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The 2024 women's track and field squad at the University of Illinois concluded the season with nine First-Team All-Americans, marking the highest tally in the Big Ten. This achievement includes five indoor and four outdoor honorees. Among these athletes is Rose Yeboah, a national champion and Olympic qualifier in the high jump.

Yeboah set both a school and NCAA Outdoor Championships meet record with a clearance of 1.97 meters (6-5 1/2), becoming the first national champion in a field event for the women's program. During the indoor season, she placed eighth with a height of 1.88 meters (6-2), earning All-America honors.

"Illinois led the Big Ten in First-Team All-Americans this season with NINE (five indoor, four outdoor)! #Illini I #HTTO I #WhyNotILL," stated Illinois Track & Field and Cross Country via their official Twitter account on July 3, 2024.

Two other athletes, pole vaulter Tori Thomas and triple jumper Darja Sopova, also earned First-Team All-American status. Sopova achieved a runner-up finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a school record of 14.01 meters (45-11 3/4) and placed sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Thomas secured All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships by finishing seventh with a vault of 4.40 meters (14-5 1/4). She also placed sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with an identical clearance.

Bara Sajdokova received All-America recognition in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships by finishing fifth with a height of 1.88 meters (6-2). Freshman Elizabeth Ndudi earned her honor by placing seventh in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a leap of 6.35 meters (20-10).

Amber Simpson completed Illinois' list of honorees by finishing eighth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 67.73 meters (222-2).