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Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – After a strong 2019 season, Redbird football’s starting running back is NFL bound. James Robinson has signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent shortly after the conclusion of the draft. The Rockford, Illinois native was the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) leader with 1,899 rushing yards, 18 […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Life is full of a bunch of firsts and Kadi Borries got the opportunity to experience another first during her senior season. She made her collegiate debut in the pitcher’s circle against the LSU Tigers, despite playing her first three seasons for the Redbirds in the outfield. Although it […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS, MO – Three Redbirds from the women’s tennis team were named to the 2020 MVC Tennis Scholar-Athlete Team Thursday afternoon. Laura Arciniegas, Natalia Bravo and Ivon Mihaleva earned the honor for the Redbirds this season. Arciniegas placed second in her flight at the MVC Individual Championship last fall and is […]
Photo courtesy: IHSA Twitter BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors have decided to cancel all IHSA spring state tournaments. The decision was made during a video conference earlier today after last Friday’s announced by Governor Pritzker about conducting e-learning for the remainder of the academic year. “We support the decision […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS, MO – Redbird softball utility player Mack Leonard was one of 10 student-athletes awarded with the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award. A native of Normal, Leonard was on last year’s MVC Honor Roll and been on ISU’s AFNI Honor Roll three times. In addition to her academic and athletic […]
NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State women’s basketball was preparing for a big run at Hoops in the Heartland before their season abruptly ended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “We actually found out during our practice at the TaxSlayer Center the day before our game against UNI,” said Head Coach Kristen Gillespie. “ Needless to say, […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – While most athletes aim to make history on the field softball infielder, Anni Borries made history before she even stepped on campus. Anni and her sister Kadi became the first pair of twins to play for the Illinois State Redbirds Softball team. Borries knew it would be difficult for […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference announced earlier today that ISU senior golfer David Perkins has been named the MVC Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Prior to the suspension of the season, Perkins was the conference’s top golfer and led the second-place golfer by about three strokes. He competed in […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL – Dusan Mahoric signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his athletic career with Redbird men’s basketball. NORMAL – Illinois State head men’s basketball head coach Dan Muller has announced the addition of Dusan Mahorcic, who signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Redbirds starting in the 2020-2021 season. At […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL – Redbird men’s basketball announced the addition of Alex Kotov for the upcoming season. The Moscow, Russia native previously played at Palm Beach State for one season and suffered a season-ending injury two games after he transferred to Daytona State. “I’m so excited to add Alex to the family,” said Muller. […]