Indiana University Women’s Basketball to play Tennessee and Princeton in Florida over Thanksgiving Weekend
Indiana women’s basketball will participate in the 2023 Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off on November 23-25 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. The Hoosiers will participate in the Island Division where it will face off against Tennessee on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 23) in a nationally televised game at 6pm on FOX and against Princeton on Nov. 25 at 11am with Oklahoma rounding out the four team field. Tennessee leads the all-time series 2-1, as the two programs met last year in a 79-67 Indiana win in Knoxville on Nov. 14, 2022. The all-time series with Princeton is tied at 1-1, most recently meeting in the round of 32 in 2022 inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall where the Hoosiers pulled out the 56-55 victory. The only other meeting between the Ivy League foe was in 1978.
The 2023-24 Hoosier roster will feature four returners from a team that finished 28-4 overall and 16-2 in Big Ten play. The program won the Big Ten regular season championship outright for the first time in 40 years. First team All-American Mackenize Holmes highlights Indiana’s roster for the upcoming season along with five other All-Big Ten selections from last season in rising seniors Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish, graduate student Sara Scalia, and rising sophomore Yarden Garzon.
Travel packages for the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.womensfortmyerstipoff.com/travel. The Westin Cape Coral and Marina Village (Shell Division) and the Marriott Sanibel Harbor (Island Division) are the event’s host hotels and fans will have the opportunity to stay where the teams stay and experience resort life to the fullest. Additionally, the Luminary Hotel & Co., a boutique hotel that opened in September 2020, is the premium destination to enjoy the many attractions of historic and lively downtown Fort Myers. Ticket-only packages will become available in September.
Two Indiana University Baseball players selected in the MLB Draft
For the third straight season, the Indiana baseball program heard at least one of its student-athletes names called within the first 10 rounds of the draft, as senior Phillip Glasser and redshirt senior Craig Yoho were each selected in the 2023 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft on Monday. With the two selections, Indiana has had 105 Hoosiers drafted all-time for a total of 116 total draft picks. Yoho was the third Hoosier to be picked by the Brewers in program history, while Glasser is the third IU pick by the Nationals all time. The duo gives head coach Jeff Mercer eight student-athlete selected in the top-10 rounds of the MLB Draft over four seasons. For the fifth time in the last six seasons, Indiana has had a pitcher drafted in the top 10 rounds. Overall, IU has had multiple Hoosiers drafted for the 15th time in the last 16 MLB Drafts. With Yoho’s selection, 12 of the 21 draft picks under Mercer have been pitchers.
After four injury-plagued seasons to begin his collegiate career, a position change led to a breakout season for Yoho. With 1,082 days between collegiate appearances, Yoho made his IU debut on February 21 with two scoreless innings and five strikeouts against Miami (Ohio) and went on to 37 innings with just 33 hits allowed and 63 strikeouts. He was named the 2022-23 Indiana Athletics Andy Hipskind Comeback Award winner. In 18 appearances in relief, the right-hander collected four wins, one hold and one save on the year. Two of his three wins came in Big Ten play, while his save was part of a combined shutout at Northwestern (5/5) in the series opener. He did not allow a run of his own in 10 of 18 appearances and stranded seven of 13 inherited runners. Limiting the free bases was a big part of his success, as he issued two-or-fewer walks in all 18 appearances, with zero walks in six outings. He also struck out five-or-more batters in six relief outings and struck out at least one batter in 17 of 18 appearances.
Glasser is the first IU shortstop drafted since Ethan Wilson in 2010 and the highest drafted shortstop for the Hoosiers since Brian Harris was picked in the eighth round in 1997. He appeared in 228 career games with 225 starts in his five-year collegiate career, with 110 of those starts at shortstop in two seasons at Indiana. A career-year at the plate led to second-team All-Midwest Region honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association and second-team All-Big Ten accolades. His 70 runs scored are tied for No. 7 on the single season charts with Mickey Morandini (1988) and his 95 hits rank tied for No. 5 on the single season list with Jerrud Sabourin (2010). The left-handed hitter owned three 20-plus game reached base streaks in his Indiana career, including a career-long streak of 45 games which spanned Feb. 17-April 30, 2023, which tied the longest by an IU hitter since at least 2005 (Dustin DeMuth; 2014). He reached base safely in 61 of 63 games and reached base multiple times on 41 occasions. With a hit in in 49 of 63 games, his season-best hitting streak spanned 13 games from April 11-April 30. He posted 32 multi-hit games, 10 multi-RBI games and 19 multi-run scored games on the year and hit .300 or better in 10 of 14 regular season weekend series played, including five of eight Big Ten weekends.
Indiana University Men’s Tennis adds Transfer Deacon Thomas for the upcoming season
Indiana head coach Jeremy Wurtzman has announced the signing of Deacon Thomas to the team. Thomas, a transfer from Xavier, will be entering his sophomore year when he arrives in Bloomington this fall. The Houston, Texas native had a standout freshman season for the Musketeers, recording a 9-5 singles record and 5-9 doubles record. He spent time at the No. 1 and No. 2 slots of the singles lineup. When playing at No. 2 doubles, he went 8-3. Thomas helped lead Xavier to a 12-9 record in the spring and was a unanimous selection for the Second Team All-Big East.
