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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt cross country and track and field alumna and current UMass Boston Vice Chancellor of Athletics and Recreation Dr. Jacqueline Schuman was named a recipient of the 2025 Women Leaders in Sports Nike Executive of the Year Award, the organization announced Thursday. The first permanent female athletic director in UMass Boston history, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt cross country and track and field alumna and current UMass Boston Vice Chancellor of Athletics and Recreation Dr. Jacqueline Schuman was named a recipient of the 2025 Women Leaders in Sports Nike Executive of the Year Award, the organization announced Thursday.
The first permanent female athletic director in UMass Boston history, Schuman was recognized for her contributions to the advancement of women in sports leadership.
Under her direction, UMass Boston created “Advancing the Legacy of Excellence,” the athletic department’s strategic plan built in alignment with the university’s For The Times strategic plan and priorities. Additionally, Schuman’s efforts helped to establish the Mac Singleton Fund, an endowment to support the advancement of women’s athletics, and add two women’s sports—lacrosse and field hockey—in addition to other department-wide accomplishments.
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Jacqueline Schuman on being named a 2025 Women Leaders in Sports Nike Executive of the Year Award Winner!
Read all about the amazing accomplishment by clicking the link below!https://t.co/JRWzzsXp0t#GoBeacons@_WomenLeaders @LittleEastConf
— UMassBostonAthletics (@UMassBeacons) July 17, 2025
While a cross country and track and field student-athlete, Schuman earned her bachelor’s degree in human and organizational development from Vanderbilt in 1999. After earning her master’s in exercise and sport sciences from the University of North Carolina, she received her doctorate in leadership and learning in organizations from Vanderbilt in 2021.
Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Storey Lee, a student-athlete at the same time as Schuman, was named the 2024 Women Leaders in Sports Nike Division I FBS Executive of the Year.
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UW Volleyball picked to finish third in Big Ten
Wisconsin Badgers middle blocker Carter Booth (Photo by Dexter Patterson) The Wisconsin volleyball team has been picked to finish third in the 2025 Big Ten Volleyball Preseason Poll, announced by the Big Ten Thursday afternoon. Seniors Carter Booth and Mimi Colyer, and sophomore Charlie Fuerbringer were also named to the Big Ten Volleyball Preseason All-Conference […]
The Wisconsin volleyball team has been picked to finish third in the 2025 Big Ten Volleyball Preseason Poll, announced by the Big Ten Thursday afternoon. Seniors Carter Booth and Mimi Colyer, and sophomore Charlie Fuerbringer were also named to the Big Ten Volleyball Preseason All-Conference Team. The Badgers are tabbed to finish behind Nebraska and the reigning National Champions, Penn State. In 2024, Wisconsin finished third in the standings with Penn State and Nebraska finishing at the top of the standings. Wisconsin’s Carter Booth, Mimi Colyer and Charlie Fuerbringer have also been named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Booth, a 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team honoree, averaged 1.35 blocks per set, good for fifth-best in the Big Ten, and added 1.70 kills per set a season ago. With a season under her belt, setter Charlie Fuerbringer will lead the Badger offense once again. The 2024 Third Team All-American averaged 10.95 assists per set, fourth in the Big Ten, added 2.50 digs per set, and totaled 37 aces. New to the Badgers, but not to the league, senior outside hitter Mimi Colyer adds to the Badger offense coming in with 3.97 kills per set which was eighth-best in the Big Ten, 2.19 digs per set and 0.78 blocks per set from 2024. Colyer comes to the Badgers with a plethora of experience and accolades, including three-time AVCA All-America honors. The Badgers kickoff the season with the Red and White scrimmage on Saturday, August 16 at 1 p.m., and will follow with an exhibition against Notre Dame the next day at 1 p.m. at the UW Field House. 2025 Big Ten Volleyball Preseason Poll
Molly Booker joined the Tarleton State Athletics academic staff as an Athletic Academic Coordinator in July 2025. She is the primary academic advisor for the beach volleyball, track and field, and volleyball programs.
