Jayce Pollard

Nashville

Assistant Sports Specialist at Vanderbilt Hustler

Vanderbilt ‘25

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PODCAST: VandyBoys struggle against Oklahoma and wrapping up the Vanderbilt Bowling season

1 month ago | vanderbilthustler.com | Aiden Rutman |Jonah Barbin |Jayce Pollard |Dylan Tovitz

On this week’s episode, Aiden and Jonah are joined by Non-revenue Sports Specialist Jayce Pollard and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz to discuss the end of the Vanderbilt Bowling season and the VandyBoys’ struggles against Oklahoma. 14 minutes ago On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Non-revenue Sports Specialist Jayce Pollard and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz.
Bowling: Vanderbilt bows out of NCAA Regionals

1 month ago | vanderbilthustler.com | Jayce Pollard

Two weeks after knocking the Commodores out of the C-USA Championship, Wichita State came back to shutter Vanderbilt’s dreams of another Final Four. 36 minutes ago No. 3 Vanderbilt Bowling concluded the 2024-25 season by finishing second in the four-team NCAA Regional in Lansing, Michigan. The Commodores fell twice to Wichita State but placed ahead of Fairleigh Dickinson and Felician University.
Victoria Varano: The extra mile

2 months ago | vanderbilthustler.com | Jayce Pollard

Everywhere I looked, I found the same story. “Victoria’s one of the hardest workers we’ve ever had,” Vanderbilt Bowling head coach John Williamson said. “She is by far the hardest working person on the team,” Vanderbilt Bowling student-athlete Haley Lindley said. “She’s one of the hardest-working people I’ve ever met.”From a 30,000-foot perspective, you might not know it. Much of it occurs behind the scenes, after practice and on her own time.
Bowling: Vanderbilt falls to Sam Houston State, Wichita State at Conference-USA Championship

2 months ago | vanderbilthustler.com | Jayce Pollard

No. 3 Vanderbilt Bowling found itself exiting the 2025 C-USA Championship earlier than expected with a 1-2 performance in its mega-matches. After beating No. 9 Stephen F. Austin on opening day, the Commodores fell short against No. 7 Sam Houston State and No. 5 Wichita State.“I feel like they have the potential,” head coach John Williamson said. “But I always tell my team that potential, to me, is a negative word because it means you haven’t done it.
Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball Postseason Mailbag: Aiming higher

2 months ago | vanderbilthustler.com | Aiden Rutman |Rhea Patney |Alexander Cheng |Jayce Pollard

Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball is back in the Big Dance for the second year in a row, and this time with loftier expectations. Head coach Shea Ralph and Co., after posting a 22-10 (8-8 SEC) record, captured the No. 7 seed in the Birmingham Region of the NCAA Tournament. They will face No. 10 Oregon in Durham, North Carolina, on March 21 at 4:30 p.m. CDT with a spot in the Round of 32 on the line.
Bowling: Vanderbilt takes first place at Stallings Invitational

Mar 5, 2025 | vanderbilthustler.com | Jayce Pollard

Behind Alyssa Ballard’s MVP performance, the Commodores earned their second tournament victory of the nearly-completed season. 18 minutes ago No. 2 Vanderbilt Bowling earned first place at the Stallings Invitational from Feb. 28–March 2. The tournament, hosted by No. 6 North Carolina A&T, featured 11 programs — including six ranked teams. Alongside January’s Prairie View A&M Invitational, the competition is the Commodores’ second first-place finish of the season.
Bowling: Vanderbilt falls to fourth at MidWinter Classic

Feb 17, 2025 | vanderbilthustler.com | Jayce Pollard

No. 2 Vanderbilt Bowling finished fourth at the MidWinter Classic in Jonesboro, Arkansas, from Feb. 14-16. Despite a strong opening two days to the Arkansas State-hosted tournament, the Commodores fell flat in bracket play with a string of three losses on the final day. “Each day of the tournament plays a little different,” head coach John Williamson said. “I feel like the fact that it was a little different isn’t necessarily new.
Women’s Tennis: Vanderbilt emerges 2-0 from doubleheader

Feb 3, 2025 | vanderbilthustler.com | Jayce Pollard

Vanderbilt Women’s Tennis (4-1) breezed through a doubleheader on Jan. 31 as it took on Middle Tennessee State (2-3) and Bellarmine (0-6). The Commodores are now 3-0 since their sole loss to UC Santa Barbara a week ago. Middle Tennessee StateFor opening doubles matches, the Commodores split into pairs of Célia-Belle Mohr/Sophia Webster, Bridget Stammel/Sonya Macavei and Valeria Ray/Trinetra Vijayakumar.
Women’s Basketball: Vanderbilt falls to Ole Miss again, 76-61

Feb 2, 2025 | vanderbilthustler.com | Jayce Pollard

After getting blown out 87-59 in their first matchup three weeks ago, No. 23 Vanderbilt (18-5) fell once again to Ole Miss (15-6) — this time by a score of x-x. The Commodores were unable to get anything going offensively in the first half, as they entered halftime with a mere 21 points. To put that in context, Vanderbilt scored fewer points in the first half this game than Mikayla Blakes on her own did in the first half last game against Florida.
Bowling: Vanderbilt earns first place at Prairie View A&M Invitational

Jan 28, 2025 | vanderbilthustler.com | Jayce Pollard

The Commodores took home their first top prize of the season in a hard-fought trip to Arlington, Texas. 2 minutes ago Triumphing in a loaded field of 10 top-25 teams, No. 1 Vanderbilt Bowling was crowned the champion of the 2025 Prairie View A&M Invitational. The victory marks the first time in the 2024-2025 season the Commodores have taken home a tournament’s top prize. Head coach John Williamson talked about winning a regular season tournament after the victory.