Student Athletes

Student Athlete Mental Health Week starts Saturday, and Illinois State University has plans for every day of the week. WGLT spoke to ISU Athletics embedded counselor Lindsay Maxson, who helped develop the programming.

Aimee Biles got Normal Flight Volleyball Club up and running this year, hoping to provide boys an opportunity to play the sport. She's confident that as she builds it, they will come.

Illinois State University has become the first school in the Missouri Valley Conference to create an all-sports collective to help student-athletes find endorsement deals. "Empower The Nest" is a group of seven business owners, alumni and supporters.

With Illinois State University essentially closing its campus due to COVID-19, it has meant canceling spring sports competition for the rest of the…