Kappa Alpha Theta Goes Back-to-Back To win the Women’s Little 500 and Their 10th Overall Title The 37th annual Women’s Little 500 Bike Race was a 100-lap shootout and it came down to the very end with a last lap sprint to the finish between five teams and at the end it was Kappa Alpha Theta who won a record 10th title and defending their title from a year ago going to back-to-back Friday Afternoon a Bill Armstrong Stadium on the Indiana University Campus. Claire Tips, Baliey Capella, Greta Weeks and Greta Heyl who won the title a season ago and all have experience with Tips Cappella and Weeks in their Little 500 and Heyl in her second little 500. Kappa Alpha Theta finished in 1 hour 11 Minutes and 18 Seconds. It’s the fourth time that Kappa Alpha Theta has gone to back-to-back 1994-95, 2015-16 and 2017-18 they also won in 2000 and 2003.
Alpha Chi Omega who was looking for their first title finished second, Novus finished third, Delta Gamma finished fourth and Sigma Kappa rounded out the top five. Melanzana Cycling who won back-to-back title in 2022 and 2023 and were the last back-to-back champions finished 11th. Melanzana led after the first lap as several teams exchanged the lead throughout the race. On Lap 4 there was a huge wreck just after the start the finish line and Melanzana was one of the main teams that was involved in the crash, and they could not bounce back. There were three caution laps as they returned to green flag racing on Lap 7 and stayed green for the rest of the race. There was a single bike wreck on lap 78 on turn three but it stayed green, and it set up for a fantastic finish.
WSR who only had two riders started ninth and finished 9th and battling towards the top throughout the race and proved they belong with the top teams. Alpha Chi Omega’s Libby Lewis who is a freshman and won the Individual Time Trials becoming the first Freshman Female or Male in Little 500 History to do so will be a name to remember for the next three years and could give Alpha Chi Omega their first title in Women’s Little 500 History. Alpha Chi Omega had a huge crowd that was chanting throughout the race and supporting their sisters and rooting them on to victory.
Weather hit Bloomington Friday Morning but when 4:40 PM Friday Afternoon came around the skies cleared, and it was a great day for racing in South Central Indiana. Indiana University Women’s Basketball Players Sydney Parrish and Chloe Moore-McNeil were the Grand Marshall’s for the race. They greeted all 33 teams and gave the command for the riders to mount their Little 500 Bicycles. It was an exciting finish as the top four finish less than a second apart in front of a packed crowd. This is the 10th time that a team has won back-to-back. Landsharks were the first in 1992-1993, Kappa Kappa Gamma in 1998-1999, Roadrunners in 2001-02, Teter in 2010-11, Delta Gamma in 2012-13 along with Melanzana and four from Kappa Alpha Theta.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball lands Transfer Sam Alexis from the University of Florida Florida transfer forward Sam Alexis has committed to IU basketball, Joe Tipton of On3 announced on Thursday evening. The 6-foot-8 and 240-pound Alexis averaged 4.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game for the national champion Gators. He played 11.9 minutes per game, shot 46.5% from the field overall, made 4-of-20 from three, and 53.8% at the stripe. Alexis played in 24 games with zero starts. He suffered a foot injury on Feb. 11 and would appear in just one other game – against Maryland in the NCAA Tournament – logging just one minute of playing time. While Alexis didn’t play significant minutes for Florida, he did shine in a few areas. On a per-40 minutes basis, he averaged 15.7 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks. Alexis’ 14.6% offensive rebounding rate was second highest on the team, and his 5.5% block rate was tied for the best. Fouls, turnovers and relative inefficiency as a scorer likely played a role in limiting Alexis’ minutes at Florida. According to data at Torvik, he had an overall 1.2 box score plus/minus, including negative .5 on offense, and positive 1.7 on defense.
