TERRE HAUTE —
Indiana University running standout Zach Mayhew of Terre Haute North was honored earlier this month as a second-team All-American by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Mayhew got the Hoosiers off to a solid start on day one at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, taking 14th in the 10,000 meters to claim All-America honors for the first time in his career.
Mayhew clocked a time of 29:43.79 in his first appearance at an NCAA Championships in track and field. The junior became the first All-American in IU history in the 10,000 meters.
Mayhew advanced to NCAAs by taking 10th in 30:26.10 in the preliminary round.
He has run at the national meet in cross country the past two seasons.
Earlier, Mayhew had dominated the 10K event at the Big Ten Championships, getting the school’s first-ever win in the 10K, and he broke the University of Wisconsin’s McClimon Complex record in the process.
Mayhew dropped Wisconsin’s Elliot Krause with 300 meters to go, pulling away steadily to the victory. His time of 28:55.06 is nearly 30 seconds better than the previous facility record and was more than four seconds ahead of Krause in second place. His time is the fourth-fastest in IU history, shedding nearly 25 seconds off his previous career mark.
The first Big Ten Champion in IU history in the 10,000 meters, Mayhew becomes the fifth member of IU’s distance corps with a Big Ten crown.
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n Witt closes out career – Shakamak grad Anthony Witt qualified for two events at the Division II outdoor national track and field championships, finishing 11th in both the 5,000-meter run (15:38.70) and the 10,000-meter run (32:16.84).
Witt also earned All-America honors at this year’s indoor national championship meet, finishing fourth in the 5,000-meter run (14:20.46). During the cross country season, Witt was the highlight of the men’s team, being named the GLIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year and the Midwest Regional Athlete of the Year. Witt won the Midwest Regional individual title with a time of 31:58.5 and earned All-America honors at the national championship with a 15th-place finish in a time of 31:41.6.
Witt has a 3.60 GPA as a biomedical science major.
n Other noteworthy track and field accomplishments of the spring season included John Haley of Terre Haute South and Joel Whittington of Northview placing ninth in the Division III nationals in the 4x400 relay, Casey-Westfield’s Ryan Sidwell placing in two events in the Missouri Valley Conference meet, Terre Haute North’s Ashley Burkins placing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference meet, Valley throwers Brittany Sherron of Rockville and Leann Spesard of Paris competing in the Division III nationals for Millikin and South grad Adam Austin placing in the high jump in the Atlantic Sun Conference meet.
Specific results are included in the list accompanying this column.
Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.
TRACK AND FIELD
Casey-Westfield
Ryan Sidwell, Jr., Southern Illinois – Placed eighth in the 200 in the Missouri Valley Conference meet in 21.84 and was 10th in the pole vault at 15-3.
Greencastle
Jordan Hickam, Fr., DePauw – No results available.
Marshall
Gabrielle Kuhn, So., Vincennes – Placed sixth in 10,000 meters at Little State Meet in 40:41.22.
North Central
Ethan Jacob, Jr., Southern Indiana – Placed eighth in GLVC Championships in 3,000 meter steeplechase in 9:33.12.
Shelby Higginbottom, So., Indiana State – Ran the team’s third-best time in the 400 at 56.33 and in the 800 at 2:15.02.
Northview
John Latta, Sr., Southern Indiana – Had team’s sixth-best 3,000 meters time of season with 8:44.94 at Hoosier Hills Invitational.
Kylee Thacker, Jr., Indiana State – No results available.
Samantha Solomon, So., Indiana Tech – No results available.
Shelby Sands, So., Indiana State – No results available.
Conor Strain, Fr., Indiana State – No results available.
Joel Whittington, Fr., Wabash – Placed first in the 4x400 relay team in the Dr. Keeler meet in 3:12.55 and was second in the NCAC meet in the 400 hurdles in 54.79. Relay team advanced to Division III nationals and placed ninth in 3:16.63.
Paris
Sasha Leeth, graduate assistant coach, Southern Illinois – In second year as a coach after competing for the Salukis.
Leann Spesard, Jr., Millikin – Finished 16th in Division III nationals with throw of 13.12 meters.
Robinson
Logan Laflin, Jr., Rose-Hulman – Had the team’s second-best long jump of the season at 20-7.75 and sixth best 100 meter time of 11.73.
Rockville
Brittany Sherron, Sr., Millikin – Qualified for the Division III nationals in the discus, but fouled on each of her three attempts.
Kris Nickle, Fr., Wabash – Placed fifth in the DePauw Indoor Invitational in the high jump at 6-0.
Shakamak
Anthony Witt, Sr., Grand Valley State – Closed out career by finishing 11th in both the 5,000-meter run (15:38.70) and the 10,000-meter run (32:16.84) at the Division II nationals.
Drew Gambill, So., Indiana State – Ran the team’s second-best time in the 1,500 meters in 3:53.51 and third-best time in the 800 at 1:53.15. He was fifth in both events at the Missouri Valley Conference meet.
Terre Haute North
Shaun Smith, Sr., Indiana State – No results available.
