Cross country, track and field teams deal with postponed competition, possible season overlap
By Luca Ripani, Staff Writer
September 15, 2020
As the Big Ten sports world continues to reel from the conference’s decision to postpone fall athletics in August, many coaches and players are dealing with the logistical issues raised by playing fall sports in the spring, such as cross country and track and field. Although cross country is a fall...
Illini finish indoor season before outdoor season canceled
By Gabby Hajduk, Sports Editor
March 21, 2020
The Illinois men's track team competed at the Big Ten Indoor Championships to wrap up its indoor season just before the conference canceled all spring sports. The Illini were just three weeks from their first outdoor meet, the Willie Williams Classic in Tucson, Arizona, which was set to take place on...
Wells finds athletic, academic success in Big Ten career
By Renato Arteaga, Staff Writer
March 9, 2020
Redshirt senior Jonathan Wells isn’t a stranger to athletic success during his time at Illinois. As a six-time All-American, he continues to reach milestones and break records even during his final season at Illinois. Since coming from Grant Community High school with nearly 2,000 students, Wells h...
Wishing Wells: senior long-jumper proves to be cornerstone of Illini squad
By Meghan Rest, Sports Editor
March 2, 2020
The men’s track and field team wrapped up the indoor season, placing 10th out of 11 programs at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Geneva, Ohio, Saturday. Senior Jonathan Wells led the Illini on Friday during the two-day meet, collecting the long jump title and All-Big Ten accolades. While Wells pl...
Davis, Jazo capture individual titles at Alex Wilson Invitational
By Renato Arteaga, Staff writer
February 24, 2020
The Illinois men’s track and field team competed at the 2020 Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday. All the events at this meet took place in the Loftus Sports Center and featured nationally-ranked No. 12 Indiana and No. 20 Iowa. Although a small selection of the team compe...
Jonathan Wells dominates jumping events at Music City Challenge in Nashville
By Savaughn Anderson, Staff Writer
February 17, 2020
The Illini men’s track and field team traveled to Nashville Friday and Saturday to compete in the Music City Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt. The Music City Challenge took place at Vanderbilt’s Multipurpose Facility. The challenge was split up in two days with the Illini starting strong the f...
Wells leads Illini at Husker Invitational
By Renato Arteaga, Staff Writer
February 10, 2020
The men’s track and field team competed at the 2020 Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational at the University of Nebraska this weekend. Coming into the meet, the Illini were ranked No. 23, according to U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association. Illinois competed against 38 other teams...
Men’s track and field travels to Nebraska Invitational
By Renato Arteaga, Staff Writer
February 6, 2020
The No. 21-ranked men’s track and field team will travel to Nebraska for the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational this weekend. The meet will begin on Friday at 4:30 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track and continue through Saturday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. This is Illinois’ fourth meet of the...
Illini see individual progress at Indiana Relays
By Savaughn Anderson, Staff Writer
February 3, 2020
The Illinois men’s track and field team traveled to Bloomington, Indiana, to partake in the Indiana University Relays, which hosted the University on Friday and Saturday. The relays took place at Indiana’s Gladstein Fieldhouse. Coming off winning seven event titles in last Saturday’s Illini Invita...
Team to compete at Indiana Relays Friday, Saturday
By Renato Arteaga and Savaughn Anderson
January 29, 2020
The Illinois men's track and field team will compete at the Indiana University Relays at the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana Friday and Saturday. At the two-day event, Illinois will face Big Ten rival, Indiana. The relays mark the men’s second away meet of the season and the sec...
Illini takes first at invitational
By Renato Arteaga, Staff Writer
January 27, 2020
The Illinois men’s track and field team came in first place at the program’s Illini Invitational at the UI Armory Saturday. The meet featured ten other schools, including DePaul, University of Illinois-Chicago and Eastern Illinois. The events were split up into two days of action, with some preliminary...
Quinn, Wells run at USATF Outdoor Championships
By Rachel Spencer, Assistant Sports Editor
August 26, 2019
He’s one of the fastest Illini in the history of Illinois men’s track and field program, and over the summer sprinter, Devin Quinn competed against some of the best sprinters in the nation at the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Last spring, Quinn finished up his time as an Illini by dashing ...
