CLEVELAND | Hope Schmelzle, NIU cross country runner, was named Mid-American Conference Runner of the Week Tuesday.Schmelzle, of Wheaton, finished first place with a time of 17:32.22 at the Country Financial Invitational, leading the Huskies to their...
After a runner-up finish by the Huskies at the Illini Challenge Sept. 2, the NIU Cross Country team is looking to carry that momentum into their next match at the Country Financial Invitational on Friday night.“The main takeaway from today is that our...
DeKALB | The cross-country team kicks off their new season after a record-breaking year in 2015.The Huskies placed fourth in the conference indoor championships last season, tying their Mid-American Conference best at the event.NIU tied their MAC best...
Illinois native Adrian Myers said he is more than excited to take the reigns as head coach of the cross country program.Myers will also serve as an assistant track and field coach with the distance runners. Myers replaces Greg Hipp, former cross country...
Adrian Myers has been hired as the cross country head coach, the Athletic Department announced Thursday.Myers, who will begin his duties June 1, will also serve as an assistant track and field coach with the distance runners.Myers is an Oregon, Ill.,...
Freshman distance runner Kelsey Hildreth, 5-foot-3, isn’t the most physically dominating presence in a room of track and field athletes. Her accomplishments on the course are what speak to her domination.Hildreth broke the NIU indoor 3K record in her...
Track and field is hoping to show the state of Illinois it’s ready for the big stage.The Huskies will participate in the Illini Classic on Saturday in Urbana. Among the competitors will be the Illinois Fighting Illini, the Eastern Illinois Panthers,...
Freshman runner Kelsey Hildreth became the second Huskie in the last three years to pick up a weekly track award from the MAC.Hildreth was honored with the MAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week Award today after her performance Saturday at the Gene...
Greg Hipp has left his post as cross country head coach after four seasons, Donna Turner, associate athletic director for Communications, confirmed Friday.Hipp has taken an assistant coach job with the Northwestern Wildcats’ cross country and track...
Coming off a season that featured three new program marks and a ninth-place finish at the MAC Championships, track and field’s short- and middle-distance groups are ready to improve.Head coach Connie Teaberry and her staff welcomed a new face to their...
Cross country failed to send a runner to the national championship, but it did accomplish its goals of garnering at least one All-Region runner at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.Senior Meghan Heuer and freshman Kelsey Hildreth earned All-Region...
Cross country is looking to send a runner to the NCAA National Championships for the first time in program history.Huskies runners can qualify for the national championship at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships noon Friday in Peoria. A team must...
