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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
No. 1/9 Indiana Wins 12 Events on Friday at Purdue Invitational
The No. 1/9-ranked Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams continued to excel in the pool and the diving well on Friday at the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind.
The team broke another school record, one pool record and tallied three NCAA A cuts on Friday night. The Hoosiers won 12 of the 16 event finals, including all four relays.
The No. 9 Hoosier women lead the eight-team field with a total score of 597.5 points. No. 14 Florida is in second place with 459.5 points, while Virginia Tech is third with 377.
The No. 1 Indiana men’s team is in second place, up one spot from Thursday with a total of 562.5 points. No. 3 Florida leads with 667 points, while No. 24 Virginia Tech is in third with a score of 377 points.
200 Medley Relay
The Hoosier women started the night off with a record swim, as the 200 medley relay of Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Christine Jensen and Grace Haskett set the school record, winning with a mark of 1:34.58. The time is a NCAA A cut and also the fastest time in the nation so far this season.
The IU men made it a clean sweep in the event, as the team of Mohamed Samy, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Blake Pieroni won with a NCAA B cut of 1:25.09. The time is the fastest in the country this year and is the third-best mark in program history.
Also for the Hoosiers, the team of Wilson Beckman, Sam Apa, Bruno Blaskovic and Nikola Miljenic took ninth overall with a time of 1:26.75.
400 IM
For the IU women, Sam Lisy led the way with a season-best and NCAA B cut time of 4:10.93 to place fourth overall. Reagan Cook took eighth in the A Final, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 4:19.34. Freshman Josie Grote was 10th overall with a mark of 4:19.59
On the men’s side, Spencer Lehman took fifth in the A Final, touching the wall with a NCAA B cut of 3:52.33. Jackson Etter was seventh overall, touching with a NCAA B cut of 3:52.32. Matt Jerden took 13th with a personal-best time of 3:54.62, while Ethan Curl was 18th in 3:55.61. Trey Hubbuch placed 19th with a mark of 3:56.00.
100 Butterfly
Christine Jensen was terrific for the Hoosiers, winning the 100 butterfly with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 52.17. Jensen’s mark is the second-best in the nation and ranks her as the second-best swimmer in the event in IU history.
Shelby Koontz took fourth overall with a personal-best and B cut of 52.85, while Lilly King placed sixth overall with a PR and B cut of 53.63. With their times, Koontz ranks as the sixth-best and King the eighth-best in the event in IU history.
For the Hoosier men, Vini Lanza had a nice showing, winning with a NCAA B cut of 46.56 that ranks as the fourth-fastest time in the nation this year. IU was dominant in the A Final, sweeping the top-six spots with NCAA B cut marks.
Nikola Miljenic was second in 47.21, while Josh Romany took third with a personal-best time of 47.21. Bruno Blaskovic was fourth in 47.88, Corey Gambardella was fifth in 47.89 (PR) and Oliver Patrouch took sixth with a mark of 48.16. Wyeth Brock was 14th overall with a PR time of 49.34.
Miljenic now ranks as the fourth-best swimmer in the event in IU history, while Romany moves up to seventh all-time. Blaskovic comes in at No. 15, while Gambardella is now 18th on IU’s all-time list in the event.
200 Freestyle
Kennedy Goss was the next Hoosier to notch a win, touching first in the 200 freestyle with a NCAA B cut time of 1:44.48 that ranks as the sixth-best time in the NCAA so far this year.
Delaney Barnard was fourth with a B cut of 1:47.05, while Maria Paula Heitmann was fifth overall with a NCAA B cut of 1:47.09. Camryn Forbes took 14th with a time of 1:49.82, while Laurel Eiber was 22nd in 1:50.80. Josie Grote was right behind in 23rd with a mark of 1:51.14, while Cassy Jernberg took 25th with a time of 1:49.71.
Blake Pieroni continued his dominance in the event, winning with a NCAA A cut, pool record and top-time in the nation – 1:32.33. Mohamed Samy was fourth overall with a B cut of 1:34.43, while Nicholas Carlson was sixth in a B cut of 1:37.00.
