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 campus, the people, the coaches/program, and the feel of Normal was exactly what I was […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Since an injury has sidelined him before, Davis knows how to quarterback the situation this time around. "I had the same injury on the same knee at Memphis," said Davis. "It’s kind of been a night and day recovery actually. Mostly due to the fact that I was young and didn’t really grind like I do now the first time." After suffering his second knee injury last […]
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 them to play on the same team in college, but she's happy things worked out. […]
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 six tournaments which resulted in five top-10 finishes and all but two rounds were par […]
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 Moberly Area Community College, Mahoric made over 59% of his field goal attempts and blocked […]
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. “Alex played for a terrific coach in junior college in Martin McCann, and a terrific […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL - Redbird women's basketball announced the addition of DeAnna Wilson who signed her National Letter of Intent to play for the Redbirds. This past season with Moberly Area Community College, Wilson averaged over 15 points and 9 rebounds per game to help the Greyhounds earn a spot in the national championship tournament. “We are thrilled to add DeAnna as the final piece to our 2020 recruiting […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS - 30 athletes from the Redbirds track and field team have been named to the MVC Track and Field Scholar-Athlete team on Tuesday. The Redbirds list of 30 included 20 from the women's team and 10 from the men's team, both of which led the conference in terms of the number of student-athletes who earned a spot on the team. 12 Redbirds also had a […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - While spring sports remain dormant, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is actively working to plan for the future. The Board of Directors met yesterday to discuss their plans moving forward. “First and foremost, the IHSA continues to encourage all Illinois residents to heed the recommendations of state officials and medical experts," said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. "These quarantine and social distancing measures have been put […]
