https://goredbirds.com/rss.aspx?path=trackLatest news items for Illinois State University Athleticsen-us60https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/6/11/track-field-rivers-closes-career-at-ncaa-outdoor-championships.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/6/11/track-field-rivers-closes-career-at-ncaa-outdoor-championships.aspxTrack & Field

Illinois State's Macee Rivers closed her historic senior season with a 22nd-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday evening at Hayward Field.]]>Rivers Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:37:00 CST3161056https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/6/9/track-field-rivers-heads-to-eugene-for-ncaa-outdoor-championships.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/6/9/track-field-rivers-heads-to-eugene-for-ncaa-outdoor-championships.aspxTrack & Field

Senior Macee Rivers punched her ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and will represent Illinois State in the 100-meter hurdles, beginning with the preliminary round at 8:08 p.m. CT Thursday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.]]>Macee ticket punched Tue, 9 Jun 2026 12:03:00 CST3161055https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/30/track-field-rivers-qualifies-for-ncaa-championships-with-school-record-performance.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/30/track-field-rivers-qualifies-for-ncaa-championships-with-school-record-performance.aspxGeneral, Track & Field

Illinois State senior Macee Rivers punched her ticket to the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., after posting a school-record time of 13.02 in the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday evening at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.]]>Macee happySat, 30 May 2026 19:13:00 CST3161053https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/29/track-field-redbirds-wrap-up-third-day-at-ncaa-west-first-rounds.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/29/track-field-redbirds-wrap-up-third-day-at-ncaa-west-first-rounds.aspxTrack & Field

Illinois State track and field wrapped up day three of competition at the NCAA West First Rounds on Friday at John McDonnell Field.]]>Garrett Taylor Fri, 29 May 2026 21:40:00 CST3161052https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/28/track-field-schedler-breaks-school-record-joins-rivers-in-ncaa-west-quarterfinals.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/28/track-field-schedler-breaks-school-record-joins-rivers-in-ncaa-west-quarterfinals.aspxTrack & Field

Pauline Schedler broke the Illinois State record in the women's 1500-meter run and automatically qualified for Saturday's NCAA West Quarterfinals, while Senior Macee Rivers also advanced to Saturday's quarterfinal round, posting a time of 13.40 in the women's 100-meter hurdles.]]>paulineThu, 28 May 2026 19:34:00 CST3161050https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/28/track-field-illinois-state-places-17-on-mvc-scholar-athlete-team.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/28/track-field-illinois-state-places-17-on-mvc-scholar-athlete-team.aspxTrack & Field

Illinois State track & field earned strong representation on the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, with 17 Redbirds recognized for their success in the classroom and in competition during the 2025-26 academic year.]]>maggie and noraThu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 CST3161047https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/27/track-field-ncaa-west-prelims-day-one.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/27/track-field-ncaa-west-prelims-day-one.aspxTrack & Field

Illinois State track and field opened competition Wednesday at the NCAA West First Round at the University of Arkansas.]]>klink ncaa first roundWed, 27 May 2026 20:50:00 CST3161046https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/27/track-field-bovee-west-earn-mvc-outdoor-coaching-honors.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/27/track-field-bovee-west-earn-mvc-outdoor-coaching-honors.aspxTrack & Field

Following Illinois State's first Missouri Valley Conference outdoor men's team championship since 1999, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Jeff Bovee and assistant coach Austin West earned MVC coaching honors, the league announced Wednesday afternoon.]]>bovee/westWed, 27 May 2026 14:05:00 CST3161045https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/27/track-field-illinois-state-named-mvc-mens-program-of-the-year.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/27/track-field-illinois-state-named-mvc-mens-program-of-the-year.aspxTrack & Field, Cross Country

Illinois State was named the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Program of the Year Wednesday afternoon by the conference office.]]>mens program of the yearWed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 CST3161044https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/26/track-field-redbirds-set-for-ncaa-west-first-rounds.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/5/26/track-field-redbirds-set-for-ncaa-west-first-rounds.aspxTrack & Field

Illinois State track & field continues postseason action this week as the Redbirds qualified 10 individual student-athletes and one relay squad to the 2026 NCAA West First Round hosted May 27-30 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+.]]>mvc outdoorTue, 26 May 2026 15:05:00 CST3161043