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Eastern Illinois University sophomore catcher Sophia Olman runs home after hiting a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles in game two of a weekend series Sunday afternoon at Williams Field. The Panthers won game one on Saturday afternoon 5-2, game two 3-1 and game three 9-1 on Sunday for a weekend series at Williams Field. The Panthers currently rank 22-17 overall and 14-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Panthers of the Week: Sophia Olman, Ian Hollander

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor April 13, 2025

The female Panther of the Week is going to Sophia Olman from the softball team. The sophomore catcher from South Elgin recorded her first home run of the season against Southern Indiana on Saturday...

[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.

Panthers of the Week: Alex Siatos, Briana Gonzalez

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor April 6, 2025

The male Panther of the Week is going to Alex Siatos from the golf team. The freshman from Godfrey recorded a fifth place finish at the Western Illinois Intercollegiate tournament. Siatos tied for...

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Sophomore Meera Upadhyay Played in six of eight events during the 2023-24 season.

New golf simulator opens in Lantz Complex for team

Braden Boyer, Sports Reporter March 26, 2025

One of the old racquetball rooms in the Lantz Complex has recently taken on a new identity. The EIU golf program has taken a once popular space on campus and turned it into a state-of-the-art golf simulation...

Junior Cole Jaworski, business administration major, was the lowest scorer for the Panthers in two of their four tournaments in fall, averaging 74.3 strokes per 18 holes.

Junior transfer strives to lead men’s golf team

Braden Boyer, Sports Reporter March 4, 2025

Cole Jaworski, a junior transfer from Spokane Community College, is no stranger to golf. He grew up with a club in his hand learning from his dad, he said, and while golf wasn’t necessarily his favorite...

Junior Addison Brown plays doubles vs Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on the Rex Darling Courts Saturday afternoon. Brown loses in her doubles match against the Cougars 6-1.

Golf, tennis finish 2023 seasons

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor April 27, 2023

Eastern’s men’s and women’s golf and women’s tennis teams all represented EIU at their respective Ohio Valley Conference Championships over the last week and a half. Take a look at how the teams...

Isabel Spanburg, a junior majoring in Biological Sciences, watches her shot during the Indiana State Invite at the Country Club of Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana, on April 3, 2022. Spanburg finished the invite in 50th place, shooting a 36-hole total of 183.

EIU’s fall golf season in full swing

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor September 30, 2022

The men and women of the Eastern golf teams both competed in tournaments on Monday and Tuesday.   The men competed in the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational in Madison, Ill., and the women competed in...

Isabel Spanburg, a junior majoring in Biological Sciences, watches her shot during the Indiana State Invite at the Country Club of Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana, on April 3, 2022. Spanburg finished the invite in 50th place, shooting a 36-hole total of 183.

Golf teams open fall season

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor September 20, 2022

The women and men of Eastern golf return to the links with many familiar faces as their fall seasons begin this week and next week.  The EIU women’s golf team returns four golfers from last year...

Hernandez earns top-10 finish at Butler tournament

Mark Shanahan, Men’s Golf Reporter March 9, 2017

Sophomore Alvaro Hernandez finished off an impressive start to the spring season with a sixth place finish at the Butler Spring Break tournament. Hernandez followed up his first round score of 73 with...

Golf team comes in 15th place

Bob Reynolds, Staff Reporter October 28, 2014

The Eastern women’s golf team finished in last place out of 15 teams in the rain-shortened Evansville Fall Intercollegiate, ending its fall season. Heavy rains canceled the tournament on Tuesday, so...

Men’s golf team finishes fourth in Chicago

Bob Reynolds, Staff Reporter September 24, 2014

Twin brothers Ryan and Daniel Hughes led the Eastern men’s golf team to a fourth-place finish in the Chicago State Invitational on Monday and Tuesday in Chicago. The Hughes brothers finished tied...

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