Summer news:
I am pleased to say I recently accepted an internship with
@MLBNetwork
in the Media Management Department! Can’t wait to get started in 2 weeks in the Secaucus, NJ office!
Thank you to Beth Travinsky and the entire team for bringing me on board! Let’s get to work!
The ending to the 73rd running of the Men's Little 500. Black Key Bulls completes a comeback to win its 3rd title.
Incredibly honored to be on the call for such a historic moment, such a unique and unbelievable event to broadcast. Until next April.
#Little500
Ending the semester as B-333 knockout class champ. Another crowning achievement in my athletic career. Thanks to
@IUJGray
for an awesome semester and for letting us have some fun on the last day.
I am super excited to announce I will be calling
@IUBloomington
home for the next four years! I will be attending
@IndianaUniv
with a major in Media and a concentration in Sports Media at the
@IUMediaSchool
! I can't wait for the next chapter of my life. Go Hoosiers!
Finally excited to share some news I’ve been holding onto for a while!
I’m delighted to say I’ll be the voice of the 2024 Men’s Little 500! We have a fabulous crew for this huge event and I’m blessed to be a part of it!
Counting down the days until the green flag flies!
With the semester winding down, it feels like a good time for some personal news:
I am honored to serve as Co-Director of
@TheHoosierNet
with
@carlobarone12
for 2023-24! A big thank you to
@jackcedwards
for his support, and I'm excited to continue the growth of HN!
Scenes here at Alumni Stadium as Indiana arrives for the Elite Eight. Great crowd greets the team off the bus. Hoosiers and
#2
Notre kick off in an hour
#iums
Jansen Miller announces that he will be returning for a 5th season at Indiana. Transferred from Xavier and made a big impact this season starting 17 matches as a defender. Significant Indiana men’s soccer news.
#iums
@TheHoosierNet
Disappointed with how the season ended but absolutely nothing to hang our heads about. This team gave it all for Hoosier nation. Excited to get back to work and come back even stronger in the fall❤️
Saturday marked the end of the
#iums
season. An honor and privilege to be back on the beat for
@TheHoosierNet
, and to see everyone else grow is truly rewarding. To everyone who watched our content, read our articles and listened to the
#Q49
, thank you. Offseason content coming!
Ryan Wittenbrink has retired from soccer, per his IG. Led Indiana with 10 goals and 9 assists last year, and was drafted by FC Dallas in the 2nd round back in December.
#iums
@TheHoosierNet
Indiana DID NOT receive a seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 seasons.
IU will host Lipscomb Thursday, then No. 10 Wake Forest Sunday if they win. Todd Yeagley's squad won the Big Ten regular season and conference championships
#iums
@TheHoosierNet
Honored and blessed to say I’ve won the
@UnitedCoaches
award for best student story in 2023! If you missed it, I wrote a game recap after Indiana’s loss to Notre Dame in the Elite 8 for
@TheHoosierNet
. Congrats to the other winners!
#iums
United Soccer Coaches announced the 2023 Media Contest award recipients on Thursday. The association annually honors those who have chronicled the personalities, problems, history, and development of the game.
See the 2023 Winners!
Couldn't ask for a better finish to the 72nd Men's Little 500.
@cruzmartinvoice
and I have called a bunch of games together this year, but this was without a doubt my favorite.
Here's how the final lap sounded on
@WIUXSPORTS
as Cutters won the sprint to the finish line.
A year ago today I visited
@IUBloomington
for the very first time and took this silly photo inside Memorial Stadium, and thanks to
@DoctorGC
was shown around the
@IUMediaSchool
. I’m so thankful for this place a year later and everything I’ve achieved to this point
5 weeks from today marks the start of the fall semester, so I wanted to finally share some news I've been holding onto: I will be covering both
@IndianaMSOC
and
@IndianaWSOC
this fall! I will be on
@TheHoosierNet
beat for the men and writing for the women with
@ids_sports
!
