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NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships

James Brosher — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:19:32 +0000

This weekend I photographed the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships for the Drury University’s athletics department. This was my first time photographing at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis and I was pleasantly surprised by the quantity and quality of light. When I’ve photographed swimming in the past, it has always been inside of darkly-illuminated high schools. The Drury women’s team finished fourth and the men’s team finished sixth.

Drury’s Zuzanna Chwadeczko, left, sits against a wall to help discipate lactic acid in her legs before the 200-yard medley relay at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Stanislav Kuzmin competes in the consolation final of the men’s 200-yard butterfly at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury swimmers huddle up before the start of the final session of the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Sarah Pullen stretches before competing in the 1000-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Wen Xu, left, and teammates make their way to the pool to compete in the womens 200-yard medley relay at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Sarah Pullen competes in the women’s 1000-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. Pullen finished seventh in the event. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury swimmers dance along to the music on the swim deck before the start of the final session of the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Zuzanna Chwadeczko competes in the women’s 100-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. Chwadeczko finished sixth. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Gretchen Stein shares a laugh with fellow competitors after receiving her trophy on the podium for a seventh-place finish in the women’s 200-yard intermediate medley at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Swimmers including Drury’s Daniel Rzadkowski, center, hit the water for the men’s 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. Rzadkowski finished second in the event. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Alex Reinbrecht watches the action at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Wen Xu receives her trophy on the podium after winning the women’s 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Abigail Lunzmann dives into the water as she leads her team in the 200-yard medley relay at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Daniel Rzadkowski prepares before competitng in the consolation final for the men’s 100-yard backstroke at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Zuzanna Chwadeczko smiles before competing in the women’s 100-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. Zuzanna Chwadeczko finished sixth. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Stanislav Kuzmin swims in the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Megan Ouhl, center, prepares to take the water for the women’s 800-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Alex Reinbrecht poses on the podium after finishing fourth in the men’s 1650-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Megan Ouhl cheers on teammate Valentina Carvajal as they both compete in the women’s 800-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Sarah Pullen swims in the women’s 400-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s Wen Xu prepares for the start of the women’s 100-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Drury’s women’s 800-yard freestyle relay team including Sarah Pullen, left, Megan Ouhl, Valentina Carvajal and Laura Brasier hold their trophies on the podium after finishing sixth at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

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NCAA Cross Country Championships

James Brosher — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 04:52:10 +0000

Colorado’s Ammar Moussa (87) is lifted onto the shoulders of teammates after he finished fifth, helping secure the team’s second-straight NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Title in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Minnesota’s Kate Bucknam (312) and Baylor’s Madison Zimmerman help Zimmerman’s teammate, Anna Dunlap Marie (31), across the final few meters of the women’s race during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Fans run across the grounds to reposition themselves to catch another glimpse of the runners during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Stanford’s Elise Cranny (525) passes a competitor during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Iona’s Kate Avery (198) runs to victory in the women’s race during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Michigan State fans react as their team accepts their national title trophy during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Colorado runs with the pack at the start of the race during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Runners make their way down a hill during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Oregon’s Edward Cheserek (451) leads the pack during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Cheserek won the race. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Colorado’s Ammar Moussa (87) races Arkansas’ Stanley Kebenei to the finish line during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Reiny Barchet, a redshirt freshman member of the Colorado men’s cross country team, waves a flag as he and others celebrate the team’s title in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Colorado team members huddle as they speak to media after winning the title during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Oregon’s Edward Cheserek (451) reacts as he wins the men’s race during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Colorado’s Ammar Moussa (87) holds the trophy after the team won the NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Title in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Moussa finished fifth and was the team’s highest-finishing runner. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

Colorado celebrates their second-straight NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Title during the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (James Brosher, Special to the Denver Post)

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Notre Dame beats Duke, advances to NCAA women’s Final Four

James Brosher — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:21:36 +0000

My last basketball game of the season was a good one: Notre Dame defeated Duke to advance to a third-straight women’s NCAA Final Four.

