By KEVIN HARRIS
COMPILED BY KEVIN HARRIS
(Weekly stats are from Jan. 28-Feb. 3)
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
• Mitchell Meyer (Hanover men’s basketball, New Albany graduate, Jr.) — weekly stats: 17.5 points per game, 14-20 FG, 0-1 3-pt., 7-9 FT, 19 rebounds, six assists; top performance: game-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting, game-high 13 rebounds and two assists in the Panthers’ 74-59 victory on Wednesday at Mount St. Joseph; notes: Meyer is 11 points away from the 1,000-point plateau in his collegiate career. When he reaches that mark, he will be the 33rd player to accomplish that milestone at Hanover, which started playing basketball in 1905; team records: 11-9 overall, 8-4 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
BORDEN
• Clayton Welbourn (Southern Indiana men’s track, Jr.) — notes: 11th in the distance medley relay at the Indiana Relays last weekend, 11:14.42; 16th in the 60-meter hurdles preliminaries, 9.64.
CHARLESTOWN
• Justin Baxtron (Indiana State men’s track, Fr.) — notes: 12th in the 60 dash preliminaries at the Wisconsin Elite Meet last weekend, 7.20; 13th in the 60 dash finals, 7.22; 13th in the 200, 22.97.
• Zach Merschbrock (Franklin men’s basketball, So.) — weekly stats: eight points per game, 6-13 FG, 4-9 FT, 21 rebounds, three assists, three blocks; top performance: 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the Grizzlies’ 62-59 home win last Saturday; team records: 8-12 overall, 6-5 HCAC.
• Brittney Usowski (IUPUI women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: second in the 200-yard freestyle relay in a dual-meet loss last Saturday at Eastern Illinois, 1:50.79; notes: fourth in the 50 freestyle, 27.77; fifth in the 100 freestyle, 1:00; sixth in the 200 medley relay, 2:15.62.
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
• Nathan Beckley (Union men’s basketball, Jr.) — notes: Beckley had one steal in the Bulldogs’ 78-69 home victory over Milligan on Monday; team records: 14-11 overall, 8-4 Appalachian Athletic Conference.
CLARKSVILLE
• Amanda Moore (St. Joseph’s women’s track, Sr.) — notes: 11th in the 800 in the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational last Saturday, 3:09.84.
FLOYD CENTRAL
• Ryan Adam (Brescia men’s basketball, Fr.) — notes: two points, one rebound and one assist in the Bearcats’ 91-63 loss on Wednesday at IU Southeast; team records: 15-9 overall, 4-3 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
• Abby Baumgartle (DePauw women’s swimming, Fr.) — notes: eighth in the 500 (6:00.19) and 1,000 freestyles (12:16.12) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:58.15) in the last Saturday’s dual-meet loss at the University of Chicago.
• Morgan Baumgartle (Ball State women’s swimming, Fr.) — notes: Baumgartle competed in two events in the Cardinals’ home dual-meet loss to Ohio last Saturday.
• Garrett Blackman (Southern Indiana men’s track, Fr.) — notes: 10th in the distance medley relay at the Indiana Relays last weekend, 10:50.27.
• April Hill (Asbury women’s basketball, Fr.) — notes: fifth in the 200 medley relay in the Eagles’ home dual-meet victory over Transylvania last Friday, 2:09.53.
• Allison Laird (Southern Indiana women’s track, So.) — notes: 16th in the 3,000 at the Indiana Relays last weekend, 10:45.81.
• Lisa Miville (Bellarmine women’s track, So.) — top performance: fifth in the 3,000 in the Engineer Invitational last Saturday in Terre Haute, 11:43.11.
• Janelle Nassim (Florida Atlantic women’s swimming, Jr.) — top performance: fourth in the 100 breaststroke in a double-dual meet against Daytona State Community College and North Florida last Saturday in Daytona Beach, Fla., 1:09.68; notes: fifth in the 200 individual medley, 2:20.09; seventh in the 200 breaststroke, 2:30.95.
JEFFEFRSONVILLE
• Emily Akalski (Marshall women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: fifth in the 200 medley relay in last Friday’s home dual-meet loss to Vanderbilt, 1:56.25; notes: fifth in the 400 free relay, 3:57.15.
• Antonio Ballard (Miami of Ohio men’s basketball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 7.5 points per game, 5-11 FG, 0-5 3-pt., 5-6 FT, 14 rebounds, five assists; top performance: team-high 11 points, shooting 3-of-6 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, team-high six rebounds and two assists in the RedHawks’ 61-51 home victory over Eastern Michigan last Saturday; team records: 8-13 overall, 5-3 Mid-American Conference.
• Jasmine Cain (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Fr.) — notes: eight points and two rebounds in the Grenadiers’ 69-57 victory on Monday at Alice Lloyd; team records: 16-7 overall, 9-0 KIAC.
• Dan Coats (Bellarmine men’s track, So.) — notes: 14th in the 3,000 in the Engineer Invitational last Saturday, 9:45.5.
• Marc Fridley (Mt. St. Joseph wrestling, So.) — notes: Fridley won his 184-pound match by forfeit in the Lions’ 28-24 dual-meet win last Thursday at Manchester.
• Jeremy Kendle (Bellarmine men’s basketball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 17.5 points per game, 14-27 FG, 2-8 3-pt., 5-8 FT, 14 rebounds, five assists; top performance: team-high 18 points on 8-of-18 shooting, game-high eight rebounds and three assists in the Knights’ 73-68 loss last Thursday at Quincy; team records: 14-7 overall, 7-5 Great Lakes Valley Conference.
