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Indiana track and field finds individual success at Commodore Challenge
Indiana track and field continued their indoor season with their first meet of 2024 on Jan. 12 and 13 at the Commodore Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt University. The Hoosiers competed against 19 other teams in Nashville, Tennessee.
Between the two days, Indiana tallied 25 personal bests and three individual event winners. In their first time in action since they hosted the Indiana Early Bird Meet on Dec. 8, the Hoosiers had 57 athletes competing across 18 events.
Graduate student Kenisha Phillips broke her second school record this season, placing first in the women’s 400-meter dash with a time of 52.37 seconds.
The Hoosiers won two more events with graduate student Nathan Stone taking the men’s pole vault, clearing a height of 5.13 meters, while senior Maddie Russin placed first in the women’s 600-meter dash with a time of 1:32.13.
Indiana had a strong showing in the field events on Friday to kick off the two-day invitational. Sophomore Alex Smith led the Hoosiers in long jump, placing fourth for the men with a distance of 2.29 meters. Graduate students Paola Fernandez-Sola and Serena Bolden placed fifth and sixth respectively in the women’s long jump, each jumping 5.97 meters.
In addition to Stone, the Hoosiers had three men place in the top-10 for pole vault, all clearing at least 4.68 meters. Junior Tyler Carrel finished fifth, senior Tyler Sierks tied for seventh and junior Riley Johnston placed ninth.
On Saturday, Indiana rounded out its performance in the finals of the running events. In the 60-meter hurdles, sophomore John Colquitt finished second in 8.17 seconds and freshman Garrett Messer seventh in 8.44 seconds — a new personal best. Bolden also placed seventh for the women with a time of 7.63 seconds.
In the 60-meter dash, graduate student Antonio Laidler placed second in 6.72 seconds and Bolden seventh in 7.63 seconds.
Indiana had multiple men place in the 400-meter dash with graduate student Micah Camble placing fifth in 48.89 seconds and sophomore Novo Onovwerosuoke finishing ninth in 49.75 seconds.
In the 800-meter run, four Hoosiers placed in the men’s race. Sophomore Nico Colchico finished second in 1:49.96 — a new personal best — followed by graduate student Parker Raymond in 1:50.60, earning him third. Junior Jaylen Castillo also ran a personal best time of 1:53.82 to finish sixth, just ahead of senior Keelan Grant who placed seventh in 1:54.53. Russin placed fourth for the women in 2:11.32.
In the 3000-meter run, freshman Brayden Henkle finished in 8:19.94 and sophomore Garrett Hicks in 8:24.31 to both earn personal bests and finish second and fifth place, respectively.
The Hoosiers are next in action Jan. 19 to host the two-day Indiana Invitational where they’ll welcome regional competition.
Follow reporter Edie Schwarb (@edieschwarb) for updates throughout the Indiana track and field season.
MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating a triple shooting that took place on Muncie’s south side Sunday evening that left a woman dead and two men injured.
According to police, at approximately 5:27 p.m., Muncie Police Officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of South Walnut Street in reference to reports of several people being shot.
Officers arrived and located three gunshot victims: A 23-year-old female who died from “multiple wounds,” a 39-year-old male who is hospitalized in stable condition, and a 40-year-old male who was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital in critical condition.
Police say a suspect is in custody, a 21-year-old man.
Police did not provide any additional information.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Muncie Police Detective Division at 765-747-4867 or dispatch at 765-747-4838.
Candace Parker, Cynthia Cooper share thoughts on Knicks playoff run
USAT’s Sam Cardona-Norberg asks WNBA legends Candace Parker and Cynthia Cooper to give their thoughts on the Knicks hot playoff run.
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The Indiana Pacers lost 63 games this season for a chance at a franchise-changing lottery pick. On Sunday, May 10, they lost that chance, too.
All Pacers president Kevin Pritchard could do was apologize for taking the risk.
Indiana’s pick landed at No. 5 in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, one spot outside the top four protections attached to a midseason trade. The selection now belongs to the Los Angeles Clippers .
Shortly after the results were announced, Pritchard took social media and apologized.
“I’m really sorry to all our fans,” Pritchard wrote. “I own taking this risk. Surprised it came up 5th after this year. I thought we were due some luck.”
The Pacers entered the lottery with a 52.1% chance of securing a top-four pick after finishing 19-63, the second-worst record in the NBA. It wasn’t enough.
Indiana sent Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 first-round pick to Los Angeles in the midseason deal for Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown, along with the conditional 2026 first-rounder. The pick was theirs to keep only if it landed in the top four.
Zubac appeared in just five games for Indiana after the trade because of a fractured rib.
“This team deserved a starting center to compete with the best teams next year,” Pritchard wrote. “We have always been resillient.”
Pritchard will have to be resilient if he looks at the replies to his statement. About half of the Pacers fans’ comments were not happy, and fans of other teams called him out for “tanking.”
There were also a large number of fans who were supportive of Pritchard taking that risk.
Tyrese Haliburton is expected to return next season after tearing his Achilles in last year’s NBA Finals. The Pacers will have him Pascal Siakam and a roster they think is built to compete. They just won’t have that first-round pick to add to it.
The 2026 NBA Draft begins June 23 in Brooklyn.
Caitlin Clark explains what she learned from injury in Indiana Fever season
Caitlin Clark spoke for seven minutes on the opening day of Indiana Fever training camp. Here’s what she learned from an up-and-down season, and more.
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark has some new strategies to help keep her loose throughout games, and one garnered a lot of attention in the Indiana Fever’s season opener against the Dallas Wings.
Saturday was Clark’s first regular season WNBA game since July 2025, when she suffered a right groin injury against the Connecticut Sun. She was limited to just 13 games last season because of various injuries that compounded and lingered throughout the season, including to her left groin, right groin, left quad, and ankle.
Clark, who finished with 20 points, five rebounds and seven assists in 30 minutes, went back to the Fever’s tunnel twice throughout the 107-104 loss, and she said postgame it was just to get her back readjusted. It’s something new for the Fever star after she missed most of last season because of various injuries, but she didn’t report any major issues with her back.
“It gets out of line pretty quickly,” Clark said. “It’s just that, getting my back put back in place a little bit, but other than that, I feel great.”
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Clark also started wearing a heat therapy pad on her back as well when she’s on the bench, but that doesn’t automatically mean an injury, either. Former Fever player Natasha Howard wore one while sitting on the bench the entire 2025 season, and she did not miss a game.
These back issues, Fever coach Stephanie White said, shouldn’t keep her out of the game.
“We wouldn’t have played her 30 minutes if she wasn’t OK,” White said.
Clark’s response postgame came after ABC’s commentators reported in-game that trainers were working on Clark’s hip flexor and groin area — the same that kept her out of most of the 2025 season. When asked about ABC’s in-game report, White said: “That would be the first time I’ve heard that.”
Fever communications staff added that they did not provide an official update to ABC on why Clark left for the tunnel, so everything reported on the broadcast in-game was speculation.
“I think it’s just part of maintaining the body,” White added of the tunnel trips. “… I mean, look, when we’re all really young, we don’t learn proper mechanics, and then it doesn’t get exposed until something happens, and we’re trying to get her body mechanically the way it needs to go. This is gonna be an ongoing thing, and not just her. We’ve had multiple players who have gone back, and we don’t have a blue tent, right, but they’re gonna go back and get it adjusted and make sure that the body’s working.”
Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at chloe.peterson@indystar.com or follow her on X at @chloepeterson67. Get IndyStar’s Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Caitlin Clark Fever newsletter. Subscribe to IndyStar TV: Fever for in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes coverage and more.
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