Building a legacy

Thirteen Illinois athletes competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, bringing home a total of 17 medals. Among them were Jean Driscoll, ’91 LAS, MS ’93 AHS, and sisters Tatyana, ’13 ACES and Hannah McFadden, Attending. Find out what these accomplished wheelchair racers and their coach, Adam Bleakney, ’00 LAS, MS ’02 MEDIA—a 2004 medalist—have to say about competing on an international level and the legacy they have built at Illinois. Learn More

(Photo courtesy of Rory Schweighart)