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Campaign race in cold New Hampshire heats up as Haley aims to win nation’s first primary

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  • By Ashlyn Myers & Sydney Byerly, TheStatehouseFile.comHOLLIS, New Hampshire—Keyboards clicked from members of the press in the back of the Alpine Grove Event Center as hopeful voters shuffled into the room, asking each other if they scored good enough seats to be in the eyeline of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and United States ambassador to the United Nations.

    Ahead of the first primary election in the country, Haley is on a tight schedule, aiming to show New Hampshire voters why they should vote for her on their Jan. 23 ballot. Days after taking the third-place spot in the Iowa Caucus, Haley showed up to the East Coast eager to prove why she believed the country needed a woman in the White House.

    To open Haley’s meet-and-greet with voters on Thursday, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu took to the crowd of over 100, using his entrance to give a small jab at former president Donald J. Trump.

    “She [Haley] wants to spend time with you guys, and the opportunity to come up and take a selfie and say ‘hello,’ that’s what retail campaigning is really about—not about flying into the country club, giving a speech, getting onto your big, fancy plane and heading back to the other country club that you actually live at,” Sununu said as the crowd laughed. “Thank you, Mr. Trump, we’ve seen that story again!”

    Moving away from former presidents, Sununu turned toward the person he said will take the Oval Office seat next. He highlighted Haley’s previous experience as one of his main reasons for supporting her, saying she’s unique in the race because of her accounting background.

    “To have an accountant in the White House? Holy cow, wouldn’t that be amazing? Someone who has been a governor, who understands accountability,” Sununu said. “You’ve got to get stuff done, you’ve got to balance budgets. And she’s done that, time and time again.”

    Campaign race in cold New Hampshire heats up as Haley aims to win nation’s first primary
    TheStatehouseFile.com reporter Ashlyn Myers interviews Melinda Tourangeau on her experience as a campaign volunteer after Nikki Haley’s Thursday meet-and-greet in Hollis, New Hampshire.Photo by Sydney Byerly, TheStatehouseFile.com.

    More than her financial literacy, Sununu told the crowd he was impressed with her character.

    “She’s just genuine. She’s just transparent, one of the friendliest people you’re ever gonna meet,” Sununu said. “She just wants to sit down and have a conversation and not tell you what she’s all about, but listen to what your issues are.”

    As the governor spoke, more supporters and curious locals trickled in, causing constituents to pack themselves against the wooden walls of the full room. Bundled in coats and hats, they braved the drafts from chilled windows, barely keeping out New Hampshire’s bitter winter.

    A warm welcome

    Warming up the room in both excitement and crowd size, Sununu earned a standing ovation as he brought out Haley, who received his endorsement in December.

    Smiling brightly as she greeted members of the public, Haley began by talking about how excited she was for New Hampshire’s primary. Neither Haley nor Sununu shied away from cracking jokes, taking opportunities to defrost the event whenever they saw them arise.

    “Get excited: Five more days until we vote, and I know I’m excited because I’ve been campaigning here for 11 months,” Haley said. “I know why you’re excited because guess what? After five days, no more commercials!”

    Haley spent most of her speech restating her highest priorities, including things like national security, mental health and term limits for members of Congress. Addressing a crowd holding signs with “Pick Nikki” and “NH <3 NH,” Haley received almost unanimous applause and nods from the audience.

    Campaign race in cold New Hampshire heats up as Haley aims to win nation’s first primary
    Reporters gather in a ‘gaggle’ to ask New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley questions after a meet-and-greet at the Alpine Grove Event Center in New Hampshire.Photo by Sydney Byerly, TheStatehouseFile.com.

    “When it comes to the border, it doesn’t even look like the United States of America anymore. It really is recklessness at a whole new level,” Haley said.

    Turning her speech to a personal note, Haley told the crowd how difficult it was for her husband, Michael Haley, a soldier in the Army National Guard, to transition to living back at home after being deployed. She used the moment to rally for increased mental health support and improved health care for veterans.

