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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After an early crash, the Cutters looked out of contention, but the team hasn’t won four-straight titles for no reason.Before 50 laps were in the books for the 61st running of the Men’s Little 500, Cutters’ rookie rider Kevin Depasse fell to the cinders after colliding with a Sigma Nu rider.The wreck left the Cutters, Sigma Chi and Delta Tau Delta a lap down, but Sigma Nu was able to recover.“When you hear you crash you want to get up and go quickly,” Cutter's rider Eric Young said. “But I saw the pack go around and I didn’t see the yellow jersey going around I got kind of worried.”Phi Delta Theta was able to avoid the crash and they took the lead. Sigma Nu, the pole team, sat in second. The race could have been Phi Delts, but the Little 500 race is an event of misfortunes and sharp strategies.For about 100 laps, the race sat between Phi Delt and Black Key Bulls, exchanging the lead, with Acacia and FIJI also fighting for the front spot.Maybe this is when the Cutters’ constant watching of old races helped them. Maybe this is when Sigma Chi coach Tom Schwoegler’s strategic mind really helped them come back from being in ninth place. Maybe this is when the Cutters’ strength in Eric Young really did give his team the advantage.Whatever it was, Sigma Chi and Cutters caught up to Phi Delt.When Phi Delt went to pull away, Young sat on his bike tire and drafted behind him, leaving Sigma Chi behind. Senior Phi Delt rider Chris West said their front position was tough to keep.“It was essentially us on the front a lot of the time,” West. “It was just hard to hold off.”When Phi Delts went in for an exchange on Lap 199 is when Young made his move for the win.Through controversy and hate-filled chants, the Cutters prevailed. The independent team won its fifth straight Little 500 victory, a feat no other team in the race has ever accomplished.Including Saturday’s victory, the Cutters have won 12 races in the team’s 27-year existence.“We had to find a way to get back from a lap down and make it work,” Young said. “It came down to a race of who was the strongest team.”Here are the unofficial placements from the men's Little 500. 1. Cutters
2. Phi Delta Theta
3. Sigma Chi
4. Delta Tau Delta
5. Acacia
6. Black Key Bulls
7. Hoosier Climber?
8 Delta Chi
9. Sigma Nu Fraternity
10. Phi Kappa Psi
11. Kappa Sigma
12. Theta Chi
13. Gray Goat Cycling
14. Sigma Phi Epsilon
15. Phi Gamma Delta
16. Cru Cycling
17. Beta Theta Pi
18. Air Force Cycling
19. Emanon
20. Dodds House
21. Wright Cycling
22. LAMP
23. CSF Cycling
24. #Jungle Express
25. Sigma Pi
26. Delta Sigma Pi
27. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
28. Sigma Alpha Mu
29. Delta Upsilon
30. Pi Kappa Alpha
31. Achtung
32. Evans Scholars
33. Phi Kappa Sigma
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1. Cutters
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After an early crash, the Cutters looked out of contention, but the team hasn't won four-straight titles for no reason.
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>When Caitlin Van Kooten crossed the finish line, she wasn’t going at race speed. She wasn’t worried about who was on her back wheel. It didn’t even matter if she slowed down 30 yards before the finish line to throw her hands in the air and scream.Teter won the race with 50 laps remaining in the 100-lap race when the team lapped the field. Teter won the Little 500 for the second straight year.For the first 50 laps, the race had been between Teter and Delta Gamma, which finished third in last year’s race. DG took the pole at Qualifications and started in first position. Teter and DG both avoided the major crash that happened less than 10 laps into the race. At that point in the race, a pack of about 19 riders were rounding turn three when a collision of handle bars caused a domino effect on the field. The worst affected rider was Alpha Gamma Delta’s Mindi Balchan. AGD finished second in the 2010 race.Three yellow flags waved before any team rode their 25th lap.After Teter lapped the field, the race remained between DG and Pi Beta Phi, which qualified seventh. DG lead for a majority of the race, but Pi Phi’s Caroline Brown pulled ahead with less than 20 laps remaining. DG’s Kelsey Kent could never make up the ground between her and the two other senior riders of Teter and Pi Phi.The victory is Teter’s third Little 500 title. Teter’s Caitlin Van Kooten won the Miss-N-Out, ITTs and Team Pursuit, the Little 500 Spring Series Events.Unofficial race results: http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/hoosierhype/?p=15435
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The following are the unofficial race results of the 24th running of the Women's Little 500 race.
