Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Links to feature stories in the Daily Eastern News, EIU's student newspaper, will be posted here. The DEN publishes Monday through Friday during the regular school year. Eastern Illinois is the second-smallest school (in terms of enrollment) in the country with a daily student newspaper.

6/17/10: All-Access feature with Pilar Walker. Story by Harrison Bueno.

4/26/10: Ta'Kenya Nixon named EIU Female Athlete of the Year by the DEN. Story by Alex McNamee

4/14/10: Panthers projected as a 2011 NCAA Tournament team by Charlie Creme at ESPN.com

3/8/10: Brian Nielsen salutes Sallee & his Panthers in a post-tourney column in the JG/T-C.

3/2/10: Brian Nielsen's senior season feature on Dominique Sims in the JG/T-C.

2/26/10: EIU featured in NCAA.com blog detailing the players coping with the November death of Jackie Moore. Story by Lara Boyko

2/25/10: Brian Nielsen's senior season feature on Ashley Thomas in the JG/T-C.

2/18/10: Ta'Kenya Nixon named Top Cat for her triple-double in the win vs Morehead. Story by Dion Martorano.

1/30/10: Podcast interview with Ashley Thomas

2/3/10: Senior feature on Marie Baker's impact on the team. Story by Alex McNamee.

1/27/10: Podcast interview with Chantelle Pressley

1/21/10: Brian Nielsen's senior season feature on Maggie Kloak in the JG/T-C.

1/21/10: Ta'Kenya Nixon named Top Cat for helping lead EIU into first place in the OVC. Story by Kevin Murphy.

1/4/10: Podcast interview with Kelsey Wyss.

12/22/09: Podcast interview with Madeline Kish.

12/9/09: Brian Nielsen's feature in the JG/T-C on Ta'Kenya Nixon's immeadiate impact on the EIU program.

12/2/09: All-Access feature with Kelsey Wyss. Story by Neil Schneider.

11/17/09: Podcast of Maggie Kloak interview on Panther Sports Talk radio show. Interview by John Twork.

11/5/09: Senior class looks to lead EIU to another successful season. Story by Alex McNamee. 

11/5/09: Maggie Kloak ready for her senior season. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

2008-09 Archive

4/29/09: Rachel Galligan named DEN Female Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

4/10/09: Ellen Canale & Lindsey Kluempers helping out EIU volleyball in spring practice. Story by Brandy Provaznik

3/9/09: Special OVC Tournament wrap-up pull-out section in the DEN.

3/5/09: Special OVC Tournament preview pull-out section in the DEN.

3/4/09: All-Access with Madeline Kish. Interview by Richard Morse

3/2/09: The DEN's Op-Ed board encourages students to fill Lantz Tuesday, fill up the fan bus bound for Nashville Friday

2/21/09: Brian Nielsen's Senior Day feature on Megan Edwards in the JG-TC.

2/20/09: 2009 seniors featured in special radio interview segments with John Twork.

2/20/09: Senior Spotling Series concludes with Rachel Galligan. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

2/19/09: Senior Spotlight Series continues with Ellen Canale. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

2/18/09: Senior Spotlight Series continues with Lindsey Kluempers. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

2/17/09: Senior Spotlight Series continues with Megan Edwards. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

2/16/09: Senior Spotlight Series starts with Julie Lipperd. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

2/12/09: Megan Edwards named Top Cat after her perfect shooting week in the wins against UIC & SEMO. Story by Neil Schneider.

2/3/09: Feature on the EIU women's basketball team taking part in the final weeks of assistant coach Quacy Timmons' pregnancy. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

1/14/09: All-Access with Dominique Sims. Interview by Richard Morse.

12/29/08: Rachel Galligan featured in the Bloomington Pantagraph's preview of the EIU-ISU game at Redbird Arena. Story by Doug Hamm.

12/4/08: Rachel Galligan named Top Cat for leading EIU in scoring at the Thanksgiving Classic. Story by Bob Shaughnessy.

11/13/08: Feature on former high school teammates Chantelle Pressley & Pilar Walker. Story by Collin Whitchurch.

11/11/08: All-Access with Lindsey Kluempers. Interview by Scott Richey.
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2007-08 Archive

4/23/08: Brady Sallee named the DEN's inaugural EIU Coach of the Year. Story by Scott Richey.

4/22/08: Rachel Galligan named Daily Eastern News Female Athlete of the Year. Story by Kevin Murphy.

March 2008: Rachel Galligan, Ellen Canale & Maggie Kloak appear on John Twork's Variety Hour on WEIU-FM. Segments are the show are archived at WEIUFM.com.

3/27/08: Rachel Galligan still a key member of the EIU Track team, too. Story by Dan Cusack.

3/4/08: All-Access with Brady Sallee. Interview by Kevin Murphy.

3/4/08: Eastern's fan base grows as the OVC Tournament opens. Story by Brian Nielsen in the JG-TC.

3/3/08: DEN Op-Ed encouraging the student body to come out Tuesday for the OVC Tourney Game.

2/26/08: All-Access with Marie Baker. Interview by John Twork.

2/7/08: Ashley Thomas Named Top Cat for her great performances on the Alabama Road Trip. Story by Micky Deming.

1/22/08: Lindsey Kluempers' importance to the Panthers 9-2 start in OVC play. Story by Kevin Murphy.

1/15/08: All-Access with Maggie Kloak. Interview by Kevin Murphy.

1/15/08: Feature on Dominique Sims and her relationship with her father Darrell. Story by Kevin Murphy.

12/6/07: Dominique Sims named Top Cat for her big games against Indiana State & Loyola. Story by Dan Cusack.

11/08/07: Jessica Huffman named Top Cat for her all-around play in the two exhibition wins. Story by Tyler Smith.

10/19/07: All Access with Megan Edwards. Interview by Mike Mears.