Josh Whitman

Fighting #Illini Director of Athletics

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

And…HERE WE GO!! The 2026-27 campaign for Illini Athletics is officially underway, with soccer getting us “kicked off”! Let’s make it a year to remember for the 🔶🔷! #famILLy #ILL

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

A first-class coach. A first-class person. And an Illini Hall of Famer to boot. Welcome home, Jenna Hall! Excited for you to take the reins of @IlliniSB! #famILLy #ILL

[Illinois Softball @IlliniSB]

Join us in welcoming Jenna Hall back to Illinois as our head coach!

🔸 Two-time MAC Coach of the Year
🔹 2019 Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame inductee
🔸 NFCA First-Team All-American

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[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Illini #famILLy…you’re incredible, truly. Thousands here for the public practice. After all these years, I’m never surprised, but always grateful. Let’s get this done!! #ILL 🔶🔷🏀

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

FINAL FOUR. 🧡💙

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Feeling ELITE!!!

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Great win for our women!! Nashville continues to be good for the Illini! #OneWay 🔶🔷🏀😤

[Illinois Women's Basketball @IlliniWBB]

ILLINOIS VICTORY!

We’re heading to the NCAA Second Round for back-to-back seasons 🔶🔷

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Lot of excitement in Greenville for what just happened in Nashville! Congrats to ⁦@IlliniWBB⁩ on advancing to the Round of 32! Great win, ladies!! 🔶🔷🏀

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

SWEET 16! #EveryDayGuys #ILL 🔶🔷🏀😤

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Pretty good night for the boys in 🔶��� #ILL

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Incredible what @Shauna_Green has done with @IlliniWBB…our third NCAA Tournament appearance in her first four seasons! Congrats, ladies! Nashville has been good to the Illini this year…let’s keep it going! #OneWay #ILL

[Illinois Women's Basketball @IlliniWBB]

We’re heading to Music City as the No. 7 seed!

We have earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four seasons under Coach Green!

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

10 consecutive WWWWWWWWWWins for our Top 10-ranked @IlliniMTennis team! #ILL

[Illinois Men's Tennis @IlliniMTennis]

Found a way. B1G road win.

[Illinois Track & Field and Cross Country @IlliniTrackXC]

The women's squad is bringing home bronze 🥉

They score 42 points to earn the women's track and field program's first indoor team trophy. This third-place showing ties the second-highest team finish ever for an Illinois women’s sport!

#WhyNotILL

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Never take for granted hearing our name called on this special Sunday! SIX YEARS IN A ROW we’ve been invited to participate in this great American tradition. Fired up to see our guys DANCING! Let’s make ‘em feel us, Illini! #ILL 🔶🔷🏀

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

It starts in Greenville.

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Grateful to @Illini_tfxc_dir for his trust and belief in @IlliniAthletics! Under his leadership, our student-athletes are rewriting our track & field record books! Honored to be on this journey with him and looking forward to even more success ahead! #famILLy #WhyNotILL

[Petros Kyprianou @Illini_tfxc_dir]

‘Life is a game of inches’. Inch by inch, brick by brick we are building something special at Illinois track & field 💙🧡. Thankful to my boss @IlliniAD for all the support and belief in our Teams. #whynotILL

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Awesome to be with ⁦@IlliniTrackXC⁩ in Fayetteville yesterday to see them record the highest finish in program history for our women — 3rd in the country and just getting started! Couldn’t be prouder of this team and excited about where they’re headed! #WhyNotIllinois #ILL

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

🔶🔶 lookin’ good in Indianapolis!! Let’s gooooo! #OneWay #ILL

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

18 points in one event! Congrats, ladies! #ILL

[Illinois Track & Field and Cross Country @IlliniTrackXC]

Gold and silver has a nice ring to it doesn't it? 🥇🥈

#WhyNotILL

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

What a great start for the nation’s No. 1 team! Congrats to Meagan on an incredible performance! Keep it going on Day 2!

[Illinois Track & Field and Cross Country @IlliniTrackXC]

HAVE. A. DAY. Meagan Humphries 🥇

She recorded PBs in all FIVE events of the pentathlon to shatter the meet and school record with 4,459 points!

She's the NCAA leader and Illinois' first pentathlon Big Ten Champion since Camee' Williams in 2002!

#WhyNotILL I #B1GTF

[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Looking forward to working alongside Coach Hunter to advance @IlliniWrestling! Grateful for his loyalty and long-term commitment to this place and this program. Excited for the future! #ILL

[Illinois Wrestling @IlliniWrestling]

Congratulations to our longtime coach Jeremy Hunter, who has officially been named the 16th head coach of Illinois Wrestling.

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[Josh Whitman @IlliniAD]

Incredible turnout for a special ⁦@IlliniWGym⁩ meet in ⁦@StateFarmCenter⁩ this afternoon! Thanks to the 🔶🔷 #famILLy for showing this group of talented, committed athletes all the love! Great memory for all! #ILL