Some exciting news on behalf of
@TheHoosierNet
: We earned 3rd place for best Student Media Website by Indiana Association of School Broadcasters! We have published some great work on our multimedia website, so check us out if you haven’t done so before!
Last night was a tough one as the
@IUMediaHoops
season came to an end, but not before the greatest moment of my “athletic” career as I scored my first and only points of the season. I’ll stick to broadcasting for now, but we’ll be back next year
#iusmh
🎥:
@HaydenSmithPxP
Indiana's College Cup semifinal against Pittsburgh next Friday, December 9th, has been set for 8:30 p.m. It will succeed the Syracuse-Creighton match
#iums
From last night: "It's just another win."
#iuwbb
picks up another marquee victory, this time against
#5
Iowa to grab a stranglehold of first place in the B1G and get revenge on the team that beat them three times last season.
Latest for
@TheHoosierNet
Indiana picks up a massive road conference win against Penn State to kickstart its season and boost its postseason chances
90 in 90 (ish) for
@TheHoosierNet
#iums
So incredibly honored to receive such a prestigious award from the IBS.
This could not have happened without my incredibly talented peers at
@WIUXSPORTS
and the
@IUMediaSchool
.
If you didn’t see the clip, here it is:
Congrats to our
@AustinPlatter
who's been nominated for best college radio play-by-play segment by the Intercollegiate Broadcast System!
Austin was nominated for his play-by-play during our broadcast of Indiana's men's soccer match against Akron from September.
With one week until the first exhibition game, I’m stoked to announce I will be one of the voices for
@IndianaMBB
this season with
@WIUXSPORTS
! Can’t wait to be back inside Assembly Hall for one of the most anticipated seasons for
#iubb
in quite some time
3 weeks from today marks the start of college basketball season, so it feels like a good time to share some personal news: I will be the student producer this season for the House of Hoosier podcast with the
@TheFieldOf68
!
50 seasons. 22 College Cups. And now, 17 National Championship appearances for
#iums
after a 2-0 win over Pitt Friday night.
90 in 90 for
@TheHoosierNet
As someone who grew up watching Mike Breen and Sam Rosen call games on MSG Network, calling a game at The World’s Most Famous Arena is something I couldn’t have imagined out of my wildest dreams. Join Zion and I at the top of the hour!
#iubb
A shot against the defending champs at MSG.
#iubb
🆚 Indiana vs Connecticut
📍 Madison Square Garden
🎙️
@z10nbr0wn
and
@AustinPlatter
⏰ 1:00 P.M. Eastern
💻
(Photo cred: IU Athletics)
A difficult road test for the reeling Hoosiers.
#iubb
🆚Indiana MBB at Penn State
📍Bryce Jordan Center (State College, PA) (Broadcast is from WIUX Studio)
🎙️
@AustinPlatter
&
@epstein_griffin
⏰7:00 PM ET
📻99.1 FM
💻
(Photo cred: IU Athletics)
Hello again from Bill Armstrong! Tonight,
#10
Indiana, the reigning National Finalist, (0-0-1) goes for its first win of the season against DePaul (1-0-0) in the first ever meeting between the two! Join
@big_ben_40
and I at 8 on
@BigTenPlus
!
#iums
With opening day for college baseball just around the corner, I'm pumped to announce I will be one of the
@IndianaBase
beat reporters for
@TheHoosierNet
! I can't wait to join an excellent team of writers and reporters this spring. Counting down the hours until first pitch ⚾️
Most teammates get along from the very beginning. But for Karsen Henderlong (
@KarsenH14
) and Jansen Miller (
@jansenmiller_
) that wasn't the case.
Here's my feature on their relationship for a final project in one of my classes I figured I would share here.
#iums
It’s been a dream of mine to announce baseball games, and this summer will be my first opportunity to do so! I can’t wait for the summer of my life working with the Syracuse Salt Cats! I am so thankful for the opportunity ahead and am stoked to get started
Personal news:
I have been named one of the Football Studio Hosts/Reporters for
@wiuxsports
for this fall! I am really excited to be able to anchor the pregame, halftime, and postgame shows for one of the best teams on campus!
