Articles by Riley Overend

14-Year-Old Raya Mellott Earns Another Junior Nationals Cut in 200 Breast

Raya Mellott secured her second Junior Nationals qualifying time this year with a 2:35.62 in the 200-meter breast last weekend in Moraga, California.

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13-Year-Old Brayden Capen Posts 3 Nation-Leading Times at SE Summer Sizzler

Louisville junior Gabi Albiero also placed 1st in three events — the 50 free (25.52), 100 free (55.40), and 100 fly (58.66).

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China Stays Perfect with 10th Diving Gold Medal in as Many Events at 2022 Worlds

Qian Ren and Yu Duan never relinquished their lead in Friday’s mixed 10-meter synchro final, giving China its 10th gold medal in as many diving events.

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Analyzing the New NCAA Power Five Television Markets

Since the Big Ten’s recent expansion is thought to be fueled by Fox, it’s worth examining how the realigned Power Five now stacks up in terms of TV markets. 

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2022 World Champs: USA, Hungary Set to Battle for Women’s Water Polo Title

Goalkeeper Amanda Longan had 16 saves to help the United States hold off Italy for a 14-6 victory in Thursday’s semifinals.

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USC, UCLA Unanimously Approved as Big Ten Members for 2024

UCLA AD Martin Jarmond acknowledged longer travel distances, but he said that the resources afforded by Big Ten membership could help solve that problem.

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CSCAA Names 2022 Scholar All-America Teams

The CSCAA’s lists include 1,206 individuals as well as 731 teams from 441 institutions. The highest team GPAs came from a pair of Division III schools.

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USC, UCLA Reportedly Leaving Pac-12 for Big Ten

The geography of the new Big Ten – which will actually include 16 schools – now stretches nearly 2,800 miles from Los Angeles to New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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Two-Time El Salvadoran Olympian Marcelo Acosta Announces Retirement

Two-time Olympian Marcelo Acosta, one of the greatest swimmers in El Salvadoran history, announced his retirement from swimming earlier this month.

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Chinese Teens Separated by .3 Points in Thrilling Women’s 10-Meter Platform Final

The battle for gold in the women’s 10-meter platform diving final between Chinese teens Yuxi Chen and Hongchan Quan came down to the wire on Monday.

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China Continues Men’s 3m Synchronised Diving Dominance at 2022 Worlds

Defending champion Cao Yuan teamed up with defending Olympic champ Wang Zongyuan to deliver China its 10th gold medal in the men’s 3m synchronised.

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Attorney Claims Cal Coach Teri McKeever a Victim of Gender Bias

Teri McKeever’s attorney spoke out for the first time publicly to the OC Register in defense of the longtime Cal coach accused of emotional abuse.

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Italy, Ukraine Cap Impressive Week of Artistic Swimming with Golds on Final Day

The last two artistic swimming competitions wrapped up on Saturday at the World Championships in Budapest, with Italy and Ukraine ending on a high note.

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U.S. Crushes Record for Most Worlds Medals; Canada, Italy Also Make History

The U.S. picked up eight medals on the final day of the World Championships to finish with 45 total this week — the most ever by a wide margin.

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Budapest’s Own Kristof Milak Leads Prize Money Earners at 2022 Worlds

22-year-old Hungarian Kristof Milak earned the most prize money with $92,500 at the 2022 World Championships in his native Budapest.

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