ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
• Ariel Martin (Purdue women’s swimming, Jeffersonville graduate, Jr.) — top performance: four victories (50-yard freestyle, 100 free, 200 free, 400 free relay) in a 171-129 home victory over Notre Dame last Friday; season-best times in the 50 free (23.23) and 100 free (50.78); notes: two more victories (50 free, 400 free relay) in the Boilermakers’ 156-144 home win over Northwestern last Saturday. It was her third victory in as many races in the 50 free this season, as she matched her season-best time of 23.23. Martin helped the 400 free relay squad post an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:23.02. She also was second in the 100 free (51.16) and third in the 200 free (1:50.9) against the Wildcats.
CHARLESTOWN
• Jonathan Akemon (Anderson football, Jr.) — notes: one tackle in the Ravens’ 37-6 home loss to Rose-Hulman last Saturday. Akemon has been invited to the Division III Senior Football Classic on Dec. 5 in Salem, Va., as a long snapper.
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
• Nathan Beckley (Union men’s basketball, Jr.) — notes: one rebound in the Bulldogs’ 78-59 setback on Tuesday at IU East.
• Kayla Koerber (Lindsey Wilson volleyball, So.) — weekly stats: eight kills, seven blocks (all assist), four digs; top performance: seven kills, five blocks and four digs in the Blue Raiders’ 3-1 win over the Cumberlands on Tuesday in the first round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament in Frankfort, Ky.; notes: Koerber was selected to the Academic All-Mid-South Conference team; season-ending stats: 145 kills, 48 blocks.
CLARKSVILLE
• Keshia Johnson-Isgrigg (IU Southeast volleyball, Fr.) — notes: two digs in the Grenadiers’ 3-0 loss last Saturday at IU East.
FLOYD CENTRAL
• Alex Adams (Campbellsville men’s soccer, Jr.) — notes: Adams started in the Tigers’ 1-0 loss to the University of the Cumberlands in the first round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament last Saturday in Williamsburg, Ky.
• Abby Baumgartle (DePauw women’s swimming, Fr.) — notes: sixth in the 200 freestyle relay in a 150-144 victory last Saturday at Wittenberg, 1:54.22. She also was ninth in the 200 free and 11th in the 100 free.
• Morgan Baumgartle (Ball State women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: second in the 200 individual medley in a 186-109 loss at Akron last Friday, 2:17.83; notes: third in the 400 freestyle relay against Akron (3:58.66) and in the 400 IM last Saturday at Buffalo in a 161-137 setback.
• Ashlie Haworth (Lindsey Wilson volleyball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 23 digs, 17 kills, two aces; top performance: 13 kills, 12 digs and a match-high two aces in Lindsey’s 3-1 victory over the Cumberlands on Tuesday in the opening round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament; notes: Haworth earned a spot on the all-Mid-South Conference squad; season-ending stats: team-high 374 digs, 292 kills, team-high 57 aces.
• Abbey Holderman (Louisville women’s rowing, So.) — notes: Holderman and the Cardinals earned two top-three finishes and five top-10 finishes in last Saturday’s Head of the Hooch Regatta in Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Sarah Kline (Lindsey Wilson volleyball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 52 assists, 22 digs, five blocks (one solo, four assist), two aces; top performance: match-highs in assists (31) and aces (two) along with team-high 16 digs and four blocks in the Blue Raiders’ 3-1 victory over the Cumberlands in the first round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament on Tuesday; notes: Kline made the all-Mid-South Conference and the Academic All-MSC teams; season-ending stats: team-high 552 assists, 261 digs, 59 kills, 16 aces.
• Lauren McCartin (IU Southeast volleyball, So.) — weekly stats: eight digs, three assists.
• Caitlin Morency (Anderson volleyball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 33 digs; top performance: team-high 19 digs in the Ravens’ 3-1 semifinal loss to Mt. St. Joseph in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament last Saturday in Bluffton, Ohio; notes: Morency has been named the HCAC Defensive MVP for the second consecutive season. She also earned a spot on the all-HCAC first team; season-ending stats: team-high 687 digs, team-high 32 aces.
• Lindsey Ragland (Louisville volleyball, Fr.) — notes: one dig in the Cardinals’ 3-1 victory last Sunday at Georgetown.
• Katy Schad (Marshall volleyball, Fr.) — notes: Schad played in the Thundering Herd’s 3-0 home win against UAB last Friday.
• Chet Werncke (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Fr.) — notes: four rebounds in the Grenadiers’ 111-68 home win over Ivy Tech last Saturday in the Joe B. and Denny Classic.
