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(09/23/02 5:04am)
With about 10:00 left in the third quarter, things were not looking good for the Hoosiers. Already trailing 29-13 to Central Michigan, the Chippewas picked off senior Gibran Hamdan's pass and had the ball on the IU 15 yard-line. Central Michigan looked as if they would extend their lead. \nBut on their second play of that drive, senior Jeremy Belcher forced a fumble from CMU running back Robbie Mixon, and senior defensive lineman Kris Dielman recovered for IU.\nWhat could have been a 20 point Central Michigan lead was trimmed down to six as the Hoosiers marched down 88 yards in 8 plays for the score. At the four-yard line Hamdan dropped back to pass, then scrambled into the end zone for the score. The score was the start of a comeback that would eventually give the Hoosiers a 39-29 win.\n"Nothing looked good, and they had been blitzing on third down," Hamdan said. "I got through there luckily. I'm sure I'll get a call from Antwaan (Randle-El) saying 'I had a stopwatch on you, and it took you eight minutes to get to the end zone."\nHamdan was 14 of 23 for 290 yards with one passing and the one rushing touchdown. He also had one interception and one fumble.\nOn the ensuing kick-off, CMU's Mixon made another error. He received the kick-off in the end zone, stepped out, then stepped back in and knelt down. The play resulted in a safety for IU and cut the lead to four.\n"Them giving us points is nice," Dielman said. "The ball rolled our way for a change, and we took advantage of it. Our defense stepped it up in the second half and pretty much held them to nothing."\nFrom there, the defense was relentless by not allowing another Chippewa point while the Hoosier offense scored two touchdowns by freshman Yamar Washington. Washington rushed for 129 yards on 26 carries and three touchdowns on the day. This was the second week that Washington has gone over 100 yards.\n"I think it was hard work from the running backs and the offensive line combined," Washington said. "We emphasized running the ball, and pound it in there, pound it in there. When we do that, their defense is going to get tired."\nWashington said the key for the offense going into the game was red-zone efficiency. Last week against Kentucky, the Hoosiers were one of four. This week, IU was a perfect three of three. Central Michigan came out in the first half and confused the Hoosier defense with a no-huddle offense. The Chippewa offense was able to wear down the defense.\n"They did a great job of running their offense and changing their personnel," said defensive coordinator Tim Kish. "We tried to match up with our base personnel, and it wasn't that easy for us to get that done. That is a tempo offense. No excuses. We practiced against it, but it's hard to simulate."\nCentral Michigan got on the board first with a 12-play drive that only lasted 4:07. IU came right back on the next play from scrimmage when Hamdan found sophomore wide receiver Courtney Roby for a 76-yard touchdown pass. Roby finished the day with four catches for 153 yards and the touchdown.\nCentral Michigan scored another touchdown before IU got a field goal and Washington's first touchdown to take a 16-14 lead in the second quarter. \nThe Chippewas rolled off two more touchdowns before the half and led 26-16 at the break. CMU got a field goal on their opening possession of the second half to take a 29-16 lead. That proved to be their last score.\nCoach Gerry DiNardo said the key was the adjustments that the coaching staff made at halftime after a late turnover gave Central Michigan momentum.\n"There wasn't any panic," DiNardo said. "Putting together a plan doesn't do you any good unless the team plays as hard as it played. This team deserves incredible credit for how hard they played in the second half."\nJunior Brian Lewis also was a big factor in the rushing game. He split time with Washington in his first game back from an injury he sustained during the William and Mary game. "I made some mistakes. I was a little rusty," Lewis said. "It all works out for the best. The rotating allows us to be fresh. It gives us a breather when one of us is sitting on the sideline. I think both of us had a pretty decent game."\nWith the win, IU is now 2-2. It is the first time since 1998 that the Hoosiers will head into the Big Ten season with at least a .500 record.\n"The win was extremely important," Hamdan said. "It gives us a 2-2 record. We're even. Now we just have to go in and play real well in the Big Ten. It was extremely important for us today"
(09/13/02 6:19am)
The Hoosiers have something to prove this weekend, but it won't be an easy task against an up-and-coming Kentucky team. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. in Lexington, Ky.\nKentucky opens the season 2-0 for the first time since 1998, which was the last season they finished above .500. The Hoosiers' last win in Lexington came in 1994 and they are now riding a three game losing streak there. Coach Gerry DiNardo knows this contest will not be an easy match.\n"This is about as physical and good a Kentucky team as I can remember," DiNardo said. "I think that (Kentucky coach) Guy (Morriss) has done a really good job in the short time under very difficult circumstances putting this together. So obviously we have our hands full; they are a really good team. He has done a great job there."\nMorriss is in his second year at Kentucky. He is looking to improve upon the 2-9 record from last season. He understands the growing pains that DiNardo and IU are going through.\n"Indiana is much like we were at this point last year -- with a new staff," Morriss said in a statement. "But they have some great talent and are a good football team. Our kids are excited about playing them. It should be a good challenge for us."\nThe Hoosier defense is out to prove that the opening week performance against William and Mary was no fluke. Utah rolled over IU last Saturday on their way to amassing 490 total yards and scoring 40 points.\nNow the Hoosiers have the job of trying to slow down a Kentucky offense that had 591 yards of offense and scored 77 points. Junior quarterback Jared Lorenzen has thrown for 406 yards and six touchdowns in two games.\nThe IU offense also has to prove that they can move the ball and score some points. Kentucky has only given up 17 points a game. IU has averaged 14 points a game. Senior Gibran Hamdan will be making his first start at quarterback for the Hoosiers. He spent the week practicing with the first team and hopes to have the precision down that is needed to run this offense.\n"Especially in this offense you have to be precise," Hamdan said. "You can't take an extra step on your drop. It takes 11 guys doing their job on every play to be successful. What we've experienced in the first two games is that not all 11 guys necessarily would be doing what is needed to have a successful play. In the standpoint of offense, the thing we need to improve on is being very precise and making sure that everything is detailed in the way it's supposed to be done."\nAt the end of last year's game, a scuffle broke out, and it took several minutes to separate the two teams. Morriss has told his team to put that in the past and to just play football. Senior Enoch DeMar doesn't expect to see anything either.