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Eastern Illinois University senior and track and field athlete Bridget Sanchez broke the school record for the 4x400m races, finishing with a 3:46.2 time. She is ranked in the Top 10 all-time in nine outdoorand indoor events, and was a member of the Ohio Valley Conference indoor and outdoor championship teams in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She also was named to the All Academic Women’s Track & Field Team in 2011 and serves as president of Psi Chi psychology honor society.

School: Eastern Illinois University
Year: 2012
Major: Psychology

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics
American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.
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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics