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Big Ten Champions Ready for NCAA Meet

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MINNEAPOLIS – Repeat Big Ten Champion Indiana men’s swimming and diving team ready to compete on the national stage.

This week, the No. 6-ranked Hoosiers will look to build on their momentum with 13 qualified student-athletes and all five relays competing at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships inside the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The action kicks off Wednesday night and runs through Saturday (March 22-25). Streaming is available via the ESPN Plus digital platform.

The 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay will be contested on Wednesday night, kicking off the meet. IU is the No. 13 seed in the medley relay after swimming a 1:23.52 at the Big Ten Championships and taking bronze. The program record is a second faster, set at the 2022 conference meet in 1:22.51. IU’s 800 freestyle relay is ranked No. 6 in the country after winning gold at Big Tens in 6:10.80.

Thursday is the first full day with a preliminary session beginning at 10 a.m. CT. Sophomore Luke Barr gets the individual swims started in the 200 IM (1:43.14) leading into the 50 free, where the Hoosiers have four swimmers. Senior Van Mathias leads the group as the No. 13 seed with a 19.00 that won the Big Ten title, followed by junior Gavin Wight (19.26) and sophomores Finn Brooks (19.39) and Rafael Miroslaw (19.46).

Day two also marks the first day of diving. Four Indiana divers qualified for all three events, beginning with the 1-meter springboard on Thursday. Sophomore Carson Tyler was the Big Ten Champion in the event as redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco earned silver, sophomore Quinn Henninger also reached the podium in sixth and freshman Maxwell Weinrich earned max points from the consolation final in ninth.

IU is the No. 12 seed in Thursday’s final event, the 200-yard freestyle relay. Mathias, Wight, Brooks and Miroslaw won the Big Ten title in the event with a 1:16.29, about nine tenths short of the program record set in 2019.

Junior Tomer Frankel, Brooks and senior Brendan Burns start IU’s day Friday in the 100 fly. Frankel finished fifth at the 2022 national meet with a career-best 44.38 while Burns was ninth in 44.54. This season at Big Tens, Frankel (44.66) and Brooks (44.38) earned silver and bronze, respectively. Next up in the 200 free, Miroslaw owns the No. 10 time in the country coming in with a 1:32.10 set at Big Tens and owns a career-best 1:31.89 from a 2022 conference meet relay split.

The 100-yard breaststroke is Indiana’s most loaded event with five athletes competing. Mathias (51.32) and sophomore Josh Matheny (51.50) are the Nos. 11 and 13 seeds backed up by junior Jassen Yep (52.05), Barr (52.68) and junior Maxwell Reich (52.84).

Burns will swim his second event Friday in the 100 back, in which he is seeded No. 4 with a 44.65. A year ago, he was the runner-up in the event with a program record 44.15, faster than the top-seeded swimmer in this year’s meet.

Capobianco will try for his third NCAA title on the 3-meter springboard after medaling three times and earning four first-team All-America honors in the event this far in his career.

IU’s 400 medley relay quartet of Burns, Matheny, Frankel and Miroslaw approached the program record (2:59.70) in 2022 while capturing silver at the national championships with a 3:00.76. The same four earned gold at this year’s conference meet in 3:01.53. The relay will certainly challenge for the national title as the No. 4 seed coming in.

The final individual swimming event highlights IU’s final day as Burns defends his 2023 NCAA title in the 200-yard butterfly. He enters the week as the No. 2 seed after winning his fourth straight Big Ten 200 fly title in 1:39.51, though he swam a program record 1:38.71 to win the national title last year.

Leading into the 200 fly, Indiana has four athletes seeded in both the 100 free and 200 breast. Mathias leads the way in the 100 free as the No. 8 seed (41.58), followed by Miroslaw (42.38), Wight (42.75) and Brooks (43.07). Matheny is 11th in the 200 breast (1:51.23), with Yep (1:52.33), Reich (1:52.35) and Barr (1:54.37) behind.

IU’s four divers will close things out in the platform diving event. At Big Tens, Tyler, Henninger, Capobianco and Weinrich finished first, second, third and fifth in a dominant performance.

The meet will conclude with the 400-yard freestyle relay, IU’s third top-10 relay. Mathias, Wight, Frankel and Miroslaw wrapped up IU’s Big Ten title with a victory in the event, going 2:47.11. That time is just a second off the program record.

