Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 26, 2023
Winning coach of the year is nothing new for Erin Howarth.
Howarth is the head coach of Eastern’s cross country team and the distance coach for the track and field team.
Since being hired in 2010,...
Sofia Turek, Contributing Writer
• December 9, 2022
On a cold November morning, where the sun was shining bright, Dustin Hatfield was one of the last cross-country players to finish his warmup running on the jagged grey gravel by the Campus Pond.
He...
The Eastern men’s and women’s cross country teams swept the OVC Cross Country Championships in Cookeville, Tennessee last Saturday for the first time since 2001.
Saturday’s championship wins...
Dylan Meek, Cross Country Reporter
• October 13, 2022
The Eastern Illinois Cross Country teams head to Peoria for the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday.
The first race begins at 1:30 PM. The Men’s team will compete in the 8K, and the Women will compete...
Dylan Meek, Cross Country Reporter
• October 5, 2022
After setting the school record in the 8K at last year at the Louisville Classic, graduate student Dustin Hatfield did it again, finishing 5th out of 301 in the men’s race and breaking his record he...
Dylan Meek, Cross Country Reporter
• September 30, 2022
The Eastern Illinois men's and women's cross country teams head to the Louisville Classic Saturday, Oct. 1st the men’s 8K begins at 9:30 a.m. and the women’s 5K begins at 10:15 a.m.
It is one of...
Maurice Phipps, Cross Country Reporter
• September 4, 2022
The Eastern men’s and women’s cross country teams had a strong showing at the Walt Crawford Open on Friday afternoon as they placed second and third, respectively.
Coach Erin Howarth said that...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• September 1, 2022
EIU, the defending Ohio Valley Conference cross country champion team, will begin their season Friday at home in the Walt Crawford Open hosted at the Tom Woodall Panther Trail. EIU returns this season...
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...
1. Dustin Hatfield
The name Dustin Hatfield can be found all over the Eastern track and field and cross country record books.
Hatfield had several school records in his crosshairs during the 2021 cross...
Dustin Hatfield's record-setting season for the men's cross country team is not over just yet.
It was announced Saturday that Hatfield was selected for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships...
The season will continue for the Eastern men's and women's cross country teams as they compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday.
The men's team is coming off their second-straight OVC Championship...
