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The Indiana Hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of
Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with ...
, named after the colloquial term for people from the state of
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
. The Hoosiers participate in Division I of the
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(NCAA) in 24 sports and became a member of the
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on December 1, 1899. The school's official colors are
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and
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. The Indiana Hoosiers have won 24 NCAA national championships and one
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(AIAW) national championship, in addition to 145 NCAA individual national championships. Titles won by teams include eight by the Hoosiers men's soccer team, a record-setting six straight in men's swimming and diving, five by the Hoosiers men's basketball team, three in men's cross country, one in men's track and field and one in
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. The Hoosiers' athletic program is perhaps best known for its basketball program, with its five NCAA Championships tying for fourth in history. Indiana's 1976 squad remains the last undefeated NCAA men's basketball champion. A 2018 study listed Indiana as the second most valuable collegiate basketball program in the country. Additionally, Hoosiers' athletics is well known for its soccer program; by a number of indicators, it is one of the greatest college soccer programs in the history of the sport. Since the program began in 1973, Indiana owns more National Championships, more wins, has appeared in more College Cups (18) and has a higher winning percentage in both regular season and post-season play than any other school in Division I soccer. Indiana has two main rivalries including in-state, with the
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(see
Indiana–Purdue rivalry The Indiana–Purdue rivalry is a rivalry between the Indiana University Bloomington Hoosiers and the Purdue University Boilermakers, the two flagship public universities in the state of Indiana. It is regarded as one of the most intense coll ...
), and a border rivalry against the
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(see
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry The Indiana–Kentucky rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the Indiana University Bloomington Indiana Hoosiers, Hoosiers and the University of Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats, Wildcats. The rivalry between these two schools, located about ap ...
).


Traditions


School colors

The school's official colors are cream and crimson. The official IU Crimson is
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201. However, in the 1970s former basketball coach
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and football coach
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started using uniforms that were more scarlet or bright red. During the same time, cream gave way almost universally to white. But those colors reverted mostly to cream and crimson in the early 2000s, after then-athletics director Michael McNeely decided that the team uniforms needed to reflect the school's official colors of cream and crimson. Indiana cheerleaders still chant "Go Big Red". The changes over the years has led to some clashing of colors in some varsity sport uniforms, as is the case with the baseball team's jackets being a different color than their caps and uniforms. Athletic Director Fred Glass said, "My view is that we're an awfully big and diverse place. I think cream and crimson and 'Go Big Red' can survive in one place." Only four other major college programs claim crimson as their dominant color:
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and
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. And only Oklahoma pairs crimson with cream.


Mascot

The school does not have a mascot, but student-athletes are known as "
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s", a nickname for natives or residents of
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. A bulldog named Ox served as the football team's mascot from 1959 to 1965. Indiana had a bison as its mascot in the late 1960s and introduced a mascot named "Hoosier Pride" in 1979. But that mascot didn't go over well with fans and was quickly abandoned.


School songs

The Indiana Hoosiers have two fight songs – "
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" and "Indiana Fight!" – along with an alma mater song, "Hail to Old IU". Indiana's most recognized fight song, "Indiana, Our Indiana", was first performed by the IU Band in November 1912 at a football game against Northwestern. The song has since been played at every Indiana football and basketball game. Indiana's popular fight song melody is "Indiana Fight!", though the words are rarely sung at an Indiana sporting event. The crowd usually just sings "GO! IU! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Indiana, we're all for you!" at the end of the song. Indiana's official Alma Mater song, "Hail to Old IU" was first performed on March 10, 1893, in Indianapolis. J.T. Giles, who organized the IU glee club wrote the words to a Scottish song in order to give the Hoosiers a school song for a performance at a state contest. The song has been a mainstay at Indiana events since that day. An additional school song, "Chimes of Indiana," was written by alumnus Hoagy Carmichael (Class of 1925-law degree 1926), and was presented to the university in 1937 as a gift from the class of 1935.


Sports sponsored


Baseball

The Hoosiers have appeared eight times in the NCAA Tournament, in 1996, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 including one
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appearance. They have won the regular season conference championship seven times – 1925, 1932, 1938, 1949, 2013, 2014 and 2019. The current head baseball coach of the Hoosiers is
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. Beginning in 2013, the Hoosiers play in
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.


