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Illinois State University Athletics

2025 Soccer Roster

Dennis Banks

6 Sammi Cenek

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool Dunlap HS
  • Hometown Peoria, Ill.

Biography

2024: Made 20 appearances in her sophomore campaign, starting in 19 games… Scored her first-career goal in the season opener Aug. 15 vs Green Bay. 

2023: Started and played in one game for the Redbirds…Unable to play the rest of the season due to injury.

2022: Appeared in 18 matches, making six starts… Recorded a pair of assists on the year, including her first-career assist in a 2-1 Sept. 11 victory at Western Illinois... Tallied an assist to close the season Oct. 23 at Missouri State.

Previous: High school and club team captain ... Helped Dunlap HS to three conference championships, three consecutive regional championships and a sectional title in her career ... Two-time 20-goal scorer including a career-high 24 goals as a junior ... Scored 21 goals and tallied 10 assists to earn her second all-state selection and the first all-region selection in program history ... Named the Journal Star Player of the Year as a senior. 

Personal: Daughter of Peter and Heather Cenek ... Has one sister, Sierra, who plays college soccer at Illinois-Springfield, and one brother, Nick, who plays soccer at Creighton ... Father, Peter, played soccer at Bradley and was her club and high school coach… Plans to study business/marketing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    6
  • 6

    2023Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    6
  • 6

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    6
  • 6

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    6