Tonight I get to check off another box on my broadcasting bucket list as it will be my first time calling an NCAA Basketball game! IU attempts to win their first true road game in a hostile environment against an offensive-minded Iowa team. We go live at 8:45 ET!
Second game of our WIUX doubleheader: Road warriors or road kill again?
🆚Indiana men's basketball @ Iowa
🎙️
@epstein_griffin
&
@AustinPlatter15
⏰8:45 PM ET
📻99.1 FM
💻
(Photo cred: IU Athletics)
With the 9th pick of the
#MLSSuperDraft
, Minnesota United selects D/M Hugo Bacharach from Indiana University (not the University of Indiana). Bacharach scored 4 goals and added 4 assists for Indiana this season after spending 3 years at FDU
#iums
@TheHoosierNet
The greatest week of the year is upon us. Elated to be a part of the
@IUSFLittle500
broadcast team! I'll be joined by Matt McGorrey, Zach Horowitz,
@karaadams2_
&
@Riley_Woodall25
.
Join us Saturday at 2:00 PM for the 73rd running of the men's race!
With just 2 weeks until Opening Day, I am excited to say I'll be returning as a play-by-play broadcaster for the
@SyrSaltCats
⚾️
Big thanks to
@Mmarti6044
and the rest of the staff for having me back on board!
Pumped for another fun summer in the 315, talk to you all soon!
New year, new sport to cover!
Excited to announce I'll be one of the softball beat reporters this spring for
@ids_sports
! Additionally, I will be covering the
#Little500
for the second straight year! Expect plenty of
#iusb
coverage in the near future...
Indiana opens its season with a 1-1 draw against Notre Dame, with both goals coming within a five-minute span in the first half. For the first time this season, here’s my 90 in 90 for
@TheHoosierNet
#iums
There’s a battle for first place in the Big Ten! Indiana (31-13, 9-5) hosts Maryland (29-15, 10-4) looking to salvage the final game of the three game set and avoid a sweep. Hoping the weather holds off with first pitch at Noon on
@BigTenPlus
!
The third Saturday in April is here! We are under two hours away from the 73rd running of the Men’s Little 500. Join our entire crew at 2 p.m. as one team etches its name in the history books!
“Do everything to the best of your ability, no matter what”
The journey of
#iubase
Catcher Matthew Ellis [
@matthew_ellis35
] is a unique one, but has paid off because of hard work and dedication.
My feature for
@TheHoosierNet
Indiana enters 2023 ranked No. 2 in the first United Soccer Coaches poll, only behind Syracuse. Pretty impressive pre-season ranking considering the Hoosiers lost their top goal scorer from last season (Wittenbrink) and 2x B1G DPOY (Munie) to graduation.
@TheHoosierNet
#iums
Not every day do you get to broadcast a historic moment inside Assembly Hall, but last night I was fortunate enough to be on the mic when Trayce Jackson-Davis reached the 2,000-point mark.
Here are the highlights from last night's top-25 matchup, as called on
@WIUXSPORTS
!
#iubb
Hello from The Windy City! Tonight, sole possession for second place in the Big Ten is up for grabs as Indiana takes on Northwestern. No suspended players tonight for either side, so it should be a good one! Join
@ZachBrowning17
and I at the top of the hour on
@WIUXSPORTS
!
#iubb
Welcome to the World’s Greatest College Weekend. For the first time in three years, the
#Little500
is back with fans, and I’ll have updates for the womens race for
@ids_sports
! Green flag is in an hour, so stay tuned and enjoy!
Just submitted my final assignment of my freshman year. Wow. What a year it was for me. I came in knowing exactly what I wanted to do, and was able to do all of that (and more!) because of the outstanding opportunities the
@IUMediaSchool
has to offer (1/2)
Back at The Bill like I never left!
It may not feel like spring this afternoon, but Indiana does open its spring slate with a test against in-state foe Evansville!
