Cross country placed its three entrees in the top half during the Huskie Open Friday.Huskie runners Alexis Capps, Rachel Shoemaker and Hannah Savage were among the 83 male and female collegiate and community runners who took part in the 5K race at the...

Runners who will not compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship next week have one last opportunity at competition Friday at the NIU North 40 in the Huskie Open.NIU has its regional lineup set, including its top seven finishers from their MAC Championship...

Cross country didn’t meet its expectations this weekend, finishing 11th of 12 during the 2013 MAC Championships Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio.NIU came out of the race with a solid start, but did not continue its race with the determination it had...

Cross country is set for this weekend’s MAC championship, and the Huskies are looking to outperform last season’s 11th-of-12 team finish.Race execution and confidence have been emphasized throughout the season, and this week has been no different.“Workouts...

Cross country takes to the course Saturday for its MAC championship in Bowling Green, Ohio, and sophomore Leah Raffety is a Huskie who could have a breakout tournament.Since Raffety was the first Huskie finisher and overall champion of the season opener,...

Meghan Heuer, junior cross country runner, has gone from the No. 5 Huskie runner to the top finisher since NIU opened the season on Aug. 6 at the NIU Open meet.Going into the season, head coach Greg Hipp felt Heuer would be one of the Huskies’ top finishers...

DeKalb | The women’s cross country team placed 11th out of 24 teams Friday during the Bradley Pink Classic 6K in Peoria.One of NIU’s goals going in was to improve upon its 26th-out-of-27 finish at the Roy Griak Invitational, and place higher in the...

After 20 days off between meets, cross country is ready for the at 5:05 p.m. Friday at the Bradley Classic in Peoria.In NIU’s last meet on Sept. 28 the Huskies finished the Roy Griak Invitational as 27th of 28. During the long layoff, training and improving...

Women’s cross country had its worst showing of the season, finishing 27 of 28 at the Roy Griak Invitational onSaturday.The Huskies traveled to Falcon Heights, Minn., for their first 6K of 2013.NIU beat out last-place Creighton University in the final...

DeKalb | Cross country takes its first trip out of state as the Huskies travel to Minneapolis for the Roy Griak Invitational this weekend.The meet will mark NIU’s first 6K race of the season. Last time the Huskies finished in fourth place, having four...

DeKalb | Confidence and determination have been key components driving senior cross country runner Claire McAuley this season.McAuley and senior Alexis Capps are the only Huskies left on the roster who were recruited by previous cross country coach Connie...

Headlined by season-best times from most of the team, the women’s cross country team finished the Illinois State Invitational meet in fourth place out of six teams.NIU completed the race finishing higher in the standings than Eastern Illinois and Northern...