Illini ironmen ... and women
Cast in iron
Danielle Kot is just the latest Illini athlete to reliably answer the call on game day. Staff writer Jeff Huth offers other ironman examples in UI athletic history:
James Augustine, Dee Brown, men's basketball: Classmates share school mark for games played (137 from 2003 to '06).
Cindy Dallas, women's basketball: Forward's 123 game appearances from 1998 to 2004 most in program history.
Mary Eggers, Chris Schwarz, volleyball: Classmates played in school-record 151 matches from 1985 to '88.
Lindsey Hamma, softball: Shortstop started 254 of school-record 256 game appearances 2001-04.
Craig Marquie, baseball: Third baseman played in school-record 240 games, starting 236, 1997-2000.
Ryan McDonald, Tim Simpson football: Durable offensive linemen share school mark for games started (48).
Deron Williams, men's basketball: Current Utah Jazz star played school-record 1,315 minutes in 2004-05 season.
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