Illinois–Springfield Prairie Stars

The UIS Prairie Stars (also Illinois–Springfield Prairie Stars and formerly Sangamon State Prairie Stars) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois Springfield, located in Springfield, Illinois, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) since the 2009–10 academic year, which they became a full-fledged Division II member on Aug. 1, 2010. The Prairie Stars previously competed in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 2003–04 to 2008–09.

UIS Prairie Stars
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UniversityUniversity of Illinois Springfield
ConferenceGreat Lakes Valley Conference (East Division)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorLaura Liesman[1]
LocationSpringfield, Illinois
Varsity teams17 (8 men’s and 9 women’s)
Basketball arenaThe Recreation and Athletic Center (TRAC)
Baseball stadiumUIS Baseball Field
Soccer stadiumKiwanis Stadium
Other venues
MascotOrion
NicknamePrairie Stars
ColorsNavy, Vegas gold, and white[2]
     
Websiteuisprairiestars.com

Varsity teams
Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross CountryGolf
GolfSoccer
SoccerSoftball
TennisTennis
Track and Field†Track and Field†
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

UIS competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.

Accomplishments

In 2018, both the baseball and softball programs won GLVC Conference Championships and hosted NCAA Regionals.

The UIS Baseball team has earned the number one seed in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional in three straight seasons.

Championships

While a member of the NAIA, the Prairie Stars won the NAIA national men's soccer championship in 1986, 1988, and 1993 and were runner-up in 1998.[3]

References
  1. "UIS Names Laura Liesman New Director Of Athletics".
  2. "UIS Sports Information". Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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