There is more than just football and basketball at IU and this is the place to catch up on all of the IU “Olympic” sports. In ‘This Week in IU Olympic Sports’ we will take a brief look into each of the season’s sports. We’ll have past results, the upcoming schedule, standings and where to watch.
Week of August 11th
Men’s Cross Country
Record: 0-0
Last Event Result:
Next Event: TBA
Women’s Cross Country
Record: 0-0
Last Event Result:
Next Event: TBA
Field Hockey
Record: 0-0
Standings: N/A
Last Event Result:
Next Event: 8/14 at Ball State Cardinals (Exhibition)
Field Hockey kicks off the exhibition season with a trip up I-69 to face the Ball State Cardinals. The Hoosiers were 9-9 (4-4) last season highlighted by a double overtime win over #12 Iowa 2-1. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to the third seed Michigan.
Men’s Golf
Record: 0-0
Last Event Result: N/A
Next Event: TBA
Women’s Golf
Record: 0-0
Last Event Result: N/A
Next Event: TBA
Rowing
Record: 0-0
Last Event Result: N/A
Next Event: TBA
Men’s Soccer
Record: 0-0-0
Last Event Result: N/A
Upcoming Events:
8/11 vs. No. 20 Western Michigan (Exhibition) at 7:30pm
A highly anticipated season for the Hoosiers kicks off with an exhibition match against the Western Michigan Broncos who are ranked 20th nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. IU will enter the season ranked 11th after going 11-5-5 in 2024. The Hoosiers fell in the second round in the NCAA tournament.
8/16 vs. Louisville (Exhibition) at 8pm
The Hoosiers close out the exhibition schedule at home against the ACC’s Louisville Cardinals.
Women’s Soccer
Record: 0-0
Last Event Result: N/A
Next Event: 8/14 vs. Youngstown State 8pm (BTN+)
The Hoosiers start the regular season against the Penguins of Youngstown State. The game will be televised on BTN+. New head coach Josh Rife will try and get the Hoosiers back on track after a 6-9-2 (1-9-1) year in 2024. IU played Cincinnati and Notre Dame in the exhibition season, but results were not listed.
Volleyball
Record: 0-0
Last Event Result: N/A
Next Event: 8/23 Cream and Crimson Scrimmage
Volleyball fever has hit IU the last few years and Steve Aird has created a nice home court advantage and went 11-4 in Bloomington last year. IU finished with a 15-15 (8-12) record in 2024.