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Tyler Pence, Head Cross Country and Track Coach at UIS | Community Voices

By Beatrice Bonner

Published September 27, 2021 at 12:20 PM CDT

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Tyler Pence is the head cross country and track coach at the University of Illinois Springfield. He spoke with Community Voices about his career and sticking with running after many injuries. He qualified for the U.S. Olympic team trials and spoke about his plans for competing in the future.

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Beatrice Bonner

Beatrice is the Community Voices Editor for NPR Illinois. Reach Bea at communityvoices@nprillinois.org.

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