Before coming to Tarleton State, Molly worked at Florida State, where […]
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). This comes amid allegations that ODE’s policies allow males to compete in female sports in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972’s (Title IX) prohibition on sex discrimination. OCR opened this […] The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). This comes amid allegations that ODE’s policies allow males to compete in female sports in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972’s (Title IX) prohibition on sex discrimination. OCR opened this investigation based on a compliant it received from the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), a non-profit policy center, which seeks to defend individual liberty, equal opportunity, and the rule of law. “In the last six months, the Trump Administration has made historic strides in cleaning up the countless failures of the Biden Administration, including the prior Administration’s dedication to gender ideology extremism. Oregon appears to have missed the message: The Trump Administration will not allow educational institutions that receive federal funds to continue trampling upon women’s rights,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor. “If Oregon is permitting males to compete in women’s sports, it is allowing these males to steal the accolades and opportunities that female competitors have rightfully earned through hard work and grit, while callously disregarding women’s and girls’ safety, dignity, and privacy. Title IX does not permit that shameful arrangement, and we will not tolerate it.” “Thanks to Secretary McMahon’s leadership, this investigation is moving forward as a vital step toward restoring equal opportunity in women’s athletics,” said Jessica Hart Steinmann, Executive General Counsel, America First Policy Institute. “Title IX was meant to protect girls — not to undermine them — and we’re hopeful this signals a return to that original purpose.” Background According to AFPI’s complaint, ODE’s guidance specifies that it will follow Oregon’s “nondiscrimination law” holding that “schools are prohibited from excluding gender expansive students from participating in school athletics and activities that align with their…gender identity.” State laws do not override federal antidiscrimination laws, and ODE and its member schools remain subject to Title IX and its implementing regulations. The complaint alleges that multiple high-school aged female athletes in Oregon lost “medal awards, placements, and other competitive opportunities” to biological males and suffered “heightened stress, intimidation, and emotional distress” in anticipation of competing against them. It further alleges that ODE “chilled speech and coerced silence” from these female athletes, who were reportedly “explicitly or implicitly told by school authorities not to question or complain about the inclusion of male athletes in girls’ categories.” AFPI’s complaint also contends that the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA), Oregon’s high school interscholastic athletic body, has policies that violate Title IX by allowing students to participate in athletics based on their “gender identity,” not their biological sex. In March, OCR initiated a Title IX investigation into OSAA over its “gender identity participation” policy as well as into Portland Public Schools. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Former Villanova middle distance runner Liam Murphy has signed a professional contract to run with Nike. He will join the Swoosh TC in Flagstaff, Arizona, coached by Mike Smith. Murphy announced his contract on social media on July 25. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to compete professionally with Nike and Coach Smith,” Murphy told […] Former Villanova middle distance runner Liam Murphy has signed a professional contract to run with Nike. He will join the Swoosh TC in Flagstaff, Arizona, coached by Mike Smith. Murphy announced his contract on social media on July 25. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to compete professionally with Nike and Coach Smith,” Murphy told Citius Mag. “I owe a huge thank you to my two coaches at Villanova and every teammate who’s helped me get to this point. I’m excited for the journey ahead and can’t wait to get started.” Over five years at Villanova, Murphy set numerous program records in the middle distance and in relays. In March 2025, he set the new 1,500-meter college record of 3:33.02 at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina. He also holds school records in both the 5,000-meter (13:10.42) and the 3,000-meter (7:35.47). Swoosh TC is a new network created by Nike that is made up of elite distance runners and coaches. Currently, Swoosh TC has three clubs set up across the United States in Provo, UT, Eugene, OR and Flagstaff, AZ. Utah’s club is coached by Diljeet Taylor. Oregon’s club is led by Jerry Schumacher, in partnership with Shalane Flanagan. With Murphy joining Swoosh TC in Flagstaff, he is now the third distance runner to join Nike this