ST. LOUIS, Mo. – For the fifth time in the last six seasons, Illinois State has won the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports Championship as announced by the Conference office Thursday. The Redbirds have now recently won the league's All-Sports Championship in 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2024-25 (the MVC did not award the trophy during the 2019-20 pandemic-shortened season). Notably, Illinois State has won 17 all-sports crowns and has finished first, second, or third in 31 of the past 34 years.
"We start every year with the goal of winning the MVC All-Sports Championship, and after coming up short last year I am proud that we have earned a spot at the top of the standings once again in 2024-25," Illinois State Director of Athletics Dr.