Showing posts with label athletics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label athletics. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Chris Lowe: Athletic performance on and off the field

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University of Illinois Springfield athletes may be at home, but during remote learning they were still actively training with athletics staf...
Friday, April 17, 2020

Jumping through hoops

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Despite being one thousand miles apart, UIS Women’s Basketball Coach Casey Thousand is running drills with her team and having weekly meetin...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Leadership lived: UIS tennis player helps fellow students off the court

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Kaitlyn Thornhill came to the University of Illinois Springfield to be part of the women’s tennis team. However, she quickly discovered...
Thursday, January 24, 2019

Leadership lived: Senior helps boost school spirit as an intern for UIS Athletics

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  Nick Reynolds is helping to boost school spirit as a marketing and engagement intern for the University of Illinois Springfield Athlet...
Thursday, January 10, 2019

Leadership lived: Springfield native becomes a leader on the court in his hometown

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As a star basketball player at Springfield’s Lanphier High School, Aundrae Williams knew he wanted to continue his career in his hometow...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Leadership lived: UIS Tennis player “steps out of her shell” to help people in need and support international students

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Tennis player Mae Flight , a global studies major, says the University of Illinois Springfield has taught her to be more outgoing and se...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Leadership lived: International student becomes a leader on and off of the course at UIS

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When international student Maria Espinosa came to the University of Illinois Springfield from Colombia to play on the UIS women’s golf t...
Monday, March 19, 2018

Leadership lived: UIS baseball player Michael Rothmund enjoys breaking records and mentoring teammates

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  Michael Rothmund grew up playing baseball and watching the Chicago Cubs on television while dreaming of playing on the collegiate leve...
Thursday, December 07, 2017

Leadership lived: Business Administration major wins award for overall excellence

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As Regina Bolin puts it, “you don’t always have to be the loudest person in the room” to be a leader. Bolin, a senior business administr...
Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Leadership lived: UIS women’s soccer player gets involved on and off the field

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    Jasmin Lisowski has been playing soccer since she was in kindergarten. Now, she’s living her dream playing NCAA Division II women’s s...
Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Leadership lived: Transfer student takes full advantage of all UIS has to offer

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  Garrad Straube transferred to the University of Illinois Springfield to be part of the men’s cross country and track and field team...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Leadership lived: Basketball player overcomes adversity on and off the court

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University of Illinois Springfield men’s basketball player Zach Steinberg says he’s learned that leadership is not about age, but how y...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Leadership lived: UIS volleyball player represents student-athletes on a national level

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  University of Illinois Springfield volleyball player Ashley Beaton , a senior psychology major, represents NCAA Division II athletes o...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Leadership lived: Cross Country runner finds home at UIS

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  Eli Cook has always wanted to attend the University of Illinois Springfield . However, it wasn’t until the school added a cross count...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Leadership lived: Cheerleading captain helps boost school spirit

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  Katie Selway has been a cheerleader nearly all of her life. Now, she’s helping to spread school spirit at the University of Illinois ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Leadership lived: Student-athlete winning in the classroom and on the course

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Rebbecca Ramirez of Springfield has been playing golf ever since her father bought her a pair of clubs at a garage sale. Now, as a membe...
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

UIS Director of Athletics Kim Pate named a Woman of Influence

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University of Illinois Springfield Director of Athletics Kim Pate has been named one of the five Security Bank and Springfield Busines...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Leadership lived: UIS tennis player stays busy on and off the court

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Faith Hook has been playing tennis since she was 13-years-old. Her love of the game brought her to the University of Illinois Springfie...
Friday, October 31, 2014

Leadership lived: Volleyball player learns lessons on the court

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As a volleyball player at the University of Illinois Springfield , Carly Wesolowski has learned a lot about leadership on and off the c...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Leadership lived: Soccer player finds perfect fit on and off the field

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Manuel Gomez , a business administration and global studies major, chose the University of Illinois Springfield because of the personali...