    “I’m the proud wife of a combat veteran. He deployed to Afghanistan. The day he came home to us, that was a lot of prayers answered, but that was the easy part. When he got home, life got hard. Michael couldn’t hear loud noises, he couldn’t be in large crowds. Life had passed him by for the year he was gone, and the transition was tough,” Haley said.

    “We can’t just love our men and women when they’re gone. We gotta love ‘em when they come back home, too.”

    Throwing it back to the policymakers, Haley explained her idea for bettering health care for veterans by saying, “When it comes to VA health care, I think the best way to deal with it is that every member of Congress should have to get their health care from the VA, and you watch how fast that gets fixed!”

    Voters even sat down their coffees to applaud Haley’s other main, non-sugarcoated point regarding term limits in Congress.

    “Speaking of Congress, don’t you think it’s finally time we have term limits in D.C.?” Haley asked the crowd before receiving an eruption of cheers. “Don’t you think we need to have mental competency tests for anyone over the age of 75? And let me say this, I’m not being disrespectful when I say that. We all know 75-year-olds who can run circles around us, and then we know Joe Biden.”

    Campaign race in cold New Hampshire heats up as Haley aims to win nation’s first primary
    As the first primary in the nation, New Hampshire’s results give the rest of the country an indication of who may prevail as the party’s nominee. Eighty-two percent of New Hampshire primary winners have won the Republican party nomination in the past, according to a WalletHub study.Photo by Sydney Byerly, TheStatehouseFile.com.

    “She makes a lot of sense”

    Haley’s straight-to-the-point attitude struck voter Joan Croteau. For her, two things stick out.

    “No. 1: She’s a woman,” Croteau said. “No. 2: She’s honest.”

    Croteau expanded: “We need a good Republican. I mean, the Republican we had with Trump—he’s just too chaotic, he causes too much anxiety. The way he talks is ridiculous. I like the way Nikki talks … She talks like a sensible human being.”

    More than just liking Haley’s policies, Croteau admired Haley’s small-town campaign style, appreciating that she gets up close and personal with voters.

    “It tells me she’s interested in every single person, that she just isn’t in it for the politics or the money, for the glamor, for the power … She’s in it because she’s interested in the people and she wants to help out.”

    Mike Ressem, a New England native, had a more atypical reason for attending—he racks up meet-and-greets like this one because he hopes to eventually meet a future president.

    “I’ve been coming here since 1992, and I try to meet all the presidential candidates I can—it’s a hobby of ours. We’ve met a lot of them,” Ressem said, recalling candidates that have made the cold trek to New Hampshire throughout his 30-year stretch.

    Ressem said he’s keeping an open mind about who he plans on voting for, but his hobby helps him size up all the candidates and compare them to others from the past.

    Over the years, Ressem has even had a few repeat interactions with politicians. He most recently met former president Bill Clinton when his wife, first lady Hillary Clinton, ran for the presidency in 2016. At the start of his hobby, Ressem caught up with Clinton during his 1992 election campaign.

    He said he’s had a few nice chats with Clinton. He once asked Clinton a question the former president said he’d never fielded before.

    “I said to Bill Clinton, ‘Well, what does your grandchildren call you?’ and he says to me, ‘Nobody’s ever asked me that before! Rodham, Hugh Rodham [Hillary Clinton’s father], was Pop Pop, now I’m Pop Pop!” Ressem said.

    Though it’s unclear if Ressem will be able to cross Nikki Haley off his list of candidates he met before they became president, Ressem said he believes she has good potential.

    “She’s very impressive … She makes a lot of sense, and I think she’s the most sane and the most competent one in the race. Even though I don’t agree with all of her policies, I’m a little bit more liberal minded than her, but she’s competent and reasonable and would make solid decisions.”

    Haley has more than just people from the ‘Live Free or Die’ state backing her. Bolstering a hoard of campaign volunteers, both local and out-of-state, many helpers were scrambling around the event on Thursday, catching signatures and passing out rally signs.

    Dressed in her brightest red, white and blue blazer and a large “Nikki Haley for President” button, Melinda Tourangeau, a larger-than-life campaign volunteer, has been cheering for Haley since the beginning.