Basketball


Men's basketball

The
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team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing
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. The Hoosiers play on
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Court at
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on the IU campus. Indiana has won five NCAA Championships in men's basketball (
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) — the first two under coach
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and the latter three under
Bob Knight Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is an American former basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-ti ...
. The Hoosiers' five NCAA Championships are tied for fourth with
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(5), trailing
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(6),
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(11), and
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(8). Indiana's 1976 squad remains the last undefeated NCAA men's basketball champion. The Hoosiers are also sixth in NCAA Tournament appearances (36), sixth in NCAA Tournament victories (62), seventh in Final Four appearances (8), and 11th in overall victories (1,665). The Hoosiers have won 22
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Championships and have the best winning percentage in conference games at nearly 60 percent. No team has had more All-Big Ten selections than the Hoosiers with 53. The Hoosiers also rank seventh in all-time AP poll appearances and sixth in number of weeks spent at No 1. Every four-year men's basketball letterman since 1973 has earned a trip to the NCAA basketball tournament. Additionally, every four-year player since 1950 has played on a nationally ranked squad at Indiana. A 2012 study listed Indiana as the third most valuable collegiate basketball program in the country. Indiana has ranked in the top 15 nationally in men's basketball attendance every season since Assembly Hall opened in 1972, and often in the top five. When asked if Indiana basketball fans were the most passionate in the country, ESPN commentator
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said, "I don't think there's any doubt about it. They eat, sleep and drink the game." Basketball sportscaster Gus Johnson called Assembly Hall, "the Carnegie Hall of basketball." Indiana has intense rivalries both in-state, against the
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(see
Indiana–Purdue rivalry The Indiana–Purdue rivalry is a rivalry between the Indiana University Bloomington Hoosiers and the Purdue University Boilermakers, the two flagship public universities in the state of Indiana. It is regarded as one of the most intense coll ...
), and out-of-state, against the
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(see
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry The Indiana–Kentucky rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the Indiana University Bloomington Indiana Hoosiers, Hoosiers and the University of Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats, Wildcats. The rivalry between these two schools, located about ap ...
). The team is currently coached by
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.


Women's basketball

Women's basketball began as a varsity sport in the 1971–72 season. The Hoosiers were co-Big Ten champions the 1982–83 season, won the Big Ten Tournament in the 2001–02 season, and won the WNIT in the 2017–18 season. The current head coach of the Hoosiers is
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.


Football

Indiana began playing football in 1884 and currently plays in the 52,656-seat, open-air Memorial Stadium, built in
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. The current head football coach of the Hoosiers is Tom Allen. The team has won the Big Ten Championship twice, once in 1945 and again in 1967. It has appeared in twelve bowl games, including the 1968 Rose Bowl: * 1968 Rose Bowl: Lost to the
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14–3. * 1979 Holiday Bowl: Defeated
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38–37. *
1986 All-American Bowl The 1986 All-American Bowl featured a meeting between the Florida State Seminoles and the Indiana Hoosiers. FSU, coached by Bobby Bowden, had a 6-4-1 record going into the bowl game and Indiana, coached by Bill Mallory had a 6–5 record. Game ...
: Lost to
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27–13. *1987
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: Lost to the
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27–22. *1988
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: Defeated
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34–10. *1990
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: Lost to
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27–23. *
1991 Copper Bowl The 1991 Copper Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 31, 1991, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The game featured the Indiana Hoosiers and the Baylor Bears. In the first quarter, Indiana quarterback Trent Gr ...
: Defeated
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24–0. * 1993 Independence Bowl: Lost to
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45–20. * 2007 Insight Bowl: Lost to
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49–33. * 2015 Pinstripe Bowl: Lost to
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44-41OT *
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: Lost to
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26–24. *
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: Lost to
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23–22. * 2021 Outback Bowl: Lost to Ole Miss 26–20.


Soccer


Men's soccer

By a number of indicators, the Hoosiers are one of the greatest soccer programs in the history of the sport. The Hoosiers have won eight national championships in men's soccer (
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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
and
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), second only to
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' 10. Indiana owns more wins, has appeared in more College Cups (22) and has a higher winning percentage in both regular season and post-season play than any other school in Division I soccer. The Hoosiers have also dominated conference play. Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, Indiana has won 11 Big Ten tournament titles. Indiana has also been crowned regular season champion 14 times, including nine-straight seasons from 1996 to 2004. A league-record 11 Big Ten Players of the Year come from Indiana. Indiana players have won six Hermann Trophies (including
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twice) and three
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Player of the Year awards. The Hoosiers have produced 13
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players, six Olympians and six World Cup players. In addition, Hoosier players have earned All-America honors 52 times. Every year since the NCAA began tracking men's soccer attendance in 2001, the IU program has ranked among the top three in average or total attendance. Indiana led the nation in average attendance in 2004 and 2005 and in total attendance in 2003. The Hoosiers are currently coached by
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, the son of former Indiana Hall of Fame coach
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.


Women's soccer

On November 18, 2007, the Hoosiers defeated Purdue University in the NCAA second round to advance to the NCAA third round for the first time in program history. Three Indiana Hoosiers played during the inaugural WUSA season:
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(
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), and Kelly Wilson ( Bay Area CyberRays).


