The UIS women's cross country team placed 21st out of 26 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday morning, scoring 625 points in the 6K race.
Junior Josslyn Gaona led the Prairie Stars, finishing 71st overall with a time of 23:27. Senior Kaleigh Inniss followed in 148th place at 24:45, while senior Marissa Roggensack finished 157th in 24:55.
Olivia Thomsen crossed the finish line in 25:28 to place 184th, and senior Allison Thompson rounded out the team's top five with a time of 25:52.
The UIS men's cross country team placed 14th out of 27 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday morning, scoring 409 points in the 8K race.
Senior Matt Padilla led the Prairie Stars, finishing 57th overall with a time of 25:28. Senior Joey Karlesky followed in 66th at 25:34, giving UIS two runners in the top 70.
Owen Whelan crossed the finish line in 25:50 to place 92nd, while sophomore Charlie Borlin finished 103rd in 25:56. Ryan Kries rounded out the team's top five, placing 113th in 26:02.
UIS Men's Soccer lost to Maryville 4-1 on Saturday. The Prairie Stars put all 10 of their shots in the first half, while Maryville finished with a 24-10 shot advantage.
UIS Volleyball fell 3-1 to Southwest Baptist on Saturday at TRAC. The Prairie Stars won the second set 28-26 after moving from a 7-5 deficit to a 10-8 lead, but dropped the other sets 12-25, 12-25 and 17-25.
The UIS women's soccer team tied Maryville 0-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Prairie Stars finished with an 11-6 advantage in shots in the conference draw.
UIS opened the first half with two shots on goal from Autumn Diduch in the first seven minutes, both saved by Maryville goalkeeper Agnes Vilen, and added a corner kick during the early push. The Prairie Stars later hit the woodwork in the 26th minute and earned back-to-back corners, but the half was scoreless for both sides.
UIS Volleyball dropped a 3-0 match to Drury (25-12, 25-12, 25-21) Friday at TRAC.
The Prairie Stars could not recover after Drury turned a 1-1 score into a 6-1 advantage early in the first set. Alyssa Gray, Maddie Mendelblatt and Khadijah Blue supplied kills, and Blue teamed with Kendall Johnson on a block as the Prairie Stars built momentum 14-6. Drury would take the first set 25-12.
The Illinois Springfield men's cross country team is set for its biggest test of the season Saturday at the Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Ill. The meet features one of the largest and strongest NCAA Division II cross country fields in the nation, with top programs from the Midwest and across the country.
The UIS women's cross country team will take on one of the largest and strongest NCAA Division II fields in the country Saturday at the Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Ill. The meet will bring together top programs from across the Midwest and beyond, giving the Prairie Stars an opportunity to measure themselves against high-level competition.
The field includes teams UIS does not regularly face, including Biola, Colorado Christian and Florida Southern, along with regional opponents including Saginaw Valley State and Findlay.
The Illinois Springfield women's tennis team will compete in the ITA Regional Small College Championship, hosted by Grand Valley State, Oct. 10-12. The Prairie Stars will be represented across all three singles and doubles flights, with seven players entered in singles competition.
Aaron Anderson never expected a single phone call to send him straight back to the beginning—the grind, the laughter, the long bus rides and the late-night talks that stitched a team into something more. But when he learned that the 2006-07 UIS men's basketball team was being inducted into the Prairie Stars Hall of Fame, the memories rushed in all at once.
"Being inducted into the Hall of Fame is a tremendous honor," Anderson said. "To be recognized alongside the teammates I love and respect makes it even more special."