Our VUlnerable Community: Societal Issues and Concerns presented by Vincennes University

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WHAT: Vincennes University Homeland Security and Public Safety students will present a Capstone Community Academy on various timely topics affecting communities and keynote speakers will include representatives from FBI Indianapolis and Knox County CASA.

VU’s Homeland Security and Public Safety Program Chair Lou Caprino served for nearly 30 years in the FBI.

On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the community academy will focus on drug concerns, juvenile crimes, hate crimes, and other domestic issues and concerns.

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, presentations will focus on human trafficking, cyber threats, health hazards, and transportation hazards.

WHEN: Doors open at 5 p.m. (ET) on March 28, 2023, and March 30, 2023. Presentations begin at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Vincennes University, Indiana Center for Applied Technology (ICAT), Room 153 1500 N. Chestnut S ,Vincennes, IN 4759

 

BASEBALL ACES HEAD TO SIUE WEDNESDAY

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team will put its five-game winning streak on the line on Wednesday night, as the Purple Aces will travel west to Edwardsville, Illinois to take on the SIUE Cougars at Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex.  First-pitch is set for 5 p.m. and the game can be heard on-line through SIUECougarNetwork.com.

Evansville will bring a 12-7 overall record into Wednesday night’s contest.  The Purple Aces have won five-straight and 12 of the last 14 games overall after sweeping a weather-shortened two-game series from Purdue over the weekend.  Junior catcher Brendan Hord (Lexington, Ky./Paul L. Dunbar) led UE offensively over the weekend with a .556 average, as he went 5-for-9 with a pair of doubles and two RBI in the two contests against Boilermakers.

Overall, fifth-year first baseman Chase Hug (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike/Olney Central) continues to lead UE offensively with a .431 batting average and a .602 on-base percentage.  Hug entered the week ranked second in NCAA Division I baseball in terms of on-base percentage, and he has reached base in all 19 games this year and 25-straight games overall dating back to last season.

Graduate student Jarrett Blunt (Ottumwa, Iowa/Univ. of Omaha) is expected to get the start on the mound for UE on Wednesday night.  Blunt will be making his second start of the year, and will bring a 2-0 overall record and 2.00 ERA into Wednesday’s game.  He is expected to be opposed by SIUE grad student Taylor Bruninga (1-0, 4.76 ERA).  Bruninga actually started his collegiate career as a basketball player at Illinois State, and averaged 4.3 points per game in four career games against Evansville for the Redbirds.

UE leads the all-time series over SIUE, 19-10.  The Purple Aces have won two-straight in the series, including a 17-10 game played at UE’s German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium last May.  Fifth-year outfielder Danny Borgstrom led UE by going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the contest last May, and Borgstrom has hit safely in his last nine career games against OVC competition.

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Eagles Blank Panthers

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis was victorious over Hanover College on Tuesday afternoon at the Evansville Tennis Center, 7-0. The Screaming Eagles improve to 5-9 (1-1 Horizon League) on the year.
 
Doubles:
USI came out firing to open the day as freshman Omar ElSamahy (Cairo, Egypt) and senior Yahor Bahdanovich (Minsk, Belarus) made quick work of their opponent in the number two doubles, 6-0. Hanover fought back in the number one doubles, but freshman Alfrendo Vogelaar (Den Haag, Netherlands) and senior Lucas Sakamaki (Louisville, Kentucky) came out victorious, 7-6 (6-4), to win the point. The Eagles didn’t stop there as sophomores Guy Finkelstein (Lehavim, Israel) and Quinten Gillespie (Whiteland, Indiana) took down their opponent with ease, 6-2.
 
Singles:
The Eagles continued to dominate the Panthers as they would go on to win all six singles matches. Sakamaki got things started in the number two singles, defeating his opponent 6-0 6-1. Vogelaar followed with a dominate win of his own in the number one singles, 6-3 6-2. ElSamahy would secure the match victory for USI in the number three singles with a straight set victory, 6-2 6-2. The Eagles wouldn’t stop there as Bahdanovich would make easy work of his opponent in the number four singles match, 6-0 6-1. Gillespie followed Bahdanovich with a straight set win of his own, 6-2 6-2. Sophomore Blake Deaton (Indianapolis, Indiana) would earn his first collegiate victory in the number six singles, taking down his opponent 6-2 6-3.
 
