The art of the exchange
In a race that often comes down to fractions of a second, Little 500 competitors are always looking to pick up precious time on the track.
In a race that often comes down to fractions of a second, Little 500 competitors are always looking to pick up precious time on the track.
Thirty-three riders jockey for a position, inches apart from one another as they turn laps around the Little 500 track in Bill Armstrong stadium.
In its first-ever Little 500, Phi Mu found itself in the lead pack with about 30 laps to go.Then-junior Jeni Gillenwater trailed only three or four others. She and her team were in perfect position to not only finish in the top five, but to win the race.
IU will play a football home-and-home series with Florida International in 2015 and 2016, per reports from ESPN college football reporter Brent McMurphy.
Casey Rodrigue leads the team this year with 10 stolen bases. He has found success by perfecting the art of stealing a base.
IU Nursing rider Lauren Gill is semiconscious and no longer requires the assistance of medical apparatus, but is still in critical condition at the IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis, Little 500 race director Jordan Bailey confirmed.
The finale of the three-game series was tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth. With a win, IU would complete the sweep of Michigan State.
IU secured its fourth commitment for its 2014 basketball recruiting class Friday when center Jeremiah April announced on Twitter his intentions to become a Hoosier.
No. 59 IU entered a weekend in Michigan with an opportunity to rise as high as the sixth seed in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. Instead, IU dropped to 10th in the standings after losses at No. 51 Michigan 5-2 and Michigan State 6-1.
IU Coach Tracy Smith leaves programs better than he found them. With Indiana baseball, he’s found somewhere he wants to stay.
Freshman All-American Tre’tez Kinnaird had the best performance of his career, setting a new personal record of one minute and 47.99 seconds in the 800 meter run as he and other All-American runners paced the Hoosiers.
After splitting a midweek doubleheader with Ball State, the IU softball team (13-33-1, 4-13) was swept in Evanston, Ill., by No. 25 Northwestern (27-11, 9-6). The loss gives IU an 0-11 record this season against ranked opponents.
The IU men’s golf team struggled to find a rhythm in a talented field at the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette this weekend. They finished in a tie for ninth place out of 15 teams.
Second basemen Casey Rodrigue was the hero, as his walk off single in the bottom of the 12th inning gave IU (24-11, 10-1) the 2-1 victory over Michigan State (20-16, 5-6).
IU (23-11, 9-1) beat Michigan State (20-15, 5-5) in game one of their three-game stint Friday night 7-0. The Hoosiers combined timely hitting with another masterful DeNato – 8 innings pitched, 5 hits, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts, 0 runs on 113 pitches.
This weekend, IU track and field has its sights set on Lexington, Ky., where the Kentucky Wildcats will play host to a variety of competitors on their signature blue track.
After splitting Wednesday’s doubleheader with Ball State, the IU softball team (13-30-1, 4-10) will travel to Evanston, Ill., to take on Big Ten foe Northwestern (24-11, 6-6 conference).
After beating Penn State last Sunday, the No. 59 IU men’s tennis team has two more chances to bolster its NCAA tournament chances against No. 49 Michigan and Michigan State.
The IU men’s golf team will travel to West Lafayette for this weekend’s Boilermaker Invitational, its last regular season tournament.
IU (22-11, 8-1) will get its chance at revenge when Michigan State (20-14, 5-4) comes to Bloomington for a three-game series starting at 7:05 p.m. Friday.