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[W 93-49] Women's Basketball vs Eastern Illinois - West is Best
February 10 @ 5:00 pm in MACOMB, IL

[W 79-70] Men's Basketball vs Eastern Illinois University - West is Best
February 10 @ 7:30 pm in Macomb, IL

Softball at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
February 12 @ 3:30 pm in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Women's Basketball vs Little Rock - Faculty & Staff Appreciation
February 12 @ 5:00 pm in MACOMB, IL

Men's Track and Field at Badger Windy City Invitational
February 13 in Chicago, IL

Women's Track and Field at Badger Windy City Invitational
February 13 in Chicago, IL

Men's Basketball vs Little Rock - Faculty & Staff Appreciation
February 12 @ 7:30 pm in Macomb, IL

Softball at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
February 13 @ 12:00 pm in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Softball at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
February 13 @ 2:00 pm in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Baseball at University of San Francisco
February 13 @ 4:00 pm in San Francisco

Women's Tennis vs Saint Louis University
February 14 in

Men's Track and Field at Roger Haynes Invite
February 14 in Monmouth, IL

Women's Track and Field at Roger Haynes Invite
February 14 in Monmouth, IL

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Western Athletics News

Grunert Named to Track & Field News 2026 NCAA Men’s Outdoor Top 10 Pole Vault List

Arnie Grunert Top 10

Western Illinois University pole vaulter Arnie Grunert has been recognized as one of the nation's top outdoor collegiate athletes

Posted on 12 February 2026 | 12:27 pm

Leatherneck Baseball Kicks off in San Francisco

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MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois baseball opens the 2026 season this weekend, facing the University of San Francisco Dons at the Benedetti Diamond in San Francisco.

Posted on 12 February 2026 | 12:08 pm

Leatherneck Track & Field Heads to Monmouth and Grand Valley This Weekend

WIU Preview Article Track and Field

The Western Illinois University track and field team is set for a busy weekend as the Leathernecks travel to the GVSU Big Meet on Friday and the Roger Haynes Invitational on Saturday.

Posted on 12 February 2026 | 11:35 am

Goodbye Bison, hello question marks: Illinois teams, FCS face changing landscape

North Dakota State answered a long-asked question Monday by moving up to FBS. What's left behind are plenty of questions for FCS and teams in Illinois.

Posted on 11 February 2026 | 4:30 am

WIU 93, EASTERN ILLINOIS 49: Leathernecks Get An Easy One And Extend Their OVC Lead

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — The third game in a four-games-in-eight-days stretch for the Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team was never close, and the Leathernecks didn’t seem to mind. Their 93-49 win over Eastern Illinois on Tuesday at Western …

Posted on 11 February 2026 | 1:26 am

WIU 79, EASTERN ILLINOIS 70: A Night When The Streak Ended, And The Ax Stayed

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Francis Okwuosah’s 3-pointer snapped the net and released the frustration that had built for two months and had consumed Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team. Four minutes and 26 seconds remained in Tuesday’s game against …

Posted on 11 February 2026 | 12:51 am

February signing period 2016: Western leans on in-state connections for new additions

Among the 13 new additions to the Western Illinois program this week, 10 players are from Illinois high schools.

Posted on 7 February 2026 | 7:43 am

February signing period 2026: SIU’s newest prep signees highlighted by all-state WR

Southern Illinois added 10 new high school recruits Wednesday on February's national signing day, including an all-state wide receiver.

Posted on 4 February 2026 | 7:46 pm