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Women's Rowing Competes at Eastern Sprints
Story Links Coach Doldron Postrace WORCESTER, Mass. – The Boston University women’s rowing program had six crews race at the Eastern Sprints with two making the grand finals on Sunday afternoon at Lake Quinsigamond. The Terriers had both the Varsity 4+ and the Second Varsity 4+ compete in the grand finals, with the former finishing sixth […]


WORCESTER, Mass. – The Boston University women’s rowing program had six crews race at the Eastern Sprints with two making the grand finals on Sunday afternoon at Lake Quinsigamond.
The Terriers had both the Varsity 4+ and the Second Varsity 4+ compete in the grand finals, with the former finishing sixth and the latter finishing fifth. BU had three petite final wins in the Varsity 8+, the Third Varsity 8+ and the Third Varsity 4+.
Sunday’s weather featured overcast skies and negligible wind during racing, with a small rain squall appearing at about 1:40 p.m. Temperatures hovered around the high 60s.
BU started the day with heats that seeded the finals sections. The Varsity 8+, coxed by Audrey Lucerne and stroked by Sotiria Angou, finished third in its heat just behind No. 8 Brown and No. 19 Columbia. The boat competed in the petite final and won with a 7:01.958, ahead of Northeastern, Cornell, George Washington, URI and Boston College, respectively.
The Terrier Second Varsity 4+ boasted BU’s highest finish at the Eastern Sprints. Coxed by Alex Aravides and stroked by Elisabeth Arnason, the boat raced to a second-place finish in its heat, only behind No. 7 Rutgers, to qualify for the grand final. The Terriers came in fifth in the final with a time of 8:42.314 behind Columbia and ahead of No. 21 Dartmouth by just over 10 seconds.
BU’s Varsity 4+, coxed by Kennedy Walker and stroked by Lilly McSweeney, also qualified for the grand final after finishing second in the first heat behind Rutgers. BU’s grand final time of 8:22.611 was good for sixth.
The Third Varsity 4+ was the first to compete on the day, finishing fourth in heat one, ahead of Patriot League foe Holy Cross by about 26 seconds. The boat, coxed by Molly Bernardo and stroked by Elsa Marino finished first in the petite final with a time of 9:07.123, over 10 seconds ahead of Holy Cross and over a minute ahead of Boston College.
Also winning its petite final was BU’s Third Varsity 8+. Coxed by Maya Wiisanen and stroked by Anna Woodside, the crew made the petite final after finishing third in heat two. BU posted a time of 8:07.156 which was 10 seconds ahead of the next crew, Northeastern.
In the Second Varsity 8+, BU finished third in its heat to advance to the petite final. The Terriers took fourth in the race and were notably ahead of Patriot League foe George Washington by six seconds. The boat was coxed by Valeria Lizarraga Remirez and stroked by Nina Palmer.
The Terriers turn their attention to the Patriot League Championship, which is set for May 16.
RESULTS
Varsity 8+
Heat 2
- Brown – 6:47.006
- Columbia – 6:54.670
- BU – 6:59.818
- Boston College – 7:11.705
- Drexel – 7:15.881
- Colgate – 7:19.059
- UConn – 7:26.897
Petite Final
- BU – 7:01.958
- Northeastern – 7:07.874
- Cornell – 7:09.504
- George Washington – 7:09.812
- URI – 7:17.174
- Boston College – 7:18.538
Third Varsity 8+
Heat 2
- Brown – 7:00.336
- Dartmouth – 7:14.286
- BU – 7:17.262
- Boston College – 7:35.824
- Drexel – 7:46.695
Petite Final
- BU – 8:07.156
- Northeastern – 8:17.490
- Cornell – 8:18.968
- UMass – 8:24.408
- Boston College – 8:25.466
- Temple – 8:52.304
Third Varsity 4+
Heat 1
- Rutgers A – 7:56.321
- Rutgers B – 8:09.290
- Dartmouth – 8:25.977
- BU – 8:30.821
- Holy Cross – 8:56.581
Petite Final
- BU – 9:07.123
- Holy Cross – 9:19.368
- Boston College – 10:31.213
Varsity 4+
Heat 1