• Josh Lowery (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: three points, 1-9 FG, 1-9 3-pt., four assists; team records: 19-3 overall, 8-0 KIAC.
• Ariel Martin (Purdue women’s swimming, Jr.) — top performance: first in both the 100 (50.62) and 200 freestyles (1:49.77) in the Big Ten Quad meet last weekend in Madison, Wis.; notes: second in the 50 freestyle, 23.21; second in the 400 freestyle relay, 3:23.86; second in the 200 freestyle relay, 1:34.46; third in the 200 medley relay, 1:43.48.
• Andrea Newcom (Indiana women’s track, So.) — top performance: second in the pole vault at the Indiana Relays last weekend, 11-5 3/4.
• Ashley Pait (Transylvania women’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: six points per game, 5-14 FG, 2-7 3-pt., nine rebounds, five assists, two steals; top performance: 10 points, shooting 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-3 from 3-point range, three rebounds and two assists in Wednesday’s 65-54 loss at Franklin; team records: 14-6 overall, 9-3 HCAC.
• Brad Rissler (Indianapolis men’s swimming, New Albany native, Jr.) — top performance: fifth in the 1,000 during last Saturday’s home-dual meet victory over Lewis, 10:04.71; notes: fourth in the 200 freestyle relay, 1:34.78; sixth in the 100 butterfly, 58.89.
NEW ALBANY
• Craig Bryant (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 7.5 points per game, 4-16 FG, 2-9 3-pt., 5-6 FT, four rebounds, three assists; top performance: 14 points, shooting 4-of-13 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, three assists and two rebounds in the Grenadiers’ 103-77 victory on Monday at Alice Lloyd; team records: 19-3 overall, 8-0 KIAC.
• Stephanie Cave (Indianapolis women’s track, Fr.) — top performance: fifth in the 5,000 at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational last Saturday, 19:35.79.
• Kim Condra (Indianapolis women’s track, Fr.) — top performance: third in the 800 at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational last Saturday, 2:35.73.
• Braydon Hobbs (Bellarmine men’s basketball, So.) — weekly stats: eight points per game, 5-14 FG, 3-11 3-pt., 3-3 FT, 11 assists, five rebounds, four steals, two blocks; top performance: eight points, four rebounds and game highs in assists (six), blocks (two) and steals (two) in last Thursday’s 73-68 loss at Quincy; team records: 14-7 overall, 7-5 GLVC.
• J.T. Jenkins (Indianapolis wrestling, So.) — notes: 0-2 record at 197 pounds at last Saturday’s Pete Willson Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational.
• Carissa Martin (Bellarmine women’s track, So.) — top performance: first in the distance medley relay in the Engineer Invitational last Saturday, 12:41.18, new track record; notes: third in the 800, 2:19.94; Bellarmine finished in a first-place tie for the meet title.
• Eric Schulz (Indiana State men’s track, Sr.) — notes: 16th in the 3,000 at the Wisconsin Elite Meet last weekend, 8:49.23.
• Whitney Todd (Limestone women’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: five points, 2-7 FG, 0-3 3-pt., 1-2 FT, 13 rebounds; team records: 11-8 overall, 8-5 Conference Carolinas.
NEW WASHINGTON
• Jillian Charlet (Winston-Salem State women’s basketball, So.) — notes: Charlet had two rebounds and a block in the Rams’ 74-40 loss on Monday at Bethune-Cookman; team record: 2-19 overall.
PRESENTATION ACADEMY
• Alden Krausse (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Floyds Knobs native, Jr.) — top performance: team-high 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting, five rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in the Grenadiers’ 69-57 triumph on Monday at Alice Lloyd; team records: 16-7 overall, 9-0 KIAC.
PROVIDENCE
• Justin Benedetti (Bellarmine men’s basketball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 14.5 points per game, 10-22 FG, 3-8 3-pt., 6-8 FT, 10 rebounds, three assists; top performance: team-high 18 points, shooting 5-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line, and four rebounds in last Saturday’s 71-67 win at Illinois-Springfield; team records: 14-7 overall, 7-5 GLVC.
• Oliver Book (Cincinnati men’s track, Fr.) — notes: 29th in the 3,000 in the Rod McCravy Memorial last weekend in Lexington, Ky., 8:46.16.
• Noah Huffman (Indianapolis men’s track, Sr.) — top performance: fourth in the weight throw at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational last Saturday, 52 feet.
• Amanda Schoenfelder (Bellarmine women’s track, So.) — notes: 10th in the long jump in the Engineer Invitational last Saturday, 15-3 1/2; 11th in the 55 hurdles preliminaries, 10.10; 15th in the shot put, 26-11 1/4.
ST. XAVIER
• Andrew Taylor (Indiana men’s swimming, Jeffersonville native, So.) — top performance: second in the 1,000 freestyle in a dual-meet loss last Friday at Louisville, 9:22.05; notes: fourth in the 400 freestyle relay, 3:10.03; fifth in the 500 freestyle, 4:38.87; eighth in the 100 breaststroke, 1:02.47.
SILVER CREEK
• Sarah Hebble (Ball State women’s tennis, So.) — top performance: No. 4 singles victory (6-1, 3-6, 10-8) and No. 2 doubles win (8-4) in the Cardinals’ 7-0 home win over IUPUI on Wednesday; team record: 3-1 overall.
If you have any information on area college athletes, contact Kevin Harris at kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com or 812-206-2117.