Griffin Eiber was 12th overall with a PR of 1:38.01, while Adam Destrampe was 18th in 1:39.16. Gage Hamill took 29th with a personal-best time of 1:40.67.
100 Breaststroke
Speaking of dominance, Lilly King laid down the best time in the country in the 100 breast, winning with a NCAA B cut mark of 59.12. Laura Morley was sixth overall with a B cut time of 1:02.15, while Abby Kirkpatrick touched the wall seventh in a NCAA B cut time of 1:02.41. With her time, Kirkpatrick ranks as the 11th-best swimmer in the event in IU history.
Mackenzie Atencio tied for 10th place with a time of 1:03.01, while Hope Hayward touched in 19th place with a mark of 1:03.16. Taylor Truex took 28th with a time of 1:05.64.
Ian Finnerty made it a clean sweep for Indiana in the event, winning the A Final with a NCAA B cut time of 51.99 – the best time in the nation this year. Sam Apa was great for IU, taking third with a PR of 53.28 that ranks him as the eighth-best performer in the event at Indiana. Gary Kostbade took sixth overall with a time of 54.56.
Brock Brown placed 13th overall with a B cut of 54.88, while Matt Jerden was 15th in a NCAA B cut time of 55.24. Nikola Andjelic placed 17th in a PR of 55.49, while Jack Kucharczyk was 18th in 55.63. Steve Husch placed 20th in 56.00, while Thomas Vanderbrook was 23rd in 56.51.
With their times, Kostbade ranks as the eighth-best swimmer in the event at IU, while Brown enters the list at No. 18.
100 Backstroke
Ali Rockett continued her great fall season, winning the 100 backstroke with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 51.93. Rockett’s time, which is the third-best in the country this year, ranks her as the fourth-best performer in the event in school history.
Marie Chamberlain was third overall with a B cut of 53.29, while Rachel Matsumura was fifth with a NCAA B cut time of 53.80. Grace Haskett continued her tremendous week, placing seventh overall with a B cut time of 54.25.
Kendall Hermann placed 10th overall with a B cut of 53.74, while Camryn Forbes was 13th with a PR and B cut of 54.57. Katie Keller placed 16th overall with a time of 55.42.
For the IU men, Jacob Steele led the charge, placing third overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 48.08 that ranks him as the 11th-best swimmer in the event in Hoosier history. Wilson Beckman placed fifth overall with a B cut of 48.25.
Thomas Vanderbrook was 11th overall for Indiana with a time of 49.31, while Ali Khalafalla was 12th in a time of 49.38. Wyeth Brock placed 19th with a time of 49.88.
3-Meter Dive
James Connor was impressive for Indiana, notching his first win of the season with a NCAA Zones qualifying score of 463.80. His score ranks as the ninth-best in school history.
Freshman Andrew Capobianco continued his great season, placing third with a qualifying score of 383.45. Mory Gould placed 10th overall with a NCAA Zones qualifying score of 327.70.
800 Freestyle Relay
The Hoosiers ended a superb night at the Purdue Invitational by sweeping the 800 freestyle relays.
For the women, the team of Kennedy Goss, Delaney Barnard, Maria Paula Heitmann and Shelby Koontz won with a time of 7:10.79 that ranks as the fourth-best time in the country.
The Hoosier men put an exclamation point on a great night, as the relay of Ian Finnerty, Blake Pieroni, Mohamed Samy and Vini Lanza won with the top time in the country, a NCAA A cut of 6:17.75. The time ranks as the fifth-best in school history.
