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Lukas Paegle Stays In-State With Commitment To Indiana's Class of 2029
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Scholastic All-American Lukas Paegle has opted to stay in-state, signing with Indiana University as part of its class of 2029. Not only is Paegle an Indiana native but he’s already based in Bloomington, swimming for the Indiana Swim Club and Bloomington South. He will overlap for a year with Kristina Paegle, a current junior on the team.
I am very proud and excited to announce that I will be continuing my athletic and academic career at Indiana University! I would like to thank all my friends, family, teammates, and coaches from all over for helping me get to where I am. I would also like to thank @indianaswimdive for all the support.
GO HOOSIERS! 🟥⬜️
Paegle last competed at the Winter Junior Championships — East, where he earned a 15th-place finish in the 100 butterfly (48.30). He also swam lifetime bests in the 40 freestyle (20.47), and 200 butterfly (1:49.42) at the meet.
In addition to taking strides on the club scene, Paegle has been an asset to Bloomington South’s high school team. Last season, he leaped from eighth in the 100 butterfly at the IHSAA Boys State Championship up to second with a 48.03. He added a fourth place in the 50 freestyle (20.52). Paegle swam on the team’s fifth-place 200 medley relay and second-place 400 free relay, helping the school to a fifth-place overall finish with its most total points since 2017.
Best Times (SCY):
- 50 freestyle: 20.47
- 100 freestyle: 45.11
- 200 freestyle: 1:41.83
- 100 butterfly: 47.85
- 200 butterfly: 1:49.42
Paegle will need to drop from his current yards lifetime bests to score at the Men’s Big 10 Conference Championships in his primary events, but will be a solid addition to the Hoosiers’ butterfly group. In 2024, Indiana claimed it’s third consecutive Big Ten title and the team’s sixth in eight years. The Hoosiers went on to finish fourth at the 2024 NCAA Championships.
This year, the team is hoping to jump up the standings and win the overall crown. The Hoosiers have assembled one of the strongest transfer classes in history to strengthen this year’s team, but the squad is also looking to keep the team strong in the seasons to come.
When Paegle arrives on campus for his freshman season, he will be part of a freshman class that includes Josh Hedberg, the top-ranked diving recruit in his high school class, along with three of SwimSwam’s top-20 ranked recruits in the class, #3 Luke Ellis, #8 Josh Bey, and #12 Noah Cakir.
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RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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