By KEVIN HARRIS
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
• Nicole Hess (Bellarmine women’s track, Silver Creek graduate, So.) — top performance: first in the pole vault last Saturday at the Wabash Little Giant Invitational, 10 feet.
BORDEN
• Lindsey Cook (Louisville women’s track, Sr.) — top performance: fifth in the weight throw at the Notre Dame Invitational last Saturday, 55-6 1/2.
• Clayton Welbourn (Southern Indiana men’s track, Jr.) — notes: 16th in the 60-meter hurdles preliminaries last weekend at the Gladstein Invitational in Bloomington, 10.91; 21st in the 200 dash, 25.67.
CHARLESTOWN
• Justin Baxtron (Indiana State men’s track, Fr.) — notes: sixth in the 60 dash at Purdue’s Gene Edmonds Cup last Saturday, 7.15; sixth in the 200, 23.19.
• Zach Merschbrock (Franklin men’s basketball, So.) — top performance: 15 points, shooting 5-of-10 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, and six rebounds in the Grizzlies’ 62-59 victory on Wednesday at Rose-Hulman; team records: 7-11 overall, 5-4 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
• Brittney Usowski (IUPUI women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: third in the 200-yard freestyle relay in a home dual meet with Saint Louis last Friday, 1:48.29; notes: fifth in the 200 medley relay, 2:08.13; fifth in the 50 freestyle, 27.23.
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
• Nathan Beckley (Union men’s basketball, Jr.) — notes: Beckley played two minutes in the Bulldogs’ 59-49 road victory against Bryan on Wednesday.
FLOYD CENTRAL
• Ryan Adam (Brescia men’s basketball, Fr.) — weekly stats: three points per game, 2-5 FG, 2-4 3-pt., three rebounds; notes: six points on 2-of-3 shooting from 3-point range in the Bearcats’ 79-74 victory last Saturday at Berea; team records: 15-8 overall, 4-2 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
• Abby Baumgartle (DePauw women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: fourth in the 1,000 freestyle in last Saturday’s double-dual home meet with Illinois Wesleyan and Franklin, 12:20.66; notes: fourth in the 200 freestyle relay, 1:52.33; seventh in the 500 freestyle, 5:59.25; 11th in the 100 backstroke, 1:12.66.
• Morgan Baumgartle (Ball State women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: third in the 200 freestyle relay in a dual-meet loss last Saturday at Eastern Michigan, 1:47.85; notes: at Eastern Michigan, last Saturday — fourth in 200 individual medley, 2:18.93; seventh in 1,000 freestyle, 11:43.9; five-way Butler meet, last Sunday — seventh in 200 IM, 2:19.03; 12th in 500 freestyle, 5:40.98.
• Garrett Blackman (Southern Indiana men’s track, Fr.) — notes: 26th in the mile run last weekend at the Gladstein Invitational, 4:40.75.
• April Hill (Asbury women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: second in the 100 butterfly in a home dual-meet win over Berea last Friday, 1:13.82.
• Justin Hodge (Bellarmine men’s track, Fr.) — notes: seventh in the mile run last Saturday at the Wabash Little Giant Invitational, 4:44.97; ninth in the 3,000, 9:38.80.
• Allison Laird (Southern Indiana women’s track, So.) — notes: 18th in the 5,000 last weekend at the Gladstein Invitational, 19:06.02.
• Janelle Nassim (Florida Atlantic women’s swimming, Jr.) — top performance: fourth in the 200 freestyle relay in a four-way home meet last Friday, 1:41.36; notes: fifth in 100 breaststroke, 1:08.97; seventh in 200 medley relay, 1:53.85; seventh in 200 breaststroke, 2:30.04.
• Alexandra Wolfe (Bellarmine women’s track, Sr.) — notes: sixth in the triple jump at the Wabash Little Giant Invitational last Saturday, 31-4 3/4; seventh in the high jump, 1.25 meters.
HENRYVILLE
• Katie Spellman (Franklin women’s track, Fr.) — notes: seventh in the mile run at the Rose-Hulman Friday Night Invitational last Friday, 6:09.41.
JEFFERSONVILLE
• Antonio Ballard (Miami of Ohio men’s basketball, Jr.) — weekly stats: eight points per game, 6-13 FG, 2-4 3-pt., 2-4 FT, 17 rebounds, four assists, four blocks, three steals; top performance: nine points on 4-of-7 shooting, six rebounds, a game-high three steals and team highs in assists (three) and blocks (two) in the RedHawks’ 64-52 home victory over Bowling Green last Saturday; team records: 6-13 overall, 3-3 Mid-American Conference.
• Jasmine Cain (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 12.5 points per game, 8-11 FG, 3-4 3-pt., 6-9 FT, five assists; top performance: 15 points, shooting 5-of-6 from the field, 3-of-4 from 3-point range and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, and two assists in IU Southeast’s 77-54 home win over Asbury last Saturday; team records: 15-7 overall, 8-0 KIAC.
• Ellie Carrico (Ball State gymnastics, So.) — notes: score of 9.325 in the floor exercise against Illinois-Chicago in the Cardinal Classic last Sunday.
• Tyler Dixon (Ball State men’s swimming, Sr.) — top performance: second in the 100 backstroke in last Sunday’s five-way meet at Butler, 54.86; notes: at Eastern Michigan, last Saturday — third in 100 butterfly, 55.98; fourth in 400 medley relay, 3:36; three-way Butler meet, last Sunday — fifth in 200 backstroke, 1:59.26; sixth in 400 medley relay, 1:41.11.
• Stephon Johnson (Vincennes men’s track, So.) — notes: 24th in the 55 dash preliminaries last Saturday at the Wabash Little Giant Invitational, 7.16.