- Rutgers – 7:53.794
- BU – 8:03.912
- Northeastern – 8:14.038
- URI – 8:14.370
- Holy Cross – 8:21.744
- UConn – 8:25.386
- Marist – 8:31.232
Grand Final
- Rutgers – 7:49.149
- Harvard-Radcliffe – 7:49.218
- Brown – 7:54.403
- Dartmouth – 8:00.757
- Columbia – 8:07.199
- BU – 8:22.611
Second Varsity 4+
Heat 1
- Rutgers – 7:38.648
- BU – 7:58.080
- Northeastern – 8:20.631
- George Washington – 8:35.219
- UConn – 8:40.995
Grand Final
- Rutgers – 8:09.034
- Brown – 8:14.000
- Harvard-Radcliffe – 8:23.251
- Columbia – 8:27.787
- BU – 8:42.314
- Dartmouth – 8:53.710
Second Varsity 8+
Heat 2
- Brown – 6:52.619
- Columbia – 7:07.313
- BU – 7:11.877
- Drexel – 7:16.957
- UConn – 7:25.904
- Holy Cross – 7:26.626
- URI – 7:34.126
Petite Final
- Michigan State – 7:16.653
- Drexel – 7:23.311
- Cornell – 7:26.777
- BU – 7:30.223
- George Washington – 7:36.797
- Boston College – 7:43.097
LINEUPS
Varsity 8+
Cox: Audrey Lucerne
Stroke: Sotiria Angou
7: Ingrid Eshuis
6: Lydia Pelton
5: Gigi Williams
4: Kat Robbins
3: Olivia Bencze
2: Raylynn Boston
Bow: Sarah Stacey
Third Varsity 8+
Cox: May Wiisanen
Stroke: Anna Woodside
7: Sonya Carson
6: Julia Kraski
5: Sophia Williams
4: Caelan Harrington
3: Katie Chambers
2: Cece Engel
Bow: Abby Berg
Third Varsity 4+
Cox: Molly Bernardo
Stroke: Elsa Marino
3: Lucy Schwartz
2: Ally Phillips
Bow: Mary Cummings
Varsity 4+
Cox: Kennedy Walker
Stroke: Lilly McSweeney
3: Sally Thoden
2: Kate Barham
Bow: Ada Giraldo
Second Varsity 4+
Cox: Alex Aravides
Stroke: Elisabeth Arnason
3: Julia Andrist
2: Maeve Keohane
Bow: Ruthie Wix
Second Varsity 8+
Cox: Valeria Lizarraga Ramirez
Stroke: Nina Palmer
7: Luisa Reussner
6: Tatum Swanwick
5: Viktoria Zruttová
4: Aryn Bailey
3: Hannah Look
2: Camilla Silvestri*
Bow: Mariana Forehand
*Estella Woodside replaced Silvestri for the Petite Final
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The Mountain Bruins hosted their annual Wine Tasting Social on Friday May 23. Over 70 members of the scholarship program gathered at the charming estate home of Lisa and Brian Cohen for the annual wine tasting event. This year, the Mountain Bruins are supporting nine local mountain residents in their academic journey at UCLA. […]
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Track & Field Ready for the Four-Day NCAA East First Round in Jacksonville – LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU track and field team is kicking off the initial qualifying rounds of the NCAA meets with the NCAA East First Round hosted at North Florida’s Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The four-day meet will be streamed lived on ESPN+. Live Results | Meet Schedule | Meet Information LSU will have […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU track and field team is kicking off the initial qualifying rounds of the NCAA meets with the NCAA East First Round hosted at North Florida’s Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The four-day meet will be streamed lived on ESPN+.
Live Results | Meet Schedule | Meet Information
LSU will have 34 student-athletes (20 men, 14 women) competing this week at the NCAA East First Round. The first day of the meet (Wednesday) is set to start at 1:30 p.m. CT for LSU with the men’s javelin throw.
Live coverage of the NCAA East First Round will air on ESPN+, starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Wednesday: ESPN+ Stream (5 p.m.)
Thursday: ESPN+ Stream (5 p.m.)
Friday: ESPN+ Stream (4 p.m.)
Saturday: ESPN+ Stream (4 p.m.)
The Tigers will be represented at next week’s NCAA East First Round by 34 student athletes across 39 entries next week. The women are heading to this year’s meet with 13 less entries and seven less members than last year’s team. The men will have three less entries, but retain the same number of athletes as last year’s team.
