xavier (Nov. 16).

 

Previously this spring, Marquette announced its non-conference schedule, including a match against Wisconsin at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 17 and games at the Al McGuire Center against Florida on Sept. 19 and Minnesota on Sept. 21.

 

Season tickets for matches at the Al are available for as low as $75 and can be purchased online.

 

Presale tickets for the match against the Badgers are available to season ticket members prior to the June 26 public on sale. For questions email athletics@marquette.edu or call or text the Marquette Ticket Office at 414-288-4668.

 

Marquette went 25-9 in the fall of 2024 and made its third NCAA Regional appearance before falling to the eventual NCAA Champion Penn State in the regional semifinals.

 

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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State is asking for the public to help submit nominations for the 2026 Hall of Fame Induction class, accepting submissions for the next month until July 18.
 
Under the direction of Executive Director of Athletics Bobby Smitheran, Long Beach State will again host the annual event, looking to recognize team and individual success from the Beach.
 
With the return to an annual schedule, the goal is to introduce more frequent but smaller classes, giving more individual attention to the honorees while also celebrating the achievements of many of the greatest, most successful and accomplished members of the greater Long Beach State community.
 
Submissions will be accepted online here or may be submitted via email to Associate Athletics Director for Communications and Broadcast, Roger Kirk at roger.kirk@csulb.edu.
 

BOONE, N.C. – The App State men’s and women’s track & field team will be represented by nine Mountaineers at the USATF U20 Championships on Thursday and Friday in Eugene, Ore. Six newcomers will make their debuts in the Black and Gold and compete alongside three returners. The meet will be available to stream on USATF.tv.
 
Rising sophomore Henry Stark will start things off for the Mountaineers with the men’s 5,000 meters at 9:36 a.m. PT (12:36 p.m. ET) on Thursday. Stark stands second in the App State all-time list in the event after clocking a personal best of 14:10.86 at the Raleigh Relays (March 27-29). 
 
In the afternoon, incoming freshmen Alana Braxton and Ashlynn Wimberly will compete in the women’s triple jump (4:30 p.m. PT, 7:30 p.m. ET). On the track, incoming freshman Allie Kinlaw and rising sophomore Thomas Wlazlowski compete in the women’s and men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, respectively. The women’s race is set for 5:33 p.m. PT (8:33 p.m. ET), with the men’s to follow at 5:47 p.m. PT (8:47 p.m. ET). Wlazlowski stands 10th in the App State all-time list in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal best of 9:03.65, which he set at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 8-10). Wlazlowski placed third in the conference championship race, securing Third-Team All-SBC honors.
 
On Friday, Braxton will return to the jumps runway with fellow incoming freshman Kelly MacBride to compete in the women’s long jump, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET). At 4 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET), incoming freshmen Tate Shore and Bryant Young will make their debuts for the Mountaineers as they compete in the men’s 1,500 meters.  
 
Stark and fellow rising sophomore Memphis Rich will close competition for the Mountaineers on Friday in the men’s 3,000 meters, which is slated for 6:17 p.m. PT (9:17 p.m. ET). Rich holds the Randy Marion Track & Field facility record in the men’s 3,000 meters with a time of 8:57.88, which he set at the Sunday Night Qualifier (May 18th). 
 
App State’s USATF U20 Schedule 
Thursday, June 19
9:36 a.m. PT (12:36 p.m. ET) – Men’s 5,000 meters | Henry Stark

4:30 p.m. PT (7:30 p.m. ET) – Women’s Triple Jump | Alana Braxton & Ashlynn Wimberly
5:33 p.m. PT (8:33 p.m. ET) – Women’s 3,000-meter Steeplechase | Allie Kinlaw
5:47 p.m. PT (8:47 p.m. ET) – Men’s 3,000-meter Steeplechase | Thomas Wlazlowski
 
Friday, June 20

3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET) – Women’s Long Jump | Alana Braxton & Kelly MacBride

4 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET) – Men’s 1,500 meters | Tate Shore & Bryant Young
6:17 p.m. PT (9:17 p.m. ET) – Men’s 3,000 meters | Henry Stark & Memphis Rich
 

The final piece of Nebraska volleyball’s 2027 recruiting class is in.

With five “booms” from coach Dani Busboom Kelly on social media over the first couple of days of the 2027 cycle indicating five commits, the fifth has come through. Mallory Johnson committed to NU late Tuesday. She made the announcement on social media.

“I’m thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to the University of Nebraska to continue my academic and athletic journey,” Johnson said. “First, I want to thank my family. You are my rock, and I’m forever grateful for your love and support. You inspire me to be a better person every day! I also want to thank my FarOut family. To my coaches, thank you for pushing me to improve daily. To my teammates, thank you for being my best friends.

“And lastly, a huge thank you to the entire Nebraska staff, especially Coach Dani, Coach Jaylen, Coach Kelly, and Coach Brennan, for this opportunity of a lifetime. I’m so excited and grateful to start this new chapter! #GBR!!!!”

Johnson is ranked No. 31 overall from PrepVolleyball and No. 68 from PrepDig. The 5-foot-6 defensive specialist/libero plays for Byron Center High School in Michigan.

Nebraska has been a libero and defensive specialist factory of late. Lexi Rodriguez just graduated and is currently playing professionally after breaking Olympian Justine Wong-Orantes’ all-time digs record. The cupboard is far from bare, though, as new coach Dani Busboom Kelly has walked into an impressive room of “littles”.

