The UIS volleyball team has announced its schedule for the 2025 season. The Prairie Stars, led by fifth-year head coach Kamille Jones, will host 14 matches at TRAC this season, including seven in conference play, as they pursue success in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
The season begins with a scrimmage at Bradley on Saturday, August 23. UIS will then return home to host its first of two tournaments at TRAC.
The UIS softball program has announced the addition of three transfers to its roster ahead of the 2025-26 school year. The incoming group听features two student-athletes from the junior college level and one NCAA Division I transfer, adding talent and depth to an already experienced Prairie Stars team.
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The UIS men's soccer program has announced its schedule for the fall 2025 season, which will be led by second-year head coach Graham Shaw. The slate includes preseason scrimmages, regular season non-conference matchups against regional opponents, and a full Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) schedule.
The 缅北禁地 Springfield women's tennis team has once again earned the title of Jimmy John's Academic Team of the Year. The team of seven student-athletes posted an impressive year-long grade point average of 3.89 on a 4.0 scale in 2024-25, the highest among all UIS programs.
Nine UIS听student-athletes were named to the 2025 Academic All-District听cross country/track and field teams, as announced Tuesday, June 24, by College Sports Communicators (CSC). Nomination criteria include a regional top-50 finish in cross country and rankings in indoor and outdoor track and field events. Additionally, student-athletes must maintain a 3.50 cumulative GPA and be of at least sophomore status.
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has announced the 2024-25 recipients of the prestigious Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award, with听48 senior student-athletes from the UIS earning the honor.
This award recognizes student-athletes who have maintained a听career GPA of 3.50 or higher, completed听a minimum of 96 credit hours, and competed in the GLVC for听at least two seasons. The honor may only be awarded once in a student-athlete's career.
Forty student-athletes from UIS have been named Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars for the 2024-25 academic year.听The award, presented by the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), recognizes student-athletes who completed the academic year with a 4.0 GPA. This marks the third award announcement of听GLVC Academic Awards Week, and the UIS honorees are part of a record 684 student-athletes recognized across the conference.
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Tuesday that UIS student-athletes received 239 Academic All-GLVC honors for the 2024-25 academic year. To receive Academic All-GLVC recognition, student-athletes must hold a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or above for the school year. A total of 4,333 student-athletes across the conference were recognized, including 203听individuals from UIS. The 239 honors were awarded across all 15 UIS athletic programs and include听recognition听of听36 multi-sport athletes.