TERRE HAUTE —
Cleaning out the end-of-year college sports mailbag:
• Area throws successful — Two field events participants from area schools had great springs for the Millikin University track and field program.
Junior Brittany Sherron of Rockville finished in ninth place in the discus at the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 28 in Delaware, Ohio.
Sherron’s best throw of the day was 42.55 meters. Her top throw of the season came at the CCIW Championships when she established a new Millikin record with a toss of 46.46 meters. Sherron finished in fifth place at the 2010 NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships.
Sophomore LeAnn Spesard of Paris came up short in her attempt to make the shot put finals at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Spesard’s best throw in the shot put preliminaries was 12.77 meters.
Spesard qualified for the NCAA Championship with a Millikin record setting throw of 13.73 meters (44-00.75) on May 7 at the CCIW Championships.
At the CCIW meet, Spesard broke her own Millikin University record in the shot put with an impressive throw of 13.43 meters (152.05 feet).
She also finished eighth in the discus, with a throw of 35.02 meters.
Spesard earned All-CCIW Conference honors in both events by placing in the Top Eight in each.
• Meggs named all-Pac Ten — University of Washington outfielder Joe Meggs, a redshirt sophomore, was named honorable mention all-Pac Ten for the spring baseball season.
Meggs led the Huskies with a .317 average despite missing the first few weeks of the season.
He also led the UW in on-base average, hit by pitch and sacrifice hits.
• Local pair honored — Two University of Indianapolis athletes earned Great Lakes Valley Conference Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence recognition.
Nate Blank of the men’s basketball team and Ben Bertoli of the men’s track and field team were the two local honorees.
Blank has a cumulative 3.56 GPA, while Bertoli has compiled a 3.53 GPA.
The honorees of the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award exemplify the outstanding student-athletes in the GLVC. Each honoree has exhausted his or her eligibility in the intercollegiate sport in which they participated and maintained at a least a 3.5 grade point average throughout their academic career.
In addition, to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must have competed in the GLVC for a minimum of two years and completed 96 credit hours. A student-athlete can only earn the distinguished honor one time in his or her career.
• Area pair on all-GLVC team — Bertoli and Northview grad John Latta were both named second team all-GLVC for their performances in the conference track meet this spring.
Bertoli placed fourth in the 400 hurdles in a time of 56.08 and was also seventh in the triple jump at 13.08m.
Latta was fourth in the 10,000 meters in 31:28.28 and also placed 10th in the 5,000 meters in 15:07.06.
• Area native joins OCC — Former Terre Haute resident Noah Stewart, a 2011 All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference second-team selection at Rend Lake College, has transferred to Olney Central.
The 5-11, 165-pound point guard averaged 17 points, four rebounds and four assists per game last season for the Warriors.
“Noah is a great person and an extremely gifted basketball player,” OCC head coach Mike Burris said. “He excelled not only on the court but in the classroom with a 3.3 GPA. He epitomizes what we want the kids in our program to be about.
“Noah has excellent vision and makes guys around him better. He can score as well as he can distribute the ball. He has good quickness and can get in the lane to make plays. We think he’s a great fit in our system.”
Stewart played in high school at Fishers; his older brother, Zack, played at Lawrence North.
“We’re going to have a guy at the point-guard spot that has a year of the GRAC under his belt,” Burris said. “Noah’s experience will help him make an impact for us from day one.
“Noah is a hard-working player who wants to get better. We feel with some added strength, he will be a definite Division I player out of here. A lot of coaches, including myself, missed on Noah. We’re getting another Indiana kid who knows how to play and we’re looking forward to helping him achieve his goals on and off the floor.”
Returning starters John Michael Jarvis of Terre Haute South and Jordan Mitchell will join Stewart in OCC’s backcourt.
• Covington grad drafted — University of Southern Indiana senior right-hander Taylor Dennis was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 34th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. He is the eighth USI player to be drafted and the first since 2008.
Dennis was 6-4 this season with a 3.62 ERA in 16 games and 11 starts. He also struck out 61 batters in 2011, tying the USI single-game record by striking out 14 Quincy University Hawks in the GLVC Tournament.
Dennis, who was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 NCAA Division II Championship Series after winning two games in the Eagles’ national title run, tied the USI single-season record for wins with a 12-1 mark last year. He also had a 4.71 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 101.1 innings of work.
