After missing the 2024-25 season, Jordan Rice started his comeback campaign with a 21.0 point-per-game average through the first six games in 2025-26, earning November Jimmy John's Athlete of the Month honors. The graduate guard has set the pace as the GLVC's leading scorer in the opening month.

Madelyn Miller-Ross of the Illinois Springfield women's indoor track & field team will kick off the Prairie Stars' indoor season Friday evening at Grand Valley State's GVSU Holiday Open. She is slated to compete in an evening heat of the women's 5,000 meters, set for 6:33 p.m. ET.

Illinois Springfield men's basketball (6-2, 3-0 GLVC) secured a narrow 63-58 victory over McKendree (5-2, 1-1 GLVC) on Thursday night at TRAC. The Prairie Stars knocked down 13 three-pointers and led for more than 26 minutes in the tightly contested conference matchup.

The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is making a stop at the University of Illinois Springfield this winter, adding even more excitement to a busy day on campus. Caravan #3 will visit The Recreation and Athletic Center (TRAC) at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, the same afternoon UIS hosts a basketball doubleheader against Southwest Baptist, with games tipping off at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.