\n"I think that both team are more mature now," DeMar said. "Guys are a little bit older, and they're going to go out there and go out there to win the game, not to get back at anybody. In the end you got to win."\nThis is a big rivalry game for IU and Kentucky. IU leads the overall series 17-14-1. But the Hoosiers have lost 7 of the last 10 meetings. Despite this being his first IU/Kentucky game, DiNardo understands the importance of the game.\n"I have a sense that I know what it is all about, or as much a sense of it as I can not having been part of it before," DiNardo said. "My main concern right now is us, regardless of who we play; I certainly respect the rivalry. We have so much work to do in our own team room and locker room that that keeps me busy, but I do have a sense of the rivalry."\nThis is a big game for the Hoosiers -- it's a chance to erase what happened in Salt Lake City last weekend. It's a chance to prove that they are a team not to take lightly. They will have to play a near flawless game in order to win.\n"We have to execute the plays that are called," DeMar said. "That will be the first step. That will put us in a position to win. It's got to be all four quarters too"
(09/09/02 5:58am)
The Hoosier defense couldn't make the plays, and the offense couldn't muster much of an attack as Utah smashed the Hoosiers 40-13 in Salt Lake City on Saturday. IU accumulated 335 yards of total offense while giving up 386 yards on the ground alone.\nThe Hoosiers went three and out on their first two possessions. Utah took advantage and jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with a field goal by Bryan Borreson. The Utes looked to extend their lead on their next possession, but sophomore Herana-Daze Jones forced a fumble on the 1-yard line that was recovered by junior Antonio Watson in the endzone.\nThe Hoosiers capitalized on the turnover by marching down the field in six plays in a little under 3:00. IU scored on a trick play that caught Utah off-guard. \nSenior Tommy Jones handed off to freshman Yamar Washington who flipped it to sophomore Courtney Roby on an apparent reverse. But Roby flipped it back to Jones who found junior Glenn Johnson down the field for a 53-yard score. Johnson led the Hoosiers with ten catches for 184 yards and the touchdown.\nIU led at the end of the first quarter 6-3 but would be unable to score until late in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Utah would start to roll. Another field goal by Borreson tied the score at 6-6. From there, Utah would go on to score touchdowns on their next four possessions to open up a 34-6 lead. \nThe Utes were led on the ground by senior Marty Johnson who ran for 229 yards and two touchdowns.\nSenior J.R. Peroulis also had 118 yards on the ground for Utah. IU coach Gerry DiNardo was not pleased with the defensive effort.\n"That is their style, but we made them look a little bit better than they were," DiNardo said in a statement. "We were a poor tackling team tonight, but they are a very good rushing team."\nAt halftime, DiNardo made a quarterback change by replacing Jones with senior Gibran Hamdan. Jones finished to game 4 of 13 for 64 yards and a touchdown.\n"We felt that we needed a change," DiNardo said. "We thought that he could give us a spark and Gibran did pretty well for his first time out."\nThe IU offense was able to move the ball but three interceptions by Hamdan cut the Hoosier drives short. Utah would add two more field goals to push its lead to 40-6.\nThe turnovers by the offense put a lot of pressure on the defense to make big plays. The defense spent 13 more minutes on the field than the offense did. Senior Kris Dielman said the offense will come around.\n"Field position was very big in this game, but we did what we had to do. We didn't quit," Dielman said. "We were on the field a lot today, but that is not anything abnormal. We have got to make plays."\nIU was able to add a score with 0:35 remaining in the game when Hamdan found freshman John Pannozzo for a five-yard score. It was Pannozzo's third touchdown of the season. \nThe score was set up by sophomore Herana-Daze Jones, who recovered a fumble. Jones led the Hoosiers with 18 tackles. Senior Joe Gonzalez had 14 tackles while freshman John Kerr had 12.\nHamdan said the offense's inability to move the ball really hurt the Hoosiers.\n"The number one priority for the offense was to not put the defense in a position where they couldn't succeed, and we did not do that today," Hamdan said. "From a team standpoint, we have to get better on offense. They put a lot of points on the board, but that is not all on the defense. It is just a law of nature, if they are out there the whole time they are going to get tired"
(08/30/02 7:15am)
At 4 p.m. this Saturday at Memorial Stadium, the Gerry DiNardo era of Indiana football kicks off. After all the spring practices, the workouts in the sweltering summer heat, and the two-a-days in the fall, it all comes down to this. \nBut this year's Hoosier football team may look nothing like the Hoosier teams of the past couple of years. And with free admission to the game for students this weekend, the contest will offer many fans a chance to check-out the new-look Hoosiers.\nGone is head coach Cam Cameron and the 18-37 record during his tenure. Enter DiNardo who brings with him the knowledge of rebuilding programs as he did with Louisiana State. Gone is the backfield of Antwaan Randel-El and Levron Williams. Enter in the unproven starters, senior Tommy Jones at quarterback and junior Brian Lewis at running back. \nThe Hoosiers haven't won an opening day game in the last two years. Now the time has come when all the hype heading into the season gets thrown out the window, and the play on the field becomes the deciding factor in the fans' acceptance of DiNardo. \nThe Hoosiers open Saturday against NCAA 1-AA William and Mary. Despite being a 1-AA team, William and Mary is highly talented and returns 16 starters from a team that went 8-4 last season. The Tribe is ranked in the top 10 of 1-AA in several publications.\nSenior Joe Gonzalez said that coach DiNardo has stressed to the team not to take this team too lightly. William and Mary has been successful in the past against Division 1 schools, but they have yet to defeat a Big Ten team.\nOne common misconception is that a 1-AA team does not have the high-caliber athletes to compete against a Division 1 school. Senior Glenn Johnson knows that this is not true with the Tribe and that the Hoosiers can't relax.\n"He (coach DiNardo) stresses it every day because he doesn't want us going into the game underestimating any team, period, by getting the mentality that they are 1-AA," Johnson said. "Some may think that they lack talent or whatever, but in this case they don't because they're pretty talented."\nOne of William and Mary's biggest threats is senior quarterback Dave Corley. On pace to break nearly every passing record at William and Mary, Corley boasts a strong arm and good speed. \nGonzalez said that Corley is a Randel-El type player. He believes that the experience of practicing against Randel-El in the past will help them against Corley. \nJohnson is excited about the offense saying that the team has made strides since the fall. He thinks that the offense is very balanced and is looking good. On the defensive side of the ball, senior Kris Dielman said the defensive improvement has been huge.