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Former Indiana University Women’s Basketball Player Shay Ciezki to Play in Australia This Fall <\/strong> The Adelaide Lightning has announced the signature of WNBA talent Shay Ciezki, pending League approval. The 22-year-old steps into the vacancy left by Dallas Loughridge, who is headed to college, and will play a key role in the Lightning’s roster rebuild. Ciezki will make her international debut Down Under after an impressive college campaign for Indiana University. In her final season, the dynamic guard averaged 22.8 points per game and shot 50 per cent from the field, 90 per cent from the charity stripe and 40 per cent from three. Adelaide Lightning General Manager of Basketball Tess Madgen explained just how impactful Ciezki could be in WNBL27. \u201cShay has had an incredibly impressive college career and the statistics speak for themselves and highlight the level of player she is,\u201d Madgen said. \u201cAchieving a 50\u201340\u201390 season is an incredibly difficult feat and reflects not only her scoring ability, but also her efficiency and overall skill set.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Aja Parham-Ammar welcomed the signing, explaining the role the 22-year-old is expected to fill. \u201cShe\u2019s a gritty three-level scorer, a clever and creative guard, and a relentless competitor who refuses to take a play off,\u201d she said. \u201cShay impacts the game on both ends of the floor and brings a genuine love for the game that perfectly matches the Adelaide Lightning personality.\u201d Ciezki joins Zitina Aokuso, Tayla Brazel, Coco Hodges, Jessica McDowell-White, Gemma Potter, Steph Talbot and Elisa Brett on the roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indianapolis 500 Winner Felix Rosenqvist and Scott Dixon Heading to Arrow McLaren<\/strong>   The most recent Indianapolis 500 winner’s new home has finally been revealed. On Wednesday ESPN columnist Marshall Pruett announced that sources told him <\/strong><\/a>Felix Rosenqvist is heading to Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar team for the 2027 season. Six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon will also be joining him, according to the ESPN report. For just the third time in the history of the Indianapolis 500, a Swedish driver won “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in a race that couldn’t have been more dramatic. A month later, the historic winner announced he is leaving his team at the end of the season. On Wednesday, June 24, the NTT IndyCar Series made the announcement that <\/a>Rosenqvist will be leaving Meyer Shank Racing after driving for them for the rest of this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosenqvist passed David Malukas at the Yard of Bricks after a one-lap shootout to win his first Indy 500 and break the record for the closest finish in the race’s storied history. The race was one decided by alternate strategies. Rain caused two separate caution periods, including a red flag midway through the race, that allowed teams to do deep dives into the best way to strategize. However, after Josef Newgarden crashed coming to the green flag on Lap 125, the teams of Rosenqvist and Pato O’Ward made the call to pit for fuel. Stopping at that point gave them an opportunity to finish the race on one more stop while the rest of the field had to make two more.  As the field came off Turn 4 for the final time, Malukas went low, trying to use the “dragon” technique that was used by Marcus Ericsson to win his his first Indy 500 in 2022. But Rosenqvist would not be denied.  Rosenqvist drafted off Malukas and made his move at the perfect time to secure his first Indianapolis 500 win by just .0233 of a second. A crushed Malukas was nearly in tears after the race as Rosenqvist celebrated his team’s second “500” win and first since H\u00e9lio Castroneves joined the four-time club in 2021.  Not only was the race the closest finish in Indy 500 history, it also smashed the record for most lead changes, with 70 officially counted at the line.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Kloppenburg steps in as interim team advisor for the Indiana Fever as team scout steps up as interim assistant coach<\/strong> \u00a0 A former assistant coach for the Indiana Fever is\u00a0<\/strong>returning to the team in an interim position. Gary Kloppenburg is being welcomed back to the team as an interim team advisor. Current assistant Karima Christmas-Kelly will be taking time off to give birth to her second child. She’ll stay with the team for the coming weeks before taking her maternity leave. Kloppenburg has served as a scout for the Fever for the past two seasons and was an assistant coach for two different stints in the 2000s and 2010s. He holds over four decades of coaching experience with several WNBA teams. Advance scout and video coordinator Tully Bevilaqua will fill in as the interim assistant coach during Christmas-Kelly’s leave. She is an Olympic silver medalist who previously served as an assistant for the Phoenix Mercury before returning to Indiana in 2017. The Fever play on Sunday, July 5 when they kick off a four-game road trip at T-Mobile Arena, facing the reigning WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor University Cheer Picks Up Four CSC Academic All-District Nods<\/strong> The Taylor competitive cheer program collected four academic honors recently, with Emma Barile, Alexis Bunch, Brey Knavel and David Musser being named to the 2026 CSC NAIA At-Large Academic All-District Team. The CSC Academic All-District distinction is designed to recognize student-athletes for outstanding achievements in academics and athletics. To receive the honor, an athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.0 scale, must have reached sophomore status academically, and must have competed in at least 90-percent of their team\u2019s competitions