Schneider's season sets the bar for Illinois women's cross-country team
By Mike Gasick
December 9, 2015
Tweet: Illinois women’s cross country kept improving through the season #IlliniBy Mike GasickStaff writerThe 2015 Illinois women’s cross-country team improved on many of its individual and overall performances from the 2014 season, paced by senior Alyssa Schneider, who had a career year.ssThe Illini open...
Illini women's cross-country's Schneider heads to NCAA Championships
By Mike Gasick
November 18, 2015
Tweet: Schneider heads to final race of her college career. @IlliniWXC #IlliniBy Mike GasickStaff writerSaturday, Illinois women’s cross-country runner Alyssa Schneider will put a close to her cross-country career at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.Schneider said that she is thankful fo...
Schneider qualifies for NCAA Championships
By Mike Gasick
November 15, 2015
At the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday, Alyssa Schneider showed how much she wants to compete in one more collegiate cross-country race.The redshirt senior continued her torrid pace after taking two weeks off during the middle of the season. She completed the race in 20 minutes and 12 se...
Illini women's cross-country to compete in NCAA Regional Championships
By Mike Gasick
November 11, 2015
Tweet: @IlliniWXC to compete in NCAA Regionals on Friday. #IlliniBy Mike GasickAlyssa Schneider isn't done yet.After finishing third at the Big Ten Championships in Evanston, Illinois, the redshirt senior wants to extend her cross-country career one more week at the NCAA Regional Championships. The ...
Illinois women's cross-country team heads to Evanston to compete in Big Ten Championships
By Mike Gasick
October 28, 2015
Illinois women’s cross-country Head Coach Scott Jones gave many of his top runners the day off at last week’s Illini Open.The decision gave the team an extra week of rest in preparation for this week’s Big Ten Championships. Senior Lindsey Rakosnik, sophomore Ellie Palacios and freshman Kristin...
New faces compete for women's cross country at Illini Open
By Mike Gasick
October 25, 2015
The Illinois women’s cross-country team entered Friday’s Illini Open without many of its top runners.Redshirt senior Alyssa Schneider, juniors Hanna Winter and Valerie Bobart and redshirt sophomore Audrey Blazek were given the day off. Head coach Scott Jones said he wanted his top runners to be as...
Women's cross-country finishes 43rd in "disappointing" meet at Pre-Nationals
By Mike Gasick
October 18, 2015
The Illinois women’s cross-country team had to work hard to get to the top-tier team race at this year’s Pre-Nationals meet.After a solid performance at last month’s Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Illini qualified for the top-tier race to compete against higher-level compet...
Illini finish 43rd in "disappointing" meet at Pre-Nationals
By Mike Gasick
October 18, 2015
@IlliniWXC finished 43rd at Pre-Nationals meet. #IlliniBy Mike GasickContributing writerThe Ilinois women’s cross-country team had to work hard to reach a race filled with top-tier teams at this year’s Pre-Nationals meet.After a solid performance at last month’s Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn...
Schneider named Big Ten Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
By Mike Gasick
September 30, 2015
Redshirt senior Alyssa Schneider was named Big Ten women's cross-country Athlete of the Week after her performance at Saturday's Roy Griak Invitational.Schneider ran the 6K course in 21 minutes and 27 seconds, which was good for fourth overall in the 26-team race. She finished first overall at the...
Schneider sets personal record at ISU Invitational
By Mike Gasick
September 16, 2015
Alyssa Schneider — Illinois’ top runner — just keeps getting better.Building off her strong performance at the season-opening Illini Challenge, the fifth-year senior completed the best race of her career with the Illini women’s cross country team.She finished the Country Financial ISU ...
Illini women's track and field leans on individuals for success
By Zoe Kaler
May 10, 2015
The Illinois women’s cross country team won three meets during the season: the Illinois State Invite, the Bradley Invite and the Illini Open.Senior Alyssa Schneider was a key performer this season. She claimed individual victories at two of the team’s five regular season meets: the Illinois Challenge an...
Illinois women’s track and field finishes regular season
By Zoe Kaler
May 4, 2015
The Illinois women’s track and field team wrapped up its regular season Saturday in West Lafayette, Indiana, at the Rankin/Poehlein Invitational, hosted by Purdue. The Illini picked up seven event titles and 23 top-10 finishes. Last week, distance coach Scott Jones predicted that the team would se...
