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USI Volleyball Falls To Maryville In Four Sets

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                                                    USI Volleyball Falls To Maryville In Four Sets

ST. LOUIS—Despite fighting off match-point six times, the University of Southern Indiana volleyball team could not overcome a two-set deficit as it fell to Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Maryville University 25-22, 25-19, 27-29, 26-24 Saturday afternoon.

The Screaming Eagles (9-18, 3-12 GLVC) fought off match-point to earn a two-point win in set three; then stymied the host Saints on five straight match-point chances in set four to tie the frame at 24-24.

Maryville (4-24, 2-14 GLVC), however, rebounded to win the next two points to capture the two-point win and four-set victory in the match.

Earlier in the contest, the Eagles saw a 17-13 lead evaporate in the opening frame as Maryville used a 12-5 run to end the game with the three-point win. The Saints used a 6-0 run to end the second stanza and build a two-set lead; then overcame a 20-13 deficit in set three to create their first of seven match-point opportunities.

The Saints jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the fourth set, but USI rallied to take a 9-8 lead. Maryville led 24-19 late in the set, but the Eagles once again rallied to tie the stanza at 24-24.

Senior middle/outside hitter Amy Zwissler (Bloomington, Indiana) had 14 kills to lead the Eagles’ offense, while freshman outside hitter Mikaila Humphrey (Floyd Knobs, Indiana) had a double-double with 13 kills and 21 digs.

Freshman right side hitter Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois) added 13 kills and three blocks, while junior middle hitter Te’Ayla Whitfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana) added 12 kills and three blocks. Redshirt freshman middle hitter Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) chipped in nine kills and six blocks, while sophomore setter Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) and junior libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) had 55 assists and 33 digs, respectively.

Farrell became the first player in program history to eclipse the 500-dig plateau in back-to-back seasons—she had 575 digs a year ago. She currently has 521 digs in 2016 and 1,312 digs in her career; and needs 70 digs in her final three matches to tie Kayla Heldman ’14 for the single-season school record of 590, set in 2013.

USI returns to action Tuesday at 6 p.m. (CST) when it travels to Louisville, Kentucky, to take on Bellarmine University. The Knights (18-10, 7-8 GLVC) suffered a three-set loss to the University of Missouri-St. Louis Saturday.

Short Box Score (Match)
Univ. of Southern Indiana Volleyball
Southern Indiana vs Maryville (Nov 05, 2016 at St. Louis, MO)

Maryville def. Southern Indiana 25-22,25-19,27-29,26-24

Southern Indiana (9-18, 3-12 GLVC)
(Kills-aces-blocks) – Zwissler, Amy 14-0-1; Jung, Amanda 13-0-3; Humphrey, Mikaila 13-0-0; Whitfield, Te’Ayla 12-0-3; Coleman, Elexis 9-2-6; Peoples, Erika 1-0-4; Shoultz, Quin 1-0-0; Lee, Jessica 0-1-0; Farrell, Shannon 0-2-0; Totals 63-5-10.0. (Assists) – Peoples, Erika 55. (Dig leaders) – Farrell, Shannon 33; Humphrey, Mikaila 21; Limper, Haley 9; Peoples, Erika 8

Maryville (4-24, 2-13 GLVC)
(Kills-aces-blocks) – Selman, Ashley 18-0-4; Wright, Kara 12-0-4; Lakin, Allison 10-0-2; Arndt, Cassidy 7-0-1; Zeiter, Zoe 6-0-2; Basler, Emma 5-1-2; Campbell, Makayla 1-0-0; Escue, Michelle 1-1-0; Luebbers, Taylor 0-1-0; Totals 60-3-9.0. (Assists) – Buxton, Kayla 27; Escue, Michelle 20. (Dig leaders) – Campbell, Makayla 24; Basler, Emma 14; Luebbers, Taylor 13; Lakin, Allison 10

Site: St. Louis, MO (Moloney Arena)
Date: Nov 05, 2016 Attend: 107 Time: 2:05
Referees: Shane Allen, Tracy McFadden

TIME CHANGE STARTS TODAY

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Autumn is here once again. As we move into the holiday season we want to remind everyone to take extra care with heating and cooking appliances. Sunday November 6th we turn BACK our clocks. The Evansville Fire Department, along with nearly 6,000 other Fire Departments nationwide, wants to remind everyone: Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries. 

