Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Ali Foster from women's tennis and Ephraim Dorsey from men's track have been named the Back To Health EIU student-athletes of the week.

Foster helped the Panthers improve to 2-1 on the season as she scored points playing both singles and doubles during a win over Illinois State.  She helped secure the doubles point as part of a 6-1 win.  Playing at number three singles she won the first singles point for EIU winning her match 6-2, 6-1.

Dorsey had a solid weekend at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite posting a pair of top ten finishes against some of the top teams in the region.  He placed second in the 600m race setting the school record with a time of 1:18.96.  He was the eighth place finisher in the men's 800m race with a time of 1:51.07.