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Spiders Morning Jolt 7/21: Country's Finest
Ullstrom Named To Team USA Roster for 3x3 Nations League
Spiders Morning Jolt Crew
July 21, 2025
Good morning, Fellow Spiders. Who doesn’t love a little face lift?
Looking forward to a new field under our feet 👣
@SpiderSoccer, @SpiderMLAX, and @SpiderWLAX will play on brand new grass and turf at President's Field this season.
🔗 spides.us/presidentsfield
#OneRichmond
— Richmond Athletics (@SpiderAthletics)
7:09 PM • Jul 18, 2025
What else are we mixing into today’s edition?
🇺🇸 Country’s Finest
🏀 Pair of Pros
🕷️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Country’s Finest. Before kicking summer workouts into high gear with her Richmond women’s hoops teammates, Rachel Ullstrom has some new travel plans on her schedule.
This weekend, USA Basketball named Ullstrom as part of their women’s 2025 USA 3x3 Nations Leagues team set to compete at the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference July 21-27 in Punta Arenas, Chile.
In May, Ullstrom participated in 2025 USA Basketball 3X Nationals in Mesa, Arizona.
Each member of this year’s women’s squad will be donning the red, white and blue for the first time in FIBA 3x3 competition with Ullstrom will making her USA Basketball competitive debut.
🔼 Pair Of Pros. Ullstrom isn’t the only member of the Richmond fam with some travel plans.
Former Spiders Delonnie Hunt and Neal Quinn both inked brand new pro deals with Quinn moving up a level in France, while Hunt signs his first pro deal and will head to play in Croatia.
🔼 Hey Now, He’s An All Star. After a standout year on the diamond for the Spiders, Michael Elko has continued his strong play this summer for the Valley Bluesox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
This weekend, Elko was announced as the league’s winner of the All-Star fan vote and will take part in the All-Star festivities scheduled for tonight in Vermont.
🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA
This past year, Rachel Ullstrom reached 1,000 career points at Richmond in just three seasons.
How many players in Richmond women’s hoops history have reached 1,000+ points in just three seasons?
Got a guess?
Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
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The Big 4️⃣-0️⃣!
That’s right, we are just 40 days away from the return of Spider football.
Donning #4️⃣0️⃣ this season will be redshirt sophomore linebacker Jordan Wilkes, a rising talent out of North Carolina that is looking to make a big step in his third season in the program.
Wilkes played in four games last season for the Spiders, notching one tackle in the books.
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 11
🕷️ Have a great Monday!
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