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NIU cross country senior Olivia Southby runs right behind McKendree sophomore Lydia Trump. The Huskies finished in 12th place at the Mid-American Conference championship on Saturday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies finish 12th at MAC Championship

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | November 3, 2024

Graduate student Camille Jackson led NIU cross-country at the Mid-American Conference Championship as the Huskies finished in 12th place.  NIU finished behind Kent State University in the final standings, with the Golden Flashes finishing in 11th...

A group of runners begin the 5k race at the NIU Huskie Opener on Sept 6. NIU cross country will compete at the Mid-American Conference Championship on Saturday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

NIU Cross Country set to finish season at MAC Championship

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | October 30, 2024

NIU cross country prepares for its final meet of the season at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Muncie, Indiana, on Saturday.  Graduate students Camille Jackson and Bailey Wilk have been two of the Huskies’ frontrunners for a majority...

NIU runners from left, senior Emma Vorpagel, freshman Rachel Dietrich, sophomore Morgan Gioia and senior Olivia Southby run on Sept. 6 at the 5k North 40 course. NIU cross country finished in eighth place on Friday at the Bradley Pink Classic. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Cross country takes 8th at Bradley Pink Classic

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | October 18, 2024

NIU cross country earned an eighth place finish in their trip to Peoria, Illinois, for the Bradley Pink Classic. The Huskies scored 239 points in a field of 15 schools. St. Louis University finished ahead of the Huskies in seventh place, scoring 188...

Cross country finishes 23rd at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | October 4, 2024

Senior Olivia Southby earned a new personal best time in the 5k race as the Huskies finished in 23rd place at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite.  Southby’s 5k time of 20:35.2 earned her a 171st place finish and her time was 22 seconds faster than...

NIU graduate student Bailey Wilk (1934) is the first NIU cross country runner to reach the two-kilometer marker. Wilk placed eighth with a time of 18:57.59 Friday at the NIU Huskie Opener. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Wilk takes 8th place at NIU Huskie Opener

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | September 6, 2024

DeKALB – Graduate student Bailey Wilk led the charge as NIU cross country opened its season Friday at the NIU Huskie Opener. Wilk competed in her first race with the Huskies, taking an eighth place finish in the 5k race. The University of St. Francis...

Then-sophomore Joy Jackson runs at the NIU North 40 in DeKalb on Sept. 2, 2022. Jackson is one of three seniors on the NIU cross country team in 2024. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Experienced runners lead charge for cross country

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | September 3, 2024

DeKALB – NIU cross country kicks off its new season at home Friday with the NIU Huskie Opener.  The Huskies’ meet on Friday will be the first home meet for the cross country team since the 2022 season opener. Head coach Juan Carrillo expressed...

Planck leads cross country at NCAA Midwest Regional

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | November 11, 2023

DeKALB – Led by graduate student runner Emma Planck, all four NIU cross-country participants finished within the top-175 in the 6-kilometer run at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday. The Huskies failed to achieve a team score.  “I’m happy...

Senior Julia Finegan runs at the Western Illinois Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 1. The Huskies finished the event tied for second place. (Photo courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Two Huskies PR, cross country takes 11th

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | October 28, 2023

DeKALB – Graduate student runner Emma Planck and senior Julia Finegan paced five other Huskies participants as NIU took 11th place at the MAC Championship on Saturday.  For the third consecutive season, the Huskies have finished in the bottom two...

NIU cross country head coach Juan Carrillo takes in the scene at an NIU event. Carrillo is in his first year as head coach of NIU cross country. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Culture shifter: The Carrillo effect on NIU cross country

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | October 26, 2023

11 years ago, NIU cross country head coach Juan Carrillo was immersed in a pursuit of one of the ultimate achievements in all of sports: Olympic contention.  Fast forward to the present, Carrillo has amassed a wealth of coaching experience, achieved...

Finegan leads Huskies in Joe Piane Notre Dame Classic

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | September 29, 2023

DeKALB – Senior Julia Finegan set a new personal record in the 5-kilometer race as NIU’s cross country team finished 15th out of 19 teams at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Classic on Friday.  Despite Finegan's career-setting afternoon, NIU finished...

Cross country struggles at Mel Brodt Collegiate Open

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | September 16, 2023

DeKALB – Senior Katelyn Robbins was once again the first Huskie to cross the finish line as NIU’s cross country team finished ninth out of the 10 participating teams at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Open on Friday. Not a single NIU contestant secured...

Senior Julia Finegan runs at the Western Illinois Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 1. The Huskies finished the event tied for second place. (Photo courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Carrillo, NIU debut with second place tie

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | September 2, 2023

DeKALB – First-year cross country head coach Juan Carrillo led the Huskies to a second-place finish at Friday's Western Illinois Invitation. This marks the second consecutive season NIU has placed second in the season opener.  Top 10 performances...