Indiana University Athletics Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Class
Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson announced Friday that IU Athletics will welcome six new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame. The six individuals comprise the 39th class, bringing the roster of inductees to 255. Kayla Bashore (Field Hockey, 2002-05), Kevin Berry (Men’s Swimming, 1964-66), Danny O’Rourke (Men’s Soccer, 2001-04), Victor Oladipo (Men’s Basketball, 2011-13), Max Skirvin (Radio Broadcaster, Contributor 1950-2000), and Jody Yin (Women’s Tennis, 1991-94) will be officially inducted at the annual Hall of Fame dinner on Friday, Sept. 20, and will be recognized at halftime of the Indiana-Charlotte football game at Memorial Stadium the following day. For information about the Hall of Fame Dinner or to buy tickets to the Friday night event, contact the IU Varsity Club at varsity@indiana.edu or 812.855.0866.
“These six individuals have contributed enormously to the prestige and impact of Indiana University Athletics, and we are excited to welcome this elite group to our Hall of Fame,” Dolson said. “Considering the history of success of our student-athletes and programs, it comes as no surprise that we have an inordinate number of highly deserving individuals to consider every year. That was no different this year, and we look forward to celebrating this very deserving group this fall.” The IU Athletics Hall of Fame, established in 1982 by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in conjunction with the Varsity Club and the I-Association, recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the prestige of IU both on and off the field of competition.
Kayla Bashore (Field Hockey, 2002-05)- The most accomplished and decorated player in IU Field Hockey history, Bashore was the 2005 Big Ten Player of the Year, a three-time First-Team All-Big Ten honoree, and a two-time All-American (First Team in 2005, Second Team in 2003). During her senior season, she helped lead the program to a school-record 17 wins, a runner-up finish in the Big Ten, and to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Nearly 20 years removed from her college playing days, she remains prominent in the program’s all-time record book, ranking among the all-time leaders in goals (6th), points (7th) and shots (2nd). After graduation, Bashore spent eight years with Team USA and was a member of both the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams. Bashore returned to IU in 2019 as the program’s head coach and has led IU Field Hockey for the past five seasons.
Kevin Berry (Men’s Swimming, 1964-66)- From his teenage years on, Berry was a star at every level of swimming. Hailing from Australia, Berry first qualified for the Olympics in 1960 as a 14-year-old and placed sixth in the 200 butterfly. He returned to the Olympics four years later and captured a gold medal in the same event as well as a bronze in the medley relay for Australia. His gold-medal winning 200 butterfly time of 2:06.6 established a new world record that stood for the next three years. That was one of 12 world records that Berry set in the various butterfly events between 1961-68. In addition to those world records and Olympic medals, Berry was also a three-time gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games and a six-time winner at the Australian Championships. During his three years at IU, Berry swam for legendary Coach James ‘Doc’ Counsilman and was a five-time All-American, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the 200 butterfly in 1966. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1980.
Danny O’Rourke (Men’s Soccer, 2001-04)- One of the most accomplished players in IU Men’s Soccer history, O’Rourke won the 2004 MAC Hermann Trophy Award as the national player of the year after leading the Hoosiers to a second straight NCAA title. O’Rourke served as the captain of IU’s 2003 and 2004 NCAA Championship teams and anchored an IU defense that recorded 22 shutouts during those championship seasons. During his IU career, he was a two-time First-Team All-American, a three-time First-Team All-Big Ten honoree, and was named the 2004 NSCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year. The Hoosiers went 69-15-9 during his career, won six Big Ten team championships (four regular season, two postseason), and advanced to three College Cups to go along with the two national titles. Following his college career, O’Rourke was the fourth overall pick in the 2005 Major League Super Draft and started 186 of 200 matches during an 11-year professional career. He returned to IU in 2018 and served as an assistant coach on the Men’s Soccer staff from 2018-21.
Victor Oladipo (Men’s Basketball, 2011-13)- Oladipo became IU Basketball’s first National Player of the Year in 20 years when he earned the honor from the Sporting News following a remarkable junior season in 2012-13. Oladipo averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 2.2 steals during that season while leading IU to its first Big Ten championship in 11 seasons and its first No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in two decades. In addition to his National Player of the Year honor, Oladipo was also named co-National Defensive Player of the Year and was a consensus First-Team All-American. Following his junior season Oladipo departed for the NBA, where he was the second overall pick by the Orlando Magic in the 2013 NBA Draft. He’s spent the last 11 years in the NBA with five different franchises, averaging 16.9 points/game during his career. His best season to date was in 2017-18, when he averaged 23.1 points/game for the Indiana Pacers and was named Third-Team All-NBA, First-Team All-Defense, and won the league’s Most Improved Player award.
