130 and Counting
Athletics
success at Illinois State is broadbased. With 19 intercollegiate
sports, the Redbird program constitutes one of the largest in the
Midwest.
With 130 league titles since 1982, it also represents one of the most successful. Illinois State began it's athletics program more than 100 years ago and the winning began simultaneously. The school, which had already been an NCAA Division I competitor for more than a decade, left behind its independent status during the 1981-82 school year and affiliated itself with conference play.
Today, 17 of the 19 Redbird sports compete in the Missouri Valley Conference, the oldest collegiate league west of the Mississippi River. Illinois State is recognized for pioneering opportunities for minorities. Individuals of national import and recognition have grown up in the programs here.
Likewise, the school has proven throughout its history that academics and athletics can comfortably co-habitate.
The common thread through the people and time has been the success of the program.
Redbird Championships
| BASEBALL: | Tournament Champs: 1994 |
| MEN'S BASKETBALL: |
Regular Season: 1984, 92, 93, 97, 98 Tournament Champs: 1983, 90, 97, 98 |
| WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: |
Regular Season: 1984, 85, 89, 90, 08 Tournament Champs: 1983, 89, 05, 08 |
| MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: | 1984, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 00, 02 |
| WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: | 1982, 83, 84, 86, 89 |
| FOOTBALL: | 1999 |
| MEN'S GOLF: | 1989, 92, 02, 05, 07 |
| WOMEN'S GOLF: | 1983, 85, 89, 91, 93, 97, 04, 05, 08 |
| MEN'S TENNIS: | Regular Season: 2006 |
| WOMEN'S TENNIS: |
Regular Season: 2001, 03, 04, 05, 06 Tournament Champs: 2001, 03, 04, 05 |
| MEN'S INDOOR TRACK: | 1985, 86, 87, 88, 93, 94, 97, 98, 99 |
| WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK: | 1983, 84, 85, 90, 91, 92, 96, 97 |
| MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK: | 1985, 86, 96, 99 |
| WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK: | 1983, 84, 90, 97, 00 |
| SOFTBALL: |
Regular Season: 1984, 85, 86, 90, 95, 96, 97, 01, 02, 03, 06 Tournament Champs: 1985, 88, 95, 00, 01 |
| WOMEN'S SOCCER: |
Regular Season: 1998, 99, 01, 03, 07 Tournament Champs: 2003 |
| SWIMMING AND DIVING: | 1986, 88, 89, 90, 92, 96 |
| VOLLEYBALL: |
Regular Season: 1984, 85, 88, 89, 92, 93, 96, 97 Tournament Champs: 1982, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 92, 96, 97 |
