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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DeKALB – With the offseason in the rearview mirror, NIU’s cross country team is ready to lace up and hit the trail for what promises to be an exciting 2023 campaign.
The Huskies hope to yield different results after a season that ended with an...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 6, 2023
DeKALB – NIU Director of Athletics and Vice-President Sean Frazier announced Juan Carrillo as head coach of the NIU cross country team Wednesday.
Carrillo returns to lead the cross country team after spending 2015-17 as a volunteer assistant.
As...
By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter
| October 15, 2022
DeKALB – The Huskies crossed the finish line in 12th as a team on Friday afternoon in Peoria, Illinois at the Bradley “Pink” Classic. This is a 17-place improvement from the team’s 29th placing at the same event last year. Senior Brooke Valentine...
DeKALB – The NIU Huskies fielded a fully-healthy seven-woman lineup at the Live in Louisville Classic cross country event on Saturday. This was the third event of the year for NIU, and easily the most stacked.
Entered into the women’s 5K blue division...
