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New face joins the Huskies

By Brian Belford | June 16, 2011

DeKALB | Do not confuse his name with Edgar Allen Poe's Raven, or a McDonalds menu item. He is neither an overstuffed burger nor a talking fowl.He is Wendel McRaven, who was recently named NIU women's cross country head coach on May 9, to the delight...

Freshman File: Clarie McAuley keeps on running

By Katie Leb | April 28, 2011

Coordination is a necessary skill in most athletics. Being uncoordinated, however, has led Claire McAuley not only into a sport she loves, but across the ocean to a new country. A Torrance, Glasgow native, McAuley has a general love of sports, but always...

Ferguson ‘ready to run’

By Katie Leb | April 7, 2011

Not every athlete finds their love of a sport during childhood, and not every student decides on their college by the end of senior year. Nora Ferguson is one person who claims both. A freshman on the cross country and track and field teams, Ferguson...

Assistant coach Sundance Wicks (right) has had an interesting basketball career that has taken him from DJ-ing to all the way to Norway.

5 minutes with Sundance Wicks

By Andrew Singer | February 8, 2011

Sundance Wicks' basketball career has taken him around the globe, from South Dakota to Europe and back to the states again. The Northern Star sat down with Wicks to both pick his basketball mind and learn how he became a DJ in college. Northern Star:...

Freshman File: Nick Smith, freshman wrestler

By Katie Leb | January 27, 2011

Keeping the "Freshman 15" off the waistline is a little easier when required to stay at a specific weight for the sport you love. Nick Smith found this to be true when he joined the NIU wrestling team at the 125-pound weight class. Smith does admit it...

Chandler Harnish has been named MAC West player of the week for the eighth week in a row.

Huskie Briefs: Harnish gets third POTW award

By Andrew Singer | November 16, 2010

Harnish earns record third POTW honor of year For the eighth straight week, an NIU football player has been named MAC West Player of the Week. This week, NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish received the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors for the...

Huskie Briefs: Jake Coffman, cross country and men’s golf

By Andrew Singer | November 2, 2010

Coffman named POTW NIU defensive end Jake Coffman was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. The senior ensured a Huskies' win against Western Michigan on Saturday when he intercepted an Alex Carder pass on the Broncos final drive of...

Huskie Briefs: Oct. 19

By Andrew Singer | October 19, 2010

On Monday, <a href="http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ward_jimmie00.html">JimmieWard of the NIU football team was named MAC West Special TeamsPlayer of the Week for the second time this season. He garnered thedistinction after blocking...

Huskie Briefs: Harnish, Wicinski, men’s golf, cross country

By Andrew Singer | October 5, 2010

For his performance against Akron on Saturday, NIU quarterback<a href="http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100410aaa.html"target="_blank">Chandler Harnish received MAC West OffensivePlayer of the Week honors. The redshirt junior threw...

Huskie Briefs: September 28

By Andrew Singer | September 28, 2010

The NIU women's basketball team is looking for some male NIU students to practice with the team. Practice players must be full time students and have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Anyone interested should contact assistant women's basketball coach E.C. Hill at...

Huskie Briefs: Men’s golf, women’s tennis, cross country

By Andrew Singer | September 14, 2010

Men's golf Earlier this week, the NIU men's golf team broke the seal on its 2010 season as it grabbed a 12th place finish at the Marshall Invitational. The Huskies were led by Bryce Emory, who enjoyed a career best performance in the final round with...

Huskie Briefs: Cross country, women’s tennis and men’s golf

By Andrew Singer | September 8, 2010

Cross Country opens season, finishes sixthLast Friday, the NIU cross country team opened its 2010 regular season with a sixth place finish at the Wisconsin Badger Classic. Sophomore Courtney Oldenburg led the way for the Huskies, with an eighth place...