Second-year freshman Ryan Cermak was named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Baseball All-American takes national spotlight

Second-year freshman Ryan Cermak was named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
A four-sport athlete at Illinois State, physical education major Chris Voelz ’70 serves as the executive director of the Collegiate Women in Sports Award.
Athlete turned artist, Caroline Kent ’98, returned to campus October 15 to be honored on Alumni Day and to commemorate the opening of an exhibit of her work.
Illinois State Athletics has announced that tickets are now available for the Tip-Off Luncheon, which features head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller and head women’s basketball coach Kristen Gillespie.
If there’s one annual event our Redbirds get pumped for, it’s Homecoming. Illinois State University celebrated its 100 Years of Homecoming with its staple events, from Reggie Day at the Zoo, Homecoming Kickoff, Redbird Rumble, Hoopfest, Hybrid Town and Gown 5K run and walk to the football game against North Dakota State and the ribbon cutting to the Multicultural Center, our Birds came together to show what Redbird Pride is about.
A Kansas City Royals home game is a busy day for Isaac Soares ‘21. For the next 12 hours, Soares focuses on making sure Royals mascot Sluggerrr has everything he needs to hit a home run with the fans.
Events throughout the year will recognize Illinois State trailblazers from the past, educate the current generation of student-athletes, engage fans with memories, and lift up all that has been accomplished to give greater access and opportunity to women.
The Illinois State men’s and women’s basketball teams released the 2021-2022 non-conference schedules early last week.
Tyler Kirby ’07 has been the vice president of business development during the Kansas City Chiefs’ two recent Super Bowl appearances.
The odds of becoming an Olympian, according to past president and co-founder of the International Society of Olympic Historians Bill Mallon, is roughly 1 in 500,000.