> SOUTHERN INDIANA — COMPILED BY KEVIN HARRIS

(Weekly stats are from last Friday to Thursday.)



ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

• Rena Philpot (Spalding softball, Floyd Central graduate, Sr.) — weekly stats: 8-for-12, four RBIs, two runs scored, one double, one triple; 3-0 record, 21 innings pitched, six runs allowed (five earned), 14 hits, 24 strikeouts, eight walks; top performance: 3-for-4 with a run scored and the winning pitcher in a starting role in the Golden Eagles’ 4-3 victory over St. Mary-of-the-Woods in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association national championship game on Thursday in Akron, Ohio, seven innings pitched, three runs allowed (all earned), six hits, six strikeouts, five walks; Philpot’s record: 19-4; team records: 31-12 overall, 12-4 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.



CHARLESTOWN

• Justin Braxton (Indiana State men’s track, Jr.) — top performance: first in the 200-meter dash finals at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships last weekend in Wichita, Kan., 21.42, personal record; notes: first in the 200 preliminaries, 21.49; first in the 100 dash prelims, 10.5; second in the 100 finals, 10.49; third in the 400 relay, 40.99; Baxtron’s time in the 100 finals is the ninth-fastest in program history, as he finished only .05 seconds behind conference champion Jarred Herring of Northern Iowa; the Sycamores won the conference title for the second year in a row.



FLOYD CENTRAL

• Ben Boesing (Southern Indiana men’s tennis, Jr.) — notes: Boesing has been named to the NCAA Division II Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV at-large first team.

• Ben Engle (IUPUI men’s golf, Sr.) — notes: 35th after the first round of the NCAA Division I Norman (Okla.) Regional on Thursday with a 2-over-par 74.

• David Frank (Indianapolis men’s golf, So.) — notes: 19th in the NCAA Division II Championship this week at The Cardinal Club in Simpsonville, Ky., with a three-round score of 216, even par (73 in the first round, 72 in the second, 71 in the final); the Greyhounds finished 11th as a team.

• Meghan Jones (Bellarmine women’s track, So.) — top performance: first in the 1,600 relay at the Cardinal Twilight last Friday in Louisville, 3:48.16, school record, NCAA provisional qualifying mark; notes: second in the 400, 55.52 seconds.

• Emma LaDuke (IU Southeast women’s tennis, Sr.) — notes: No. 4 singles loss (6-0, 6-0) and No. 1 doubles setback (8-0) in the Grenadiers’ 9-0 loss to William Carey in the first round of the NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championships on Tuesday; team records: 18-6 overall, 16-0 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

• Samantha McClure (Tennessee-Martin softball, Fr.) — notes: 1-for-2 with a run scored in the Skyhawks’ 6-2 home win over Tennessee Tech in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament last Saturday; Tennessee-Martin earned an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament with the victory; team records: 39-20 overall, 23-6 OVC.

• Meghan McRae (IU Southeast softball, So.) — notes: 1-for-3 with a run scored in the Grenadiers’ 7-5 victory over Lubbock (Texas) Christian on Thursday in pool play of the NAIA Softball National Championship tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala.; team records: 33-17 overall, 18-2 KIAC.

• Brittany Mills (Ohio State softball, Jr.) — notes: 1-for-1 with a triple in the Buckeyes’ 6-5 loss in eight innings last Friday at Penn State in the second game of a doubleheader; team records: 31-23 overall, 10-13 Big Ten.

• Katie Phillips (Spalding softball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 5-for-11, two runs scored, one RBI; top performance: 2-for-4 with a run scored in the Golden Eagles’ 4-3 victory over St. Mary-of-the-Woods in the USCAA national championship game on Thursday in Akron, Ohio; team records: 31-12 overall, 12-4 SLIAC.

• Jeffrey Thompson (Louisville baseball, So.) — notes: losing pitcher in the Cardinals’ 6-2 home loss to St. John’s last Saturday, 4 1/3 innings pitched, three runs allowed (all earned), five hits, two strikeouts, two walks; team records: 37-17 overall, 17-8 Big East; Thompson’s record: 9-2.

