by Molly Clutter/Sports Editor

During the summer, athletic trainers are still at work. Some athletic trainers stick around Charleston to help the athletes who stay over the summer, and other trainers get internships with high-profiled National Football League teams. According to Associate Athletic Director Mark Bonnstetter, about four to five students have gotten internships with NFL teams over the last several years. (0) comments

by Bob Bajek/Sports Reporter

Mary Wallace has been doing a balancing act between coaching women's track and field and working as senior women's administrator during the last three years. By early July, the act concluded. Wallace was hired as assistant athletic director, but had to give up her love of coaching in the process. (0) comments

The Eastern Illinois women's basketball team climbed three spots in the national rankings in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association 2007-08 Academic Top 25 Team honor roll. The Panthers are now ranked No. 7 with a 3.475 cumulative team GPA. GPAs are calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by each student-athlete on an institution's roster in the given academic terms by the total number of hours earned by the team. (0) comments