TERRE HAUTE —
Several Wabash Valley area cross country standouts had excellent outings last Saturday to help their teams to outstanding team finishes.
Indiana’s men’s cross country made a bold statement at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational at Madison, Wisc., with an impressive win over a highly ranked field of opponents, including No. 6 Wisconsin.
Terre Haute North grad Zach Mayhew ran fourth for the Hoosiers in a time of 23:52 and was 10th overall. Greencastle’s Andy Weatherford was sixth for the Hoosiers and 41st overall in 24:20.
The IU men, entering the meet raked No. 25 by the USTFCCCA, also defeated No. 23 Princeton, No. 11 Syracuse, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 20 Providence and No. 18 Michigan State.
Shakamak grad Anthony Witt ran second as Grand Valley State placed third in the Greater Louisville Classic that featured several Division I squads.
Witt placed 26th with a time of 24:19 as GVSU ran the fastest team time in school history.
• BCS football report — Former Northview offensive linemen Scott Wheeler and Joey Evinger, the Valley’s two representatives in Bowl Championship Subdivision football, are both sidelined this season for different reasons.
Wheeler is a freshman tackle at Kent State, and is sitting out under the program’s policy of redshirting all freshman linemen.
Evinger, a senior at Louisville, will miss this season due to a back injury but will have one year of eligibility left next season. He had been listed on the UL depth chart as the starting right guard in the spring.
Two former area residents are also competing at college football’s highest level.
Texas senior receiver James Kirkendoll was his team’s second leading receiver through four games with 15 receptions, and he led the team with 201 receiving yards.
He has scored one touchdown and has a long reception of 45 yards.
Anthony Oden, a sophomore offensive tackle and younger brother of NBA center Greg Oden, is listed as the third-string right tackle for Arkansas. The 6-8, 328-pounder did not see action in a near upset of top-ranked Alabama two weeks ago.
• Seaton sidelined, again — Terre Haute South grad Kristen Seaton has been sent to the sidelines again by injury, and hopes to return to the court for the Pepperdine Waves by season’s end.
The Pepperdine senior had shoulder surgery in December and spent all spring and most of summer rehabbing.
Seaton began playing again in July, but at the team’s summer camp one of the campers took out her knee.
“They were pretty positive it was my ACL,” Seaton said. “It turns out my knee cap just got dislocated again, so I'm working on rehabbing that to hopefully get some playing time before the end of the season.”
• Pingleton to Lindsey Wilson – Former Greencastle wrestling standout Charlie Pingleton has enrolled at Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky, where he will compete for a former University of Indianapolis teammate after taking a brief departure from school to be in the military.
In three seasons of competing for the Greyhounds, Pingleton was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American at 149 pounds. He was a two-time state runner-up at Greencastle.
“Charlie and I were teammates and training partners for three years at Indianapolis and I'm glad to have the opportunity to work with him again,” Lindsey Wilson assistant coach Shane Perkey told the Greencastle Banner-Graphic. “He is such a quiet, humble person, but he is already establishing himself as a mentor to our younger guys.
“He has been serving our country in the National Guard over the past couple years, but is eager to finish his education and fulfill his quest for an individual and team national title.”
• Five Braves heading to D-1 — Terre Haute South has five athletes already committed to play Division I athletics upon completion of their high school careers.
Baseball standout A.J. Reed announced last summer that he would sign with Kentucky. He had surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus suffered when sliding into third base while playing this fall.
He said on his Facebook page that the surgery went well, and he is now headed for therapy. Reed will be out of commission until January.
We’ll track down the other four Braves — seniors Haley Seibert (basketball at IPFW), Addison Bray (swimming at Louisville) and Thomas Goss (golf at Dayton) plus junior Hannah Lee (basketball at IPFW) — over the next couple of weeks and tell their stories.
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.
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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
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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
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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
Coming from a long line of volleyball players, including standout sisters Madison (Hayne) Minnick and Casey Hayne, it shouldn’t have been surprising that Terre Haute South grad Taylor Hayne made a big impact as a freshman this fall for the Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) College squad.
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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
There are many clear differences between high school tennis and collegiate tennis.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Younger Weatherford following in brother’s footsteps
“Weatherford punts well for central Illinois college” is an example of a frequent newspaper headline around eight years ago when Terre Haute North grad Steve Weatherford was booming long punts for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
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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
Following a standout baseball career at Terre Haute North, Max Hutson took his talents to one of the nation’s most prestigious collegiate programs at Wichita State.
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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.
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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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Three Wabash River Conference diamond standouts have decided where they will continue their careers collegiately after graduating this spring.
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