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CHAMPIONS

Lilly King sets an American record By Matt Cohen mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen_

Looze and the Hoosiers didn't just feel it. At that point, they knew it. A dream that seemed impossible had become reality. IU had beaten Michigan. On Saturday night at the Coun-

No one who knows Lilly King was surprised at all. "I learned a long time ago not to doubt her when she sounds so sure," her mother Ginny King said. After the Indiana Invitational in November, where King posted the third fastest time in American history in the 100 breaststroke, the star IU senior set a goal for herself. She was going to become the first woman to break 56 seconds, and she was going to do it in her home pool. Tapering typically involves weeks of high intensity, but low volume of work. Swimmers will undergo this type of training in advance of major meets, as swimmers look to post their best times. Though in the weeks before the Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, King said that she wasn't going to taper. King lifted weights Monday ahead of the meet. It was far from the type of routine that leads to record times. That didn't matter to King. On Friday, when King jumped into the pool for her final 100 breaststroke race in Bloomington, she quickly pulled out to a comfortable lead over the rest of the field, as she always does. Fans at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center roared as King stormed down the final 25 yards of the race. King touched the wall easily ahead of the other swimmers, and as if on a swivel, every head turned to look at the clock. 55.88 flashed up on the screen. A new American record. When King saw her time, she slapped the water in celebration. She had finally accomplished her goal. “Making history here, at my home, with all my parents and my friends' parents and everybody watching, I was meant to do it here," King said. IU Coach Ray Looze knew that even without tapering, King could break the American record. "I could tell, when she went 55 on the relay, I knew it was possible. I've known 55 was possible for a while. I was telling Lilly, '56 is slow.' And she's the first woman to go 56." King became the third woman to have won the Big Ten title in the 100 breaststroke four times. The following night, King made history again. In her final swim at home, King won the 200 breaststroke. King's win didn't have a record time, but it did mark the additions to King's resume.

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IDS IU women's swim and dive ends eight-year drought, upsetting Michigan for Big Ten title By Matt Cohen mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen_

When Lilly King saw a tearyeyed Jessica Parratto walk toward her, she began to cry as well. The two seniors shared a long embrace on the pool deck, as their last home meet came to a close. Few athletes have meant more to a team over their careers than those two. In their final home meet, the two veteran Hoosiers finally accomplished a goal they had been working their whole careers to achieve: Winning the Big Ten. “It’s not something I’ve ever felt before,” King said. “I’m overcome with emotion right now. It’s unbelievable, these are my best friends. Seeing them accomplish their goals and their dreams is so cool and in our pool. We’re here, we’re home.” Michigan came into the week as the favorite to win. The Wolverines had won the title a year ago by over 300 points. They hadn’t lost a dual meet all season. Before the meet, Coach Ray Looze said it was going to take mistakes from Michigan for IU to win. King, confident as always, didn’t have any doubt. “For me, it was about a week

PHOTOS BY MATT COHEN AND CLAIRE LIVINGSTON | IDS

Top The IU women's swim and dive team lifts the Big Ten Championship trophy Feb. 23 after winning the team title. This was the team's first Big Ten title since 2011 Above Freshman Christin Rockway and sophomore Bailey Kovac hug each other after the 400 individual medley Feb. 22 at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center. Together they were able to secure first and third place.

ago,” King said. “I was sitting at Noodles & Company with my friends, and I was like, ‘We’re gonna do it.’” When King’s final competitive swim in Bloomington finished, the Hoosiers pushed themselves out to a 150-point lead in the over-

all standings. Coach Ray Looze walked across the pool deck to the IU fans, thrusting his arms out in celebration. He could feel it. The fans could too. When Jessica Parratto completed her final dive, clinching a win in the platform dive competition,

IU a top Campus Bus Service lacking student drivers producer of Fulbright grants By Christine Stephenson

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By Julia Locanto jlocanto@iu.edu | @julialocanto

IU ranked among the top among research institutions for awarding Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants. Fifty-one IU student applied for the program this year, and 10 students received a grant. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers numerous awards, including grants for recent graduates or master’s or doctoral students working on research projects. It also includes grants that allows students to conduct research or teach English overseas. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced the ranked universities Feb. 10. This is the fourth year in a row IU has been ranked as a top producer of SEE FULBRIGHT, PAGE 5

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Before junior Nick Egloff could start his part-time job, he had to learn how to parallel park a 40-foot-long, 29,000-pound bus. Egloff is one of about 20 students who drives for the Campus Bus Service. When he’s not in class, he drives the A, W and W-Limited buses for about 16 hours a week. “It’s different than a lot of other jobs,” he said. “It’s not a kind of job where you can help a customer for five minutes and then go back to playing on your phone.” IU’s bus service relies on students as part-time drivers to fill gaps from full-timers and keep operation hours consistent. But the number of student drivers is not what it once was. The Campus Bus Service is operating more hours than ever before, clocking in at 46,000 hours during the school year, Noojin said. But it employs 30 fewer student drivers than it did in 2014. If the shortage continues and the student transportation fee is not raised, the bus service may have to continue cutting hours. The B route already shortened its weekend hours earlier this year, and although Bloomington Transit

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An A route bus driver checks for passengers Feb. 21 before closing the doors at the Kirkwood and Indiana stop at the Sample Gates. The campus bus system is experiencing a driver shortage resulting in a decrease in run time.

is a separate entity, it stopped running the Night Owl last year. Brian Noojin, assistant operations manager for the Campus Bus Service, said the Department of Transportation started enforcing stricter requirements for hiring drivers a few years ago, which has contributed to a student driver

shortage. Students now must be at least 21 years old to apply in Indiana. Noojin said many student drivers now graduate within the year they’re hired. “When you look at the difference between what you can do when you can recruit students at

18 or 19 versus 21, we’re really limited there,” he said. Additionally, those who apply now have to pass a more strict physical exam than before. Someone with Type 2 Diabetes would no longer be able to drive, Noojin SEE BUSES, PAGE 6

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