Redbird earns second NCAA championship in javelin

Tim Glover throws javelin

Industrial engineering major Tim Glover finished his junior year, capturing his second consecutive national javelin title at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships. Glover set a new Illinois State and MVC record with his winning throw of 268 feet. The distance places him No. 9 all-time in NCAA history. He won the title

Alums partner to improve golf programs

Weibring Golf Club

When renovations to ISU’s golf course were completed in 2001 by D.A. Weibring’s design firm, the PGA and Champions Tour star expressed his hope that the course would eventually add a top-notch practice facility.

Embassy Suites offers Arch Madness room packages

The Missouri Valley Conference has assigned Embassy Suites St. Louis-Downtown to serve as the official home of the Redbirds during the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, March 7-10, in St. Louis. A limited number of discounted rooms are available for fans who stay at the Embassy while cheering on Illinois State.

Basketball single-game tickets on sale now

Redbird Arena

Fans wanting to catch the exciting men’s and women’s basketball action on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena this season now have the opportunity to purchase single-game tickets for the 2012-13 season. Single-game ticket prices for men’s basketball are $18 for lower bowl seats. Adult upper bowl seating will be $8 for non-conference games and

Carmichael featured in Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated profiled Illinois State senior Jackie Carmichael as a Future Game Changer in the college basketball preview edition, which hit newsstands November 12. A video featuring Carmichael is streaming on SI.com, and a story about Carmichael appeared in the magazine, with Carmichael standing in front of the historic Normal Theater in Uptown Normal. Sports

Redbirds basketball mini plan on sale now

Illinois State Athletics will give Redbird men’s basketball fans the opportunity to see a trio of crucial Missouri Valley Conference games for a great low price this season as part of its annual Redbird Mini Plan. This year’s Redbird Mini Plan will cost $27 and include an upper bowl ticket for the team’s home games

Former Redbird student-athletes can reconnect through RB4L program

For years, the Illinois State Varsity I Club served as a common bond between all former Redbird student-athletes and made them a part of the athletic department for their entire lives. With that idea in mind, Illinois State Athletics recently rebranded this exclusive club the Redbird For Life Club or RB4L Club. The group’s mission