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...
Bob Brigham took over as NIU's athletic director in 1968. He achieved his first major accomplishment in 1969 by getting the Huskie football program into NCAA Division I-A. Brigham donned the cardinal and black for 50 years as a student-athlete, assistant...
Kirk Mango is a two-time Division I All-American and a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier. The "Lord of the Rings" won a National Championship on the still rings in 1979, defeating Indiana State's Kurt Thomas on April 7. Mango placed second on the...
