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Rob Snyder
hired
as
Defensive Line for
Football
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack has filled a vacancy on his coaching staff, as he announced the addition of assistant coach Rob Snyder as the program's new defensive line coach.
LaNiece Brown
hired
as
Assistant Athletic Trainer
David Pearson
hired
as
Assistant for
Baseball (M)
Claire Fuhlhage
hired
as
Assistant, Director of Operations for
Outdoor Track & Field (W)
+5 more
Daniel Carinci
hired
as
Director of Operations for
Baseball (M)
Alexis Rudd
hired
as
Assistant for
Softball (W)
Zach Bodway
hired
as
Quality Control - Offense for
Football
Micaela Bradley
hired
as
Assistant Director of Events & Facilities
Ethan Fineman
hired
as
Assistant for
Soccer (W)
Adeline Kenlin
hired
as
Assistant for
Gymnastics (W)
Brennan White
promoted
to
Director of Name, Image & Likeness and Community Engagement for
Illinois State Athletics continues to evolve in the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics and has announced two moves that will further strengthen the department moving forward: The launching of the Redbird Athletics Excellence Fund and the promotions of two key staff members to further that mission in Dayton Hammes (Assistant Athletic Director/Social Media Strategy and Content) and Brennan White (Assistant Athletic Director/General Manager and NIL Administration).
Chris Gebeke
is
no longer
the Assistant Director of Business Operations
for Business & Finance
Dayton Hammes
promoted
to
Director of Social Media, NIL & Student-Athlete Branding
Illinois State Athletics continues to evolve in the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics and has announced two moves that will further strengthen the department moving forward: The launching of the Redbird Athletics Excellence Fund and the promotions of two key staff members to further that mission in Dayton Hammes (Assistant Athletic Director/Social Media Strategy and Content) and Brennan White (Assistant Athletic Director/General Manager and NIL Administration).
Emelia Edmondson
is
no longer
the Senior Director of Events & Facilities
Parker Wisdom
hired
as
Assistant for
Golf (M)
Lori Paradis
hired
as
Assistant for
Golf (W)
Brandon Duncan
hired
as
Assistant for
Softball (W)
Ray Kralis
extended
as the
Men's Golf Head Coach for
Golf (M)
NORMAL, Ill. – Following three consecutive MVC Coach of the Year honors, Illinois State head men's golf coach Ray Kralis has signed a three-year contract extension to continue his record-setting tenure with the Redbirds.
Kennedy Gilbertson
hired
as
Assistant for
Swimming & Diving (W)
Cassandra Ringer
hired
as
Head Coach for
Gymnastics (W)
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State gymnastics program has found its new head coach, as Illinois State Director of Athletics Dr. Jeri Beggs has announced the hiring of former Ball State assistant coach Cassandra Ringer as the team's mentor. Ringer replaces Bob Conkling, who retired after the 2025 season following 20 years at the helm of the program.
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