NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Director of Track & Field/ Cross Country Jeff Bovee announced the hiring of DeShaun Jordan as the assistant sprints coach for the Redbirds on Friday morning. Jordan spent the previous two years serving the Redbirds' track & field program as a volunteer assistant coach and graduate assistant. He replaces Rodney Burkes, who left the program to pursue other opportunities in Oklahoma.
As a volunteer assistant and graduate assistant for the Redbird track & field sprints program over the last two years, Jordan helped guide the sprints/hurdles group to seven All-Valley performances and one MVC individual championship during the 2018-19 indoor campaign and seven All-Valley performances, two MVC championships and one NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the outdoor season.