CHAMPAIGN — A week after winning the NCAA championship in the 5,000-meter run, Illinois junior Angela Bizzarri was named a second-team Academic All-American by ESPN the Magazine.
The Mason, Ohio, native holds a 3.55 grade-point average in molecular and cellular biology. She is the first Illinois track and field or cross-country athlete to be recognized by ESPN the Magazine since Cassie Hunt in 2006.

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NCAA champions Angela Bizzarri and Paul Ruggeri have been named Dike Eddleman Award winners for 2008-09.

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It's impossible to start a race which requires running for at least 2 1/2 hours without looking down the road a bit.

Jeff Huth spent months researching how much Illinois has spent on recruiting in recent years. He found that across the board, the Illini are major players on the recruiting scene.

CHAMPAIGN – If you haven't seen Laura DeBruler, the slam-bang kill-shot artist from Downers Grove, you'll get your last chance Friday and maybe Saturday at Huff Hall.