Competition will continue on Saturday at the Purdue Invitational with the prelims of platform diving, 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay at 10:00 a.m. ET. Finals will begin at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Women’s 200 Medley Relay
- Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Christine Jensen, Grace Haskett – 1:34.58 (School Record, NCAA A Cut)
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
- Mohamed Samy, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza, Blake Pieroni – 1:25.09 (NCAA B Cut)
- Wilson Beckman, Sam Apa, Bruno Blaskovic, Nikola Miljenic – 1:26.75
Women’s 400 IM
- Sam Lisy – 4:10.93 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 4:14.51, NCAA B Cut)
- Reagan Cook – 4:19.14 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 4:17.46, NCAA B Cut)
- Josie Grote – 4:19.59 (Prelims – 4:21.22)
Men’s 400 IM
- Spencer Lehman – 3:52.33 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 3:50.36, NCAA B Cut)
- Jackson Etter – 3:52.32 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 3:52.29, NCAA B Cut)
- Matt Jerden – 3:54.62 (Personal Best; Prelims – 3:55.92)
- Ethan Curl – 3:55.61 (Prelims – 3:57.09)
- Trey Hubbuch – 3:56.00 (Prelims – 3:57.06)
Women’s 100 Butterfly
- Christine Jensen – 52.17 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 51.87, NCAA B Cut)
- Shelby Koontz – 52.85 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 53.35, NCAA B Cut)
- Lilly King – 53.63 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 53.91, NCAA B Cut)
Men’s 100 Butterfly
- Vini Lanza – 46.56 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 46.58, NCAA B Cut)
- Nikola Miljenic – 47.21 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 47.11, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Josh Romany – 47.31 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 47.98, NCAA B Cut)
- Bruno Blaskovic – 47.88 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 47.81, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Corey Gambardella – 47.89 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 48.38)
- Oliver Patrouch – 48.16 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 48.31)
- Wyeth Brock – 49.34 (Personal Best; Prelims – 49.35)
Women’s 200 Freestyle
- Kennedy Goss – 1:44.48 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:45.65, NCAA B Cut)
- Delaney Barnard – 1:47.05 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:47.35, NCAA B Cut)
- Maria Paula Heitmann – 1:47.09 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:48.43)
- Camryn Forbes – 1:49.82 (Prelims – 1:49.17, Personal Best)
- Josie Grote – 1:51.14 (Prelims – 1:50.17, Personal Best)
- Laurel Eiber – 1:50.80 (Prelims – 1:50.55)
- Cassy Jernberg – 1:49.71 (Prelims – 1:51.08)
- Samantha Kraus – 1:53.07 (Personal Best)
- Anne Rouleau – 1:55.60
- Anna Kirkpatrick – 1:56.88 (Personal Best)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
- Blake Pieroni – 1:32.33 (NCAA A Cut, Pool Record; Prelims – 1:35.88, NCAA B Cut)
- Mohamed Samy – 1:34.43 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:36.02, NCAA B Cut)
- Nicholas Carlson – 1:37.00 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:37.42, NCAA B Cut)
- Griffin Eiber – 1:38.01 (Personal Best; Prelims – 1:38.57)
- Adam Destrampe – 1:39.16 (Prelims – 1:39.74)
- Gage Hamill – 1:40.67 (Personal Best; Prelims – 1:40.77)
- Joey Snodderly – 1:42.75
- Matthew Kint – 1:44.10 (Personal Best)
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
- Lilly King – 59.12 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:00.36, NCAA B Cut)
- Laura Morley – 1:02.15 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:02.27, NCAA B Cut)
- Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:02.41 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:02.22, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
T-10. Mackenzie Atencio – 1:03.01 (Prelims – 1:02.89)
- Hope Hayward – 1:03.16 (Prelims – 1:03.11)
- Taylor Truex – 1:05.64 (Prelims – 1:06.41)
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
- Ian Finnerty – 51.99 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 53.18, NCAA B Cut)
- Sam Apa – 53.28 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 54.18, NCAA B Cut)
- Gary Kostbade – 54.56 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 54.37, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Brock Brown – 54.88 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 54.79, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Matt Jerden – 55.24 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 55.49)