In his two seasons, Dennis was 18-5 overall with a 4.26 ERA and 125 strike outs. He also was named second-team All-GLVC in 2011.
• Hicks to Quincy — Clayton Hicks of Whiteland and Danville Area Community College, who was one of two Prospect League all-stars for the Terre Haute Rex last summer, has signed with Division II Quincy College.
Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches at Northview High School in Brazil.
College Report
COLLEGE REPORT: Some final notes on the spring season
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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
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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
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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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COLLEGE REPORT: Some odds and ends from College Report mailbag
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COLLEGE REPORT: Hayne makes immediate impact at Lindsey Wilson College
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COLLEGE REPORT: Witt wraps up great season for Grand Valley State
It’s 337 miles from Shakamak High School to Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., if you’re thinking of taking a long jog.
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COLLEGE REPORT: North senior O’Leary signs with Loyola (Chicago)
Two standout senior basketball players were among several Wabash Valley athletes who made previous college sports commitments official this week, with others expected to make their commitments official soon.
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COLLEGE REPORT: A battle of Witt’s: Shakamak grad has championship aspirations at Grand Valley State
It’s 337 miles from Shakamak High School to Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., if you’re thinking of taking a long jog.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Potter named to all-conference team after freshman season
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COLLEGE REPORT: Younger Weatherford following in brother’s footsteps
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COLLEGE REPORT: West Vigo grad Coombs excels for Wallace State volleyball
Wallace State volleyball may not come to mind when you think of college athletic dominance, unless you happen to follow Alabama Community College Conference volleyball.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Engle coaching at DePauw, younger Weatherford punting for Eastern Illinois
Pigskins are now flying through the muggy, late summer air and several Wabash Valley grads are continuing their careers at the next level as either players or coaches.
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JOEY BENNETT: ISU baseball assistant headed to Iowa JUCO
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COLLEGE REPORT: Terre Haute North’s O’Leary drawing Division I offers
Interest has picked up tremendously lately for Terre Haute North senior-to-be Matt O’Leary, as the 6-7, 200-pounder now has eight college basketball scholarship offers and six at the Division I level after a strong July AAU season for the Indiana Elite One squad.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Sullivan's Trimble to run for IPFW
Summertime comings and goings:
• Sullivan standout to IPFW — Sullivan grad Olivia Trimble will be taking her track and field talents to the Division I level at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne next spring.
Trimble comes to IPFW with personal-bests of 13.1 in the 100-meter dash, 27.5 in the 200-meter dash, 1:04 in the 400-meter dash, and a long jump personal best of 15-5. -
COLLEGE REPORT: Some final notes on the spring season
Cleaning out the end-of-year college sports mailbag:
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COLLEGE REPORT: Eberle to play for ISU, Fulkerson going to Rose for baseball
Michael Eberle and Parker Fulkerson are both Terre Haute North grads who were key hitters in the middle of the lineup for last summer’s Wayne Newton Post 346 state championship American Legion baseball team.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Vicars pitches Alcorn to top seed
Terre Haute South grad Cole Vicars was the fifth leading hitter for Alcorn State’s baseball team last spring, but this year he has found more success on the pitching mound in leading the Braves to the top seed in the Eastern Division for the upcoming Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Three North volleyball players to play at next level
Terre Haute North’s volleyball program has made tremendous strides over the past few years, and the college ranks are starting to notice.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Eighty Valley natives playing college softball, baseball
Eighty Wabash Valley natives are playing collegiate softball and baseball this spring, while another 11 serve as college coaches.
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COLLEGE REPORT: North grad’s college softball career off to strong start
The transition from high school softball to college softball has been a smooth one for Terre Haute North grad Bethany Sullivan.
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College Report: Akers’ D-1 dream comes true, heading to nearby EIU
Austin Akers hoped to land a Division I scholarship two years ago following a standout high school career at Northview, but that goal wasn’t achieved at that time.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Molly Martin ends college career with run in NCAA Division III Tournament
The stellar college basketball career of Terre Haute North grad Molly Martin came to an end March 4, as Hanover College’s women’s team dropped a 76-62 decision to the University of Chicago in the opening round of the NCAA Division III national tournament at Grand Rapids, Mich.
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COLLEGE REPORT: SV'S Craigmyle to play football at Division II Harding
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COLLEGE REPORT: WRC diamond standouts make college plans
Three Wabash River Conference diamond standouts have decided where they will continue their careers collegiately after graduating this spring.
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