Softball

The Hoosier softball team has appeared in four
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, in 1979, 1980, 1983 and 1986. The current head softball coach of the Hoosiers is
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Swimming and diving

Both the Hoosier men's and women's teams compete at the Counsilman-Billingsley Center in the Student Recreational Sports Center, a aquatics center. It features an eight-lane Olympic-sized pool spanning with depth ranging from seven to eight feet to allow for greater speed. The Billingsley Diving Center, complete with one of the country's few indoor diving towers, features four one-meter and two three-meter springboards as well as one-, three-, five-, seven- and 10-meter platforms. The Indiana University Outdoor Pool serves as the team's training facility in the summer months. It features a ten-lane Olympic-sized pool along with a diving pool that includes a 10-meter platform.


Men's swimming and diving

The Hoosiers won six straight NCAA national championships from 1968 to 1973, giving them the fifth-most in NCAA history. Their 24
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crowns, including every Big Ten championship from 1961 to 1985, rank second in the conference's 90-year history. Indiana has produced 80 individual swimming and diving national champions, over 191 Big Ten swimming champions, 25 conference diving champions and has won 45 Big Ten relay events. The 80 national champions ranks third among
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schools while the individual Big Ten diving, relay and individual swimming crowns all rank second among all conference schools. The success goes well beyond the Big Ten and the NCAA Championship as is evidenced by the eight straight U.S. National Diving Championships that Indiana divers have won. Under former coaches
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and Hobie Billingsley, the men's swimming and diving program won 140 consecutive dual meets, 20 consecutive Big Ten titles and an NCAA Division I record six consecutive NCAA Championships (1968–1973), most of which were won under swimming great
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'' in the early 1970s said, "a good case can be made for the 1971 Indiana swimming team being the best college team ever—in any sport."


Women's swimming and diving

The Hoosiers have produced 4 individual national champions and six Big Ten championship teams in 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2019. Fourteen Hoosier women count themselves as Olympians, winning six medals in all.


Cross country


Men's cross country

Men's cross country began on the Indiana campus in 1910. Since the inception of cross country as an
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sport, Indiana is one of only nine schools in the nation to have won more than two men's national titles, and is one of seven programs to win at least three national titles. The school's three team national titles came in 1938, 1940, and 1942. Indiana's 29 NCAA men's championship team appearances are tied for ninth-most in the sport's history. Indiana has found itself in the top five at the NCAA Men's Championship on nine occasions. A Hoosier has captured the men's individual crown three times, making Indiana one of only six schools in the country, and the only
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school, to have more than two individual NCAA men's cross country champions. The three individual titles rank as the fourth-most by any school.
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, regarded as one of the greatest U.S. distance runners in history, graduated from the program in 1992.


Women's cross country

Women's cross country began in Bloomington in 1978. The NCAA began sponsoring the sport in 1981. The women have had a pair of individual national champions, something only three other schools in the nation, and just one other in the
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, can claim. On four occasions, the Hoosiers have competed for the NCAA crown as a team (1988, 1989, 1990, 2002). The 1988 season saw Indiana winning an individual men's and women's national cross country championship, a feat that had never happened before in the sport, and has never happened since.


Wrestling

The Indiana Hoosiers Wrestling began in 1909, with accomplishments such as: 50 individual All-Americans, 12 individual NCAA National Champions from 1932 to 2008, and 1 team NCAA National title in 1932. In 1946 Indiana took 2nd in the Big Ten Championships and 4th in the NCAA Championships. In recent years better seasons included the 1989–1990 season placed 2nd in the Big Ten Conference and 8th at the NCAA Championships, and the 2004–2005 season took 5th place at the Big Ten Conference and 9th at the NCAA Championships. Duane Goldman was head coach until he retired after the 2017–18 season after 26 years. In his four years as a Hawkeye, Goldman accumulated a 132–10 career record, won four Big Ten Championships and finished as a four-time NCAA All-American. After three consecutive second-place finishes, he won the NCAA Championships in his final season at 190 pounds. The Hoosiers have seen a tremendous amount of success during Goldman's tenure when he took the team to a top ten finish in the NCAA tournament in 2005. On September 5, 2009, Goldman was officially inducted into the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. During his tenure, Goldman coached Joe Dubuque (2005, 2006) and Angel Escobedo (2008) to national championships. Escobedo was named as Goldman's replacement in April 2018. The Wrestling team hosts most of their home matches in the 2,000-seat University Gymnasium. The Wrestling team practices in Assembly Hall but prefers the home court advantage of the more intimate University Gymnasium, also known as Intercollegiate Athletics Gym.


Club sports

The Indiana University Club Sports Federation operates separately from the IU Athletic Department, which means that nearly all of the funding for club sports programs comes through organization dues and outside fundraising. Of the 40 club sports on the Bloomington campus, several are noteworthy for representing IU in high-level national competitions.


Men's ice hockey

The Indiana Universit
men's ice hockey team
was founded in 1967, and has played in the
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Division II
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since 2019. In February 2022, the Hoosiers claimed their first TSCHL Playoff Championship, after finishing the regular season as runners-up. Previously, they were members of the
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conference, which is part of the ACHA Division I. The team plays most games at the historic Frank Southern Ice Arena off-campus, but some fall practices and games are hosted by the Hamilton Ice Center in Columbus, IN due to seasonal maintenance concerns at "The Frank". The team holds the 1971 and 2001 Big Ten Hockey League championships, 8 Midwestern Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL) championships during the 1980s and 1990s, and the 2002
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(GMHL). The Hoosiers men's ice hockey team was the National Championship runner-up in the 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2008 ACHA DII National Championships. The team will compete in th
2022 ACHA Nationals Tournament
being held in St. Louis, MO. Home and road games are broadcast live on th
team's Youtube Channel
although the IU Media School's student-run radio station WIUX (formerly WIUS) broadcast select games prior to 2005. The team is led by Head Coach Andrew Weiss, who took over during the 2021–22 season.


Men's rugby

The IU Men's Rugby Club competes in the
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conference, which is part of D1A Rugby –
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's elite division of
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. The Hoosiers finished the 2016–17 season ranked #7. The club was founded in 1962 and played its first game against the
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. Head Coach Sarasopa Enari arrived to the program in 1994 and has led the team to many notable achievements. IU reached its first national semifinal in 1998. In 2011 they finished the season ranked 11th. In 2013, IU won the Big Ten Championship match 58–38 over Michigan. In 2015, Indiana defeated Ohio State 34–14 to win another BTU Championship game. Following the conference championship victory, IU achieved a milestone 38–34 win over Kutztown University in the ACRC Bowl Series. This capped a perfect 12-0 Fall 2015 campaign. The Hoosiers finished the season ranked 5th in the country in the D1A rankings. In the 2016-17 IU won another Big Ten Rugby Championship and fell to 4-time national champions BYU in a D1A quarterfinal. Indiana has also been successful in rugby sevens, particularly in the
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, a tournament broadcast live by
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every June from
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in the
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. Indiana has competed in the CRC on 4 occasions since 2010. IU finished tied for 5th overall in 2015 after going 3–0 in pool play. The pool play victory over Clemson was the first IU Rugby game played on national television (
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). In 2017 the Hoosiers reached the CRC semifinal before losing to 5-time champions Cal 29–14. The IU Men's Rugby Club has been hailed as the top "true club rugby team" in the country for its victories over programs who offer scholarships or benefit from their athletic departments, including Kutztown, Life, Davenport, and Notre Dame.


Women's rugby

The IU Women's Rugby Club was founded in 1996, and has also represented Indiana University at a high level. In 2014, IU reached the national semifinals of the USA Rugby Women's Collegiate Championship.


Women's ice hockey

Despite having a men's ice hockey team since the late 1960s, the women's team was founded in 2019, and began playing during the 2021–22 season. Their inaugural game was a road trip to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne in February, with a full schedule planned for next season. The team plays their home games at the Frank Southern Ice Arena, south of campus in Bloomington.


Men's lacrosse

The men's lacrosse team competes in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) Division 1. The Hoosiers are a part of the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) and compete with Miami Ohio, Michigan State, Purdue, Western Michigan, Illinois, Iowa State, Minnesota, and Nebraska. The Hoosiers previously competed in the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC), and in 2013 were regular season champions for the GRLC D1 East. They finished the season 11–4 with their final loss of the season in the 2013 GRLC Championship game. In 2014, they finished the season 10-4 and won the GRLC conference championship 14-6 against Illinois State, earning a bid to the MCLA tournament, where they lost 18-5 in the first round to top ranked ASU. In 2018, they finished the season 10-3 and went to the conference championship, beating Purdue 8-5, again earning them a bid to the MCLA tournament, where they lost in the first round 12-6 to first ranked Chapman.


Rivalries

Purdue The Hoosiers' biggest traditional rival is the
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. The
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(Purdue) and Bloomington (IU) campuses are the largest in the state of Indiana and are the flagship campuses of the
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and Indiana University systems, respectively. IU and Purdue have competed for the
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in football since
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, a series which
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leads 70–36–6. In basketball, IU's 22 Big Ten Championships are second only to Purdue's 24. The Boilermakers also lead the men's basketball series 115–89. Since the 2001–02 year, IU and Purdue have also competed for an all-sports trophy called the Crimson and Gold Cup. IU leads the series 7–6–2. Kentucky IU also has a heated border rivalry with the
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. The annual basketball game between the two often carries national significance as they have combined for 13 national championships. Since 1991, the game has rotated between neutral sites in
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and
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. This neutrality ended during 2006 when the game was played at
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in
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with the 2007 game played at
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in
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. Basketball games between the Hoosiers and
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have at times drawn over 30,000 fans. Although the two teams had played every season since 1969, a dispute over whether future games should be played at the schools' respective home courts or at nearby neutral sites led to the cancellation of the game for the 2012–13 season. Illinois After Purdue, one of the Hoosiers' biggest conference rivals are the
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. The rivalry is particularly strong with the Illinois basketball team. The all-time series is currently tied at 85–85, the closest series in the Big Ten. The rivalry has lasted through the ages, from
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and
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publicly feuding, to
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and Bruce Weber's heated interaction in recent years. Michigan State Indiana has a rivalry with
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which started in 1950. They battle for the
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in football.
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is leading 40–13–1 with Indiana snapping Michigan State's two-year winning streak in 2020.


