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October 2011 Archives
Tennis Talk takes fans behind the scenes of the Illini women's tennis
team. In the second edition, sophomore Allison Falkin gives fans an
inside look at the team's trip to the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional.

Continue reading Tennis Talk with Allison Falkin: 2nd Edition.
Each week the Olympic Sports Update will provide a recap of all the
Fighting Illini action from the previous week (Oct. 17-23). The soccer
team picked up a pair of victories to extend its win streak to seven games
and secure a runner-up finish in the conference. The volleyball team
swept Northwestern before suffering its first defeat of the season with a
four-set loss at Nebraska. The cross country teams, who competed at the
Illini Open last week, are gearing up to host the Big Ten Cross Country
Championships on Oct. 30. Both tennis squads continued fall action, the
women's golf team earned a top-three finish at the Hoosier Invitational
and the swimming and diving kicked off the season at home.
Continue reading 2011 Fall Olympic Sports Update #9.
Continue reading Illini in the NFL - Week 7.
Continue reading Chip Shots with Jackie Calamaro.
Continue reading Illini Ink: Women's Gym Online Journal Week 5.
Dear Illini Fans,
I want to personally thank each and every one of you who participated in Stripe the Stadium Saturday at Memorial Stadium against Ohio State. Even though the final score didn't turn out the way we wanted, the atmosphere and unique setting created by the alternating Orange and Blue sections were terrific. I spent some time with Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, and he was very impressed. The participation was so good, that we may plan to make "Stripe the Stadium" an annual event at an Illini home football game. Great job by all!
Continue reading Open Mike: Thank You Illini Nation.
Each week the Olympic Sports Update will provide a recap of all the
Fighting Illini action from the previous week (Oct. 10-16). The No. 1
volleyball team continued its undefeated season with a midweek win over
No. 20 Michigan and a five-set victory over Michigan State on Saturday
night. The soccer team jumped into second place in the Big Ten following
a pair of 1-0 wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin. The men's golf team
wrapped up its fall season with a third-place finish at the Jack
Nicklaus Invitational and a third Big Ten Golfer of the Week accolade.
Both cross country teams competed at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational
and the men's tennis squad played at the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional. The
women's golf team is currently playing in the final round of the Hoosier
Fall Invitational while the swimming and diving team will kick off the
season with Splash Bash.
Continue reading 2011 Fall Olympic Sports Update #8.
Continue reading Illini in the NFL - Week 6.
The Intermat individual and team preseason rankings have been released and Illinois will head into the 2011-12 season tied for ninth. Six Illini will begin the season with a national ranking, including two who earn a top-five spot in their respective weight classes.
Junior B.J. Futrell is ranked No. 4 at 133 after earning his first career All-America honor after placing fourth at the Big Ten Championships. He finished the year 28-10 and topped four top-10 foes last season. The top-five ranking is a career-best.
Jordan Blanton, a junior from Richmond, Ill., is ranked No. 3 at 174 and will be major player on the national scene for the Illini this year. Blanton returns after suffering a back injury that ended his 2010-11 season. In 2010, he out-performed his No. 5 seed at the Big Ten Championships, finishing third, and out-performed his No. 10 seed at the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish that clinched his first career All-America honor. Blanton defeated five ranked opponents that season on his way to a 25-9 season mark.
Senior Eric Terrazas opens the season ranked a career-best No. 10 at 149 after qualifying automatically for his first career NCAA Championships by placing fifth at last year's Big Ten Championships. Sophomore Mario Gonzalez heads into the new season ranked No. 16 at 197, a career-high after compiling a 10-3 record last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Freshman Jesse Delgado battles for the starting spot at 125, ranked at No. 18 after having a great summer competing on the Junior World Team. Sophomore Jackson Morse is ranked a career-high No. 19 at 157 after qualifying for last year's NCAA Championships as an at-large selection after finishing seventh at the Big Ten Championships.
Continue reading Chip Shots with Michelle Mayer.
After Illinois' 41-20 victory over Indiana last Saturday, former Illini Matt Isenberg and his family celebrated a mammoth win in his ongoing rehabilitation and recovery from multiple brain hemorrhages that left him with Wernicke's Aphasia.
Continue reading Matt Isenberg Fundraiser Update.
Nine Illinois wrestlers find themselves ranked in the WrestlingReport.com poll. As a team, the Illini sit in the top-10 at No. 10.
Returning All-Americans B.J. Futrell (133) and Jordan Blanton (174) are Illinois' highest ranked wrestlers at No. 4 in their respective weight classes. Senior Eric Terrazas at 149 is ranked No. 9 while redshirt freshman Jesse Delgado (125) and Mario Gonzalez (197) earn a No. 16 ranking. Jackson Morse (157) and Tony Dallago (184) earn top-25 rankings at No. 22 and No. 23, respectively. Conrad Polz sits at No. 29 at 165 while sophomore transfer Tucker Armstrong rounds out the Illini at No. 33 at 141.
WrestlingReport.com
1) Iowa Hawkeyes - 113 pts 2) Penn State Nittany Lions - 109 pts 3) Oklahoma State Cowboys - 105 pts 4) Minnesota Golden Gophers - 89 pts 5) Lehigh Mountain Hawks - 75 pts 6) Cornell Big Red - 73 pts 7) American Eagles - 56 pts 8) Michigan Wolverines - 47 pts 9) Maryland Terrapins - 46 pts 10) Illinois Fighting Illini - 42 pts
Each week the Olympic Sports Update will provide a recap of all the Fighting Illini action from the previous week (Oct. 3-9). The No. 1 volleyball team remained perfect with a pair of Big Ten road wins, sweeping Ohio State and edging Penn State in five sets to end its 68-match Big Ten home winning streak. The soccer team won its third match in a row with a double-overtime victory at Michigan State. Both tennis teams were in action with fall competition while the men's and women's golf teams are currently in action at fall tournaments.
Continue reading 2011 Fall Olympic Sports Update #7.
Continue reading Illini in the NFL - Week 5.
Continue reading Illini Ink: Women's Gym Online Journal Week 4.
Continue reading Chip Shots with Samantha Sloan.
On August 16, while driving home from work, former Illinois offensive lineman Matt Isenberg suffered multiple brain hemorrhages. Amazingly, he drove himself to the emergency department at Loyola University Hospital and received treatment, which included two craniotomies because of bleeding in both sides of his brain. A craniotomy is a procedure where a piece of skull is removed to relieve the pressure caused by the swelling of the brain.
Continue reading Matt Isenberg Fundraiser & Game-Watch Saturday.
Each week the Olympic Sports Update will provide a recap of all the Fighting Illini action from the previous week (Sept. 26-Oct. 2). The No.1 volleyball team is the only undefeated team left in the nation after beating Indiana and undefeated Purdue at Huff Hall, and the soccer team bounced back with a pair of wins over both Indiana and Purdue as well. The men's golf team won its first tournament of the fall in dominating fashion at Illinois State while the Illini women's golf team finished fifth at its event in Kentucky. The women's cross country team was in action at a meet in Chicago, and both the women's tennis and softball teams continued their fall schedules.
Continue reading 2011 Fall Olympic Sports Update #6.
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