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Redbird
athletic teams to have walk-on tryouts
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[AUG. 19, 2006]
NORMAL --
Several Illinois State athletic teams, including squads that begin
their seasons in the fall, will have open tryouts in the upcoming
weeks for potential walk-ons, the Department of Athletics announced.
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The Redbird baseball, cross country, men's and women's golf, women's
soccer, softball, women's tennis, and men's and women's track and
field teams will all be seeking walk-on candidates. All participants
must complete the NCAA's medical history form and present proof of
their latest medical physical, which must be dated no earlier than
June 1, 2005. Individuals without a copy of their last physical may
pick up a form and schedule a physical with ISU Health Services,
their local physician or a local prompt care facility upon
registering for tryouts in 211 Horton Fieldhouse.
Following are the tryout dates and times for teams: baseball --
Aug. 28, 3 p.m., Redbird Field; cross country -- Aug. 24, 3:15 p.m.,
Outdoor Track Facility; men's and women's golf -- meeting Aug. 22 at
4:30 p.m., tryouts Aug. 26-27 at ISU Golf Course; soccer -- Aug. 21,
6 p.m., Adelaide Street Field; softball -- Aug. 24, 3:15 p.m.,
Redbird Softball Complex; and men's and women's track and field --
Sept. 6, 4 p.m., Outdoor Track Facility. For those interested in
walking on for the women's tennis team, contact head coach Chris
Hoover at 438-5338 or
cjhoove@ilstu.edu.
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 No tryouts are scheduled for men's tennis, gymnastics, or
swimming and diving.
For more information, contact ISU athletics staff secretary
Laurie Retzer at 438-3633, or stop in at Horton Fieldhouse, Room
211. A staff directory with coaches' phone numbers and e-mail
addresses is also included on GoRedbirds.com,
the official website of Illinois State athletics.
[Illinois State University
news release from Brett McWethy, assistant media relations director] |