This is the 29th year for this very successful campaign to change your smoke detector batteries when changing your clocks. More than 2,300 people die each year in home fires and 2/3 of those deaths are in homes without a working detector. Having a working smoke detector greatly increases your chance of survival. When changing your batteries also check the expiration date on the detector. If the expiration date is past due, replace your detector.

Let’s start off this holiday season SAFELY and then keep it that way!

CHANNEL 44 NEWS: VIDEO OF 3 OFFICERS TO BE TERMINATED, 1 DEMOTED

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The fate of four Evansville Police Officers will lie in the hands of the Police Merit Commission. Earlier this week Chief Billy Bolin placed four officers on paid administrative leave following an accusation of excessive force. The incident occurred during a Saturday morning arrest. Bolin says the officers filed official documents claiming the man they …

Indiana Swimming & Diving Sweeps Michigan State

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Indiana Swimming & Diving Sweeps Michigan State

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday afternoon, earning a pair of wins at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.

“It’s exciting to have our first Big Ten meet of the season,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “I thought we did a really good job across the board with having to overcome some injury and illness this week. We got to work on some things today that will be critical at the end of the season. We’re appreciative the Spartans came all the way from East Lansing to compete with us and we look forward to our competitions next week against Cincinnati and the USA College Challenge.

With the victory, the No. 1-ranked Indiana men’s team improves to 7-0 on the season, while the No. 12-ranked Hoosier women’s team moved to 5-2 on the season. In total, Indiana won 28 of the 32 events on the day.

“I thought it was a great team performance,” Indiana head diving coach Drew Johansen said following the meet. “Everybody stepped up and had their best performances of the season so far and the results showed it. We handled the day pretty well, but more importantly, we stayed true to the things we’ve been working on the last month and a half.”

Both the Hoosier men and women got the meet off to a great start, as both squads won the 200 medley relay. For the women, the team of Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Gabriela Rajic won with a time of 1:42.62. For the men, the team of Bob Glover, Levi Brock, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla touched first with a mark of 1:29.31.

Freshman Cassie Jernberg was impressive in the women’s 1000 freestyle, winning by over 11 seconds with her time of 10:13.32. Teammate Delaney Barnard was second with a mark of 10:24.53.

Andrej Ivanovic led a 1-2-3 sweep for the Hoosiers in the men’s 1000 freestyle, touching the wall in a time of 9:28.75. Joey Snodderly was second in 9:28.96, while Trey Hubbuch finished third with a mark of 9:35.95.

Dalesandro led the IU women in the 200 freestyle, winning with a time of of 1:51.69, while Rockett took second in 1:52.96. Stephanie Marchuk was third overall with a mark of 1:53.16.

Lanza was impressive in the men’s 200 freestyle, winning with a time of 1:39.05. Jackson Miller was second with a time of 1:39.22, while Max Irwin touched third with a mark of 1:41.74.

Brooklyn Snodgrass took the victory in the women’s 100 backstroke, winning with a time of 55.30. Rachel Matsumura was second overall with a mark of 56.90. On the men’s side, Khalafalla won for the Hoosiers with a time of 50.69.

In the women’s 200 breaststroke, Christine Jensen placed second with a time of 1:05.39. On the men’s side, Brock took second as well with a time of 56.78.

In the women’s 200 butterfly, Reagan Cook earned the victory for IU, touching first in a time of 2:02.32. On the men’s side, Marwan Elkamash won with a time of 1:51.05.

In the 50 freestyle, Sam Lorentz won for the Hoosiers with a time of 20.59. On the women’s side, King led IU with a second-place finish, touching in 23.85.

IU men dominated the 3-meter dive on Saturday, taking the top-four spots. Michael Hixon won with a great score of 464.03, while James Connor was second with a total of 429.60. Cody Coldren took third with 389.78, while Joshua Arndt as fourth with a score of 369.23. All four divers earned NCAA qualifying marks.

The Hoosier women were just as impressive, taking the top-three places in the 1-meter dive. Jessica Parratto won with a score of 332.25, while Taylor Pamplin was second with a total of 299.25. Michal Bower was third overall with a score of 287.10. All three divers earned NCAA qualifying scores in the event.

In the women’s 100 freestyle, Dalesandro notched her individual win of the day, touching first with a time of 51.53. On the men’s side, Anze Tavcar won with a mark of 44.52.

Snodgrass won the women’s 200 backstroke for the Hoosiers with a NCAA B cut time of 1:58.97. On the men’s side, Wyeth Brock placed third with a time of 1:55.73.

Mackenzie Atencio touched the wall first in the women’s 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:20.86 for IU. For the Hoosier men, Cody Taylor won with a mark of 2:02.56.

In the women’s 500 freestyle, Marchuk took first place with a time of 4:57.73 for the Hoosiers. On the men’s side, Irwin won with a time of 4:31.59.

Jensen notched her first win of the afternoon in the women’s 100 butterfly, touching first with a time of 55.37. For the IU men, Oliver Patrouch earned the victory with his time of 49.75.

In the women’s 3-meter dive, Bower led the Hoosier charge, winning with a score of 323.93. Parratto took second for the Hoosiers with a total of 319.20, while Pamplin placed third with a score of 289.73. All three IU divers earned NCAA qualifying marks with their scores.

Hixon completed the sweep for the Hoosiers in the men’s 1-meter, winning with a score of 401.70, while Connor took second with a total of 395.78. Arndt placed third overall with a mark of 346.13, while Coldren was fourth with a score of 325.28. All four divers again achieved NCAA qualifying marks.

Sam Lisy earned a win for the Hoosiers in the women’s 400 IM, touching the wall first in a time of 4:23.67. On the men’s side, Lanza won his second individual event with a time of 3:57.79 in the 400 IM.

The Hoosiers wrapped up a dominant effort against the Spartans with a pair of wins in the 400 freestyle relays.

For the IU women, the team of Rockett, King, Rajic and Dalesandro won with a time of 3:29.81, while the Hoosier men’s relay of Lorentz, Tavcar, Khalafalla and Elkamash touched first in a time of 3:02.15.

The Indiana University swimming and diving teams will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 11 when the Hoosiers host Cincinnati in a dual meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The meet scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Also next weekend, a total of 14 Indiana University swimming will participate in the inaugural USA College Challenge – Big Ten vs. USA Swimming on Nov. 12-13 at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in downtown Indianapolis.

Four All-Region runners help send Eagles to National Championships

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Four All-Region runners help send Eagles to National Championships

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Four University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country runners earned All-Region honors with top-25 finishes to help the Screaming Eagles to a second-place finish at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships Saturday at Angle Mounds. The finish secured a spot in the NCAA II National Championship in two weeks.

Senior Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) was the top USI finisher with a sixth-place finish and time of 30 minutes, 34.21 seconds. Broughton was the top finisher for the Eagles at the regional meet for the second straight year, while also earning his second straight All-Region award.

Also finishing in the top-ten was fellow senior Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) with a time of 30:52.11 in 10th. After missing out on the award by a single spot last season. Lutz earns his second All-Region nod and his first since 2013.

Junior Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) and sophomore Darin Lawrence (Indianapolis, Indiana) also earned All-Region honors with finishes of 23rd and 24th, respectively, The award is the first for either in their careers.