In his prep career, Thomas was a four-star recruit. He held a national ranking of No. 66 and had a 13-4 record against four-star players. He collected tournament wins in the 2022 18s USTA National Level 3 Tournament in Georgia and the 2020 16s USTA National Level 3 Tournament in San Antonio. Thomas had been ranked in USTA’s National Top 100 and Texas’ Top 10 in every junior age division.
Former Indiana University Softball Player Grayson Radcliffe named Assistant Coach at North Carolina State
NC State head softball coach Lindsay Leftwich has announced the addition of Grayson Radcliffe to her staff as an assistant coach Monday afternoon. Radcliffe will focus on base running, slapping, and camp, while also assisting with offense and defense. Leftwich said, “I am excited to add Grayson to the staff. She is dynamic, relational, and will bring a youthful energy. She brings a different perspective to the staff and will take pride in loving, challenging, and teaching each member of the Wolfpack. Her experience as a student-athlete and time as a graduate assistant, who focused on student-athlete welfare and growth, will be a tremendous asset to the program.”
Radcliffe spent the 2023 season as a graduate assistant at Indiana, where she also played the final four years of her collegiate career after she transferred from Marshall University. During her time in the Crimson and Cream, she was a 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee, two-time All-Big Ten honoree and three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Honoree. At the conclusion of her junior season in 2021, she was tabbed CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and NFCA All-Region Third Team. Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, she was awarded the Big Ten postgraduate scholarship and started working toward her master’s degree in the 2022-23 school year.
In her final season playing for the Hosiers, she started 40 games and scored 16 runs with 34 hits, including eight doubles and two homers. She had eight multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games. Throughout her career at Indiana, she led the team in several stat categories including runs (2019), home runs (
2019, 2020, 2021) and RBIs (2019, 2021). The Rockville, Va., native currently plays professional softball for the Florida Vibe, located in Bradenton, Fla.
Indiana Pacers improve to 2-0 in the Las Vegas Summer League
The Indiana Pacers Summer League squad is continuing to fire on all cylinders in Sin City. Indiana (2-0) led 57-34 at halftime and never looked back en route to a 108-85 blowout victory over the Orlando Magic (0-2) in Las Vegas on Monday. All five Pacers starters finished in double-digit scoring on the night, as the team shot 48.2 percent from the field while holding the Magic to 40.5 percent shooting.
Pacers second-year guard Andrew Nembhard dazzled, orchestrating an impressive stat line of 21 points (8-for-16 shooting), seven assists, three rebounds and three steals, while Benedict Mathurin, who is also entering his second season, also continued to shine, registering 17 points, six assists and three rebounds. Indiana third-year big Isaiah Jackson registered his second straight double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds and rookie Jarace Walker, the eighth overall pick in 2023 from Houston, had 16 points, four assists and four rebounds for the Blue & Gold. Rookie Ben Sheppard, the No. 26 overall pick from Belmont, also had his best night so far, totaling 16 points (3-for-7 3-point) and nine rebounds.
The Pacers led by six points after the first quarter before pushing it to as many as 26 points in the second by outscoring the Magic 34-17 in the frame. From there, the Magic couldn’t get their deficit to under double digits. In the first half, Nembhard made six of nine shots for 16 points including 12 points in the second quarter – to go along with five assists, while Mathurin had 10 points and four assists.
Indiana’s rookies scored eight of the team’s first 10 points, with Sheppard opening the game with a 3-pointer in the corner before Walker flushed a dunk and added a trey of his own to tie the score four minutes in. A 9-1 Pacers run, behind five different scorers, then spurred the Blue & Gold to a 19-13 advantage with 1:45 left in the first quarter. A layup by Oscar Tshiebwe and free throws by Isaiah Wong, both rookies, then helped Indiana to a 23-17 at the end of 10 minutes of play.
After a slow start, Mathurin got going to start the second quarter by scoring five quick points to force an Orlando timeout. Baskets by Jackson, Walker, and a 3-pointer by Nembhard then extended the Pacers’ run to 12-0 and the lead to 35-18 with 7:04 left in the half.
A basket by the Magic’s Robert Baker II stopped Indiana’s scoring spree, but the Pacers responded with 3-pointers by Nembhard and Kendall Brown to push the lead to 43-22 with 4:13 left in the half. The Pacers didn’t let off the brakes from there, bolstering the lead to 57-34 at intermission.