• Brittany Wilson (Montevallo volleyball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 48 digs, eight assists, four aces; top performance: match-highs in digs (28) and aces (two) along with two kills in the Falcons’ 3-2 home win over South Carolina-Aiken last Friday.
HENRYVILLE
• Brandon McGloshen (Indianapolis men’s cross country, So.) — notes: 124th in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional last Saturday in Kenosha, Wis., 39:53.
JEFFERSONVILLE
• Dylan Abrahamson (Hanover men’s soccer, Fr.) — notes: Abrahamson was a second-team selection for the all-HCAC squad. He attempted one shot in the Panthers’ 2-1 loss last Saturday at Transylvania in the championship of the HCAC Tournament; season-ending stats: 18 shots, eight shots on goal, three assists.
• Antonio Ballard (Miami of Ohio men’s basketball, Jr.) — notes: five rebounds and two points in the Redhawks’ 70-48 exhibition victory over Saginaw Valley State last Sunday at home.
• Trea Burgess (Indiana football, So.) — notes: four carries on 7 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown run, and one tackle in the Hoosiers’ 31-28 loss to Wisconsin last Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.
• Jasmine Cain (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 10 points, 10-of-14 free throws, six rebounds, two steals.
• Becky Cissel (King women’s wrestling, Fr.) — notes: loss by technical fall in a 55-kilogram match in a home dual-meet setback to Oklahoma City on Oct. 31, 39-3. Cissel also started in King’s 30-15 home setback to Missouri Baptist on Oct. 31. The two dual meets were the first two in the history of the King women’s wrestling program.
• Tyler Dixon (Ball State men’s swimming, Sr.) — top performance: third in the 200 medley relay in the Cardinals’ 158-137 loss last Saturday at Buffalo, 1:36.07; notes: fourth in both the 100 backstroke (55.08) and 200 back (1:59.95) against the Bulls.
• Marc Fridley (Mt. St. Joseph’s wrestling, So.) — notes: 1-2 record in the Baldwin-Wallace Duals last Saturday in Berea, Ohio; lone win was in 24-19 win over Baldwin-Wallace, a 3-0 decision at 197 pounds over defending Ohio state high school runner-up Cody Quick.
• Jamie Goldsmith (Iowa Western CC football, Fr.) — season-ending stats: 61 carries for 208 yards and three touchdowns; three receptions for 36 yards.
• Sabrina Johnson (Xavier women’s basketball, Jr.) — notes: Johnson played two minutes in the Musketeers’ 76-48 home exhibition victory over Indianapolis last Saturday.
• Josh Lowery (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Sr.) — notes: six points on 2-of-3 shooting in the Grenadiers’ 111-68 home victory over Ivy Tech last Saturday in the Joe B. and Denny Classic.
• Neal Masterson (Bellarmine men’s cross country, Jr.) — notes: 75th in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional last Saturday in Kenosha, Wis., 35:56.
• Brandon McGhee (Indiana football, So.) — notes: McGhee saw action in the Hoosiers’ 31-28 home loss to Wisconsin last Saturday.
• Evon Russell (Dana wrestling, Jr.) — notes: 1-2 record in the 141-pound division at the Kaye Young Open last Saturday in Mason City, Iowa. His lone victory was by a 15-9 decision in the opening round of the loser’s bracket.
LOUISVILLE MANUAL
• LaVon Carter (Indiana State football, Jeffersonville native, So.) — notes: Carter saw action in the Sycamores’ 31-7 loss last Saturday at Missouri State.
NEW ALBANY
• Felicia Adams (Hanover women’s soccer, Sr.) — notes: Adams attempted one shot in the Panthers’ 2-0 home loss to Transylvania in the championship of the HCAC Tournament last Saturday; season-ending stats: 29 shots, 12 shots on goal, four assists, two goals.
• William Barber (Berea men’s basketball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 13 points, 6-11 FG, 1-3 3-pt., five assists, four rebounds, two steals; top performance: 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and two rebounds in Berea’s 99-66 victory over Virginia Intermont last Friday in the Asbury College Classic.
• Craig Bryant (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 34 points, 11-27 FG, 5-14 3-pt., 7-10 FT, 14 rebounds, four steals, three assists, three blocks; top performance: 13 points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line along with seven rebounds and two blocks in the Grenadiers’ 100-87 home victory over Mid-Continent in the Joe B. and Denny Classic last Friday.
• Stephanie Cave (Indianapolis women’s cross country, Fr.) — notes: 53rd in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional last Saturday in Kenosha, Wis., 24:08.
• Cordario Collier (Thomas More football, Sr.) — notes: nine carries for 17 yards and five receptions for 18 yards in the Saints’ 21-12 Senior Day victory against Geneva last Saturday at home.