“It’s one of the deepest groups of liberos I’ve ever coached,” Busboom Kelly said after the Husker Games match against Kansas.

Besides the battle between Laney Choboy and Olivia Mauch for the libero spot this season, Nebraska also has senior Maisie Boesiger and freshman Keri Leimbach. No liberos are committed for the 2026 class.

Johnson is the fifth commitment for Nebraska’s 2027 class. She is joined by fellow libero Pulelehua Laikona, outside hitter Shaye Witherspoon, middle blocker Kendall Omoruyi, and setter Malorie Boesiger.

Nebraska is coming off of a 33-3 season in which the Huskers finished as co-Big Ten Champions and made the national semifinals. Just a few months ago, head coach John Cook retired and was promptly replaced by former Husker Dani Busboom Kelly.

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2025 PORTLAND STATE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

PORTLAND, Ore. —

For at least one weekend this fall, the eyes of the volleyball world in the state of Oregon will be focused squarely on Viking Pavilion as the Portland State volleyball team hosts Oregon and Oregon State, Sept. 19-20. The in-state weekend provides a clear highlight for the Vikings’ 2025 schedule, which the program released Wednesday.
 
It’s only the second time in the past 15 years that the Vikings will host both Oregon and Oregon State in the same season. They also hosted both programs in 2022 as part of the Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown. The Vikings’ match against the Ducks at that tournament brought a record crowd to Viking Pavilion. They then set another attendance record this past fall when 1,340 fans came to see the Vikings host then-No. 12 Oregon.
 
That record figures to be under threat again this fall. The Vikings will host the Ducks at 7 p.m. on Sept. 19, while their match against the Beavers will begin at 5 p.m. on Sept. 20.
 
That weekend will close out a road-heavy non-conference schedule for the Vikings. Portland State will host an exhibition against Corban on Aug. 18. After that, they’ll play on the road for the first three weekends of the season before hosting the Ducks and Beavers.
 
The road-heavy start to the season figures to test what will be a youthful Viking team in 2025. The Vikings will have only one true senior in Tyra Schaub this fall, while two-thirds of their team will be made up of underclassmen.
 
That youth will need to get their feet wet in a hurry, then, as the Vikings begin on the road at a tournament at Air Force. The Vikings will play neutral-site matches against Jacksonville State and Seattle U, both on Aug. 29, before facing host Air Force on Aug. 30.
 
The next weekend will see the Vikings play Long Beach State and San Francisco at USF’s home tournament on Sept. 4 and 5, respectively. The Vikings will stay in the Bay Area for a match against Cal Baptist on Sept. 6 that will be played in Santa Clara, Calif.
 
The Vikings will face Cal Baptist again the following weekend when they head to CBU’s home tournament, Sept. 11-13. The Vikings open the tournament against New Mexico on Sept. 11. They’ll face host Cal Baptist on Sept. 12 before closing out the tournament against Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 13.
 
The home weekend against Oregon and Oregon will precede the start of Big Sky play. The Vikings open their conference schedule with a split weekend, hosting Idaho State at Viking Pavilion on Sept. 25 before hitting the road to play Montana State in Bozeman on Sept. 27.
 
The Vikings return to Viking Pavilion to host Sacramento State on Oct. 3 before hitting the road again to play at Northern Arizona (Oct. 9) and Northern Colorado (Oct. 11).
 
Four straight home matches will give the Vikings a chance to find a groove. The Vikings host Montana State and Montana on Oct. 16 and 18, respectively, then stay home to host Eastern Washington and Idaho on Oct. 23 and Oct. 25.
 
The Vikings play at Weber State (Oct. 30) and Idaho State (Nov. 1) the following weekend but then return to Viking Pavilion to close out their home schedule against Northern Colorado (Nov. 6) and Northern Arizona (Nov. 8).
 
Three straight road matches will wrap up the regular season for the Vikings as they play at Sacramento State (Nov. 14), Idaho (Nov. 19) and Eastern Washington (Nov. 21).
 
The Idaho-Eastern Washington road trip will be played a day earlier than a usual conference weekend. The Vikings will face them on Wednesday and Friday, rather than the usual Thursday-Saturday schedule during Big Sky play. That’s due to a change in the Big Sky tournament schedule this year. Instead of playing over Thanksgiving weekend, the Big Sky Conference will host its tournament Monday to Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Northern Colorado will host the tournament, having earned the right as last year’s regular-season champion.
 
Tickets and other information regarding the Vikings’ 2025 volleyball schedule will be released at a later date.
 

Swimming SA (SSA) has suffered a blow in seeking to control all aquatic sports in the country after losing its legal bid to shut down the emergent SA Water Polo (SAWP).

Cape Town high court judge Judith Cloete on Wednesday dismissed the national federation’s case against SAWP with costs. 

“The applicant has failed to demonstrate any of the requirements for final interdictory relief,” she said in a written judgment.

SSA — the body responsible for swimming, water polo, diving and artistic swimming — sought to interdict SAWP, accusing the newly formed body of passing itself off as the national federation responsible for water polo and interfering in its running of the sport, among other issues.

SAWP said when it launched in March it had wanted to discuss taking over the running of water polo with SSA and, failing that, it would approach World Aquatics for recognition.