Alexis totaled 516 points and 287 rebounds in two seasons at Chattanooga before transferring to Florida in 2024. He earned All-Southern Conference and All-Defensive Team honors as a sophomore, averaging 10.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots in 2023-24. He has the potential to surprise on the upside as a perimeter shooter. Alexis made 26-of-85 threes (30.5%) in his two years at Chattanooga. Hailing from Apopka, Fla., Alexis has one season of eligibility remaining. Alexis is the second transfer to IU of the evening, following Elon’s Nick Dorn. He is the tenth confirmed player on the team overall. He joins Tucker DeVries (West Virginia), Conor Enright (DePaul), Reed Bailey (Davidson), Lamar Wilkerson (Sam Houston), Jasai Miles (North Florida), Tayton Conerway (Troy), Jason Drake (Drexel), Nick Dorn (Elon) and Trent Sisley (Montverde Academy H.S.). Senior forward Luke Goode is seeking a hardship waiver to return to Indiana for a fifth season and would be the 11th player.
Indiana University Football Lands Defensive Lineman Rodney White for 2026 Indiana landed its third commit in the 2026 class on Thursday afternoon. 3-star defensive lineman Rodney White announced his verbal pledge to the Hoosiers. “The reason they were right for me was the coaching staff and seeing what they did in that short amount of time, and also when I was there, I genuinely felt like that was home,” White told On3 national reporter Steve Wiltfong. The 6-foot-3 and 290-pound White will play on the interior in college. He is the No. 98 ranked defensive lineman in the 2026 class according to the On3 Industry Average. Playing for Concordia Prep in Towson, Md., White recorded five sacks and 22 tackles for loss as a junior in 2024. White also had offers from Penn State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Maryland, South Carolina, West Virginia, Boston College and others. Defensive tackle coach Pat Kuntz led the charge on White’s recruitment. IU offered White in November, and he subsequently visited Bloomington in February. He was scheduled to come back this summer but went ahead and made the call for the Hoosiers.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball lands Elon Transfer Nick Dorn Elon transfer wing Nick Dorn has committed to Indiana according to reports. Dorn visited IU this week. He also visited North Carolina, Maryland, and possibly others. The 6-foot-7, 200-pound Charlotte, N.C. product averaged 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and .8 assists for the Phoenix in 2024-25. He shot 37.4% from the field overall and made a team-high 74 three-pointers (on 35.1% shooting). Dorn shot 80.5% at the free throw line. Looking at Dorn in the advanced metrics, he post a 50.6% effective field goal percentage. He does not turn the ball over (11% turnover rate, No. 249 in the nation) or foul (1.9 fouls per 40, No. 176 in the nation). A concerning aspect of his game was a 46.5% make rate on “close twos” and just a .6 steal rate. According to data at Torvik, Dorn had positive 2.7 box score plus/minus on offense, and a negative 2.9 on defense. His overall offensive rating of 117 was a team high. He is a very high volume three-point shooter relative to the rest of his shot chart. Dorn took 194 threes and just 72 twos. In 2023-24 Dorn was selected to the CAA All-Rookie Team. He played in 30 games on the season while starting 22 times. He scored 9.4 points per game while pulling down 3.1 boards per contest. Dorn averaged 23.9 minutes per game and scored in double figures 14 times on the year. Dorn should have two years of eligibility remaining. He is the ninth confirmed player on the team.
Former Indiana University Baseball Star Matt Gorski Hits a Home Run in his First Major League Baseball At-Bat For the second time this week, a former Indiana Baseball player saw his dreams come true. Native Hoosier and former IU outfielder Matt Gorski (2017-19) was called up to join the Pittsburgh Pirates, becoming the 38th former IU player to make an appearance in the MLB against the Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem. The debut on Thursday couldn’t have gone much better for Gorski. In his first career at-bat, he smashed a 434-foot home run that exited the bat at 115 miles per hour. His family and wife were in attendance at Angels Stadium to revel in the moment. Former IU baseball player John Wehner is on the Pirates broadcast team, and he briefly begin to sing the IU fight song. Once a star at Hamilton Southeastern H.S. in Fishers, Ind., Gorski played three seasons for the Hoosiers under head coaches Chris Lemonis (2017-18) and Jeff Mercer (2019). He recorded 189 base hits during his career in Bloomington and helped IU to three NCAA Tournament appearances.
