NIU's gymnastics team suffered yet another loss this weekend at Western Michigan, losing the meet 193.650 to 191.150.Even though the Huskies (1-5 overall, 1-3 MAC) lost, it was their best meet of the year. 191.150 is their highest score of the year, two...
When Kerri Strug vaulted the United States' gymnastics team to Olympic gold in 1996, Maggie Cimarolli was too young to remember if she saw it live. As a fellow gymnast, however, she has seen the historic moment on tape and aspires to one day accomplish...
Coming off of its loss two weeks ago at Central Michigan, the NIU gymnastics team (1-4 overall, 1-2 MAC) is set to take on conference rival Western Michigan (5-4 Overall 2-0 MAC) on the road Sunday. Despite the loss two weeks ago, NIU head coach Mark...
Shortly after her recruiting trip to DeKalb in 2006, Holly Reichard knew she had found the right college gymnastics program for her.Reichard never questioned her decision, and has since become the first gymnast in the history of NIU to be named MAC gymnast...
Struggles continued for NIU gymnastics on Sunday afternoon, as the Huskies traveled to Mount Pleasant, Mich. to take on one of the MAC’s best programs in Central Michigan. NIU had a rough go of it, though, losing to the Chippewas, 195.750-189.100. The...
There are two steps to getting on a roll: winning one, and then winning the next. After nabbing its first victory of the season last weekend over Bowling Green, the NIU gymnastics team will have its hand at the latter on Sunday, against Central Michigan....
DeKALB | After losing a number of contests to begin a season, getting that elusive victory can feel like a big weight off of one's back. The NIU gymnastics team is enjoying that relief, after finally nabbing their first victory of the season on Sunday...
DeKALB | NIU gymnastics is still looking to earn its first win of the season. The Huskies take on Bowling Green in a conference showdown at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Convocation Center. The Huskies (0-3 overall, 0-1 MAC) are coming off a tough loss to Eastern...
DeKALB | In any sport, athletes must be ready to be called upon when last-minute injuries occur. Raw, untested talent doesn't always step up to the plate swinging, though. Such was the case when the NIU gymnastics team faced off against MAC foe Eastern...
Silas reigns once more NIU senior guard Xavier Silas was named MAC West Player of the Week for the fourth time this season following Huskie wins over Eastern Michigan and Toledo. In those two victories, Silas averaged 25.5 points and 4.5 rebounds, including...
Wrestling has been in NIU head coach Dave Grant's life for 30 years and come March, he will be done coaching. Grant, who announced his retirement in April, has been at the head of the wrestling team since 1996 and couldn't be more enthused about his final...
Can you feel it, NIU? Temperatures are up, the sun is out and I can almost taste the brats. Summer is nearly here. The flip side is that another summer brings the end of another year of NIU sports and the inevitable evaluations of how the school's programs...
