Indiana University Swimmer Anna Peplowski gets a Silver Medal in the 4 X 200 Freestyle Relay
On Day 6 of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris France on Thursday Indiana University Senior to Be Anna Peplowski won a Silver Medal for the United States as she swam the first leg of the prelims of the Women’s 4 X 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:57.98 and Carmel Native Alex Shackell swam the final leg with a time of 1:59.47 as the United States finished 4th overall in the Prelims with a time of 7:52.72 along with Erin Gemmel and Simone Manuel. In the Final Clarie Weinstein, Paige Madden and Katie Ledecky along with Gemmell competed in the final and finished with a time of 7:40.86. All relay members earn a medal regardless of if they did not swim in the final. For the 21-Year-Old Peplowski and for the 17-Year-Old Shackell it’s their first medal in their first Olympics. Shackell finished 6th in the Women’s 200 Meter Butterfly with a time of 2:07:73. Kotryna Teterevkova of Lithuania and the Indiana Swim Club Finished 5th in the Women’s 200 Meter Breaststroke with a time of 2:23.75 and Lilly King finished 8th with a time of 2:25.91. King stated at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June that this her is her third and final Olympics at 27 Years old and she has won 5 Total Medals with 2 Gold, 2 Silver and a Bronze. The United States has 37 Total Medals with 9 Gold, 15 Sliver and 13 Bronze to lead the overall medal count while China leads the Gold Medal Count with 9.
Notre Dame Graduate Lee Kiefer won her second Gold Medal in Paris as the United States won the Women’s Team Foil Event. Keifer was joined by Jacquline Dubrovich, Lauren Scruggs and Maia Weintraub. The Americans beat China 45-37 in the Quarterfinals, Canada 45-31 in the Semifinals and Italy 45-39 in the Final. Keifer has won three Gold Medals in two Olympics after she competed at the 2020 Games in Toyko. Carmel Native Rajeev Ram and his partner Austin Krajicek won their Men’s Tennis Doubles Semifinal Match 6-2, 6-2 over Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek of the Czech Republic to advance to Saturday’s Gold Medal Match. Ram won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Venus Williams.
In Men’s Swimming Chris Guliano of Notre Dame finished 17th overall in the Men’s 50 Meter Freestyle Heats and missed out on the Semifinals as the top 16 advanced. Purdue’s Matheo Mateos of Paraguay finished 20th overall with a time of 203:45 in the Men’s 200 Individual Medley Prelims and did not advance to the Semifinals. The United States dropped a pair of games in 3X3 Basketball as they fall to 0-4. The Americans lost to Lithuania 20-18 as Fort Wayne Native Canyon Barry scored 9 points. The Americans lost to Lativa 21-19 as Barry scored 10 Points to lead the Americans who were without former College Basketball Star Jimmer Fredette of BYU due to injury as the Americans had to play the three players the entire game.
Marian University Graduate Felicia Stancil finished 22nd overall in the Women’s BMX Racing competition with three runs that gave her 20th place averaged which was not enough to make it to the last chance qualifying meet. The top 16 make the Semifinals and the next 8 made the Last Chance Meet with the top 4 making it to the Semifinals. In Rowing Notre Dame’s Molly Bruggeman and Team USA finished first with a time of 6:03.93 in the Women’s Eights Repechage to advance to the finals on Saturday. 4 of the 5 boats advance to the final as Canada, Australia and Italy all advance and will join Romania and Great Britian who won the Heats on Monday and Denmark was the unlucky boat that did not advance to the final.
In Women’s Basketball Team USA Beat Belgium 87-74 to improve to 2-0 in Group Play. Princeton Native and Notre Dame Grad Jackie Young had an assist in 8 Minutes and 47 Seconds off the Bench. Notre Dame’s Jewell Loyd had 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal in 17 Minutes and 4 Seconds off the Bench for the Americans. Australia beat Canada 70-65 as Australia is 1-1 and Canada 0-2. Kristy Wallace of the Indiana Fever did not play, and former Fever Player Alana Smith pulled down 5 rebounds and 3 steals in 20 Minutes and 23 Seconds as a starter for Australia. Former Notre Dame and Indiana Fever star Natalie Achonwa scored 4 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in 23 minutes as starter for the Canadians. Former Indiana Fever Kayla Alexander scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and in assist in 32 minutes of action as a starter and Current Notre Dame player Cassandre Prosper had an assist in 3 minutes and 4 seconds of action. France beat Nigeria 75-54 as Nigeria is 1-1 as Carmel HS Graduate Tomi Taiwo did not play for the second time for the Nigerians.