Little 500 Bike Race

What began as one man's idea Big Young of a bicycle race to raise scholarship money has become an annual IU springtime tradition. The
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, which was first held in 1951, inspired the 1979
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-winning film ''
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''. ''Sports Illustrated'' and ''USA Today'' have featured the race in their pages, and it has been covered on national television by CBS, ESPN, Fox Sports, the Outdoor Life Channel, and live in high-definition television by HDNet. Seven-time Tour de France champion
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called the Little 500, which has raised more than $1 million in scholarship money, "the coolest event I ever attended." In March 2020 the Little 500 race was cancelled for the first time in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Olympic participation

Between the Los Angeles 1932 games and the
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2004 games at least one former alumnus medaled at every Summer Olympics. In world record times,
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captured seven swimming gold medals in at the
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in Munich. Following the
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games, at least 223 IU athletes have competed in the Summer Olympics, of these are representatives of 25 nations. On twelve occasions, Olympic coaches have come from Indiana University. In total, the IU medal count is 104, which include 55 gold, 17 silver and 32 bronze.


Championships


NCAA team championships

Indiana has won 24 NCAA team national championships. *Men's (24) **
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(5): 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987 ** Cross Country (3): 1938, 1940, 1942 **
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(1): 1932 **
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(8): 1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012 **
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(6): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 **
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(1): 1932 *See also: **
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**
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Other national team championships

One varsity national team championship was not bestowed by the NCAA: *Women's **Tennis (AIAW): 1982 **Basketball (WNIT): 2018 *Cheerleading Program (6) **Universal Cheerleaders Association National Champions - All Girl Division 1A: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 *See also: ** List of Big Ten Conference National Championships **
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National individual championships

Indiana University has 163 NCAA individual championships. *Men's Swimming & Diving (90) *Men's Outdoor Track & Field (24) *Women's Swimming & Diving (16) *Men's Indoor Track & Field (12) *Wrestling (11) *Men's Cross Country (3) *Women's Cross Country (2) *Women's Indoor Track & Field (2) *Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2) *Men's Gymnastics (1)


Big Ten regular season championships

Indiana University has 181 Big Ten regular season championships. *Men's Swimming & Diving (28): 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 2006 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022 *Men's Basketball (22): 1926(co) • 1928(co) • 1936(co) • 1953 • 1954 • 1957(co) • 1958 • 1967 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1980 • 1981 • 1983 • 1987(co) • 1989 • 1991(co) • 1993 • 2002(co) • 2013 • 2016 *Men's Indoor Track & Field (18): 1932 • 1933 • 1941 • 1957 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1979 • 1980 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 2012 • 2017 • 2020 *Men's Soccer (17): 1993 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2006 • 2007 • 2010 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 *Men's Cross Country (14): 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1946(co) • 1967 • 1972 • 1973 • 1980(co) • 2013 *Women's Tennis (13): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1998 *Men's Outdoor Track & Field (12): 1936 • 1941 • 1950 • 1957 • 1970 • 1971 • 1973 • 1974 • 1979 • 1985 • 1990 • 1991 *Wrestling (12): 1914 • 1921 • 1924(co) • 1925(co) • 1931 • 1932(co) • 1933 • 1934 • 1936 • 1939 • 1940 • 1943 *Men's Golf (8): 1962 • 1968 • 1970 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1991 • 1998 *Women's Golf (7): 1986 • 1987 • 1990 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1998 *Baseball (7): 1925 • 1932 • 1938(co) • 1949(co) • 2013 • 2014 • 2019 *Women's Swimming & Diving (6): 2003 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2019 *Men's Tennis (5): 1921 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1964 *Softball (3): 1983 • 1986 • 1994 *Women's Indoor Track & Field (3): 1988 • 1991 • 2000 *Football (2): 1945 • 1967(co) *Women's Cross Country (2): 1989 • 1990 *Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2): 2000 • 2001 *Women's Basketball (1): 1983(co) *Women's Soccer (1): 1996


Big Ten tournament championships

Indiana University has 20 Big Ten tournament championships. *Men's Soccer (14): 1991 • 1992 • 1994 • 1995 (co) • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2006 • 2013 • 2018 • 2019 *Baseball (4): 1996 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 *Women's Basketball (1): 2002 *Women's Soccer (1): 1996


Other championships

Collegiate Water Polo Association Championships (3) *Water Polo (3): • 2003 • 2011 • 2014