- Nikola Andjelic – 55.49 (Personal Best; Prelims – 55.50)
- Jack Kucharczyk – 55.63 (Prelims – 55.76)
- Steve Husch – 56.00 (Prelims – 55.88)
- Thomas Vanderbrook – 56.51 (Prelims – 56.34)
Women’s 100 Backstroke
- Ali Rockett – 51.93 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 52.18, NCAA B Cut)
- Marie Chamberlain – 53.29 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 53.07, NCAA B Cut)
- Rachel Matsumura – 53.80 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 53.51, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Grace Haskett – 54.25 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 53.39, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Kendall Hermann – 53.74 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 54.31, NCAA B Cut)
- Camryn Forbes – 54.57 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 54.58, NCAA B Cut)
- Katie Keller – 55.42 (Prelims – 55.04, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Anna Kirkpatrick – 59.87
Men’s 100 Backstroke
- Jacob Steele – 48.08 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 48.36, NCAA B Cut)
- Wilson Beckman – 48.25 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 48.07, NCAA B Cut)
- Thomas Vanderbrook – 49.31 (Prelims – 49.28, Personal Best)
- Ali Khalafalla – 49.38 (Prelims – 49.06)
- Wyeth Brock – 49.88 (Prelims – 49.63, Personal Best)
Women’s 1-Meter Dive
- Mya Kraeger – 236.95
Men’s 3-Meter Dive
- James Connor – 463.80 (NCAA Zones; Prelims – 460.20, NCAA Zones)
- Andrew Capobianco – 383.45 (NCAA Zones; Prelims – 399.55, NCAA Zones, Personal Best)
- Mory Gould – 327.70 (NCAA Zones; Prelims – 331.05, NCAA Zones)
- Clark Carter – 292.75 (Personal Best)
Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
- Kennedy Goss, Delaney Barnard, Maria Paula Heitmann, Shelby Koontz – 7:10.79
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay
- Ian Finnerty, Blake Pieroni, Mohamed Samy, Vini Lanza – 6:17.75 (NCAA A Cut)
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
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Amber Marie Zeller: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
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IMPD officer accused of shotgun confrontation must face civil suit
Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com
An Indianapolis police officer accused of threatening two people with a shotgun in the parking lot of an apartment complex where he doubled as a security guard must face a trial on one of the alleged victims’ civil-rights complaint, a federal judge has ruled.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Anthony Bath was denied a motion for summary judgmentWednesday in a civil suit brought by Ja’Mille C. Taylor. District Judge William T. Lawrence ruled Taylor’s claims of excessive force and unreasonable seizure may proceed to a trial scheduled for Jan. 22, 2018. Lawrence granted the city of Indianapolis’ motion for summary judgment on Taylor’s claims.
Bath, a 13-year IMPD officer, also worked as a guard at the Woods of Eagle Creek apartment complex where the confrontation took place. Taylor arrived around 10:45 p.m. July 23, 2014, after finishing a shift as a mental health clinician at Community North Hospital. A former resident at the apartment complex, she met with Hudson Bowers III in the parking lot outside the apartment where he lived. The record notes Taylor and Bowers are African-American and Bath is white.
Taylor’s suit alleges Bath, wearing a T-shirt and boxer shorts and brandishing a shotgun, rushed at her car, accused the two of dealing drugs, and shouted, “You (expletives) are out here being loud with your music on! You woke up my nine-month-old baby!†The suit alleges no music was playing and there was no drug activity, and that Bath pointed the shotgun at Taylor. When Taylor grabbed her cellphone and said she was calling police, Bath replied, “I am the police,†then knocked the phone out of her hand, the suit alleges.
The suit claims Bath forcefully ordered Taylor and Bowers to the ground at gunpoint, then had a woman believed to be his girlfriend go inside his home to retrieve handcuffs. He then handcuffed Taylor after restraining her on the ground by placing his knee on the back of her neck.
After IMPD units arrived, Taylor was released. The suit says a search of her car found no incriminating evidence, and Lawrence wrote in his order that the supervising IMPD officer at the scene ordered Bath to apologize. Taylor was not charged.
