Indiana University Men’s Swimming tied for 1st place at the Big Ten Championships For the second-straight year and fifth time in seven years, Indiana started its pursuit of the Big Ten title with a win in the 800-yard freestyle relay on the first night of events Wednesday night inside Canham Natatorium. IU’s quartet of sophomore Rafael Miroslaw, junior Tomer Frankel and seniors Brendan Burns and Van Mathis posted the third-best time in program history in 6:10.80. The time beat their previous season best set at midseason by over 11 seconds. Strong splits from Miroslaw (1:32.73) and Frankel (1:33.33) kept the Hoosiers amongst the top teams at the halfway point, then Burns blazed a 1:32.03, the best split in the field, to give IU a two-second lead going into the final leg. Mathias went 1:32.71 to shut the door as IU won by 2.7 seconds. Only five swimmers swam sub-1:33, and three of those were Hoosiers.
Through two events, Indiana shares the lead with Ohio State, each earning 118 points on opening night. Michigan sits third with 112 points. IU also medaled in the 200-yard medley relay, grabbing bronze in 1:23.52 and earning an NCAA A cut. Indiana was eighth after the first 50 yards, but Mathias (22.74) and Frankel (19.89) shot the Hoosiers into contention with the fastest splits in their respective strokes. Junior Gavin Wright anchored the relay in 18.80. The 2023 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships resume Today for day two, the first full day of action. Athletes will compete in the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter dive and 400 medley relay, with preliminaries beginning at 10am Finals are scheduled to begin at 5pm.
Indiana University Baseball wins home opener over Miami Ohio On a sun-splashed afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field, the Indiana baseball program got contributions from up and down the lineup and from nine different pitchers in a 13-5 victory over Miami (Ohio) to open the 10th season inside the facility. Indiana (2-2) scored in each of the first five innings to build a 11-4 lead, with a seven-run third inning doing most of the damage. The Hoosiers scored one run in the first, second, fourth and fifth innings, then added two runs in the seventh inning to cap the scoring. Miami (Ohio) (0-4) got one run in the third, three in the fourth and one in the eighth to account for its offense.
Senior Hunter Jessee continued his torrid start to the 2023 season with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate with three runs scored and four RBIs. He produced his second career multi-home run game with a solo home run to right field to open the scoring in the first inning and a two-run shot to the opposite field in the seventh. He also moved his reached base streak to 23 games dating back to the 2022 campaign. Senior Phillip Glasser, redshirt-junior Bobby Whalen and sophomore Josh Pyne each chipped in multi-hit games, with Pyne posting a three-hit contest with two runs scored. Glasser drove in two RBIs, scored one run and had one triple in the game. The third multi-RBI game of the night came from sophomore Brock Tibbitts who plated three runs in the game, with two coming on a triple in the third inning.
On the mound, junior Seti Manase (1-0) picked up the win with one inning of scoreless work. Freshmen (in order of appearance) Evan Whiteaker, Connor Foley, Cooper Katskee and Brayden Risedorph each made their collegiate debuts and combined to throw four innings with seven strikeouts. Redshirt-senior Craig Yoho logged the only multi-inning effort with two scoreless frames. He made his first collegiate pitching appearance and played in his first career game since 2020. He allowed two hits and struck out five batters.
For Miami (Ohio), Tommy Harrison hit a solo home run as part of a two-hit night, while Parker Lester and Brian Zapp each posted two-hit nights. Cooper Weiss drove in three RBIs in the game, with Lester and Harrison accounting for the other two runs batted in. Nick Vardavas (0-1) got the start and allowed eighth runs on seven hits over 2 2/3 innings in the loss. He struck out four and walked three.
Indiana University Wrestling adds Joey Buttler to 2023 signing class Indiana Wrestling head coach Angel Escobedo announced the signing of Joey Buttler to the team’s 2023 recruiting class on Wednesday morning. Buttler is a standout from Whiteland Community High School and recently won first place at the IHSAA Wrestling State Championships at 132 lbs. Buttler projects to wrestle at either 133 or 141 lbs. collegiately and is considered the No. 2-ranked prospect at 132 lbs. in the state of Indiana, according to IndianaMat. He joins a signing class of Cheaney Schoeff, Bryce Lowery, Anthony Bahl, Sam Goin and Aidan Torres to make up Indiana’s 2023 class. All six of them are native Hoosiers.