Notable alumni and former athletes

Baseball * Micah Johnson,
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,
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,
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*Kyle Schwarber, 4th overall pick by Chicago Cubs in 2014 Major League Baseball draft, 2013 and 2014 College Baseball All-America Team selections *Sam Travis, 2nd round pick by Boston Red Sox in 2014 Major League Baseball draft *Ernie Andres,
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player: Boston Red Sox *Ralph Brickner,
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player: Boston Red Sox *Ted Kluszewski,
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player: Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates,
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, Los Angeles Angels *Mickey Morandini,
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player: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs *Kevin Orie,
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player: Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins *Mike Simon,
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player: Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Terriers, Brooklyn Tip-Tops *John Wehner,
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player: Pittsburgh Pirates *Kevin Mahar,
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player: Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers *Josh Phegley,
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player:
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, Oakland Athletics *Evan Crawford (baseball), Evan Crawford,
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player: San Francisco Giants *Jake Dunning,
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
player: San Francisco Giants Basketball *Steve Alford, Big Ten MVP, 1987; former University of New Mexico and University of California, Los Angeles men's basketball head coach, currently head coach of the University of Nevada, Olympic Gold Medalist *Eric Anderson (basketball, born 1970), Eric Anderson, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, 1989 *OG Anunoby, 2017; NBA Champion, NBA player, Toronto Raptors *Damon Bailey, Third team All-American, 1994 *Armon Bassett - basketball player with Ironi Ramat Gan of Israel *Walt Bellamy, Basketball Hall of Fame, 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist, NBA 1st overall pick and Rookie of the Year *Kent Benson, Final Four MVP, 1976; National Basketball Association, NBA player: Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers *Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, NBA player: Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks *Troy Williams, NBA player: Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets *Quinn Buckner (current Indiana Pacers TV Analyst); 1976 National Champion, NBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist *Calbert Cheaney, Big Ten MVP, 1993; National Player of the Year, 1993; National Basketball Association, NBA player: Washington Wizards, Washington Bullets/Wizards, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors *Everett Dean, head baseball and basketball coach at Indiana University *Archie Dees, Big Ten MVP, 1958, 1959 *Steve Downing, Big Ten MVP, 1973 *Jay Edwards (basketball), Jay Edwards, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, 1988; first team All-American, 1989 *Brian Evans (basketball), Brian Evans, Big Ten MVP, 1996; third team All-American, 1996 *Dane Fife, Michigan State University men's assistant basketball coach *Lawrence Frank, National Basketball Association, NBA Head Coach: Detroit Pistons *Bill Garrett (basketball), Bill Garrett (William Leon Garrett), first African-American player in the Big Ten *Dean Garrett, Big Ten Newcomer of the Year, 1987 *Eric Gordon, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, 2008; National Basketball Association, NBA player: Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets *Greg Graham, IU guard, 1989–93; former Continental Basketball Association head coach *A.J. Guyton, Big Ten MVP, 2000; National Basketball Association, NBA player: Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors *Kirk Haston, National Basketball Association, NBA player; third team All-American, 2001 *Alan Henderson, National Basketball Association, NBA player: Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers *Marvin Huffman, Final Four MVP, 1940 *Jared Jeffries, Big Ten MVP, 2002; National Basketball Association, NBA player: Washington Wizards, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers *Ted Kitchel, Third team All-American, 1982 *Bobby Leonard, Basketball Hall of Fame, Second team All-American 1954, coached Indiana Pacers to 3 American Basketball Association, ABA championships *Scott May, Big Ten MVP, 1975, 1976; National Basketball Association, NBA player: Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons *
Branch McCracken Emmett B. "Branch" McCracken (June 9, 1908 – June 4, 1970) was an American basketball player and coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Ball State University from 1930 to 1938 and at Indiana University Bloomington from 1938 to 1943 a ...
