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 joined elite company and was ranked 30th in the NCAA at the time. “With a […]
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 points on an efficient 10-15 from the field and 13-14 from the charity stripe. Wallen’s […]
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 her sights on the pros. The 2019 MVC player of the year was picked by […]
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 2 of the meet. The team was led by first-place finishes from Charde Golliday (long […]
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 of the gate with a 25-16 win. They dropped the second set losing 25-21. And […]
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 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. Farley-Sepe is the first Redbird to win […]
NORMAL, Ill. - WZND is counting down the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season. Coming in at #6 in our countdown is Redbird football's upset over #4 SDSU. On November 9th, 2019 Illinois State’s football team upset the #4 ranked South Dakota State University Jack Rabbits 27-18. The Redbirds scored an unanswered 17 points in the second half to secure the victory. This was the first win for […]
NORMAL, Ill. - WZND is counting down the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season. Coming in at #7 in our countdown is Angelica Labat being named the Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Year. Illinois State freshman Angelica Labat had an incredible first season as a Redbird starting off by winning the all-around in her first collegiate meet. Labat held season-high scores of 9.925 on both the vault […]
NORMAL, Ill. – WZND is counting down the Top-10 redbird sports moments from the 2019-2020 season. Coming in at #8 in our countdown is Redbird volleyball's victory in the MVC Championship to the NCAA tournament. Despite coming into the MVC tournament as the #3 seed, Redbird volleyball defeated the #1 seed UNI panthers to claim the MVC tourney crown. This earned them an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where […]
