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04/20/2013
Six Illini Finish in Top-Five at LSU
Two Illini set personal bests on Saturday
04/03/2013
#16 Illini Face Loaded Field at Sun Angel Track Classic
Illini will bring full squad to meet in Tempe, Ariz.
03/29/2013
Richartz Comes Close to PR at Texas Relays
Illini advance two relays and one individual to finals tomorrow
03/28/2013
Squads Head to Three Different Meets This Weekend
Majority heads to Texas; small distance crew to California; some to SIU
03/23/2013
Illini Rack up Three Titles in Outdoor Season Opener
Spencer, Akinosun and Richartz place first
AT ILLINOIS
2012 Track and Field
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championship ... Scored points at the Big Ten Championship, finishing fifth with a personal-best jump of 13-0 3/4 (3.98m), second-best in school history ... Academic All-Big Ten.
Indoor: Scored points for the team at the Big Ten Championships in pole vault, placing eighth ... Had four top-5 finishes, including setting a new career-best mark of 12-10 (3.91m) at the Orange and Blue Open.
2011 Track and Field
Outdoor: Participated in pole vault for five meets...Scored points for the team at the Big Ten Challenge in pole vault, placing fourth...Placed third at Stan Lyons Invitational.
Indoor: Had two second place finishes in pole vault at the Illini Open and Illini Classic ... Recorded her personal-best in pole vault with 12-7 ½ (3.85m) at the Big Ten Championships.
2010 Track and Field
Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault at four meets, including at the Mike Poehlein Invitational where she set a personal-best mark of 11-2 ½ (3.42m) and finished sixth overall ... Was second in the pole vault at the Horned Frog Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
High School
Placed second in the high jump and third in the triple jump at the 2009 SWSC `Blue' Division Girls Conference Championships.
Personal
Daughter of Bill and Joyce Eitzen ... Born Oct. 31, 1990 ... Favorite athlete is Devin Hester ... Favorite place on campus is the Union because it's a great place to hang out or study ... Plans to go to medical school after graduation ... Majoring in food science and human nutrition.
Eitzen's Personal Bests
Outdoor
Pole Vault: 13-0 3/4 (3.98m) - Big Ten Championship (5/13/12)
Indoor
Pole Vault: 12-10 (3.91m)- Orange and Blue Open (2/4/12)
Updated July 2012