To mirror the format of the national meet, the First Round will be contested over four days with alternating men’s and women’s programs. The NCAA West First Round will take place the same weekend at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas. The top 12 in each event advance to Eugene, Ore., for the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11-14). Listed below are all 39 entries for LSU and more info pertaining the upcoming meets.
Women’s Qualifiers | 18 entries, 14 student-athletes
100 (2) | Tima Godbless, Aniyah Bigam |
200 (2) | Tima Godbless, Aniyah Bigam |
400 (1) | Ella Onojuvwevwo |
800 (1) | Michaela Rose |
10,000 (1) | Edna Chepkemoi |
400h (1) | Garriel White |
4 x 100 | Machaeda Linton, Nasya Williams, Aniyah Bigam, Tima Godbless |
4 x 400 | Ella Onojuvwevwo, Michaela Rose, Aniyah Bigam, Garriel White |
PV (1) | Johanna Duplantis |
LJ (1) | Machaeda Linton |
TJ (2) | Machaeda Linton, Taylor Fingers |
DT (2) | Princesse Hyman, Leah Acosta, |
JT (2) | Trinity Spooner, Alexis Guillory |
Men’s Qualifiers | 21 entries, 20 student-athletes
100 (3) | Jelani Watkins, Jaiden Reid, Myles Thomas |
200 (2) | Jaiden Reid, Jelani Watkins |
400 (1) | Amal Glasgow |
1500 (2) | Emedy Kiplimo, Rhen Langley |
110h (2) | Matthew Sophia, Jahiem Stern |
4 x 100 | Jahiem Stern, Jaiden Reid, Myles Thomas, Jelani Watkins |
4 x 400 | Jeremiah Walker, Shakeem McKay, Gregory Prince, Amal Glasgow |
HJ (3) | Kam Franklin, Kuda Chadenga, Isaac Onuoha |
PV (1) | Beau Domingue |
LJ (1) | Jordan Turner |
DT (2) | Chad Hendricks, Jaden James, Jevan Parara |
JT (1) | Paul Catalanatto Jr. |
The complete list of participants is available on the following website.
For more information regarding the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and to purchase tickets, log on to NCAA.com/trackandfield.
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Volleyball Announces 2025 Schedule – Rutgers University Athletics
Story Links PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball has unveiled its schedule for the upcoming 2025 season, featuring 13 home contests and the 20-game Big Ten slate with home games against NCAA opponents Nebraska, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington. Ticket information for home games will be released at a future […]

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball has unveiled its schedule for the upcoming 2025 season, featuring 13 home contests and the 20-game Big Ten slate with home games against NCAA opponents Nebraska, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington.
Ticket information for home games will be released at a future date.
The season kicks off in late August as the Scarlet Knights travel to Buffalo, New York to meet Marist, Liberty and Buffalo the weekend of August 29-31.
Nonconference action continues with a weekend trip to Fairfield, Connecticut for match ups with Dartmouth, host Sacred Heart and LIU on Sept. 5-7.
RU’s first home matches of the season will include nonconference action with Rider on Wednesday, Sept. 10, St. Francis (PA) on Thursday, Sept. 11 and New Hampshire on Friday, Sept. 12.
The nonconference schedule concludes with a trip to Fairfax, Virginia, to take on Coppin State and host George Mason the weekend of Sept. 19-20.
Big Ten play opens up at the end of September as Rutgers starts off conference play on the road at Wisconsin on Friday, Sept. 26 and at Minnesota on Sunday, Sept. 28.
RU opens up October with five of six at home. Big Ten action comes to the banks beginning Friday, Oct. 3 with Maryland and continues with Nebraska on Saturday, Oct. 4, Northwestern on Friday, Oct. 10 and Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Scarlet Knights have a return date at Maryland on Wednesday, Oct. 15 before closing out the October home stand with Purdue on Sunday, Oct. 19 on Homecoming/Alumnae Weekend.
October concludes with three road dates, including a meeting with national champion Penn State on Friday, Oct. 24, as well as trips to Iowa on Sunday, Oct. 26 and Ohio State on Friday, Oct. 31.
November begins on the road at Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 1, before returning home to host Michigan on Friday, Nov. 7, and to close out the season series with Ohio State on Sunday, Nov. 9.
