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Torian Insurance Group-“A Passion For Serving Othersâ€
Torian Insurance Group-“A Passion For Serving Othersâ€
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They are your neighbors. Their kids play on the same little league team. We share a passion for the same causes, volunteer for the same charities, and attend the same churches. We’re businessmen. And women. We are best friends and partners. Close to home, and interconnected by the community. There when you need us, and still protecting you, even when you don’t.
Your livelihood – your business, your home, your car, your family – is worth more than 15 minutes of our time. Torian Insurance owners and employees sincerely want to know more about your goals, and ideas.
The Torian group understands that better insurance coverage means less worry and less risk, no matter what life throws your way. They won’t quote you the fastest, or cheapest insurance available. They will help match you with quality insurance coverage that matters for your life.
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Eight individual Eagles, 4X400 team turn in scoring performances at Murray State
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field had an impressive showing at the Margaret Simmons Invite Saturday including nine different scoring performances across all respective events.
USI finished ninth out of 19 total teams, receiving 39 points for the meet.
Freshman Titus Winders was the solo victor on the day for the Screaming Eagles, which came in the 1,500 meters, as he sped out to a win in three minutes, 52.64 seconds. Winders’ 1500m time just narrowly missed out on the NCAA II provisional qualifying standard of 3:50.68.
Freshman teammate Silas Winders got runner-up in the 1500m pacing close behind Titus in a time of 3:55.48. Senior Austin Nolan also broke the four-minute barrier Saturday earning fourth-place in 3:58.93.
Juniors Gavin Prior (4:00.95) and Arie Macias (4:01.81) grabbed points for the Eagles with their sixth and seventh place finishes in the 1500m respectively. Sophomore Cameron Cox rounding out the top eight and scoring with his own 4:04.36 effort.
In the field, junior Tyrell Nickelson kept scoring going as he earned three more points with a sixth-place leap of 1.95m (6’2.75â€).
Freshman Kyle Crone also cashed in another point with his leap of 13.04m (42’9.5â€) good for eighth in the triple jump
In the final race of the day, the 4x400m relay team comprised of Macias, Markus Poulsen, Nick Dombroski and Jake Wisniewski crossed the line eighth in 3:34.07.
Up Next: The Eagles are scheduled to travel to Cape Girardeau, Missouri for the Joey Haines
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Dominant pitching helps Aces sweep doubleheader from Xavier
Game One: Evansville 7, Xavier 4 (7 Innings)
“Great day for Aces Baseball,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Carroll on the sweep. “Game one we had three two-out RBI hits from Komonosky, Scherry and Crews. Roberts and Meyer did a great job out of the pen to secure the game one win.”
Xavier’s offense opened the scoring the first game, pushing two runs across in the second inning on an RBI triple and a sacrifice fly. Evansville answered in the third with a much-needed big offensive inning. Freshman Brent Widder singled to open the half inning, followed by a walk by redshirt junior Kenton Crews. Redshirt senior Troy Beilsmith laid down a picture-perfect bunt, beating the throw and loading the bases. Junior Tanner Criag then came to the plate and earned a walk, sending home Widder. Evansville tied the game in the next at bat as freshman Simon Scherry grounded into a double play, scoring Crews to tie the game at two.
Evansville was not done in the third as freshman Mark Shallenberger, junior Mason Brinkley, and senior Craig Shepherd each earned free bases by way of walk, a hit by pitch, and another walk, respectively, with Shepherd’s walk scoring Beilsmith to give the Aces a 3-2 lead. Still working with two outs, senior Ben Komonosky singled through the left side, scoring two and handing Evansville a 5-2 advantage.
After junior Eric Roberts came on in the fourth, Xavier scored a run on an RBI double to cut Evansville’s advantage to two. Evansville was consistent offensively in the fourth and fifth, adding single runs to move in front, 7-3.
Facing trouble in the fifth, Roberts responded getting out of the inning with three-straight outs. After getting out of the fifth, Roberts utilized the momentum in the sixth, sitting Xavier down in order.
In the top of the seventh, Xavier recorded back-to-back base-hits to lead off the inning with Evansville making a pitching change to freshman Jakob Meyer to close things out. After Meyer walked the first batter he faced, loading the bases, the Columbus, Indiana native locked-in. Meyer manufactured a groundout to earn the first out with Xavier scoring a run in the process. With Xavier bringing the tying run to the plate, Meyer struck-out the batter for the second out and induced a pop-up to second to end the game and earn the Aces a 7-4 win.
Game Two: Evansville 1, Xavier 0
For the second time in as many days, the Aces got an important defensive play at home plate. In the first, second baseman Brent Widder threw-out a runner at home, tagged-out by freshman Max Malley, ending the threat in the first for the Musketeers.
