http://illinihq.com/news/misc Latest Illini sports stories for IlliniHQ.com en-us Copyright 2010, The News-Gazette, Inc. http://illinihq.com/news/rss Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:59:18 PST <p>RICHMOND, British Columbia – As veteran teammate Chad Hedrick was saying his goodbyes nearby, Jonathan Kuck was relishing his first Olympic experience.</p> <p>Kuck, a 19-year-old Champaign speedskater, won a silver medal in team pursuit Saturday. The Urbana University High grad and Illinois junior-to-be became the first Champaign County male to medal at the Winter Olympics and, along with Champaign's Katherine Reutter, upped C-U's total to three at Vancouver.</p> http://illinihq.com/news/misc/2010/02/27/future_looks_bright_for_kuck_young_us/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST <p><strong>News you can't leave work without:</strong></p> <p>Illinois junior Jonathan Kuck still in line to earn an Olympic medal.</p> <p> </p> http://illinihq.com/news/misc/2010/02/26/5_oclock_shadow/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST <p>Illinois student Jonathan Kuck is finished with his heat in the 10,000 meters longtrack speedskating event. Kuck finished in 13 minutes, 31.78 seconds.</p> <p>After five skaters, Kuck was in third place.</p> http://illinihq.com/news/misc/2010/02/23/kuck_in_the_books/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST <p><strong>News you can't leave work without:</strong></p> <p>Illinois junior-to-be Jonathan Kuck made his Olympics debut Tuesday, finishing in eighth place — and tops among Americans — in the 10,000 meters longtrack speedskating event. On academic leave at Illinois, Kuck finished in 13 minutes, 31.78 seconds..</p> http://illinihq.com/news/misc/2010/02/23/5_oclock_shadow_kuck_eighth/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST <p>Isch term will end in the fall</p> http://illinihq.com/news/misc/2010/02/17/ncaa_search_continues/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST <p>The parents of Champaign speedskater Jonathan Kuck, Sharon and David, will check in periodically during the Vancouver Olympics.</p> <p>This morning I awoke to a phone call from my daughter, Julianne. Disappointingly, her and her husband's flight had been canceled due to snow in Dallas. Now, I expect them on Sunday, two days late. However, nothing can put a true damper on my days here at the Olympic Games. Once morning fully arrived I could appreciate the stunning views out my windows of Boundary Bay. I can see the western edge of Washington and Canada from this shore at Point Roberts, Wash.</p> http://illinihq.com/news/misc/2010/02/13/view_from_vancouver_the_kucks/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST <p>Fighting Illini basketball's T.J. Wheeler celebrates his 38th birthday today. The product of Buckner's Christopher High School was a tri-captain along with Deon Thomas and Tom Michael for the University of Illinois' 1993-94 squad.</p> http://illinihq.com/news/misc/2010/02/13/happy_birthday_tj_wheeler/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST <p>I think this is a central theme that has made Katherine the success that she is. Many kind and giving folks in the C-U and St. Louis Speed skating community have given countless hours to give our children a chance to be a big part of the World.</p> http://illinihq.com/news/misc/2010/02/12/view_from_vancouver_the_reutters/ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST