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Eastern Illinois men's and women's track opened the indoor season on Friday hosting the EIU Early Bird meet against Indiana State and Southeast Missouri at the Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse. EIU had ten first place finishes.

Dec 7th 2012, 9:21pm 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Indoor Track Season Begins On Friday

Eastern Illinois track gets underway on Friday as the Panthers host the pre-holiday break Early Bird Meet at Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse. EIU is coming off its fourth straight OVC Indoor Track Championship in both men's and women's track.

Dec 6th 2012, 10:52am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

EIU Hall Of Fame Banquet Tickets Now On Sale

Tickets for the 2012 Eastern Illinois Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet are now on sale. This year's banquet will take place on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. in the MLK Union following the Panthers home football game against Southeast Missouri. T...

Oct 5th 2012, 9:16am 849 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Track Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic

Eastern Illinois track and field teams were named to the list of USTFCCCA All-Academic teams covering the 2011-12 academic year. The EIU women posted a 3.26 team GPA for the school year while the EIU men posted a 3.08 team GPA.

Jul 27th 2012, 12:54pm 476 views 0 likes 4 shares 0 comments

Track Athletes Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honor

Three members of the Eastern Illinois track and field team have earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors as handed out by the organization. Stefan Gorol, Graham Morris and Mick Viken were all recognized by the USTFCCCA on Wednesday.

Jul 25th 2012, 5:24pm 470 views 0 likes 4 shares 0 comments

Track Athletes Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honor

Jul 25th 2012, 5:24pm 643 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

EIU Hurdlers Push Each Other To Succeed

Eastern Illinois track and field hurdlers Dominique Hall and Cory Householder are now competing side-by-side for the Panthers. Article by Jay Taft (Rockford Register Star)

Jul 19th 2012, 10:00am 661 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Sibling Rivalry Leads To Olympic Glory

Dan Steele was selected as one of the Summit League's 30th Anniversary contributors along with former EIU athletes Kevin Duckworth and Jim Maton. The following is an article on Steele published on the Summit League's website.

May 30th 2012, 9:59am 715 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

EIU Men's Track/Cross Country Sign Four

Eastern Illinois director of track and field Tom Akers has announced the signing of four athletes that will compete for the Panther men's track and field/cross country programs next season. EIU is coming off its fourth straight season in which th...

May 29th 2012, 10:44am 616 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

A Historical Run - EIU's Jim Maton

Former Eastern Illinois indoor track and field runner Jim Maton was honored as one of 30 distinguished athletes in The Summit League as the conference celebrates 30 years. EIU was a founding member of that conference and had three former athletes...

Mar 20th 2012, 11:12am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments