From the hiring of Illinois State’s first physician, Dr. Florence Ames, to the first football game at Hancock Stadium, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.
Caroline Lecoeur ’21 joins Redbird Buzz to share her experience as Deputy Manager for Diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Join us as we team up with State Farm and U.S. Hunger to host the first Million Meal Pack on Saturday, September 7, from 8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m., at CEFCU Arena. Volunteers are still needed to help fill teams in the afternoon.
More than a dozen Redbirds have represented Illinois State University at the Olympic games dating back to 1936, from Doug Collins to Charlotte Lewis. Historian Tom Emery profiles two athletes and a coach who made history at the Olympics: Tidye Ann Pickett, Dr. Nell Jackson, and Cathy Boswell ’83.
From a college baseball national championship to the first commencement ceremony, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.
The fourth-seeded Illinois State University softball team rides a three-game winning streak into this week’s single-elimination Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Marian Kneer Stadium in Normal.
Redbird track and field alum Aneel Gillan won the Startup Showcase after developing a virtual reality sports app.
Laura (Doornbos) Benton takes flight as president of Ladies Love Taildraggers, a worldwide organization of women who fly conventional landing gear aircraft known as taildraggers.
Try your luck at our spring 2024 edition of Redbird trivia.
Former Brown University associate head coach Raleigh DeRose was hired by Interim Director of Athletics Jeri Beggs as the new head coach of the Redbird soccer program.
