October 14, 2021
Ten candidates for SIU 2021 Homecoming court announced
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Ten Southern Illinois University Carbondale students are seeking to become the 2021 homecoming royalty.
The top two candidates will be crowned during the halftime of the football game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, at Saluki Stadium. Online student voting for the crowns took place Oct. 11-14.
The 2021 court
The ten finalists, chosen by committee following interview, listed with majors and hometowns, are:
- Emily Buikema, a political science major with history and paralegal studies minors from Rock Falls, Illinois.
- Brandon Goede, a business management major from Maroa, Illinois.
- Majesty Gunn, an exercise science major from Chicago, Illinois.
- Taylor Hartke, an agricultural communications major with a minor in agribusiness economics from Teutopolis, Illinois.
- Chloe Leonard, a physiology major with chemistry, forensic science and psychology minors from Springfield, Illinois.
- Josef McKee, a double major in wildlife biology and conservation from Earlville, Illinois.
- Lalo Munoz, an electrical engineering major with mathematics minor from Beardstown, Illinois.
- Isaiah “Rashawn” Overton, an electrical and computer engineering major with mathematics minor from Rock Island, Illinois.
- Chelsey Varela, a criminology and criminal justice major with forensic science minor from Centralia, Illinois.
- Claire Waldon, a civil engineering major with mathematics minor from Horn Lake, Mississippi.
To qualify as a homecoming court candidate, a student must be an undergraduate junior or senior in good academic standing with at least a 2.5 GPA.
The complete schedule of events and additional information about homecoming festivities is online at homecoming.siu.edu/homecoming-court.
