Drafted Collins Oduro to Return for Junior Season with Indiana University Men’s Soccer Indiana men’s soccer sophomore forward Collins Oduro announced on Sunday his intention to play his junior season at IU after Orlando City SC selected him in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft. Orlando City drafted Oduro in the second round on the draft with the No. 57 overall selection. “It is a dream come true to be selected by Orlando City SC in the MLS SuperDraft,” Oduro said in an Instagram post. “I want to, first and foremost, thank God for making this possible and bringing me all the way from Bibiani to Orlando. “Thanks to the Right to Dream Academy, Indiana men’s soccer and all my coaches for getting me to this stage through just two seasons at IU. Thank you to my teammates and everyone who has made an impact on me along the way. “After careful consideration, I have decided to return to IU for another year. I can’t wait to get back to work and help this team get back to the College Cup.” Oduro has recorded eight goals and seven assists over two seasons in Bloomington, helping the Hoosiers win three Big Ten Championships.
Indiana University Men’s Tennis defeats Cleveland State and Ball State to start the season 2-0 Indiana Men’s Tennis opened their season on the right note, sweeping Cleveland State in a 7-0 match Saturday Morning at the IU Tennis Center. Indiana began their morning strong, earning two wins in doubles to take a 1-0 lead. Michael Andre and Sam Scherer would secure a win on No. 1 doubles before Facundo Yunis and Braeden Gellitich would win at No. 3 doubles to take the advantage heading into singles play. In singles play, Facundo Yunis would stretch the Hoosiers lead with a win at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-3. Braeden Gelletich would follow up with a win at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 6-2, to put Indiana in a position to clinch the match. Sam Scherer would claim the match victory for the Hoosiers with a win at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 7-5. Ben Pomeranets, Michael Andre, and Deacon Thomas would also win their respective matches to finish off a 7-0 victory. The win puts Indiana at 1-0 on the season.
Indiana Men’s Tennis finished off their season-opening double-header with a 4-3 win over Ball State on Saturday afternoon at the IU Tennis Center. For the second time on Saturday, Indiana would come out strong, taking the doubles point. Jip van Assendelft and Ben Pomeranets would earn the first win of the match on No. 2 doubles, 6-2. The freshman duo of Braeden Gelletich and Matteo Antonescu would claim a win on No. 3 doubles, 6-3, to secure the point for Indiana. In singles play, Facundo Yunis would continue his stellar play, taking the win on No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-3. Nikola Kolyachev would build on the Hoosiers lead with a win on No. 5 singles, 6-4, 6-2. Braeden Gelletich would clinch the match for Indiana with a win at No. 4 singles, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2. With the win, Indiana moves to 2-0 on the season. Indiana will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 1, when the Hoosiers take on Dartmouth at the IU Tennis Center.
Indiana University Wrestling beats Purdue in West Lafayette After a close first half where No. 25 Indiana trailed 11-8, the Hoosiers rallied off five consecutive wins in the second half to defeat rival Purdue, 25-11 on Friday night in Mackey Arena. Indiana’s seven victorious bouts pushed the team to its third consecutive win over Purdue in the series. With the win, Indiana’s season record now stands at 5-2 and 1-2 in the Big Ten. Indiana will next hit the road for dual matches at Michigan State and Michigan next weekend on Friday Jan. 24 and Sunday Jan. 26, respectively.
No. 29 Angelo Rini (133) got Indiana the momentum back with a slew of takedowns in a win by tech fall, 20-5, over Dustin Norris to put Indiana up 5-4. Henry Porter (141) held on late, staving off a late shot attempt and near takedown from No. 27 Greyson Clark to win in a 6-3 decision. No. 12 Tyler Lillard (165) got control off No. 33 Stoney Buell in the second period with a takedown to secure a 4-2 win by decision. Derek Gilcher (174) worked a 2-1 decision over No. 25 Brody Baumann when Baumann picked up his second stall call in the third period. No. 32 DJ Washington (184) put on a takedown clinic in a 19-4 (5:28) tech fall win over Orlando Cruz. No 23 Gabe Sollars (197) scored on a second period takedown and didn’t give up a point in his 4-0 win by decision against No. 29 Ben Vanadia. No. 22 Jacob Bullock (285) closed the match with a 4-2 decision over Hayden Filipovich. Indiana closed the match with five consecutive wins and 17 unanswered points. The win over Purdue marked the third-straight for the Hoosiers in the series. Porter’s win over No. 27 Greyson Clark was his first ranked win of the season. Lillard’s win over Buell was his fifth ranked victory of the season and his first career win over Buell.