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For the second straight year, Teter won the women's Little 500.
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The Women's Little 500
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>He was early as usual. His red jersey made him stick out against the cement pavement like a fire hydrant on a street corner.Fraternity brothers from a house bordering the stadium walked past Zach Lusk, glancing at the Little 500 cyclist. They didn’t know who he was. Not many IU students do. They don’t recognize his mug from the front page of the newspaper.Few remember his smile as he hoisted the Borg Warner trophy in victory each of the last three years.They remember his teammate, Eric Young.Young has dominated the Little 500 race since he joined the Cutters team in 2007. He has experienced everything from crossing the finish line with his hands extended to the sky in jubilation to being the center of a professional status debate in an amateur sport.And Lusk has been there through all of it with Young. He has defended his team. He has taken the glares that come with wearing that white shirt with “CUTTERS” in black written across the chest. He has heard the rally cries of a contingency cheering for his team to fail.Lusk welcomes the curse-filled chants. Define him by those seven letters — he’ll wear them with pride. He has something nobody else on any other team in the field has: three championships.He is the other Cutter.***It was just a few days after the 2008 race that Young and coach Jim Kirkham asked themselves the same question when they saw Lusk’s 6-foot, unfit frame for the first time.“He didn’t have a rider’s body at all,” Young said.In the single-stoplight town of New Carlisle, Ind., about 20 miles from the edge of Lake Michigan in northern Indiana, corn and baseball reign.Lusk grew up on the fields of his family’s farm and played baseball for his high school team, the New Prairie Cougars.He spent one season playing ball for Manchester College before transferring to IU.In Bloomington, he realized what he thought college was for: beer and partying.After one semester, Lusk discovered the shape he was in from baseball wasn’t easy to maintain. He wanted to do something to change that. He contacted his former cross country teammate Eric Hamilton.Hamilton rode in the Little 500 for the Cutters, and he introduced Lusk to the Cutters’ Clayton Feldman, who told Lusk he should give cycling a try. Runners make great cyclists, and great cyclists win championships.“I didn’t discount him, but at the same time I really didn’t think he was going to stick around long,” Kirkham said.Lusk arrived thinking his first ride with the team would be an easy, 45-minute jog. After all, it was a hot day for riding.That day, however, the Cutters had a different ride planned: a 100K route, or 62 miles.“He had gone out drinking the night before,” Young said with a smile.At around 20 miles, the Cutters rode near Lake Monroe.“We were coming up to a church near (state road) 37 and he drops off the pack,” Young said. “He gets off the bike, collapses on the ground and says, ‘I don’t know if I can get back on.’”Lusk lie in the grass off the shoulder of SR 37. A friend came and picked up him and his brand-new bike from the side of the road.“We joke with him that the only reason he continued to ride was he wasn’t going to let that new bike go to waste,” Young said. “Now he’s improved more than anyone else I’ve ridden with.”***In athletics, legacies outlive athletes.But in college, a dynasty can be made in just four years.The IU class of 2011 has seen no one else win but the Cutters.Lusk said he and his team do not care if fans are growing tired of the same team winning year after year.Regardless of what people think, the Cutters say they don’t recruit. Lusk said the team doesn’t care who a rider is — ask to go for a ride and you shall receive, but you better show up to practice.They train to win, but at the same time the Cutters have grown into a family.At the end of the day, Kirkham reminds his team that the Little 500 is just a silly little bike race. In the overall view of things, the bonds of friendship mean much more.Lusk isn’t all about the race. He considers Young one of his best friends and is known for his tireless work, but he knows college is only four races long.He said he lives a college life, but it’s not the stereotypical one with drinking to get drunk.“I’m really into Little Five, and it’s definitely changed my life, but I’m also here to kind of somewhat get a college experience,” Lusk said.Compared to his senior teammate and co-captain Young, Lusk is a self-admitted party animal.“Eric has probably been to the bars maybe three times this year,” Lusk said. “I consider him one of my best friends, but at the same time he’s kind of boring. He’s to the tee, and he knows what he needs to do. He goes to class, rides his bike, stretches, goes to bed.”Lusk said Young has more race knowledge than anybody else in the field, which is what makes him so good. But what makes the Cutters good — the whole team, not just their star senior rider — is that they all study the race. They all stretch. They all race to win.“We definitely have the depth this year to do it,” Lusk said. “Whatever comes of it, we can win this race without Eric, if need be.”
