The Illinois State track and field and cross country program had much to celebrate earlier this month, as the program picked up a pair of Missouri Valley Conference championships in the span of four days.
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Three coaches sign contract extensions
Illinois State Director of Athletics Larry Lyons rewarded three head coaches with contract extensions in early November: head baseball coach Steve Holm, head women’s basketball coach Kristen Gillespie and director of track and field/cross country Jeff Bovee.
Hickey finishes second at Pan American U20 Championships
In her first international competition, sophomore Rachel Hickey earned a silver medal for Team USA after posting a personal-best performance in the 1,500-meter run July 21 at the Pan American U20 Championships in San José, Costa Rica.
Trio of Track & Field standouts earn All-American honors at the NCAA Championships
All three Redbirds who competed at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships for Illinois State in Austin, Texas returned home All-Americans in their respective events.
Three Illinois State student-athletes advance to the 2019 NCAA Track & Field Championships
Jack Anstey, Sydney Laufenberg, and Kameesha Smith will represent Illinois State on the NCAA’s biggest stage when they travel to Austin, Texas, for the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 5-8.
Redbird Women win back-to-back MVC Outdoor Track & Field titles
For the first time since 1983-84, the Illinois State women’s track and field team has won back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field titles, as the Redbirds claimed the 2019 MVC Women’s Outdoor Championship on Sunday afternoon.
Redbirds sweep MVC Indoor Championships for second-straight year
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.
Redbird student-athlete runs sub-four mile at Iowa State Classic
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.
Redbird runner emerges from anorexia ‘black hole’ to raise awareness
On paper, Krista DeCeault’s freshman year as a Redbird runner was tremendous. She led Illinois State to its first conference championship in years, and she came in first place almost every race she ran in. Privately, it was her darkest hour.
Student-athlete makes impact on the track, in the community
But as her friends, professors, and coaches would tell you, the strides Kristen Zillmer has made in all aspects of her life while at Illinois State are the result of her tremendous character, not her running spikes.