Indiana University’s Laura Feinson named Big Ten Rower of the Year
Indiana Rowing’s Laura Feinson was named the 2022 Big Ten Rowing Athlete of the Year as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Feinson, a Senior from Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, and the #6 seat for IU’s Varsity 8 crew, is the second Indiana rower to earn this award and the first outright Hoosier winner after Rebecca Brougher was named co-Athlete of the Year in 2016.
Feinson is the second New Zealand native to win the award after Ohio State’s Catherine Shields became the first to do so in 2014 before repeating as co-Athlete of the Year with Brougher in 2016. She was one of five Kiwis featured in the Varsity 8 lineup this season.
For her efforts, Feinson also received the Most Valuable Rower Award within the IU program. Additionally, Feinson was the rowing program’s recipient of the Indiana University athletic department’s Hoosier Award, which recognizes a student-athlete for bringing honor and distinction to Indiana University in their representative sport during the academic year.
In April, Feinson and the Varsity 8 set a course record at Lake Lemon on their way to a fifth straight Dale England Cup title. The 1V8 finished in 6:27.6, part of five Indiana wins in six contests that day. On April 12th, the crew was named Big Ten Boat of the Week after winning two races at the OSU Invitational. The IU rowing team concluded the 2022 season with a fourth-place performance Sunday at the Big Ten Rowing Championships. Feinson was a first team All-Big Ten selection after helping her Varsity 8 boat to a bronze medal. In a photo finish, the top Hoosier boat held off Rutgers by 25 hundredths of a second to cross the finish line in 6:20.752.
Indiana University Baseball’s Ty Bothwell named Big Ten Pitcher of The Week
After tossing seven hitless innings against Minnesota, Redshirt-Junior Ty Bothwell earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, announced the conference office on Wednesday. After a 22-hour, 32-minute rain delay that pushed the second game of the series into Sunday, Bothwell came on in relief and produced seven innings of hitless work to help IU to its second shutout of the season. He struck out eight and walked three to earn the victory. The left-hander threw a career-high 111 pitches over his personal-best seven innings of work. His eight strikeouts are a season-high and tied for the second most in his career.
Combined with Bradley Brehmer, who started Saturday’s game before the rain hit, the duo allowed just one hit and walked four. The win locked up Indiana’s fourth-straight Big Ten series win. It was the first time IU limited an opponent to one-or-fewer hits since tossing a no-hitter against Illinois in 2021. Bothwell also joins Brehmer as the two Hoosier pitchers to earn Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, while freshmen Carter Mathison and Josh Pyne have each earned B1G Freshman of the Week in 2022. The final weekend of the regular season will take the Hoosiers to Iowa City for a three-game series at Iowa. The two teams will kick off the series tonight at 7 p.m. along with 7 pm start tomorrow and 9pm start that will be televised on ESPNU Saturday.
Indiana University Men’s Golf finishes 12th in NCAA Regional
The Indiana men’s golf team finished 12th after 54 holes of play at the 2022 NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional on Wednesday. The Hoosiers shot a 10-over 298 at the PGA National Resort Champion Course on Wednesday to finish the tournament at 910 (308-304-298; +46). Vanderbilt, the third-ranked team in the country, dominated the final two rounds to earn the team victory at 844 (-20). No. 22 Florida State (856; -8) and No. 10 Florida (862; -2) each shot under par to finish second and third, respectively. #40 South Florida (876; +12) and College of Charleston (878; +14) claimed the final two advancing spots along with Zach Byers of Gardner-Webb advance to the NCAA Championships in Scottsdale Arizona at Grayhawk Golf Club May 27th-June 1st.
Fifth-year senior Ethan Shepherd had an eventful day on the course after shooting a 1-over 73 for the second-straight round. He knocked down a total of four birdies, including three in his first nine holes of the day. He finished t-39th in the individual ranks. Senior Mitch Davis matched the best single-round Hoosier scorecard of the week after shooting a 1-over 73 in the final round. He carded a team-best five birdies, including back-to-back efforts on #2 and #3, and #17 and #18. He finished the tournament tied for 45th place. The birdie from Davis on #17 was the only birdie on that hole for IU all tournament as the hole played as the most difficult hole of the week. During the final round, Indiana played even par on #17. Fifth-year senior Evan Yakubov sank a pair of birdies (No. 3 and No. 10) during his final collegiate round of 6-over 78. He finished the tournament third on the Hoosier lineup and tied for 54th overall. Senior Harry Reynolds shot a 2-over 74 in the final round of play. He converted three birdie chances with two coming on his first four holes (10 and No. 13). Sophomore Drew Salyers closed his second season in Bloomington with a 6-over 78. His up-and-down day consisted of birdies on #3, #7 and #12. He finished 62nd overall.
Indiana University Women’s Golf Commit Angela Arora Wins NextGen Pacific Championship
Indiana University Women’s Golf Commit Angela Arora won the NextGen Pacific Golf Championship Naniamo British Columbia Canada.The 54-hole stroke play competition marked the first of eight NextGen Championships and featured a starting field of 119 male and female golfers. The 17-year-old Arora is from Surrey, B.C., the win marks the second championship title of the calendar year following her victory at the CJGA Western Canadian Championship in March. Arora, a member of Team Canada’s National Junior Squad, fired rounds of 70, 74, and 76 to earn the top spot on the leaderboard.
The top eight players in the Junior Girls division have earned exemptions into the 2022 Canadian Junior Girls Championship taking place July 25-29 at The Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. The NextGen Championships is a high-performance junior golf series which totals eight competitions. From May to July, six championships will take place across Canada where the region’s best junior golfers will compete to earn exemptions into their respective 2022 national championships. NextGen Championships provide junior players an opportunity to develop and showcase their skills at the highest level of tournament golf.
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Indians and Mudhens Rained Out Wednesday
The Indianapolis Indians and Toledo Mud Hens at Victory Field was postponed due to inclement weather Wednesday Afternoon. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, May 19th. Gates will open at 10am with Game 1 scheduled for 11:05am. The Indians are 19-17 on the year while the Mudhens are 19-16 on the season.
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