The win at 174 lbs. for Gilcher marked his first win since moving up to the new weight.
Indiana University Track and Field wins 22 Events in the Indiana Invitational Indiana track and field opened the Indiana Invitational on Friday inside Gladstein Fieldhouse with 11 different event winners and several personal bests on first day of the event. “Today was good,” said associate head coach Jake Wiseman. “It was a great atmosphere. We had a lot of great performances. In some of the events, like the [distance medley relay], it was just two of our teams, and I thought the kids ran well, even though we were running against ourselves. “As the meets start to add up, you start to see more and more good performances across the team. That’s what we are looking for. It’s coming together. It’s a long season, but we have seen that the kids have trained hard and are starting to see some good performances.”
The heptathlon started the day, with Garrett Messer winning three out of four events to hold the early lead in the event. On the track, a number of PRs were highlighted by the distance group, with Mariah Wehrle (4:44.73) and Lily Myers (4:45.09) set personal bests to lead the way in the women’s mile. Katelyn Winton (4:55.46) and Claire Overfelt (4:59.54; PR) also finished under five minutes in the event. Dylon Nalley followed with a strong performance in the men’s mile with a 4:10.43 personal best. Tony Provenzano (4:12.80; PR) finished second in the event.
Amelia Dodds (1:31.00) won the women’s 600 meter, with Cambell Wamsley and Nola Somers Glenn taking second and third respectively. Kiera Davis ran a season best 24.46 to win the women’s 200, which was followed by a 21.02 from Trelee Banks-Rose in the men’s 200 meter. Banks-Rose ended the day with the No. 2 time in the Big Ten in the event. Hannah Alexander has had a strong start to the year. Her win in the women’s weight throw (19.04m/62-5.75) gives her back-to-back 19m performances on the season. Tyler Carrel (5.20m/17-0.75) came out with the win in the men’s pole vault and Mahogany Jenkins (1.73m/5-8) set a season best as she won the women’s high jump.
Indiana track and field concluded the Indiana Invitational on Saturday at Gladstein Fieldhouse winning 11 events on the final day. The continued success gave the Hoosiers 22 event wins and several personal bests over the two-day weekend. “We have been able to put together two weekends back-to-back of competitive competition for our team, which sets us up really well for the next meet on our schedule,” head coach Ed Beathea said. “I thought we had some really good performances with lots of personal bests this weekend, and some really great efforts from our team. I’m really pleased with where we are in the first two weeks of 2025.”
Day two started with the conclusion of the heptathlon, where Garrett Messer scored a personal-best 5,174 points to win the event. He won five of the seven events: 60-meter, long jump, shot put, 60-meter hurdle, and pole vault. On the track, John Colquitt (8.10) came out with the win in the 60-meter hurdles. It marks his third straight competition with a victory in the event. The Hoosiers swept the top three sports in the men’s 60 meter. Trelee Banks-Rose (6.75) set a PR to win the event while Tamer Saleh (6.76) finished second, and Novo Onovwerosuoke (6.94) also ran a personal best to finish third. Katelyn Henselmeier ran a season best (55.64) in the 400 meter to top the event leaderboard. The men’s and women’s team swept the top spots in the 800 while also setting new personal bests. Aidan Lord ran 1:50.31 and Amelia Dodds ran a 2:09.11 to win their respective races. Makayla Hunter and Hannah Alexander continued their strong starts to the season. Hunter (16.31m/53-6.25) won the women’s shot put while Alexander took second in the event after a win on Friday in the weight throw. Deepak Laungani had a strong performance in the men’s high jump. His 2.06m/6-9 performance was good for an indoor personal best.
