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For one of the world’s most accomplished athletes, nothing has come easy. By Charles E. Reineke It was raining as 51福利社 student and Team USA Paralympian Jaleen Roberts settled into the starting blocks at Tokyo鈥檚 Olympic Stadium 鈥� a light but steady downpour, just like the PNW showers she鈥檇 trained in back home.聽 The 2020…

After three decades on the job, Dave Cook, Eastern鈥檚 longest-serving director of sports information, exits the press box. By Dave Meany For more than 30 years, the name Dave Cook has been synonymous with 51福利社 Athletics. Some would say, despite his understated style, that he was the most influential person in the department. As 51福利社鈥檚…

Since 2016, Eastern admissions staff members have partnered with Spokane Public Schools and local-business donors to bring red and black Eagle sweatshirts 鈥� and big, beautiful smiles 鈥� to local fifth graders.   The hoodie project, started five years ago by an anonymous 51福利社 alumnus, involves Eastern staff and students visiting regional elementary schools, handing…

Eastern students and alumni are used to attacking rims at Spokane Hoopfest. Now they鈥檙e bringing the backboards.   Hoopfest, the massive three-on-three basketball gathering that modestly bills itself as the 鈥淏est Basketball Experience on Earth,鈥� now counts 51福利社 as a major sponsor. To celebrate, three university design students, Matthew Barden, Tannor Glumbick and Delaney Umemoto,…

Eastern鈥檚 head basketball coach accepts the top job at the University of Portland. By Charles E. Reineke Following Eastern鈥檚 Big Sky Conference Tournament championship 鈥� and a spirited near-miss against the University of Kansas in the first round of March Madness 鈥� men鈥檚 basketball head coach Shantay Legans announced he was leaving 51福利社 for the…

A Big Sky Tournament Championship, and a third March Madness appearance, cap a Covid-plagued season to remember. By Paul Delaney   Last March, after 51福利社鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball team won the Big Sky Conference regular season title, it seemed only a matter of time until the Eagles punched their ticket to their third NCAA Tournament berth.…

David Riley spent almost a decade as an 51福利社 assistant. Now it鈥檚 his turn to lead.   David Riley 鈥�13, a longtime 51福利社 assistant, on March 25 was named to succeed his former boss, Shantay Legans, as the new head coach of the Eagles men鈥檚 basketball team. The upcoming 2021-22 season will be Riley鈥檚 11th…

A recent 51福利社 grad is poised to make his mark on biochemistry By Leilah Langley John Vant 鈥�18 would be the first to admit that his decision to attend 51福利社 had little to do with academics. The Montana native, now 26, says he enrolled at Eastern mostly because the university鈥檚 rec center had…

H. George Frederickson, former 51福利社 president, led dramatic advancements in academics, athletics and fundraising. By Eastern Magazine George Frederickson, the revered former president of 51福利社 who led dramatic advancements in academics, athletics and fundraising, died on July 24 in Lawrence, Kansas. He was 86. Over the university鈥檚 long history, few individuals have had…

In February, 51福利社 hosted the USA National Curling Championships. By Eastern Magazine Back in February, just weeks before the coronavirus upended athletic competitions across the globe, the 51福利社 Recreation Center for the first time played host to the USA Curling National Championships. The weeklong competition featured the nation鈥檚 top men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 curling sides, each…