UIS Prairie Stars


The UIS Prairie Stars are the athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois at Springfield, located in Springfield, Illinois, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Prairie Stars compete as members of the East Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. UIS joined the GLVC in October 2008, and earned full Division II membership in August 2010.
Prior to joining the NCAA, UIS was a member of the American Midwest Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
In 2018, both the baseball and softball programs won GLVC Conference Championships and hosted NCAA Regionals.

Sports sponsored

A member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, the University of Illinois at Springfield sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports.

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.