A column on the celebration of 100 years of men’s basketball noted the affection with which Illinois Wesleyan basketball is held on campus and in the community.
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Saluki Olivia Lett is transferring to Illinois Wesleyan, citing its No. 1-ranked women’s basketball team and academic clout. Also reported in The Pantagraph.
Illinois Wesleyan was named as an example that schools where academics are a priority still have successful athletic teams.
New or used sneakers and basketballs are being collected at Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan University to support “Hoops for Haiti,” a basketball mission trip organized by Mark Aubry ‘96.
Eliud Gonzalez ‘12, Titan basketball player and graduate of Richards High School in Oak Lawn, was quoted in a story on fellow Richards graduate, current Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade.
Lauren Alpert, a graduate of Maine South High School, earned All-American recognition as a first-year student running for the Illinois Wesleyan track team.
The Titan football team is traveling to Austria and the Czech Republic to compete and to experience different cultures.
Kraig Ladd ‘10, a Shelbyville High School graduate, will travel to Europe with Wesleyan’s football team this summer.
Illinois Wesleyan’s football team, including Westville’s Eli Justin Williams ‘11, will be traveling to Austria and the Czech Republic in June for an athletic and cultural exchange trip.
Members of Illinois Wesleyan’s women’s basketball team have been volunteering time with a local third-grade class.