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Despite the fact that Eric Young has ridden in multiple Category 2 races, which normally goes against IU Student Foundation rules, he remains eligible to compete in Saturday’s Little 500 race, said IUSF Little 500 race director Pam Loebig.This is not the first time his eligibility has been questioned. This time, the dispute was about whether two track rides during the summer of 2009 would deem Young ineligible for this year’s men’s Little 500 race because of his professional rider status.In February, Young was photographed on an official team ride with the BISSELL Pro Cycling team. However, according to IUSF and the Cutters, Young has not signed with a professional team, which would make him a Category 2 amateur. In USA Cycling, a Category 2 rider is considered a semipro.In race records from www.truesport.com, a cycling website whose goal is to provide information on cycling races to riders, Young is listed as riding as a Category 2 rider in two separate races.IUSF’s Little 500 Rules of Eligibility Section II.I state that a student with no cycling experience prior to attending IU can participate in the Little 500 and can upgrade to a Category 1 or 2 rider for only a year.Young filed his appeal to be a Category 2 rider on the track and a Category 1 on the road for his final race after the 2010 Little 500.USA Cycling confirmed Young’s current category status. It also acknowledged that track races can often be informal.As for the Little 500, Young will race Saturday.The first race that put Young’s status for the Little 500 in question occurred on July 17, 2009, when Young rode in the Major Taylor Velodrome Hot Summer Nights Series in Indianapolis. That night, Young was listed as racing in a Category 1/2/3 men’s race, meaning riders from all categories combined to race. He rode in a Category 3 men’s eight-lap scratch race and is also listed as riding in the Category 1/2 men’s race.Loebig was there that night. She said Young’s riding in the Category 2 race does not cause him to be ineligible for this year’s Little 500. Ken Nowakowski, coach of Delta Tau Delta and race director of the Indianapolis races, said Young’s race was not an official upgrade but an invitation that the race has given to riders — men, women and junior — during the past 13 years.“The field at Major Taylor is not that great at times,” Nowakowski said. “It can be very lean at times, like a low amount of participants. Anyway, he got the nod from me saying, ‘If you want to ride in it, you’re welcome to do so.’ Nothing more than an invitation. Nothing having to do with any kind of an upgrade. Just a provisional invitation. That was it. Just for that night, for that moment only.”However, on Sept. 18-19 in 2009, Young raced again in Indianapolis at the Major Taylor Velodrome College Prep Racing.The race records show that Young finished second in the Men’s Category 3 200-meter Time Trial. Young is also listed as having competed in the Men’s Category 1/2 12-lap Scratch Race. He was not listed under the Men’s Category 3/4 10-Lap Scratch Race.“That one does look a little funky, doesn’t it?” Nowakowski said. “At that point, he would have probably asked me if he could have ridden it.”Nowakowski’s book of notes of the races he’s directed no longer has the 2009 results or the notes listing which Category 3 riders he might have told could ride in a Category 2 race, if any. Regardless, he said Young didn’t break any rules.“It’s allowed if I say it is,” Nowakowski said.That summer, Young rode in four races as a Category 2 rider, all at the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis. According to Major Taylor Velodrome USAC Track Category Upgrade Policy, a Category 3 rider will automatically upgrade to Category 2 with a minimum five race days and 25 points. The race results could not be found on the USA Cycling website, and Young could not be reached for comment.“Eric does not hold a pro license until he signs on the dotted line for a pro license,” Nowakowski said. “He hasn’t done anything shady behind the scenes. He’s good to go. The problem we have here is Eric is just too dog-gone good.”