• Kelsey Wisman (IU Southeast women’s tennis, Sr.) — notes: No. 1 singles loss (6-1, 6-0) and No. 2 doubles setback (8-2) in the Grenadiers’ 9-0 loss to William Carey in the first round of the NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championships on Tuesday in Mobile, Ala.; team records: 18-6 overall, 16-0 KIAC.

• Libby Wright (St. Mary-of-the-Woods softball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 2-for-16, three RBIs, two runs scored, one double; top performance: 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored in the Pomeroys’ 8-0 victory over Carlow in the loser’s bracket final of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Softball National Championships on Tuesday in Akron, Ohio; notes: Wright and St. Mary-of-the-Woods lost in the USCAA national championship game to Spalding on Thursday, 4-3; season-ending stats: .303 batting average, 44 RBIs; team record: 30-22 overall.



JEFFERSONVILLE

• Katharine Clark (IU Southeast women’s tennis, Fr.) — notes: No. 3 singles setback (6-0, 6-0) and No. 2 doubles loss (8-2) in the Grenadiers’ 9-0 loss to William Carey in the first round of the NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championships on Tuesday; team records: 18-6 overall, 16-0 KIAC.



NEW ALBANY

• Stephanie Cave (Indianapolis women’s track, Jr.) — notes: 10th in the 5,000 at the Cardinal Twilight last Friday, 18:35.01.

• Kim Condra (Indianapolis women’s track, Jr.) — notes: 11th in the 5,000 at the Cardinal Twilight last Friday, 19:10.25.

• Sean Godfrey (Ball State baseball, So.) — weekly stats: 6-for-10, four RBIs, two runs scored, two stolen bases; top performance: 5-for-6 with career-high four RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base in the Cardinals’ 11-10 victory in 10 innings on Thursday at Northern Illinois; notes: Godfrey’s five hits were a career-high; he drove in the game-winning run against the Huskies in the top of the 10th inning; team records: 12-36 overall, 7-18 Mid-American Conference.

• Meissan McDaniel (Western Kentucky men’s track, Sr.) — notes: 18th in the shot put at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships last weekend in Lafayette, La., 14.04 meters; the Hilltoppers won the conference title.

• Pryce Ragains (IUPUI men’s track, So.) — notes: 21st in the 5,000 in last weekend’s Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Fargo, N.D., 15:54.6.



NORTH HARRISON

• Tyler Byrne (Louisville men’s track, Georgetown native, So.) — top performance: third in the 5,000 at the Cardinal Twilight last Friday, 14:33.62.



PROVIDENCE

• Katy Flanagan (Spalding softball, So.) — weekly stats: 3-for-11, one run scored, one stolen base; top performance: 2-for-3 in Spalding’s 4-3 win over St. Mary-of-the-Woods in the USCAA national championship game on Thursday; team records: 31-12 overall, 12-4 SLIAC.



SILVER CREEK

• Aaron Beck (Indianapolis men’s track, So.) — notes: 17th in the 800 at the Cardinal Twilight last Friday, 1:59.88.

• Kyle Briner (Lee baseball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 1-0 record, 3 1/3 innings pitched, two runs allowed (both earned), five hits, four strikeouts, no walks; top performance: winning pitcher in relief role in the Flames’ 8-5 home victory over Missouri Baptist in the title game of the opening round of the NAIA national tournament on Monday, two runs allowed (both earned), four hits, three strikeouts, no walks; notes: Lee qualified for the NAIA College World Series for the sixth straight season; the Flames will begin play in the World Series on Saturday, May 26 in Lewiston, Idaho; team records: 54-9-1 overall, 26-4 Southern States Athletic Conference; Briner’s record: 3-0.

• Brendan Chwalek (Northern Kentucky men’s track, Jr.) — notes: eighth in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Cardinal Twilight last Friday in Louisville, 9:22.67.

• Jack Eckert (Iowa men’s track, Fr.) — notes: 14th in the decathlon in the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships last weekend in Madison, Wis., 6,813 points; first in the decathlon’s 1,500, 4:24.81; his point total is the fourth-highest in program history; 15th in the javelin, 166-11.



MISCELLANEOUS

• Amelia Motsch (Louisville women’s rowing, Sellersburg native, Sr.) — top performance: second in the second varsity four final in the Big East Conference Championship last weekend in West Windsor, N.J.

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