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Burns Blazes to NCAA Butterfly Title, Indiana Finishes Fifth

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Burns Blazes to NCAA Butterfly Title, Indiana Finishes Fifth

 ATLANTA – Brendan Burns found redemption in the final individual race of 2022.

 On Friday, he was a tenth of a second away from a national title in the 100-Yard Backstroke championship heat. On Saturday, Burns blew by the 200 Butterfly field to his first-career NCAA Championship with a blazing fast of 1:38.71 that beat his own program record.

“I knew I would have to have a perfect race,” Burns told ESPN after the race. “I just used the disappointment from last year and last night […], and I’m just happy I was able to execute a great race against great competition.”

It was the highlight of a great meet for Indiana. The Hoosiers held their position on the final day of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, Saturday (March 26) inside McAuley Aquatic Center, finishing fifth as a team with 265 points.

“What an unbelievable night for the Hoosiers,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “Brendan Burns winning the national title and our team finishing top-five nationally is all we could’ve asked for and more. I am so proud of all our men. This was a total team effort!”

IU’s fifth-place finish is its third top-five team placement in the last four NCAA championships and 17th all-time. The Hoosiers have earned top-10 finishes in eight of the last 10 full seasons going back to 2012.

Indiana has also now had a national champion in each of the last four national meets and 16 total in that span between individual swimming, diving and relays. Burns is the first Hoosier since 1973 to win the 200 fly, joining Olympians Gary Hall (1973), Mark Spitz (1971-72), Fred Schmidt (1964), and Mike Troy (1960) for IU’s sixth national title in the event.

1:38.71 is a Big Ten and program record and ranks No. 5 all-time in American history. It’s Burns’ second U.S. top-ten time of the week after he swam a 44.15 in his silver-medal 100 back performance.

Burns capped a junior season in which he won five Big Ten titles, three individual and two relay, three NCAA medals and five All-America honors. He posted program records in the 100 back and 200 fly in the process.

The Berwyn, Pennsylvania, native came into the week as the No. 5 seed in the 200 fly with a Big Ten Champion mark of 1:39.81. On Saturday morning, Burns posted a 1:40.07 in the prelim to earn the No. 4 qualifier spot in the A final. Facing off against last year’s champion, Louisville’s Nicolas Albiero, and the SEC Champion, Georgia’s Luca Urlando, Burns took the lead halfway through the race and did not relinquish it, out-touching Urlando (1:38.82) and Albiero (1:38.88) in the end.

Indiana totaled nine All-America performances on the final day, six from swimming and three from diving. IU finished the night with a seventh-place finish in the 400 Freestyle Relay from freshman Rafael Miroslaw, senior Bruno Blaskovic, sophomore Tomer Frankel and senior Van Mathias.

RESULTS

200 BACKSTROKE

  1. Jacob Steele – 1:41.11 (All-America Honorable Mention)

100 FREESTYLE

  1. Rafael Miroslaw – 42.02 (All-America Honorable Mention)
  2. Bruno Blaskovic – 42.10 (All-America Honorable Mention)

200 BUTTERFLY

  1. Brendan Burns – 1:38.71 (NCAA Champion, All-America, Program Record, Career Best)
  2. Tomer Frankel – 1:43.27 (All-America Honorable Mention)

PLATFORM DIVE

  1. Andrew Capobianco – 397.35 (All-America Honorable Mention)
  2. Carson Tyler – 396.85 (All-America Honorable Mention)
  3. Quinn Henninger – 348.55 (All-America Honorable Mention)

400 FREESTYLE RELAY

  1. Rafael Miroslaw, Bruno Blaskovic, Tomer Frankel, Van Mathias – 2:48.21 (All-America)

HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS

Bruno Blaskovic (200 Medley Relay*, 50 Freestyle*, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Freestyle*, 400 Freestyle Relay)

Michael Brinegar (1,650 Freestyle)

Brendan Burns (800 Freestyle Relay*, 100 Butterfly*, 100 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Butterfly)

Andrew Capobianco (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform*)

Gabriel Fantoni (200 Medley Relay*)

Tomer Frankel (200 Medley Relay*, 800 Freestyle Relay*, 100 Butterfly, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Butterfly, 400 Freestyle Relay)

Jack Franzman (200 Freestyle Relay)

Quinn Henninger (1-Meter, Platform*)

Josh Matheny (200 Medley Relay*, 400 Medley Relay)

Van Mathias (800 Freestyle Relay*, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay)

Rafael Miroslaw (800 Freestyle Relay*, 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Freestyle*, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Freestyle*, 400 Freestyle Relay)

Jacob Steele (200 Backstroke*)

Carson Tyler (Platform*)

* – Denotes All-America Honorable Mention

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More Hoosiers Will Qualify For $125 Taxpayer Refund

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More Hoosiers Will Qualify For $125 Taxpayer Refund
An estimated 4.3 million Hoosiers can expect a $125 automatic taxpayer refund this spring after the state’s revenue collections outpaced expectations last year.

