This season, NIU senior men’s golfer Felix Krammer has shown he can compete with the best. But Krammer’s known that since his days as a second-grader in Waakirchen, Germany.  “When I realized I was good at it (golf) was probably when I got into...

In his first game with substantial playing time, NIU football freshman running back Telly Johnson Jr. scored 2 rushing touchdowns, earning this week’s Huskie of the Week Award.  The Huskies rallied behind Johnson, as he totaled 141 rushing yards...

DeKALB – Redshirt junior defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard was in his first season at NIU the last time the University of Akron Zips paid a visit to Huskie Stadium. He didn’t play a snap that season, but he was there to get the experience of an...

DeKALB – Despite a late-game push, NIU women’s basketball (1-2) failed to overcome the University of St. Thomas Tommies (3-0), losing 75-68.  “I think you got to give St. Thomas a lot of credit, you know, especially out of the locker room, I...

NIU Wrestling made the trip to East Lansing, Michigan for the Michigan State Open on Saturday. The Huskies had 9 wrestlers place in the event with 6 finishing in the top 3 of their division.  NIU wrestling head coach Ryan Ludwig was pleased with his...

NIU volleyball (3-23, 1-15 MAC) fell to the Bowling Green State University Falcons (19-8, 14-2 MAC) in 3 sets Saturday. It is the Huskies third sweep in a row.  JUST NOT ENOUGH The first set was the strongest for the Huskies. NIU jumped out to...

In the final match of Women’s Tugs on Saturday, Sigma Sigma Sigma – coached by Delta Chi – faced Alpha Sigma Alpha – coached by Sigma Nu. After ASA’s victory over Alpha Phi, they took on the top-seeded Tri Sigma and won in two ropes.  Tri...

NIU volleyball (3-22, 1-14 MAC) fell to the Bowling Green State University Falcons (18-8, 13-2 MAC) in 3 sets Friday. This is the 12th time the Huskies have been swept this season.  BETTER, BUT NOT ENOUGH  The first set was a back and forth, featuring...

The final month of the regular season is upon us, which means the race for the Mid-American Conference Championship is heating up. The return of midweek MACtion saw conference frontrunner Western Michigan University (5-4, 4-1 MAC) fall by the hand of...

DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball (1-1) earned its first win of the season in a 105-37 bludgeoning of Holy Cross College (Indiana) (2-2).  “It's a step in the right direction,” said NIU basketball head coach Rashon Burno. “You need to have...

NIU men’s soccer (3-12-1, 1-6-1 MVC) earned its first draw of the season in the closer against the Bradley University Braves (4-8-4, 1-5-2 MVC). The Huskies came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie up the match in the final minutes.  “The game probably...

In the 10 days leading up to NIU football’s midweek MACtion matchup, a common message was ‘let’s be us.” On Wednesday night in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Huskies made it known who they were: a team that puts up 42 points on offense, registers...