The Illinois Springfield baseball team secured a series-opening 6-3 victory over Indianapolis on Friday afternoon at UIS Baseball Field. The Prairie Stars improved to 3-2 in conference play behind a dominant start from Esteban Hernandez and three home runs from the offense.

Madelyn Miller, a junior on the UIS track & field team, secured Second Team All-America honors with a 10th-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday, marking her first national championship appearance and earning All-America status in her debut.

Miller ran 16:38.16, finishing within a second of her personal best and edging out athletes from the University of Mary and Grand Valley State.

The Illinois Springfield women's tennis team will look to secure its first win of the season when it travels to Griffith, Ind., to face Purdue Northwest at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.

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The Prairie Stars are coming off a 4-1 loss to Hillsdale on Feb. 23 and aim to find momentum before conference play begins in April.

UIS Track & Field junior Madelyn Miller has been named a USTFCCCA All-Region honoree in the 5,000 meters for the 2025 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field season, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday.

Miller earned the recognition by finishing among the top five individuals in the Midwest Region in the event. She secured her spot with a school record time of 16:37.46 at the GVSU Big Meet on February 14, 2025.

The Illinois Springfield baseball team continues GLVC play this weekend, hosting Indianapolis for a four-game series at the UIS Baseball Field. The series opens Friday at 1:00 p.m., followed by a pair of seven-inning games on Saturday at noon and 3:00 p.m. The series finale is set for Sunday at noon.

UIS junior distance runner Madelyn Miller is set to make her first career appearance at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships this Thursday, March 13. Miller will race in the women's 5,000-meter run at 5:15 p.m. CT at the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The race will be streamed live on NCAA.com.

Miller earned her spot at nationals with a school-record time of 16:37.46 at the GVSU Big Meet on February 14. Her mark qualified her into the field of 18 for Thursday's final.

The UIS softball team swept Parkside on Tuesday to remain undefeated at home, securing a dominant 6-0 win in game one behind a complete-game shutout from Rosie Bartletti and pulling off a thrilling 6-5 extra-inning comeback in game two.

The Illinois Springfield women's golf team concluded its run at the Emerald Coast Classic on Tuesday, finishing 16th out of 18 teams at the Sandestin Baytowne Golf Club.