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Julianna LaMendola is IUWBB's New Glue Girl
Similar to her fellow phenomenal classmate Lenee Beaumont, Julianna "Jules" LaMendola came to Bloomington a year ago with a proven track record of excellence throughout her high school playing days. Like Beaumont, Jules entered her freshman season at Indiana after earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors in her respective state (Texas).
Karoline Striplin is IUWBB's New Tone Setter
While reports have confirmed that Mackenzie Holmes will be back in Bloomington this year working for the Hoosiers off the court, the team will sorely miss the presence of her work on the court. As the program's all-time leading scorer and one of the greatest bigs ever to suit up in college basketball, replacing her in full would be virtually impossible.
Leading scorer Mackenzie Holmes returns to IU women's basketball as graduate manager
After finishing her distinguished college career, Mackenzie Holmes is returning to IU women's basketball. The team announced Holmes, the program's all-time leading scorer, will be a graduate manager for the 2024-25 season. Holmes played five years at Indiana, scoring 2,530 career points and becoming the program's first First-Team All-American. She...
Column: Mike Woodson ends association with collective, signals program has robust financial resources
In the early weeks after the NCAA began allowing college athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness, IU basketball players Miller Kopp and Tamar Bates drove 35 miles east to Columbus, Ind. to do a meet and greet with fans at a carpet store. It was one of the...
Indiana football 2024 position preview: Offensive line
Indiana’s offensive line has been the most scrutinized position group for the past few seasons. That ultimately resulted in a coaching change last offseason when Tom Allen hired former Wisconsin lineman guru Bob Bostad, who Curt Cignetti decided to keep on board when he took over in Bloomington. And for good reason.
Indiana football recruiting: Hoosier commits setting the tone early
Indiana football doesn’t have much of a brand. Not one it’d like, anyway. There were pockets of success under Tom Allen, though no bowl wins. The Kevin Wilson era chaos teams that the college football internet loved always came close but never sealed the deal on a big upset or anything. It’s the losingest major college football program and has spent three years spiraling and swirling in mediocrity at best.
Early projections see Indiana football landing in Bowl Game in 2024
Indiana football is coming off of a three win season in 2023 and just a 9-27 record since 2021, but the expectations around the program are the highest they’ve been in nearly four years. Why? New head coach Curt Cignetti who has been instrumental in the narrative shift around Indiana.
IU football recruiting: Hoosiers get commitment from 2025 WR Myles Kendrick
Indiana has picked up a commitment from class of 2025 wide receiver Myles Kendrick. The Jacksonville, Fla. product announced his decision at his high school on Saturday. Kendrick took an official visit to Indiana earlier this month. As a junior at Riverside H.S., Kendrick posted 1,100 all-purpose yards and 9...
Former IU baseball player lands one of college game’s top head coaching positions
Former IU baseball player and alumnus Michael Earley was announced as the new head coach of Texas A&M on Sunday. Earley is an Anderson, Ind. product. He graduated from Anderson H.S. in 2006. He played one season at Cincinnati before transferring to play for IU and head coach Tracy Smith for three seasons.
IU basketball 2025 recruiting target Trent Sisley is transferring to Montverde Academy
Class of 2025 in-state 4-star forward Trent Sisley announced on Monday evening he’ll spend his final season of high school at Montverde Academy in Florida. Sisley announced that decision on his social media accounts on Monday afternoon. The 6-foot-7 Sisley averaged 24 points, 11.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.1 blocks...
Women’s soccer reloads with 14 signees
The Indiana University Northwest women’s soccer team and head coach Jamie McNicholas have announced the signing of Daisy Bonilla, Brooke Chandler, Jiana Church, Abbigail Cutler, Allison Farmer, Salome Hernandez, Nora Loebbert, Kylie Meegan, Natalie Pacheco, Marisa Paredes, Olivia Oman, Xiomara Santana, Dusty Stoner and Jocelyn Chang-Stroman for the 2024 season.
Gary Named Best Receiver, USA Takes NORCECA U-21 Gold Medal
TORONTO, Ontario – Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary was an anchor for the U.S. U-21 National Team this week, playing prolific defense enroute to a gold medal at the NORCECA Women's U21 Continental Championship. The Americans went a perfect 5-0 without dropping a set the whole week. Gary tallied 14...
Volleyball Season Tickets on Sale
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Season ticket packages for the 2024 Indiana Volleyball season are officially on sale as of Monday (July 1) morning. The Hoosiers will host 15 matches in Wilkinson Hall, the most since the first year of the building's existence in 2019. IU is coming off one of...
Hoosier Huddle Podcast: June Recruiting Recap with Matt Weaver
Sammy Jacobs and T.J. Inman are joined by Matt Weaver of Peegs.com to dicuss Indiana Football's recruiting in the month of June. They discuss the recent wave of commitments, who might be next and how the overall class looks in Curt Cignetti's first year.
Hoosier Sounds: IU football tight end Zach Horton on the Hoosiers Connect podcast
IU football tight end Zach Horton joined the Hoosiers Connect podcast with Galen Clavio and Colin Hartman. Horton transferred from James Madison to IU in December. The 6-foot-4 and 254-pound Horton contributed 266 yards receiving and six touchdowns for JMU in 2023. He earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt First Team Offense.
Indiana Football: Schedule Preview Roundtable
Ready or not, football season is around the corner. Indiana has a new head coach, a new roster, and some newfound momentum in the college football world. The Big Ten also has four new teams and has done away with the East/West divisions that plagued prior Indiana staffs. This could make the road easier in the future, but 2024 still features some formidable opponents like Michigan, Ohio State, and Washington.
Shay Ciezki's Trajectory is Nearly Symmetrical to Sara Scalia's
Neither Shay Ciezki or Sara Scalia began their collegiate careers at Indiana University, but all signs seem to indicate that each of their second NCAA stops's could leave a very similar (and lasting) impression within the walls of Assembly Hall. Once again, it would appear that the catalyst Teri Moren has swooped in out of nowhere to snag a sharpshooting combo guard from a Big Ten conference foe.
Indiana soccer alumnus Aidan Morris joins EFL Championship side Middlesbrough FC
There were 16 players in the top two division of English soccer representing the United States at the national team level. On June 28, Aidan Morris raised the number to 17. The former Indiana soccer star signed for Middlesbrough FC, a club in the second division of English soccer in the English Football League Championship. The announcement was made official on the club’s X account.
Indiana Men’s Golf Adds Alec Cesare
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head men's golf coach Mike Mayer announced the addition of in-state transfer Alec Cesare on Monday. "We have been looking for a player to come in right away and help us and Alec is a perfect fit," said Mayer. "He had a very solid freshman season playing in every tournament for a team that won its conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament.
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