    “The day I heard Nikki speak for the first time, I was completely taken with her platform,” Tourangeau said. “It’s rational, it’s clear, she’s intelligent, she has experience to back it up and she means to do it.”

    Tourangeau said her main concerns when voting include narrowing the political divide, growing the economy, securing the country’s borders, holding China accountable and supporting the military.

    “She and I share a common bond: Both our husbands are in the military. I’m also a veteran, so I love her for her support of the military and veterans,” Tourangeau said. “I know she means to restore our military to greatness, and I’m just terribly excited about that.”

    Associated Press reporter Holly Ramer said rallies like this one are nothing new for her—this is the seventh primary she’s covered with the wire service—but it’s still exciting.

    “I’m not really a political junkie, but I enjoy getting out,” Ramer said. “Even though I’m a New Hampshire native, I enjoy seeing different parts of the state that I haven’t seen before and talking to people all over the state.”

    While some reporters are hopping all over New Hampshire to cover different campaign events, Ramer has the advantage of living nearby while still getting doses of covering national news.

    “This particular week between Iowa and New Hampshire is always crazy because we get so much more media from really all over the world, so that always fascinates me,” she said. “It’s busy and stressful, but I’m happy at the end of the day that I can sleep in my own bed because I live here already.”

    Same cold, new setting

    Two hours later, Haley greeted members of the public again but this time in a much smaller setting. Robie’s Country Store in Hooksett, New Hampshire, has been a frequent stop on political campaign trails since the 1960s. The spot serves breakfast and lunch items made with ingredients homegrown on the Robie family’s local farm.

    The store’s walls tell stories of American history, with original signs from the campaigns of Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and more.

    The small bell on the business’ front door continuously chimed as Haley and Sununu greeted voters, their eyes wide at how many people packed in to see them.

    At the conclusion of Haley’s two visits, voters were left with a mixture of hope for the future and concern about the unknown as they await Tuesday’s primary election. While polls show Haley trailing a few points behind Trump in New Hampshire, she took third in the Iowa Caucus, showing she hasn’t crossed the finish line yet.

    Calling back to a song that boomed through loud speakers during Haley’s first event in Hollis, Sheryl Crow’s “Woman in the White House” hinted at Haley’s reason for running, straight from her mixed country/rock-and-roll playlist:

    “It’s time we clean up Capitol Hill

    With a shovel and a pair of high heels.

    We’ve seen what the good ol’ boys can do,

    Now it’s our turn to take a shot.”

     

Icy offensive first half sinks Aces at Missouri State

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Icy offensive first half sinks Aces at Missouri State

The Purple Aces forwards combined for 38 of the team’s 58 points

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team couldn’t find its rhythm in a 90-55 loss to the Missouri State Lady Bears.

The Purple Aces freshman forwards led the offense in their first visit to Springfield. Maggie Hartwig had a team-high 23 points while Nevaeh Thomas added 12 for Evansville’s only double-digit scorers. UE struggled early in Missouri with its lowest-scoring first half but rebounded in the second with 39 points.

Evansville’s offense struggled to get going early at Great Southern Bank Arena. The Aces’ first basket came shortly after the five-minute mark as Thomas made two free throws. The freshman forward had all six of UE’s first-quarter points while shooting 66% from the floor. After only 10 minutes Evansville faced a 16-point deficit in their second lowest-scoring quarter.

The Aces fared better in the second quarter by getting into double-digits early. UE’s offense ran through the post as Thomas and Hartwig combined for six of Evansville’s 10 points in the second frame. Guard Kynidi Mason Striverson grabbed the last bucket of the first half for the Aces to make it a 43-16 game after 20 minutes.

UE had a faster start to the second half, going point for point with the Lady Bears in the first three minutes. The hot early stretch included Evansville’s first three of the game from Hartwig. The Aces cut into Missouri State’s offensive pace throughout the third, including a brief five-point run halfway through. Hartwig made an open three with nine seconds left on the clock to make it 69-37. But a last-second foul had UE down by 33 going into the final 10 minutes.

