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Saturday, Aug. 19

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.

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]

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