Illini of the season: Aduma, Howell excel amid young talent
By Carson Gourdie, Assistant Sports Editor
April 7, 2020
The Illini women’s track team, with its roster stuffed with underclassmen, fought hard during the indoor season, securing a few event titles along the way. This wasn’t a dominant track and field squad, but given the number of young assets, experience is more important for preparing the team for a fu...
Illini of the season: All-American Wells continues success
By Renato Arteaga, Staff Writer
April 4, 2020
MVP and Senior who will be missed: Jonathan Wells Redshirt senior Jonathan Wells has accomplished quite a lot for the Illinois men's track and field team. The Fox Lake native is a six-time All-American who has excelled in the high jump, long jump and heptathlon events. Wells has won ...
Young Illini team makes strides during shortened season
By Carson Gourdie, Assistant Sports Editor
March 22, 2020
The 2019-2020 women’s track and field season is in the books due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this means Illini fans are going to have to wait months to see their favorite athletes back in action, it doesn’t mean a recap of this season’s highs and lows has to be canceled, too. A...
Nwoko leads Illinois to 11th-place finish at Big Ten Indoor Championships
By Meghan Rest, Sports Editor
March 2, 2020
Senior sprinter Chisom Nwoko earned one of two Illinois top-five accolades at the Big Ten Indoor Championships Friday and Saturday in Geneva, Ohio. On Saturday, Nwoko finished second in the 400-meter dash with a season-best time of 53.51 seconds. Freshman Olivia Howell also finished fourth in the mil...
Women’s cross country finishes 22nd at NCAA Championships as a team
By Meghan Rest, Sports Editor
November 23, 2019
The No. 21-ranked Illinois women's cross country team ran to a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships at Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana Saturday morning. Junior Allison McGrath, who led the Illini to their team victory at the NCAA Midwest Regional...
Quinn finishes seventh in NCAA finals, earns All-American honors
By Claire O'Brien, Staff Writer
June 11, 2019
The Illinois men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams wrapped up their spring campaign this week in Austin, Texas. Senior sprinter Devin Quinn finished seventh in the 100-meter dash Friday at the NCAA Championships, completing his final collegiate race with a time of 10.12 seconds. Tex...
Big Ten recognizes UI athletes’ academics
By Hannah Preston, Interim editor-in-chief
May 30, 2019
On Wednesday, 1,824 students were named to the spring Big Ten Academic All-Conference team, eligibility determined by varsity-team status, full-time student status and a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0. From the University, a total of 73 spring student-athletes were selected. Baseball David Craan Casey D...
Turk inducted into Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame
By Claire O'Brien, Staff Writer
May 12, 2019
Illinois head track and field coach Michael Turk was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame April 25. Turk has been coaching the Illini for eight seasons but recently became the head coach of the program in 2017, when both the men’s and women’s programs combined. Turk said he knew he would be getting induct...
Illinois collects relay titles at Drake
By Claire O'Brien, Staff Writer
April 29, 2019
The Illinois track and field team traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, for the Drake Relays this weekend. The men’s team finished third out of 17 teams, and the women’s team finished second out of 18 teams, as scoring was based on relays alone. The meet was no misnomer for Illinois, whose relay teams hav...
Illinois uses success at Auburn to prepare for Drake Relays
By Claire O'Brien, Staff Writer
April 25, 2019
The Illinois track and field team had a strong showing in distance events at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational this past Friday and Saturday. In the men’s 5,000-meter run, the Illini had three top-five finishes in the race. Senior Dan Lathrop finished second with a time of 14:23.28, sophomore Irwin L...
Illini win seven events at home
By Claire O'Brien, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Illini compete at Texas A&M, Champaign On April 6, the Illini track and field team competed at The Reveille at Texas A&M University. The women’s track and field team had solid performances, including sophomore distance runner Nicki Cast finishing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and ...
Illini continue outdoor season in California, Mississippi
By Claire O'Brien, Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
The Illini track and field teams continued their strong outdoor start across the country Friday in Stanford, California, and Saturday at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The women’s and men’s 4x100-meter relay teams finished in first at Mississippi with times of 45.14 secon...
