Senior distance runner Madelyn Miller-Ross brought her collegiate career to a close Saturday night on collegiate track & field's biggest stage, competing in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Representing the University of Illinois Springfield program one final time, Miller-Ross finished 22nd nationally with a time of 17:22.10 against the top runners in NCAA DII.
The UIS athletic department recorded a 3.62 cumulative GPA across its NCAA programs during the Spring 2026 semester. The strong team performances were reflected across the board, as fifteen of UIS' seventeen programs averaged above a 3.60 GPA.
UIS Women's Tennis led all programs with a 3.93 team GPA, while Men's Tennis paced the men's programs with a 3.68 team GPA.
The UIS Women's Basketball program is set to host its third annual golf outing this summer, bringing Prairie Star supporters together for a day on the course at Lincoln Greens Golf Course.
The event will take place Friday, Aug. 7 at Lincoln Greens Golf Course, with check-in beginning at noon and a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start. Dinner will follow at approximately 6:00 p.m.
Madelyn Miller-Ross will make the fifth NCAA Championship appearance of her career on Saturday, and her second consecutive appearance at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, as the UIS distance runner competes in the women's 5,000 meters in Emporia, Kansas.
Hosted by Emporia State at Francis G. Welch Stadium, the championship meet features the facility's nationally known 'Golden Oval,' a distinctive gold-colored eight-lane track unlike any other in collegiate track & field.
UIS men's tennis student-athlete Pablo Herrera has been named one of two recipients of the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference Postgraduate Scholarship, the league office announced on Tuesday. Herrera shares the honor with Rockhurst women's soccer student-athlete Anna Lantz, with each award providing $2,500 toward graduate studies at the institution of their choice.
Three UIS baseball players earned All-Region recognition this week, collecting honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) following standout 2026 seasons.
The UIS baseball team saw its season come to an end on Sunday at the NCAA DII Midwest Regional, falling twice to Indianapolis at UIS Baseball Field as UIndy advanced to the Super Regional round.
In Game 4 of the Midwest Regional on Friday, UIS baseball (36-18) earned a decisive 11-1 victory over Missouri-St. Louis (34-21) behind a dominant outing from starting pitcher Ben Benoit. The Prairie Stars totaled 15 hits — including four doubles and a home run — and led from start to finish.