The final three USI runners all earned top-50 finishes. Junior Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) finished 36th, junior James Cecil (Owensboro, Kentucky) crossed the finish line in 43rd, and freshman Nathan Hall(Springfield, Missouri) was 49th. Hall, the GLVC Freshman of the Year, was the fourth fastest freshman at the regional.

Grand Valley State University was the top finishing team with 45 points, while USI followed with 99. Also earning bids to the National Championships were Saginaw Valley State University, Hillsdale College, and Lewis University.

Advancing to the National Championships as individuals were the top three individual finishers overall. Tiffin University’s James Ngandu, Ashland University’s Nick Hall, and Bellarmine University’s Chris Striegel all advance to the National Championships.

The NCAA II National Championships will be held in St. Leo, Florida November 19 with the men’s race scheduled for 7:30 a.m.

2 Southern Indiana 31:06.76 70 99
Team Overall Name Time Score
1 6 Chase Broughton 00:30:34.21 6
2 10 Noah Lutz 00:30:52.11 10
3 23 Bastian Grau 00:31:11.12 23
4 24 Darin Lawrence 00:31:13.24 24
5 36 Cain Parker 00:31:43.15 36
6 43 James Cecil 00:31:51.29 0
7 49 Nathan Hall 00:31:56.45 0

Eagles Shutout By Greyhounds In Semifinals

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 20th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team was shutout by the University of Indianapolis, 2-0, in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament at Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. USI, the third seed, watch its record go to 13-3-3, while seventh-seeded UIndy rose to 10-5-4.

With the loss, the Eagles will have to wait until Monday to learn if they will receive a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time since 1982. The pairings for the 2016 NCAA II Tournament will be announced Monday at 5:30 p.m. (CST) on NCAA.com.

USI tournament information will be available on GoUSIEagles.com after the NCAA pairings announcement.

The GLVC semifinal match began with a draw during the first 45 minutes. UIndy had the advantage in shots, 8-5, but USI had the margin in shots on-goal, 2-0, in the scoreless first half.

UIndy was the only team to get the offense going in the second half, breaking down the USI defense in the final 20 minutes. The Greyhound got the eventual game-winning goal at 70:31 and an insurance goal at 83:24 for the 2-0 victory.

The defeat was only the Eagles’ first since October 9, ending a streak of six games with a win or a tie.

LARGEST NATIONAL LUNG CANCER AWARENESS EVENT COMING TO THE TRI-STATE

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Each November, the Lung Cancer Alliance’s Shine a Light on Lung Cancer brings together all of those impacted by lung cancer to Reflect, Celebrate, and Remember Together.

This event will join more than 300 communities across the country to provide hope, inspiration and support for those impacted by this disease. The program will include stories from lung cancer survivors, a panel discussion from medical and community leaders about the current and future state of lung cancer treatment, remembrances and more.

WHERE:  Crossroads Christian Church, Room 222, 10800 Lincoln Ave, Newburgh, Indiana

WHEN:  Thursday, November 17, 2016 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

WEBSITE:  ShineALightOnLungCancer.org

Hosted by Gilda’s Club, this event is made possible through a partnership between Deaconess Health System, St. Mary’s Health, Vantage Oncology, and Oncology Hematology Associates.

Eagles Take Top Two Spots, Advance To National Championships

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                                     Eagles Take Top Two Spots, Advance To National Championships

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country senior Jessica Reeves (Midland, Michigan) earned the Midwest Region Runner of the Year award as the top finisher, pacing the Screaming Eagles to a third-place finish at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships Saturday at Angel Mounds. The finish was good enough for USI to earn an NCAA II National Championships bid.

Reeves took the top spot for the first time in her collegiate career with a time of 20 minutes, 08.90 seconds defeating the field by nearly seven seconds.

USI junior Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) was the second fastest finisher with a time of 20:15.86 after leading for a majority of the race.

