College Connection

Several local high school athletes have gone on to compete at the collegiate level. Following is a summary of how some of them are faring.

This college column will appear periodically. Those who would like to submit information about athletes competing for a college or university should e-mail the Times-Union at news@timeswrsw.com or send a fax to (219) 267-7784.

Swimming

University of Indianapolis senior co-captain Ryan Harper (Wawasee) and freshman Justin Lowrance (Warsaw) were members of first-place 200-yard freestyle (1:27.96), 200 medley (1:38.16), 400 freestyle (3:14.28) and medley (3:34.24) relay teams as U of I finished 269 points ahead of second place in recently winning the Transylvania Invitational. ... Harper won the 100 (53.50 seconds) and 200 (1:59.64) backstrokes and tied for third individually at the meet with 45 points. ... The men's team is 14-7. ... As of Nov. 20, Indianapolis' 200 medley relay team was ranked first in NCAA II with a top time of 1:35.93. ... Harper won the 100 backstroke (53.99 seconds) and took second in the 200 backstroke (1:58.71) at the Wabash Invitational. Harper was ranked No. 14 in NCAA II in the 200 backstroke and No. 19 in the 50 freestyle (22.09 seconds). ... Indianapolis' 200 freestyle relay team (1:29.20) is ranked No. 9 in NCAA II. ...

... The Tri-State University (Angola, Ind.) men's swim team recently competed against Albion College. Eric Kaiser, Matt Spidel, Mike Edmiston and Michael McCammon (Warsaw) set a school record in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:33.0 and qualified for the nationals.

Cross country

Sophomore Daren Granger (Warsaw) competed on the Tri-State men's cross country team, which recently finished its season. Tri-State placed fourth in the Woverine Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships.

Men's basketball

As of Dec. 6, freshman Brandon Eaton (Tippecanoe Valley) had played in three of Franklin College's (Franklin, Ind.) first eight games. Eaton played 21 minutes over the three games, chipping in with six points and five rebounds. ... Franklin is 5-3. ...

... Eboka Mullins (Whitko) plays for the University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne) men's basketball team, ranked No. 16 with a 7-4 record

Men's soccer

Nate Krogel (Warsaw) was one of 15 Bryan College (Dayton, Tenn.) athletes to be honored for their athletic and academic achievement. Krogel was named to the Appalachian Athletic Conference academic team. ...

... Manchester College held its awards banquet on Dec. 2. After starting the season 0-7, Manchester rallied to finish 8-11-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Junior Chris Good (Manchester High School) was named to the HCAC All-Conference first team. The junior peace studies major plays midfielder and had five goals and one assist this season.

Volleyball

Sophomore Liz Owens (Warsaw) played 30 matches this season for Tri-State, which finished the year 10-21 overall and 3-10 in the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference. ... Owens tallied 113 kills, 315 digs and 22 blocks on the season.

Women's basketball

Manchester High School graduates Katie Parker and Megan Eckert continue to receive major minutes playing for Bruce Patterson's 11-1 University of Saint Francis squad, ranked No. 1. At times both are in the starting lineup. ... In a 101-51 home win over Oakland City (1-4), Parker (junior) had 10 points and three rebounds, and Eckert (sophomore) had 12 points and four rebounds. ... Eckert is hitting an amazing 54.3 percent of her three-pointers. ... Saint Francis has won 34 in a row at home. ... On Dec. 3, Eckert hit 6 of 9 three-pointers (four in the second half) and scored a team-high 22 points as host Saint Francis ran past NCAA II West Liberty (3-2) 100-81. ... Eckert, who finished 8 of 12 overall from the field, also grabbed four rebounds. ... Parker hit 4 of 6 field goals (3 of 3 three-pointers) and scored 11 points against West Liberty. ... Eckert had seven points and four rebounds and Parker five points in Saint Francis' 78-62 win over Madonna (3-4) on Dec. 2.