The NIU gymnastics team honored their four seniors Friday night, celebrating Natalia Kraus, Alana Anderson, Isabella Sissi and Ellery Werner. The Huskies (1-6) met with Illinois State University (7-3) in their first home meet of the season. Even with...

NIU gymnastics (1-5) saw three gymnasts make the podium in their second meet of the season Friday night at Eastern Michigan University. The Huskies tallied their first win of the season over Winona State University (2-3), but fell in their MAC matchups...

Dawnita “Nita” Teague was named interim head coach of the NIU gymnastics team in late September after previous head coach Sam Morreale retired. Since undergoing the coaching era of Teague, NIU gymnastics appears fresh-faced and eager to reach new...

NIU gymnastics released its 2025 schedule Thursday afternoon, outlining 12 meets with four on Huskie soil in the spring. "We are super excited to be only 71 days away from our 2025 season," interim gymnastics head coach Dawnita Teague said in the NIU...

DeKALB – NIU head gymnastics coach Sam Morreale has retired after 13 years at the helm of the program and 22 years on the team’s staff, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean Frazier announced in an NIU Athletics news release...

Sophomore gymnast Kiera O’Shea was standing in line March 2 at Jeni’s Ice Creams in Raleigh, North Carolina, waiting to place her order – a scoop of chocolate sheet cake and a scoop of salted peanut butter, adorned with a waffle chip. As she...

In the 43 years since the NCAA introduced women’s gymnastics as a sport in the 1981-82 school year, NIU has sent 36 gymnasts to compete as individuals at NCAA Regionals. Of those 36, NIU hall of famer Sandy Menard is the only Huskie to ever advance...

The past week has been an emotional one for senior Alyssa Al-Ashari. On Tuesday, Al-Ashari and sophomore Kiera O’Shea were named to the All-MAC Second Team. Four days later, they co-championed the conference in their respective events. “It’s...

DeKALB – NIU gymnastics senior Alyssa Al-Ashari and sophomore Kiera O’Shea received All-MAC recognition for 2024 after both were named to the All-MAC Second Team announced by the conference office Tuesday.  “We are super excited for both...

Junior Isabella Sissi had long dreamed of competing inside the Maturi Pavillion, the home of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. “I grew up watching the Gophers my entire childhood,” Sissi said. On Sunday, the Blaine, Minnesota, native...

NIU sophomore gymnast Kiera O’Shea scored her third 9.900 on vault this season as she championed the event at Saturday’s road quad-meet. “I thought it was one of the best vaults that I’ve done this season,” O’Shea said. O’Shea’s...

DeKALB – NIU freshman gymnast Dawsyn Sallee became the first Huskie this season to receive MAC weekly honors Tuesday after being named the conference’s Specialist of the Week. Sallee competed on vault and floor exercise as the Huskies took first...