Sophia Beckmon, a freshman at the University of Illinois, won the women's long jump title at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships with a distance of 21-4 (6.50m) on Thursday at Hayward Field. Beckmon, a former high school star at Oregon City, had a larg...

Rose Yeboah from Illinois earned a share of the women's high jump title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after becoming one of three jumpers to clear a meet record height of 1.97m (6-5.50) on Saturday at Hayward Field. It's the first high jump title f...

Amber Simpson, a graduate student-athlete at Illinois representing Wales, finished fifth in the women's hammer throw competition at the NCAA Division 1 West Regionals at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Ark. Simpson also qualified for the Division...

Olivia Howell, a junior at Illinois, won the women's 1,500-meter title in 4:20.13 and placed second in the 5,000-meter final in 16:12.40 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Bloomington, Ind.

Former Illinois runner and Olympian Craig Virgin discusses his former coach, Gary Wieneke, with David Woods. 

Charlton Ehizuelen speaks about former Illinois coach at first Gary Wieneke Memorial meet.

Rob Mango discusses his former coach, Gary Wieneke, with David Woods. 

Mike Durkin, a former Olympian and Illinois alum, discusses the legacy of his former coach, Gary Wieneke, and the inaugural meet named after him in Champaign, Ill.