Hoosiers finish Championships with 5 All-Americans
Per IU: For the second-straight season, Sarah Pease has earned All-America honors in the 3,000m steeplechase.
Per IU: For the second-straight season, Sarah Pease has earned All-America honors in the 3,000m steeplechase.
Derek Drouin has now won both the indoor and outdoor titles for the high jump in 2010, becoming the first Hoosier to ever do so. Molly Beckwith came in second place in the 800m.
Per IU: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. \0xAD Sophomore outfielder Alex Dickerson has been named the District V Player of the Year, the National College Baseball Writers of America announced today.
UPDATE: Nebraska is now officially a member of the Big 10, effective July 2011. Let the much-expected makeover of the college athletics landscape begin. The University of Nebraska made the second of what appears to be many moves by officially accepting an invitation to join the Big Ten today. The school decided to leave the Big 12, a conference in which its athletic teams have competed since the league's inception in 1996, in a board of regents' meeting today.
Pendleton Heights junior Kellen Dunham, who is being recruited by IU basketball coach Tom Crean, said Thursday that he is getting plenty of interest from Division-I schools around the country. The 6-foot-4 guard is currently considering IU, Butler, Wright State, Wisconsin and Stanford, amongst others, he said.
For those of you not into the World Cup, and since today is a much slower news day compared to the excitement of yesterday, I thought we would start a discussion on the what-ifs--if Coach Izzo does leave Michigan State.
As the 2010 World Cup inches closer and closer, the time has come to look at the match schedule and deliver the outcomes.
UPDATE: Jeff Coover has tied for 5th place in the pole vault. He is now a four-time All-American. Sarah Pease qualified for the finals of the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:09.03.
Izzo has reportedly not made a decision on whether he will bolt for the pros, according to a text message he sent to a friend, talk-show host Jack Ebling.
USA Today is reporting that both Texas and Texas A&M are interested in joining the Big Ten. The initial report came from KCTV-5 in Kansas City. KCTV-5 also said that Oklahoma will look to join the SEC.
Micah Johnson has been named a 2010 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and becomes the 3rd Hoosier in 3 years to receive a Freshman All-America award. He is also the 2nd Hoosier this season to earn All-America honors, as sophomore Alex Dickerson was named a Louisville Slugger All-American.
USC UPDATE: The USC football team will be unable to participate in the 2010 and 2011 postseasons, and will vacate all wins that former RB Reggie Bush was involved in (beginning in Dec '04), including the 2004 championship.
Per IU: Senior rower Emily Kasavana was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team, announced on Thursday, June 10, by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Kasavana earned First Team All-District 5 honors, which made her eligible for All-America status.
Molly Beckwith finished the 800-meter in 2:03.90, the second-fastest qualifying time. The 800-meter finals are 5:50 p.m.
The Hoosiers have added their 9th commitment for the 2011 recruiting class, as Nick VanHoose has verbally committed.
Several sources are reporting that Nebraska has accepted an offer to join the Big Ten. Nothing official has come from the Big Ten, the decision should be coming Friday. Check back for more updates!
Per IU: Men's soccer's Ofori Sarkodie and cross country/track and field's Wendi Robinson have been named the Indiana University winners of the Big Ten Medal of Honor, the conference office announced today. The award was established in 1914 when the Big Ten endowed a Medal of Honor to be given annually to a student in the graduating class of each university that demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics.
ESPN is reporting that Nebraska is currently leaning toward leaving the Big 12, and joining the Big 10. Look at the ESPN article here Check back on Hoosier Hype for more information throughout the day!
Senior outfielder Michael Earley and reshirt sophomore Ethan Wilson were both selected by the Chicago White Sox.
Today, I was able to catch up with a busy Alex Martin who qualified for the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Monday Here are some brief comments from the All-Big Ten golfer about the U.S.