\n"From spring ball to now, the difference is humongous," Dielman said. "The guys are bonding. We're figuring out the reads. It's unbelievable how quickly our defense has picked up the new system."\nWilliam and Mary head coach Jimmye Laycock said it has been impossible to prepare his team for the game. He said that IU's new system gives him nothing to learn from.\n"I have nothing that we can go on," Laycock said. "We do have experience playing Division 1 teams, but we can't stimulate the size and speed of a Division 1 team. We can't be surprised by that. Our mistakes will be magnified against them."\nAnd so as the dawn grows closer, the anticipation for the players also grows. The nerves and butterflies slowly creep their way into the players. Even seniors aren't exempt from the nerves.\n"Yeah, I'm getting nervous," Dielman said. "It's game week. Everybody gets nervous. If you're not nervous, then you shouldn't be playing"
(08/28/02 6:16am)
After months of research and surveys by the Athletic Department, the university unveiled IU's new colors and logos last spring. Monday, the new uniforms for IU's athletic teams with the new looks were unveiled at a Varsity Club event held in Indianapolis.\nThe athletic department has gone back to the old cream and crimson and the block IU symbol. Athletic Director Michael McNeely said the new logo was the most recognizable icon by fans of IU and its athletics.\n"We took what people already believed in and refined it into one," McNeely said. "We think that it stands the test on time. It looks ahead, but at the same time it preserves the tradition of the past."\nThe purpose of the research for the new colors and logos was the create a brand identity that all IU fans can associate IU athletics with. McNeely said he was pleased with the results of the research.\n"Our goal at the beginning was really to create a consistent image and look particularly in athletics because in the past we've had a variety of images that portrayed IU athletics," McNeely said. "We have a great university, and it's very important that we project an image that's first class and a single concept." \nMembers of the football team, the Marching Hundred and the women's cross country, field hockey and soccer teams were on hand to show off their new jerseys. Senior Enoch DeMar of the football team was one of the athletes on hand. He said the team was very pleased with the look of their new uniforms.\n"We love them. We put them on yesterday and they feel good," DeMar said. "I like the fact that they are kind of throw-backish, old school 'I', old school colors. It's the old logo, but it's new to us. We like it."\nThis year the football team will no longer have their names on the back of their uniforms. DeMar said that it made no difference to the players. Coach Gerry DiNardo said the coaching staff just decided to leave them off. IU's history has been inconsistent with the names having been left on and off.\nDiNardo believes that the new look will help fans identify IU football, saying that in the past the logos were inconsistent.\n"There were a lot of different logos that you could see," DiNardo said. "This makes us easily identifiable. Our goal is that this is over now. This is going to be our uniform. It's our colors, it's our logo."\nDiNardo believes that the reaction will be mixed depending on people's tastes. McNeely believes that the fans will like them.\n"We only had the uniforms a short time and the reaction has been very positive, very strong and very proud," McNeely said. "I think what we tried to show tonight is that we are one Indiana. When you see our uniforms, you know it's Indiana. You're not confused with any other school. These are our colors. This is our look and watch out"
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
This is the last year for senior Erin Womble on the women's cross country team, and she doesn't want the disappointment the team experienced last year. Then, the Hoosiers were on the bubble of making it to the NCAA meet. This year, Womble said she looks to head to Greenville, South Carolina, site of this year's NCAA's. She looks past last year's frustration and sees a positive. "We were on the bubble and almost there. Now we think, 'What can we do?' Everyone was let down, and we don't want that feeling again," she said.\nWomble is the only senior on this year's team, which she looks to lead. \n"It puts a little pressure on me (being the only senior), but not too much. We have a lot of juniors on the team. We have a good group." \nWithout a named captain, Womble leads her team through the simple things. \n"It's the little things like getting everyone to stretch before a run or sit-ups afterward. My personality has made me to be a leader. But I'm not overbearing."\nWomble may lead best through her efforts on the course. She improved from a 119th place at Regionals her sophomore year to 26th place last season. Womble has consistently improved her times during the last three seasons and said she is in the best shape of her life this season. \nMuch of that can be contributed to her summer workouts. Living near Lake Michigan has more advantages than just the beach and water. Many trails and hills line the area, which she said make great places to run. \n"I put in a lot of miles on those trails," Womble said. \nAnother reason for her success may be coach Judy Bogenschutz. Womble and Bogenschutz started in the program at the same time. \n"I have only gotten better since she has been here. She has done a great job of meshing us together," Womble says. \n"Erin is very determined to make it to Nationals this year," Bogenschutz said.\nWomble has high hopes for this season. Last season, Womble's best time in the 6K was 22:01, set at the Regional. This year she hopes to run a low 21:00. \nAs for the team, she said she believes they can be really good. \n"Right now, we are really motivated. As long as everybody stays motivated and keeps improving, we will be top three, no doubt."\nWomble said she believes in this team and in herself. She knows that she is going to Greenville. "My ultimate goal is that I am on that line. I want to do something in that race," she said.\nShe also looks to pull her teammates along with her. "I want everything to work. I want to place high. And I want six other girls with me"
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