summer. North Carolina University’s Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe signed professional contracts with Nike last month. The Flagstaff club began on July 1 with Smith as head coach. Previously, Smith was in charge of the Northern Arizona University track and field program from 2015 to 2025, which is highly successful in the distance events. Smith is coaching in partnership with his wife, Rachel Smith, who is former Big East Champion and represented Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 5,000-meter. Murphy is set to begin his professional career in track and field starting with the 1500-meter at U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the end of July. The top three finishers of each event will earn a trip to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 24, 2025) — The U.S. Women’s U21 National Team finished undefeated in pool play at the 2025 NORCECA Women’s U21 Pan American Cup with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-11) win over Chile on Thursday in San Jose, Costa Rica. With the win in the matchup of undefeated teams, the U.S. earned […] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 24, 2025) — The U.S. Women’s U21 National Team finished undefeated in pool play at the 2025 NORCECA Women’s U21 Pan American Cup with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-11) win over Chile on Thursday in San Jose, Costa Rica. With the win in the matchup of undefeated teams, the U.S. earned a bye in Friday’s quarterfinals and moves directly into the semifinal round on Saturday, July 26, at 6 p.m. PT. The U.S dominated at the net with 11 blocks to only three for Chile, while also holding advantages in kills (33-24) and aces (7-3). Chile committed six more errors (24-18), with the mistakes compounding in the final set. Five players scored at least seven points in the balanced U.S. attack. Opposite Jadyn Livings was the only U.S. player in double figures with 10 points on a match-high nine kills to go with a block. She added seven digs. Middle blockers Ayden Ames and Favor Anyanwu shared match-high honors with three blocks apiece. Ames also registered five kills and an ace, while Anyanwu added four kills. “I thought Chile played really well that match. I thought we fought back harder. We kept the service pressure up the entire match, and we were able to stay calm on defense with blocks and passing,” Ames said. Outside hitter Brooklyn DeLeye scored nine points on seven kills and two aces, while outside Kamryn Gibadlo led the team with seven successful receptions to go with seven digs and seven points (five kills, one block, one ace). Setter Stella Swenson led the U.S. offense to a .301 hitting percentage while contributing two blocks, two aces and six digs. Libero Ramsey Gary finished with a team-high 10 digs. Trailing 11-7 in the opening set, the U.S. scored seven consecutive points. A Gibadlo ace evened the score at 11. The run ended on a Livings kill set up by a great up from Ames and then an Ames block for a 14-11 lead. Following the second timeout, Chile put together three points in a row to tie the score at 16-16. With the set all square at 17, the U.S. scored three consecutive points. After a service error, the U.S. got a block from Swenson and a kill by Gibadlo after a strong dig by Parks. After a Chile timeout, Ames recorded a kill and a block around a Parks ace to complete a 6-0 U.S. run. Ames and Livings each scored five points in the set. Chile went on a 5-0 run leading up to the first technical timeout of the second set to take an 8-4 lead. After giving up another point, the U.S. rallied with a 8-0 run that began with a smart push to the back court by Livings, who followed that by putting a ball straight down. A DeLeye ace forced a Chile timeout at 9-9. A Gibadlo block and two errors gave the U.S. a 12–9 lead. Another Ames block extended the margin to five points, 15-10. The advantage grew to six (18-12) on a Swenson ace. Chile came no closer than four points the rest of the way. After trailing 9-4, the U.S. finished the set with a 21-10 advantage. Anyanwu and DeLeye each scored four points in the set with Livings adding three kills. The U.S. took advantage of five early Chile errors to race out to a 8-1 lead in set three with Gibadlo scoring twice in the run. With the U.S. up 10-3, Ames served an ace, and the lead grew to double digits with two more Chile errors. The margin continued to balloon after a Chile timeout with a pair of blocks by Anyanwu and an error making it 16-3. Outside Blaire Bayless entered the match in the third set and led the U.S. with four points on three kills and an ace. 2025 NORCECA Women’s U21 Pan American Cup Name (Pos., Height, Birth Year, Hometown, School, USAV Region) Alternates Coaches Schedule July 22: USA def. 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Molly Booker – Athletic Academic Coordinator – Staff Directory
Molly Booker joined the Tarleton State Athletics academic staff as an Athletic Academic Coordinator in July 2025. She is the primary academic advisor for the beach volleyball, track and field, and volleyball programs.
