Alaina Trgovich (Munster) has transferred to Wisconsin after competing at the University of Kentucky her freshman year.

Trgovich, who was courted by the Badgers during the recruiting process, will be eligible to play for Wisconsin right away.

"It was a very, very difficult decision for Alaina, because she had made friends at Kentucky who were like her sisters," said Trgovich's father, Pete.

Trgovich played most of her matches at the No. 5 singles spot and on the No. 2 doubles team.

Trgovich finished the season with a 13-9 singles record and finished 15-10 in doubles.

The Wildcats lost to Southeastern Conference rival, No. 11 Vanderbilt, in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

As a prep player, Trgovich was ranked as 42nd in the nation by TennisRecruiting.net and was a national All-American selection as a senior. She was the No. 1 ranked player in the midwest in both singles and doubles and was a two-time National Open finalist.

Trgovich, who plans to major in pharmacy, was out of town and couldn't be reached for comment.

Track and field

Purdue senior Brian Kaluf (Lake Central) was named a First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 Men's Track and Field Team.

A selection to the first team carries an automatic spot on the ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-America ballot, making Kaluf the first Purdue male track and field athlete to secure a spot on the national ballot since Prentice Stovall earned all-district honors in 2003.

Kaluf finished his career at Purdue by posting career-best times in each of his hurdling events. He broke the 14-second barrier for the first time in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2008 Mideast Regional Championships -- clocking the meet's ninth-best time at 13.98. He also earned regional qualification in the 400-meter hurdles, notching a collegiate-best time of 52.09 at the Dave Rankin Invitational.

Kaluf earned a bronze medal at the 2008 Big Ten Indoor Championships with his career-best time of 7.94 -- which tied for the fifth-fastest in school history.

University of Southern Indiana sophomore Brandon Campbell (Portage) placed third in the 3,000 steeplechase (9:34.55) and fifth in the 5,000 meter race (15:22.48) at the Great Lakes Valley Championships.

Junior Rob Bailey (Portage) who runs the steeplechase, lettered in track at Hope (Mich.) College.

Softball

University of Nebraska-Omaha pitcher Beth Haley (Highland) posted some impressive numbers in helping the Mavericks win 44 games this season.

Haley, who finished the season with a 1.95 earned run average, won 20 of the 34 games in which she appeared.

She pitched 186 2/3 innings, allowed 168 hits and 52 earned runs and held opponents to a .234 batting average.

The freshman left-hander made 25 starts, had 19 complete games and five shutouts. She recorded 121 strikeouts and walked only 40.

Baseball

University of Indianapolis pitcher Chris Saroff (Crown Point) had an impressive first season for the Greyhounds (37-21).

Saroff hit .346 with three homers and 36 RBIs. He started 57 of 58 games and had a .447 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .424. He had 65 hits and scored 36 runs. He also stole 14 bases in 16 attempts

As a pitcher, Saroff made 11 appearances and went 2-3 overall with a 1.96 earned run average.

Saroff allowed only 14 hits and four earned runs in 18 1/3 innings. He recorded 25 strikeouts without issuing a walk and opponents hit only .230 against him.

Northwestern's Tommy Finn (Andrean) started all 47 of the Wildcats' games this season and hit .250.

Finn had two homers and 22 RBIs. He had 39 hits and scored 26 runs and had an on-base percentage of .322.

The sophomore shortstop had a fielding percentage of .947 for the Wildcats.

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