Both Reeves and Roberts earned All-Region honors with their times. The award is the third of Reeves career, her seconds as an Eagle, while Roberts earned her second.

Also earning top-40 finishes were junior Jessica Lincoln (Palatine, Illinois) and sophomore Hope Jones(Cumberland, Indiana) with finishes of 37th and 39th, respectively. Senior Carly Whitesell (Zionsville, Indiana) crossed the finish line in 44th. All thee finished within ten seconds of each other.

Rounding out the USI runners was junior Bryce Cutler (Benzonia, Michigan) with a 66th-place finish and a time of 22:22.47.

Grand Valley State University was the top finishing team with 43 points, while Cedarville University was next with 103. With 123 points, USI secured a third place finish, while Northern Michigan University and Hillsdale College round out the top-five teams advancing the National Championships.

Advancing to the National Championships as individuals were the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Moriah Palmer, Bellarmine University’s Erin Crone, and Saginaw Valley’s Allison Door.

The NCAA II National Championships will be held in St. Leo, Florida November 19 with the women’s race scheduled for 8:45 a.m.

3 Southern Indiana 21:14.94 6 123
Team Position Name Time Score
1 1 Jessica Reeves 00:20:08.90 1
2 2 Emily Roberts 00:20:15.86 2
3 37 Jessica Lincoln 00:21:50.11 37
4 39 Hope Jones 00:21:55.80 39
5 44 Carly Whitesell 00:21:59.79 44
6 66 Bryce Cutler 00:22:22.47 0

Courts Open Comment Period On Online Records Access Plan

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Courts Open Comment Period On Online Records Access Plan

Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

Trial court orders and judgments in most non-confidential civil and criminal cases will be posted and universally available online, but attorneys and parties to cases initially will have far greater access to filings than the public, according to recommendations now open for public comment.

Attorneys and parties to cases will have online access to all orders and filings in all case types except for criminal cases prior to the filing of charges, according to the recommendations.

Comments will be taken until Dec. 1 on the Report of Findings and Recommendations of the Indiana Supreme Court Advisory Task Force on Remote Access to and Privacy of Electronic Records. The court will act on the report’s recommendations after reviewing comments. An online comment form is available here.

Under the proposed recommendations, the general public would have online access to orders and final judgments in these categories of civil cases: infractions, ordinance violations, small claims, civil collection, civil tort, civil plenary, mortgage foreclosure, estate miscellaneous, estate unsupervised, miscellaneous, reciprocal support, court business and post-conviction relief.

For criminal cases, orders and final judgments will be available to the public online for all misdemeanor and felony case types except miscellaneous criminal.

The information will be available from courts using the state-supported Odyssey case management system, the public portal available at mycase.in.gov. The report provides no timeline for making the records available online, but notes implementation “would serve largely as a pilot or initial phase of providing online public access, and allow the Task Force to assess the impact of that change and identify particular problems that might arise with respect to certain categories of orders in specific case types.”

The public will have access to all pleadings, filings and orders in only one case type, according to the report: expungements in which the petition is denied. The report noted, “there is great public value in posting the petitions for expungement and proceedings while in progress, and those orders that ultimately deny a petition. When expungements are granted, the expungement case and the underlying criminal conviction is made confidential and no longer available for online public access.”

The recommendations came after the task force met four times this year and examined the experiences of other states that have made trial court records available online. State courts took the first step in online access to records in July, when appellate courts began making available for online access all motions filed in non-confidential case types. Pleadings in attorney discipline cases, however, which originate as appellate actions, still have not been made publicly available online, though some orders in those cases are accessible.

Court records will not be made available to the public in confidential case types such as juvenile delinquencies and guardianships, and the task force deferred consideration of posting records in several case types: juvenile paternity, domestic relations, estate supervised, trust and miscellaneous criminal.

The report said the task force will consider next year whether to make orders in those cases available online to the public, as well as pleadings and filings in all non-confidential cases. The report said those decisions will be guided after initial online access been implemented and assessed. The task force has tentatively set four meetings in 2017: March 10, June 9, Sept. 8 and Dec. 8.

