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IU eliminated in 1st match of Big Ten Championship

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:50 p.m.

Eliminated from the Big Ten Championship tournament in its first match, IU lost to Ohio State with a 4-1 decision.

IU beats Gophers before losing to Fighting Illini

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:49 p.m.

With its Big Ten tournament life on the line, IU upset Minnesota, a team it lost to on April 3.

Hoosiers finish 6th in Big Ten tourney

By Ryan Winn · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:48 p.m.

On the NCAA Regional berth bubble, the IU women’s golf team knew it needed a strong tournament performance.

IU drops 2 games to Iowa

By Connor O'Gara · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:47 p.m.

The Hawkeyes took down the Hoosiers on Saturday and Sunday, 12-0 and 12-1, both in five innings.

IU wins three events at Drake Relays

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:46 p.m.

The IU track and field team won three events at this weekend’s Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.

Hoosiers finish 5th in Eastern Championships

By Andrew Wyder · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:45 p.m.

Although it won two of three games this weekend, the IU water polo team finished in fifth place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Eastern Championship in Cambridge, Mass.

Pi Beta Phi riders sophomore Liz Mackey, senior Hayley Bakker, junior Caroline Brown and junior Natalie Malone walk to the podium to recieve their 1st-place trophy for winning the 2009 women's Little 500.

2009 review: Brown rides 70-plus laps as Pi Beta Phi wins 1st race

By Sean Morrison · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:44 p.m.

As Caroline Brown of Pi Beta Phi sprinted down the home stretch in Friday’s women’s Little 500 race, teammate Liz Mackey said she had confidence in Brown.

Cutters rider Eric Young celebrates after crossing the finish line and winning in the 59th annual men's Little 500 race on Saturday afternoon at Bill Armstrong Stadium. This marked the third consecutive win for the Cutters.

2009 review: Cutters complete 3-peat, win 10th Little 500 title

By Nathan Hart · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:43 p.m.

The all-time winningest team in Little 500 history won its 10th race and became the third team with three consecutive victories.

IU wins 4th Big Ten series

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:39 p.m.

Down 0-1 against Michigan, the IU baseball team seemed destined to relinquish a Big Ten series in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Loukas takes 2 titles at USA National Championship

By Kevin Loughery · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:38 p.m.

Seven IU women’s divers traveled to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., this week to compete in the Speedo USA Diving National Championships, where senior Christina Loukas’ season-long trend of dominance continued.

Jacksonville junior pledges to IU

By Jordan Cohen · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:37 p.m.

Six Class of 2009 recruits will officially join the team in June, but IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean already has one verbal commitment for the following year: junior David Williams.

Sophomore Eric Young leads the pack while sprinting in the last laps of the 2009 Little 500. Despite getting a 3 second penalty for advancing their position by using the gutter near lap 173, the Cutters gained their position back and won the race, beating Delta Tau Delta by a few seconds.

Cutters’ Young sprints to victory

By Nathan Hart · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:36 p.m.

A sprint-to-the-finish victory is nothing new for the Cutters.

Brown leads Pi Beta Phi to 1st title

By Sean Morrison · Sunday, April 26,2009 11:19 p.m.

Pi Beta Phi rider Caroline Brown took the 2009 women’s Little 500 into her own hands Friday. Brown’s coach Tim Kolar called it “epic,” a “Hall of Fame ride.” Given that she rode about three-quarters of the race, most Little 500 fans might agree.

Sophomore Ryan Kiel talks strategy with sophomore Zach Trodgon before Gray Goat Cycling’s heat at Team Pursuit on April 18 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kiel and his brother, junior Matt Kiel, formed Gray Goat Cycling and named it after a bike shop in Indianapolis.

No kidding: Brothers lead Gray Goat Cycling

By Sean Morrison · Friday, April 24,2009 1:09 p.m.

As brothers, Matt and Ryan Kiel agree they have a lot in common. They share genetics. They share memories. And they share a passion for cycling, especially in the Little 500.

Scott Catanzaro (left) finished 20th in Individual Time Trials. Jaime Boswell (right) finished 22nd in Individual Time Trials.

A team On the rise

By Sean Morrison · Friday, April 24,2009 12:53 p.m.

In 2006, Kristi Hewitt decided to wing it.

A tradition Returns

By Sean Morrison · Friday, April 24,2009 12:50 p.m.

As the final sprint of the 1993 Little 500 began, Todd Hancock’s stomach was churning. All he had prepared for since 1991 came down to this: a quarter-mile push against one of the top riders in the field.

Wing It coach Tom Schwoegler talks with sophomore rider Allison Bickel.

40 races later, Schwoegler hasn’t slowed down a bit

By Sean Morrison · Friday, April 24,2009 12:35 p.m.

It began in 1971. It is a story of passion and conflict, of victory and failure. It is the story of a man who has led both men’s and women’s teams in 40 Little 500s. It is the story of a man whose passion for the Little 500 is surpassed only by his compassion for his riders. This is the story of Tom Schwoegler.

$Sean Morrison | IDS Junior Adam Bailey, a rider for Vicious & Delicious who cannot ride this year, cheers on his team as they sprint for their bikes during Team Pursuit on April 18. Bailey suffered a brain hemorrhage and skull fracture after falling off a bike while delivering sandwiches for Jimmy John’s, where the team members work.$

Despite injury, former rider delivers for team

By Sean Morrison · Friday, April 24,2009 12:29 p.m.

The Jimmy John’s squad Vicious & Delicious, presses on after teammate fractures skull, sustains brain hemorrhage while on sandwich run.

The Mezcla team walks toward final briefing before the sixth heat of Team Pursuit on April 18 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The team consists of freshmen Tari and Cari Morales, senior Cristal Cabrera and freshman Sandra Salcido.

In face of sameness, 3 teams add diversity

By Nathan Hart · Friday, April 24,2009 12:22 p.m.

The fact is simple: White teams dominate the men’s and women’s Little 500 fields. With an IU tradition on a predominately white campus that features a stereotypical white sport, it is little surprise the Black Student Union for many years held a picnic at the same time as the men’s race.

Sophomores Kelley Douglas, Jenna Eisenberg, Sonja Arnesen and freshman Stephanie Scott wait for their heat to start during Team pursuit.

Arnesen follows in footsteps of hall-of-fame brother

By Nathan Hart · Friday, April 24,2009 12:04 p.m.

Three years ago, Hans Arnesen lapped the entire Little 500 field 39 laps into the race. His Alpha Tau Omega team cruised to victory in a historically dominating performance. And while his feat might be difficult to exceed, his sister, Sonja Arnesen, will try to extend the family’s legacy.

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