during the current season. Each university is limited to six nominations for the men\u2019s at-large team and six for the women\u2019s at-large team, which recognize student-athletes from an assortment of sports, including lacrosse, competitive cheer and golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barile earned her first CSC Academic All-District recognition while pursuing a master\u2019s degree in leadership. Barile posted a 3.91 cumulative grade-point average with an undergraduate degree in public relations and was also named a NAIA Scholar-Athlete during her final collegiate campaign. Bunch also garnered her first CSC Academic All-District nod after completing her senior season with a 3.67 grade-point average. The communications major also took NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors for her work in the classroom earlier this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knavel picked up a second-straight CSC Academic All-District selection with a 3.57 cumulative GPA in film and media arts. The junior and two-time CSC Academic All-District standout also collected NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition for her work in the classroom. Musser rounded out TU\u2019s list of CSC Academic All-District performers on the competitive cheer team, joining Knavel as a two-time recipient of the honor. The senior philosophy major with a 3.63 GPA added the honor to his First-Team All-CL and NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barile, Bunch, Knavel and Musser helped Taylor post its finest competitive cheer season in school history. TU notched its first, second, fourth, eighth and ninth-best team scores, won the Crossroads League Championship and finished 11th at the NAIA National Championships. The four CSC Academic All-District awards from TU competitive cheer increased the number of honors by Taylor Athletics for the 2025-2026 year to 61. Selected CSC Academic All-District recipients advance to the ballot for CSC Academic All-American honors, which will be voted on by members of the CSC before being announced on July 7 and 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor University Women\u2019s Track and Field Collects Maximum Six CSC Academic All-District Honors<\/strong> The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its Academic All-District award winners for the Female Track and Field and Cross-Country athletes and Taylor had a maximum six students received the distinction. Jaynie Halterman, Kiana Siefert, Noel Bass, Addie Draper, Malarie Pinwar, and Emersyn Funk were the honorees for TU, after each excelled in the classroom and in competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halterman earned a perfect 4.00 GPA throughout her philosophy studies. was the NAIA Individual Champion in Cross Country and the Indoor 5,000-meters. The sensational sophomore has accumulated a plethora of awards throughout a pair of athletic years at Taylor while maintaining a perfect GPA to illustrate her incredible abilities inside the classroom and out. Siefert earned a phenomenal 3.80 GPA throughout her management and marketing classes. The senior received CSC Academic All-District and CSC Academic All-American honors a year ago. Siefert excelled on the track, competing at the NAIA National Championships in two events during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Siefert earned NAIA All-American honors in the long jump during the outdoor season while being named the CL Female Athlete of the meet for a second-consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bass earned a pristine 3.97 GPA in her elementary education studies. Bass is a three-time CSC Academic All-District honoree and two-time CSC First-Team Academic All-American. The standout senior was a NAIA All-American in cross country this season and competed at NAIA Nationals in both indoor and outdoor track to cap a fantastic career at TU. Draper earned an impeccable 3.99 GPA throughout her sustainable development classes. The junior competed in both cross country and track, where she qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 800-meters during the outdoor season. She also collected NAIA All-American honors as part of the distance medley relay team during the indoor track and field season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funk earned an impressive 3.98 GPA while she completed her computer science-digital media degree. The senior was top seven runner for the Trojans, who won the NAIA National Championship in the fall. Funk also ran at the NAIA National Championships for both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Pinwar earned a terrific 3.76 GPA in her exercise science courseload. The junior was an NAIA All-American in the 5,000-meters during the outdoor season and was a key cog in the cross-country teams NAIA National Championship run, finishing 51st as the fifth finisher for TU. Pinwar also collect NAIA All-American recognition during the indoor track and field season as a member of the distance medley relay team, while finishing just off the podium in the mile in ninth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quality of the nominees for TU was highlighted by being the only NAIA school to advance all six recipients to the CSC Academic All-American ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced July 14, 2026. The 2025-26 Academic All-District Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions \u2014 NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Taylor has now piled up an astounding 61 CSC Academic All-District selections throughout the 2025-26 year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor University Trojans Earn Four CSC Academic All-District Nods in Men\u2019s Lacrosse<\/strong> The Taylor men\u2019s lacrosse program earned four academic honors recently, with Henry Cooper, Grant Elzinga, Ben Harrell and Jack Kaiser being