<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.gomastodons.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics</title><link>https://admin.gomastodons.com/rss.aspx?path=wvball</link><description>Latest news items for Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.gomastodons.com/rss?path=wvball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Mastodon Women's Volleyball Announces 2026 Slate</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/6/5/mastodon-womens-volleyball-announces-2026-slate</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/6/5/mastodon-womens-volleyball-announces-2026-slate</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WVB 2026 Schedule v2 " src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/5/2026_Schedule_v2.jpg" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The 2026 Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball schedule is here.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/2026_Schedule_v2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/2026_Schedule_v2.jpg"><media:title>WVB 2026 Schedule v2 </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/2026_Schedule_v2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2026 13:31:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16895</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mastodon WVB Adds Ava Tester to 2026 Roster</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/6/4/womens-volleyball-mastodon-wvb-adds-ava-tester-to-2026-roster</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/6/4/womens-volleyball-mastodon-wvb-adds-ava-tester-to-2026-roster</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ava Tester" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/4/IMG_9538.JPG" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball head coach Steve Florio announced that Ava Tester (Fishers, Ind.) will be joining the Mastodon roster for the 2026 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/IMG_9538.JPG" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/IMG_9538.JPG"><media:title>Ava Tester</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/IMG_9538.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2026 15:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16894</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mastodons Tally Best GPA in Department History</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/5/27/mens-basketball-mastodons-tally-best-gpa-in-department-history</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/5/27/mens-basketball-mastodons-tally-best-gpa-in-department-history</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Men's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="GPAs 4" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/27/Team_GPA_-_Spring_Semester_-_Web_2.jpg" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - With a 3.41 grade-point average across all sports, Purdue Fort Wayne student-athletes turned in the highest GPA in athletic department history in the 2025-26 academic year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/Team_GPA_-_Spring_Semester_-_Web_2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/Team_GPA_-_Spring_Semester_-_Web_2.jpg"><media:title>GPAs 4</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/Team_GPA_-_Spring_Semester_-_Web_2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:32:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16889</s:story_id></item><item><title>Steve Florio Selected to Coach USA Volleyball Sitting National Team</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/5/19/womens-volleyball-steve-florio-selected-to-coach-usa-volleyball-sitting-national-team</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/5/19/womens-volleyball-steve-florio-selected-to-coach-usa-volleyball-sitting-national-team</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Steve Florio" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/19/vs_SIUE__Josh_Gales__COPY__75_.jpg" /><br /><br />COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball head coach Steve Florio was selected to be an assistant coach for the United States Women's Sitting National Team at the USAV Sitting Cup on May 22-24, USA Volleyball announced.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/vs_SIUE__Josh_Gales__COPY__75_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/vs_SIUE__Josh_Gales__COPY__75_.jpg"><media:title>Steve Florio</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/vs_SIUE__Josh_Gales__COPY__75_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:07:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16887</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mastodon Athletes Collect 90 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll Nods</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/1/30/mens-basketball-mastodon-athletes-collect-90-horizon-league-academic-honor-roll-nods</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/1/30/mens-basketball-mastodon-athletes-collect-90-horizon-league-academic-honor-roll-nods</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Men's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic Honor Roll Fall 2025" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Academic_Honor_Roll.jpg" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS - The Horizon League announced its Academic Honor Roll for the 2025 fall semester and 90 Purdue Fort Wayne student-athletes earned the honor.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Academic_Honor_Roll.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Academic_Honor_Roll.jpg"><media:title>Academic Honor Roll Fall 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Academic_Honor_Roll.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16676</s:story_id></item><item><title>Four Mastodons Earn CSC Volleyball Academic All-District</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/12/16/womens-volleyball-four-mastodons-earn-csc-volleyball-academic-all-district</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/12/16/womens-volleyball-four-mastodons-earn-csc-volleyball-academic-all-district</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CSC All-District 2025 WVB with Jena" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/8/CSC_Academic_All-District_2.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENWOOD, Ind. - Four Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball student-athletes earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors, CSC announced on Tuesday (Dec. 16). Jena Medearis, Riley Rosneck, Mya Plemons and Becky Barrett received the honor.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/8/CSC_Academic_All-District_2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/8/CSC_Academic_All-District_2.jpg"><media:title>CSC All-District 2025 WVB with Jena</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/8/CSC_Academic_All-District_2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16580</s:story_id></item><item><title>2026 Hall of Fame Class Announced</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/12/10/2026-hall-of-fame-class-announced</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/12/10/2026-hall-of-fame-class-announced</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Hall of Fame</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="HOF graphic" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/9/2026_HOF_Graphic_social_web.png" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The 2026 Purdue University Fort Wayne Athletic Hall of Fame class was announced on Wednesday (Dec. 10).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/2026_HOF_Graphic_social_web.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/2026_HOF_Graphic_social_web.png"><media:title>HOF graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/2026_HOF_Graphic_social_web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:59:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16594</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mastodon WVB Signs Three For 2026</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/21/womens-volleyball-mastodon-wvb-signs-three-for-2026</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/21/womens-volleyball-mastodon-wvb-signs-three-for-2026</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 WVB Signees" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/21/Web_Signees.jpg" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball head coach Steve Florio announced the signing of Anna Cassidy, Alyssa Gumbel and Ellie Adams for the 2026 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/Web_Signees.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/Web_Signees.jpg"><media:title>2026 WVB Signees</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/Web_Signees.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:53:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16553</s:story_id></item><item><title>Riley Rosneck Named to #HLVB All-League Second Team</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/20/riley-rosneck-named-to-hlvb-all-league-second-team</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/20/riley-rosneck-named-to-hlvb-all-league-second-team</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="#HLVB Second Team 2025" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-League_Web.jpg" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue Fort Wayne outside hitter Riley Rosneck was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team, the league announced on Thursday (Nov. 20).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-League_Web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-League_Web.jpg"><media:title>#HLVB Second Team 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-League_Web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16558</s:story_id></item><item><title>Trio of Mastodons Earn #HLVB All-Academic Team Honor</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/18/womens-volleyball-trio-of-mastodons-earn-hlvb-all-academic-team-honor</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/18/womens-volleyball-trio-of-mastodons-earn-hlvb-all-academic-team-honor</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="All-Academic Team WVB" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/18/All-Academic_Team.jpg" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue Fort Wayne's Becky Barrett, Mya Plemons and Riley Rosneck were selected to the Horizon League's All-Academic Team, the league announced on Tuesday (Nov. 18).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/All-Academic_Team.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/All-Academic_Team.jpg"><media:title>All-Academic Team WVB</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/All-Academic_Team.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16552</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>