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(07/25/02 8:23pm)
Cold weather and NCAA March Madness did not deter about 75 hardcore fans from witnessing the IU Division 2 intramural basketball championships Saturday in Assembly Hall.\nAfter a 45-minute delay, the Buzzards beat Case-A-Day 56-47 to repeat as Division 2 Champions.\nThe Buzzards were undefeated heading into the game, but this year's team differed a bit from last year's, with some members graduating and some deciding not to play.\n"We want to dedicate this game to all of the players who are gone from last year's team," senior captain Joe Halter said. \nBoth teams were energized from the tip-off, but it didn't take long for the Buzzards' Loren Hamm, a junior, to take over. Hamm made a three-point basket and then a steal, going the length of the floor for a lay-up in the first half. He followed that with four more points to bring his total to nine, giving the Buzzards a 30-23 lead at halftime.\n"We needed to go out and play hard in the second half," Buzzard senior Jordan Ablon said. \nAlbon said he wasn't satisfied with the Buzzards' seven-point halftime lead, but the defending champions began the second half where they left off -- with a quick lay-up. \nCase-A-Day forward Eric Banks answered that bucket with a three-pointer, and Case-A-Day pulled within two points with 15 minutes remaining in the game. Case-A-Day then shrunk the Buzzard lead to one point with four minutes left, but that was the closest it would come.\nThe Buzzards pulled away, using free throws and an 8-0 run in the final minutes to repeat as Division 2 champions. \nHamm, in his first season with the team, led all scorers with 14 points. The championship and the honor of playing in Assembly Hall was something special, he said.\n"It really is a dream come true to play at Assembly Hall," Hamm said.\nHalter said repeating last year's championship performance wasn't easy.\n"It's much harder to repeat than to win the championship the first time," Halter said. "It feels great though, because this was our last time"
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
With the past two weekends going unscored as a team, the men's track and field team will play host to its first meet for points at home 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the E.C. Billy Hayes Track. The Hoosiers will face Cinncinati, Ball State, Central Michigan and Iowa in a five-way match. \nThe meet kicks off with the javelin and high jump competitions where two athletes can represent each school.\nThe Hoosiers are looking to extend solid performances last weekend at the Florida Relays and Purdue Invitational, with four Top 10 finishers and one winner. \nBut freshman Contrell Ash was not a part of that success. Sidelined with an injury last weekend, Ash heads a list of Hoosiers preparing for this Saturday's meet, looking to return to previous form. \n"I was missing in action last week with a groin injury," Ash said. "This weekend is a chance to redeem myself from being out." \nAsh will compete Saturday in the 100- and 200-meter sprints, as well as the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays. \nCoach Marshall Goss said he is ready to see how his team competes as a team -- rather than on an individual level.\n"This meet is different from the previous two unscored competitions in that rather than specializing in events and looking to hit NCAA marks, we'll be spreading across events looking to score enough across the board to make up for our lack of depth in some areas," Goss said.\nThe enthusiasm will carry the team only so far as it still lacks experience. With seven seniors, younger members of the team said they look to the future for inspiration. \n"Overall, I think this season will be pretty good," said sophomore hurdler Matt Harris. "We are a young team but in the long run we will do well." \nHarris finished second last week in the 110-meter hurdles with a career best time of 14.48 seconds.\nHarris said he is anxious about getting outside this weekend. With sunshine and moderate temperatures falling upon Bloomington, the Hoosiers are anticipating great weather this weekend. \n"I like to run in the mild and sunny weather and that is how it's supposed to be this weekend," Harris said. "However, when it comes to times, wind from the front or back is what makes the difference." \nAs long as the sun's out, wind won't effect Ash, he said. \n"For me it's warmer weather, better times," he said.\nWith only three team-scored meets this season, the Hoosiers are excited to see probable post-season competition in a smaller meet. \n"Winning our events is very important," Goss said. "We've got to get ready for Big Ten Championships and team scoring adds a whole new dimension to our mentality when we get out there this weekend"
(04/26/01 5:20am)
