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Michael Long claims MARS Modified win at Farmer City Raceway!
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 18L-Michael Long[3]; 2. 96M-Mike McKinney[1]; 3. 89-Austin Friedman[2]; 4. 24-Zeke McKenzie[5]; 5. C40-Mike Chasteen Jr[9]; 6. 77-Ray Bollinger[4]; 7. 45-Kyle Hammer[6]; 8. 10K-Kelly Kovski[16]; 9. 21-Lyndon Whitfill[10]; 10. 7-Brad Deyoung[14]; 11. 4-Dylan Woodling[11]; 12. J24-Jeremy Nichols[17]; 13. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt[13]; 14. 72A-Austin Lynn[18]; 15. B5-Matthew Baker[19]; 16. 48-Adam Pockrus[7]; 17. 73-Alan Stipp[15]; 18. 43-Jared Thomas[12]; 19. 18-Jarrett Stryker[21]; 20. 79-Jeff King[22]; 21. (DNF) 22H-Josh Harris[8]; 22. (DNF) 21JR-Justin McCoy[20]
Unity's Knudsen transfers to ISU: 'I'm very excited'
Jul. 22—NORMAL — Dave Ellars knew early on that Elyce Knudsen had potential to play at the next level. Before the 2020 Unity grad would play for Millikin's women's basketball team — where she finished fourth among the Big Blue's all-time leading scorers — and transfer to Illinois State for the 2024-25 season, she was a key part of the Rockets' fortunes on the basketball court and softball ...
ISY's Tidye Pickett Was First African-American Woman To Compete In Olympics In 1936
Tidye Ann Pickett stood only 5-feet-2, and barely weighed 100 pounds. But nine decades ago, she stood tall in American track. Pickett, an Illinois State University student, was the first African-American woman to compete in the Olympics, as she ran in the 80-meter hurdles at the 1936 Games in Berlin. To get there, she had to fight through poverty, racism, and sexism.
Heartland students picked for MLB draft
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — Two Heartland Community College students were picked for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft, according to a Heartland Community College news release. Sam Antonacci and Ben Hartl played for the 2023 Hawks team that won a NJCAA DII National Championship. “Sam and Ben are ready...
13 Redbirds Named Preseason All-MVFC; Preseason Poll Released
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced on Monday a total of 13 Illinois State Redbirds named to the preseason All-Conference team and Illinois State was selected sixth in the preseason poll voted on by league coaches, media, and sports information directors. Running back Mason King, wide...
KB Strong Foundation hosts annual golf outing remembering Washington High coach
EL PASO, Ill. (WMBD) — Golfing for a cause. Central Illinois showed up on a warm day Monday to El Paso Golf Club to participate in the 4th annual KBStrong Memorial Golf Outing, which remembers and honors Kevin Brown, who died in June 2019 after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
Gavin Weyman Added to Redbird Baseball Coaching Staff
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State baseball has announced the addition of Gavin Weyman as an assistant coach to join the staff of head coach Steve Holm. Weyman joins the Redbirds from Concord, N.C. where he worked as Director of Pitching with X2 Baseball along with serving as Pitching Coach for the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League since 2023.
Redbird Women’s Tennis Named An ITA All-Academic Team; Five Student-Athletes Honored
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's tennis team earned recognition on the 2024 Division I Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team list and five Redbird student-athletes were named to the ITA Scholar-Athlete Team announced on Monday by the organization. In 2024, a total of 1,573 Division I...
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