Chad Braun, Sr., Rose-Hulman – Had the team’s 12th best time of season in 1,500 meters at 4:38.85.
Emily Adams, Jr., Franklin – Placed sixth in the hammer at 35.03 meters in the HCAC meet.
Zach Mayhew, Jr., Indiana – Was named a second-team All-American in the 10,000 meters.
Alexa McFadden, So., Indiana State – Placed 10th in the Eastern Illinois dual meet with a PR of 5:01.62 in the 1,500.
Brandon Query, So., Indiana State – No results available.
Dayne Hosier, Jr., Indiana State – No results available.
Ashley Burkins, So., Indianapolis – Placed seventh in the 400 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference meet in 1:00.34.
Lindy Jones, Fr., Indiana State – No results available.
David Miles, Fr., Wabash – No results available.
Dustin Query, Fr., DePauw – Placed 21st in the 1,500 in the North Coast Athletic Conference meet in 4:23.96.
Dylan Bertsch, Fr., Indiana State – No results available.
Milton Brinza, Fr., Indiana State – No results available.
John Mascari, Fr., Indiana State – Sat out season as a redshirt after transferring from Indiana.
Carson Bishop, Fr., Rose-Hulman – Had team’s 11th best time of season in 1,500 meters in 4:38.82.
Terre Haute South
Anthony Bertoli, assistant coach, Northern Iowa – In first year on the UNI staff.
Adriene Wunderlich, assistant coach, Rose-Hulman – In her second season as a volunteer assistant.
Kristy Twitchell, Sr., Indiana State – Placed sixth in the MVC meet in the 1,500 in 3:37.55 and also had the team’s fourth-best 3,000-meter steeplechase time of the season in 11:14.25..
Andrew Sullivan, Jr., Indiana State – Ran the team’s third-best 3,000-meter steeplechase time of 9:53.29.
Adam Austin, Jr., Lipscomb (Tenn.) – Tied for fifth place in high jump in Atlantic Sun Conference meet at 1.91 meters..
Josh Bridwell, Jr., Indianapolis – No results available.
Ariane Bell, So., Vincennes – Finished ninth in the discus at the Little State Meet with a throw of 38.96 meters.
John Haley, Jr., Wabash – Placed first in the 4x400 relay team in the Dr. Keeler meet in 3:12.55 and was sixth in the NCAC meet in the 200 in 22.31. Relay team advanced to Division III nationals and placed ninth in 3:16.63.
Clayton Harlan, Fr., Manchester – Ran the ninth-best 10,000-meter time of all HCAC athletes in 34:04.80 in the Hanover Invitational.
Tre Stephens, Fr., Earlham – Placed 30th in the 60-meter dash in 7.69 in the DePauw Invitational.
Taylor Head, Fr., Indiana State – No results available.
Travis Rubey, Fr., Indiana State – No results available.
Rashad Owens, Fr., Vincennes – No results available.
Matt Collier, Fr., Vincennes – No results available.
Terre Haute (Home school)
Robbie Mayhew, So., Rose-Hulman – Had team’s fourth-best 1,500-meter time in 4:15.60.
West Vigo
Christy Barrett Sherman, Rose-Hulman, women’s assistant coach – In her ninth season as throwing coach.
White River Valley
Samantha Goodman, Jr., Marian – Had the team’s top throws of the season in the hammer (46.72 meters) and the discus (39.82 meters).
Daniel Goodman, Fr., Vincennes – No results available.
College Report
College report: North grad Mayhew is second team all-American at IU
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Catching up as the school year winds down
Odds and ends from here and there as the school year quickly winds down. For starters, high jumper Nick Jaeger of Terre Haute South was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s male track & field newcomer of the year:
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College Report: Lively earned collegiate upgrade with strong play
Hillary Lively signed to play Division II basketball at Maryville (Mo.) during her senior year at North Vermillion, but those plans changed and she would up at nearby Danville Area Community College — where she recently concluded an outstanding two-year career.
Lively was impressive enough to earn a Division I scholarship to Southeast Missouri State of the Ohio Valley Conference, and both her future and past college coaches think she will continue to succeed there.
“She fits what we need,” SEMO coach Ty Margenthaler said. “She has college experience, she is strong and physical and plays well around the basket and moves well.
“Her strength, rebounding and touch around the basket will be a big help. On the defensive end, she’ll be able to guard a true center.” -
COLLEGE REPORT: Valley prep athletes getting ready for next level
The NCAA “regular” signing period begins Wednesday for all sports except football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, cross country and men’s water polo.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Conferences honor Valley softball players
Several Wabash Valley area college softball players have been honored by their respective conferences for outstanding play this spring.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Jake Newton makes big impact for Lincoln Trail College
Jake Newton had a long time between playing in competitive basketball games, a span of about 18 months, and used the frustration from that long dry spell to produce a stellar freshman season for Lincoln Trail College this winter.
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COLLEGE REPORT: A.J. Reed earns SEC Player of the Week honors
After belting three home runs during a five games last week, Kentucky sophomore left-handed pitcher/first baseman A.J. Reed was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Spring newcomers making marks
Several freshman baseball and softball NCAA Division I players from the Wabash Valley have already made immediate impacts at their new schools, while others are waiting for their turns to shine.
