Tobler's Olympic Journey Comes to an End

Former Illinois State track and field athlete JaRod Tobler's journey to the 29th Summer Olympiad held in Beijing has come to an end as he finished sixth in the finals of the long jump at the 2008 Olympic Trials at Hayward Field, in Eugene, Org.,...

Tobler One Step Closer to the Olympic Dream

Former Illinois State track and field athlete JaRod Tobler is one step closer to his Olympic Dream as he placed second in the preliminaries of the long jump to advance to the finals of the 2008 Olympic Trials, held in Eugene, Org., June 27 at...

Former ISU Athlete Aims to Keep Olympic Dream Alive

The Olympic dream is alive in former Illinois State track and field athlete JaRod Tobler, as he will be competing in the 2008 Olympic Trials, held in Eugene, Org., June 27 through July 6 at Hayward Field on Oregon's campus. Tobler is scheduled to ...

thirtysomething Q&A with Scott Krapf

Throughout the summer months, GoRedbirds.com and Redbird All-Access will highlight various Illinois State student-athletes from a multiple of sports. For the fifth installment of the "thirtysomething" feature, GoRedbirds.com sat down with Scott...

Six Redbirds Named Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholars

Six Illinois State student-athletes received Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Awards, presented by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine. Women's basketball players Brea Banks and Tiffany Hudson, football player Kedric Meredith, women's...

Track and Field Inks NJCAA National Champion

Six-time all-American and two-time National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) track and field national champion, Jason Robbs (Lecompton, Kan.), of Neosho Country Community College, as well as Josh Pope (East Moline, Ill.) and Caitlin...