 It was a back-and-forth game in the last quarter as both teams focused on playing their benches. The Lady Bears had a nine-point run with six minutes on the clock to end the matching shots. Guard Alana Striverson ended the run with a wide-open three, spurring a 10-4 stretch. The Aces ended the game with four straight points in the 90-55 defeat.

While forwards led UE on offense, it was an even game on defense as Thomas and forward Tameshia Dozier collected six boards. Guard Julia Palomo had a team-high two steals while freshman guard Sydney Bradley recorded her first collegiate blocks with two against Missouri State.

Evansville remains on the road with a Sunday afternoon game in Carbondale, Ill. The Aces will take on the Salukis at the Banterra Center at 2 p.m. on Jan. 21.

A Better “Great Reset”

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Freedom, Indiana – Andrew Horning is seeking the Libertarian Party of Indiana’s nomination for Indiana’s US Senate seat in 2024.

The UN’s Agenda 2030, a global domination scheme monetized by the WEF cartel, programmed into our minds by the TNI cartel, and to be enforced by the WHO monopoly through created catastrophe, must be stopped.

WEF founder Klaus Schwab said in Davos, “We have to rebuild trust.”  But the wealthy elites, NGOs, INGOs, governments and corporations[1] working in lockstep to oppress us under a global digital panopticon, have been serially wrong, have lied, have suppressed truth, and have harmed yet-uncountable millions.  We would be foolish to trust them again.

The USA must reassert our constitutional rule of law, national sovereignty, and individual human rights.  I have a plan to accomplish this, and I’d of course be happy to discuss it.

Liberty or Bust!

Andy Horning

Arts Commission Accepting Applications for Fellowship for Creative Teaching

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(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced today that applications are being accepted for the 2024 Indiana Educator Fellowship for Creative Teaching.  

The Indiana Educator Fellowship for Creative Teaching, a partnership with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), was created in 2023 to celebrate and support outstanding educators and expand classroom teaching through creativity.   

Research shows creative teaching strategies, also known as arts integration, improve student engagement, student learning retention, and student literacy skills. The Indiana Educator Fellowship for Creative Teaching supports educators with robust training, funding, and a community of experts to inspire and implement creativity-centered innovation in the classroom.  

“We are proud to be entering the second year of the Fellowship for Creative Teaching in partnership with the Department of Education,” said Miah Michaelsen, IAC Executive Director. “The first year of the program led to incredible residencies and student growth in Indiana classrooms, and it is a privilege to work with educators and teaching artists to bring this work to more students in 2024.” 

If selected for the program, Creative Teaching Fellows receive:  

  • Three days of immersive training in creativity and connections to standards  
  • Access to a fully funded in-school creative arts residency  
  • Support from community creative partners, experts, and professionals  
  • Membership in a statewide community of energetic, innovative, educators  
  • A $1,000 honoraria  

   The deadline to apply to be a part of the Creative Teaching Fellow Cohort is February 22nd, 2024. Read the guidelines and access the application.   

   

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Hufnagel hits podium twice, Comastri breaks record at Bellarmine Open

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LOUISVILLE, Ken. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Track & Field competed in the Bellarmine Open Friday to kick off the 2024 indoor season and combined for eight top-10 finishes, a pair of podium marks, and one record-breaking performance. As a team, the Screaming Eagles finished in the top 10 with the men earning ninth place and the women taking 10th place.
 
Senior Noah Hufnagel (Santa Claus, Indiana) took home both podium finishes after winning the mile and 3,000 meters. Hufnagel scored a personal-best time of four minutes and 13.11 seconds and, in the 3,000 meters, crossed the line in second at 8:21.57. Junior Audrey Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) smashed USI’s 1,000-meter indoor record after crossing the line at 2:58.36 to finish in seventh place. Comastri’s record-breaking time tops a record from 2018 and beat it by nearly 10 seconds.
 
For the women, freshman Zoe Seward (Rochester, Indiana) began her first collegiate indoor season with a fifth-place finish in the mile with a time of 5:09.81. Also earning a top-10 mark was sophomore Emily Rempe (Owensboro, Kentucky) who had a ninth-place finish in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:03.77 which now marks the second-fastest time in program history behind Comastri.
 
