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CHAMPAIGN – Wayne Angel resigned Thursday as head coach of the Illinois men's track and field team, citing a desire to spend more time with his wife and family.

Angel, a 1982 UI graduate and former Illini track athlete, was in his seventh year as head coach at his alma mater. His resignation was effective immediately. Mike Turk, a fifth-year Illini assistant who has coached the field events, was named interim head coach for the 2010 season.

The Illinois volleyball team rose two spots, to No. 6, in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll on Monday

CHAMPAIGN – Michelle Bartsch led a balanced attack with 13 kills as No. 10 Illinois defeated Northwestern 25-20, 25-16, 25-19 on Wednesday.

Laura DeBruler and Kylie McCulley each added 12 kills for the Illini (13-3, 5-2 Big Ten), who won their fourth straight. Northwestern (11-8, 2-5) had won four straight matches at Huff Hall.

CHAMPAIGN — Amateur Wrestling News selected five Illinois wrestlers for its preseason rankings.
Sophomore Jordan Blanton and senior John Dergo are the highest-ranked Illini, each No. 11 in their respective weight classes. Blanton and Dergo are swapping classes this season, with Dergo moving up to 184 pounds and Blanton dropping to 174.

Illinois' Scott Langley shot even-par 70 Monday and is 2 shots off the lead after the first round of the U.S. Amateur Championship in Tulsa, Okla.

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.