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Photo courtesy: IBCA Twitter NORMAL, Ill. – Three local basketball coaches have been named Coach of the Year by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA). Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball Head Coach Mia Smith was one of 16 recipients honored in the College Women category. Smith helped lead the Titans beat top-seeded Wheaton in the CCIW […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Redbird women’s tennis handed out their seasonal awards during a Zoom meeting on Sunday. Natalia Bravo and Tara Damnjanovic took home the MVP Doubles award after claiming the top spot with a 6-2 record while going on a five-match win streak at one point during the spring season; Damnjanovia […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Redbird women’s basketball was named a divisional winner for the money they raised during their annual Play4Kay game in February. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund announced Friday that Illinois State raised the most money out of all competing non-BCS Division I schools. With a grand total of over $27,000, […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Here are the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season as counted down by WZND. #10: Jack Anstey Runs a Sub-4-Minute Mile On February 21st Illinois State track & field standout Jack Anstey ran a sub-4-minute mile for the second time in his career. Running an imposing time of 3:59.93, Anstey […]
NORMAL, Ill. – WZND is counting down the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season. Coming in at #1 in our countdown is Lexi Wallen’s 35-point game. When Lexi Wallen took the floor this valentine’s day, it was anything but a love affair between her and the Loyola Chicago Ramblers. The fifth-year senior dropped a season-high 35 […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Even though she grew up in the Hawkeye state, Alyssa Wiebel felt at home when she came to Normal. “I wanted to compete in softball at the highest caliber of play possible. ISU gave me the amazing opportunity to do that,” said Wiebel. “Everything just fit together perfectly: the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – WZND is counting down the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season. Coming in at #2 in our countdown is Kate Del Fava getting drafted by the Utah Royals in the 2020 NWSL Draft. After finishing 8th in NCAA Women’s Soccer in goals with 17, ISU Senior Kate Del Fava turned […]
NORMAL, Ill. – WZND is counting down the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season. Coming in at #3 in our countdown is the Women’s Track & Field team winning the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championship for the third consecutive year. The Redbirds set a conference record for points by scoring 190.6 on day […]
NORMAL, Ill. – WZND is counting down the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season. Coming in at #4 in our countdown is Redbird volleyball upsetting #14 University of Illinois in the Redbird Classic. Redbird volleyball on Friday September 14th winning 3 sets to U of I 1 set. ISU took control of the match right out […]
NORMAL, Ill. – WZND is counting down the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season. Coming in at #5 in our countdown is Kierston Farley-Sepe being named MVC Swimmer of the Year. Illinois State senior Kierston Farley-Sepe was named the Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual events at the […]