Talon Supak’s crazy busy spring gave way to a low-key summer. The University of Illinois Springfield senior golfer made history last season.
He won a NCAA Division II Regional and became the first UIS male golfer to qualify for the national championships. He appeared on the all-Great Lakes Valley Conference team and was named to the Golf Coaches Association of America PING All-Region and All-America teams.
With an outstanding junior season behind him, Supak took it easy over the summer.
“I didn’t want to play myself out of wanting to play this season,” he said.
That meant limiting his rounds and tournament schedule.
Ready for senior season
Supak is feeling fresh and excited for his final season of college golf.
UIS men’s golf team kicked off the season Monday and Tuesday at the Wisconsin-Parkside Fall Invitational in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Like the men’s team, the UIS women’s squad only graduated one player, Becca Ramirez, a Springfield High School alumnus who had the Prairie Stars' second-best scoring average and helped UIS place third at the conference tournament.
The UIS women’s team is coming off a history-making season. The Stars qualified for an NCAA Super Regional as a team for the first time. They shot three of the program’s best four rounds ever at the GLVC Championships.
The women opened the season Sunday at the UIndy Invitational in Carmel, Indiana.
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on September 12, 2016.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
Susan Koch: UIS' Shakespeare Garden will be campus landmark
The following column was written by UIS Chancellor Susan J. Koch and published in the September 11, 2016 edition of The State Journal-Register.
"This September is an exciting time on the Springfield campus of the University of Illinois — with construction of the new student union well underway and more students choosing to pursue their U of I degree in the personalized environment for which UIS is so highly regarded.
UIS is also participating this fall in an important worldwide celebration: the 400th anniversary of the death in 1616 of poet and playwright William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
Thanks to an award from the Chester Fund of the University of Illinois, UIS will soon be unveiling a Shakespeare Garden on campus — a themed garden that features plants mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. The Bard often used plants and gardens as metaphors for life, with many important scenes taking place in garden settings."
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"This September is an exciting time on the Springfield campus of the University of Illinois — with construction of the new student union well underway and more students choosing to pursue their U of I degree in the personalized environment for which UIS is so highly regarded.
UIS is also participating this fall in an important worldwide celebration: the 400th anniversary of the death in 1616 of poet and playwright William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
Thanks to an award from the Chester Fund of the University of Illinois, UIS will soon be unveiling a Shakespeare Garden on campus — a themed garden that features plants mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. The Bard often used plants and gardens as metaphors for life, with many important scenes taking place in garden settings."
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UIS women's soccer climbs to 4-0
Sophomore Macy Martin’s game-winning goal with five minutes three seconds left lifted the University of Illinois Springfield to a 1-0 win against Quincy and earned the Prairie Stars a 4-0 overall record Friday.
UIS is 4-0 for the first time in program history and is one victory away from tying the program record for wins. The Stars set the record at five in 2015.
Martin scored off an assist by sophomore Karisa Rogers with little time left in a Great Lakes Valley Conference opener at SASA Fields.
UIS freshman goalkeeper Courtney Johnson logged 10 saves. Quincy out shot UIS 18-10.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on September 10, 2016.
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UIS is 4-0 for the first time in program history and is one victory away from tying the program record for wins. The Stars set the record at five in 2015.
Martin scored off an assist by sophomore Karisa Rogers with little time left in a Great Lakes Valley Conference opener at SASA Fields.
UIS freshman goalkeeper Courtney Johnson logged 10 saves. Quincy out shot UIS 18-10.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on September 10, 2016.
Read the story online.
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