Abraham Johnson stared at the scoreboard in disbelief. The Eastern Illinois freshman had qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a personal-best triple jump of 16.10...

Graduate hurdler and jumper Ramsey Hunt is looking for more success in his final year with the Panthers.   In spring of 2023, Hunt recorded a long jump of 26'1.50" at the OVC Outdoor Championship,...

In the last ten years, only three athletes from Eastern Illinois have made it to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championship, held in Eugene Oregon. Two of the three athletes...

The Eastern men's track and field team placed second at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track Tournament. First year Director of Track and Field James Gildon mentioned how he wasn’t disappointed...

Eastern’s track and field team has hit the road to head to the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship meet.   The OVC standings for the track meet consist of multiple Eastern...

Transitioning in from Bowling Green State University, first-year director of track and field James Gildon felt he needed someone to help bridge the gap between coach and athlete. Luckily for him,...

The student portion of student athletes tends to be left aside by fans as college sports become more and more of a spectacle.  The reasoning behind this is valid. Our brains are not wired to think...

In all of school history, Eastern track and field has sent four athletes to the Olympics. One of these four has been honored for the past 10 years at Eastern’s premier track meet. The namesake...

First-year Director of Track and Field/Cross Country James Gildon coached his first track meet as director on Thursday. This was the Eastern Illinois Early Bird meet, which took place in the Lantz...