Evansville scored the only run it would need in the bottom of the third. With one out, Beilsmith reached on a throwing error, advancing to second on the play. A groundout from Tanner Craig advanced Beilsmith to third with one out. With Shallenberger at the plate, Xavier threw a wild pitch, scoring Beilsmith.
Xavier immediately looked to answer in the fourth, putting runners on first and second with no outs. A sacrifice bunt moved the runners into scoring position, but McMahill closed-out the inning with a pop-up and a groundout.
In the sixth, the Musketeers made another run at Evansville’s lead. A walk and base-hit again put runners on first and second with no outs. The key play of the second game unfolded in the third at-bat as Grant Stephenson flew-out to right with Beilsmith making a strong run to grab the rapidly dropping ball. Altenberger, who was at second, took off towards third and eventually home, believing the ball would be dropped and was tagged-out at second for not tagging-up.
The threat was not over for Xavier in the sixth as a walk ended McMahill’s day. In came sophomore Michael Parks, who ended the inning on his first pitch, forcing a fly-out to center.
Parks was spectacular, pitching a spotless 3.1 innings for the Aces, sitting the Musketeers down in order in the seventh, eighth, and ninth to earn Evansville the 1-0 shutout victory.
“Game two was a great performance from McMahill and Michael Parks,” remarked Carroll on the second game win. “To get a shutout in game two of a DH is rare but we clearly needed it. Really proud of how we responded to last night’s loss with energy and focus today.”
Evansville and Xavier return to the field on Sunday at 1 PM for the series finale at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.
Indiana Finishes Sixth at NCAA Championships Both Burns, Frankel Earn Seven All-America Honors
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 9-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team closed out the 2020-21 season with a sixth-place finish and 207 team points at the 2021 NCAA Championships on Saturday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
IU has finished inside the top-10 of the team standings in eight of the last nine seasons. The Hoosiers finished as the top Big Ten Conference team at the NCAA meet, topping the scores of Ohio State (7th; 180 points) and Michigan (12th; 106 points).
A total of 10 Hoosiers claimed 35 All-American honors and a national champion.
200 BUTTERFLY
Sophomore Brendan Burns collected his second All-America nod of the weekend with a seventh-place finish in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:40.42, the ninth-fastest time in program history.
Freshman Tomer Frankel earned Honorable Mention All-America status with a career-best time of 1:40.68, the 10th-fastest mark in program history in the event. He closes the season as the third-best performer in the history of the 200 Fly at Indiana.
1,650 FREESTYLE
Redshirt sophomore Michael Brinegar finished 10th (Honorable Mention All-America) in the 1,650 Freestyle with a time of 14:45.50, the sixth-fastest mark in program history. He holds five of the top six times in the event in program history. His 1,000-yard split of 8:52.75 is the second-fastest mark ever swam by a Hoosier, just missing out on his own school record (8:51.13) that he set during the 2021 Big Ten Championships.
Junior Mikey Calvillo touched in 15:11.19 to finish 31st.
PLATFORM DIVING
Redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco finished 11th out of the Platform Dive Consolation Final with a six-dive score of 368.55. He hit on four dives over 60 points in his set, including a 70-point effort on his armstand attempt.
For the weekend, Capobianco scored a total of 41 points towards the Hoosier tally. He made the Championship in both springboard disciplines, including a national championship on the 3-Meter board.
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200 BACKSTROKE
Senior Jacob Steele closed out his career with a 15th-place finish out of the 200 Backstroke Consolation Final at 1:41.44. Senior Gabriel Fantoni took 16th with a time of 1:42.53.
Both swimmers claimed Honorable Mention All-America honors for finishing in the top-16.
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
The Hoosier 400 Freestyle Relay squad of junior Jack Franzman, Frankel, Burns, and junior Van Mathias finished 11th to claim Honorable Mention All-America accolades with a time of 2:50.38.
FINALS RESULTS
1,650 FREESTYLE
- Michael Brinegar – 14:45.50 (Honorable Mention All-America)
- Mikey Calvillo – 15:11.19
200 BACKSTROKE
- Jacob Steele – 1:41.44 (Honorable Mention All-America)
- Gabriel Fantoni – 1:42.53 (Honorable Mention All-America)
200 BUTTERFLY
- Brendan Burns – 1:40.42 (All-America)
- Tomer Frankel – 1:40.68 (Honorable Mention All-America, Career Best)
PLATFORM DIVE
- Andrew Capobianco – 368.55 (Honorable Mention All-America)
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
- Jack Franzman, Tomer Frankel, Brendan Burns, Van Mathias – 2:50.38 (Honorable Mention All-America)
2021 HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Zane Backes (3) – 100 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Medley Relay
Michael Brinegar (1) – 1,650 Freestyle (HM)
Brendan Burns (7) – 100 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly (HM), 200 Butterfly, 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM), 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Medley Relay
Andrew Capobianco (3) – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive*, Platform Dive (HM)
Gabriel Fantoni (2) – 100 Backstroke (HM), 200 Backstroke (HM)
Tomer Frankel (7) – 100 Butterfly (HM), 200 Butterfly (HM), 200 Freestyle Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM), 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Medley Relay
Jack Franzman (6) – 50 Freestyle (HM), 200 Freestyle Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM), 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Medley Relay
Brandon Hamblin (1) – 200 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Van Mathias (3) – 200 Freestyle Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Jacob Steele (2) – 100 Backstroke (HM), 200 Backstroke (HM)
*2021 NCAA Champion
Track & Field Posts Program Records at Bill Smith Challenge
The University of Evansville track and field program competed at the Bill Smith Challenge hosted by Vincennes University.
