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.
First-year Director of Track and Field James Gildon oversaw the 10th annual John Craft Invitational in the Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse on Saturday. This was Coach Gildon’s second-ever meet while director at Eastern and his first meet with more than two schools attending. Teams from IUPUI, University of Missouri-Saint Louis, Vincennes College, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
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.