Eastern runner in familiar place at state track meet
Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor
May 19, 2019
If it were during the academic year, he probably would have been on the other side of the starting blocks. Even then, he actually may not be using the blocks, seeing as how he runs middle distance events for the Eastern Track and Field program. Also a member of Eastern’s men’s cross country...
Eastern cross country teams wrap up regular season
Alex Hartman, Cross Country Reporter
October 22, 2017
It is the end of the regular season for the men and women of Eastern’s cross-country teams. With the Illini Open, which took place this Friday, in the books, the moment the team has been preparing for has arrived: the OVC Championship meet. There were only a handful of runners sent to represent...
Eastern Cross Country hungry for another great season
Alex Hartman, Cross Country Reporter
August 22, 2017
The Eastern men and women’s cross country teams are looking to continue to compete at the highest level this season, and repeat the success both sides had last season. The men’s team and women’s team ended their season on a variety of high notes. Both teams earned team academic honors with cum...
Cross-country season in full swing
Alex Hartman, Cross-Country Reporter
September 18, 2016
With two meets for the Panther cross-country team in the books, the season for Eastern and the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference is in full swing. The conference is looking contested this year with Eastern Kentucky leading the men’s side, and Southeast Missouri and Eastern leading the women’s...
Baldwin a key team asset
Kaitlin Cordes, Cross Country Reporter
September 6, 2016
Junior Maria Baldwin has not only proven herself throughout her years at Eastern on the cross-country course, but she has solidified herself as a key asset to the team, and it showed in her performance at the season opener. Baldwin placed first overall in the women’s five-kilometer race last Friday...
Cross country teams outrun competition
Alex Hartman, Cross Country Reporter
September 6, 2016
The season opener for the Eastern cross country team at the EIU Walt Crawford Open last Friday was a resounding success with both the men’s and women’s teams winning team titles with total scores of 33 and 17 respectively. The second and third place teams for the men’s side were Southern Illino...
Cross Country teams anticipate successful season
Kaitlin Cordes and Alex Hartman
August 24, 2016
The men's and women's cross country team is looking to have a banner season this fall with last year's stand-outs leading the way. The season opens at the EIU Walt Crawford Open on Friday Sept. 2 at 5:30 p.m. The meet will be held on the Eastern’s Panther Trail. Senior Riley McInerney has a chance...
Fall sports getting underway
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
August 18, 2016
The new school year brings the start of Eastern’s fall sport seasons. The Eastern football team, volleyball team, men’s soccer team, women’s soccer team and men’s and women’s cross country teams’ seasons will all begin in the next week. After a second-place Ohio Valley C...
Midwest regional up next for cross country
Mark Shanahan, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2015
The men and women’s cross country teams return to action this weekend for the Midwest Regional beginning Thursday and hosted by Kansas at Rim Rock Farm. The men’s team heads into the regional ranked 15th. Prior to this season, Eastern had not been ranked in the Men’s U.S. Track & Field and...
Cross country to wear pink for breast cancer
Kaitlin Cordes, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2015
The Eastern cross country team sets out to conquer the Bradley “Pink” Classic on Friday Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Newman Golf Course in Peoria. The third annual Bradley “Pink” Classic will honor those affected by breast cancer. All of the runners’ bib numbers will be pink, and the athletes...
McInerney finishes second at ISU Invite
Bob Reynolds, Sports Editor
September 14, 2015
Eastern men’s cross country junior Riley McInerney placed second Friday night at the Country Financial Illinois State Invitational. McInerney finished with a time of 24 minutes and 41.7 seconds in the 8K course. This comes last week after McInerney finished in first place at the EIU Walt Crawford...
Cross Country looks to continue success at ISU
Blake Nash, Staff Reporter
September 9, 2015
The Eastern men’s and women’s cross country teams will try to continue its recent success at the Illinois State Invite on Friday. The Panthers won both races last week at home, which is the only time they will have a home meet this season. Expected runners for the Panthers women’s team include...