As the Hoosiers prepared for last year's regional meet, they received some bad news. Then-sophomore Amanda Bell would not be able to run in that meet because of injury. \nCoach Judy Bogenschutz had a decision to make: Who would she send to run in Bell's spot? \nBogenschutz called on then freshman Becky Obrecht to run the biggest race of her life.\n"I was excited because I hadn't raced for a while. It was a big race. I was glad that coach had the confidence in me to run that race," Obrecht said.\nObrecht hadn't run a 6K race all season. This was going to be her first race in five weeks. Obrecht stepped in and ran a good race, placing 5th on the squad and 80th overall.\n"I didn't feel much pressure on me, because I was a late addition, but I knew that coach had called on me for a reason. I didn't want to go there, run and just have a good time. I was definitely trying to score," Obrecht said.\nBogenschutz said she was pleased with Obrecht's performance.\n"Becky had a very solid race at the regional meet last season where she finished in our top five. She has run well this summer. I think she is going to surprise some people. We look to her to add depth to our squad," Bogenschutz said.\nObrecht said the team's depth was its biggest asset.\n"We don't just have 20 girls. We have 20 girls that train very hard every day. We're all shooting for the same goal."\nObrecht stressed that team consistency will be big this year.\n"We want to go to nationals and run well. But we need to be more consistent throughout the whole season, not just the big races at the end of the season."\nObrecht's summer training has already paid off. She placed fifth overall at the Indiana Open last Friday. Obrecht looks to run in more races this season as she only competed in four events last season.\n"I want to be more consistent and improve my times. I want to put a great effort into every race."\nSophomore Audrey Giesler said she sees improvement from Obrecht.\n"She has been very dedicated and focused so far this season. She has come off a summer of good training. She is very encouraging to everyone and keeps us focused," Giesler said.\nNext MEET\nOpponent: Michigan State\nWhen: 7:30 p.m. Thursday\nWhere: East Lansing, Mich.
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
After a three-week layoff, the women's cross country team is ready to get back in action. \nIt has that opportunity Saturday at the Illinois Invitational 5K. \nThe race is more important than results this weekend. The Illinois course is the site for the Big Ten Championship, held Oct. 28.\n"The main focus is to go and run on the course. It will give them an idea of what they can do on a flat course with good footing," said coach Judy Bogenschutz.\nSenior Erin Womble said she also sees the importance of the race.\n"It will be a definite advantage for us because we've been there. We will see it before other Big Ten teams will," she said.\nThe main competition this weekend will come from Navy, Illinois, Northwestern, Wichita State and Butler. Bogenschutz said those teams will be competitive, and the team will have to go out and compete in top form to do well.\nThe race this week marks the return of juniors Allyson Hammond and Amanda Bell. Neither participated in the first race of the season because of injuries. Both said they aren't fully back in terms of endurance, but this race is important to them.\n "This is a race to let me know where I am at in my training. I want to run a very steady race," said Hammond.\n Bogenschutz said it is important to get out and run a good race.\n "We haven't run in a while," she said. "We are in our fifth week of training, which I think is a lot, but it is also good for them. Some of them are really itching to run."\n Bell said the race will really help train for the Big Ten race.\n"You can think about it during workouts," Bell said. "You will know where the turns are at. You will know where the course backs up, and where to stay out of trouble."\nContact staff reporter Tyler Hoeppner at sports@idsnews.com \nor 855-0760.
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
Many college students have a hard time managing their time. Many try to find the balance between studies and free time. Freshman Mindy Peterson is no exception. However, she has honors classes and a cross country schedule to deal with. And she has done both of these things very well.\nPeterson is one of the top runners for IU's cross country team. She has placed no worse than third for the team in all six of the races she has run in this season. With practices and classes, finding the time to do the things she wants isn't always easy.\nPractices range from sprint drills to long runs to lifting weights. Weekends don't even offer time off.\n"Basically you don't have much free time," Peterson said. "I'm either running, in class, studying, eating or sleeping."\n Peterson has to study often. She is enrolled in the Honors program. She spends 20-25 hours a week studying outside of class. She attends study tables for the freshmen runners at least twice a week. Still, she manages to be in bed before midnight every school night.\nHead coach Judy Bogenschutz considers Peterson to be the total student athlete.\n "Her outlook is different than other people her age," Bogenschutz said. "She is probably one of the most mature 18-year-olds I've ever met. She is concerned with her studies. She doesn't let people sway her decisions."\n Peterson came to IU along with 10 other freshmen in the cross country program. Peterson said that all of the freshmen get along really well. Fellow freshman runner Amber Miller is happy that Peterson is here at IU.\n"She is a great person all-around," Miller said. "She encourages us as freshmen not to sell ourselves short just because we are freshmen. She is very supportive. She has a strong work ethic and that rubs off on people."\nPeterson said that even though she has been running well, she doesn't think of herself as a leader.\n"I feel like a freshman," she said. "I don't feel confident enough to lead, but I'm not a follower either."\nBeing a freshman, Peterson looks to many of the older runners for guidance.\n"I look up to all of the girls for different reasons, but I look up to (junior) Allyson Hammond the most because she has been to Nationals," Peterson said. "I look up to (sophomore) Audrey Giesler because she always knows what to say. I look up to (sophomore) Becky Obrecht by watching what she does in her running."\nPeterson has plans of possibly running in the Olympics, but for now she is focusing on her running at IU. She had hoped to place in the top 15 at the Big Ten Championships this past Sunday in her home state of Illinois. She ended up placing 16th. She also hopes to go farther than that.\n"My main goal is that I want to go to Nationals, but it really doesn't seem that far away," she said. "Maybe not this year, but definitely next year"
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The women's cross country team failed to prolong their season on Saturday, placing 12th at the Great Lakes Regional. Indiana scored 320 points in the meet. \nMichigan State University won the meet with a total of 58 points. Indiana's nearest competitor was Miami University of Ohio with 260 points.\n"If you have the slightest feeling that you're not ready to go, you won't do well," head coach Judy Bogenschutz said. "The way they ran all season affected this meet."\nLeading the Hoosiers was junior Amanda Bell, who placed 34th overall. Sophomore Becky Obrecht crossed the line second for the Hoosiers and 53rd overall. Finishing the scoring for IU were sophomores Audrey Gielser in 75th and Heidi Crowley in 77th and freshman Mindy Peterson in 81st.\n"I think my race was a lot better than it has been because I was focused the whole race and passing people," Bell said.\nBogenschutz said she was happy with Bell's performance. Bell is making her way back from injury.