The UIS Prairie Stars are ranked 18th in the latest NCAA East Region women's golf rankings, putting them in position to qualify for the postseason as the spring schedule progresses.

Eighteen teams from the East Region—one of four NCAA regions for Division II women's golf—will advance to the regional tournament, hosted by Grand Valley State at Michigan Meadows Golf Club from May 5-7.

The UIS men's track and field team opened its season on Thursday night and Friday at the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, with season openers in long-distance events.

The UIS women's track & field team opened the outdoor season at the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis on Thursday night and Friday. Notably, Madelyn Miller set a school record in the women's 10,000 meters with a time of 34:29.52, an NCAA provisional mark.

The Illinois Springfield softball team picked up a pair of wins against Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, taking the first game 3-2 and then prevailing 6-4 in nine innings. UIS improves to 21-12 overall and 9-5 in GLVC play, while UMSL drops to 11-16 overall and 4-8 in the conference.

The UIS baseball team secured two convincing victories over the Lincoln Blue Tigers on Friday, winning 24-8 in a run-rule shortened seven-inning game and 13-6 in the second contest, which was scheduled for seven innings. UIS improved to 14-10 overall and 8-5 in GLVC play, while Lincoln fell to 2-24 overall and 0-10 in the conference.

The UIS softball team will continue Great Lakes Valley Conference action this weekend with a pair of doubleheaders. The Prairie Stars will travel to St. Louis to take on Missouri-St. Louis on Friday afternoon before heading to Jefferson City, Mo., on Sunday for a pair of games against Lincoln.

Illinois Springfield (19-12, 7-5 GLVC)

The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team returns home this weekend for a Great Lakes Valley Conference series against Lincoln (Mo.), a newcomer to the GLVC this season. The teams will play a doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, followed by another doubleheader beginning at noon on Saturday.

Illinois Springfield (12-10, 6-5 GLVC)

Ella Brinkley, the senior third baseman for the UIS softball team, has earned a spot on the 2025 NFCA Division II Player of the Year watchlist. A total of 116 student-athletes from across the country were revealed as part of the list, announced on Thursday.