Both teams earned overall wins, with the women racking up 178.5 points and the men taking 222 points.
Anna Lowry rewrote her own school record once again in the 5,000-meter run, coming in first among the female runners and third overall in the combined event at 16:49.09. Lowry’s time is in the top-40 nationally and third in the Missouri Valley.
Taiza Alexander took first place in the women’s 100-meters at a time of 13.28, while Monica Watkins also took first in the 200-meters at 27.81. Alexander also took first place in the long jump at 5.40-meters.
Haley Dean (1:03.64), Caitlin Kehler (1:05.37) and Gwyn Gorley (1:05.57) took the top three spots in the 400-meters respectively.
Brittany Corley took first place in the women’s discus finals at 33.70-meters.
Justus Donaldson also bested his own school record in the javelin, improving his mark by three meters to 49.39, finishing second.
Peter Epur came in first overall in the 5K race behind a 16:30.60 time, almost two seconds faster than the next runner.
Jackson McPheeters took the top spot in the men’s 800-meter finals with a time of 2:01.68, while Joshua Myer captured first in the 1500-meter finals at 4:12.64.
Trey Riggs ran a 15.09 in the 110-meter hurdles finals to take first place in the event.
Zach Dove earned first place in the men’s discus at 45.91-meters.
The men’s 4×100-meter relay took first, teamed by Ian Alberts, Geordan Blades, Greg King and Brendon Smith. The women’s 4×400-meter relay took first place, teamed by Watkins, Dean, Gorley and Kehler.
Evansville will next travel to the KWC Twilight Invitational on April 2, hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan.
U E Volleyball defeats Valparaiso to open weekend
Aces earn 3-0 sweep
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Melanie Feliciano recorded a match-high 18 kills but it was freshman Brooke Springer who emerged as a late hero to help the University of Evansville volleyball team earn a 3-0 win over Valparaiso inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Evansville (6-13, 5-12 MVC) found itself trailing 21-18 in the final set, but that is when Springer stepped up. After a pair of Feliciano kills got UE within one, Springer posted a kill and three block assists to clinch the 3-0 win over Valpo (10-9, 9-8 MVC). Alondra Vazquez finished the night with 12 kills and 12 digs while Springer set her career mark with five kills while adding a total of four block assists. Rachel Basinski led the team with 15 digs while Allana McInnis had 23 assists. Pacing Valpo was Peyton McCarthy, who had 15 kills.
Game 1
Valparaiso jumped out to an early 3-1 lead but the Aces tied it up at 3-3 before a Melanie Feliciano kill gave Evansville its first lead at 5-4. Rachel Basinski added an ace before another Feliciano kill extended the lead to 10-5. With the Aces up 14-9, Valpo scored four in a row to get within one but Evansville would score the next three points, taking advantage of VU errors. Backed by eight kills in the set from Feliciano, UE won by a 25-19 final.
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Game 2
A kill by Hannah Watkins helped the Aces take a 4-2 lead before Valpo fought back to go in front at 7-6. A kill by Alondra Vazquez quickly put Evansville back on top and the run continued with a Brooke Springer kill and Cecilia Thon ace that extended the lead to 15-11. Valparaiso stormed back with four in a row to tie it up, but an ace by Feliciano saw the Aces regain control, up 18-15. Allana McInnis added an ace of her own late in the set with UE pulling away for a 25-17 decision.
Game 3
Evansville posted four of the first five points with Feliciano and Vazquez recording kills before Valpo roared back to go in front, 9-5. Vazquez helped the Aces get back within one when her ace made it a 16-15 game. That is when Feliciano posted a kill before combining with Watkins for a block that gave Evansville a 17-16 lead. Valpo countered with a 5-1 run as they regained a 21-18 advantage.
The Aces were not going to give up without a fight and their persistence paid off. Brooke Springer added her fifth kill of the evening before combining with Vazquez on a block assist that gave UE a 23-22 edge. The run continued with two more block assists to give UE the match sweep with a 25-22 victory. Springer played a pivotal role in the final stretch as she had a hand in each of Evansville’s final four points. She had a kill and three block assists.
At 4 p.m. Sunday, the teams meet up again for the regular season finale at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Allana McInnis will be recognized at Senior Day ceremonies.