Before coming to Tarleton State, Molly worked at Florida State, where she was a Student-Athlete Academic Service Fellow working with the football and women’s tennis programs. Her responsibilities included managing course enrollment and monitoring daily academics, as well as collaborating with coaches, learning specialists, and university staff.
Prior to Florida State University, Booker served as a Graduate Assistant at Oklahoma. She was an Assistant Academic Advisor for the women’s gymnastics, rowing, and softball programs, where she conducted weekly mentoring sessions, coordinated tutoring, and maintained grade sheets.
Booker played four years of softball at McPherson College in Kansas where she received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology in 2022. She then earned her master’s degree in Adult and Higher Education from Oklahoma in 2024.
Booker is a Sacramento native. She currently resides in Stephenville with her cat Rosemary.
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U.S. Women’s U21 Team Heads to Semis at 2025 Pan Am Cup After Going Unbeaten in Pool Play
1 Lizzy Andrew (MB, 6-5, 2005, Ridgefield, Wash., Stanford University, Columbia Empire)
4 Blaire Bayless (OH, 6-2, 2005, Plano, Texas, University of Pittsburgh, North Texas)
5 Favor Anyanwu (MB, 6-3, 2006, Rowlett, Texas, Southern Methodist University, North Texas)
6 Ayden Ames (MB, 6-4, 2006, Prosper, Texas, University of Texas, North Texas)
7C Brooklyn DeLeye (OH, 6-2, 2005, Auburn, Kan., University of Kentucky, Heart of America)
8 Stella Swenson (S, 6-2, 2005, Wayzata, Minn., University of Minnesota, North Country)
11 Ramsey Gary (L, 5-7, 2005, Pendelton, Ind., University of Texas, Hoosier)
12 Noemie Glover (OPP, 6-2, 2005, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Arizona State University, Southern California)
13 Kamryn Gibadlo (OH, 6-1, 2005, Cave Creek, Ariz., University of Utah, Arizona)
14 Jadyn Livings (OPP/OH, 6-1, 2006, Dallas, Texas, Southern Methodist University, North Texas)
16 Taylor Parks (S, 5-11, 2006, Clearwater, Fla., University of Florida, Florida)
19 Abby Vander Wal (OH, 6-3, 2006, Elmhurst, Ill., University of Texas, Great Lakes)
Jaela Auguste (MB, 6-2, 2006, Spring, Texas, University of Florida, Lone Star)
Carlie Cisneros (OH, 6-0, 2006, Paola, KS, University of Arizona, Heart of America)
Cristin Cline (S, 5-11, Stanfield, N.C., University of Kansas, Carolina)
Taylor Harvey (MB, 6-3, 2006, Bountiful, Utah, Bountiful HS, Intermountain)
Abigail Mullen (OPP, 6-3, 2006, Kansas City, Mo., University of Southern California, Heart of America)
Molly Tuozzo (L, 5-8, 2005, The Woodlands, Texas, University of Kentucky, Lone Star)
Head Coach: Heather Olmstead (BYU)
Assistant Coach: Keith Smith (TCU)
Assistant Coach: Megan Hodge Easy (Penn State)
Performance Analyst: Jimmy Kim (NTDP)
Athletic Trainer: Britta Pestak (Hawken School/University Hospital)
Team Lead: Kyle Thompson (Maryland)
All times Pacific
July 23: USA def. Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-13, 25-7, 25-15)
July 24: USA def. Chile, 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-11)
July 25: Quarterfinals: USA receives bye
July 26: Semifinals: USA vs. TBA, 6 p.m.
July 27: Medal Matches
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