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A Sigma Nu rider pedals down the track during the pace lap for the men's Little Fifty on Thursday at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex.
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Contestants wait for the announcement of the Little 500 Sweetheart during Little Fifty on Thursday at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex.
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Before the Indianapolis 500 had headsets, the pit crews had to find a way to communicate with their drivers, so they used signals. In the Little 500, headsets aren’t allowed. With 20,000 roaring fans, coaches have to find a quick way to relay information to their cyclists, so they use whiteboards. We compiled our favorites from the past races.Teter’s coach, Chris Wojtowich, gives his riders coded messages that change every year.During last year’s race, one of Teter’s codes was 219. Inside the code, the rider knew what lap she was on and how many laps were left before an exchange. Wojtowich tries to keep the codes simple so his riders don’t get one message confused with another.“On the video of last year’s race, one of the announcers said to another announcer, ‘Hey Jason, what does 219 mean? I’ve seen that on Teter’s board,’” Wojtowich recalled. “Jason said, ‘I have no idea what Woj is talking about half the time.’”Theta Chi’s coach Chuck Taylor has a totally different whiteboard style. Taylor said there’s no need for code. But there is a need for more than one colored dry erase marker.“I get a little creative with it,” Taylor said. “I might draw a happy face on the board or a thumbs up. Sometimes I write the guy’s girlfriend’s name on there. Give them a laugh and make them feel better and maybe they can get me another lap or two.”
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Meet the young up-and-comers of the Little 500. Emma Caughlin, TeterKelsey Tharnsrtom, Alpha Chi OmegaDan Kinn, Black Key BullsMiles Johnson, Phi Kappa Psi
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Meet the Little 500's veterans.Caroline Brown, Pi Beta PhiJoel Newman, Sigma NuZach Trogdon, Gray GoatAileen Ottenweller, Army Women
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>When she came to IU in 2005, Pam Loebig was a freshman from Cincinnati. Six years later, Little 500 and other aspects of IU have defined her life in Bloomington. She spent time on Little 500’s Riders Council and as a student coach for Dodds House. She’s been a physiology lab assistant and a molecular biology teaching assistant.Loebig is a Hoosier of many kits. CycledelicLoebig rode for Cycledelics from 2006 to 2008. During her first two years, she rode with her older sister, Kim. In 2006, the sisters helped the team to a fifth-place finish, the best finish in Cycledelics’ eight-year history.“Little 500 was my undergraduate experience,” Loebig said. “It molded everything I did. It molded the people I met, the decisions I made, my lifestyle. It became the focal point of my time here at IU.”RedStepperDuring the fall, Loebig still trained on her bike, but she also high-stepped on the sidelines of the football games. Loebig was a member of the RedStepper dance squad for two years. Whether it was in front of alumni at Memorial Stadium or at the halftime show of an Indianapolis Colts game, her favorite part was performing as part of a team.“It’s just another way to be a part of IU’s traditions,” Loebig said.Race DirectorA race director doesn’t have a set term, but the demanding schedule of Little 500 causes most directors to leave the position after two years. Loebig is in her third year as IUSF’s race director. She coordinates everything from rules to race day with some help from the gunners and steering committee.“I realized how much the Little 500 did for me as a student and as a woman in particular,” Loebig said. “It empowered me. It taught me how to push myself further than I thought I was capable. I wanted to help others be involved and to have these opportunities and experiences on campus. It gave me so much. I wanted to give back.”