Max Skirvin (Radio Announcer, Contributor 1950-2000)- Skirvin is one of the most important figures and recognized voices in the history of IU sports. Best known to IU fans for the 28 years he spent alongside Don Fischer on the IU Radio Network from 1973-2000, Skirvin’s contributions go back much farther and are much more wide-ranging. He first served as the play-by-play voice of IU Men’s Basketball and Football as an IU senior in 1950-51 on WTTS (Bloomington) radio. He later returned to the radio booth and spent six years as the play-by-play voice of IU Football and Basketball from 1967-73. During those years in the 1950s and 1960s, he was instrumental in helping build the IU Radio Network through his role as the IU Alumni Association’s Alumni Club Director. Skirvin spent 19 years at the IUAA and another 17 at the IU Foundation before retiring in 1994.
Jody Yin (Women’s Tennis, 1991-94)- Yin was a driving and dominant force during one of the most dominant eras for any IU men’s or women’s program in history. She was a four-time First-Team All-Big Ten honoree from 1991-94 for the IU Women’s Tennis team, helping lead Coach Lin Loring’s program to four consecutive Big Ten Championships and berths in the 20-team NCAA Tournament field each season. Yin’s teams went a combined 77-21 during her four seasons, including a remarkable 48-3 against Big Ten foes. The Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1991, Yin concluded her career in 1994 by earning Big Ten Player of the Year honors and advancing to the semifinals of the National All-America Championships in singles. She posted a 142-42 singles record during her four-year career and ranks second in program history in both singles victories and singles win percentage (77.1%).
Hoosier Hysteria Scrimmages are Set for Homecoming Weekend
Indiana Basketball is scheduled to host a scrimmage-based Hoosier Hysteria event on Friday, Oct. 18, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as part of Homecoming Weekend. Hoosier Hysteria Scrimmage presented by Smithville will begin with player introductions, a message to the crowd from head coach Teri Moren, and two quarters of an intrasquad scrimmage. “Our program always looks forward to Hoosier Hysteria and are eager for our fans to get a sneak peek at the 2024-25 team,” said Moren. “It will be a great opportunity for our student-athletes to scrimmage in front of Hoosier Nation. We can’t wait to be in the atmosphere of the best fan base in college athletics on Oct. 18.”
The Hoosiers have won 31-straight regular season games inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall including a perfect 15-0 mark in 2023-24 and hold the nation’s eighth-longest home game winning streak at 17 games. Fans piled into the Hall in 2023-24 as Indiana finished fifth overall in national attendance, averaging 10,336 fans per game. Indiana finished 26-6 overall and 15-3 in the Big Ten, advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years. Highlighting the returners will be fifth-year guards Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish along with junior guard Yarden Garzon. Head coach Teri Moren will enter her 11th season at the helm of the program.
Immediately following the women’s scrimmage, the men’s team will roll with player introductions, a message to the crowd from head coach Mike Woodson, and a half of an intrasquad scrimmage. “We are excited to rollout this new format of Hoosier Hysteria,” said Woodson. “Getting our team in front of Hoosier Nation has always been a priority for this ballclub. The scrimmage will be the first chance for our fans to get a look at our new players and most importantly will give our guys a taste of playing competitive basketball in front of the most passionate fans in the game.”
The men’s side is returning a frontcourt pairing of All-Big Ten Honorable Mention junior forward Malik Reneau and reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Mackenize Mgbako, a sophomore forward. In addition, fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway and sophomore guard Gabe Cupps each started at least 20 games last season. Indiana also welcomes the second-ranked transfer portal class according to 247Sports and brought in a consensus top 30 recruit in freshman forward Bryson Tucker. The scrimmages will follow a meet-and-greet opportunity hosted by Hoosiers Connect at Cook Hall. Fans will be able to purchase special access into the event for an opportunity to meet the team, takes photos, and get signatures from their favorite Hoosiers.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Indiana football team will host Nebraska at Memorial Stadium.
Indiana University Women’s Soccer wins Exhibition over Illinois-Chicago 1-0
The Indiana Hoosiers Women’s Soccer Team kicked off the 2024-25 IU Athletics Sports Calendar hosting the Illinois-Chicago Flames in exhibition match Saturday Afternoon at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Teams played two 45 minutes halves followed by Penalty Kicks. The Hoosiers won 1-0 as Graduate Student Avery Snead scored with 1:57 left in the second half as Illinois Chicago won the Penalty Kick Shootout 3-2. The teams took a water break with 23:12 left in the first half and the game was scoreless at halftime. Indiana outshot the Flames 5-1 in the first half with Illinois-Chicago Goalkeeper Lauren Keiser made 1 save while Indiana Goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg did not make a save in the first half. Indiana had four corner kicks to two for Illinois-Chicago.