Out of halftime, Caleb Houstan scored nine straight points for the Magic including seven in-a-row off a 3-pointer and then a four-point play – to cut it to 61-43 with 7:12 left in the third quarter. The Pacers responded with a 7-0 run thanks to free throws from Mathruin and baskets by Walker and Jackson, to make it 70-45. Orlando was able to marginally cut into the lead, but the Pacers went into the final frame up 78-62. The teams traded baskets to start the fourth quarter before an 8-3 mini run, spurred by a Sheppard trey, put the Pacers up 91-72 with 6:25 remaining. The Magic never got closer than 15 points from there. Houstan led the Magic with 18 points and rookie Jett Howard, the No. 11 overall pick from Michigan, had 10 points and five assists. Guard Anthony Black, the sixth pick from Arkansas, finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists.
The Pacers will continue Summer League play tonight when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 7:30pm. Indiana beat Washington in the first game Last Saturday 91-83 and will take on the Dallas Mavericks on Friday at 6:30pm. The top four teams in the Las Vegas Summer League will advance to the Semifinals on Sunday afternoon and the Championship game is Monday Night at 9pm on ESPN.
Current and Former Indiana University Track and Field athletes are competing on the International Stage this summer
Current and former Hoosiers have been busy this summer contesting various national and international competitions following the conclusion of the NCAA season. Here are the results from the world’s biggest meets.
Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships- Athletes contested events in Oregon from July 6-9.
Andrew Bayer-3000-meter steeplechase- After retiring from the sport all together, the 2012 NCAA Champion in the 1500 meters and 2019 world finalist in the 3000-meter steeplechase, Bayer returned to running this year and competed in the U.S. Outdoor Championships. He ran a season’s best of 8:25.18 in the opening round to qualify for the final in the steeplechase before running 8:27.38 to finish ninth in the finals.
Daniel Michalski- 3000-meter steeplechase -IU’s school record holder in the 3000-meter steeplechase, Daniel Michalski finished 13th in the event at the U.S. Outdoor Championships. Representing the U.S. Air Force, Michalski went 8:24.16 in the opening round before crossing the line in 8:33.34 in the finals on Saturday evening.
Camden Marshall-800 meters- The 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Champion in the 800 meters, Marshall ran 1:48.70 in the second heat of the opening round of the 800 meters. He missed a spot in the semifinal by just .18 seconds. Over two seasons in Bloomington, he has won two Big Ten titles and has made/scored in every final in the 800 meters. He ran opening leg on IU’s school record and All-American Distance Medley Relay team this past season.
Sophie Gutermuth | Pole Vault- An All-American for the Hoosiers, the Leo, Ind. native contested the U.S. Outdoor Championships over the weekend. She no-heighted at the opening bar of 4.36m/14-3.5.
Sydney Walter | Pole Vault- A three-time Big Ten Champion for the Hoosiers, Walter (previously Clute) contested the pole vault at the U.S. Championships. She no-heighted on three attempts at the opening bar of 4.36m/14-3.5.
Monique Riddick | Shot Put-A member of IU’s top-10 lists in both the shot put and the hammer throw, Riddick threw 16.71m/54-10 to finish 14th in the shot put.
Toyota USATF U-20 Outdoor Championships- Athletes contested events in Oregon from July 6-9.
Alex Smith | Long Jump- A freshman at IU in 2023, Smith capped off his opening campaign in Bloomington with an 11th-place finish at the U-20 U.S. Championships in the long jump. He bounded out to a mark of 7.00m/22-11.75 on his opening attempt of the competition.
Central American and Caribbean Games/Puerto Rican Championships –Athletes contested events in San Salvador and in Puerto Rico. Paola Fernandez-Sola | Long Jump- A busy competitor this summer for her native Puerto Rico, the 2023 Big Ten Champion was second in the Puerto Rican National Championships before finishing fourth at the Central American and Caribbean Games. She recorded a big mark of 6.51m/21-4.5 at her national championship meet before jumping a wind-aided 6.39m/20-11.75 (+2.2) in San Salvador at the Central American and Caribbean Games. She sits 53rd in the world rankings as of July 4th. The World Championships takes 32 athletes in the long jump with spots, not earned by athletes with world standards, filled by world rankings.
Rikkoi Brathwaite | 100 meters An NCAA runner-up while at IU, Rikkoi Brathwaite earned bronze for his native country, the British Virgin Islands, in the 100 meters at the Central American and Carribbean Games. He won his heat in 10.29 before securing third in the final with a time of 10.26 into a massive headwind of -2.4m/s. He was one of just nine athletes across all sports to represent the BVI at this year’s CAC games in San Salvador.
European Team Championships- Athletes contested events in Silesia, Poland.
Sean Mockler | Hammer Throw- Competing for Team Ireland, Mockler won the men’s hammer throw in the division three section of the European Team Championships. His mark of 63.83m earned him gold in the event and helped Ireland to a team victory and promotion to the European second division.
AFN 2023 World Championships Trials- Athletes contested events in Nigeria.
David Olowookere | 400-meter hurdles- Running at the Nigerian team trials, Olowookere made the finals of the 400-meter hurdles but was unable to compete in the finals after qualifying through in the semis.
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