By Claire O'Brien, Sports Digital Content Editor
• August 2, 2021
Last Friday, the Tokyo Olympics kicked off. Eight former Illini are competing. Here’s how the Illini did this week.
Tyson Bull (Gymnastics, Australia)
Bull is competing for Australia in artistic...
By Claire O'Brien, Sports Digital Content Editor
• July 24, 2021
After watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic opening ceremony with friends in middle school, David Kendziera knew he wanted to make it there someday. Now, he's making that dream a reality.
“I remember,...
After being postponed for one year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are set to begin Wednesday, with opening ceremonies slated for Friday.
Despite the uncertainty around the...
The Fighting Illini, along with the entire NCAA, had to stop all events and cancel all invitationals because of the global pandemic last season, which meant some athletes were not able to compete last...
The NCAA Outdoor Championships start its four-day competition on Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon. Illinois will have three athletes competing: Manning Plater in the hammer throw, Olivia Howell for the 1500m...
The weather had plans for something other than the NCAA West Prelims in College Station, Texas because the tournament activities on Friday had to be postponed due to the lightning and rain, causing multiple...
Illinois men’s tennis had its standout season studded by three runs in the NCAA singles tournament. Siphosothando Montsi made his first appearance in the competition and so did Zeke Clark. The matches...
It is now late May, and the NCAA West Prelims is about to end the last week of the month. Illinois has trained and competed in Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Arkansas, Indiana, Florida, Texas and Minnesota....
After this past weekend’s Big Ten Championships at Demirjian Park, the Illini now have another two-week break before touching the track again. This past weekend, Illinois hosted the Big Ten Outdoor Championships,...
The Big Ten Outdoor Championships will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Demirjian Park in Champaign, meaning the Illini will be back at home again after also having the Big Ten Relays at home....
With the weekend coming to an end, Illinois has won multiple events in every invite this year. The men and women's track & field teams are both having historic years, breaking records in multiple events....
The more you practice and train, the better you become. The men’s and women’s track & field team have had a hard week's worth of training. Weather advisories can make things very difficult for...
