Kaitlin Cordes, Track and Field Reporter
• April 29, 2018
Senior Brion Portis broke the school triple jump record over the weekend, leaping 41 feet, 10 inches at the Drake Relays Saturday.
Portis placed sixth overall in the event, and she beat the previous school...
Kaitlin Cordes, Track and Field Reporter
• April 5, 2018
Inclement weather expected over the weekend forced the Eastern track and field team to head to Western Kentucky on Friday instead of its scheduled meet at Indiana State.
A forecast of snow has pushed...
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 1, 2018
Eastern junior Pedra Hicks setting the school record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.35 on Friday in the EIU Big Blue Classic, that was real. The men’s track and field team placing second...
Alex Hartman, Track and Field Reporter
• March 22, 2018
A long lay off and time to reflect on the indoor season has Eastern track and field ready to begin the outdoor season this weekend.
The team competed well throughout the indoor season as the men’s...
Alex Hartman, Track and Field Reporter
• February 22, 2018
The indoor track and field season reaches an end, as the Ohio Valley Conference Championship meet is Friday in Lantz Fieldhouse.
On Feb. 16 at the Eastern Friday Night Special, the team built some good...
Kaitlin Cordes, Track and Field Reporter
• February 20, 2018
Freshman Kate Bushue is still trying to gain her footing on the Eastern track and field team. However, Bushue said her performance last Friday gave her the boost she needed to feel like a solid part of...
Alex Hartman, Track and Field Reporter
• February 8, 2018
Eastern’s track and field team continue their lengthy road trip this weeked as they head to Allendale Michigan to compete for the Grand Valley State Big Meet.
This meet marks the final road meet for...
Alex Hartman, Track and Field/Cross Country Reporter
• January 16, 2018
Saturday’s track and field meet was highlighted by senior high jumper Haleigh Knapp setting the Eastern indoor record in the high jump with a height of 1.83 meters.
The previous record, also held by...
Alex Hartman, Track and Field/Cross Country Reporter
• December 7, 2017
The Eastern track team took a slight blow as they lost a handful of star athletes this season, but Eastern did add a few new competitors that will look to fill in the holes and compete at a high level....
Tom O'Connor, Track and Field Reporter
• December 7, 2017
The Eastern track and field team will head for the starting line to kick off the 2018 season, with five teams expected to compete for the Early Bird track tournament at Lantz Field House Friday.
As the...
Winning the OVC 2017-2018 Indoor Track and Field Championship is not old news for Eastern’s men’s and women’s track teams.
Earning the championship, at none other than the team’s home venue of...
Alex Hartman, Cross Country Reporter
• November 14, 2017
Senior Maria Baldwin led all Eastern runners by finishing in 62nd place with a time of 21 minutes 21 seconds, which set the all-time Eastern 6K record.
Eastern competed hard but ended up finishing...