Rutgers makes its west coast trip this year to California to meet up with USC on Friday, Nov. 14 and UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 15 while the Scarlet Knights’ final road date will be at Indiana on Thursday, Nov. 20.
The regular season comes to a close with three home games. RU welcomes Minnesota on Sunday, Nov. 23, Oregon on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and Washington on Friday, Nov. 28.
Ticket information for 2025 contests will be released later this summer, along with TV and streaming designations. Stay tuned to ScarletKnights.com as information becomes available.
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Aniamaka, Block, Reeves-Lile, and VanZeeland Set to Compete at NCAA West Regional Preliminary Rounds
Story Links MILWAUKEE – Divine Aniamaka, Natalie Block, Jaelyn Reeves-Lile, and Olivia VanZeeland of the Milwaukee track & field teams have qualified to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, taking place May 28-31 in College Station, Texas. The West Regional athletes with the top 48 marks in their […]

MILWAUKEE – Divine Aniamaka, Natalie Block, Jaelyn Reeves-Lile, and Olivia VanZeeland of the Milwaukee track & field teams have qualified to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, taking place May 28-31 in College Station, Texas.
The West Regional athletes with the top 48 marks in their respective events will be competing at Texas A&M’s E.B Cushing Stadium across four days. The meet will be available to watch live on ESPN+ starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and at 5:00 p.m. the final two days.
The top 12 athletes in each event will advance from the first-round sites to the NCAA Track & Field Championships, held from June 11-14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Returning to the West Prelims in both the 100m and 400m hurdles for the second year in a row will be Block. After claiming Horizon League titles in both races, she will look to punch her ticket to Oregon for the second time in the 400m hurdles, and add her first trip in the 100m hurdles.
The only Panther making their second regional appearance, Block currently ranks 17th in the West in the 100m hurdles with a top time of 13.16, and 22nd in the 400m hurdles at 57.71.
Block will run in the first round of both events on Thursday, the 100m hurdles will begin at 6:00 p.m. then she will finish the day with the 400m hurdles at 8:20 p.m. The top 24 finishers in the first round will advance the quarterfinal round held on Saturday.
Reeves-Lile made the cut after a tremendous finish to the season saw him win league titles and set school records in the 100m and 200m dashes. His time in the 200m dash of 20.51 puts him at 14th in the regional rankings, while he checks in at 35th on the 100m dash leaderboard with a mark of 10.24.
Reeves-Lile is set to be the first Panther in action on Wednesday, starting in the 100m at 7:00 p.m. before finishing in the 200m at 8:45 p.m. Both quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday should he advance.
VanZeeland earned her spot in the competition back on Apr. 17 when she cleared 1.80m in the high jump to leave her tied for 23rd in the region’s rankings and topple the program record. She continued her stellar season at the Horizon League Championships where she claimed her second high jump title with a mark of 1.75m. She will compete for her spot at Nationals on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Rounding out the qualifiers will be Aniamaka, who recorded his best triple jump performance of the season at the league championships with a leap of 15.39m. The distance placed him 38th in the West and tied for the best jump in school history. He is slated to compete on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
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Volleyball England begins 70th year celebrations
Volleyball England today begins its 70th anniversary year celebrations! It was on 28th May 1955 that the first ever meeting of the Amateur Volleyball Association (AVA) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland took place. Just under a year later, a constitution was finalised on 6th April 1956, paving the way for organised volleyball to be […]

It was on 28th May 1955 that the first ever meeting of the Amateur Volleyball Association (AVA) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland took place.
Just under a year later, a constitution was finalised on 6th April 1956, paving the way for organised volleyball to be established in the UK.
The AVA was the forerunner to the individual Home Nation national associations that now govern the sport in each of those countries today, with the AVA renamed the English Volleyball Association in 1972 and Volleyball England in 2006.
Richard Callicott OBE, Honorary President of Volleyball England, reflected on the sport’s incredible journey over the last seven decades:
“The sport has changed in so many ways in the last 70 years, with tactics, techniques, skills, fitness and commitment all improving. But the most important aspect is that the sport is enjoyed and is considered fun for so many boys and girls, and men and women of all levels of ability.”