In the pit, junior James Butler (Evansville, Indiana) took home a top-10 finish after a 20-foot, one-inch leap for seventh place. Also securing a top-10 finish was senior Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) who ran a 4:20.53 mile time to take 10th place. In a team effort, the 4×400-meter relay group consisting of freshman Muhiyadin Ali (Chicago, Illinois), freshman Cole Hess (Cannelton, Indiana), freshman Gabe Land (Newburgh, Indiana), and junior Rick Pflanz (Huntingburg, Indiana) took home ninth place with a time of 3:31.21.

Southeast Missouri State University men’s and women’s teams won the meet after the men put up 179.50 points and the women earned 125 points, respectively.

USI Women’s Swim and Dive was firing on all cylinders at EIU

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.- The University of Southern Indiana Swimming and Diving team completed their first men’s and women’s sweep in program history on Friday night. USI traveled to Eastern Illinois University to take on the Summit League rival in a swimming meet only.

The women won by a score of 149-109, while the men also found their groove winning 168-93.

The team continues to defy the odds as both squads were picked to finish last in the Summit League Preseason Coaches’ Poll under EIU. USI hopes to use the emphatic victories as stepping stones to making a jump in the Summit League Championships this February.

Women
The past two regular season meets between the Screaming Eagles and the Panthers have resulted in an average differential of just three points. However, this time the women left no doubt, winning by 40. The key to the victory was USI’s ability to come out of the gate strong and finish, racking up eight first place finishes out of 14 heats.

Freshman Caiya Cooper (LaPorte, Indiana) set the tone with a first-place finish in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:59:28). Freshman Hallie Meier (Plainfield, Indiana) followed up with her first winning heat of the year in the 200 yard freestyle (1:58.83). Freshman Naomi Weaver (Greenwood, Indiana) also earned her first heat victory of the year in the 100 yard backstroke (1:02.62).

Freshman Hayden Shurtz (Ft. Wayne, Indiana) continued her dominance taking the 100 yard breaststroke (1:06.77) and the 200 yard individual medley (2:13.64). Sophomore Sarah-Catherine Dawson (Prospect, Kentucky) was another massive contributor for the Eagles, winning the 200 yard butterfly (2:14.26) and the 100 yard butterfly (1:00.41).

Freshman Reagan Holmes (Henderson, Nevada) turned in another impressive day winning the 500 yard freestyle event (5:25.28).

Other Top Women’s Results
200 Yard Medley Relay: Sophomore Makana Goss (Noblesville, Indiana), Cooper, Dawson, and Shurtz (1:51.30).
100 Yard Backstroke: Goss (1:02.72)
50 Yard Freestyle: Holmes (25.90)
100 Yard Freestyle: Meier (54.86)
200 Yard Breaststroke: Shurtz (2:26.17)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Freshman Ella Johnson (Owensboro, Kentucky), Cooper, Holmes, and Meier

Up Next for the Eagles
USI Swimming and Diving returns to campus hosting Rose-Hulman University for senior night at the USI Aquatic Center. The meet will take place next Saturday at 1 p.m.

No. 5/7 Hoosiers Handle No. 17/16 Michigan

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No. 5/7 Hoosiers Handle No. 17/16 Michigan

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – No. 5/7 Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving improved their perfect dual meet records to 5-0 with wins over the No. 17/16 Michigan Wolverines Friday (Jan. 19) at Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor.

The women’s result came down to the wire as IU trailed going into the 400 freestyle relay. Indiana’s quartet of junior Anna Peplowski, senior Ashley Turak sophomore Kristina Paegle and junior Ella Ristic outpaced Michigan in 3:16.68, to help make the final difference in the 152-148 victory. IU 400 free relay came into the day with a seed time 2.5 seconds slower than Michigan.