Indiana University’s Camryn Haworth Selected to the Preseason All-Big Ten Volleyball Team
For the second-consecutive season, Indiana senior setter Camryn Haworth was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team. An All-American in 2023, Haworth established herself as one of the most dynamic players in the country and a produced an incredible all-around junior campaign. The Big Ten coaches voted on an 18-player preseason team that included four setters and representatives from 11 of the 18 league schools. Haworth was a First Team All-Big Ten player in 2022 and 2023, receiving a unanimous selection from the conference last season. During her junior season, Haworth helped lead the Hoosiers to 21 victories, matching a regular season program record. IU finished in a tie for sixth place in the league, its highest finish in the conference during the 14-team period. She provided 1,247 assists (10.22 a/s) and an NCAA-high 73 service aces.
For her career, the Fishers, Ind. native has recorded 2,862 assists, 706 digs, 274 kills and 124 blocks. She has 164 service aces in her three years so far, putting her 34 away from breaking the program’s all-time record. Haworth will look to become the second three-time First Team Big Ten selection in her IU career (Ashley Benson). She ranks eighth all-time in program history in assists. Among setters at IU, she is first in aces (164), third in kills (274), sixth in blocks (124) and seventh in digs (706). With the return of her top four pin hitters, Haworth will run the offense as the full-time setter for a third-straight season. The Hoosiers return five rotational players from last season including Haworth, sophomore libero Ramsey Gary, junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles and junior opposite Avry Tatum. A collection of newcomers including graduate student defensive specialist Delaynie Maple and freshman middle blocker Ella Boersema will help bolster a deep roster.
In addition to the All-Big Ten team, all 18 coaches voted on the Big Ten Volleyball Preseason Poll. IU was predicted 10th in the conference, behind Ohio State and ahead of Illinois. Nebraska was picked to win the league with Wisconsin, Penn State, Purdue and Minnesota rounding out the top five. IU will begin its 2024 season at Kennesaw State on Aug. 30. The conference slate begins on Sept. 27 with a trip to Washington followed by the first meeting in program history with Oregon on Sept. 28. Michigan State comes to town on Oct. 4 for the Big Ten home opener.
Indiana University Football’s James Bomba named to the Allstate Wuerfel Trophy Watch List
Indiana Football Redshirt-Junior James Bomba was named to his second service-based watch list on Thursday (Aug. 1) when the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy placed him on its preseason list. The Wuerffel Foundation announced its 2024 watch list, consisting of a record 111 nominees representing players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports, the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida who parlayed his success on the football field into a lifetime of service. The award embodies Wuerffel’s commitment to being a humanitarian, while honoring student-athletes who are inspired to serve others and make positive impacts on society. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Trophy’s founding, and the Foundation will recognize the first nineteen recipients throughout the fall season.
Along with the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, Bomba was named to the America Football Coach Association (AFCA) Allstate Good Works Team in July. Of his many volunteer opportunities, Bomba has spent his time on a volunteer mission trip to the Dominican Republic with Indiana football and Score International. He is also active with Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington, Hoosier Ticket Project and the program’s Holiday Toy Drive. He has also served as a volunteer coach for football and men’s basketball at Bloomington South High School. He has also teamed up with GO Bloomington to help the organization promote better mobility options and Stop the Violence Indianapolis, Inc., which acts as a catalyst for social change – empowering people to take action with the greater Indianapolis area to ensure safety, justice, accountability and healing for people whose lives are affected by violence and poverty.
On the field, Bomba redshirted his first season on campus and appeared in 20 games with 10 starts over the last two campaigns. The tight end owns 11 receptions for 75 yards (6.8 ypr) and one touchdown. His first collegiate touchdown came on a 3-yard catch in the third quarter against Michigan State to knot the score at 14-14. A third-generation Indiana football letterman, Bomba follows in the footsteps of his father, Matt Bomba, a walk-on that earned a scholarship between 1990-92, and both grandfathers, Brad Bomba (1954-56) and Bob VanPelt (1964-66) who were scholarship football student-athletes at IU.
Brownsburg and Butler Graduate Gordon Hayward Retires after 14 NBA Seasons
Gordon Hayward, who nearly gave Butler a national title over Duke with a half-court shot that just missed on the final play of the 2010 NCAA men’s basketball championship game, retired from the NBA after 14 seasons on Thursday. Hayward played for Utah, Boston, Charlotte and Oklahoma City, and was an All-Star in 2017. He averaged 15.2 points in 835 career regular-season games, and said he was looking forward to spending more time with his family. “Today, I am officially retiring from the game of basketball,” Hayward wrote on social media. “It’s been an incredible ride and I’m so grateful to everyone who helped me achieve more than I ever imagined.”
Hayward thanked his parents and family, his agent Mark Bartelstein, coaches, teammates, trainers, doctors and friends for supporting him “through countless years and cities, helping me exceed my own expectations.” “To all my fans: thank you for supporting me through the ups and downs,” Hayward wrote. “I’ll always cherish the letters of encouragement and the moments we’ve shared around the world. You inspired me to always dream big and improve everyday — and for the young players up next, I challenge you do to the same.” Hayward grew up in Brownsburg and played on the state champion team in 2008 and played in two National Championship Games as Butler lost to Duke in 2010 and Connecticut in 2011.
