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Shaymus Relays Raised Thousands | Five Qualify for NCAA Regionals | Ferguson Receives Honor

$10,590 Raised for Guinn Family from The Shaymus Relays

The Shaymus Relays, a fund raiser for Shaymus and the Guinn family put on by members of the Western Illinois track and field and cross country teams, brought support and participation from all over campus and the Macomb community with a result of $10,590 to date, a number that continues to grow.

“There’s a lot of good in young people,” Tony Guinn, the Western Illinois head women’s soccer coach stated. “I am surprised that three kids that have never met me in their whole life decided to take it upon themselves during their season and in school full time, to take time for a family that they don’t even know. That is very unselfish and a great way to look at the world. When you think about priorities in life, this was an event that I think the students will be happy they were a part of. There is always other things that need to be done, but it’s events like these that are life changing."

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Track & Field Qualifies Five for NCAA Regionals

The Western Illinois track and field team concluded the 2009 Summit League Track and Field Championships with five regional qualifiers, three individual champions, four Silver medalists and seven Bronze medalists.

Brian Pinta won first place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.32, which helped move the Leathernecks from a day-two fourth-place finish, into a final third-place overall finish. The women finished fifth overall, missing fourth place by just one point.

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Ferguson Receives Softball Honor

Senior Kamren Ferguson was named to the 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I all-Midwest Region First Team as announced by the NFCA on Thursday, May 14.

Ferguson (22-9) led the Westerwinds to their second regular-season title in three years as they posted a 34-19 overall record. She helped the team to a 21-2 record in conference play, becoming only the fourth team in conference history to reach the 21-win milestone.

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