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Gymnastics beats Southeast Missouri to improve to 9-3 on the season

By Maddie Barrett | February 9, 2019

The gymnastics team won Friday against the Southeast Missouri Redhawks in a head-to-head meet to improve to 9-3 on the season. The Huskies outscored the Redhawks 194.725-186.825.NIU started strong on the uneven parallel bars. First-year Morgan Hooper...

Huskies compete in the Beauty and the Beast meet

By Marcel Carrasco | January 27, 2019

NIU hosted its 2019 Beauty and Beast competition Sunday when the wrestling and gymnastics teams competed simultaneously at the Convocation Center. The wrestling team faced the Ohio University Bobcats in its fifth Mid-American Conference match, while the...

Gymnastics picks up two wins during tri-meet

By Maddie Barrett | January 21, 2019

DeKALB — The gymnastics team won its home opener against Eastern and Western Michigan in the a tri-mee at NIU Friday. The Huskies recorded a final score of 194.675 followed by Eastern Michigan’s 194.300 and Western Michigan’s 192.000.The Huskies...

Gymnastics falls to Western Michigan

By Jayce Eustice | January 17, 2019

DeKALB — The gymnastics team did not recover from a slow start to their first Mid-American Conference meet, losing to Western Michigan University by a final score of 193.950-195.075.The meet opened with the uneven parallel bars as NIU struggled to post...

Gymnastics opens season with intrasquad scrimmage

By Roland Hacker | November 25, 2018

The gymnastics squad put on a show Friday with its annual preseason Red-Black Intrasquad Meet held at Victor E. Court.The red team defeated the black team, 188.70-188.45, in the incredibly tight contest.Helping the red team to victory was senior and reigning...

The men's tennis team finished the season with a 15-8 overall record, and a 5-1 Mid-American Conference record.

Top 5 Teams of Academic Year

By Tom Burton | May 7, 2018

The men's tennis team finished the season with a 15-8 overall record, and a 5-1 Mid-American Conference record.

Takeaways from gymnastics season

By Roland Hacker | April 12, 2018

The gymnastics season is in the books for the Huskies. Here are the takeaways from the 2018 gymnastics season.1. The team should be proud of its seasonDespite a .500 record (13-13), the gymnastics team had a historically strong season. Seniors Ashley...

Three Huskies represent at NCAA Regionals

By Roland Hacker | April 9, 2018

DeKALB — The season ended for the gymnastics team Saturday at the NCAA South Central Regionals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. NIU was represented by senior all-around competitors Ashley Potts and Katherine Prentice, as well as Anna Martucci, junior Mid-American...

Gymnastics takes second in Mid-American Conference

By Roland Hacker | March 26, 2018

DeKALB — With its highest finish in program history, the gymnastics team placed second Saturday in the Mid-American Conference Championships.NIU finished with its best score of the season at 195.875. Central Michigan took full advantage of being on...