The Eastern Illinois athletics department announced Thursday morning that it changed several home sporting events due to inclement weather in the area this weekend.
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Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 23, 2023
EIU’s men’s track took first place in the OVC Indoor Track & Field Championships for the first time since the 2019-2020 at the two-day meet in Birmingham, Ala.
The meet was held Wednesday into...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 15, 2023
Junior track and field distance runner Adam Swanson broke a record that no one has been able to touch in the last 44 years.
He officially has run the fastest mile in EIU history. At the Iowa State...
Financial difficulties have been at the forefront of EIU Athletic Director Tom Michael’s eight-year tenure. Michael has faced a substantial budget deficit, a nearly two-year-long budget impasse and the...
With the EIU Big Blue Classic now in the rear-view mirror, the 2022 outdoor track season is officially underway for the Eastern men’s and women’s track and field teams.
The Classic, held April 1 at...
The 2022 outdoor track season is underway, and the Eastern men’s and women’s track and field teams will host the EIU Big Blue Classic Friday at O’Brien Field.
The men’s team opened its season...
The Eastern track teams and swimming teams are coming off weekend competitions with more coming up this weekend.
The men’s and women’s swimming teams participated in a meet at Wabash College over...
The Eastern men's and women's track teams will open the 2021-22 indoor season Friday with the EIU Early Bird Meet held in the Lantz Fieldhouse.
The Panthers will be hosting Southern Indiana and Central...
Women’s track and field coach Tom Akers announced the addition of two All-State athletes that will be joining the team next season. Abby Nicholson and Sophia Keith each signed with the track and field...
The men and women’s track and field teams are back in action this weekend as they host the annual EIU John Craft Invite.
The Division I teams that are participating in the John Craft Invite are Illinois...
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