Drum Majors & Section Leaders 2026
Drum MajorS – TBD
Garrett Schlarmann, Genna Mack, Bryce Henderson, Derrick Neal, Julia Olson, Thomas Smith, and Matthew Fouts will be advancing to the next round of drum major auditions for Fall 2026. More information will be shared with the candidates and the Marching Illini very soon. Stay tuned…
Piccolo Section Leaders
ABIGAIL CUNICO
MUSIC
ASPEN BRAUN
MARCHING
Clarinet Section Leaders
AnANYA MADDULAPALLI
MUSIC
ANA MULVIHILL
MUSIC/MARCHING
EMMA GREENBERG
MARCHING
Alto Saxophone Section Leaders
NICK HAMILTON
MUSIC
AUSTIN REINACHER
MUSIC/MARCHING
BEN ARANDA
MARCHING
Tenor Saxophone Section Leaders
ALEJANDRO GUTIERREZ
MUSIC
GIDEON RIGLER
MARCHING
Trumpet Section Leaders
STEVEN CLAWSON
MUSIC
COLIN OVANDO
MUSIC
audrey schissler
MUSIC
becca lucas
MARCHING
jack colgan
MARCHING
Alexander sticha
MARCHING
Mellophone Section Leaders
analisa cress
MUSIC
JIM MARTINEZ
MARCHING
Trombone Section Leaders
derrick neal
MUSIC
jake bae
MUSIC
SARENA NGUYEN
MARCHING
TAYLOR HERMAN
MARCHING
Baritone Section Leaders
ben pfeiffer
MUSIC
NOAH WHITE
MARCHING
Sousaphone Section Leaders
Bobby Borgstede
MARCHING
layne jones
MUSIC
AARON WENDELL
CO-MUSIC
Drumline Section Leaders
JOSIAN HAWKINS
SNARE
STEVEN ZHANG
SNARE
EMILIE JERGER
TENORS
HENRY LESTER
BASSES
SHRENIK BALAJI
CYMBALS
Guard Captains
jessica ryoo
CAPTAIN
Lily lapan
CO-CAPTAIN
Illinettes Captains
lauren kerr
CAPTAIN
carly pollina
CO-CAPTAIN
b1g flags
emily hart
SECTION LEADER
UNDERGRADUATE STAFF
TRINITY JACKSON
SECTION LEADER