Many coaches and athletes believe in the old adage that the only way to become better is to face competition that is better. \nThe men's track team will have that opportunity as it heads south to Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday for the Drake Relays. \nThe Relays boast 31 past NCAA champions and a handful of Olympic alternates and qualifiers. \nThe Hoosiers said they won't let the tough competition bring them down, saying they plan to go into this meet with the usual intensity.\nSophomore Pat Miller, who set a personal record in the javelin Saturday, looks to continue the momentum. \n"Now that I've (set personal records) by that much, I hope to take it into next weekend," Miller said. "I think I can come out with a throw just like that as long as I keep up my intensity. I think (senior) Brian Bowman and I can place really high." \nMiller's throw Saturday of 209 feet, 5 inches was a career best and moved him into third on IU's record list.\nThis season has been a solid one for Miller. Upon placing 10th in the javelin last year at the Big Ten Tournament, Miller said he came into this year with something to prove. \n"My goal this year was to throw 200 feet, so now that I have accomplished that, I would like to get the school record since it is only 8 feet away," Miller said. "Really, my goal for the season is to place high in the Big Ten meet and do well at NCAAs."\nMiller was not the only athlete to set a personal record Saturday. And he wasn't even the only thrower to set a record. \nSophomore Mike Minton set a personal record in the shot put, and missed his personal best by just three inches in the discus. Minton won both events. \n"I had three consistent throws in the shot put, but in the discus, I need to relax, just get out there and throw as far as I know I can," Minton said. "It was just a little disappointing because it was such a perfect day, and I didn't throw as far as I could."\nMinton and Miller said they look forward to the competition and anticipate doing well. \n"I've looked at the entries, and there is going to be great competition," Minton said. "The shot put is loaded up, and so is the discus, so I would like to go there and try to win. Hopefully, I will throw far enough that I can go to nationals." \nThe competition includes throwers from Big Ten rivals Iowa and Wisconsin and in-state foe Indiana State. \nAdding to the intensity will be IU coach Marshall Goss' role at the meet. The third-year coach will be an official. He said that won't make him forget where his top priority lies. \n"The team is growing and young kids are getting better and that is really exciting," Goss said. "We have some kids at the top doing some nice leadership and that makes us a much better team." Goss said he realizes the Hoosiers have faced some tough competition so far, but this will probably be the toughest. \n"It's one of the two biggest premier meets during the year," Goss said. "We've had competition a lot this year, but this will be at another level, a higher level than the Sea Ray Relays"
(04/20/01 5:07am)
The Little 500 men's race is Saturday, but don't remind the men's track team of that. It is working to stay focused on its noon home meet against Illinois and Eastern Michigan, the last scored home meet for the Hoosiers before the Big Ten Championships May 18-20 at home.\n"This Saturday will be a good test for the team," third-year coach Marshall Goss said. "Can we stay focused when there is lots of other stuff going on around us and can we run a little bit earlier in the day?" \nWhile much of the student body will be focused on the excitement of the Little 500, the men's team will keep its eyes on the Billy Hayes Track, next to Bill Armstrong Stadium, the site of Saturday's men's race.\n"I have grown out of the Little 5 thing since a few years ago," senior decathlete Brian Bowman said. "When you become a college athlete, there are just certain things you give up to be the best you can possibly be. Obviously, Little 5 would be great to watch and get involved with, but that's not a priority, so I don't really see it as a distraction."\nBowman will look to build on his success from last week, when he set six personal bests while placing fourth in the decathlon at the Sea Ray Relays in Tennessee. He accumulated 7,091 points in the 10 events. \n"The meet went really good for me," Bowman said. "Everything on the first day and beginning of the second day went great, but when I got to the discus, pole vault and javelin, things just fell apart. Those are usually my strong events, too." \nPlacing better in those events probably would have given Bowman an automatic qualification for the NCAA Tournament, he said.\nParticipation in the decathlon is unlike any other event in track and field, as it requires the athlete to participate in 10 different events. \n"All of the 10 different events, except for the mile, have something in common; and that is that they are speed events," Bowman said. "So even when I'm working on the shot put, the speed will transfer over to the pole vault and discus."\nThis meet will also mark the final home meet for Bowman, as he is a senior track athlete. He said he remains optimistic about his future. \n"At this level, you really have to ask yourself if it is time to get life started and get a piece of the 'American Dream,'" Bowman said. "I would like to take it where I can. If that means then I can continue competing after college, then that's what I'll do, but if not I will be content coaching collegiate athletics."