Illinois Springfield women's cross country placed eighth out of 14 teams at the 2026 GLVC Championships on Saturday in Springfield, Mo., scoring 197 points.
Josslyn Gaona led the Prairie Stars, finishing 31st overall in the 6K with a time of 22:17. Marissa Roggensack followed in 51st at 23:04, while freshman Alaina Hawker placed 57th in 23:13.
Illinois Springfield men's cross country placed fourth at the 2026 GLVC Championships on Saturday in Springfield, Mo.
Matt Padilla led the Prairie Stars with a fourth-place finish, earning All-GLVC honors for the second straight season. Owen Whelan earned his first All-GLVC recognition after placing 18th, while Charlie Borlin and Dom Cantarini narrowly missed the top-20 cutoff in 21st and 22nd, respectively.
UIS Volleyball (7-19, 1-11 GLVC) won the opening set with seven straight points but lost to Missouri S&T (14-12, 4-8 GLVC) 3-1 on Friday at TRAC. The Prairie Stars finished with 35 kills, while Missouri S&T had 46.
UIS erased a 23-18 deficit with seven straight points and took the opening set 25-23. Alyssa Gray served the final six points, including back-to-back aces that tied the set at 23-23, before Missouri S&T attack errors accounted for the last two points.
UIS Women's Cross Country will look to build on the best GLVC Championship finish in program history when the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference Women's Cross Country Championship is held Saturday morning in Springfield, Missouri. The women's 6,000-meter race is scheduled for 10 a.m., with Drury serving as host.
UIS placed third at last year's championship, highlighted by individual champion Madelyn Miller-Ross. Kaleigh Inniss also earned All-GLVC honors after placing 12th.
Illinois Springfield will compete for a GLVC championship Saturday morning when the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Cross Country Championship is held in Springfield, Mo., with Drury serving as host. The postseason meet will begin at 9 a.m. CT with the 48th annual men's 8,000-meter race.
The eve of the college basketball season has arrived on the Prairie. I feel it with the chill in the air, the earlier arrival of darkness with the shift to standard time, and I hear it with the echoes of bouncing basketballs inside The Recreation and Athletics Center (TRAC). It's an exciting time to be a Prairie Star!
Illinois Springfield announced Graham Shaw will not return as the men's soccer head coach.
Shaw joined the program in 2024 and led the Prairie Stars for three seasons.
"I want to thank Graham for his service over the past three seasons as the leader of our men's soccer program and for the many quality young men he recruited to our university," said Director of Athletics Mike Hermann. "We are grateful for his contributions to UIS men's soccer and to the university."
Illinois Springfield volleyball will close out the 2026 regular season at home this weekend, hosting Missouri S&T at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, before welcoming Maryville for a 3 p.m. Senior Day match Saturday, Nov. 7, at TRAC. Senior recognition will take place before first serve on Saturday.
UIS men's soccer sophomore forward Robin Lemke Bergseth has been named to the All-GLVC Third Team for the 2026 season, as announced by the league office on Wednesday. This marks his second career All-Conference selection after earning Second Team honors and GLVC Freshman of the Year recognition last season.
Bergseth was a consistent presence in the Prairie Stars' attack, starting all 17 games and playing nearly 80 minutes per game. He finished second on the team with six goals and added one assist for a total of 13 points.