Cutters become 1st team ever to 4-peat in men’s race history
With a race victory seemingly at hand, Cutters began celebrating its record-breaking fourth consecutive Little 500 title. And 96 laps later, the Cutters celebrated again.
With a race victory seemingly at hand, Cutters began celebrating its record-breaking fourth consecutive Little 500 title. And 96 laps later, the Cutters celebrated again.
If Teter’s race strategy didn’t work, then a late-race crash with other contending teams might have helped the team win.
Black Key Bulls rider Jordan Bailey described it as “epic.” Phi Gamma Delta rider David Ellis said it showed who wasn’t going to quit until the finish line. Phi Delta Theta rider Nick Sovinski said he could have done without the wet cinders in his eyes. All 33 teams on the field had to fight through pouring rain and changing track conditions.
Assembly Hall has undergone minimal changes since it first opened in 1971. IU fans saw the addition of a $1.99 million state-of-the-art scoreboard in 2005. But very little else looks different from when the 17,456-seat facility first opened 39 years ago. Sunday afternoon, however, marked the dedication of the new basketball development center, Cook Hall.
Heading into the weekend Big Ten series at Minnesota, IU coach Tracy Smith noted the conference schedule was entering a pivotal phase for each club in the 10-team league.
After four years as a rider, tens of thousands of miles on the bike, victories, failures and countless memories, it all came down to these 200 laps. Anything less than a first-place finish would be a disappointment.
Men's Final Standings (after IU Student Foundation ruling): 1) Cutters 2) Phi Delta Theta 3) Phi Gamma Delta 4) Delta Tau Delta 5) Beta Theta Pi2007. 2008. 2009. 2010: Four straight years the Cutters have crossed the finish line of the men’s Little 500 first. Through downpours, thunder and yes-even lightning. The 32 other teams of the 60th running of the men’s Little 500 were not able to hold off the Cutter’s victory.
Former IU left tackle Rodger Saffold was selected No. 33 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.
It’s a Little 500 tradition. The rider who crosses the finish line first raises her hands — triumphant in victory. But when Teter’s Caitlin Van Kooten crossed the finish line, she was hesitant about raising her hands. A nightmare she had before the race made her second guess the historical gesture.
The same thing is on everyone’s mind: How much of a factor will weather be in this year’s Little 500 races?
If the trends of the spring season continue, the men’s soccer game Saturday would need to go beyond penalty kicks to settle.
Among riders, it’s joked about as the most celebrated second-place finish in the history of the Little 500, but Delta Tau Delta riders were celebrating their fraternity’s highest finish in Little 500 history last April.
Final standings:1) Cutters 2) Phi Delta Theta 3) Delta Tau Delta 4) Beta Theta Pi 5) Gray Goat CyclingThe Cutters aren’t reloading from last year’s third-consecutive Little 500 title — they don’t need to. With every member of the 2009 title-winning team returning to compete this year, the Cutters will seek an unprecedented fourth-consecutive title as the outright favorite in Saturday’s race. The scariest part about the Cutters for the rest of the field is that they are convinced they’re a better team than last year.
In less than two days, IU lost two of its top recruiting targets, forwards Cody Larson and Will Yeguete, to Florida. While IU is still in pursuit of an additional big man for the 2010 recruiting class, it has an opportunity to add a former four-star guard in the coming weeks — as a walk-on.
Last season, outfielder Alex Dickerson had no trouble contributing with the bat in his hand. The freshman fielder’s glove, though, was a whole other story.
The NCAA is on the verge of expanding the men's basketball tournament from 65 to 68 teams beginning next year and has a new, $10.8 billion TV deal that will allow it to show every game live.
When former IU offensive lineman Rodger Saffold III was a sixth grader in Bedford, Ohio, he told his father what he wanted to do with his life.
Right now, as the NFL continues to undergo major reformation with Commissioner Roger Goodell, the NBA is still putting off fixing its major problem.