“Our women really showed a lot of heart, poise and toughness,” Looze said. “Michigan was ready to go. We knew they would be, and they’re a great team. They threw their best punches at us early in the meet. We really thought we would win the 200 medley, and, when we didn’t, we knew it was going to be tough. There were just a lot of points where we really could have rolled over, and the girls just wouldn’t let it happen.”

IU couldn’t have done it without a dominant diving day, as the Hoosiers swept the springboards. Senior Anne Fowler captured both boards for the women, and Hoosiers took the top four spots on 1-meter and four of the top five positions on 3-meter. Fowler, junior Skyler Liu and freshmen Ella Roselli and Lily Witte all captured NCAA Zone Qualifying marks on each board.

“It was a great day for diving,” assistant diving coach Eric Best said. “We lit it up. Especially the sweep of the girls in that last event put the team over the top. It’s always nice when we can be in that situation and deliver.”

“I’m super proud of the way we finished the meet,” Looze said. “It was remarkable with the divers sweeping the 1-meter, and Anna Freed got a super valuable second place. Reese Tiltmann got a fifth. We didn’t think we’d get much in that (200 IM) at all. And then our relay winning – their seed time was 2.5 seconds better than us, so I guess the girls didn’t remember that when they swam the relay. They just never gave up.

“I just told them it’s really pulling victory out of the jaws of defeat because with so few events remaining, a couple of them not good for us. They scored just enough points and all credit to them.”

Junior Carson Tyler won both the 1-meter and 3-meter to lead the men’s team, setting a personal record 466.35 in a 1-2-3 finish in front of sophomore Dash Glasberg (349.80) and Maxwell Weinrich (322.73). Tyler’s 3-meter is the top mark in NCAA Division-I this season.

“He did well and had a few dives he could have done better,” Best said, “but that was a great list he put together. The real star of the day from the men’s side was probably Dash!”

Tyler was one of six different individual event winners in a 64-point men’s victory. Senior Brendan Burns led the way with three victories, sweeping the backstroke events and winning the 200 butterfly. Fellow senior Jassen Yep swept the breaststroke events, continuing his success during a season in which he holds the nation’s No. 1 time in the 200 (1:50.71) and the No. 4 mark in the 100 (51.49).

“Our guys won in pretty dominant fashion,” Looze said. “I would like to see our depth be a little bit better. There were a few key people we left home, but I wish the guys had a close meet too because the women really needed a close meet like that, and I think the guys do too. I think that’s coming here by the end of the month. It’s always great to come into Ann Arbor and get a couple victories because they’re traditionally one of the best programs in the Big Ten. So, we’re grateful.”

TEAM SCORES

Men

No. 5 Indiana 182, No. 17 Michigan 118

Women

No. 7 Indiana 152, No. 16 Michigan 148

HOOSIER WINNERS

Men

Luke Barr – 200 IM (1:46.62)

Finn Brooks – 200 medley relay (1:25.86)

Brendan Burns – 200 medley relay (1:25.86), 100 backstroke (46.83), 200 backstroke (1:43.99), 200 butterfly (1:44.37)

Tomer Frankel – 200 medley relay (1:25.86), 400 freestyle relay (2:53.92)

Mikkel Lee – 200 medley relay (1:25.86), 100 freestyle (43.52), 400 freestyle relay (2:53.92)

Rafael Miroslaw – 200 freestyle (1:34.60), 400 freestyle relay (2:53.92)

Carson Tyler – 1-meter (383.85), 3-meter (466.35)

Gavin Wight – 400 freestyle relay (2:53.92)

Jassen Yep – 100 breaststroke (53.91), 200 breaststroke (1:58.19)

Women

Brearna Crawford – 100 breaststroke (1:02.16), 200 breaststroke (2:14.91)

Anne Fowler – 1-meter (323.85), 3-meter (353.78)

Ching Hwee Gan – 1,000 freestyle (9:47.37)

Kristina Paegle – 50 freestyle (22.46), 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68)

Anna Peplowski – 200 freestyle (1:45.14), 200 backstroke (1:56.46), 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68)

Ella Ristic – 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68)

Ashley Turak – 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68)

NCAA CUTS

A: None.