Noblesville HS Girls Basketball Star Meredith Tippner Commits to the University of Miami
Tricia Cullop was head women’s basketball coach at Toledo when she first began recruiting Meredith Tippner. It was the spring of 2022, and the then-freshman was coming off a Class 3A state title run with Noblesville, playing AAU ball with 2023 IndyStar Miss Basketball Laila Hull and future UConn standout Ashlynn Shade. Cullop and the Rockets were the first to offer Tippner a basketball scholarship, the now-senior recalled, “the first ones to believe in me.” When Cullop was named coach at Miami last April, Tippner was one of the first prospects she reached out to, offering her a scholarship in May and scheduling a campus visit for early June. The former Purdue captain told Tippner she was capable of competing in the ACC and the type of player they wanted to help build their program. “Hearing that and knowing they still believe in you even when they went up to that next level meant a lot,” Tippner said. With her senior year underway and soccer season set to begin next week, Tippner made things official, committing to Cullop and the Hurricanes. She chose Miami over Butler, Purdue, Belmont, Columbia, Harvard, Oklahoma State and Tulsa, among others. “It’s a full-circle moment,” Tippner told IndyStar on Wednesday night. “Toledo was the first college to offer me, to ever believe in me, and now I get to play for those coaches.”
A four-star recruit by ESPN and ranked No. 94 in the Class of 2025 on the hardwood and two-time defending state champion on the soccer field, Tippner’s basketball potential has been obvious from Day 1. The 5-9 guard is a long, athletic presence with a tireless motor and relentless approach on both ends of the floor. She’s never one to shy away from contact and takes full advantage of her length, be it while challenging for rebounds or playing defense. Tippner made a name for herself playing alongside Shade as a freshman, averaging 10 points, six rebounds and three steals to help lead Noblesville to its first state championship since 1987. And she’s maintained her brilliance in the two years since Shade’s departure, averaging around a double-double per game. Tippner, who guided Noblesville to a second state semifinals appearance in three seasons in 2023-24 with Miss Basketball finalist Reagan Wilson, enters her senior year with 1,156 points, 675 rebounds and 229 steals.
A frontrunner for both Miss Soccer and Miss Basketball, Tippner could be in for a historically decorated finish to her already illustrious career. But her candidacy for two No. 1 jerseys is secondary to the Millers’ pursuit of a couple more blue ribbons. “My goal every year is to win a state championship and to represent Noblesville as a school in the community,” Tippner said. “And that’s the plan for this upcoming year.” With regards to her recruitment, the visit to campus was a “big step” in the process. It provided Tippner a “comfortability” she couldn’t have gotten otherwise, with her able to meet in-person with Cullop, her staff and some of her future college teammates. Tippner could see herself living there and knew Miami was a “great fit.” Even so, it didn’t click in until about a week ago when she went through her process and analyzed her options based on 15 factors. Those items ranged from academics, program culture and relationship with the coaches to how her style fit in and the opportunity to contribute from the start. From there, she cut her list to eight schools. “When you put all these factors together, it makes sense at a lot of schools, but for me it made the most sense at Miami right now,” Tippner said. “That’s how I was like, ‘You know what, let’s go for it.’ Jump in with two feet and see what we can do.”
Big Ten Announces 2024 Field Hockey Televison Schedule with Indiana making one Appearance
The Big Ten Conference has announced its television schedule for the 2024 field hockey season. The Big Ten Network (BTN) will cover seven conference games involving all nine participating schools. The Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament semifinals and championship game will also be carried by BTN, additional information will be available at a later date. The first broadcast is scheduled for Friday, September 20 when Northwestern plays host to Iowa. All but one game will be carried on Fridays with the exemption being a Monday, September 23 encounter between rivals Michigan and Michigan State in East Lansing. The regular season finale on November 1 will be a wildcard with teams announced at a later date. In addition to the BTN lineup, Big Ten games and nonconference contests will be streamed on B1G+, BTN’s home for non-televised events and on-demand archives.
Listed below is this year’s television schedule:
| Date | Teams | Time | Network |
| Friday, Sept. 20 | Iowa at Northwestern | 4 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Monday, Sept. 23 | Michigan at Michigan State | 3 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, Sept. 27 | Iowa at Rutgers | 1 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, Oct. 4 | Maryland at Indiana | 1 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, Oct. 11 | Penn State at Ohio State | 3 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, Oct. 25 | Northwestern at Michigan | 6 p.m. ET | BTN |
| Friday, Nov. 1 | TBA | TBA | BTN |
| Friday, Nov. 8 | Big Ten Tournament Semifinal | TBA | BTN |
| Friday, Nov. 8 | Big Ten Tournament Semifinal | TBA | BTN |
| Sunday, Nov. 10 | Big Ten Tournament Championship | TBA | BTN |
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