, coach *George McGinnis, Basketball Hall of Fame, 1975 American Basketball Association, ABA MVP, 3x National Basketball Association, NBA all-star, college third team All-American, 1971 *Victor Oladipo, consensus first-team All-American, 2013; NBA player, Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, Indiana Pacers *Don Schlundt, Big Ten MVP, 1953 *Keith Smart, Final Four MVP,1987; National Basketball Association, NBA Head Coach: Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings *Isiah Thomas, Final Four MVP, 1981; List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, NBA player: Detroit Pistons, NBA Head Coach: Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, NBA General Manager: New York Knicks *Ray Tolbert, Big Ten MVP, 1981 *Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Cardinal women's basketball, Stanford University and 1996 U.S. Olympic women's basketball coach; List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Naismith and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Women's Basketball Halls of Fame *D. J. White, First Team All Big Ten, 2008, Big Ten Player of the Year, 2008, Big Ten Freshmen of the Year, 2005, Freshmen All-American, 2005; National Basketball Association, NBA player: Charlotte Bobcats, Boston Celtics *Randy Wittman, Big Ten MVP, 1983; National Basketball Association, NBA player and Head Coach: Minnesota Timberwolves *
Mike Woodson Michael Dean Woodson (born March 24, 1958) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team. With coach Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers, Woodson played collegiate ...
, Big Ten MVP, 1980; National Basketball Association, NBA player and Head Coach: Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks *Bracey Wright, National Basketball Association, NBA player: Minnesota Timberwolves, Israeli Basketball Premier League *Cody Zeller, consensus second-team All-American, 2013; NBA player, Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets Football *Tevin Coleman, National Football League, NFL player: Atlanta Falcons *Jordan Howard, National Football League, NFL player: Philadelphia Eagles *Victor Adeyanju, National Football League, NFL player: St. Louis Rams *Carl Barzilauskas, National Football League, NFL player: New York Jets, Green Bay Packers *Nate Borden, National Football League, NFL player: Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills *Cam Cameron, IU head coach, National Football League, NFL Head Coach: Miami Dolphins, Current Offensive Coordinator: Baltimore Ravens *John Cannady, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl player: New York Giants *Z.G. Clevenger, member of College Football Hall of Fame *Kris Dielman, National Football League, NFL player: San Diego Chargers *Vaughn Dunbar, First team All-American, 1991; National Football League, NFL player: New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars *Frank Filchock, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl player *Marcus Floyd, National Football League, NFL player: New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers *Trent Green, National Football League, NFL player: San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins; Canadian Football League, CFL player: BC Lions *Aaron Halterman, National Football League, NFL player: Houston Texans *James Hardy (wide receiver), James Hardy, National Football League, NFL player: Buffalo Bills *Gibran Hamdan, National Football League, NFL player: Miami Dolphins *Robert Hoernschemeyer, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl player: *Ben Ishola, National Football League, NFL player: Miami Dolphins *Chick Jagade, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl player *Ken Johnson (defensive end, born 1947), Ken Johnson, National Football League, NFL player: Cincinnati Bengals *Herana-Daze Jones, National Football League, NFL player: Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots *Cody Latimer, National Football League, NFL player: Denver Broncos *Babe Laufenberg, National Football League, NFL player: New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys *Chris Liwienski, National Football League, NFL player: Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins *Adewale Ogunleye, National Football League, NFL player: Chicago Bears *Pete Pihos, National Football League, NFL player: Pro Football Hall of Fame *Tracy Porter, National Football League, NFL player: New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears *Antwaan Randle El, National Football League, NFL player: Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins *Courtney Roby, National Football League, NFL player: New Orleans Saints *Eddie Rucinski, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl player *Lou Saban, American Football League, AFL coach *Bob Skoronski, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl player: Green Bay Packers *Rob Spicer, National Football League, NFL player: N.Y. Jets *Pete Stoyanovich, National Football League, NFL player: Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams *George Taliaferro, All-America Football Conference, AAFC and National Football League, NFL player, first African-American selected in the NFL Draft *Anthony Thompson (American football), Anthony Thompson, Heisman Trophy finalist. National Football League, NFL player: Phoenix Cardinals *Willie Townes, National Football League, NFL player: Dallas Cowboys *Dave Whitsell, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl player *Sam Wyche, National Football League, NFL player and coach: Cincinnati Bengals Golf *Randy Leen, low amateur, 1996 U.S. Open (golf), 1996 U.S. Open *Brad Marek, club pro, made cut at 2021 PGA Championship *Jeff Overton, PGA Tour player, member of 2010 USA Ryder Cup team *Shaun Micheel, PGA Tour player, winner of the 2003 PGA Championship Mixed Martial Arts *Julie Kedzie, Two-time Hook n' Shoot Tournament Champion, National Karate Champion & fought in first women's MMA match on cable television *Chris Lytle (Sports Management), retired mixed martial artist Soccer *Eric Alexander (soccer), Eric Alexander, Major League Soccer, MLS player: Portland Timbers *Kevin Alston, MLS player: New England Revolution *Mike Ambersley, North American Soccer League (2011–2017), NASL player: Tampa Bay Rowdies *Porfirio Armando Betancourt, Armando Betancourt, European professional player: RC Strasbourg; Honduras national football team, Honduras National Team *Mike Clark (soccer), Mike Clark, MLS player: Columbus Crew *Angelo DiBernardo, North American Soccer League (1968–1984), NASL player: New York Cosmos (1971–85), New York Cosmos, Los Angeles Aztecs; United States men's national soccer team, US Men's National Team *
