Wheelchair athletes lead Illinois’ first Adaptive Rec Day, inviting campus to play and pay it forward

Feb. 26, 2026 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Illinois hosts inaugural Adaptive Rec Day, expanding disability sports awareness It wasn’t even 11 a.m. and Gym 2 at the Activities and Recreation Center on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was already buzzing. Illinois’ first annual Adaptive Rec Day had just begun, drawing students, faculty and […]

Illini athletes lead the way for Team USA

Sept. 1, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo In a big night for wheelchair racing and jumps, Americans—led by athletes from the University of Illinois—brought home five medals in front of another electric crowd at the Stáde de France in Paris. Illini Paralympians Susannah Scaroni, Brian Siemann and Daniel Romanchuk all brought home bronze in their wheelchair […]

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