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Ridley in the News
12/3/95 - The State Journal-Register
"Riddling the Defense"
2/14/96 - The State Journal-Register
"Ridley Will Run and Jump at Illinois"
2/16/96 - The Alton Telegraph
"Ridley Takes Fast Track to Illinois"
4/17/96 - The Alton Telegraph
"Ridley Relieved to be an Illini"
5/12/96 - The Champaign-Urbana News Gazette
"Illinois Recruit Struts His Stuff at Invitational"
5/26/96 - The Champaign-Urbana News Gazette
"Future Illini is Class A Sparkler"
5/26/96 - The Chicago Sun-Times
"Lisle's Jones Runs Out of Competition in Class A"
5/27/96 - The Alton Telegraph
"Ridley's Track Paved with Gold"
6/3/96 - The State Journal-Register
"Best of Class A; Carlinville's Ridley, Williamsville's Sommer Cream of Crop"
SJR's prep male athlete of the year. Bet you never thought Tunde Ridley and Dennis Rodman would appear in the same article!
6/25/96 - The State Journal-Register
"Top 10"
6/30/96 - The Alton Telegraph
"Carlinville's Ridley on Fast Track to U of I"
The Telegraph's prep male athlete of the year.
7/18/96 - Macoupin County Enquirer
"University of Illinois Announces Track Recruiting Class"
7/19/96 - The Alton Telegraph
"Track Star Back from Spain"
2/21/97 - The News-Gazette
"Road Less Traveled Pays Off for Illini"
2/23/97 - The News-Gazette
"Illinois Pole Vaulter Skies High"
4/17/97 - Macoupin County Enquirer
"Tunde Ridley Competes with Some of the Best"
4/25/97 - The State Journal-Register
"Ridley Turning in a Grade A Effort at the Big School, too"