Wendy Dillinger Wendy Dillinger (born December 9, 1974) is an American former professional soccer player and coach. She served as the head soccer coach at Washington University in St. Louis, Iowa State University, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis, and ...
(Women's United Soccer Association, WUSA) *Nick Garcia, MLS player: Kansas City Wizards, San Jose Earthquakes; US Men's National Team *Ned Grabavoy, MLS player: Los Angeles Galaxy, Columbus Crew, San Jose Earthquakes Real Salt Lake *
Tracy Grose Tracy Lynn Grose (July 31, 1977 – September 12, 2020) was a professional Association football, soccer player and College soccer in the United States, college soccer coach. Early life While playing for JB Marine SC in St. Louis, Mo., Grose was ...
(WUSA) *Chris Klein (soccer), Chris Klein, MLS player: Kansas City Wizards, Real Salt Lake, Los Angeles Galaxy; US Men's National Team *Aleksey Korol, MLS player: Dallas Burn, Chicago Fire S.C., Chicago Fire *Dema Kovalenko, MLS player: Chicago Fire, D.C. United, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Los Angeles Galaxy *Yuri Lavrinenko, MLS player: Chicago Fire *Ryan Mack *Brian Maisonneuve, MLS player: Columbus Crew; US Men's National Team *Robert Meschbach *Drew Moor, MLS player: FC Dallas; US Men's National Team *Lee Nguyen, MLS player: New England Revolution *Jay Nolly, MLS player: Real Salt Lake, D.C. United *Pat Noonan, MLS player: New England Revolution; US Men's National Team *Danny O'Rourke (MLS footballer), Danny O'Rourke, Hermann Trophy winner; MLS player: San Jose Earthquakes, New York Red Bulls, Columbus Crew *Brian Plotkin, MLS player: Chicago Fire *Jacob Peterson, MLS player: Colorado Rapids *Matt Reiswerg, Cincinnati Riverhawks, Indiana Blast, 2005 Maccabiah Games *
Ken Snow Kenneth Snow (June 23, 1969 – June 21, 2020) was an American soccer forward who was a two-time winner of the Hermann Trophy as the outstanding college soccer player in 1988 and 1990. He had an eight-year professional career playing indoor so ...
, Two-time Hermann Trophy winner; US Men's National Team *Juergen Sommer, Premier League player: Queens Park Rangers; US Men's National Team *Kelly Schmedes, Kelly Wilson (USA) *
Todd Yeagley Todd Yeagley is a retired U.S. soccer player who is the head men's soccer coach for the Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer, Indiana University Hoosiers. He played seven seasons in Major League Soccer with the Columbus Crew SC, Columbus Crew and one in ...
, MLS player: Columbus Crew *Jed Zayner, MLS player: Columbus Crew *Will Bruin, MLS player: Houston Dynamo Swimming and Diving *
Mark Spitz Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record ti ...
, 1968 and 1972 1972 Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist swimmer—1971 Sullivan Award *Lilly King, 2016 Olympics, 2016 Olympic gold medalist *Cody Miller, 2016 Olympics, 2016 Olympic gold medalist *Fred Tyler, 1972 1972 Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist swimmer *John Kinsella (swimmer), John Kinsella, 1968 silver and 1972 1972 Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist swimmer—Sullivan Award winner 1970 *Gary Hall, Sr., 1968, 1972 and 1976 1976 Summer Olympics, Olympic medalist swimmer *Lesley Bush, 1964 Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist diver *Jim Montgomery (swimmer), Jim Montgomery (1976 Olympics/3 Gold Medals 100 free, 2 relays ) *John Murphy (swimmer), John Murphy (1972 Olympian-gold medalist 400 free relay) *Charlie Hickcox (1968 Olympian 3 time gold medalist) *Larry Barbiere (1968 Olympian) *Mike Troy (1960 Olympian Gold Medalist) *Mike Stamm (1972 Olympian Gold & Silver medalist) *Cynthia Potter, Olympian and inductee to International Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame *Mark Lenzi (1992 Olympian Gold Medalist) *Don McKenzie (swimmer), Don McKenzie (1968 Olympian Gold Medalist) *Bob Windle (1964 Olympic gold medallist in the 1500 m freestyle for Australia) Track and field *Greg Bell (athlete), Greg Bell, long jumper *Milt Campbell, decathlete *Derek Drouin, high jumper (2013 winner of The Bowerman) *Bob Kennedy (runner), Bob Kennedy, long-distance runner *Don Lash, long-distance runner *Molly Ludlow, middle-distance runner *David Neville (athlete), David Neville, 400 m runner *Rose Richmond, long jumper *Dave Volz, pole vaulter *Aarik Wilson, triple jumper Wrestling *Roger Chandler - Wrestling team head coach at Michigan State University * Joe Dubuque, Two-time NCAA Amateur wrestling, Wrestling champion. * Angel Escobedo, NCAA Wrestling Champion. *Dave Herman (fighter), Dave Herman, 2006 NCAA qualifier; mixed martial artist formerly for the Ultimate Fighting Championship *Jason Jordan (wrestler), Nathan Everhart, Three-time NCAA national qualifier; professional wrestler Water Polo *Jessica Gaudreault - Starting goalkeeper of the Canadian Women's Senior National Team who earned a qualifying bid to the Tokyo Olympics.


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