In addition to online comments on the report, comments also may be sent to Justin Forkner, deputy director of Indiana Office of Court Services, 30 S. Meridian St., Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Dorsal Promoted To Full-Time Assistant Coach

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Dorsal Promoted To Full-Time Assistant Coach

Former University of Southern Indiana Softball standout MacKenzi Dorsam ’15 has been added to Head Coach Sue Kunkle’s coaching staff as a full-time assistant. Dorsam, who served as a graduate assistant coach for the Screaming Eagles in 2016, will assist Kunkle in all aspects of the USI Softball program.

In addition to Dorsam, Kunkle has added former Truman State University standout Cate Simon as a graduate assistant on her 2017 coaching staff, while former USI standout pitcher Brooke Harmening ’15 will stay on as a volunteer assistant coach after getting a full time job with the Evansville Department of Parks and Recreation.

“I have already seen great things from this staff during the fall with practices, in-game coaching, recruiting, clinics, office management, and team functions,” Kunkle said. “We are looking forward to an exciting year.”

Dorsam, a two-time All-American as well as a first-team Academic All-American, concluded her four-year career ranked first all-time at USI in walks (82), second in runs scored (142), third in home runs (24) and fourth in RBIs (126).

Her 15 home runs and 50 RBIs in 2015 were the second-most in a single-season in program history.

The 2015 GLVC Player of the Year as well as the Daktronics Midwest Region Player of the Year, Dorsam had a knack for reaching base throughout her career. She reached base safely in 163 of 188 career games, including 128 of 146 games in her final three seasons.

A native of Dubois, Indiana, Dorsam earned her bachelor’s degree in health services from USI in 2015. She continues to work on her master’s degree in sport management at USI.

“MacKenzi was meant to be a coach,” Kunkle said. “Her knowledge of the game is tremendous. She has grown remarkably as a coach and recruiter in the last year after beginning her career as graduate assistant.

“She has been around this program for a long time and has really made Evansville her home,” Kunkle continued. “MacKenzi is invested and dedicated to making our players excel and continue our winning tradition.”

Simon graduated from Truman this past May after earning first-team All-GLVC and second-team All-Midwest Region honors as a junior in 2014.

After injury kept her out of the 2015 campaign, Simon returned to the diamond as a red-shirt senior in 2016 to earn third-team All-GLVC honors. A career-.345 hitter, Simon finished her career at Truman with 36 home runs and 107 RBIs. She had a career year in 2014, when she hit .389 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 39 RBIs.

Off the field, Simon served as the Chair of the Athletic Fee Accountability Committee at Truman for three years. She also assisted the coaching staff in 2016 with opponent scouting reports.

A native of O’Fallon, Missouri, Simon earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Truman in 2016. She is currently working on her master’s degree in sport management at USI.

“We are excited to welcome Cate to our staff,” Kunkle said. “She has already brought some new ideas to make our program stronger and has a great feel for the game and knowledge that will be utilized in all aspects of our program.”

Harmening, a four-time All-GLVC honoree, finished her career ranked first all-time at USI in career wins (74), innings pitched (796.1) and strikeouts (642). She also tied for first all-time at USI with two career no-hitters and finished fourth all-time at USI with 19 career shutouts.

At the plate, Harmening ranked second all-time at USI in doubles (47) and home runs (25), and tied for second in RBIs (127).

Harmening’s efforts in the pitcher’s circle helped the Eagles advance to the NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament twice during her four-year career.

A native of Whiteland, Indiana, Harmening earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology, with a minor in nutrition, from USI in 2015. She also continues to work on her master’s degree in sport management from USI.

“Having Brooke back on staff as a volunteer this season has been great,” Kunkle said. “With such a young and talented pitching staff, we can utilize Brooke’s expertise throughout the season.”

 

 

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