Laura DeBruler Santos Volleyball, 2007–10 Among the University’s most celebrated volleyball players, DeBruler Santos tallied 577 kills her freshman year, the third-highest single-season number in the program’s history. Unanimously chosen
For a University of Illinois men’s basketball player, beating IU is always a priority. But when the Hoosiers are ranked No. 1 in the nation, the importance of an Illinois
Isaiah Martinez, LAS ’18, started wrestling at age 4 in Corcoran, Calif. Turned out to be an excellent choice. It was a family thing. His older brother, Steven, was a
George Kerr, Men’s Track & Field, 1958–60 Kerr won back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1959 and 1960 in the 800-meter and was a seven-time Big Ten champion in middle distances
Memorial Stadium opened in 1923, but its formal dedication came a year later—at the next season’s Homecoming game. The mighty Michigan Wolverines hadn’t lost in two years, but after pregame
During a stellar track career, hurdler Perdita Felicien, ’04 AHS, ran in the Summer Olympics (twice), won a World Championship and captured three NCAA titles. But ask the U of
In the spring of 1902, the Illini baseball team launched the most ambitious road trip in school history—two weeks on the East Coast, visiting the cream of the college crop:
As the greatest all-around athlete in U of I history, Thomas Dwight “Dike” Eddleman, ’49 AHS, excelled in three sports during the mid-to-late 1940s. In football, Eddleman set longstanding records
Sophomore basketball forward Luke Goode played in 28 games last year; by season’s end, his 3-pointers off the bench helped power the Illini to the second round of the NCAA
Late in the football game against Purdue on Nov. 12, Illini star running back Chase Brown, ’22 LAS, suffered what appeared to be a significant leg injury. As the team’s
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