In the Second Half The teams took a water break with 25:53 remaining after the break Illinois-Chicago switch goalkeepers as Indiana took 7 second half shots and UIC did not attempt a shot. The backup goalkeeper for Illinois-Chicago made 2 Saves while the Hoosiers did not record a save and the Hoosiers had 2 Corner Kicks. Avery Snead put Indiana on the board with 1:57 left in the second half. Snead from Wrentham, Massachusetts graduated from Providence in the Spring and scored 6 goals and 1 assist for 13 points and started all 69 games in her four-year career for the Friars. Indiana outshot the Flames 12-1, Illinois Chicago made 3 saves in goal while Indiana did not make a save in the match and The Hoosiers had 6 Corner Kicks to Three for the flames. This was the first of three exhibition games for Indiana with trips to Illinois State Tuesday and Notre Dame on Saturday before the regular season starts on August 15, hosting Tennessee. Indiana Head Coach Erwin van Bennekom was pleased after getting this first exhibition out of the way. “We stayed healthy, got a lot of minutes in, got the clean sheet, we could have gotten two or three more goals but that will come”. Both teams used their benches to find different combinations and used multiple goalkeepers to prepare for any situation that comes up during the regular season.
The Hoosiers finished 12-4-4 and lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Saint Louis a season ago. Goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg is back for her senior season and was the Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year and All-Big Ten First Team a season ago. Gerstenberg is the all-time leader in school history with 21 shutouts and is tied for fifth all time with 22 Wins between the pipes for the Hoosiers. Lauren Costello, Piper Coffield and Marisa Grzesiak are the top returning scorers that combined for seven goals and 12 assists last season. Paige Webber and Anna Bennett graduated and led the Hoosiers with a combined 16 goals and 13 assists. Sofia Black had 2 goals and Zoe Tiger had 1 goal as the four Seniors combined for 30-21-16 record in their four-year careers and helped the Hoosiers to their first NCAA Tournament Appearance for the first time since 2013.
Illinois-Chicago finished the 2023 season with a 6-8-5 record and 5-3-2 record in the Missouri Valley Conference falling in the Semifinals of the Conference Tournament to Drake 2-1. The Flames return their two top goal scorers in Valparaiso, Indiana Native Sophia Jaime and Makenna Malloy of Noblesville, Indiana as the pair scored 4 goals and 4 assists a piece for a total of 24 points between them. All three goalkeepers that saw time between the pipes are back with Lauren Keiser, Sara Sanabria and Trish Georglou. Head Coach David Nikolic begins his fourth season as head coach of Illinois-Chicago with a record of 13-26-4 after 9 seasons as an Assistant and Associate Head Coach at Northwestern from 2012-2020 and 18 Seasons as an Assistant and Associate Head Coach at Milwaukee from 1994-2011.
Buck Shur to Return to the Indiana University Football Radio Booth for the 2024 Season
A familiar voice will echo through the airwaves again during the 2024 Indiana football season as Buck Shur will join Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer on the Indiana Sports Radio Network for another season as an analyst for Hoosier football broadcasts. Suhr returns to the booth after former IU letterwinner, NFL Network personality, and two-year color analyst Rhett Lewis will move into a broadcasting role with the Big Ten Network for the 2024 season. Suhr partnered with Fischer on two previous occasions, 1997-2001 and 2010-2022, and will call his 19th season of Indiana football on the radio after 12 seasons on the IU coaching staff and six years in an administrative role in the department.
Running backs coach for 12 seasons (1984-95) under IU’s all-time winningest coach, Bill Mallory, Suhr tutored All-America selections Anthony Thompson and Vaughn Dunbar. He then served as administrative assistant to the head coach and athletic director from 1996-2001. As running backs coach, Suhr helped direct one of the nation’s most productive rushing attacks. The Hoosiers had three different rushers produce 1,000-yard rushing seasons on six separate occasions. In 1988, the IU offense rushed for a then-school record 2,963 yards. Suhr coached Thompson, the 1989 Heisman Trophy runner-up, along with Dunbar and Alex Smith, the 1994 UPI National Freshman of the Year. That trio owns a combined 61 100-yard rushing games, with Thompson’s program record 28 leading the way, and account for three of the top seven all-time leading rushers in program history. Suhr and his wife, Jane, are the parents of one son, Errek, and the deceased Jenny Suhr. They have four grandchildren: Addy, Hayden, Taylor, and Mack. Errek was a four-year letterman for the IU men’s basketball program (2004-07) and currently serves as the color analyst for the Indiana men’s basketball broadcasts alongside Fischer.