named to the 2026 CSC NAIA At-Large Academic All-District Team. The CSC Academic All-District distinction is designed to recognize student-athletes for outstanding achievements in academics and athletics. To receive the honor, an athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.0 scale, must have reached sophomore status academically, and must have competed in at least 90-percent of their team\u2019s competitions during the current season. Each university is limited to six nominations for the men\u2019s at-large team and six for the women\u2019s at-large team, which recognize student-athletes from an assortment of sports, including lacrosse, competitive cheer and golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper earned his first CSC Academic All-District nod in his first year of being eligible for the honor with a 3.65 cumulative grade-point average in accounting. The sophomore earned NAIA All-American recognition this season with 61 goals, 15 assists, 76 points and 36 ground balls, while also earning All-WHAC and Academic All-WHAC attention. Elzinga also collected his first CSC Academic All-District award with a 3.94 GPA while pursuing a double-major of accounting, and orphans and vulnerable children. The junior played to All-WHAC and Academic All-WHAC honors with 65 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers as a key member of TU\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harrell became a two-time CSC Academic All-District performer with a 3.67 grade-point average in communications. The junior goalie started all 19 of TU\u2019s games this season, posting 234 saves on his way to All-WHAC and Academic All-WHAC honors. Kaiser rounded out TU\u2019s list of CSC Academic All-District honors from the men\u2019s lacrosse team, posting a 3.52 GPA in management for his first award. The junior went for 19 goals and 10 assists this season and also took home Academic All-WHAC recognition. Cooper, Elzinga, Harrell and Kaiser helped Taylor to its best season in program history. The Purple and Gray climbed as high as No. 8 in the NAIA Poll, set a program record with 10 victories and advanced to the WHAC Tournament Semifinals for the first time. The four CSC Academic All-District awards from TU men\u2019s lacrosse increased the number of honors by Taylor Athletics for the 2025-2026 year to 61. Selected CSC Academic All-District recipients advance to the ballot for CSC Academic All-American honors, which will be voted on by members of the CSC before being announced on July 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor University Men’s Track and Field Nabs Maximum Six CSC Academic All-District Nods<\/strong> Taylor secured the maximum six Academic All-District nods as the CSC announced its Academic All-District recipients for Men\u2019s Track and Field and Cross Country. Joel Mumaw earned a 3.93 GPA throughout his biology health sciences courseload. Mumaw was CSC Academic All-District last year. The outstanding senior was the NAIA runner-up in the 1,500-meter race during the outdoor season. A Noblesville, Indiana native, Mumaw was a NAIA All-American during the indoor track and field season with a sixth-place finish in the mile and was a key member of the cross country squad which placed fifth at the NAIA National Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh Forbes earned a 3.86 GPA while completing his computer science classes. Forbes capped an incredible TU career earning All-American status during the indoor track and field season in the pole vault. The NAIA All-American honor was his fourth as a Trojan and he earned his third CSC Academic All-District nod. Ryan Hanak earned a 3.65 GPA in his computer science-cybersecurity courseload. The senior distance runner had an incredible cross-country season, earning All-Crossroads League honors and finishing 51st at the NAIA National Championships. Hanak continues his terrific athletic career at Taylor by placing tenth in the 3,000-meters during the indoor track and field season and 15th in the 10,000-meters during the outdoor track and field season.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carter Newman earned an impeccable 3.98 GPA throughout his nursing classes. Newman was the Trojans top performer in the 400-meters and long jump during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, while being a key cog in a plethora of relay teams including an All-Cl performance in the 4×100-meters. Lyndon Miller earned a stupendous 3.77 GPA throughout his accounting classes. Miller was Taylor\u2019s top performer in the high jump during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Bryce Noble earned a terrific 3.80 GPA in his biochemistry classes. Noble contributed in cross country and was a key runner in many relays during both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons, competing at NAIA Nationals in indoor in the distance medley relay and the 4×800-meter relay at outdoor NAIA Nationals. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mumaw and Forbes advanced to the ballot for CSC Academic All-Americans. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced July 15, 2026. The 2025-26 Academic All-District Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the track and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions \u2014 NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Taylor has now piled up an astounding 61 CSC Academic All-District selections throughout the 2025-26 year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Indiana University Women’s Basketball Player Shay Ciezki to Play in Australia This Fall The Adelaide Lightning has announced the signature of WNBA talent Shay Ciezki, pending League approval. The 22-year-old steps into the vacancy left by Dallas Loughridge, who is headed to college, and will play a key role in the Lightning’s roster rebuild. …<\/p>\n

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