Once Eastern's men's track and field team begins it's outdoor season, sophomore multi Ben Jessup will finally get to compete in the decathlon.
If Jessup had it his way, his debut would’ve come last...
On June 6, former EIU pitcher Hayden Birdsong stepped out on Wrigley Field to the pitching mound.
Wearing his San Francisco Giants jersey with “Birdsong” in big letters on the back above...
Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor
• January 21, 2025
Sarah Hagg struggles to recall a day in her life when she wasn’t playing soccer.
From a young age, the former center back for Eastern’s women’s soccer team spent many hours per day playing...
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...
Eastern’s women’s swim team won their first meet of the year during senior night against Lewis University 142-119 on Friday evening in the Padovan Pool.
Eastern were able to win nine out of the...
Redshirt junior guard Obadiah Curtis grew up playing basketball, but he didn’t start taking it seriously until the age of 13.
Since then, the Fresno, California, native made a name for himself...
Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor
• January 15, 2025
Mahomet-Seymour High School needs a new athletic conference.
As the village of Mahomet continues to grow, so does the school system. A couple of years ago, the junior high school building had over...
Kiyley Flowers has been to three universities in just four years. Her latest stop is at Eastern Illinois University, where she said she is the happiest she has been in her college career.
A...
On a sunny day in Los Angeles, former Eastern quarterback and current Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stepped into SoFi Stadium with custom cleats to highlight K9s for Warriors.
K9s...
Redshirt sophomore defensive midfielder Liz Galvin for Eastern’s women’s soccer team jumped right into a seven-on-seven tournament in February after an entire winter of minimal training.
She...
Redshirt sophomore running back MJ Flowers grew up in a Christian household, but it wasn’t until January 2024 when he proclaimed his faith to God.
That true foundation in faith, he said, helped...
