Distance runners thrive in first day of indoor track championships
Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor
February 26, 2020
The Eastern men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams opened day one of the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track Championships with distance medley relay wins from the men and women, plus other strong individual preliminary times. On the men’s side, the relay of sophomore Franky Romano, senio...
Panthers have 10 top-10 finishes at Friday Night Special
Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor
February 23, 2020
Junior MaKenna Wilson set the Eastern all-time indoor record for the shot put as 14 athletes placed in the top ten at the EIU Friday Night Special last week. Wilson recorded a personal-best throw of 50-9.25, topping the previous record of 50-6 set by Kandace Arnold back in 2010, and Wilson’s m...
EIU track, field teams to host EIU Friday Night Special
Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor
February 19, 2020
Dustin Hatfield headlines Eastern’s track and field team as the Panthers get ready to compete Friday. Eastern will host the EIU Friday Night Special Friday in the Lantz Field House, and Hatfield comes into the competition as the last Eastern athlete to win an OVC Athlete of the Week award: The Oh...
3 Panthers set all-time bests at Notre Dame
Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor
February 9, 2020
Senior Lindsey Carlson, redshirt senior Grace Rowan and redshirt sophomore Dustin Hatfield all moved into the top ten in Eastern’s all-time top ten for different events at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite. Carlson, who also played four years for Eastern’s women’s soccer team, took home sixth-plac...
Thomas takes OVC honor, leads track, field into Meyo Invite
Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor
February 5, 2020
The men’s and women’s track and field teams gear up for the Notre Dame Meyo Invite set to begin Friday at 4 p.m. and run through Saturday. The long jump and weight throw kick off the invite with the running events to follow at 4:30 p.m. Saturday’s events begin at 10:30 a.m. Redshirt senior Sh...
Track, field ready to compete against 9 schools at Iowa meet
Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor
January 29, 2020
The two-day Iowa Black and Gold Premier begins for the Eastern men’s and women’s track and field teams starting Friday at 1 p.m. Both teams are starting to find some traction, as this marks the fourth scheduled invite of the indoor season and third of the new year. Last time out at the Illinois ...
Eastern track, field will compete among 11 teams at Illinois Invite
Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor
January 22, 2020
The Eastern men’s and women’s track and field teams return to action on Friday at the Illinois Invite. The first day (Friday) begins at 2 p.m. with the heptathlon and pentathlon, and the second day (Saturday) begins at 9 a.m. with the field events before running events start at 11:40 a.m. Redshirt sophomore Dustin ...
Eastern track, field win big in EIU Big Blue Classic
Blake Faith, Track and Field Reporter
March 31, 2019
Eastern’s track and field program posted five individual first place finishes, set two new school records, and posted 15 top-three finishes, despite weather canceling some events this weekend at the EIU Big Blue Classic. “With it being a shortened meet I thought we competed very well,” track and ...
EIU track, field set to host Big Blue Classic
Blake Faith, Track and Field Reporter
March 28, 2019
Eastern’s track and field programs will look to bring the momentum from the Southern Illinois Bill Cornell Classic to the EIU Big Blue Classic Friday and Saturday. This will be the only home meet of the outdoor season. Track and Field Director Brenton Emanuel wants his athletes to take advantag...
Eastern track, field ready for first outdoor meet of spring
Blake Faith, Track and Field Reporter
March 21, 2019
The last time Eastern’s track and field program competed was last month when the program competed in the OVC Indoor Championships. While that was the last result of indoor season, Brenton Emanuel, the track and field director, wants to put indoor in the past and begin a fresh start in his first out...
Eastern track, field earns 13 top-20 finishes at Meyo Invite
Blake Faith, Track and Field Reporter
February 3, 2019
The Eastern track and field program competed hard in the Notre Dame Meyo Invite, finishing the meet with 13 top-20 finishes. Those results and personal bests are all confidence boosts to build on throughout the season’s progress. Among those thirteen top-20 finishes was a bit of history off an individual personal b...
Smith wins triple-jump, Eastern places 23
Blake Faith, Track and Field Reporter
January 27, 2019
The Eastern track and field program gained more momentum toward the rest of its season, earning 23 top-10 finishes at the Iowa Black and Gold Premier. “I was hoping to see some good performances, some seasonal best and personal best this weekend,” said Brenton Emanuel, director of track and field....