I’ll have intermittent updates from this one for
@TheHoosierNet
!
#iums
(1/2) With college basketball season just around the corner, I figured it would be a good time to share some exciting news: I will be one of the studio hosts/reporters for
@WIUXSPORTS
this upcoming season!
This was a lot of fun and took nearly three weeks from start to finish. A big thank you to
@TheMopLady
and
@MatthewByrne1
for taking the time to make this feature possible.
So, without further ado, here is the story of Martha the Mop Lady ⬇️
There are few times inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall where you can hear a pin drop — except for when Martha the Mop Lady appears on the video board.
The story of a tradition sweeping the past and present from
@AustinPlatter
:
Really excited to be back on the call this Saturday for the 72nd running of the Men's Little 500 as part of the World's Greatest College Weekend. Keeping fingers crossed regarding the weather, but rain or shine it will be a memorable one
3 of the 4 Indiana goals last night were scored by players who hadn't scored until the Trine match nearly two weeks ago: Maouloune Goumballe and Tommy Mihalic.
Now, the two of them in top form have
#iums
back in the B1G championship game
For
@TheHoosierNet
A champion is crowned today at Bill Armstrong Stadium! The regular season co-champs Indiana and Penn St square off in the Big Ten championship match for the 3rd time in 4 years! IU won the regular season meeting 2-1. Kick off is at 12, updates coming for
@TheHoosierNet
!
#iums
New year, new demo reel!
Excited to share my favorite work from the fall. Big thanks to my peers and professors in
@IUSportsMedia
for their guidance.
Always grateful to have
@BigTenPlus
and
@WIUXSPORTS
for the opportunities. Feedback is always welcome!
To everyone in
@IUSportsMedia
who is not doing anything tonight at 10 pm, listen to Isiah Thomas. Let it be known that the sports media dogs are in the house tonight!
Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Pierre McGuire of
@NHLonNBCSports
, a New Canaan resident, giving a shoutout to both
@NCPuck
and
@NcGirlsPuck
for their FCIAC Championships. It’s crazy to think this guy could be watching some of our hockey streams
@CTHSHockey
Stoked to be back on the
#iums
beat for
@TheHoosierNet
this fall! Tonight we get our second look at Indiana, as for the second straight year, they play Bowling Green here at Grand Park with four 30-minute periods. BGSU won 1-0 last year, so it should be a good one!
With just three weeks until my fall semester begins at Indiana, I wanted to share some exciting personal news: I will be the
@IndianaMGolf
reporter in the fall as part of
@ids_sports
! I am super excited to get started and follow an up and coming team! (1/2)
Indiana picks up its first conference road win of the season against Wisconsin to tie Maryland atop the Big Ten Standings. 90 in 90 for
@TheHoosierNet
#iums
Super stoked to share my first-ever submission for the
@STAAtalent
Jim Nantz Award, highlighting some of my best work from this school year!
None of this would happen if it weren't for the awesome opportunities within
@IUSportsMedia
and the
@IUMediaSchool
!
College football is back!
#iufb
opens its 2023 season with
#3
Ohio State at Memorial Stadium. Brutus says if you aren’t at the game, tune into
@WIUXSPORTS
on 99.1 FM as we will have the coverage beginning at 3:15!
Matt may never forgive me for driving to Evansville instead of Lexington, KY last year, but the last 2 years covering
#iums
wouldn't be anywhere near as fun without him. An incredible writer and an even better guy to be around. 🤞 we can share a press box again for a spring match
Hugged
@AustinPlatter
in the press box. Just in case, (cause I don’t know what the future holds quite yet), it’s been great to fully cover
#IUMS
for the past two seasons. Incredible memories, fun players, great people on the beat. Full-circle tonight @ ND
First NCAAF Play-by-Play in the books ✅
A whole lotta fun with
@joebrennan28
despite the downpour as
#iufb
survived a scare to start 2-0. Big thanks to
@cruzmartinvoice
and
@804derm
for making the broadcast as smooth as possible. Highlights coming soon!