B: Brendan Burns – 100 back (46.83), 200 back (1:43.99); 200 fly (1:44.37); Tomer Frankel – 100 fly (46.89); Rafael Miroslaw – 200 free (1:34.60); Kristina Paegle – 50 free (22.46), 100 free (48.96); Anna Peplowski – 200 free (1:45.14), 200 back (1:56.46); Ashley Turak – 50 free (22.65)

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – No. 5/7 Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving improved their perfect dual meet records to 5-0 with wins over the No. 17/16 Michigan Wolverines Friday (Jan. 19) at Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor.

The women’s result came down to the wire as IU trailed going into the 400 freestyle relay. Indiana’s quartet of junior Anna Peplowski, senior Ashley Turak sophomore Kristina Paegle and junior Ella Ristic outpaced Michigan in 3:16.68, to help make the final difference in the 152-148 victory. IU 400 free relay came into the day with a seed time 2.5 seconds slower than Michigan.

“Our women really showed a lot of heart, poise and toughness,” Looze said. “Michigan was ready to go. We knew they would be, and they’re a great team. They threw their best punches at us early in the meet. We really thought we would win the 200 medley, and, when we didn’t, we knew it was going to be tough. There were just a lot of points where we really could have rolled over, and the girls just wouldn’t let it happen.”

IU couldn’t have done it without a dominant diving day, as the Hoosiers swept the springboards. Senior Anne Fowler captured both boards for the women, and Hoosiers took the top four spots on 1-meter and four of the top five positions on 3-meter. Fowler, junior Skyler Liu and freshmen Ella Roselli and Lily Witte all captured NCAA Zone Qualifying marks on each board.

“It was a great day for diving,” assistant diving coach Eric Best said. “We lit it up. Especially the sweep of the girls in that last event put the team over the top. It’s always nice when we can be in that situation and deliver.”

“I’m super proud of the way we finished the meet,” Looze said. “It was remarkable with the divers sweeping the 1-meter, and Anna Freed got a super valuable second place. Reese Tiltmann got a fifth. We didn’t think we’d get much in that (200 IM) at all. And then our relay winning – their seed time was 2.5 seconds better than us, so I guess the girls didn’t remember that when they swam the relay. They just never gave up.

“I just told them it’s really pulling victory out of the jaws of defeat because with so few events remaining, a couple of them not good for us. They scored just enough points and all credit to them.”

Junior Carson Tyler won both the 1-meter and 3-meter to lead the men’s team, setting a personal record 466.35 in a 1-2-3 finish in front of sophomore Dash Glasberg (349.80) and Maxwell Weinrich (322.73). Tyler’s 3-meter is the top mark in NCAA Division-I this season.

“He did well and had a few dives he could have done better,” Best said, “but that was a great list he put together. The real star of the day from the men’s side was probably Dash!”

Tyler was one of six different individual event winners in a 64-point men’s victory. Senior Brendan Burns led the way with three victories, sweeping the backstroke events and winning the 200 butterfly. Fellow senior Jassen Yep swept the breaststroke events, continuing his success during a season in which he holds the nation’s No. 1 time in the 200 (1:50.71) and the No. 4 mark in the 100 (51.49).

“Our guys won in pretty dominant fashion,” Looze said. “I would like to see our depth be a little bit better. There were a few key people we left home, but I wish the guys had a close meet too because the women really needed a close meet like that, and I think the guys do too. I think that’s coming here by the end of the month. It’s always great to come into Ann Arbor and get a couple victories because they’re traditionally one of the best programs in the Big Ten. So, we’re grateful.”