Carmel’s Rajeev Ram Brings Home a Silver Medal in Men’s Doubles Tennis
Day 8 of the Paris Summer Games on Saturday saw Carmel Indiana Native Rajeev Ram and his partner Austin Krajicek are bringing home the Silver Medal in Men’s Doubles Tennis after falling in the Final to Australia’s Matthew Ebden and John Peters on the famous Red Clay at Roland Garros in the French Capital. The Americans won the first set 7-6(8-6) before the Australians won set two 7-6(7-1) and the tiebreak in the third set 10-8 to become the second ever Gold Medal Winners from Australia joining Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde from Australia who won at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. The 40-Year-Old Ram wins his second Silver Medal after he and Serena Williams won in Mixed Doubles at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The United States has 61 overall Medals with 14 Gold, 24 Silver and 23 Bronze. China has 16 Gold Medals.
In Track Field IU’s Rikkoi Brathwaite finished 24th overall with a time of 10.13 in the Men’s 100 Meter Prelims for the British Virgin Islands in the First Round of the Men’s 100 Meters and advances to the Semifinals. Chukwuebuka Enekwechi of Nigeria and Purdue finished 5th in the Final of the Men’s Shot Put with a distance of 21.42 and in the prelims, he was 9th overall with a distance of 21.13 to qualify for the finals. Allie Wilson who lives and trains in Indianapolis finished 3rd in her heat and 5th overall with a time of 1:59.73 in Women’s 800 Meter Repechage. In Men’s Basketball Team USA finished 3-0 in group play with a 104-83 win over Puerto Rico. Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers had 1 steal in 10 Minutes and 28 seconds of action off the bench for the Americans. Former Indiana Pacer Davon Reed scored 4 points, 7 rebounds and a block in 15 minutes and 9 seconds as a starter for Puerto Rico who finished the group 0-3 and eliminated from Medal Contention. In Fencing Madga Skarbonkiewicz of Notre Dame and the United States lost to South Korea 45-35 in the Quarterfinals of the Women’s Team Sabre. The United States beat Algeria 45-28 and beat Hungary 45-39 in the 5th place match.
The United States beat Japan 1-0 in Extra Time in the Women’s Soccer Quarterfinals. Trinity Rodman scored in the 107th minute to get the US to the Semifinals. Former Notre Dame Star Korbin Albert got the start and played the full match. Molly Bruggeman Notre Dame of Notre Dame and the United States finished 5th out of 6 teams in the finals of the Rowing Women’s Eights with a time of 6:01.73. In Beach Volleyball Former Indiana Pacer Chase Budinger and his partner Miles Evans beat Thomas Hodges and Zachary Hubert of Australia 2-0 in a Lucky Loser Playoff Match to advance to the Knockout Stage. The Americans beat Australians 21-19 and 21-17. In Swimming Zalan Sarkany Hungary and IU finished 11th overall with a time of 14:52.42 and Marwan Elkamash Egypt and IU Did Not Start the Prelims of Men’s 1500 Meter Freestyle as Zarkany did not advance to the final. Chloe Farro of Aruba and Indiana State Tied for 32nd overall with a time of 26.49 and Terre Haute South and Ball State Graduate Apsara Sakbun representing Cambodia finished 38th overall with a time of 26,90 in the Women’s 50 Meter Freestyle Heats. Kai Van Westering and the Netherlands finished 4th overall in the Men’s 4 x 100 Medley Relay Heats with a time of 3:31.62. Carmel’s Alex Shackell and the United States finished 4th overall in the Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay Heats with a time of 3:56.40 and IU Swimmer Ching Hwee Gan and Singapore finished 14th overall with a time of 4:05.58
Fort Wayne’s Canyon Barry Leads Team USA to 2 Wins in 3X3 Basketball in Paris
On Day 7 of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris France Friday. The United States Men’s 3X3 Basketball picked up two wins after starting the competition 0-4 and on the brink of elimination. USA beat France 21-19 as Fort Wayne Native Canyon Barry scored 16 points including the game winner to give Team USA its first win of the Olympic Tournament. The Americans followed it up with a 21-17 win over China as Barry scored 14 points as Team USA is 2-4 with one more group game left to play. Team USA Continues to lead the Medal Count with 43 Overall with 9 Gold, 18 Silver and 16 Bronze. China leads the Gold Medal Count with 13.
