Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Ephraim Dorsey from men's track and Bobby Wenthe from baseball have been named the Back To Health EIU student-athletes of the week.

Dorsey won the 800m run in a competitive field at the Illini Twilight as the Panther men's team placed second in team scoring.  Dorsey ran a time of 1:50.78 which ranks 8th on the EIU career list and is the second best 800m mark in the OVC this season.  Dorsey ran the second leg on the 4x400m relay that placed second with a time of 3:15.97.

Wenthe was named the OVC co-Player of the Week after helping lead the Panthers to a 4-1 record for the week.  The freshman designated hitter was 10-for-18 (.556) for the week with a slugging percentage of 1.386.  He had three doubles, four home runs, seven runs scored and 11 RBI for the week.