A new law I supported expanded the list of who qualifies for this refund to include those who did not earn enough money to file a state return. These additional 900,000 Hoosiers should receive a refund because they still pay state sales taxes, which are deposited into the state’s general fund, and, in the case of retirees, may have paid income taxes throughout their working years.

In total, $545 million will be returned to Hoosier taxpayers and another $545 million will go toward teacher pension obligations.

Depending on how state tax returns are filed, refund payments could be made by direct deposit or by mailed checks. The Indiana Department of Revenue expects to have refunds processed by May 1 for Hoosiers who complete their taxes by the April 18 deadline.
Hoosiers work hard and it’s important to return money back to taxpayers, where it belongs

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Offense continues to roll, racking-up 17 runs as Aces top Hoosiers

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a back-and-forth contest, the University of Evansville baseball team’s offense and timely pitching prevailed in a 17-14 win over Indiana on Friday night in Bloomington, Ind.
“Great win to start the weekend. Our offense really kept putting together big innings when needed,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Caroll. “Berkey had a big day for us at the plate with six RBI. We did enough out of the bullpen and Rumsey made the big defensive play in center field for us to win.”

It was an offensive exhibition from the start with Mark Shallenberger opening the game with a leadoff home run for his second-straight contest, sending a shot to left field on the second pitch he saw. Indiana responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning. The big numbers started hanging in the second inning as the Aces cashed-in for six runs in the top half of the inning, opened with another home run, this one coming off the bat of Eric Roberts. Evansville capped-off its half of the inning with a three-run double from Evan Berkey, part of a huge day at the plate for the third baseman.

In the bottom half of the second, Indiana got back within a run, pushing across four runs to narrow Evansville’s advantage to 7-6. The Hoosiers would retake the lead in the bottom of the third, scratching three runs on a pair of homers, to go in front, 9-7. Continuing an impressive stretch over the last few weeks, Chase Hug tied the game for Evansville in the fourth, doubling to bring in a pair of runners in Brent Widder and Tanner Craig.

As was true all night, see-saw tipped again, moving back in Indiana’s favor in the fifth as the Aces ran into trouble, loading the bases with a pair of outs. Evansville was able to work through on the shoulders of Drew Dominik, but not before IU scored three times to open up a 12-9 lead.

Beginning with the top of the sixth inning, momentum swung back in Evansville’s favor and would stay there. Continuing the trend of leadoff dingers, Tanner Craig smashed a towering home run up and over the scoreboard in left field. The home run was Craig’s 38th of his career, putting him alone in second in career homers at Evansville, just two back of tying the all-time record. Later in the sixth, Berkey added to the home run fest, going to left field with a three-run blast that recaptured the lead for Evansville, 13-12, a lead UE would hold onto for good.

An impressive effort on the mound from the Aces relievers helped keep a hot Hoosier offense off the board in the sixth and seventh as Dominik turned-in 3.1 innings of work, allowing just one run and striking-out three. To aid the effort, UE added four more runs in the top of the eighth. With the bases loaded and two outs, Shallenberger drew a hit-by-pitch that scored one and then Simon Scherry ripped a double down the left field line, clearing the bases and boosting the Aces advantage to 17-12.

Indiana threatened in the bottom half of the eighth, scoring one run and looking poised for more. With two outs and a runner on third, Carter Mathison looked as if he had scored another with a laser to right center field, but Ty Rumsey made a long run and dove, extending fully to make a diving grab to end the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, Evansville brought in Nate Hardman, who allowed a run, but settled in and induced a groundout to end the contest as the Aces captured the 17-14 win.

The Aces and Hoosiers are set to continue their series on Saturday with a single game at 1 PM (CT) in Bloomington, Ind.

THUNDERBOLTS WIN STREAK SNAPPED IN PEORIA

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Peoria, Ill.: Despite being the better 5 vs 5 team, the Rivermen power play proved to be the difference maker as the Thunderbolts fell 5-2 in Peoria on Friday night, ending a 4-game win streak. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Thursday, April 7th at 7:00pm CST as they host the Vermilion County Bobcats.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.

 

Peoria took a 1-0 lead off a power play goal from Marcel Godbout at 10:41, before Josh Adkins tied things up from Mike Pellegrini and Vincenzo Renda at 17:43.  In the second period, Alec Hagaman scored a power play goal, followed up by Dale Deon minutes later to put the Thunderbolts down 3-1.  On a power play chance of their own, Evansville pulled back to within a 3-2 deficit as Scott Kirton scored at 19:16 from Mike Ferraro and Cameron Cook.  After a Brandon Lubin post shot nearly tied the game, Peoria pulled away as Godbout added another pair of power play goals to round out the scoring, 5-2.