\nBowman is one of the few senior leaders on the team, as younger athletes must look to juniors for the Hoosiers. The younger distance runners do not need to look any further then junior Kevin Chandler. He runs the 800-meter and 1500-meter events and has excelled in both all year, with several top finishes. Chandler said he is happy with his season but looks to the immediate future to become better. \n"The season is progressing in the right direction, but it's definitely not where I want to be right now," Chandler said. "There is still a lot of ways to go, but it's progressing in the right direction."\nBoth Chandler and Bowman said they are looking forward to Saturday. They said they both know that Illinois and Eastern Michigan are tough teams, and Illinois -- a conference rival -- will be back for the Big Ten Tournament. \n"They're both pretty good middle distance teams," Chandler said. "Illinois has some individuals that will be great competition and Eastern Michigan always provides great competition as well"
(04/12/01 5:50am)
Coming off of a decisive victory Saturday, the men's track team will head south in hopes of continuing its success. \nThis weekend, the Hoosiers will be a part of the Sea Ray Relays in Tennessee for the first time since the 1994-1995 season. Then, the men's team had two top-five finishers, including a win in the pole vault. That success could be repeated, but the competition will be strong.\n"We'll be running against a fine field of competition and will really seek to extend ourselves in several events," said coach Marshall Goss. "We will have a motive of training and preparing for Big Tens in a meet where everyone will be challenged."\nDespite the success in last weekend's home meet, not all of the Hoosiers are content with mere victories.\n"I was disappointed in myself this past weekend," said sophomore thrower Mike Minton. "I was pressing too hard and from now on I just need to go out and have confidence in myself and throw the throws I know I am capable of doing."\nAs a sophomore, Minton is less experienced than many of his competitors. He said that doesn't bother him.\n"I'm in great shape right now, so I'm not really worried about the age and experience of other guys," Minton said. "I just need to go out there and do the best I possibly can and just have confidence in myself."\nJunior pole vaulter Dino Efthimiou also took first place Saturday but said he is confident he can improve. Efthimiou provisionally qualified for the NCAA meet with a vault of 17 feet, 4.5 inches.\n"Even though I made the provisional mark Saturday, it's really not that big of an accomplishment," Efthimiou said. "My vault was well under my (personal best), and it will never make it in nationals." \nEfthimiou said he is optimistic about the rest of the season. \n"The good side of not doing my best is that I always have that next weekend to improve," he said. "Now I really have something to work towards."\nThe Tennessee Volunteers will play host to the meet, which runs today through Saturday. The Hoosiers will face tough competition from both the ACC and SEC conferences, including many athletes the team has not seen yet. \nBut many Hoosiers will be left out of the meet, Goss said, causing some unrest. He said other teams are doctoring times to gain entry into the meet.\n"We got some kids that aren't getting in just because some schools are making false cases of how good they are, so that leaves some of our people out," Goss said. "However, for what we are taking, we are very excited about what they are going to do." \nThe athletes are also excited about the competition they will face. \n"Traditionally, it has always been a great meet," Minton said. "We're going to see a lot of different people that we don't see during the regular year and it seems like exactly what I need right now"
(04/09/01 6:04am)
The men's track team won nine events, set eight career-bests and had its first NCAA provisional mark met of the outdoor season in route to its first scored team victory.\nIU finished with a 63-point margin of victory against runner-up Cincinnati, which finished with 117 points. Central Michigan remained a contender with 116 points. Iowa finished with 108 points, and Ball State scored 61 points. \nLeading the victory for the Hoosiers was sophomore stand out Contrell Ash, who won both the 100- and 200-meter races. He also set career bests in both events with times of 10.46 seconds in the 100-meter race and 21.23 seconds in the 200-meter race. \n"I got out of the blocks better than normal," Ash said. "There was a little bit of cross wind, but besides that, it was good weather to run in."\nSophomore Hasaan Reddick also won two events, the long jump and triple jump. He won the long jump by just 3.5 inches, but took first in the triple jump by more than two feet.\n"The day went OK for me," Reddick said. "I just found out how bad the weather really can affect you outdoors." \nReddick said he was not totally upset with his performance, though.