The Weisbecker Scholarship Fund (WSF) is looking forward to a new initiative aimed at adding 61 new members over the next two months as part of the Building Futures campaign.
Weisbecker Scholarship Fund launches ‘Building Futures’ Campaign
Topic: Athletics
McLean County Full Tuition Scholarship recipient has gone above and beyond for her community
Addison Cervantes earned the McLean County Full Tuition Scholarship by going above and beyond for her community.
Man behind the mic
With the outcome of the game clear in hand, then Illinois State head women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton sent star guard Kristi Cirone ’09 back to the scorer’s table.
Where are they now? Cathy (Olson) George ’85
Cathy (Olson) George ’85 still has her name scattered all over school and conference record books, even though her playing days ended nearly four decades ago.
‘We will play anybody’
As the phone rang inside the Illinois State women’s basketball offices in the early afternoon of December 9, Director of Operations Katie Bolkema, M.S. ’16, braced for a call she had both sent and received plenty of times throughout the early part of the makeshift college hoops season.
Collins is finalist for basketball Hall of Fame
Illinois State men’s basketball legend Doug Collins ’73 was named a first-time finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, going straight to the “direct elect” part of the ballot.
Gymnastics in top 25 for overall team GPA
The gymnastics team ranked in the top 25 academically of all collegiate gymnastics programs last school year.
Redbird Trivia
How well do you know Redbird sports history?
What to know about ISU women’s track and field team’s run of championships
The Missouri Valley Conference women’s track and field title may as well start paying rent at Horton Field House. At the league’s championship meet May 14-16 in Carbondale, the Illinois State women’s team won its third straight outdoor MVC crown and seventh overall including indoors. Here’s a look at how the Redbirds have become the keepers of the oval.
The Redbird behind the 2021 Fear the Bird Shirt
The Bird Shirt is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and Olivia Meitz, a recent 2021 Illinois State University graphic design graduate is the talented artist behind this year’s design. Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality worked with ten graphic design students from the Design Streak Studio under the leadership of their creative director and faculty, Archana Shekara,
