The Panther track and field teams participated in two meets over the weekend. Twenty-three athletes traveled up to the University of Illinois to compete in the Illinois Challenge. Thirty more athletes went to compete in the Jaguar Invite at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Eastern’s 4×400 meter team, consisting of freshman Billy Bailey Jr., freshman Daniel.
The Eastern cross-country teams swept the Ohio Valley Conference Cross-Country Championship last Saturday in Morehead, Kentucky. This was the second year in a row that both teams won the conference meet. The men’s cross country won their 4th straight OVC championship trophy. They have won every year since 2020. The men’s team was led by.
The women’s cross country team will be racing in the Louisville Cross Country Classic on Saturday, at 10:15 AM. Eastern can only bring ten women with them to this historically competitive meet. Freshman Bella Marcum discussed how she is very confident in the group Head Coach Erin Howarth chose to compete in Louisville. “These 10 women.
The women’s cross-country team for Eastern is looking to continue their winning streak at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational on Friday. The Panthers won the Walt Crawford open last week with a commanding performance from junior Mackenzie Aldridge. Aldridge finished with a 5K time of 18.09.20; a full 14.8 seconds before second place, Indiana State’s.
The Panthers’ cross-country teams ran at the EIU Walt Crawford Open on Friday afternoon. Eastern’s women’s team finished with a score of 27, beating Indiana State, Vincennes, and Kaskaskia College. The women’s team finished first as a result of performances from senior Mackenzie Aldridge and freshmen Bella Marcum and Brenda Torres, who were the top.