Columbus East wins the Inaugural IHSAA Girls Wrestling State Championship History was made inside the Corteva Coliseum on Friday night. For the first time in Indiana High School Athletic Association history, a wrestling team and 14 individual weight-class champions were crowned during the Inaugural Girls Wrestling State Finals. A total of 224 wrestlers competed with 121 member schools represented during the highly anticipated, first-ever IHSAA-sanctioned girls wrestling state championships held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
However, one team stood above the rest, as the Columbus East Olympians carried eight state qualifiers into the event and left with one state champion in undefeated 190-pound senior Monica McMahon (33-0) and five state placers overall to tally an unmatched 89 points for the team title. Top-ranked Merrillville, according to IndianaMat’s Power Poll, was second with 65 points, followed by third-ranked Franklin Community with 63.5 points. Second-ranked Whiteland was fourth with 61 points. The Olympians bested their state ranking of fourth with a collective effort, which was highlighted by a state runner-up finish from senior Saige Plummer (30-4) at 125, a third place run from senior Grace McMahon (27-2) at 170 and a fourth-place performance from sophomore Madison Shrader (24-14) at 235. Columbus East senior Eden Knight (26-7) wrestled back to place seventh at 145 to round out the Olympians’ state championship finale. Instead, the Olympians utilized their state-finals best eight qualifiers to their advantage, building an insurmountable lead in the team standings before putting the margin out of reach during the medal rounds.
The Olympians believed and their family-first philosophy cemented their names in the history books. Top-ranked Monica McMahon, a two-time All-American, upheld her projections with a trio of pins, including a fall in 1 minute, six seconds during her championship finals match. Sixth-ranked Plummer exceeded expectations, while second-ranked Grace McMahon rallied from her semifinal loss to top-ranked and eventual 170-pound state champion Mallory Winner (36-0) to garner more crucial team points for the Olympians. Four of the Olympians’ five state-placers each at least reached the semifinal round, which paved the way for victory. Four of the Olympians’ five state-placers each at least reached the semifinal round, which paved the way for victory.
Bloomington South sent four wrestlers to the State Finals as four fell in the opening round. In the 100 Pound Class Junior Mariah Pope suffers quick 16-0 tech fall to No. 5 Katelyn Rowles of Jay County (32-5). Pope ends her season at 15-6. In the 125 Pound Class Senior Faith Hand is pinned in 1:36 by No. 1 Ava Strayer (36-0), a freshman from Crown Point. Hand’s season ends at 24-11. In the 135 Pound Class Junior Abigail Goodwin loses 7-2 decision to No. 6 Lena Lingo (31-8) of Jay County. Goodwin finishes 27-7. In the 145 Pound Class Senior Kaylee Minton is pinned in 2:45 by No. 6 Jasmine Camacho (28-3) of Greenfield-Central. Minton winds up 13-11.
Indy Ignite beat the Columbus Fury in a Five Set Pro Volleyball Federation Thiller The Indy Ignite defeated the Fury 3-2 on Saturday at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. With the loss, Columbus dropped to 0-3. Indy is 3-0. The Fury won the third and fourth sets but fell 18-25, 30-32, 25-19, 25-22, 11-15). It was Columbus’ second consecutive five set match. Rookies Kaylee Cox and Raina Terry led the way for the Fury. Terry scored 24 points from a team-high 23 kills, hitting .327 for the match. Cox added 19 points from 15 kills and a team-high five blocks and 15 digs alongside Jill Gillen. Wilma Rivera had 51 assists.
Indiana Pacers handle the Shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Saturday night. Indiana has won two straight and eight of nine and is fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 28 points on a night Philadelphia was missing five key players — including Joel Embiid, Paul George and Kyle Lowry — because of injuries, The bench got even shorter when Justin Edwards fouled out early in the fourth. Ricky Council IV had a career-high 18 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 18. Philadelphia has lost five straight and eight of 10.
Still, the Sixers managed to make it competitive. They trailed 61-59 at halftime and moved within 79-76 with 3:06 left in the third, but Indiana closed out the quarter on a 10-4 run. 76ers: Coach Nick Nurse has struggled to find consistency with so many injuries. Andre Drummond played for the third time since Jan. 1 and while he was sharp at times, Drummond and his teammates didn’t have enough at the end. Getting healthy has made a huge difference for coach Rick Carlisle’s team. Indiana has rounded into playoff form and seems to be getting deeper by the day. The bigger question moving forward is how the Pacers will use swingmen Bennedict Mathurin and Aaron Nesmith. Indiana held Philadelphia without a basket over the final 3:10 as it extended a six-point lead to 13. Forcing 17 turnovers certainly helped the 76ers. Getting outrebounded 50-32 against a team still improving on the glass did not.