SIUE track and field and cross country Head Coach Eileen McAllister announced Wednesday that she will step down as the program s leader.

SIUE Head Coach Eileen McAllister announced the addition of four members to the SIUE track and field and cross country teams.

The Ohio Valley Conference announced that both the SIUE men s and women s track and field teams have won the 2014-15 OVC Team Sportsmanship Award.

SIUE men s track and field senior La Derrick Ward will compete in the long jump in his third NCAA Championship Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon, at Hayward Field.

SIUE track and field s La Derrick Ward repeated as an All-American in the long jump Wednesday at the NCAA Championships

Senior La Derrick Ward of SIUE track and field finished first in the NCAA West Prelimaries with the No. 1 mark in the country with a personal best 26 feet, 8.5 inches. Ward will move on to the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Oregon, June 10-13.