Marlin headed to Bloomington

Mastodon tracks

Jessica Hall gave up only three hits to IPFW and the UCLA softball team defeated the Mastodons 8-0 on Saturday to end IPFW's season at the NCAA Regional in Louisville, Ky.Saturday

Mastodons to regionals

IPFW senior Theresa McHugh and freshman Rachel Dincoff have earned spots at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Championships, which begins May 23 in Greensboro, N.C.May 16, 2013

Softball players honored

IPFW junior Ashleigh Bousquet and sophomore Larissa Franklin were named to the Summit League Softball Academic All-League team, as voted on by the schools’ faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.May 15, 2013

Jonny Marlin, who left the IPFW men's basketball program less than two weeks ago, is headed to Indiana University in Bloomington, where he hopes to land a spot with the Hoosiers as a walk-on.

Marlin, the 5-foot-10 point guard who led the Mastodons with 3.5 assists as a freshman last season, told The Indianapolis Star that he met with IU coach Tom Crean for a half hour, and was encouraged.

"(Crean) said the hardest workers most likely play," Marlin told the newspaper. "As a walk-on, I'm at a disadvantage because I'm not someone he actively recruited. But at the same time, I started most of the games at IPFW and I feel like I can go down there and get better. If nothing else, I feel like I can make big contributions through practice."

Marlin was second on the IPFW team in minutes played, averaging 27.2, and he averaged 4.3 points.

"I'm happy I was at IPFW for a year," Marlin told the Star. "I feel like that was where I was supposed to be. But I looked at some things that were more important in my life and feel like God is leading me down this path."