\n"I'm pretty content, because there's nothing you can do against wind like this," he said. "I know though that the competition is going to be a lot steeper at (the Big Ten Championships), so I need to step my game up for then."\nJunior Dino Efthimiou tied his career-best mark in the pole vault with 17 feet and 4 and a half inches. His performance is the first NCAA provisional qualifying mark met in the outdoor season for the 2001 Indoor All-American and is the highest mark posted in the Big Ten conference thus far. \nSenior Brian Bowman won the high jump with a career-best height of 7 feet and one fourth inches.\nIU's 4x400-meter relay team posted a season-best winning time of 3:13.18, shaving a significant amount of time off of their previous 2001 outdoor best of 3:20.14 set at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., March 24.\nAlso placing highly and setting career-bests was sophomore Micah Harvey, who took second in the 110-meter high hurdles with a career-best time of 14.58 seconds. He clocked in 0.38 seconds behind the winner, Brandon Hon of Cincinatti. Despite not finishing first, Harvey said he was still pleased with the race. \n"I felt the race went great today," Harvey said. "I need to get out (of the blocks) a little bit faster, but besides that, all went well."\nSophomore Mike Minton won the discus with a throw of 177 feet, 17 inches and took second in the shot put with a career-best throw of 57 feet and 4 and 1/4 inches. Senior Wasyl Fedoriw teamed up with Minton in the shot put to take third with a career-best mark of 53 feet, 8 and one fourth inches, and also set a career-best in the hammer throw at 161 feet and 11 inches. Freshman Ryan Sarbinoff took third in the 400-meters with a season-best time of 48.12 seconds. \nCoach Marshall Goss was extremely pleased with the way the meet went. \n"I think the guys had a super meet," Goss said. "As I told them, we're just a really good track team when we run against people. It's just that we've got to get better to compete that way at NCAAs and Big Tens. We made big jumps today. We\'ve really developed a team." \nThe third-year coach said he was also delighted by his team's effort throughout the whole meet. "They really didn't let up even when the lead was big. They could have gone in and just gone through the motions, but they didn't, and that was a real good sign"
(03/30/01 5:19am)
As spring nears, the men's track team begins the exciting change of atmosphere. \nThe indoor season was successful, but most of the Hoosiers are excited to be outdoors again. \n"I like the outdoor track scene better, because it is an all-around nicer environment, and it seems like the competition is better outdoors," sophomore long jumper Hasaan Reddick said. "Though you have tail wind and head wind at times outdoors, I still like it better."\nReddick finished second in the long jump at the Big Ten indoor championships after competing in only two events all season. Reddick was plagued by mononucleosis for the majority of the 2001 indoor season but now looks forward to the challenges of the Big Ten outdoors campaign. He enters this season healthy and refreshed. \n"Now that I have regained the strength which I lost over the winter, I am looking to do a lot better," Reddick said.\nNot all of the Hoosiers are as thrilled about making the switch to the outdoor season as Reddick. Sophomore middle distance runner Ryan Huber said he feels the need to implement some changes when making the switch from the indoor environment. \n"The workouts remain similar," Huber said. "The biggest change running-wise is getting used to the straightaways -- they change from 50 to 100 meters. When you first get outdoors, you find your upper body and legs keep wanting to turn."\nReddick and Huber have set high goals for themselves and the team this season. \n"I would like to win Big Tens and make the NCAA tournament," Huber said. \nThe team will split up this weekend. Reddick and Huber will travel to Florida for the Florida relays in Gainesville. They say they are excited at the chance to compete against top-notch competition, most of which they have never seen. \n "It'll be nice to see what is out there, the best the NCAA has to offer," Reddick said. \n This will be Reddick's first year competing in the Florida Relays. The High Point, N.C., native did not post numbers good enough to travel to the relays last spring. \n "Coach (Marshall) Goss has told us the competition is extremely good at the Florida relays," Huber said. "Last week, I didn't make provisionals, so I would like to use the competition to help me win my heat and make provisionals."\nOther members of the track team not attending the Florida relays will travel across the state to West Lafayette to compete in the Purdue Open today and Saturday.\nAlthough the competition might not be the same caliber as the Florida relays, Goss said the meet is still important. \n"I'm looking to both meets with equal importance," Goss said. "We are working hard right now and will continue working hard at it. We are always looking to improve"