Eastern Illinois competed in the Illinois State Country Financial Cross Country Invite on Friday night in Normal with the Panther men placing fourth and the women fifth.

Eastern Illinois men's and women's cross country return to action on Friday evening competing at the Illinois State Country Financial Cross Country Invitational at the Weibring Golf Course in Normal.

Eastern Illinois cross country runners Mike Hesslau and Emily Brelsfoard were honored on Tuesday as the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week. EIU returns to action this Friday at the Illinois State Invite.

Senior Mike Hesslau won the men's individual title on Friday afternoon as the Eastern Illinois men won the season opening EIU Walt Crawford Invite hosted at the EIU Panther Trail. The EIU women placed second in the season opening meet.

Eastern Illinois men's and women's cross country teams open the season this Friday as they host the Walt Crawford Invite at the EIU Panther Trail. The women's meet will begin at 4:45 with a 5K race followed by the men's 8K at 5:30 p.m.

In a preseason vote of head cross country coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference the Eastern Kentucky men's and women's teams were picked as the favorites for the 2013 season.  Eastern Illinois was picked to finish second on the men's side and thir...

Eastern Illinois head cross country coach Erin Howarth has released the Panthers 2013 schedule opening with the EIU Walt Crawford Open at the EIU Panther Trail in Friday, Sept. 6.  Last season the Panther men placed second at the OVC Championships...

Eastern Illinois cross country coach Erin Howarth has announced the signing of distance runner Paxson Menard to join the Panthers cross country and track teams next fall.  Paxson currently runs at Belvidere North High School.

Eastern Illinois men's and women's cross country teams both earned All-Academic Awards as announced by the USTFCCCA on Monday.  EIU's men posted a cumulative team GPA of 3.42 while the women's team posted a cumulative GPA of 3.5.

Eastern Illinois head cross country coach Erin Howarth has announced the signing of Charleston High School runner Riley McInerney to a national letter of intent.  McInerney will compete in men's cross country and track starting in the fall of 2013...