March 11, 2026 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Oksana Masters, who trains at the University of Illinois’ Disability Resources and Educational Services, continued her amazing run at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Italy. Masters captured gold in the women’s sitting 10km to secure her third gold medal of these Paralympic Winter Games after completing […]
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DRES trainee Masters wins gold in 2026 Paralympics
March 09, 2026 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Illinois has three DRES-affiliated Paralympians competing in Italy Oksana Masters, who trains at the University of Illinois’ Disability Resources and Educational Services, took gold in the women’s biathlon sprint at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday to earn the 20th Paralympic medal of her career and […]
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 […]
AHS alum Hagel, 2004 basketball team chosen for USOPC HOF
May 06, 2025 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Paralympic multi-medalist Susan Hagel and the 2004 gold-medal-winning women’s wheelchair basketball team were among those selected for induction this summer into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame. The USOPC announced on Tuesday its Class of 2025 that brings together eight individual Olympic and Paralympic athletes, two teams, […]
Paralympians get sendoff before heading to Tokyo
Aug. 09, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Illinois Paralympians made up a large part of Team USA Half of the 20 University of Illinois-affiliated Paralympians headed to Tokyo for the 2020 Paralympic Games made an appearance Monday at the Division of Disability Resources & Educational Services for a ceremonial sendoff. One set of athletes—who were supposed to […]