@WIUXSPORTS
@Jomboy_
Everyone is gonna say Donaldson screwed up by fumbling the ball but they probably don’t turn two there and he played a heck of a game defensively before that.
Hello from Evansville! Somewhere over the rainbow there will be soccer tonight!
#iums
looks to rebound after losing to Kentucky as they take the trip south to play Evansville. Kick off has been bumped back to 7:30 ET, when
@Joe_cronin03
and I will be on the call for
@WIUXSPORTS
!
For the first time this season, hello from Section K inside Assembly Hall! This afternoon,
#iubb
has its first exhibition match, and I have my first College Basketball Play-by-Play! The Hoosiers take on Marian University at 3 PM, so join
@z10nbr0wn
and I on
@WIUXSPORTS
then!
It’s March, so you know what time it is…tourney time! I’m live inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the Big Ten Tourney opener for the
#5
#iuwbb
team, as they take on
#13
Rutgers in the Second Round of the BIG Tournament! I’ll have live updates for
@WIUXSPORTS
, so stay tuned!
The game everyone has had marked on their calendar for months is finally here! The top spot in the B1G is on the line as Caitlin Clark and
#5
Iowa (19-4, 11-1) take on
#2
Indiana (22-1, 12-1). Tip of is at 6:30, where I'll have updates for
@TheHoosierNet
!
#iuwbb
Here’s a close up of the field. Feels like the decision to postpone the match was inevitable.
#iums
is back at Bill Armstrong Stadium Tuesday night for a tilt with St John’s
@TheHoosierNet
Excited to release my submission for the 2024
@STAAtalent
Jim Nantz Award! Thanks to
@IUSportsMedia
,
@BigTenPlus
&
@WIUXSPORTS
for the countless opportunities this school year! Had a ton of fun putting this together, feedback is welcome and appreciated!
It's a shame I couldn't call the FCIAC Championship today, but I really can't complain. For the last two years I have had the distinct pleasure and honor to call both
@NCPuck
and
@NcGirlsPuck
games, and find my niche in hockey.
Although Indiana may be disappointed to have not gotten a national seed for the 10th straight year, their second-half turnaround proves why the program runs on a "tradition of excellence."
For
@TheHoosierNet
#iums
Not many days where you get to hear from and ask questions to the one and only Bob Costas! Really special opportunity available and even better advice (and humor) from one of the best to ever put on a headset. Big thanks to
@DoctorGC
for putting this all together
Last night,
#iums
battled not only the Evansville Purple Aces but Mother Nature as well, as the 2-0 win saw an hour-long rain delay. The Hoosiers overcame the elements with a pair of first-half goals to win their second straight and improve to 5-3-4
Package for
@TheHoosierNet
Feels weird with it being pitch black before kickoff, but Bill Armstrong is the site for tonight’s Big Ten semifinal!
#1
Indiana hosts
#5
Michigan with a berth to Sunday’s championship on the line! Kick off is at 8, stay tuned for updates for
@TheHoosierNet
!
#iums
What a fun night calling my first baseball game as the Play by play broadcaster with
@joshbode_
alongside me. A thriller of a game and the first of many for me in the books. No joke,
@IUSportsMedia
is the real deal
Indiana HC Todd Yeagley said if his team won the Big Ten Tournament he would be “floored” if a national seed wasn’t awarded to them in the NCAA Tourney.
#iums
is at No. 32 in the latest RPI, up 2 spots after beating Wisconsin.
IU hosts Michigan in the Big Ten SF Wednesday
Halloween is wildly overrated and nobody should be even thinking about it until October starts. There, I said it.
Trick or treat jokes aside, check out the latest Q49 where we talk all about the formation change, new starters, and more!
#iums
Is it too early to be talking about Halloween? 🎃☠️
@Joe_cronin03
certainly doesn't think so in Episode 4 of the Q49 podcast, as he,
@AustinPlatter
and
@BrunsmanSam
talk all things
#iums
ahead of tonight's match at MSU
🎧:
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