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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
Claire O'Brien

Claire O’Brien, Sports Video Editor

Mo Maat sprints up behind Devin Quinn to hand off the baton for the last dash in the 4x100 Meter Relay at Illinois Twilight at the Illinois Track Field on April 22. Quinn completed his senior campaign after multiple successes, taking away records like the fastest men's 100-meter in the Big Ten conference and Illinois history.

Quinn finishes seventh in NCAA finals, earns All-American honors

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Jun 11, 2019
Illini finish in top 30 at NCAA Championships

Illini finish in top 30 at NCAA Championships

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • May 30, 2019
Aleks Kovacevic returns the ball during the match against Penn State at the Atkins Tennis Center on April 12. Kovacevic carries the best NCAA tournament run since 2007.

Illini make school history at NCAA tournaments

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • May 26, 2019
Madison Marasco (1) and Rebecca Craddock (8) run in the 1-mile event on Jan. 26 at the Armory. Head coach Michael Turk was inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in April.

Turk inducted into Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • May 12, 2019
Bing Singhsumalee golfs at the Big Ten Championships at Mainesville, Ohio. The Illinois women’s golf team is headed to Michigan for the NCAA women’s golf regional Monday-Wednesday.

Women’s golf set to compete at NCAA Regional

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • May 2, 2019
Senior Declan Rustay (middle left) poses with former Illini Jason Shannon (far left), Joe Haight (middle right) and Devin Quinn (far right) after winning a race at the 2019 Drake Relays.

Illinois collects relay titles at Drake

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 29, 2019
Women’s golf head coach Renee Slone laughs alongside an Illini golfer. Slone was awarded Big Ten Coach of the Year.

Slone receives Big Ten Coach of the Year award

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 29, 2019

Illinois uses success at Auburn to prepare for Drake Relays

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 25, 2019
Freshman Katie Hallinan golfs at Big Ten Championships at TPC's River Bend over the weekend.

Illinois ties for second at Big Ten Tournament

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 23, 2019
Senior Bing Singhsumalee hits a ball at the Ohio State University golf course in Columbus, Ohio, in April 2018. Singhsumalee is a senior in Engineering and plays the piano and violin.

Lone senior Singhsumalee finds passion off the course

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 22, 2019
Senior Bing Singhsumalee hits a ball at the Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio in April 2018. Singhsumalee, the lone senior on the team, anticipates unpredictable conditions on the course this year despite having played on the same course in the past.

Young team will be key to success in upcoming Big Ten Championships

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 18, 2019
Lauren Katz runs the 1,500-meter at the Illinois Track Stadium on Saturday. Katz finished in fifth place.

Illini win seven events at home

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 15, 2019
Tristyn Nowlin swings at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. She finished 9-over-par overall.

Nowlin learns, grows from competition

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 8, 2019
Madison Marasco (1) and Rebecca Craddock (8) run in the 1-mile event on Jan. 26 at the Armory. Head coach Michael Turk was inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in April.

Illini continue outdoor season in California, Mississippi

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Apr 2, 2019
Tristyn Nowlin hits a drive at the Illinois Women’s Invite at Medinah in Medinah, Illinois. Nowlin will be competing at Augsta National on April 3-6.

Nowlin to compete at Augusta

By Claire O’Brien, Staff writer • Mar 28, 2019
Mo Maat sprints up behind Devin Quinn to hand off the baton for the last dash in the 4x100 Meter Relay at Illinois Twilight at the Illinois Track Field on April 22. Quinn completed his senior campaign after multiple successes, taking away records like the fastest men's 100-meter in the Big Ten conference and Illinois history.

Track and field teams make outdoor debut at SIU

By Claire O’Brien, Staff writer • Mar 27, 2019

Women’s golf takes home 11th-place finish

By Claire O’Brien, Staff writer • Mar 21, 2019
Tristyn Nowlin looks out after hitting the ball. Nowlin has been invited to compete at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur event in Augusta, Georgia, from April 3-6.

Team heads to South Carolina; Nowlin off to Augusta

By Claire O’Brien, Staff writer • Mar 7, 2019
Madison Marasco (1) and Rebecca Craddock (8) run in the 1-mile event on Jan. 26 at the Armory. Head coach Michael Turk was inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in April.

Teams head to compete on big stage

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Feb 21, 2019
UIUC student Jonathan Davis gets first place at Men 800 meter run with a time of 1:52:17.

Men’s and women’s track and field recap

By Claire O’Brien, Staff writer • Jan 29, 2019
Junior Chisom Nwoko races for the Illini during their outdoor season. The team will now head indoors and begin to compete at Huff Hall.

Men’s, women’s teams prepare for upcoming season

By Claire O’Brien, Staff writer • Jan 17, 2019
Sophomore Allison McGrath runs at the Midwest Regional on Nov. 9. McGrath topped the Illini with a 18th-place finish overall and a personal best in the 6K.

McGrath steps up in fall season

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Nov 15, 2018

Team bonding brings victory at Midwest Regional

By Claire O’Brien • Nov 13, 2018

Illini look to become Big Ten champions

By Claire O’Brien, Contributing Writer • Oct 25, 2018

Women’s cross country sprints to first place at Illini Open; men’s participates in first home meet

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Oct 23, 2018

Illini take third place at Bradley

By Claire O’Brien, Staff Writer • Oct 15, 2018
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