• Jeremy Kendle (Bellarmine men’s basketball, Jr.) — top performance: game-high 21 points, shooting 13-of-16 from the free-throw line, team-high seven rebounds and a game-high six assists in Bellarmine’s 74-69 road win over Northern Kentucky last Saturday; team records: 13-6 overall, 6-4 Great Lakes Valley Conference.
• Josh Lowery (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Sr.) — notes: three points and one assist in the Grenadiers’ 84-55 win over Asbury last Saturday at the Southeast Activities Building; team records: 17-3 overall, 6-0 KIAC.
• Ariel Martin (Purdue women’s swimming, Jr.) — top performance: first in the 50 freestyle during last Saturday’s meet at archrival Indiana, 23.2; notes: first in the 400 freestyle, 3:24.19; second in the 200 freestyle, 1:48.44; second in the 100 freestyle, 50.51.
• Andrea Newcom (Indiana women’s track, So.) — notes: sixth in the pole vault at last weekend’s Gladstein Invitational, 11-2 1/2.
• Ashley Pait (Transylvania women’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 7.5 points per game, 3-11 FG, 2-6 3-pt., 7-8 FT, six assists, three steals, two rebounds; top performance: 13 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the free-throw line, five assists and two steals in the Pioneers’ 86-60 victory last Saturday at Bluffton; team records: 13-5 overall, 8-2 HCAC.
• Brad Rissler (Indianapolis men’s swimming, New Albany native, Jr.) — top performance: third in the 200 freestyle relay in last Saturday’s home dual meet versus Grand Valley State, 1:33.83; notes: sixth in 500 freestyle, 5:00.16; seventh in 200 freestyle, 1:51.81.
• Evon Russell (Dana wrestling, Jr.) — notes: sixth in the 149-pound division of the York (Neb.) College Open last Saturday, posting a 2-2 record.
NEW ALBANY
• Craig Bryant (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Sr.) — notes: four points, five rebounds and two assists in the Grenadiers’ 84-55 home victory over Asbury last Saturday.
• Stephanie Cave (Indianapolis women’s track, Fr.) — top performance: fourth in 3,000 last Saturday at the Wabash Little Giant Invitational, 11:06.19.
• Braydon Hobbs (Bellarmine men’s basketball, So.) — notes: seven points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in the Knights’ 74-69 victory last Saturday at Northern Kentucky.
• J.T. Jenkins (Indianapolis wrestling, So.) — notes: 1-2 record in the 184-pound class at the Eastern Michigan Duals last Saturday; lone victory was a 6-3 decision over Thiel’s Patrick Morris.
• Carissa Martin (Bellarmine women’s track, So.) — top performance: first in 3,000 last Saturday at the Wabash Little Giant Invitational, 10:32.51.
• Mitchell Meyer (Hanover men’s basketball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 12.5 points per game, 8-15 FG, 9-11 FT, eight rebounds, two assists; top performance: 16 points, shooting 4-of-7 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, and four rebounds in the Panthers’ 81-63 home victory over Manchester last Saturday; team records: 9-9, 6-4 HCAC.
• Eric Schulz (Indiana State men’s track, Sr.) — top performance: first in the 3,000 at the Rose-Hulman Friday Night Invitational last Friday, 8:57.04.
• Whitney Todd (Limestone women’s basketball, Sr.) — weekly stats: six points per game, 7-25 FG, 2-7 3-pt., 2-3 FT, 19 rebounds, three steals; top performance: nine points on 4-of-7 shooting and a team-high seven rebounds in the Saints’ 72-62 home victory over St. Andrews Presbyterian on Monday; team records: 8-8 overall, 6-5 Conference Carolinas.
NEW WASHINGTON
• Jillian Charlet (Winston-Salem State women’s basketball, So.) — top performance: nine points on 4-of-8 shooting and two rebounds in the Rams’ 60-56 home loss to Norfolk State last Saturday; team record: 2-17 overall.
PRESENTATION ACADEMY
• Alden Krausse (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Floyds Knobs native, Jr.) — weekly stats: 11 points per game, 9-17 FG, 1-5 3-pt., 3-4 FT, 11 rebounds, six blocks, two assists; top performance: 12 points, shooting 6-of-10 from the field, three rebounds and a game-high two blocks in the Grenadiers’ 82-58 victory on Tuesday at Cincinnati Christian.
PROVIDENCE
• Justin Benedetti (Bellarmine men’s basketball, Jr.) — top performance: 17 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-3 from 3-point range, two rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in the Knights’ 74-69 win last Saturday at Northern Kentucky.
• Oliver Book (Cincinnati men’s track, Fr.) — notes: 10th in the mile run in last weekend’s Gladstein Invitational, 4:23.72.
• Noah Huffman (Indianapolis men’s track, Sr.) — top performance: third in the weight throw last Saturday at the Wabash Little Giant Invitational, 53-11 3/4.
• Amanda Schoenfelder (Bellarmine women’s track, So.) — top performance: fourth in the 55 hurdles preliminaries last Saturday at the Wabash Little Giant Invitational, 10.81; notes: seventh in 55 hurdles finals, 10.78; ninth in 200, 29.81; 10th in long jump, 14-3.
SILVER CREEK
• Sarah Hebble (Ball State women’s tennis, So.) — weekly stats: 1-1 singles record, 0-1 doubles record; top performance: three-set victory over Wright State’s Amanda Albuquerque in a 7-0 home win last Thursday; team record: 2-1 overall.
• Kelsey Page (Louisville women’s track, Sr.) — notes: sixth in the 1,000 at the Notre Dame Invitational last Saturday, 3:04.4.
If you have any information on area college athletes, contact Kevin Harris at kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com or 812-206-2117.
