Grace Beattie started her cross- country career at Illinois State University as a walk-on. But the Woodstock graduate finished her career with her name etched with the best of the best Lady Redbirds. In 2019, Beattie, the fourth of the Beattie sisters to run NCAA Division I cross-country and the fifth sibling overall to do […]
Woodstock graduate Jeni Crain’s basketball career is on hold. So is her education for the time being. The Augustana College graduate, who spent the past six months in Great Britain taking classes for her law degree, is traveling home. Her basketball season in England has been canceled because of COVID-19. But she, like American college […]
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