NORMAL, Ill. - This weekend was a busy one for ISU Hockey, as all four teams would play. D1 would take on heated rival University of Illinois at home, D2 would travel to DePaul, D3 would host Northern Illinois, and ISU Roller would play in their second 4-game tournament. D1 would have a close start to game 1, as they would be tied with Illinois 3 to 3. However, the […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Redbirds hockey on Facebook NORMAL, Ill. - Only half of Redbirds hockey program played this past weekend, as D1 took on the University of Jamestown for the third and fourth time this season, and D2 had two games at Drury University, with both teams playing at home. D1 had a rough game 1, as they would get shut out, losing 5-0. Brendan Donavan would save […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Redbirds were busy this weekend, as D1 had two games at the University of Toledo, D2 had one Thursday game, D3 visited NIU for a Friday and Saturday game, and ISU Rolley Hockey had 4 games on Saturday. D1 went down early in game 1, going down 1-0 after the first period. However, would start clicking in the second, scoring three goals in both the second […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State Hockey had a light weekend, with two Thursday games. D1 had 2 weekend games against #13 ranked Grand Valley State, D2 traveled to Bradley for a rivalry game, and D3 took on Missouri State at home. D1 took the first of their two games in a nailbiter, with goalie Brendan Donovan stopping 54 shots and rookie Joey Zullo winning it for the birds in the […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics The Illinois State Redbirds football team is halfway through their 2023 campaign. Brock Spack and his side currently hold a record of 4-2 and are 25th in the FCS rankings. The Redbirds started off the season red-hot as they decimated Dayton and Western Illinois. Then, Eastern Illinois edged out a close contest against ISU. After that, they would trounce Lindenwood, just to get crushed by […]
Photo Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Paul Kabbes, who knows the Bloomington-Normal area well, will become the schools new Deputy Director of Athletics for External Operations at Illinois State University. ISU Interim Director of Athletics Dr. Jeri Beggs made the announcement about the hiring. “We are excited to welcome Paul and his family back to Illinois State,” Beggs said. “ He brings with him a wealth of knowledge […]
Image courtesy of Boise State Athletics NORMAL, Ill - The Illinois State University Athletics Department recently announced the newest addition to its coaching staff, proudly welcoming Jake Jacoby as the new assistant coach of the for the horizontal jumps and multis. “I'm very excited to be here with a good group of athletes that I will be working with and with a great attitude as well" Jacoby said, "I can […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics Each year, Illinois State University Head Football Coach Brock Spack chooses Illinois State football student-athletes for prestigious endowed scholarships, and this year Coach handed out four. The winners of these endowed scholarships; runningbacks Wenkers Wright and Cole Mueller, Tight End Max Ziebarth, and quarterback Zach Annexstad (pictured above). Wright was awarded the W.F. Ruebush Endowed Scholarship, a redshirt sophomore running back from Floyds Knobs, Indiana, […]
Image courtesy of ISU hockey NORMAL, Ill - Illinois State University Hockey was split this weekend as the #15 ranked D1 team stayed at home to take on the #23 ranked University of Mary Marauders, as the D3 team left town to face the Purdue Boilermakers. The D1 team managed to sneak out a win over the Marauders in game one, winning in the shootout, 4-3. Mitch Oberlag and Mike […]