The USA beat Japan 3-1 in the Final Game of Men’s Volleyball Group Play to improve to 3-0 and advance to the Quarterfinals. The United States won the first two games 25-16 and 25-18 as the Japanese won 25-18 and Team USA closed it out 25-19. Zionsville Resident Matt Anderson had 16 total points with 15 those on attacks and 1 service point along with 5 digs. Purdue University Divers Greg Duncan and Tyler Downs Finished in 8th place in the Men’s Synchronized 3 Meter Springboard with a score of 3:46.08. This is first Olympics for Duncan and the second for Downs.
In Track and Field Indianapolis Native and Cathedral HS Grad Cole Hocker finished 2nd overall with a time of 3:25.27 and Norte Dame ‘s Yared Nuguse finished 16th overall with a time of 3:36.56 to advance the Semifinals of the Men’s 1600 Meters. Chukwuebuka Enekwechi of Nigeria and Purdue finished 9th overall in the Men’s Shot-Put Qualification with a distance of 21.13 to advance to the Final. Allie Wilson who lives and trains in Indianapolis finished 19th overall in the Women’s 800 Meter Heats and she will go to the Repechage round for a chance to advance to the Semifinal. Former Indiana Hoosier now Louisville Cardinal Jayden Ulrich finished 18th overall in the Women’s Discus Throw Qualification with a distance of 61.08 and will not advance to the final.
In Swimming Indiana University’s Kai van Westering swam the first leg for the Netherlands in a time of 54.25 as the Dutch finished 4th overall with a time of 3:43.60 in the Mixed 4 x100 Meter Relay Heats and Qualify for the Final. Ching Hwee Gan of Singapore and IU finished 11th overall in the Women’s 800 Meter Freestyle Prelims with a time of 8:32.37 and did not advance to the final. Tomer Frankel of Israel and IU finished 21st overall in the prelims of the Men’s 100 Meter Butterfly with a time of 51.94 and did not advance to the Semifinals.
Chase Budinger and Miles Evans lost their final Group Play Beach Volleyball Match 2-0 to Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira of Spain 21-18 and 21-11 to finish 1-2 in group play. Australia beat Canada 10-7 in Women’s Water Polo as Canada is 1-2 in group play. IU Graduate Jessica Gaudreault started and played 30 minutes and 27 seconds in goal facing 20 shots and making 10 Saves along with 2 steals. IU Graduate Shae La Roche started and played 21 minutes and 45 seconds with 3 shots one rebound and one block for Canada.
Men’s Basketball Canada beat Spain 88-85 as Indiana Pacer Andrew Nembhard scored 18 points, 2 assists, a rebound and a steal in 21 minutes and 28 seconds of action as starter for the Canadians. Indianapolis Tech Graduate Trey Lyles scored 3 points, a rebound and an assist in 10 minutes and 29 seconds off the bench for Canada who finished 3-0 in Group Play and will advance to the Quarterfinals. Germany beat France 85-71 as Former Indiana Pacer Daniel Thies scored 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes and 46 seconds as starter for the Germans who finished 3-0 in Group Play and will advance to the quarterfinals. Brazil beat Japan 102-84 as Japan finished group play 0-3 and will not advance to the quarterfinals. Former Nebraska star Keisei Tominaga who signed with Indiana Pacers this summer scored 2 points and had a steal in 6 minutes and 59 Seconds off the Bench for the Japanese.
IU Golfer Madison Dabagia Wins the Golfweek Women’s Hoosier Amateur at the Pfau Course
Indiana University Women’s Golfer and Fort Wayne Native Madison Dabagia won the Golfweek Hoosier Amateur Women’s Tournament on Thursday at the Pfau Course on the Indiana University Campus by 2 Strokes over Katie Scheck of Ootlewah, Tennessee. Dabagia Finished the 54 Hole event with a 3 over par 216. Madison Reemsynder of Canton, Ohio finished third with a total score of 219. Kellie Scheck of Ootlewah Tennessee finished fourth with total score of 220 as Rachel Camp of Senoia, Georgia and Addie Dobson of Jacksonville, Illinois tied for 5th with a score 224.
Dabagia will be a Senior for the Hoosiers and graduated from Homestead High School. She becomes the fifth different winner in this event five-year history. The 39 Golfers that finished the event had to dodge thunderstorms off and on Thursday as well as delay getting the third round started. Even though there were delays during the second and final rounds they were able to get the tournament completed. Peyton Donnelly of Curtice, Ohio withdrew from the tournament before the Third Round got underway as she became the second golfer to withdraw from the field as 41 Golfers from 11 States plus Canada, Australia and China competed the Challenging Pfau Course with Jinger Heath of Decatur Alabama shooting an even par 71 during the final round.
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