Three coaches sign contract extensions

Jeff Bovee

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

Illinois State track and field athlete Rachel Hickey places second for Team USA at the 2019 U20 Pan American 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.

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

Indoor Track and Field Champions

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.