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CHAMPAIGN — Illinois women’s track and field coach Tonja Buford-Bailey will serve as an assistant coach for Team USA at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships next month in Germany.
Buford-Bailey will assist head coach Chandra Cheeseborough as the sprints/hurdles coach at the championships, scheduled Aug. 15-23.

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.

In her words

We asked women's Athlete of the Year Angela Bizzarri to describe why her time at Illinois is so special:

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Andrew Riley capped an impressive freshman season at Illinois with another All-America honor.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – She was the top seed entering the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5,000 meters, so winning a national championship wasn't out of the question for Illini junior Angela Bizzarri.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Illinois freshman Andrew Riley advanced to the 110-meter hurdles semifinals, clocking 13.88 seconds and finishing seventh overall Thursday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

In the women’s shot put final, Illinois’ Aja Evans placed fifth with a toss of 53 feet, 111/4 inches. Florida’s Mariam Kevkhishvili won with a mark of 58-41/2.