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...
DeKALB — The NIU cross country team had a pair of top-10 finishers at the First State Bank Huskie Challenge to open the 2022 season at the North 40 Course Friday.
Seniors Brooke Valentine and Katelyn Robbins each crossed the finish line by the 20th...
Jamie Moreno has demonstrated flexibility and competitiveness in his first year at NIU, but he is not a gymnast. Moreno is NIU’s newest cross country head coach and distance coach for track and field.
Moreno has established himself as a fatherly...
DeKALB — The NIU cross country team wrapped up their season by competing in the NCAA Midwest Regional Friday, finishing 28th out of 32 teams.
Head coach Jaime Moreno spoke on the effort her team gave, even though they came into the final meet not...
DeKALB — NIU cross country competed in the Mid-American Conference cross country Championship in Ypsilanti, Michigan, finishing in last place at 12th as a team.
Junior Brooke Lyte finished in the top 50 for the Huskies, placing 45th with a time of...
DeKALB — NIU cross country’s meet Friday at the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria ended with the Huskies finishing 29th out of 37 teams with six runners finishing in the top 200 out of 286 finalists.
Coming into the Bradley Pink Classic, the Huskies...
DeKALB — NIU cross country had their second meet of the season at Illinois State Redbird Invitational on Friday, finishing in 10th place out of the 13 teams at the invite.
Redshirt sophomore Katelyn Robbins led the way for the Huskies Friday evening,...
