Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - The Redbirds are coming off a key road win against SIU on Saturday night, and they are looking to re-ignite their previous win streak with winnable games ahead. Coach Spack was elated coming off a strong performance against SIU in a game that he and the rest of his staff figured to be close. This was an important road and conference win […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State cross country will prepare for the upcoming annual “Bradley Pink Classic” race, which takes place every October at Bradley University. Both the men's and women's teams will represent Illinois State. The Redbirds are coming off their last race in Missouri, the Gans Creek Classic. The men finished 9th, and the women finished 15th. Since then, the team has been preparing […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State Redbird Soccer (3-7-3, 1-2-2 MVC) had a standout week, securing a comeback 2-1 win over Valparaiso on Thursday, followed by a 1-1 draw with Murray State on Sunday. Freshmen Eiley Henderson and Eve Gricius each netted their first collegiate goals to lead the Redbirds to victory, while sophomore Aniya Seymore scored her first career goal to salvage a draw […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – After a slow start to conference play at home last weekend, Illinois State Redbird Volleyball went on the road and dominated the weekend, sweeping the road trip and improving to 8-9 on the season and 3-1 in the conference play. The Redbirds' weekend was full of travel. They spent Friday in Springfield, Missouri, taking on Missouri State and then made the […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Redbird Swimming and Diving is having their first meet of the season this Friday at 2 pm in Horton Field House vs Indiana State. Head Coach Riley Hilbrandt shared her feelings for this upcoming meet and the season moving forward. Coach Hilbrandt and the team are showed excitement about their race this week after their Red vs. White intrersquad meet. The […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Brock Spack stepped up to the microphone once again this Tuesday to talk about yet another rivalry game with a conference foe. The Redbirds are coming off a disappointing loss to an exceptionally good North Dakota State team, who is ranked #2 in the country. They will take on a 2-3 Southern Illinois team this Saturday, a team they have struggled […]
NORMAL, Ill. - In a collaboration with Illinois State University, Destihl launched two new beers over the Homecoming weekend. “We’ve been working on trying to get something done in partnership with ISU,” Bob Ryan, director of sales for Destihl said. “We’re really, really happy that it came together this year.” The local brewery partnered with ISU to launch two brand new flavors of beer: Red Bird Ale and Battle Bird […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - This past Saturday, Illinois State Redbird Football took on Eastern Illinois at home. This would be their 112th matchup against each other in the Mid-America Classic. ISU leads 60-43-9 in the all-time series between the two teams. In the first quarter, both teams struggled to score points for most of it. But as the quarter came to a close, the Redbirds scored […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Following a high-scoring victory over Western Illinois 51-34, the Redbirds look to continue their win streak with another home game set for this weekend against Eastern Illinois. The Redbirds are coming off back-to-back wins with over 100 rushing yards in each game. Coach Spack talked with the media again on Tuesday and made sure to mention how much Junior Running Back Wenkers […]
