CHAMPAIGN — Illinois junior Scott Langley will become the first Illini golfer to compete in the Western Refining All-American Golf Classic. The tournament, which includes 32 All-Americans from the 2008-09 season, begins Sunday at the El Paso (Texas) Country Club. The event began in 1974, and past champions include Tiger Woods, Davis Love III and David Duval.

CHAMPAIGN – An injury has ended Ashley Edinger's record-setting volleyball career at Illinois.

An MRI test this week on the senior libero's left knee revealed a season-ending ACL tear, the school announced Wednesday. Edinger, the Illini's career digs leader, was injured Saturday during the third set of a Big Ten match at Purdue.

WINDERMERE, Fla. — Sixth-ranked Illinois finished ninth in the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational men’s golf tournament Tuesday.
The Illini shot a 10-over-par 298 in the final round for a 54-hole total of 901. Illinois finished 20 strokes behind team champion and top-ranked Oklahoma State but was within 5 strokes of fifth place.

WINDERMERE, Fla. – The Illinois men's golf team opened the loaded Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in 10th place Sunday after an opening-round 306 (18 over par).

Luke Guthrie was tied for 14th, 5 strokes behind the leaders after shooting a 1-over 73.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Raquel Hopton and Kaitlyn Wampler both finished at 10-over-par 226 to finish in second place and lead the Illinois women’s golf team to a runner-up finish at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate on Sunday.

The Illini finished 4 strokes behind team champion Missouri State.

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.

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Today: Steve Stricker for birdie @ 10 2009 President’s Cup

SAN FRANCISCO — The United States built a quick lead Thursday in the Presidents Cup with a dominant performance from Tiger Woods and former Illini Steve Stricker and a large surge by Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim.
Woods and Stricker played bogey-free in the difficult alternate-shot format, making four birdies on the opening six holes to build a big lead and closing out Geoff Ogilvy and 18-year-old Ryo Ishikawa on the 14th hole when Woods made a 15-foot birdie for a 6-and-4 victory.