Senior distance runner Madelyn Miller-Ross will compete in the 5,000-meters at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, selections were announced Tuesday by the NCAA.
The championship meet will take place Thursday, May 21 through Saturday, May 23 at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan.
UIS women's golf senior Elaine Grant begins her final tournament as a Prairie Star on Tuesday morning, competing in the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championship at PGA National Golf Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
One of the top golfers in program history and the program's only two-time national qualifier, Grant earned First Team All-GLVC honors this season. She made four regional appearances during her career — three as part of the team lineup and one as an individual in her senior season.
The Illinois Springfield baseball team earned the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region and will host one of two NCAA Division II Midwest Regional sites this week at the UIS Baseball Field.
The Prairie Stars enter the postseason with a 34-18 record and return to NCAA Regional play after missing the tournament in 2024 and 2025. UIS is making its sixth NCAA postseason appearance in program history and will host this round for the first time since 2023.
The Illinois Springfield softball team saw its GLVC Tournament appearance come to an end Thursday with a 6-3 loss to Maryville at the EastSide Centre.
UIS collected three doubles and a home run in the game, but Maryville used a four-run third inning to take control before holding off a late Prairie Stars rally.
UIS men's tennis finished the 2025-26 season with a 7-11 overall record while competing against a challenging schedule that featured several regional and GLVC opponents. The Prairie Stars earned victories over Chicago State, Thomas More, Michigan Tech, Evangel, Roosevelt, Quincy, and Kentucky Wesleyan during the year.
The 2025-26 season marked a significant step forward for the UIS women's tennis program, as the Prairie Stars doubled their win total from the previous season and showed steady growth throughout the year under first-year head coach Henrique Leal.
UIS baseball opened the GLVC Tournament with one of the most explosive offensive performances in conference tournament history before its postseason stay at Mountain Dew Park came to an end Wednesday night.
UIS softball opened play at the GLVC Tournament on Wednesday with an 11-4 loss to McKendree at the EastSide Centre.
The Prairie Stars totaled 11 hits and built an early four-run lead, but McKendree (41-12) answered with a six-run third inning before adding five more runs in the sixth to secure the win in the double-elimination tournament opener.
Illinois Springfield softball earned three All-GLVC selections for the 2026 season, led by senior Rosie Bartletti, who received First Team honors as a pitcher/utility player and Second Team recognition as a pitcher. Sophomore Bailey Masching was also named Second Team All-GLVC as a utility non-pitcher.
Bartletti collected all-conference honors for the second consecutive season as one of the league's top two-way players. The Springfield native led UIS both in the circle and at the plate, helping guide the Prairie Stars to a postseason appearance.