Notre Dame forward Natalie Achonwa (11) celebrates with the band after a 87-76 win against Duke in a women’s NCAA college basketball tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride (21) loses the handle on the ball in front of Duke guard/forward Haley Peters (33) and guard Alexis Jones (2) during the first half of a quarterfinal in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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At left: Notre Dame forward Natalie Achonwa (11) goes up for a rebound in Duke traffic. At right: Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride (21) reacts after hitting a three-point jump shot. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins (4) picks up the ball off a steal during the second half of a women’s NCAA college basketball quarterfinal on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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At left: Notre Dame guard Jewell Loyd (32) puts up a reverse layup. At right: Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins (4) reacts as she goes in for a shot against Duke center Elizabeth Williams (1). (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins (4) hugs coach Muffet McGraw late in a win against Duke in a women’s NCAA college basketball tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins (4) talks over a play with coach Muffet McGraw during the second half of a women’s NCAA college basketball quarterfinal on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins (4) celebrates with the team cheerleaders after cutting a piece of net for each individual cheerleader following a 87-76 win against Duke in the women’s NCAA college basketball quarterfinal on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins concentrates while cutting down a piece of net following a win against Duke in a women’s NCAA college basketball quarterfinal on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw celebrates with the crowd after defeating Duke in a women’s NCAA college basketball quarterfinal on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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Notre Dame blows out Kansas, advances to NCAA women’s Elite Eight

James Brosher — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:01:38 +0000

Festively-dressed Notre Dame band members cheer on the Irish during the second half of a third-round game against Kansas in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. Notre Dame won 93-63. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins, right, guard Kayla McBride and forward Ariel Braker share a laugh after forward Natalie Achonwa, left, ran onto the court to get a ball unstuck from between the rim and backboard during the second half of a third-round game in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Jewell Loyd (32) reacts after being called for a foul during the first half of a third-round game in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame forward Ariel Braker (44) guards Kansas forward Chelsea Gardner (15) during the first half of a third-round game in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins guards Kansas guard Angel Goodrich (3) during the second half of a third-round game in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw watches the action from the sideline during the first half of a third-round game in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins (4) and guard Kayla McBride (21) cheer from the bench during the second half of a third-round game in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins, right, shares a hug with her mother, Renee Scott, after a 93-63 win against Kansas in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Norfolk, Va. Diggins scored 27 points in the win and became Notre Dame’s all-time scoring leader. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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Notre Dame loses to Iowa State in NCAA tournament

James Brosher — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:46:25 +0000

I traveled over to Dayton, Ohio last week to photograph Notre Dame’s short-lived appearance in the NCAA tournament. It was my first time shooting the tournament. This week, I’ll be following the Notre Dame women’s basketball team as they attempt to make a third-straight championship game appearance.

Notre Dame guard Eric Atkins (0) walks off the court after a blowout loss to Iowa State in a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim (3) throws down a dunk over Notre Dame forward Tom Knight (25) during a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

The Notre Dame band performs before a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A member of the Notre Dame band performs before a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Bryce Burton, the Notre Dame Leprechaun, reacts during a blowout loss to Iowa State during a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey watches the action in the second half of a blowout loss to Iowa State in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame forward Tom Knight, center, reacts during a blowout loss to Iowa State in a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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Texas-TCU NCAA Super Regional

James Brosher — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:08:04 +0000

Texas fans make the Long Horn logo with their hands before the first pitch of a NCAA Super Regional against TCU at Disch-Falk Field on Friday, June 11, 2010. TCU won 3-1.

Texas' Jordan Etier slides safely into second base as a throw gets away from TCU's Jerome Pena during a NCAA Super Regional at Disch-Falk Field on Friday, June 11, 2010.

Texas' Kevin Keyes slides safely into second in front of a throw to TCU's Jerome Pena during a NCAA Super Regional at Disch-Falk Field on Friday, June 11, 2010.

TCU's Matt Purke waves to TCU fans as he walks off the field following a 3-1 victory over Texas in a NCAA Super Regional at Disch-Falk Field on Friday, June 11, 2010.

TCU's Jantzen Witte lays down a bunk during a NCAA Super Regional at Disch-Falk Field on Friday, June 11, 2010.

TCU pitcher Matt Purke takes a moment to himself before taking the mound for the first inning of a NCAA Super Regional against Texas at Disch-Falk Field on Friday, June 11, 2010.

Texas' Cole Green throws to a TCU batter during a NCAA Super Regional at Disch-Falk Field on Friday, June 11, 2010. TCU won 3-1.

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