Taylor later filed a Citizens Police Complaint against Bath, and Lawrence noted then-IMPD Chief of Police Richard Hite “found that Officer Bath had violated several IMPD policies. Specifically, Officer Bath was disciplined for conduct unbecoming an officer for using demeaning and affronting gestures towards Ms. Taylor and Mr. Bowers; failing to have his law enforcement identification when taking a police action; causing a negative response from a citizen who challenged his authority and called 911; improperly involving a citizen in a police action; failing to control his weapon; and failing to obtain a valid work permit, putting his courtesy officer status in question.â€
Lawrence’s order under the summary judgment review standard presents facts in the light most favorable to Taylor, and also notes that Bath’s version of events differs dramatically. Attorney Edward Merchant represents Bath, who in his answer to the complaint largely denies the allegations, but admits that he did identify himself as a police officer to Taylor.
“We feel Officer Bath’s actions were at all times justified in the apprehension and arrest of Ms. Taylor,†Merchant, a partner at Ruckelshaus Kautzman Blackwell Bemis & Hasbrook, said Thursday.
Taylor in court filings said she suffered physical injuries, required counseling, and lost income, among other things, because of the confrontation. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages as well as legal fees. Her attorney, Carman Malone, said litigating the matter has also been emotional for Taylor. “She’s had to undergo a lot of stress because of this situation, and we hope to get it resolved,†Malone said Thursday.
Meanwhile, Bath, who remains an IMPD officer, has sued Indianapolis in state court because the city has refused to defend him in this litigation. He contends he was acting in his capacity as an IMPD officer as well as a security guard for Woods of Eagle Creek.
“The case recently filed in Marion County asks the Court to order the City of Indianapolis to satisfy its statutory obligation of defending and indemnifying Officer Bath in the civil case filed against him in federal court,†Merchant said in a statement Thursday. “Now that the Court has issued its Order on Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment in federal court, we expect to move forward swiftly with the Marion County case.â€
No. 1/9 Hoosiers Off to Fast Start at Purdue Invitational
The No. 1/9-ranked Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams got off to a great start on Friday at the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind.
The team broke a pair of school records and posted two NCAA A cuts to go along with 39 NCAA B cuts on the day. The Hoosiers also won three of the four relays on the day to go along with a pair of individual victories.
The No. 9 Hoosier women lead the eight-team field after the first day of competition with 258 points. No. 14 Florida is second with a total of 235.5, while No. 20 Purdue is third with 143 points.
The No. 1 Indiana men’s team sits in third place out of eight teams after 12 events with a total of 163 points. No. 3 Florida leads with a score of 300 points, while No. 24 Virginia Tech is second with 188 points.
200 Freestyle Relay
The Hoosiers opened Thursday’s final session with a bang, setting two school records in the first event.
The IU women’s team of Grace Haskett, Ali Rockett, Shelby Koontz and Lilly King set the school record, winning the event with a NCAA B cut time of 1:28.95. The relay mark is the second-fastest in the country.
Haskett was tremendous in her leadoff, setting the school record in the 50 freestyle with her NCAA B cut of 22.10. Her time breaks the previous record of 22.32 set by Jenn Cristy almost 17 years ago on Feb. 17, 2001. The freshman’s record split is the third-best time in the nation.
Also in the event, team relay of Laurel Eiber, Camryn Forbes, Abby Kirkpatrick and Marie Chamberlain took 10th overall with a time of 1:32.99.
On the men’s side, the relay of Mohamed Samy, Josh Romany, Nikola Miljenic and Griffin Eiber placed 10th with a time of 1:18.95.
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500 Freestyle
For the IU women, the Hoosiers had four women in the A Final, led by Kennedy Goss who placed second overall with a season-best and NCAA B cut time of 4:40.72. Cassy Jernberg was right behind her in third placed with a season-best and B cut mark of 4:42.71.
Maria Paula Heitmann was sixth with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 4:46.15 that ranks her as the 15th-best swimmer in the event in IU history. Delaney Barnard was seventh overall with her fastest time of the season, 4:47.04.
