Cutter team rich in tradition
There is only one other team in the 52-year history of the running of the Little 500 who has garnered more victories than the Cutters six -- Delta Chi with eight -- but Cutter history has its roots buried in Delta Chi.
There is only one other team in the 52-year history of the running of the Little 500 who has garnered more victories than the Cutters six -- Delta Chi with eight -- but Cutter history has its roots buried in Delta Chi.
The Dodds House Little 500 team has perennially been the best residence hall team in the men's race, including a race victory in 1998. But its run of seven straight top 10 finishes was snapped last year when the team finished in 11th, after qualifying ninth.
Desire. That's what the Sigma Phi Epsilon team is all about.
Training for Little 500 can be a hard task for any rider, but living nearly 200 miles away from your team can pose problems that even the best teams would have trouble with.
This fall the riders of Pi Kappa Alpha's Little 500 team planned ahead. By last semester, senior rider Timothy Kolar said they had already made preparations for a spring break training trip, among other things. But in the course of about a month, the chapter was disbanded for alcohol violations and the team's plans were suddenly very much up in the air.
It's not where you start but rather where you finish. These middle-of-the-pack qualifying teams hope to put all their training, experience, and coaching together in hopes of winning it all.
Taking a spot in the third and fourth rows of the men's field doesn't count any team out of a winning position. Each team qualified within tenths of seconds of one another and despite injuries on two teams, working their way to the top is the main goal.
The men's second row of the racing field is anything but second best. Returning residence hall team -- Teter -- and independent teams -- Corleone and Achtung -- are trying to prove you don't have to be Greek to succeed in the race.
The top three contenders for the men's Little 500 race couldn't be more diverse. One team has the 2001 title under its belt. The next team is returning all four riders from last year's team, and the third team has no Little 500 experience to speak of but is tough enough to hold its own in the race.
In 1987, four Kappa Alpha Theta riders enrolled in qualifications for the Little 500 -- an all male race at the time. The squad wasn't trying to make a statement as much as it was looking for an outlet for its love of cycling.
Everything went in order for the Hoosiers in the fourth inning of yesterday's 9-0 win over IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis. In the top of the frame, starting pitcher Allison Cooke had her only 1-2-3 inning of the day. In the bottom half, the team led off with three straight hits -- a single, a double and a triple. The triple, off the bat of junior third baseman Heather Suca, sent teammates Annika Ochoa and Brooke Monroe home for a 7-0 lead. IU added two more runs in the inning on a sacrifice fly by junior catcher Stormy Hanson and a bases-loaded single by junior center fielder Katie Joy for a nine-run advantage.
Preparation, determination, dedication and increased recovery time are the key attributes for the Mudsharks -- and that's just the training season.
Junior Ben Davidson was the first player that IU men's golf coach Mike Mayer ever recruited.
Big Ten foes are running into trouble every Saturday when they have to face IU aces Zach Otte and Nick Vitielliss for the doubleheaders. Both are undefeated in Big Ten play, with three straight complete games.
The IU softball team returns home to host IU-Purdue University Indianapolis today at 2:30 p.m. at the IU Softball Field. Both the Hoosiers and Jaguars enter today's match-up with four-game losing streaks. IU (11-25-1) comes into the game after getting swept in a pair of Big Ten conference doubleheaders over the weekend at Illinois and Purdue. IUPUI (6-26) dropped all four of its contests against Oakland this past weekend.
PITTSBURGH -- The way the Chicago Cubs' offense is going, they would have waited all day and night to get a victory -- and, for a while, it seemed they would do exactly that.
Money doesn't always matter, and this NHL season also provided some other surprises -- scoring leader Jarome Iginla, Montreal goalie Jose Theodore and the remarkable run of the Phoenix Coyotes.
The IU women's rowing team participated in the Indiana Cup in Indianapolis and emerged with mixed results Saturday.
The IU men's tennis team can't seem to put it all together. They are fighting, but to no avail. Despite a full lineup, the Hoosiers lost 6-1 to No.19 Ohio State on Saturday and then to Penn State 4-3 on Sunday.
The IU women's tennis team split its two matches over the weekend against Big Ten foes at home. The team toppled Penn State by a score of 5-2 but fell to Ohio State 4-3 in a closely contested match. The weekend left IU with a 4-4 record in conference and a 15-7 mark overall.