• Chris Farley (Thomas More football, Sr.) — notes: four receptions for a game-high 104 yards in the Saints’ 21-12 home against Geneva last Saturday on Senior Day at Thomas More.
• Braydon Hobbs (Bellarmine men’s basketball, So.) — top performance: 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, and a game-high seven assists in the Knights’ exhibition victory over Kentucky State last Saturday at Knights Hall, 84-67.
• Emily Knight (IU Southeast volleyball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 26 digs; top performance: 13 digs in the Grenadiers’ 3-0 victory over Berea last Saturday at the IU East tri-match in Richmond.
• Carissa Martin (Bellarmine women’s cross country, So.) — notes: 32nd in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional last Saturday in Kenosha, Wis., 23:46.
• Lauren Nash (Manchester volleyball, Jr.) — notes: Nash was named to the honorable-mention list of the all-HCAC team.
• Hannah Sullivan (Ball State volleyball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 26 kills, 22 digs, two assists; top performance: match- and season-high 20 kills and 15 digs in the Cardinals’ 3-2 home setback to Eastern Michigan last Friday.
NEW WASHINGTON
• Jillian Charlet (Winston-Salem State women’s basketball, So.) — notes: four rebounds in the Rams’ 63-36 home exhibition victory over Southern Virginia last Saturday.
PRESENTATION ACADEMY
• Alden Krausse (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Floyds Knobs native, Jr.) — weekly stats: 18 points, 7-of-17 FG, 1-of-2 3-pt., 3-of-5 FT, 15 rebounds, four blocks, two steals.
PROVIDENCE
• Justin Benedetti (Bellarmine men’s basketball, Jr.) — top performance: 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range, and three assists in the Knights’ 84-67 home win over Kentucky State last Saturday in exhibition action.
• Ethan Cook (Franklin football, Fr.) — notes: 10 carries on 32 yards, two receptions for 10 yards and two kickoff returns for 51 yards in the Grizzlies’ 28-21 home win over Manchester last Saturday.
• Laura Jenkins (Manchester women’s soccer, Fr.) — notes: Jenkins was named to the all-HCAC season team.
• Katie Knott (Southern Indiana volleyball, Jr.) — notes: two kills in the Screaming Eagles’ 3-1 victory last Friday at Illinois-Springfield.
• Lucy Knott (Bellarmine volleyball, Fr.) — notes: two digs in the Knights’ 3-0 loss last Friday at Missouri-St. Louis; season-ending stats: 24 kills, eight digs.
ROCK CREEK CHRISTIAN
• Elana Eickholtz (Oakland City volleyball, Jr.) — notes: Eickholtz played in the Oaks’ four-set home victory over Brescia on Tuesday.
SACRED HEART
• Alexis Bauer (Samford volleyball, Floyds Knobs native, Fr.) — weekly stats: 27 digs, three assists; top performance: match-high 14 digs in the Bulldogs’ 3-0 home win over Appalachian State last Saturday.
SILVER CREEK
• Brendan Chwalek (Nova Southeastern men’s cross country, Fr.) — top performance: 19th in the NCAA Division II South Regional last Saturday in Dover, Fla., 33:40; notes: The Sharks finished third in the regional to qualify for the D-II Championships for the first time. The D-II Championships will be Saturday, Nov. 21 in Evansville.
• Alex Jones (Bellarmine men’s cross country, So.) — notes: 26th in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional last Saturday in Kenosha, Wis., 34:09.
• Lindsey Maymon (IU Southeast volleyball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 23 digs, six assists, four kills, four aces, three blocks (all solo); top performance: team-high 16 digs, five assists, two kills and two blocks in the Grenadiers’ three-set loss last Saturday at IU East.
• Stephanie Steele (Butler volleyball, Sr.) — weekly stats: eight kills, eight digs, seven blocks (all assist); top performance: eight kills, five block assists and four digs in a five-set victory against Illinois-Chicago last Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse; notes: The Illinois-Chicago match was Steele’s first start of the season. It also was Senior Night at Butler.
• Ryan Strom (Marian men’s cross country, Sr.) — notes: 38th in the Mid-Central Conference Championships last Saturday in Fort Wayne, 29:01. Strom helped the Knights win their first-ever MCC Championship and earned a spot in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash.
If you have any information on area college athletes, contact Kevin Harris at kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com or 812-206-2117.
Clark County Sports
COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: November 13, 2009
A weekly look at local collegiate athletes
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Jeff, IU great Watson dead at 88
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TRACK: NA’s Parrish wins twice at regional
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