On the men’s side, Nicholas Carlson placed 11th overall with a NCAA B cut and personal-best time of 4:24.56, while Ethan Curl was 12th with a B cut of 4:24.75. Spencer Lehman took 15th with a PR of 4:25.92, while Adam Destrampe rounded out the four Hoosiers in the B Final, placing 16th with a time of 4:26.90.
Mohamed Samy won the D Final with a personal-best time of 4:29.34, while Matthew Kint was 28th with a mark of 4:32.85.
200 IM
Lilly King won the 200 IM, leading four Hoosiers who swam in the A Final of the event. The junior touched first with a NCAA B cut time of 1:55.96, which ranks as the sixth-fastest time in the event in school history.
Christine Jensen took third overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:57.97 which makes her the eighth-fastest swimmer in the 200 IM at IU. Rachel Matsumura was right behind in fourth, touching with a PR and B cut of 1:58.79. Matsumura moves in to 13th place on the program’s all-time performer list. Touching fifth overall with a NCAA B cut of 1:59.25 was Sam Lisy.
In the B Final, Camry Forbes was 12th with a time of 2:02.61, while Josie Grote was 14th in 2:02.77. Abby Kirkpatrick was 15thoverall with a mark of 2:02.80.
Kendall Hermann was 19th with a time of 2:02.45, while Reagan Cook was 26th overall in 2:03.30.
For the Hoosier men, Vini Lanza led the way with a NCAA B cut of 1:43.15, taking third place in the A Final. Blake Pieroni was sixth overall with a B cut of 1:45.57, while Ian Finnerty won the B Final with a NCAA B cut of 1:45.55.
Thomas Vanderbrook placed 19th overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut of 1:48.25, which ties him for 20th place on the program’s all-time performer list in the event. Griffin Eiber was 21st overall with a time of 1:48.56, while Jackson Etter was 22ndin 1:50.06.
Wilson Beckman took 26th overall with a NCAA B cut of 1:48.49, while Matt Jerden was 29th with a PR of 1:49.47. Gary Kostbade was 32nd with a time of 1:51.21.
50 Freestyle
Grace Haskett continued her unbelievable night, winning the 50 freestyle A Final with a NCAA B cut of 22.19. Haskett’s time is second only to her earlier relay split of 22.10 all-time in Indiana history. Ali Rockett placed fifth overall with a NCAA B cut of 22.91 in the A Final.
Shelby Koontz tied for first in the B Final, tying for ninth overall with a personal-best time of 22.87 that ranks her as the ninth-best performer in the event at IU. Laurel Eiber placed 14th with a PR of 23.29.
For the IU men, freshman Bruno Blaskovic had a great showing, taking second in the A Final with a PR and NCAA B cut of 19.76. With his time, Blaskovic is tied as the ninth-best performer in the event at Indiana. Ali Khalafalla took fourth overall with a B cut of 19.86, while Nikola Miljenic touched with a personal-best and NCAA B cut of 19.88. With his mark, Miljenic ranks as the 14th-fastest swimmer in the 50 free at IU.
Oliver Patrouch was sixth overall, touching with a NCAA B cut of 19.89, while Josh Romany rounded out five Hoosier swimmers in the A Final, taking seventh with a B cut of 19.91.
Griffin Eiber placed 19th with a PR of 20.58.
400 Medley Relay
The IU women put an exclamation point on their great opening night at the Purdue Invitational, winning the 400 medley relay.
The team of Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Christine Jensen and Grace Haskett won with the fastest time in the nation this year – 3:32.04. The time is also a NCAA A cut, the first A cut of the 2017-18 season for the Hoosiers. Also with their time, the relay ranks 10th all-time in program history.
Also, the team of Kennedy Goss, Laura Morley, Kendall Hermann and Shelby Koontz took ninth with a time of 3:39.39.
The Hoosier men also touched first, posting a NCAA A cut of their own with the fastest time in the country. The team of Mohamed Samy, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Blake Pieroni touched the wall with a time of 3:05.57, breaking the Purdue pool record. The mark is also tied for the second-fastest in school history.
The team of Wilson Beckman, Gary Kostbade, Corey Gambardella and Bruno Blaskovic placed 10th with a time of 3:12.72.