Up Next for USI:
The Eagles continue their five-match homestand with three straight Horizon League matches, starting on March 25 as they host Belmont University at the USI Tennis Courts beginning at 2 p.m. USI continues league play as they take on Tennessee State University (March 26) and Tennessee Tech University (April 1) at the USI Tennis Courts. The Eagles conclude the home stand on April 7 when they host Duquesne University at the USI Tennis Courts.
 
Matches scheduled at the USI Tennis Courts are subject to change due to weather.

 

UE’s Andiron Lecture Series to Feature Guest Speaker

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EVANSVILLE, IND. (03/21/2023) The next installment of the Andiron Lecture Series at the University of Evansville (UE) is set for Wednesday. Assistant Professor of English, Sara Petrosillo, will be giving a lecture to launch her new book entitled Hawking Women: Falconry, Gender, and Control in Medieval Literary Culture. The book was recently published by the Ohio State University Press.

The Andiron Lecture Series, established by UE in 1982, presents research, commentary, and reflection from diverse fields of study and will display Petrosillo’s knowledge ranging from feminist theories to medieval manuscript studies.

Petrosillo’s lecture will show how cultural literacy in the art of falconry mapped, for medieval readers, onto poetry and challenged patriarchal control. According to Petrosillo, medieval women could teach a lesson on resistance in a culture of training and control, especially when it comes to resisting and reshaping depictions of female bodies. Across medieval art and language, references to ladies with falcons seemed to convey a clear and misogynous message: women are like wild hawks in need of taming. What happens when women, who occupy a subordinate position in the human hierarchy, spend time with hawks and even reclaim hawks as their personal symbols?

In answering this question, Petrosillo’s presentation will span centuries and cultures, beginning with an illustrated overview of medieval falconry and concluding with a connection to the modern treatment of women.

The lecture, sponsored by the University of Evansville William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences and Evansville Partners in Women’s Reproductive Health, will take place at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, in the Schroeder School of Business Building, Harkness Hall, (room number 162). The lectures are free and open to the greater Evansville community.

The University of Evansville is a private, comprehensive university located in the southwestern region of Indiana. Established in 1854, UE is recognized across the globe for its rich tradition of innovative, academic excellence and vibrant campus community of changemakers.

Home of the Purple Aces, UE offers over 75 majors, 17 Division I sports, and a unique study abroad experience at Harlaxton College, a Victorian manor located in the countryside of the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit evansville.edu.

Late rally dooms Eagles at Belmont USI comes home this weekend, starts OVC play

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball allowed three runs in the eighth in falling to Belmont University, 6-3, Tuesday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee. USI watched its record go to 7-14, while Belmont goes to 12-11.
 
The Screaming Eagles got off to a good start with a 1-0 lead in the third when junior leftfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan) drove in senior centerfielder Evan Kahre (Evansville, Indiana) with a single to center. Kahre had moved into scoring position on a single and wild pitch. USI would hold onto the 1-0 lead until the bottom of the fifth when the Bruins knotted the game at 1-1.
 
After Belmont took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh, USI rebounded to tie the game in the top of the eighth with a pair of runs. The Eagles cut the deficit to 3-2 on a RBI-single by junior pinch hitter Gavin McLarty (Buckner, Kentucky) and tied the game when junior rightfielder Steven Molinet (Elberfeld, Indiana) crossed the plate after junior second baseman Alex Archuleta (Evansville, Indiana) reached on an error.
 
The Bruins would decided the game in the bottom of the eighth, scoring three times to take a 6-3 lead on two walks, a hit batter, a hit, and a pair of USI errors. Eagles’ junior right-hander Cory Anderson (Linton, Indiana) took the loss in relief. Anderson (0-1) was charged for two runs on a walk and a hit batter without getting an out in the eighth.  
 
A bright spot on the mound for USI was sophomore right-hander Gavin Morris (Brazil, Indiana), who got the start and picked up the no decision. Morris struck out two in three scoreless frames, allowing a walk and a hit.
 
Up Next for the Eagles:  
USI opens Ohio Valley Conference play this weekend when it hosts Morehead State University for a three-game set. First pitch for the series opener Friday is 6 p.m.; continues Saturday with 2 p.m. contest; and concludes Sunday at noon.
 
Morehead is 10-10 after defeating Ohio University, 19-14, today at home. The Morehead Eagles snapped a seven-game losing streak with the win, but have lost 10 of the last 12 since starting the season 8-0.
 
USI and Morehead, which were predicted to place eighth and second in the OVC this season, are meeting for the first time in the history of the two programs in baseball.

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