Joey Buttler | 133/141 lbs. | Greenwood, Ind.- Standout grappler for Whiteland Community High School. No. 2-ranked wrestler at 132 lbs. according to IndianaMat. 2023 IHSAA state champion at 132 lbs. three-time IHSAA state-placer. 2022 IHSAA state runner-up at 132 lbs. had a 44-0 record during his senior year … wrestles for high school coach Anthony Meister … wrestles for club teams WrightWay and Contenders. Intended Major: Kinesiology or Nutrition–Why IU: “I was drawn to the facilities and resources IU has available for student-athletes. I liked the coaches and team immediately, and being close to home is a nice plus.”
Indiana University Indoor Track and Field ready to compete at Big Ten Championships in Ohio It’s postseason time in Track and Field. The Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships will host some of the Midwest’s best athletes this weekend in Geneva, Ohio, with 13 men’s and women’s programs set to attend. IU will bring a selection of 43 athletes to Spire Institute, 19 women and 24 men, to compete at the conference meet. This will be the final Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship meet for head coach Ron Helmer. He’s won the meet on three previous occasions in 2012, 2017 and 2020.
The Hoosiers finished fourth on the men’s side (80) and ninth on the women’s side (33) at the 2022 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships. Rikkoi Brathwaite (60m) and Camden Marshall (800m) served as individual champions for IU. IU got additional podium finishes from Maria Anderson (Bronze, 600m), Ben Veatch (Silver, Mile and 5000m), Nathan Stone (Bronze, Pole Vault), the Men’s 4×400 Relay (Bronze) and the Men’s Distance Medley Relay (Silver).
Indy Eleven Women’s Soccer team announces 2023 regular season schedule The United Soccer League (USL) unveiled the schedule for the 2023 USL W League season, confirming matches for all 65 teams. The second season for the elite women’s pre-professional league will kick off in May and culminate with the W League Final in mid-July. Indy Eleven’s 2023 W League campaign will feature 10 contests against its fellow clubs in the newly created Valley Division, which includes two familiar foes in Racing Louisville FC and Kings Hammer FC (Cincinnati area) and two outfits new to the circuit in St. Charles FC (St. Louis area) and Lexington SC. The season starts with a trio of away affairs across the month of May, starting on Wednesday, May 10, with a trip to the Saint Louis area to take on St. Charles FC. The Girls in Blue then get to finish the season with five of seven matches at their Grand Park Events Center home during a jam-packed month of June, starting with a rivalry row against Racing Louisville FC on Friday, June 2.
Single-game ticket information for home matches at the Grand Park Events Center will be released later in the spring. Like last year, Season Ticket Members for Indy Eleven USL Championship season will also receive complementary season tickets for W League games; more STM benefits and details regarding memberships can be found at indyeleven.com/season-tickets.
A total of 380 W League games are slated to be played over the course of the regular season, with each team playing 10-12 games depending up on their division. The regular season will be followed by the USL W League Playoffs, and more information about the 2023 playoff structure will be released in the coming weeks. The league’s second season will begin on Saturday, May 6 when Stockton Cargo SC plays host to Oakland Soul SC at 4 p.m. ET, while reigning W League champions South Georgia Tormenta FC will mount their title defense beginning on May 19 against expansion side Birmingham Legion FC at 7:30 p.m.
Indy Eleven 2023 USL W League Regular Season Schedule
Home teams listed first; Indy Eleven home games held at Grand Park Events Center in Westfield, Ind. May
Wednesday, May 10: St. Charles FC vs. Indy Eleven – 7:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, May 21: Lexington SC vs. Indy Eleven – 4:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, May 24: Kings Hammer FC vs. Indy Eleven – 7:00 p.m. ET June
Friday, June 2: Indy Eleven vs. Racing Louisville FC – 7:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, June 6: Racing Louisville FC vs. Indy Eleven – 7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, June 9: Indy Eleven vs. Lexington FSC – 7:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, June 15: Indy Eleven vs. St. Charles FC – 7:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 18: Indy Eleven vs. Kings Hammer FC – 2:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, June 22: Lexington SC vs. Indy Eleven – 7:00 p.m. ET
Friday, June 30: Indy Eleven vs. St. Charles FC – 7:00 p.m. ET
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