The UIS Athletic Department is proud to announce that UIS student-athletes have earned a 3.56 overall GPA for the spring 2024 semester, the highest semester grade point average in the department's history.

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced on Friday that University of Illinois Springfield women's tennis  student-athlete Carmen Llopis Fabra has been named the GLVC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Llopis Fabra is the first UIS women's tennis athlete to earn the award. 

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified 541 student-athletes across 13 eligible member institutions who have earned the GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award. Twenty Prairie Stars represented their teams by earning this career award.

UIS Athletics saw 35 student-athletes earn the GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award in 2023-24. Named after Brother James Gaffney, former President of Lewis University for over 27 years, this award is presented annually to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average for the course of the academic year.

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Tuesday that 3,669 student-athletes have earned Academic All-GLVC distinction for the 2023-24 academic year. 208 awards were given to 186 Prairie Stars, as 22 multi-sport athletes met the standards for the award.

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) started GLVC Academic Award Week by announcing its 2023-24 Academic All-Conference Team Award recipients on Monday. Eleven UIS teams earned the award for having a team GPA of 3.30 or higher, nine of which averaged above 3.50.

Ivan Dahlberg, the sophomore starting catcher on the University of Illinois Springfield baseball team, was selected to the 2024 American Baseball Coaches Assosication (ABCA) NCAA Division II Midwest Region All-Defensive team. Dahlberg was one of four Great Lakes Valley Conference athletes selected to the team.

Seven UIS cross country and track & field student-athletes earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors, three from the women's program and four from the men's. UIS was represented by Cort Ross, Jordan Serrahn, Emma Leahy, Ryan Jones, Noah Tegeler, Madelyn Miller, and Briar Nevills.

Four members of the University of Illinois Springfield baseball team earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors. This award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Gavin Wahlbrink, Mack Clark, Jacob Newman, and TJ Yakimisky were recognized.