\n"Today's race helps her see that she can get out there and be positive," Bogenschutz said. "She's not where she should be though. She had a small triumph today."\nAlthough the team did not finish as well as they would have liked to, Bogenschutz said they were not ranked in the Regional all year and fared relatively well. \nBogenschutz added that one of the better runners did not run all that well on Saturday.\n"Our first runner was our fifth," Bogenschutz said. "She wasn't where she usually is. She's young and she freaked and got too nervous. I've had it happen to many people before. It doesn't take away from what she has done all season."\nThe young team said it will learn from the experiences of this season.\n"We know that we never ever want to be here again," Bell said. We know that this is unacceptable. We know that we can't do this again."\nNext season, the Hoosiers will return everyone that ran in the Regional race. There were also many freshmen from the team that were at the race. \nObrecht said this race will help them in the future.\n"We're all very disappointed as a team," she said. "We have to look past this race. If you don't learn anything from this, then you're not going anywhere."\nBogenschutz said she feels that same way.\n"They still realize that we have a lot of potential," she said. "They don't want to be 12th. We'll have seven girls back and we'll be ready to go"
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
This is the first time junior Greg Schaefer has wrestled a full season, and he is making the most of his opportunity.\nAfter going 17-11 (6-1 Big Ten) last year, Schaefer is off to a fast start. He has put together a 15-2 record as the Big Ten season approaches next weekend. But the Big Ten conference is considered the toughest in the nation, with a majority of the teams ranked in the top 25. Because Schaefer has more experience under his belt, he realizes what lies ahead. \n"You set your goals as high as you can," he said. "I'd like to go undefeated. You don't ever want to get beat."\nIU coach Duane Goldman has seen Schaefer progress since he first arrived. He knows what Schaefer is capable of.\n"We have high hopes for him," Goldman said. "He has all the abilities and mental frame of mind. We just need to keep him healthy and fresh."\nLast season, Schaefer endured injuries and continued to wrestle. He wasn't able to fully train over the summer. Instead, he worked on conditioning and getting his strength up while keeping his weight down. His work over the summer is starting to pay off.\n"He worked hard this summer," teammate Jason Bader said. "He was here all summer and worked out twice a day in addition to classes."\nBoth Goldman and Bader note one quality that may give Schaefer an edge -- his dedication. Goldman said Schaefer is willing to fix things that don't work for him. He always tries to improve. Bader also sees this.\n"Overall, he's dedicated in everything he does -- schoolwork, wrestling, everything," Bader said. "It's his perseverance. That's why he is so successful."\nBader also thinks Schaefer's experience with Big Ten wrestling has made him more mature as a wrestler.\nWith many Hoosier wrestlers on the injured list, someone is needed to lead the younger wrestlers. Schaefer is a junior but is in his fourth year in the program. Bader thinks that Schaefer is that leader.\n"He's a quiet leader," he said. "He doesn't screw around before practice. He gets ready and warms up early. The younger guys see that, and they realize that they should do that. He leads through his actions."\nDespite his early success, Schaefer realizes that there is always room for development.\n"Every match is a progress," he said. "I want to make improvements each time. You have to bypass the bad matches and look ahead."\nGoldman knows that Schaefer could be an All-American. He knows that Schaefer has beaten the Big Ten's No. 1 wrestler in his weight class. He knows that Schaefer just needs to put it all together.\n"He definitely has the abilities," Goldman said. "He just needs to believe in himself"
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The IU wrestling team started the weekend on a bad note by dropping their Big Ten opener. The Hoosiers responded to the setback by winning their next two matches of the weekend before falling again on Sunday.\nFriday night, the Hoosiers welcomed No. 18 Wisconsin to Bloomington. The Badgers gave the Hoosiers (6-5, 0-1) all they could handle in a 33-6 victory. Wisconsin (9-5, 1-0) won all but two matches on the night. \n"Wisconsin wrestled well," IU coach Duane Goldman said. "They were the aggressor. When you wrestle like they did, good things will happen."\nThe lone victories for the Hoosiers were notched by freshman Pat DeGain and junior Greg Schaefer.\n"Tonight is a hard night to swallow," Schaefer said, following the Wisconsin match. "We have to figure out the problem."\nThe question on some of the players' minds would be how they would respond to the setback.\n"It's crunch time," DeGain said. "That's the way I feel. I don't know about everyone else. Today was a big day for us. We have to rebound. We've got two days. We have to pick it up."\nThe Hoosiers did just that when they traveled to Indianapolis to take on Carson-Newman and the University of Indianapolis. \nIU wrestled Carson-Newman in the first Saturday match. The Hoosiers dominated the match and came out with a 44-0 win.\nIn the second match on Saturday, IU defeated Indianapolis 32-12. Sophomore Steve Amy recorded a pin. Schaefer, DeGain, sophomore Coyte Cooper, freshman Rocky Mantella, and senior Viktor Sveda each picked up their second victories of the day.\n"Obviously we didn't wrestle teams of Wisconsin's caliber, but we came out with more intensity," Goldman said. "I think the guys were embarrassed after last night, and they came out and got things going today. We just have to make take the same confidence and intensity level into matches like Penn State."\nWith his second victory, Sveda became the all-time leader in wins at IU with 135.\n"I came here looking for two big wins and I was able to come away with it today," Sveda said. "Of course it is a great honor to get the record, but I am not happy with (it) until I get a national championship."\nThe Hoosiers finished out their weekend with another Big Ten match against Penn State. The Nittany Lions (4-6, 1-0) defeated IU (8-6, 0-2) 26-9. Sveda improved his season record to 20-2. DeGain (13-5) and Schaefer (19-2) also recorded wins.\n"We had some good individual performances today and the score doesn't really tell the whole story," Goldman said. "Viktor (Sveda) did a good job rebounding after his loss to Wisconsin and (Pat) DeGain keeps getting better in every match. \n"We are still trying to mature at some weights, but we had a much better effort than we did against Wisconsin. We are just trying to get better each time out because we have some guys that can really make some impact late in the season."\nThe Hoosiers return to action at home this Friday against a tough Ohio State team. IU will follow up with another home contest on Sunday against Michigan State.\nSveda will be in action tonight as he competes at the National Wrestling Coaches Association's All-Star Classic. The Classic features the top two wrestlers in each weight class. Sveda will face No. 2 Andy Hrovat of Michigan.
