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Illinois Springfield junior tennis student-athlete Pablo Herrera has been named to the First Team All-GLVC for the second straight season, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.

UIS senior Carmen Llopis Fabra has been named a unanimous First Team All-GLVC selection, earning the third all-conference honor of her career.

The Castellon, Spain native has put together a dominant spring season, going 5-0 in GLVC singles play and recently climbing from No. 73 to a season-best No. 51 in the ITA national singles rankings. Her GLVC singles wins included a key victory over the No. 25-ranked player from Indianapolis in the final week of the regular season.

The Illinois Springfield baseball team hits the road for its final regular season series, visiting in-state conference foe McKendree for four games beginning Thursday. The series opens at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, followed by a Friday doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m., and a Saturday finale at 12 :00 p.m. 

The University of Illinois Springfield is excited to announce that Homecoming Week 2025 will take place September 14–20, featuring a full slate of events for students, alumni, and Prairie Stars fans.

UIS women's and men's soccer teams will host William Jewell College in conference matchups on Friday, September 19, with kickoff times set for 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The UIS volleyball team will also be in action that weekend, hosting a home tournament at TRAC. One of Saturday's matches will be designated as the official Homecoming game.

The UIS softball team was recognized with three All-GLVC selections on Wednesday, as Rosie Bartletti and Ella Brinkley were named to the First Team and Taylor Zawacki earned a spot on the Second Team. The announcement came after the team's 7-2 victory over McKendree in the opening round of the GLVC Tournament, which improved the team's record to 30-18. 

Rosie Bartletti | Junior | Pitcher | Springfield, Ill. 

The Illinois Springfield softball team opened the GLVC Tournament with a strong statement, taking down No. 4 seed McKendree 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon at the EastSide Centre. The win marked the Prairie Stars' first conference tournament victory since 2019 and improved their record to 30-18 on the season.

The UIS men's track and field team is set to compete at the 2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championships this week. The event, hosted by Lewis this year, will take place Thursday through Saturday, May 1–3, in Romeoville, Ill.

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The Prairie Stars will be well represented in distance and middle-distance events across all three days of competition.

The UIS women's track and field team will compete in the 2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championships this week, hosted by Lewis in Romeoville, Ill. The three-day event will take place Thursday through Saturday, May 1–3.

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UIS will be represented in a variety of distance and middle-distance events throughout the meet, beginning with the 1,500-meter preliminaries on Thursday. A mix of returners and fresh faces will take the track in Lillian Buzani, Marissa Roggensack, and Josslyn Gaona.

The Illinois Springfield softball team is back in the postseason and will open the 2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 5 seed, taking on No. 4 McKendree in the first round on Wednesday.

The game, originally scheduled for noon, is now set to begin at 12:30 p.m. due to forecasted weather conditions that prompted adjustments to Wednesday's schedule at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill.

The Illinois Springfield baseball team fell 10-9 to Davenport on Tuesday afternoon in Michigan after a walk-off single ended a back-and-forth battle between regional opponents. The Prairie Stars fell to 30-14.