“The development of Volleyball in England was held back due to the lack of indoor facilities until the 1970s. It was only when Sports halls were built that indoor sports were able to develop.
“Coaches were the mechanism for the expansion of Volleyball, and clubs were the means by which young people were encouraged into the sport.
“Until then, volleyball was played outdoors on grass. Events such as Sandwell, Whitfield and Ashcombe were able to showcase the sport (Sandwell was in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest in Europe).”
The competitive structure also saw significant growth in the sport across the country, with Richard saying, “Over the years, competitions have expanded and players have benefited from National, Regional and Local leagues, producing some outstanding players.
“England has had some great players who have gone on to play for professional clubs in Europe and around the world. This was never truer than in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“We have now competed in the Olympic and Paralympic Games as Great Britain in Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Sitting Volleyball. Indeed, Mo Glover and Audrey Cooper were our first players to play in the Olympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta.
England now we has a men’s Team, Joaquin and Javier Bello, winning a bronze medal in the second Commonwealth Beach Tournament in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham as well as a gold medal in Brazil last year in the Elite 16. They are currently ranked 10th in the world, with other English pairs close behind.
“The sport of volleyball is one of the most widely played in the world, and England is part of the European Confederation, which has over 50 Federations to compete against. I am confident that we will see our teams show increasing progress in the coming years.
“Now for the next 70 years!” said Richard.
To mark the occasion, Volleyball England will be staging several events in recognition of its 70th year, including one at Cup Finals 2026.
Members of the Volleyball England Heritage Project Core Group will also be looking to unlock some of the many stories from the past 70 years that will be told through the Facebook Group and Heritage podcast.
From the record number of England caps for Ann Jarvis (176) to the Bello brothers winning an Elite 16 event for the first time, the sport has never been short of memorable moments – and they are keen to document the best moments that have been enjoyed across the community.
For now, though, members are encouraged to send in any written literature images or videos they wish to share that may be of interest to others.
If you do so, please send via email to info@volleyballengland.org, detailing what has been submitted, as well as who has sent it and contact information in case of query.
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Moanalua graduate wins national volleyball championship with Long Beach State
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – When talking about all-time University of Hawaii at Manoa volleyball rivals, Long Beach State is right up there. Caught in the middle is DiAeris McRaven. “Coming back, I always feel the love from the fans, even when they were mad at me for scoring against UH,” said McRaven. “I still feel the […]

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – When talking about all-time University of Hawaii at Manoa volleyball rivals, Long Beach State is right up there.
Caught in the middle is DiAeris McRaven.
“Coming back, I always feel the love from the fans, even when they were mad at me for scoring against UH,” said McRaven. “I still feel the love. I get the leis from all the aunties and uncles. As much as I’m the enemy, they make me feel like I’m back at home.”
The Honolulu native grew up dominating on the basketball court until his sophomore year at Moanalua, when he finally took his mom’s advice.
“My mom played volleyball back in Japan,” McRaven said. “She was on the junior national team in Japan as well. My mom always wanted me to play… Relative to a lot of my teammates, I started pretty late.”

Though with athleticism like his, it didn’t take long to catch up.
However, when it came to post-graduation plans, McRaven said, “Obviously every kid wants to go to Division I right out of high school, realizing I had to go the junior college route was challenging. Obviously not my first choice, but I just put my head down and kept working.”
After two years at Southern California’s Orange Coast College, he made the leap, not only to a DI program, but to a team that fought for a national championship the year prior against Hawaii.

Fast forward to this season, where he ended his collegiate career with his own national title run. He led the Beach with five blocks in their championship match sweep of the University of California, Los Angeles.
“Obviously you dream about those moments,” McRaven said. “You see it growing up, like ‘Wow, I wonder what it feels like to be there, to be a national champion.’ I still don’t really grasp the weight of it.”
McRaven says his playing days aren’t quite over yet, he plans to pursue opportunities overseas.
Then he wants to make a career out of filmmaking, a craft he also picked up in high school.
“I love movies and I love making small stories in my head, watching a film and going ‘Oh what if this happened,’” he said. “Or what if they took a different route, and I think subconsciously I always had that film-making passion in me, but didn’t realize it.”
McRaven says attending Long Beach State was a blessing for him. Being near Hollywood, he had the opportunity to meet other filmmakers in the industry.

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