TEAM SCORES

Men

No. 5 Indiana 182, No. 17 Michigan 118

Women

No. 7 Indiana 152, No. 16 Michigan 148

HOOSIER WINNERS

Men

Luke Barr – 200 IM (1:46.62)

Finn Brooks – 200 medley relay (1:25.86)

Brendan Burns – 200 medley relay (1:25.86), 100 backstroke (46.83), 200 backstroke (1:43.99), 200 butterfly (1:44.37)

Tomer Frankel – 200 medley relay (1:25.86), 400 freestyle relay (2:53.92)

Mikkel Lee – 200 medley relay (1:25.86), 100 freestyle (43.52), 400 freestyle relay (2:53.92)

Rafael Miroslaw – 200 freestyle (1:34.60), 400 freestyle relay (2:53.92)

Carson Tyler – 1-meter (383.85), 3-meter (466.35)

Gavin Wight – 400 freestyle relay (2:53.92)

Jassen Yep – 100 breaststroke (53.91), 200 breaststroke (1:58.19)

Women

Brearna Crawford – 100 breaststroke (1:02.16), 200 breaststroke (2:14.91)

Anne Fowler – 1-meter (323.85), 3-meter (353.78)

Ching Hwee Gan – 1,000 freestyle (9:47.37)

Kristina Paegle – 50 freestyle (22.46), 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68)

Anna Peplowski – 200 freestyle (1:45.14), 200 backstroke (1:56.46), 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68)

Ella Ristic – 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68)

Ashley Turak – 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68)

NCAA CUTS

A: None.

B: Brendan Burns – 100 back (46.83), 200 back (1:43.99); 200 fly (1:44.37); Tomer Frankel – 100 fly (46.89); Rafael Miroslaw – 200 free (1:34.60); Kristina Paegle – 50 free (22.46), 100 free (48.96); Anna Peplowski – 200 free (1:45.14), 200 back (1:56.46); Ashley Turak – 50 free (22.65)

NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES

1-meter: Anne Fowler (323.85), Skyler Liu (303.00), Ella Roselli (306.75), Carson Tyler (383.85), Lily Witte (292.88)

3-meter: Anne Fowler (353.78), Dash Glasberg (349.80), Skyler Liu (342.75), Ella Roselli (327.53), Carson Tyler (466.35), Maxwell Weinrich (322.73), Lily Witte (323.33)

1-meter: Anne Fowler (323.85), Skyler Liu (303.00), Ella Roselli (306.75), Carson Tyler (383.85), Lily Witte (292.88)

3-meter: Anne Fowler (353.78), Dash Glasberg (349.80), Skyler Liu (342.75), Ella Roselli (327.53), Carson Tyler (466.35), Maxwell Weinrich (322.73), Lily Witte (323.33)

USI Women’s Tennis predicted to finish seventh in conference play Eagles begin season against Cincinnati tomorrow

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Ohio Valley Conference announced Friday afternoon that University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis was voted to finish seventh in the OVC preseason poll. The Screaming Eagles, who are in their second season of NCAA Division I, will take on the University of Cincinnati Saturday at 5:30 p.m. for the first match of the 2024 season.

Leading the voting was Southeast Missouri State University who received five first-place votes while Southern Illinois University Edwardsville followed behind with two nods for first place. Following the Redhawks and Cougars in voting was Eastern Illinois University, Tennessee State University, Western Illinois University, Lindenwood University, and USI, respectively. Last season, SEMO took the crown after defeating SIUE, 4-2, in the championship match.

USI will face 20 different opponents in 2024 with nine home, nine road, and two neutral matches. Home matches will be split between the Evansville Tennis Center and USI Tennis Courts throughout the season.

The Eagles’ non-conference slate features Thomas More University (February 3), University of Dayton (February 4), Eastern Kentucky University (March 8), University of Missouri-St. Louis (March 10), and Bradley University (March 17). USI will welcome Western Kentucky University (February 10), Saint Louis University (February 11), Austin Peay State University (February 17), Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (March 1), and Kentucky Wesleyan College (March 25) for non-conference home matches. The Hanover College (April 14) and Indiana University Southeast (April 14) matches will play at Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

In OVC play, USI will look to bounce back with home matches against Eastern Illinois (March 16), SIUE (April 7), and Tennessee State (April 13). The Eagles hit the road for an OVC showdown with Lindenwood (March 24), Western Illinois (March 30), and SEMO (April 5).

The 2024 OVC Women’s Tennis Championship will be held April 19-21 at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis, Missouri with only the top six teams in the conference make the tournament.

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