Gorski was drafted in the second round of the 2019 MLB Draft – the highest picked player from IU since Kyle Schwarber went in the first round in 2014. Gorski spent the better part of six years working his way through the minor leagues. He spent multiple seasons in Triple-A, playing in his hometown of Indianapolis. Indiana has now had five former players see MLB action in 2025. Gorski joins Kyle Schwarber, Tim Herrin, Kyle Hart and Craig Yoho. There were just three days between MLB debuts for former Hoosiers Yoho (Milwaukee – April 21) and Gorski (Pittsburgh – April 24). It narrowly beats out the shortest span between debuts in program history. Ernie Andres (April 16, 1946) and John Corriden (April 20, 1946) were separated by just four days nearly 80 years ago.
Last 6 MLB Debuts – Former Indiana Players
Matt Gorski (Pirates) – April 24, 2025, vs. Angels
Craig Yoho (Brewers) – April 21, 2025, vs. Giants
Tanner Gordon (Rockies) – July 7, 2024, vs. Royals
Andrew Saalfrank (Diamondbacks) – September 5th, 2023, vs. Rockies
Tim Herrin (Guardians) – April 2, 2023, vs. Mariners
Scott Effross (Cubs) – August 29, 2021, vs. White Sox
Indianapolis Colts Select Penn State Tight End Tyler Warren with the 14th Overall Pick in the 2025 NFL Draft The Indianapolis Colts selected Tyler Warren with the No. 14 pick in the first round of the NFL Draft. Warren had 104 catches for 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns last year at Penn State, leading the Big Ten in receptions. Warren also was used in the run game, where he had 218 yards and another four touchdowns. The pick addresses a need for the Colts at the tight end position. In 2024, they did not have a tight end get over 200 receiving yards. The Colts only had two touchdowns by tight ends in the entire season. Colts’ general manager Chris Ballard said this is as good as he’s feeling about a pick since Quenton Nelson. “It was easy,” Ballard said. “There wasn’t a lot of discussion.”
After the end of the 2024 season, Ballard said that they did not get enough production from the tight end position. “I’ve got to be able to give Shane (Steichen) and them a guy that can really control the middle of the field that teams have to account for and defend. I just haven’t been able to do that,” Ballard said. At the NFL Combine, Ballard said the tight end position was one where they had to “do some work.” Warren met with the Colts at the NFL Combine. He said back in February that he’s been impressed with Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, and the opportunity to play with him would be cool. “He’s definitely one of a kind and a heck of an athlete at the quarterback position and is a great quarterback too,” Warren said. Warren has played in Indianapolis before, in the Big Ten Championship Game in 2024. He had seven catches for 84 yards against Oregon.
Warren was not the first tight end taken in the draft, with Coltson Loveland being taken 10th overall by the Chicago Bears. Warren wasn’t bothered by being the second tight end taken. “I’m just excited to be a Colt,” Warren said. He won the John Mackey Award in 2024, given to college football’s top tight end. But, he wasn’t always the best player at his position. In his freshman year in 2020, he only played in two games. It took him until his fourth season to eclipse 200 career receiving yards. “When I got to Penn State, I wasn’t really a fully developed tight end yet,” Warren said. “I had to kind of wait my turn and learn from guys in front of me and understanding that I wasn’t at the point that I needed to be able to play and contribute.” Warren considers his unselfishness to be his best trait. “Whether its catching 15 passes a game of having a hundred run block reps, I’m going to do either of those to the best of my ability and if we win, I’m going to be happy either way,” Warren said.