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Season rolls along for cross country

By Northern Star Staff | October 1, 2014

Cross country continues its season with its second run of the fall this weekend.The Huskies will compete in the Greater Louisville Classic 10 a.m. Saturday in Louisville, Ky.During their first race of the season, freshman Kelsey Hildreth and senior Meghan...

Cross country finishes in 3rd place

By Rhema Rhea | September 14, 2014

Cross country came out of the blocks sprinting during its season opener, notching a third-place finish out of 14 teams during the ninth annual Forest Park Festival race Friday in St. Louis.In her first career run in cardinal and black, freshman Kelsey...

Cross country races into 2014 season

By Northern Star Staff | September 10, 2014

Cross country hits the road for the first time this season, racing in a 5K.The Huskies will partake in the Forest Park Festival 4:30 p.m. Friday in St. Louis, Mo.This will be the Huskies’ first event of the season after the Aug. 29 NIU Night Race was...

Cross country prepped for nighttime race

By Rhema Rhea | August 27, 2014

Cross country will hit the course for the first time Friday when it performs under the lights of the NIU Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex.The two-mile race will begin at 8 p.m. with a battle between the Huskies, the Northwestern Wildcats and the DePaul...

Olson has bright future ahead

By Rhema Rhea | April 8, 2014

In her second season wearing cardinal and black, women’s track and field sophomore distance runner Ali Olson has seen low marks across the board and has made a solid impact.With freshman mistakes, injuries and nervousness behind her, Olson has a confidence...

Track sends distance runners out

By Rhema Rhea | April 2, 2014

Track and field’s distance group is back on the track for the second time this spring as it travels to Charleston for the EIU Big Blue Classic.NIU will look to build of its success from last weekend’s Raleigh Relays, where three of the five distance...

5 minutes with… asst. track and field coach Ashley Lucas

By Rhema Rhea | March 17, 2014

The Northern Star sat down with Ashley Lucas, current assistant coach and former NIU track and field athlete, to talk about adjusting to coaching and to predict how the team will do as it transitions to the outdoor portion of its season.Northern Star:...

Track and field expects to continue great play

By Rhema Rhea | February 19, 2014

Track and field is looking to carry last weekend’s success into a meet featuring several MAC rivals.The Huskies are traveling to the Ball State Quadrangular in Muncie, Ind., where in past seasons they have faced up to four MAC schools. This will be...

Cross country picks up second honor in 2014

By Rhema Rhea | February 17, 2014

The Huskies have yet another academic honor to add to their accomplishments, this time from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.In January, four Huskies were selected to the MAC All-Academic team. Now, the team has been honored...

Totzke rejuvenated for track

By Rhema Rhea | February 3, 2014

After battling the sun, senior Juliane Totzke is making her mark indoors.Over the weekend, Totzke ran a personal best in the 5,000 meters, which earned her fifth place of 16. She qualified for indoor conference with the performance.Totzke joins freshmen...

Raffety garners academic accolade

By Rhema Rhea | January 21, 2014

Leah Raffety now has an off-the-field honor to add to her short NIU career.Last week, redshirt freshman Raffety was named to the Cross Country Academic All-MAC Team. In order to qualify for the conference award, a student-athlete must have obtained at...

Rachel Shoemaker runs cross country during the Huskie Open Nov. 10.

Track and Field finish third in first meet of year

By Rhema Rhea | January 20, 2014

In its first scoring meet of the indoor season, track and field had solid performances, resulting in a third out of 10 showing at the Illini Classic in Champaign.The weekend’s meet was won by host University of Illinois with 159 points, and second place...