TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Angela Bizzarri won the White race at the Pre-Nationals Invitational cross-country meet on Saturday, leading No. 18 Illinois to fifth place in the 37-team field.

The Illini senior finished the 6-kilometer event in 20 minutes, 27.8 seconds – the No. 3 overall time behind Blue race champion Jenny Barringer (19:50.9) of Colorado and runner-up Susan Kuijken (20:20.8) of Florida State.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Kylie McCulley had 22 kills and No. 12 Illinois rallied from two sets down to defeat No. 6 Michigan 21-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-11 on Saturday.

Each week we'll rank our top three candidates for the 2009-10 Dike Eddleman Award, which annually goes to the top male and female athletes at the University of Illinois.

1. Scott Langley, golf. Junior stands No. 12 in Golfweek/Sagarin national ratings.

No. 9 UCLA wins on late goal; volleyball team swept

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URBANA – A veteran Illinois women's cross-country team and a sophomore-heavy UI men's squad will open their seasons Friday in the Illini Challenge at the UI Arboretum course.

The women's 4-kilometer race starts at 5 p.m., with the men's 6K event scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

As prospective members of the 2013 graduating class, you hit your first classes today at a most exciting time sportswise. The Illini have so many arrows pointing up, they look like a porcupine.

Bob Zuppke checks in as Loren Tate's greatest Illini coach of all time. Read on for the rest — and his explanation as to why he picked the way he did.

CHAMPAIGN — Former Illinois women’s track and field coach Gary Winckler will be among six people inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in December in Orlando, Fla.
Winckler coached for 34 years, including 23 at the helm of Illinois’ program.