Forty years ago, the NIU football team was on top of the country. A 10-0 record and a Mineral Water Bowl victory secured a National Championship for the Huskies. Yes, that’s right, a National Championship. Albeit a national title in the College Division,...

The NIU cross country team returned home from the MAC Championships in Ohio on Saturday with an 11th place finish. Placing 11th out of 13 teams was the best finish in five years for NIU. "The thing we’ve been talking about all year is making improvement,...

With one invitational remaining in the regular season, the NIU cross country team looks forward to Saturday at U-W Parkside. The women are confident they will finish the season strong before the MAC Championships begin Nov. 2. "We have been working together,"...

There are plenty of stereotypes associated with collegiate athletes and their ability as students. At NIU, some of those conceptions can be thrown out the window based on last spring’s grade point averages. Among the athletic teams found at NIU, the...

Almost every athletic team comes into the season with a goal. For the NIU Cross Country team, it’s "success is one team, one goal." Every step, road and track brings this team one step closer to success," said coach Shantel Twiggs. In her third year...

Balance and depth are key for winning team sports, especially cross country. Unfortunately for the Huskies, Eastern Illinois had too much depth to overcome as it defeated NIU 23-36 to capture the Huskie Invitational. Despite not producing the first place...

The NIU football team is tired of looking at each other — coach Joe Novak cannot wait to get the season started. Novak, who has been coaching at NIU since 1996, sat down with the Northern Star to talk about the upcoming season. Northern Star: As the...

Junior wrestler Scott Owen added another award to his list of accomplishments after being named to the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District V Fall/Winter At-Large team. The team recognizes student athletes who compete in wrestling, cross country, fencing,...

The end of the inaugural indoor track season for the NIU women's track squad ended in disappointing fashion Saturday as the team finished dead last at the Mid-American Conference indoor track and field championships. The Huskies finished at the bottom...

The fall semester produced 85 student athletes with grade-point averages above 3.5 — each winning recognition from a phone-service provider. Each year, student athletes from select schools are honored by Verizon Telecommunications for their academic...

NIU's cross-country club recently finished their season at a meet held at the University of Chicago. The team was very impressive, taking first place in the meet and beating North Central College by five points. "It was a great finish for the most successful...