Will be a part of inaugural McKendree team

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

Sullivan high school senior Trey Schlieker missed his senior year of football. After breaking his right foot, the passionate lineman was told he would not be able to play his last year on the gridiron. After watching from the sidelines, Schlieker had only his spring track season for which to look forward. From there, he planned to go to Illinois State and have a fairly normal student career.

That was, until a month ago, when former football coach Charles Brown contacted Schlieker about a new powerlifting team at McKendree. Not much else had to be said to the Sullivan senior, whose reputation is putting up big numbers in the weight room.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.