Athletics News

Maddie Miller-Ross running in blue uniform at indoor track & field national championship
Jun 24, 2026
Madelyn Miller-Ross Named UIS Female Athlete of the Year for 2025-26
Madelyn Miller-Ross of UIS women's cross country and track has been named the UIS Female Athlete of the Year for 2025-26. The back-to-back recipient becomes…
GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award
Jun 24, 2026
31 UIS Student-Athletes Earn GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award
UIS Athletics had 31 student-athletes named 2025-26 GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars as part of GLVC Academic Awards Week, the league office…
UIS & GLIAC Flag Football logos on UIS blue background
Jun 24, 2026
UIS Women's Flag Football to Join GLIAC as Affiliate Member in 2028
The UIS women's flag football program will join the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) as an affiliate member beginning with the 2028…
Jordan Rice playing basketball at UIS
Jun 24, 2026
UIS Names Jordan Rice 2025-26 Male Athlete of the Year
Jordan Rice has been named the 2025-26 UIS Male Athlete of the Year after leading the Prairie Stars men's basketball team during a remarkable senior season.…
Academic All-GLVC
Jun 23, 2026
UIS Student-Athletes Earn 227 Academic All-GLVC Awards
UIS Athletics is proud to announce that 198 of its student-athletes have combined for a total of 227 Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) awards…
Team Academic All-GLVC, white and gold accents
Jun 22, 2026
All UIS Athletic Programs Recognized as Academic All-GLVC for Second Consecutive Year
UIS Athletics is proud to announce that all 15 of its athletic programs competing in the GLVC have been awarded the Team Academic All-GLVC honor for the second…