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>They are the elves of the Little 500. They have many jobs and, some nights, only a few hours to complete them. They are the gunners of Indiana University Student Foundation, and they do everything surrounding race day.For this year’s Qualifications, gunner Andrew Dafnos was in charge of changing the standings on the qualifications board. When the entire board was full, Sigma Chi qualified third. Dafnos had to move down 30 team boards, but he didn’t mind.“I enjoy Little Five, and I enjoy the people I’m working with,” Dafnos said. “I do it because I have a passion for Little Five.”Top-10 Jobs of a Gunner1. Timing Qualifications and Individual Time Trials on a stopwatch2. Putting two bikes and a water cooler in every pit3. Waving a flag for faults4. Setting up the parade before the race5. Gridding and painting the infield6. Calling in times7. Running the Qualifications board8. Running the ITTs board9. Hanging up pit boards10. Working as a lap counter on race daySources: The steering committee’s Katie Bukowski, Brendan Kelly and Connor Rusnack and Gunner Andrew Dafnos
(04/14/11 5:16pm)
This is the true post of Little 500 riders picked to have their lives surrounding America's Greatest College Weekend posted to the web. To find out what happens when the IDS stops just reporting and starts getting real...check here for The Real Ride -- Little 500 style.
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This is the true post of Little 500 riders picked to have their lives surrounding America's Greatest College Weekend posted to the web. To find out what happens when the IDS stops just reporting and starts getting real...check here for The Real Ride -- Little 500 style.
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Chris Williams and Dan McCarthy live in the mystery house on Jordan Avenue.This house draws questions like: What is the Evans Scholars frat? How smart do you have to be to live there? And what’s it like inside?Evans Scholars isn’t a fraternity — it’s a house of former golf caddies, who caddied in high school for at least two years.The criteria of an Evans Scholars lies within academics, financial need and a good caddy record by the Western Golf Association. They do not have to be caddies currently, nor do they caddy for the IU golf team or even in Bloomington.Evan Scholars receive a full scholarship and live in the Evans Scholars House at 1075 N. Jordan Ave. for all four years of college.McCarthy said the Evans Scholars selection process is holistic, looking at several aspects of a candidate.“You have to be top 25 of your class,” McCarthy said. “You have to have a good ACT or SAT score, based on all the other candidates, and you have to demonstrate leadership in your community.”As for their house, it is self-governed with no house directors. It’s also coed, with 13 girls and 37 guys currently living in the house.Since they aren’t a fraternity, Evans Scholars is an independent cycling team. They could recruit riders from outside their house to ride for them or they could ride for other independent teams — but that’s not the Evans Scholar way.“A big thing with the Evans Scholars is house unity — everyone living together all four years,” McCarthy said. “Obviously nobody is going to ride with a different team or train with a different team.”Each year, the Western Golf Association selects the new Evans Scholars and places them at one of the 14 schools around the nation. Williams and McCarthy never know if their new house members will want to train for the Little 500.They have managed to put a team together since 1970 — with multiple four-year breaks in between.“Little 500 ties into the Evans Scholarship,” Williams said. “Caddying is not easy. It’s pretty grueling. You spend eight to 10 hours a day in the beating sun. In Little Five, you have to work hard. You have to manage your time, especially with us because we have a commitment academically and to the house.”In 2010, Evans Scholars qualified in 10th and — after a few crashes — finished 22nd on race day. This year, they qualified 11th.McCarthy said that although his team is unable to really pick from a large pool of potential riders like a fraternity is, it’s a motivating force for race day.“We want to be just as a good as the Betas and the Sigma Chis and the Cutters,” he said. “So we have to make do with what we have, which is exactly what the Evans Scholarship is all about, making do with what you have and making the best of it.”