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The Hoosiers dropped two tough matches this weekend losing to Ohio State Friday and handing a tough match to Michigan State Sunday.\nThe No. 2 Buckeyes defeated the Hoosiers 34-7. IU (8-7, 0-3) recorded only two victories over Ohio State (17-2, 2-1) on the day. Senior Viktor Sveda recorded a major decision and junior Greg Schaefer also had a win.\n"They're powerful," Sveda said. "We just wanted everyone to wrestle hard. We need to analyze some tapes and have everyone improve a little bit."\nFreshman Pat DeGain lost a close bout as did sophomore Coyte Cooper. The first seven wrestlers for Ohio State were all ranked in the top 20 individually.\nDespite the set back, head coach Duane Goldman was happy with the way his team performed.\n"I wanted every guy to go out there and wrestle their best," Goldman said after the match on Friday. "Virtually, every guy did that. We need to come back on Sunday and compete well again."\nOn Sunday, the Hoosiers took on No. 17 Michigan State. Two seconds of riding time and a close call hurt the Hoosiers in their bid for their first Big Ten win of the season. IU lost the match 21-16.\nIU (8-8, 0-4) claimed four victories in the match. Sveda started the wins with a pin in the third match of the day. DeGain followed that up with an overtime victory. Senior Brian Smiley and Cooper recorded the other two victories.\n"I've had some time off to regroup and focus," Smiley said. "I picked it up today. It was good for me to get a win."\nThe turning point of the match may have come in the sixth bout of the day. Schaefer fell 2-3 to Chris Williams of MSU. A close non-call at the end of the match would have either given Schaefer the victory or sent the match into overtime. \nBy exceeding one minute of riding time with 1:01, Williams claimed the extra point and the victory. A Schaefer win would have given the Hoosiers the win for the day.\n"I thought we wrestled very well today," Goldman said. "There are certain factors in athletics that you can't overcome. That happened today."\nThough unable to come up with the win, the Hoosiers remain optimistic heading in to next week.\n"My match today was a confidence booster after coming off a loss the other night," DeGain said. "We had an excellent effort this weekend. Both of the teams are ranked. If a couple of close calls go our way, we win. It was a good confidence boost for Purdue."\nThe Hoosiers return to action this Thursday against Purdue at Evansville Harrison High School. IU will also take on Illinois at home next Sunday.
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People at IU have tattoos. What makes the wrestling team unique is the fact that in this small group, almost everyone has a tattoo.\nWrestlers are seen as tough individuals, which might explain why tattoos are so prevalent on the team. Senior Brian Smiley said tattoos add to the toughness of a wrestler.\n"We all think that we are the toughest guys," Smiley said. "We think that we have to show it."\nMany of the other wrestlers agree with Smiley. Freshman J.P. Stanley said it just something that wrestlers do.\n"Most college wrestlers have at least one," Stanley said. "It's more of a thing to do to fit in."\nAnother reason that many wrestlers have a tattoo is the chance to display them. Because of the singlets that wrestlers wear, much of the upper body, back and legs are exposed. This is where many of the tattoos are.\n"You act like you don't want to show them off, but then you put it where everyone can see it," Smiley said. "I'll probably regret that someday."\nSome believe that tattoos can make a wrestler appear tougher than he really is. \n"If I had to wrestle a guy that was covered in tattoos, I'd be a little more intimidated of him," freshman Pat DeGain said.\nWrestlers can be perceived as going overboard when trying to make themselves look tough. DeGain recalls a guy in Missouri who covered his entire body with an armor type covering.\n"(Freshman Andy) Rios wanted to wrestle that guy really bad," DeGain said. "He wanted to beat him because he looked so bad."\nSome of the tattoos are just mere designs drawn up by friends. Others have meaning behind them. Some are even part of family tradition.\nSmiley's tattoo is the Superman symbol on his leg. Both he and his brother got the same thing when Smiley came to IU. He said he got it because he really liked Superman as a kid and his last name begins with "S." \nSophomore Andrew Wolf's tattoo has family history behind it. His tattoo is a picture of a wolf with his last name.\n"My dad and my brothers have one like it," Wolf said. "So do my uncles. It's kind of like a family tradition."\nThose without tattoos sometimes feel the pressure to get one like everyone else. DeGain just got his four months ago.\n"There's no real pressure, but my roommate J.P. (Stanley) had one, so I got one," DeGain said. "Mine was more of an adrenaline rush, though."\nWhether wrestlers get tattoos to prove how tough they are or not, the commonality among them was one thing: being manly.\n"It's just something some guys do," junior Jason Bader said. "It's a macho form of expression"
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The men's wrestling team remained winless in conference matches after dropping a close match against Purdue on Thursday and a second match Sunday to Illinois at home.\nThe Hoosiers headed into Evansville to face Purdue riding a two match win streak against the Boilermakers but fell 18-17. No. 15 Purdue (13-3, 3-2) won six of the ten matches including two matches in overtime.\nLeading the way for the Hoosiers (8-10, 0-5) was senior Viktor Sveda who recorded a pin. Sophomore Coyte Cooper and freshman Pat DeGain had major decisions, and sophomore Steve Amy also had a win. Senior D.J. Radnovich made his return to the Hoosier line-up but is still not at 100 percent and lost a tough match.\n"We were looking pretty good," Cooper said. "We lost a couple tough matches. We wrestled good enough to win."\nDespite the setback, head coach Duane Goldman was pleased with the way his team performed. He said a lot of people stepped up and wrestled well.\n"We wrestled extremely well," Goldman said. "The Purdue coach told me that we deserved to win, but unfortunately we didn't. As a team as a whole, we competed really well."\nSveda said it was a couple of mistakes that allowed Purdue to claim the match.\n"We went out to get the victory but came up short," he said. "A few mess-ups cost us the match."\nOn Sunday, the Hoosiers took on No. 13 Illinois. The Illini (10-2, 3-1) won all but two matches on the day on their way to a 29-9 victory. \nCooper and Sveda set the pace for the Hoosiers again. Cooper started the day off with a pin. Sveda recorded a win five matches later to finish out the IU scoring. Cooper struggled with a knee injury earlier this season, but he said he is getting more comfortable on the mat.\n"I feel real good," Cooper said. "I'm just now getting my confidence back. The more matches that I have, the more confidence I will pick up."\nThe Hoosiers will be in action again next Sunday as they take on Iowa.
