Category: Athletics

Beginning in 2000, Illinois State University brought back the tradition of Homecoming royalty. Each year now, a student court is determined from among student leaders — while at the same time, the Alumni Association seeks an alumni King and Queen from among those who attended more than 50 years ago. The 2003 Alumni King and

The Football Network’s first-ever I-AA College Football All-Star Classic on Tuesday, December 30th, will feature 100 of the top I-AA players in the nation, including Ray Robinson from Illinois State University. The All-Star Classic will be played at 3 p.m. at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 2003, Robinson set the school record for

* Decorating Contest for Homes, Businesses It’s the return of a tradition that began on the ISNU campus in 1927 — the Homecoming Decoration Contest! Alumni — wherever they live — are invited to join faculty/staff and campus departments in showing their Redbird pride and helping to put the campus and community in the Homecoming

Director of Athletics Perk Weisenburger announced March 12 that Illinois State will not be renewing the contract of head men’s basketball coach Tom Richardson, which expires on April 18, 2003. Richardson served as the Redbirds’ head coach for the last four seasons and has been at Illinois State for 10. As the head coach, he

It’s here! Homecoming week — an opportunity to take time out of your busy lives to come back and catch up with your alma mater and your Illinois State friends. We look forward to seeing you sometime this week, September 30 through October 5, 2002! There’s plenty to do to make the trip well worth

What were those dates again? (Check your calendar. . . . you wrote them down last time, right?) That’s right: OCTOBER 4-5, 2002. This year’s theme is “Catch the Redbird Spirit.” Check out the Homecoming web page at www.IllinoisState.edu/homecoming and keep checking back … the closer we get to October, the more and more detailed