A long offseason of lifting weights, training and four-plus weeks of spring practice will come to an end when fans have an opportunity to see the new-look Redbirds at the annual Spring Showcase at Hancock Stadium.
On Thursday, February 28, the Illinois State Athletics Department along with the entire Illinois State University community took part in the inaugural Birds Give Back: 1 Day for Change.
The Illinois State women’s basketball team will hold its final home match of the 2018-19 season on Sunday, March 3 as its hosts Valparaiso for a “Women Supporting Women” themed game day.
On the final day of the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Northern Iowa, the Redbird men’s and women’s teams left their mark in the Illinois State record books, sweeping the indoor titles for the second-straight season. The back-to-back sweep for ISU is a first in program history.
At Saturday’s Iowa State Classic, hosted by Iowa State, junior Jack Anstey accomplished a feat that had only been done once prior in Illinois State track and field history: run a sub-four mile.
Every year, passionate Redbird fans gather at the Bird Bash to raise funds for the women’s athletics scholarships at Illinois State. The annual event is open to the public and will be held this year on Thursday, April 25, inside Redbird Arena.
An off-season full of training and four weeks of spring practice will culminate when fans have the opportunity to see Redbird football in action at the annual Spring Showcase, April 21, at Hancock Stadium.
Lexington native and Professor Emeritus William Kauth ’64 recently took time away from his golf game in the Sunshine State to reflect on his career in the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (HPERD) at Illinois State University.
Illinois State will offer free admission to all fans when it hosts I-74 rival Bradley in its annual “Pack the Arena” game at 4 p.m. Saturday, January 26 at Redbird Arena.
One of 10 NCAA Division I volleyball student-athletes to be selected as a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, Illinois State standout Courtney Pence was honored with a Second-Team Senior CLASS Award All-America nod by the organization in December.
