Indiana University Athletics
This Week In Hoosier History - Feb. 19-25
2/20/2007 12:00:00 AM | General
Feb. 20, 2007
As part of an ongoing online series, IUHOOSIERS.com will take a look back at each week in Indiana athletics history. This week spotlights Feb. 19-25.
Feb. 21, 1975 - The Indiana women's basketball team defeated Taylor, 100-24, in Assembly Hall. The 76-point margin of victory is the largest in program history to this day.
Feb. 21, 1993 - Behind a game-high 32 points from Greg Graham, No. 1 Indiana defeated No. 14 Purdue, 93-78. Graham tallied 28 points from the free-throw line in the victory, a mark which still ranks second in free throws made in a game in school history. Brian Evans tallied 20 points in the win for IU and he also pulled down seven rebounds. Matt Nover scored 12 points and had a team-high nine boards. Calbert Cheaney added 14 points for the Hoosiers.
Feb. 22, 2003 - The Indiana women's swimming team captured the Big Ten title after narrowly missing the title the previous yer. The Hoosiers only won four of the 21 events, but in 11 of 16 individual events, IU placed two women in the top 10 and in seven of 16 individual events, the Hoosiers placed three women in the top 10. Senior Sara Hildebrand captured titles on all three diving levels and walked away with the Big Ten Diver of the Year and Diver of the Championships awards. Junior Brooke Taflinger was Indiana's lone winner in swimming, taking the 400-yard individual medley in a Big Ten and school-record time of 4:12.43.
Feb. 24, 2002 - Led by two pins, a technical fall and a major decision, the Indiana wrestling team defeated Northwestern, 36-3. Steve Amy had the first pin in 3:35 at 149 pounds to give the Hoosiers a 12-0 advantage, and two more decisions gave IU an 18-0 lead before Northwestern's Jason Erwinski took the decision at 174 pounds. At 184 pounds, No. 3 Viktor Sveda had a tech fall to get the Hoosiers back on track and Pat DeGain picked up IU's second pin of the match at 197 pounds in just 1:54 to wrap up the victory.
Feb. 25, 2006 - The Indiana men's swimming and diving program captured the Big Ten Championship, its first since 1985. Senior Kevin Swander earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships for the second time in his Hoosier career, while freshman Nick Walkotten became the first swimmer to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in IU school history. Junior Brian Mariano garnered Big Ten Diver of the Championships honors and was named co-Big Ten Diver of the Year with Purdue's Steven LoBue. In leading the team, head coach Ray Looze earned Swimming Coach of the Year honors. Indiana led the way with a total of eight first or second team All-Big Ten selections at the championships, and the six first team honorees proved to be the most since 1991, when IU also had six. Sophomore Ben Hesen, senior Thomas Clavier, sophomore Todd Patrick, Mariano, sophomore Taylor Roberts and Swander were first team honorees, while senior Sergiy Fesenko and Walkotten were second team choices.
