Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Monday, Nov. 25
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

Sports

ROWING BASEBALL SOFTBALL MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEN'S SOCCER FOOTBALL WOMEN'S SOCCER CLUB HOCKEY SWIMMING & DIVING TRACK & FIELD WRESTLING VOLLEYBALL GOLF TENNIS CROSS-COUNTRY FIELD HOCKEY WATER POLO LITTLE 500 PODCAST ESPORTS MOTOR SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
The Indiana Daily Student

Decorated athlete excels at new event

By Pat Crowell · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:16 a.m.

In high school, many football players play multiple sports. Sophomore Daniel Martin was one of those athletes. As an all-state football player, Martin out of Concord High School in Elkhart, Ind., also ran track. In high school, Martin was a state champion his junior year and a runner up his sophomore and senior years in the 300-meter hurdles.

The Indiana Daily Student

Team manager adds new dimension

By Zack Eldridge · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:14 a.m.

You won't see a record by his name, or even proof of him having played. He works about three and a half hours a day, six days a week and cleans out the grubby water jugs, shags tennis balls and destroys the strings on the rackets, then, restrings them. These are just a few of the duties performed by junior Brian Van Handle, team manager of the IU men's tennis team. He seldom gets noticed, but the team would be at a loss without him.

The Indiana Daily Student

Hoosiers edge Wright State with run in eighth inning

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:10 a.m.

The baseball team headed to Dayton, Oh., for a matchup with the Wright State Raiders in an out of conference battle. In a closely contested battle, IU managed to squeeze out a victory by pushing across the winning run in the eighth inning to win 4-3. The win pushes the Hoosiers' record to 27-8 heading into a big weekend at home.

The Indiana Daily Student

Roadrunners ready to repeat

By Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:48 p.m.

Three seniors and a rookie led the Roadrunners to victory last year. Now, three rookies and a budding star hope to repeat.

The Indiana Daily Student

Lance Armstrong: 'Little 500 is the coolest event'

By Tim Street · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:47 p.m.

Lance Armstrong has battled with other cyclists during races, he has battled with the elements and he has battled with fatigue. He has also battled with cancer. But losing isn't something Armstrong is used to -- he has beaten everything in his way to become the three-time defending Tour de France champion.

The Indiana Daily Student

Chance to be part of IU culture

By Colin Nowling · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:45 p.m.

The experience and jubilation of Little 500 allows for clubs throughout the IU community to come together and show their Hoosier spirit while gaining exposure for their individual groups at the same time.

The Indiana Daily Student

Riding until the finish

By Eric Talbot · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:42 p.m.

Delta Gamma has high hopes for this year's race. But it needs to make sure it doesn't have the same problem that haunted the team in the last two years of the women's Little 500.

The Indiana Daily Student

Eating, drinking and riding

By Erin Bergmann · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:41 p.m.

Athena is an independent cycling team composed of fourth-year rider Mavourneen Ryan and rookies Allison Ware and Anna Schwartz. Ryan has been a part of every Athena team and feels the team gets stronger each year.

The Indiana Daily Student

Middle of the pack looking to surge

By Aaron Hunckler · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:34 p.m.

Row 5 The odds are against the team members in row five with one team, Athena, consisting of only three riders. The other two teams, Hatrix and Pi Beta Phi, contain all rookies. All three teams have their own qualities they hope to use in order to finish strong.

The Indiana Daily Student

Newcomers fill rows 3 and 4

By Dan Patrick · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:29 p.m.

Rows three and four of this year's race all have a grounded mentality, a sort of "give it your best shot" look at things. Most teams within these two rows are also relatively inexperienced. Within the rows, Delta Gamma is bringing the most know how.

The Indiana Daily Student

Leaders of the pack

By Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:28 p.m.

The front row of the 2002 women's Little 500 is no surprise to enthusiasts of the race. Since 1994, only Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta and the Roadrunners, last year's victors, have won the event.

The Indiana Daily Student

Scholarships add goal to race

By Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:24 p.m.

The Little 500 was created in 1951 as more than just an intramural bike race. It was established in part to raise funds to help working students, IU Student Foundation members and Little 500 riders through scholarships.

The Indiana Daily Student

Cutter team rich in tradition

By Aaron Hunckler · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:21 p.m.

There is only one other team in the 52-year history of the running of the Little 500 who has garnered more victories than the Cutters six -- Delta Chi with eight -- but Cutter history has its roots buried in Delta Chi.

The Indiana Daily Student

Dodds House to race 50th Little 500

By Colin Nowling · Wednesday, April 17,2002 12:19 p.m.

The Dodds House Little 500 team has perennially been the best residence hall team in the men's race, including a race victory in 1998. But its run of seven straight top 10 finishes was snapped last year when the team finished in 11th, after qualifying ninth.

Trending