The EIU Big Blue Classic took place on a cloudy, chilly and rainy afternoon on Friday. Although there was a delay in certain events, the meet went on and continued into Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers...
Sophomore sprinter Taji Mathis-Akinremi is in his second year with Eastern’s track and field team.
From Chicago, Mathis-Akinremi attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School and got his start on the...
The indoor track and field season has come to an end, and the Panthers had numerous athletes compete in the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship.
Eastern’s men’s...
Graduate hurdler and jumper Ramsey Hunt is looking for more success in his final year with the Panthers.
In spring of 2023, Hunt recorded a long jump of 26'1.50" at the OVC Outdoor Championship,...
The male Panther of the Week is going to Joe Stoddard from the track and field team.
The sophomore distance runner from Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, posted a first place finish in the DePaul Blue Demon...
From a game-winning layup to seal a win for women's basketball to both men's and women's tennis recording their first wins of the season, here is what happened within Eastern's athletics this past...
With winter sports kicking in full swing and spring sports being on the verge of starting their respective seasons, here are nine athletes to keep an eye on during the spring semester:
NaKyel...
Eastern had several different athletic events happen over the weekend. Here's a quick recap of what happened:
Women’s Basketball
The Panther’s are 11-6 overall, and they are leading the Ohio...
The male Panther of the Week is going to Ramsey Hunt.
The graduate hurdles/jumps competitor from Oakland earned a first place spot in the long jump category at the John Craft Invite Saturday afternoon.
Hunt...
In the last ten years, only three athletes from Eastern Illinois have made it to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championship, held in Eugene Oregon.
Two of the three athletes...
The female Panther of the Week is going to McKenzie Oslanzi from the softball team.
The freshman pitcher from Marseilles picked up her 20th win of the season in the third and final game of the series...
The female Panther of the Week is going to Addison Brown from the tennis team.
The senior from Evansville, Indiana, won both her doubles match and singles match against the University of Southern Indiana...
![[THUMBNAIL EDITION] (From left to right) Head football coach Chris Wilkerson works with his son student assistant coach Peyton Wilkerson at football practice at O'Brien Field on the Eastern Illinois University campus on Thursday.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FB_25_O-1-e1744234837107-1200x596.jpg)
![[Thumbnail Edition] Charleston High School sophomore Railyn Cox pitches the ball during Charleston's 8-7 win over Flora High School on Monday, March 31.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SBHS_01_O-1-e1743982413843-1200x1023.jpg)
![[Thumbnail Edition] Senior Foward Macy McGlone, getsw the ball and gets the point during the first half of the game aginst Western Illinois University,, Eastern Illinois University Lost to Western Illinois University Thursday March 6 20205, 78-75 EIU lost making it the end of their season](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WBB_OVC_03_O-1-e1743361637111-1200x614.jpg)
![[Thumbnail Edition] Eastern Illinois softball senior infielder Briana Gonzalez resetting in the batter's box after a pitch at Williams Field during Eastern’s first game against Southeast Missouri State as Eastern split the games as Eastern lost the first game 3-0 and won the second 8-5 on March 28.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SBSEMO_11_O-1-e1743993806746-1200x692.jpg)
![The Weeklings lead guitarist John Merjave [Left] and guitarist Bob Burger [Right] perform "I Am the Walrus" at The Weeklings Beatles Bash concert in the Dvorak Concert Hall on Saturday.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WL_01_O-1200x900.jpg)
