Former Illinois State baseball star Dave Bergman ’78 and cross country and track standout Sue Daggett Miller ’97 are two of six inductees in the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame 2016 class. Bergman is the first Redbird baseball player and Miller the third women’s track and field honoree chosen. Their inclusion brings ISU’s inductees to 10.
Unit: Athletics
Redbird earns spot on international ranking
Women’s tennis player Valerija Gercar was ranked during the spring semester by the International Tennis Association, which placed her at No. 114.
Honors Program helps gymnast balance athletics, studies
Sophomore Kylie Meyer, a member of Illinois State’s gymnastics team, has found the right balance between athletics and academics.
3rd annual Movie Night at Hancock Stadium, June 17
Illinois State Athletics will host the third annual community Movie Night at Hancock Stadium June 17.
Nursing student receives prestigious Athletics award
Sophomore Morgan Radtke received the Jill Hutchison Leadership Award, the women’s basketball program’s most prestigious award in honor of the Redbirds’ former head coach.
Human development and family resources major, student-athlete gives advice on balance
Here is a Q&A with Kerstin Ford, a family and consumer sciences (FCS) major, who is also on the Illinois State University swim team.
One year after plane crash, Redbirds embrace Project 7
On April 7, 2015, the Illinois State University community was stunned and saddened by a tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of two Athletics Department staff members and five Redbird friends and supporters. As the one-year observance approaches, the Illinois State Athletics Department encourages faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends to pay respect to
Redbird Football Spring Showcase Set for April 23
The Illinois State football team and fans will have an opportunity to see the new-look Redbirds at the annual Spring Showcase, April 23, at Hancock Stadium.
From Redbird to Cardinal: DeJong ready for next step as minor-leaguer
Former Illinois State baseball star Paul DeJong ’15 is finishing up his first spring training as a professional player, after being drafted last spring by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Royal Redbird wins a World Series ring
When the Kansas City Royals ended a 30-year drought last November by beating the New York Mets in the World Series, the victory was extra special for one Redbird alum.