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A trio of Illinois State gymnast took home individual event titles on Friday night inside CEFCU Arena, as ISU hosted the 2026 Midwest Independent Conference Championship meet. With three teams bunched closely at the top, the Redbirds placed third behind Southeast Missouri State and Texas Woman's in the annual championship competition.]]>Ally LauFri, 20 Mar 2026 22:45:00 CST1360791https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/19/gymnastics-redbirds-look-to-defend-their-title-at-2026-mic-championship.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/19/gymnastics-redbirds-look-to-defend-their-title-at-2026-mic-championship.aspxGymnastics

An exciting year of record-setting scores, career bests and weekly honors have all led to CEFCU Arena, as the Illinois State gymnastics team will look to defend its championship at the 2026 Midwest Independent Conference Championship on Friday.]]>GymnasticsThu, 19 Mar 2026 17:25:00 CST1360786https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/20/gymnastics-leblanc-named-mic-newcomer-of-the-year.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/20/gymnastics-leblanc-named-mic-newcomer-of-the-year.aspxGymnastics

After a standout freshman campaign, Illinois State gymnast Mia LeBlanc was named the Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Year at the annual pre-championship banquet hosted by Illinois State in the Aaron Leetch Club on Thursday night.]]>Mia LeBlancFri, 20 Mar 2026 09:56:00 CST1360787https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/15/gymnastics-redbirds-score-193-600-in-regular-season-finale-at-pitt.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/15/gymnastics-redbirds-score-193-600-in-regular-season-finale-at-pitt.aspxGymnastics

Illinois State recorded a season-high event score on floor and saw strong individual performances throughout the tri-meet on Sunday, as the Redbirds finished in third place behind host Pittsburgh and West Virginia in the regular-season finale at Fitzgerald Field House.]]>Courtney WoodsSun, 15 Mar 2026 17:43:00 CST1360773https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/14/gymnastics-redbirds-wrap-up-regular-season-against-pitt-and-west-virginia.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/14/gymnastics-redbirds-wrap-up-regular-season-against-pitt-and-west-virginia.aspxGymnastics

Only one meet remains for Illinois State gymnastics before hosting the 2026 Midwest Independent Conference at CEFCU Arena on March 20, as the Redbirds head to Pennsylvania to take on Pitt and West Virginia in the regular season finale.]]>Jaly JonesSat, 14 Mar 2026 13:03:00 CST1360763https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/11/gymnastics-leblanc-named-mic-newcomer-of-the-week-for-fourth-time.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/11/gymnastics-leblanc-named-mic-newcomer-of-the-week-for-fourth-time.aspxGymnastics

For the fourth time this season, Illinois State freshman gymnast Mia LeBlanc has been voted the Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Week, following her strong performance for the Redbirds last weekend at Western Michigan.]]>Mia LeBlancWed, 11 Mar 2026 14:04:00 CST1360741https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/6/gymnastics-redbirds-drop-road-meet-at-western-michigan-194-625-193-475.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/6/gymnastics-redbirds-drop-road-meet-at-western-michigan-194-625-193-475.aspxGymnastics

Competing in Michigan for the second-straight week, Illinois State was right with host Western Michigan through the first two events of the meet at University Arena on Friday night. However, the host Broncos would pull away from the Redbirds over the final two routines to pick up a 194.625-193.475 victory in the second-to-last meet of the regular season.]]>Mia LeBlancFri, 6 Mar 2026 20:00:00 CST1360712https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/5/gymnastics-redbirds-return-to-michigan-for-dual-meet-in-kalamazoo.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/5/gymnastics-redbirds-return-to-michigan-for-dual-meet-in-kalamazoo.aspxGymnastics

For the second weekend in a row, Illinois State will travel to the state of Michigan for competition as the Redbirds travel to Kalamazoo to take on Western Michigan Friday afternoon.]]>Ally LauThu, 5 Mar 2026 15:12:00 CST1360706https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/4/trio-of-redbird-gymnasts-earn-weekly-mic-gymnastics-honors.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/3/4/trio-of-redbird-gymnasts-earn-weekly-mic-gymnastics-honors.aspxGymnastics

Illinois State posted strong performances in a pair of meets last week and for their efforts, a trio of Redbird gymnasts earned weekly honors from the Midwest Independent Conference.]]>Courtney WoodsWed, 4 Mar 2026 15:30:00 CST1360701https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/2/27/gymnastics-redbirds-post-season-best-team-score-at-eastern-michigan.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/2/27/gymnastics-redbirds-post-season-best-team-score-at-eastern-michigan.aspxGymnastics

It was Friday night gymnastics action against a pair of Mid-American Conference foes in Michigan, as the Redbirds posted their best team score of the season at 194.675 in a tri-meet with host Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan at the Gervin GameAbove Center.]]>Courtney WoodsFri, 27 Feb 2026 22:24:00 CST1360671