An impressive 14 Illinois State student-athletes earned the highest academic award given by the Missouri Valley Conference on Wednesday, as the league released its extensive list of annual academic awards in August.
Illinois State soccer student-athlete Kate Del Fava capped off a successful collegiate career during the second weekend of November, being honored as the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year while leading her team to the conference championship game.
Illinois State won six team titles during the 2018-2019 season, which resulted in the Redbirds being crowned as the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports Champion.
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.
With Evansville’s five-set upset of UNI on Friday evening, the Illinois State volleyball team (24-6, 16-2 MVC) clinched the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title.
Illinois State baseball and softball are gearing up for another season. All home games for both baseball and softball are free and open to the public.
Over the past month six light poles have been installed along with a new and improved scoreboard at Adelaide Street Field. All of these additions are in preparation for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Former Redbird coach and women’s athletics advocate Jill Hutchison prepares for the MVC women’s championship game broadcast. Jill Hutchison, M.S. ’69, has been a pioneer in women’s basketball. Drawn to sports as a child, Hutchison played softball and ran track. However it was when she first set foot on the basketball court in sixth grade
Dick and Joyce Baley have been fans of Illinois State Athletics for decades. During halftime of the MVC women’s basketball championship game, STATEside spoke with Dick and Joyce Baley, and Janet Turner (Janet’s husband, Jim, was not available during the interview)–all longtime Redbird fans. These four friends have been following the Redbirds for years, no
Illinois State fans wanting to personally witness the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game can make the trek to St. Charles.
