COMPILED BY KEVIN HARRIS

(Weekly stats from last Thursday to this Thursday)



ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

• Ashley Pait (Transylvania women’s basketball, Jeffersonville graduate, Sr.) — weekly stats: 15 points per game, 14-34 FG, 7-16 3-pt., 10-10 FT, 12 rebounds, six steals, five assists; top performance: team-high 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including two 3-pointers, four rebounds and two steals in the Pioneers’ 65-62 loss to Ohio Northern at the Sodexo Classic last Saturday in Hanover.



CHARLESTOWN

• Zach Merschbrock (Franklin men’s basketball, So.) — weekly stats: nine points per game, 6-15 FG, 6-9 FT, eight rebounds; top performance: 10 points and four rebounds in the Grizzlies’ 79-51 setback on Tuesday at Centre.

• Bowman Thrasher (Franklin football, So.) — season-ending stats: 10 tackles, two tackles for loss for 5 yards.



CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA

• Nathan Beckley (Union men’s basketball, Jr.) — notes: six points on 2-of-2 shooting from 3-point range in the Bulldogs’ 93-85 home loss to Cincinnati Christian on Tuesday.



FLOYD CENTRAL

• Abby Baumgartle (DePauw women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: 19th in the 500-yard freestyle at the Patrick Woehnker Invitational last Friday and Saturday in Crawfordsville, 6:02.44; notes: 24th in the 200 freestyle (2:17.02); The Tigers won the meet with 691 points.

• Morgan Baumgartle (Ball State women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: eighth in the 400 individual medley at the Doug Coers Invitational last Friday and Saturday in Muncie, 4:55.05; notes: 10th in both the 200 IM (2:19.87) and 1,650 freestyle (19:30.3); The Cardinals placed first in the Coers Invite with 861 points.

• April Hill (Asbury women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: fourth in the 200 freestyle relay in a triangular meet against Milligan and host Sewanee last Saturday, 1:53.06; notes: fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.34).

• Janelle Nassim (Florida Atlantic women’s swimming, Jr.) — top performance: 23rd in the 100 breaststroke finals at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta last Saturday through Monday, 1:07.15; notes: 26th in the 100 breast preliminaries (1:07.54), 33rd in the 200 breast prelims (2:28.95), 57th in the 50 freestyle prelims (25.35) and 63rd in the 200 individual medley prelims (2:18.1).

• Lindsey Ragland (Louisville volleyball, Fr.) — notes: one dig in the Cardinals’ 3-2 victory over Notre Dame in the semifinals of the Big East Championship Tournament last Saturday at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville; Ragland and U of L won the Big East final the next day against Cincinnati, earning an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament; It was the Cardinals third conference tournament title.

• Katy Schad (Marshall volleyball, Fr.) — top performance: seven kills and seven digs in the Thundering Herd’s 3-0 loss to Rice last Friday in the first round of the Conference USA Championships in Houston; season-ending stats: 316 digs, 234 kills.

• Chet Werncke (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Fr.) — notes: two points in IU Southeast’s 77-70 win on Tuesday at Mid-Continent.



JEFFERSONVILLE

• Antonio Ballard (Miami of Ohio men’s basketball, Jr.) — weekly stats: four points, 2-11 FG, eight rebounds, two assists; top performance: two points and a team-high five rebounds in the RedHawks’ 85-60 setback to New Mexico at the Basketball Travelers Tournament last Sunday in Albuquerque, N.M.

• Trea Burgess (Indiana football, So.) — notes: one tackle in the Hoosiers’ 38-21 home loss to Purdue last Saturday; Burgess was one of 11 players to receive the One-Play Warrior Club award at the team banquet last Sunday in Bloomington; season-ending stats: 47 carries for 130 yards, three rushing touchdowns, three receptions for 13 yards.

• Jasmine Cain (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Fr.) — weekly stats: four points per game, 3-7 FG, 2-2 FT, six rebounds, three assists; top performance: six points on 3-of-5 shooting and three rebounds in the Grenadiers’ 72-68 home victory over Cincinnati Christian on Tuesday.

• Jon Clark (Rend Lake CC wrestling, Fr.) — notes: 2-2 record in the 285-pound freshman-sophomore division at the Missouri Open last Sunday in Columbia, Mo.

• Tyler Dixon (Ball State men’s swimming, Sr.) — top performance: second in the 200 medley relay at the Doug Coers Invitational last Friday and Saturday in Muncie, 1:38.36; notes: third in the 200 backstroke (2:00.34), fourth in the 100 back (55.45) and fifth in the 200 butterfly (2:03.58).

• Marc Fridley (Mt. St. Joseph wrestling, So.) — notes: 0-4 record at 184 pounds at the Buckeye-Keystone Challenge last Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.

• Jeremy Kendle (Bellarmine men’s basketball, Jr.) — notes: eight points on 4-of-12 shooting and two rebounds in the Knights’ double-overtime loss last Saturday at Wayne State.

• Josh Lowery (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Sr.) — notes: Lowery saw action in the Grenadiers’ 77-70 victory on Tuesday at Mid-Continent.

• Brandon McGhee (Indiana football, So.) — notes: one tackle in IU’s 38-21 setback to Purdue last Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.

• Brad Rissler (Indianapolis men’s swimming, New Albany native, Jr.) — top performance: third in the 500 freestyle at the Patrick Woehnker Invitational last Friday and Saturday in Crawfordsville, 4:48.04; notes: fourth in the 200 free relay (1:31.57) and 10th in the 1,650 freestyle (17:53.45); Rissler and the Greyhounds won the invite.