 

Adkins and Kirton scored one goal each.  Evan Moyse finished with 21 saves on 25 shots.  Tonight was the last meeting of the regular season between the Thunderbolts and Peoria Rivermen.

 

Eagles lose game one at Delta State

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CLEVELAND, Miss. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball could not stop Delta State University in losing, 17-6, Friday evening in Cleveland, Mississippi. The Screaming Eagles are 10-9 this spring, while Delta State is 15-7 in 2022.   
 
The Eagles, who spotted the Statesmen a 1-0 lead in the first, exploded for four runs in the top of the second. Sophomore third baseman Tyler Wheeler (Sellersburg, Indiana) drove in the first runs for the Eagles with a single to right field to give USI a 2-1 lead.
 
USI junior rightfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan) gave the Eagles a 4-1 lead with a RBI-double and later would steal for the three run advantage.
 
Delta State rallied back with four runs of its own in the bottom of the second for a 5-4 lead and extended the margin to seven with a six-run third, 11-4. The Statesmen continue to build the lead six more runs between the fifth and seventh and led by as many as 11, 15-4.
 
USI added two more runs to its total in the seventh. Sophomore centerfielder Steven Molinet (Elberfeld, Indiana) knocked in a run with a fielder’s choice, while freshman catcher Cordell Coburn (Evansville, Indiana) pushed a run across with bases-loaded walk before Delta State closed out the 17-6 final.
 
Up Next for the Eagles:
 
USI continue to the three-game series Saturday with a 2 p.m. single game at Harvey Stadium at Ferriss Field. The series concludes Sunday at noon.
 
Schedule Change:
 
The first pitch for the USI-Maryville University game schedule for March 29 in St. Louis has been changed to 3 p.m. The game was originally slated for a 6 p.m. start.
 

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Indiana Food Banks Help Hispanic Hoosiers Facing Disproportionate Food Insecurity

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Indiana Food Banks Help Hispanic Hoosiers Facing Disproportionate Food Insecurity

INDIANAPOLIS— Many Hispanic or Latino Hoosiers are facing food insecurities, and food banks are working to give them the food access they need.

More than 8% of the Indiana population are Hispanic or Latino, according to The Indianapolis Star.

And they are twice as likely to face food insecurity than their white counterparts. Food insecurity is described as “the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money and other resources.” According to a study by Bread for the World, “One in five Latino households have at least one person going hungry.”

Victor Garcia, president and CEO of the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, attended a press conference at the Indiana Statehouse in February held by Rep. Mike Andrade, D-Munster, to discuss these and other problems. Garcia said the pandemic hit communities of color harder, specifically Latinx households.

“Latinx people are 2.5 times more likely to become food insecure than their white counterparts,” said Garcia. Those individuals saw an increase in food insecurity after the pandemic, while white households saw a decrease in food insecurity.

Over the last two years, the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana has distributed, in total, around 20 million pounds of food.

“We are currently serving around 30-40,000 individuals each month, but in our community, there are around 90,000 individuals who are food insecure,” Garcia said.

Allyson Vaulx, vice president of development and communications for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, said the organization has started specifically catering to Hispanics. It recently implemented “Spanish translation flyers for Mobile Market food distribution, SNAP outreach materials in Spanish, providing Spanish classes for public-facing staff, and specific Mobile Market food distributions in the East Chicago area twice a month in partnership with the Foundations of East Chicago,” Vaulx said.

She lays the blame for Hispanic or Latino lack of food access in part on language barriers, fear of being discovered to be undocumented and lack of transportation.

Jake Bruner, associate director at Hoosier Hills Food Bank said, “We saw 70 households with which 60% were Latinx, so we feel like we are starting to target more culturally sensitive foods for those distributions and trying to find those pockets of where those underserved individuals are.”

Hoosier Hills recently started a mobile pantry specifically to help Latinx individuals. “One obstacle is that it can be hard to get those folks to come to a distribution because they may have fears of what that may mean for them, so we have been trying to break down those barriers,” said Bruner.

According to Feeding America, “Racial prejudice and language, education, and cultural barriers create inequalities that make Latino communities more impacted by food insecurity.” When it comes to working, the study found, “Latino workers, especially Latinas, are more likely to be employed in the leisure and hospitality industries that have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Workers in these industries continue to face the highest unemployment rate.”

You can visit https://feedingindianashungry.org/ to find your local food bank. Food and funds can be donated to your local food banks, but Garcia stressed that volunteers are needed most.

FOOTNOTE: Maddie Alexander is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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