If not for Nick Goepper’s passion for skiing, he might have been a student at Ball State.Instead, he’s a professional skier and represented America in the 2014 Olympic Games.Goepper got a taste of the college life when he visited Ball State’s campus on Thursday.
Michael Ayers has just one career start under his belt, and he is assigned one of the most daunting tasks Ball State football has to offer this season.He has to replace Indianapolis Colts draft pick Jonathan Newsome.Newsome finished the last two seasons with a combined 16.5 sacks and 24 tackles for loss, bringing constant pressure and disrupting opposing offensive lines.But living up to Newsome’s reputation isn’t on Ayers' radar.“Newsome was a great player, but that’s not what I’m focused on,” Ayers said.
The Ball State soccer team opened its regular season today
Jenna Hague could have played hockey.“I was thrown on skates at a pretty young age, and I was actually looking at coming to the states to play hockey when I was young,” Hague said.
Mackenzie Kitchel had her setback. Now she’s ready for her comeback.An outside hitter on the Ball State women’s volleyball team, Kitchel played in 24 matches last season, earning five starts.
The Ball State soccer team kicks off it’s 2014-15 regular season this weekend, with match ups against IPFW and Green Bay.
Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher says the league’s new 13-year
Scott Secor said he blacks out every time he lines up to kick a football.The process of his kicking motion comes naturally for Secor.
With its season opener against IPFW scheduled for Friday, the Ball State soccer team faced off against IUPUI in an exhibition match.Though the Saturday match ended in a 1-1 draw, head coach Craig Roberts chose to focus on what his team learned about itself in gameplay.“It was a great way to get a look at our team’s strengths and weaknesses that we haven’t been able to completely see during the preseason,” Roberts said.
Four members of the Ball State Athletic Department accepted an ice bucket challenge from Muncie Star Press reporter Thomas St.
The Ball State women’s golf program has added University of Iowa transfer Allison Lindley to its roster. Lindley, who was ranked as the second-best player from Indiana in the class of 2013, will be a sophomore this season.“Allison is a tremendous athlete and golfer,” Ball State head coach Katherine Mowat said in a statement.
Moments after the 2013-14 Ball State football season ended, a competition for starting quarterback began.Ball State quarterback Ozzie Mann was named the starter for the team’s season opener against Colgate on August 30.Head coach Pete Lembo praised Mann’s consistancy, decisiveness, accuracy and poise during pressure situations in practice.“What we hope with the quarterback position, as with all positions, that it’s obvious who the lead guy is,” Lembo said.
The Ball State soccer team began its 2014-15 season today with a 1-1 draw against IUPUI in an exhibition match at the Briner Sports Complex.
The Ball State women's volleyball team will host its annual alumni match at
Experience is difficult to replace.The Ball State women's volleyball team comes into this season following a 24-8 campaign in 2013-14.
Ball State senior tennis player Courtney Wild hopes to be the best teammate she can be this season, and she's determined to accomplish that goal.“Honestly, I’ve had a couple people in my life question my leadership qualities,” Wild said.
The Ball State soccer team will look to build off last season’s success and improve even further in 2014.The Cardinals finished with an 11-7-4 record in 2013-14, giving the team its highest win total in six years.The team also reached the Mid-American Conference Championship game for the first time in school history, losing 0-1 against Western Michigan.A big reason for last year’s accomplishments was the team’s outstanding goalkeeping.Ball State ranked in the top 50 in the country in save percentage (20th) and goals against average (47th) last season.
For the first time in his collegiate career, Ball State senior running back Jahwan Edwards knows he will be receiving handoffs from a quarterback other than Keith Wenning.He just isn’t sure who it will be.Redshirt sophomore Ozzie Mann and redshirt freshman Jack Milas are the leading candidates to replace Wenning, who was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of May’s NFL Draft, but neither can match Wenning's experience.Combined, Mann and Milas have recorded two pass completions for 29 yards and an interception.“We just don’t have that factor back there at the quarterback position,” Edwards said.
Two years ago, Jack Milas set the Rolling Meadows High School football school record for touchdown passes in a season with 32.
For the Ball State men’s tennis team, performance in the classroom is as important as it is on the court.After earning a 3.691 GPA, Ball State's team was one of only two Mid-American Conference schools to be named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s All-Academic Team.The program also received six individual ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades, with graduate Austin Smith (3.637), seniors Patrick Elliot (3.667) and Ray Leonard (3.733), and sophomores Lucas Andersen (3.821), Matt Helm (4.000) and Andrew Stutz (3.966) being awarded for their hard work.The team, which does not have any freshmen on its roster this year, will use experience to improve upon last season's 14-11 record.