Competition will continue at the Purdue Invitational with the prelims of the 200 medley relay, 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 800 freestyle relay at 10:00 a.m. ET. Finals will begin at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay
- Grace Haskett, Ali Rockett, Shelby Koontz, Lilly King – 1:28.95 (School Record, NCAA B Cut)
Grace Haskett’s leadoff 50 free split of 22.10
- Laurel Eiber, Camryn Forbes, Abby Kirkpatrick, Marie Chamberlain -Â 1:32.99
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay
- Mohamed Samy, Josh Romany, Nikola Miljenic, Griffin Eiber – 1:18.95
Women’s 500 Freestyle
- Kennedy Goss – 4:40.72 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 4:43.42, NCAA B Cut)
- Cassy Jernberg – 4:42.71 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 4:46.49, NCAA B Cut)
- Maria Paula Heitmann – 4:46.15 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 4:46.60, NCAA B Cut)
- Delany Barnard – 4:47.04 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 4:48.03)
- Anne Rouleau – 4:57.95 (Personal Best)
- Samantha Kraus – 5:05.35 (Personal Best)
Men’s 500 Freestyle
- Nicholas Carlson – 4:24.56 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 4:26.81)
- Ethan Curl – 4:24.75 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 4:27.23)
- Spencer Lehman – 4:25.92 (Prelims – 4:25.50, Personal Best)
- Adam Destrampe – 4:26.90 (Prelims – 4:25.65)
- Mohamed Samy – 4:29.34 (Personal Best; Prelims – 4:33.29)
- Matthew Kint – 4:32.85 (Personal Best; Prelims – 4:33.37)
- Corey Gambardella – 4:37.19
Women’s 200 IM
- Lilly King – 1:55.96 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:58.71, NCAA B Cut)
- Christine Jensen – 1:57.97 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:59.21, NCAA B Cut)
- Rachel Matsumura – 1:58.79 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 2:00.67, NCAA B Cut)
- Sam Lisy – 1:59.25 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 2:00.09, NCAA B Cut)
- Camryn Forbes – 2:02.61 (Prelims – 2:02.05)
- Josie Grote – 2:02.77 (Prelims – 2:01.17, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
- Abby Kirkpatrick – 2:02.80 (Prelims – 2:02.36, Personal Best)
- Kendall Hermann – 2:02.45 (Prelims – 2:03.61)
- Reagan Cook – 2:03.30 (Prelims – 2:03.80)
Men’s 200 IM
- Vini Lanza – 1:43.15 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:46.32, NCAA B Cut)
- Blake Pieroni – 1:45.57 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:45.86, NCAA B Cut)
- Ian Finnerty – 1:45.55 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:46.65, NCAA B Cut)
- Thomas Vanderbrook – 1:48.25 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:49.41)
- Griffin Eiber – 1:48.56 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:49.15)
- Jackson Etter – 1:50.06 (Prelims – 1:49.74, Personal Best)
- Wilson Beckman – 1:48.49 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:50.28)
- Matt Jerden – 1:49.47 (Personal Best; Prelims – 1:49.76)
- Gary Kotbade – 1:51.21 (Prelims – 1:50.36)
- Jacob Steele – 1:51.26 (Personal Best)
- Jack Kucharczyk – 1:52.81 (Personal Best)
- Gage Hamill – 1:53.23
Women’s 50 Freestyle
- Grace Haskett – 22.19 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 22.44, NCAA B Cut)
- Ali Rockett – 22.91 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 22.92, NCAA B Cut)
T-9. Shelby Koontz – 22.87 (Personal Best; NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 23.27)
- Laurel Eiber – 23.29 (Personal Best; Prelims – 23.31)
- Marie Chamberlain – 24.05
- Abby Kirkpatrick – 24.16 (Personal Best)
- Katie Keller – 24.46
- Taylor Truex – 25.02
- Anna Kirkpatrick – 25.05
- Mackenzie Atencio – 25.07 (Personal Best)
- Alexandra Nusawardhana – 26.04
Men’s 50 Freestyle
- Bruno Blaskovic – 19.76 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 19.76, NCAA B Cut)
- Ali Khalafalla – 19.86 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 19.55, NCAA B Cut)
- Nikola Miljenic – 19.88 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 20.22)
- Oliver Patrouch – 19.89 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 19.81, NCAA B Cut)
- Josh Romany – 19.91 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 20.26)
- Griffin Eiber – 20.58 (Personal Best; Prelims – 20.61)
- Brock Brown – 21.17