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The women's water polo team endured a long weekend, but had two victories on the final day of competition at the NoGrip Invitational in La Jolla, Calif.\nThe No. 17 Hoosiers started off the weekend with a warm-up to the Invitational. They battled No. 9 San Diego State. Junior Kristin Stanford led the Hoosiers with two goals, but they lost 10-4.\nOn Saturday, IU faced No. 7 Hawaii for the second time this season. IU started off strong,and trailed only by one at halftime, but lost 8-3. Senior goalie Kirsten Mayberry said little things hurt their performance.\n"We had a better game this time," Mayberry said. "It was some mistakes that hurt us."\nAfter that match, Stanford was taken to the UC-San Diego Medical Center after hurting her wrist. She sat out the second match of the day against UCSD.\nIn the second game, the Hoosier offense got a boost from sophomore Kristy Streefkerk who scored two goals. Still, No. 12 UCSD knocked off IU 9-5. Head coach Barry King was impressed with Streefkerk's performance.\n"She was pretty tough in that game," King said. "We've been trying to turn her into a defensive player but had to move her up because of injuries. The whole weekend was the best water polo she's played here."\nIU turned things around on the Sunday to win its first match of the season. Stanford returned to the line-up to score two goals on the way to a 5-4 victory over UC-Irvine. Senior Molly Fonner lead the Hoosiers with six steals.\n"We started slow (this weekend)," King said. "We didn't play our best water polo. We didn't play consistently through the games. Sunday we had good effort."\nIn their last match of the weekend, IU accomplished something it hadn't done since 1998 by shutting out No. 18 California-Baptist. IU won the match 7-0 with the help of two goals from Fonner and two from freshman Sharna Nelson. Mayberry credits the previous matches for the shutout.\n"The defense was all together," Mayberry said. "People were communicating. We took what we learned from the Hawaii and UCSD matches and played so good. They couldn't get the shots off that they wanted."\nFreshman Jessica Goldner was in goal for the second half to seal the shut out. Streefkerk said the team had something to prove.\n"We got beat by them bad last year," she said. "We had to show them how far we've come since them and we did."\nIU's record stands at 2-6. The Hoosiers are back in action again next Saturday and Sunday at the Princeton Invite.
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This Friday the Hoosiers take on Eastern Illinois at home for their final home meet of the year. Sunday, IU will conclude its Big Ten season. For most of the guys, there will be next year, but for senior Brian Smiley and Viktor Sveda, these matches will be the start of the end of their collegiate careers.\nFriday night will be Senior Night for Smiley and Sveda as they battle at their last home meet. Sveda said he hasn't had a chance to think about the situation yet.\n"I haven't really thought about it too much because I've been concerned with my wrestling," Sveda said. "I'll think about it when I'm done here, when I'm no longer a part of it all."\nSmiley is looking forward to the next couple of matches. He said he wants to take it all in.\n"I'm going to really enjoy them (the final matches)," Smiley said. "I'm nervous as hell though. These matches will be the ones that I remember the most because they are at the end of my career."\nBoth Smiley and Sveda know what they will miss the most. Both guys have made friendships with teammates and coaches alike.\n"I'll miss the guys on the team," Sveda said. "You grow with them. You're with them every day for a couple of hours. Next year I won't be."\nSmiley said he has taken quite a bit away from the program. He will also miss many of the guys from the team. He said he will also miss what the wrestling program has done for him as a person.\n"The workouts we do and everything else we have done have helped build character in me," Smiley said. "It's (IU wrestling) made me into the person I am now."\nBoth Smiley and Sveda have high hopes for themselves as their careers close. Both want to succeed at the Big Ten Championships and National Championships. Head coach Duane Goldman said he hopes they can achieve whatever their goals are.\n"Viktor has had a great career and is hoping to cap it off with a National Championship," Goldman said. "In terms of statistics, he's the best wrestler to come through IU.\n"Smiley hasn't achieved as much athletically, but he is looking to finish strong. He's getting a good degree and taking care of a lot of other things. I hope Brian reaches whatever his goals are."\nGoldman said that replacing the two will be hard next year.\n"They've both been four-year starters," Goldman said. "It will be different to have new faces in their spots. Someone is going to have big shoes to fill."\nGoldman knows that the two still have a lot of work to do in order to reach their goals.\n"We've got to get them healthy now," Goldman said. "I have extremely high hopes for the both of them"
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The season has been long and tough for the IU wrestling team. \nBattling constant injuries and other adverse factors, the Hoosiers struggled to obtain the team record and goals they had hoped for. This weekend will give them one last chance.\nFriday night marks the final home match for IU as it takes on Eastern Illinois (2-10). Not only is Friday night Senior Night, it is the last time the Hoosiers (8-11, 0-7) can give the home crowd a home victory.\n"We've been competing really well the last couple of weeks," coach Duane Goldman said. "They've wrestled well. I'd like to see them rewarded for their efforts."\nThe Hoosiers will attempt to defeat Eastern Illinois for the ninth consecutive time. Junior Greg Schaefer said the team needs to be ready to perform Friday.\n"We just need to be ready to wrestle for seven minutes," Schaefer said. "Eastern Illinois is going to come after us. I have the confidence that we can get the job done."