NEW ALBANY

• William Barber (Berea men’s basketball, Fr.) — notes: two points in Berea’s 94-69 victory on Monday at Warren Wilson.

• Craig Bryant (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: five points per game, 2-9 FG, 2-6 3-pt., 4-4 FT, three rebounds, two assists; top performance: seven points, making all four of his free-throw attempts, in the Grenadiers’ 77-70 win on Tuesday at Mid-Continent.

• Cordario Collier (Thomas More football, Sr.) — top performance: 14 carries for 68 yards, including a 1-yard TD run, and one reception for 9 yards in the Saints’ 49-39 home victory over DePauw in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs last Saturday; notes: Collier and Thomas More host Johns Hopkins in the second round of the playoffs at noon today.

• Chris Farley (Thomas More football, Sr.) — top performance: two receptions for 73 yards, including a 68-yard TD catch, in Thomas More’s 49-39 win over DePauw in the NCAA Division III playoffs last weekend.

• Braydon Hobbs (Bellarmine men’s basketball, So.) — top performance: 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting and a game-high five assists along with six rebounds in the Knights’ 84-74 double-overtime loss last Saturday at Wayne State.

• J.T. Jenkins (Indianapolis wrestling, So.) — notes: 1-2 record in the 174-pound freshman-sophomore division at the Missouri Open last Sunday in Columbia, Mo.

• Mitchell Meyer (Hanover men’s basketball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 18 points per game, 16-28 FG, 4-6 FT, 14 rebounds, three steals, two assists; top performance: team highs in points (20) and rebounds (five) along with two assists, 8-of-13 field-goal shooting and 4-of-4 free throws in the Panthers’ 104-89 loss to Goshen in the opener of the Sodexo Classic last Friday in Hanover.

• Lauren Nash (Manchester volleyball, Jr.) — notes: Nash has been named to the inaugural all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Fall Sportsmanship Team.

• Eric Schulz (Indiana State men’s cross country, Sr.) — notes: 151st in the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, 31:23.7.

• Hannah Sullivan (Ball State volleyball, Jr.) — season-ending stats: 93 kills, 88 digs.

• Whitney Todd (Limestone women’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 13 points per game, 9-36 FG, 3-9 3-pt., 5-8 FT, 12 rebounds, four assists; top performance: game-high 18 points, shooting 6-of-20 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, six rebounds and three assists in the Saints’ 67-65 overtime victory on Tuesday at Queens University of Charlotte.

• Brandi Waller (Middle Tennessee State volleyball, Fr.) — notes: Despite not playing in any of the matches in last week’s Sun Belt Championships in Bowling Green, Ky., Waller celebrated with her teammates as they won the conference title. The Blue Raiders earned an automatic bid berth in the NCAA tournament, as they will make their fourth straight appearance in the “Big Dance.”



NEW WASHINGTON

• Jillian Charlet (Winston-Salem State women’s basketball, So.) — weekly stats: eight points, 1-3 FG, 6-6 FT, three rebounds, two steals; top performance: eight points, including 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, and two steals in the Rams’ 68-45 loss to Morehead State last Sunday at the Morehead State Invitational.



PRESENTATION ACADEMY

• Alden Krausse (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Floyds Knobs native, Jr.) — weekly stats: nine points per game, 7-14 FG, 1-2 3-pt., 3-3 FT, 12 rebounds, seven assists, five blocks, two steals; top performance: 13 points, shooting 5-of-10 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, seven rebounds, game-high five blocks and three assists in the Grenadiers’ 72-68 home win over Cincinnati Christian on Tuesday.



PROVIDENCE

• Justin Benedetti (Bellarmine men’s basketball, Jr.) — top performance: team-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, five rebounds and two assists in the Knights’ 84-74 double-overtime loss last Saturday at Wayne State.

• Ethan Cook (Franklin football, Fr.) — season-ending stats: 63 carries for a team-high 308 rushing yards, seven receptions for 50 yards, 14 kickoff returns for 337 yards and five total touchdowns.



ST. XAVIER

• Andrew Taylor (Indiana men’s swimming, Jeffersonville native, So.) — top performance: first in the 800 freestyle relay at the Hoosierland Invitational last Friday through Sunday in Bloomington, 6:52.87; notes: third in the 400 free relay (3:08.83) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:35.75).



SACRED HEART

• Alexis Bauer (Samford volleyball, Floyds Knobs native, Fr.) — top performance: team-high 13 digs and two assists in the Bulldogs’ 3-1 to the College of Charleston in the semifinal of the Southern Conference Tournament last Saturday in Greenville, S.C.; season-ending stats: team-high 403 digs, 60 assists, 20 aces.



SILVER CREEK

• Brendan Chwalek (Nova Southeastern men’s cross country, Fr.) — notes: 144th in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships last Saturday in Evansville, 34:57.2.

• Stephanie Steele (Butler volleyball, Sr.) — notes: two kills and two block assists in the Bulldogs’ 3-1 loss to Illinois-Chicago last Friday in the opening round of the Horizon League Championship tournament in Cleveland; season-ending stats: 44 digs, 38 kills, 16 block assists).

• Ryan Strom (Marian men’s cross country, Sr.) — notes: 295th in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championships last Saturday in Vancouver, Wash., 29:17.

If you have any information on area college athletes, contact Kevin Harris at kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com or 812-206-2117.