The Illinois State Athletics Department announced today that it will offer beer and wine sales at public concession stands in general seating areas at Hancock Stadium and Redbird Arena beginning in the fall of 2019. Plans to allow beer sales at Adelaide Street Field, Marian Kneer Stadium and Duffy Bass Field are also being finalized.
Another exciting year of Illinois State Redbird volleyball and football is just around the corner, and single-tickets for both team’s 2019 seasons are on sale now.
Illinois State won six team titles during the 2018-19 season, which resulted in the Redbirds being crowned as the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports Champion.
The 15th annual Redbird Fan Fair will take place Saturday, August 17, at Hancock Stadium, where patrons will have the opportunity to enjoy the Redbird football scrimmage, carnival games, prizes, and music.
Student-athletes in swimming and diving show resolve on path to becoming teachers.
Redbird student-athlete Rachel Hickey posted an impressive performance at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Sunday evening in Miramar, Florida, clocking in at 4:30.93 in the 1,500-meter race to finish in second place. With that time, the Peru, Illinois native has secured her spot on Team USATF and will compete at the Pan American U20 Championships in Costa Rica, July 18-21.
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.
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.
A historic season for the Illinois State baseball team (36-26) has come to an end, as the Redbirds were outlasted by No. 7 Louisville in the regional final of the NCAA Tournament on June 3.
Illinois State student-athletes set a new semester departmental grade-point average (GPA) record of 3.31 during the Spring 2019 semester, topping the previous mark of 3.24 set during the previous two semesters, and five teams tied or beat their previous team GPA records as announced by Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Life Skills Joe Klausner on Monday.