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COLLEGE REPORT: A.J. Reed named third-team preseason baseball All-American
Two-way sophomore standout A.J. Reed was one of three University of Kentucky players named third-team preseason All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Sponsler honored after big week for Wabash men's hoops
Wabash College freshman Ross Sponsler of Terre Haute North was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 6.
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COLLEGE REPORT: North grad Hughes finds success after facing preseason adversity
A.J. Hughes knew he was in for a battle as he competed with three other walk-on punters in the preseason for the lone starting job on the Virginia Tech football team.
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Etling, Meggs enjoying great year
It’s been a great year so far with more to come for a pair of longtime friends and St. Patrick’s School classmates.
Former Terre Haute resident Jack Meggs quarterbacked the Bellevue Wolverines football team to the Washington Class 3A state championship this fall, culminating with a 35-3 win over Sammamish Eastside Catholic — Bellevue’s fifth straight crown.
Danny Etling, meanwhile, has completed graduation requirements at Terre Haute South and is preparing for an upcoming high school all-star game and his first college classes in a couple of weeks. -
COLLEGE REPORT: Valley’s women’s college hoops players start strong
Several women’s college basketball players from the Wabash Valley have gotten off to good starts this season on the hardwood. Highlights:
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COLLEGE REPORT: Mayhew, Mascari provide fall highlights
Several dozen Wabash Valley athletes enjoyed successful fall seasons collegiately in cross country and tennis this year. -
COLLEGE REPORT: Former North teammates start strong in college
Former Terre Haute North teammates Ross Sponsler and Matt O’Leary made their college basketball debuts last week and had outstanding initial performances. -
COLLEGE REPORT: Shoemaker OBP leads Chisox farmhands
Former Indiana State, Olney Central and Northview baseball standout Brady Shoemaker opened a lot of eyes last summer in the Chicago White Sox farm system, earning him a spot on a mlb.com blog team that highlighted the team’s outstanding minor leaguers at each position.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Boeglin has plenty of ISU memories, but not all are related to basketball
Melanie Boeglin, an All-American who played on the women’s basketball team at Indiana State from 2002-2006, will be inducted into the 21st class of the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday.
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COLLEGE REPORT: North grad leading DePauw volleyball in winning streak
DePauw’s volleyball team has won seven straight matches entering this weekend’s DePauw Invitational, including four straight wins last weekend to capture the Rose-Hulman invitational title.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Engle moving up football coaching ranks
Michael Engle graduated from DePauw University in the spring of 2011 with a degree in political science and future plans to advance his studies in law school.
Being a coach’s son and a competitive athlete by nature, Engle has put those plans on hold for now. -
COLLEGE REPORT: From Terre Haute South to Division I competition to coaching careers
Adriane Wunderlich and Katelyn Bishop both turned stellar high school careers at Terre Haute South into Division I collegiate careers at Indiana State and Southern California, respectively.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Former prep athletes getting ready for fall college season
An impressive total of at least 122 Wabash Valley athletes and coaches will be competing collegiately for the first time during the upcoming school year or have changed schools to continue their careers.
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COLLEGE REPORT: SP’s Boetjer is Indiana’s Miss Softball
South Putnam’s Brooke Boetjer, who will be a freshman on the Indiana University softball team next spring, was named the 2012 Indiana Miss Softball last month between games at the North/South All-Star games in Carmel.
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College report: North grad Mayhew is second team all-American at IU
Indiana University running standout Zach Mayhew of Terre Haute North was honored earlier this month as a second-team All-American by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
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College report: Bloomfield runner to join IUPUI track, cross country teams
Bloomfield track/cross country standout Julie Riggins will be joining the developing IUPUI program next fall as one of six incoming recruits.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Roberts takes coaching position at UNC-Greensboro
Terre Haute native Mike Roberts is continuing his climb up the college basketball coaching ladder, recently departing Rice for a spot as the associate head coach at North Carolina-Greensboro.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Valley grads playing role for No. 13 Vincennes
A few springtime odds and ends:
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COLLEGE REPORT: Shouse making his mark for Danville Community College
Derek Shouse definitely flew under the radar in his one season of playing for the Terre Haute South boys basketball team last winter.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Bullock finds sunny home to continue tennis career
Most college athletes progress along similar paths to get to their final destinations athletically, but Terre Haute South grad Taylor Bullock’s route to the Eckerd College women’s tennis team was a little different than most.
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COLLEGE REPORT: TH South QB entertains Division I offers
Danny Etling’s trek to being a big-time college quarterback took a huge step this week when the Terre Haute South junior picked up a scholarship offer from Purdue, according to 247sports.com.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Seibert stepping up her game
Terre Haute South grad Haley Seibert has seen the usual ups and downs of her freshman basketball season at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne and is making the most of her opportunities this season.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Vikings Waters, Barton excited about college basketball
West Vigo grad Lauren Dailey helped the Lady Vikings basketball program to a lot of success at the end of the 1990s, and went on to play for Eastern Illinois from 2001-2004.
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