\nSunday, the Hoosiers will travel to Evanston, Ill., to take on Northwestern in the final dual match of the season. This will be the final time for both teams to earn a Big Ten win -- the Wildcats are winless in seven tries as well.\n"We're going in the right direction, and hopefully we'll be able to pull it out," senior Viktor Sveda said. "It would be nice to pull two wins out and go out on a winning note."\nIU has won five of the last six matches, including 25 of 30 overall, against the Wildcats. The Hoosiers haven't lost at Northwestern since 1994.\nGoldman said he will continue to look for strong individual performances this weekend. He wants each guy to give the best match he can.\n"I'd like our guys that are capable of dominating to wrestle to that intensity," Goldman said. "I want each guy to do what they are capable of doing and have each guy represent himself to his ability."\nGoldman also wants to show other schools what to expect when the Big Ten Championships roll around.\n"I'd like to see us move forward," Goldman said. "I want to show how we will compete at the Big Ten."\nSchaefer said he would like to end on a positive note, but he knows a loss this weekend won't be the end to his season.\n"It's good for the confidence, but you need to keep everything in perspective," Schaefer said. "You can wrestle bad and win. You can wrestle good and lose.\n"You have to keep perspective and know that at Big Tens, it's a new season"
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The IU wrestling team finally got a win Friday night after dropping its previous six matches. The Hoosiers dominated Eastern Illinois in a 31-9 victory.\nThe win was the Hoosiers' first at home this season. IU took an early 13-0 lead and never looked back. IU has defeated Eastern Illinois (2-11) nine consecutive times.\nFreshman Pat DeGain started off the match with a major decision over Eastern Illinois' Jim Kassner. Junior Ty Matthews made his return to the Hoosier lineup to record a win at heavyweight. It was Matthews' first match since early January. \n"I think all in all we looked real good," head coach Duane Goldman said. "It's a different step from Big Ten opponents, but the intensity we wrestled at was Big Ten level."\nJunior Greg Schaefer continued the point-earnings by getting a pin in 2:21 over Dexter Wright. Sophomore Coyte Cooper also picked up a pin. \n"I think as a whole, as the season went on, we seemed to get better," Cooper said. "If we continue to do that, it will help us out. It's good to get a win. It's been a while. It's good to get a win for the fans that come out."\nFreshman Rocky Mantella used a last-second takedown to get a victory, and sophomore Alex LaPointe won 2-1 in two overtimes. Senior Viktor Sveda finished out the night by winning his final home match in an injury default.\n"I think how well the weekend goes is more important than how tonight went," DeGain said. "The most important thing is the intensity level."\nIU started a small winning streak Sunday when it knocked off Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. The Hoosiers (10-11, 1-7 Big Ten) controlled the entire match and recorded two pins, a technical fall and a major decision on their way to winning 36-3. Northwestern (7-13, 0-8) managed just one win on the day. \nJunior Jason Bader started the day by recording a win, his first ever in the Big Ten. Sophomore Steve Amy picked up his first Big Ten pin against the Wildcats' Josh Ballard. DeGain got the second pin for his second victory of the weekend. Schaefer, Cooper, LaPointe, Sveda and Matthews also picked up their second wins on the weekend. \nSenior Brian Smiley also went out a winner in his final Big Ten match.\nIU has two weeks to prepare for the Big Ten Championships. The tournament will take place in Champaign, Ill., March 9-10.
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The Hoosier wrestlers finished the second day at the Big Ten Championship in the same place they entered. IU finished in 10th place with 48 points. Although it was not the result the team had hoped for, IU's team score was only seven points out of seventh. Minnesota won the Championship with 174 points.\nFour Hoosier wrestlers advanced to the national championships through their performances at the Big Ten Championship. Freshman Pat DeGain, sophomore Coyte Cooper, junior Greg Schaefer and senior Viktor Sveda will all compete this weekend in Albany, N.Y.\nSveda, DeGain, and Cooper won two of three matches the first day and earned the right to compete Sunday. All three advanced to the third place match with victories early Sunday.\nCooper's only loss came in his first match on the tournament. He reeled off four straight victories on his way to third place overall at 141 pounds. \n"I was happy with the way I wrestled after that first match," Cooper said. "I felt I could have won the tournament if I had wrestled better the first one."\nIn the third-place match, Cooper took on top-seeded Scott Moore from Penn State and pinned him at 1:58.\n"Coyte wrestled very well," coach Duane Goldman said. "He beat some guys that had beaten him earlier this year. He looks like he's getting into the form he had earlier this year."\nIn the 184-pound weight class, the second-seeded Sveda took on No. 4 seed Jessman Smith from Iowa. Sveda lost a close bout 4-3 to finish fourth overall.\n"Viktor looked a little tight," Goldman said. "He made some strategic errors."\nDeGain also dropped a close match and was unable to place third. He took on Michigan's Kyle Smith and fell 2-0.\n"I wrestled well," DeGain said. "I know that I can beat those guys (that he lost to). I just have to keep the intensity level up going into nationals."\nSchaefer lost two of three the first day, including the seventh-place bout. The top seven place winners in the Big Ten advanced, but Schaefer was voted by the Big Ten coaches to advance to the nationals as a wildcard.\nCooper, Sveda, DeGain and Schaefer will all head to Albany this week as the National Championship will begin Thursday.\n"I don't think that I could be more ready (for this weekend)," Cooper said. "I'm looking forward to it"