- Corey Gambardella – 21.24
- Nikola Andjelic – 21.61
- Steve Husch – 21.84
- Sam Apa – 24.87
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
- Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Christine Jensen, Grace Haskett – 3:32.04 (NCAA A Cut)
- Kennedy Goss, Laura Morley, Kendall Hermann, Shelby Koontz – 3:39.39
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
- Mohamed Samy, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza, Blake Pieroni – 3:05.57 (NCAA A Cut, Pool Record)
- Wilson Beckman, Gary Kostbade, Corey Gambardella, Bruno Blaskovic – 3:12.72
IS IT TRUE NOVEMBER 17, 2017
We hope that todays “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?
IS IT TRUE it looks like the discussion if we  should expand the Vanderburgh County jail is over?  …that any day now the State of Indiana will be mandating our local elected officials to start talking about and planning what kind of addition should we build to the current jail?  …that Vanderburgh County now have the funds to build the addition to the jail because of the increases in the Wheel Tax and the County Income Option Tax beginning in 2018?  …we hope that the committee in charge of designing the new Vanderburgh County jail expansion will build it to accommodate our needs for at least the next 25 years?  …its time to serve the wine?
IS IT TRUE we have been informed that on November 27th  the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners will call a special meeting to discuss the possible expansion of the County jail?  …we expect the Sheriff Wedding, attorneys for the County Council and County Commissioners to attend along with the Vanderburgh County Building Authority Director Dave Rector to discuss ways to expand the jail within the soon to be announced budget guidelines?  …we repeat that its time to serve the wine? …this is really a developing story?
IS IT TRUE that yesterday the Indiana State Board of Accounts auditors held an exit conference with the Evansville city officials? Â …the audit review for the City of Evansville covered the 2016 budget year? Â …we hear that some of the findings by the auditors are very interesting? Â …this is a developing story?
IS IT TRUE that we continue to be impressed by Jon Webb over at the Evansville Courier and Press?…while Webb has never made it a secret that he is not an adoring fan of President Donald Trump, his article communicating his doubts that President Trump colluded with any Russians was grounded in the reality of being a good judge of personality?…Webb asserted that President Trump most likely did not collude with the Russians because he first would not have had the attention span to pull something this large and drawn out off without telling someone?…he also asserted that if President Trump would have been clever enough to have essentially gamed the system and stolen the election that he would not have the discipline not to boast about his clever gamesmanship?…we find Mr. Webb’s opinion to be highly probable?…quite frankly we find Webb’s opinion to be more probable that the dream of many Democrats that President Trump was indeed smart enough and disciplined enough to pull off a heist of the White House without bragging about it?…it takes a special kind of person to see things like this and collect the dots when he doesn’t seem to like President Trump a bit, so kudos to Jon Webb for using his reporters skills to reach a highly probable conclusion?
IS IT TRUE that Webb also opined some other truths and one of them is that even if all of the collusion theories were true and President Trump boasted openly during the campaign that he would have still defeated Hillary Clinton?…most polls today conclude the same thing and that if the election were held today, even with President Trump having an approval rating in the mid 30% range, he would still defeat Hillary Clinton today?
IS IT TRUE we have  been told by credible sources that the Steve Hammer for County Commissioner campaign committee has $16,400 pledged towards his campaign so far?  …this is an impressive figure since he hasn’t held one official campaign fundraising event?
IS IT TRUE that Wally Paynter the President of the TriState Alliance is doing an outstanding job in promoting equal rights?
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