For years, the NIU wrestling team had something that most Division I programs didn't â€" and it wasn't a good thing. Until the fall of 2008, NIU didn't even have its own wrestling room. The program had to share a practice facility with NIU's gymnastics...

The beam event came back to bite the Huskies gymnastics team on Friday at the UIC Triangular. One bad event put the team in second place with a 193.000, losing to UIC's 193.725 and defeating Seattle Pacific (189.275). "To have a set-back like we did on...

Northern Illinois gymnast Holly Reichard was named the Mid-American Conference Co-Gymnast of the Week Tuesday by the league office. Reichard, who is from Palatine, earned her second award of the season after winning the all-around competition with a score...

With a 192.925-191.300 victory the No. 26 Huskies gymnastics team defeated the Ball State Cardinals for its third win on the season in Muncie, Ind. NIU was led by sophomore Holly Reichard, who finished with an all-around score of 38.600. She finished...

With only three home meets this season, the NIU gymnastics team knew it needed a win Sunday at the Convocation Center. And with sophomore Holly Reichard leading the way, the Huskies soared over MAC opponent Eastern Michigan for a 194.350-192.625 victory...

DeKALB | After a stellar performance in the Huskie gymnastics season-opener Sunday, NIU sophomore Holly Reichard was named the Mid-American Conference gymnast of the week Tuesday by the league office. Reichard earned her first career MAC gymnast of the...

Women's Track- 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Carthage Open, Kenosha, Wisc. Gymnastics- 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, versus Bowling Green, DeKalb NIU Hockey- 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 versus Robert Morris College, at Leafs Ice Centre,...

If a team doesn't have a strong bond, individuals will fail. That is the advice NIU gymnast Leah Johnson tries to live by. Johnson said she would not have had the individual success she saw over the 2008 season without her team. "We had such a great bond...

Leah Johnson is not your typical gymnast. The junior may be an average college student, with a love for shoe shopping, dancing and hanging out with friends. However, when it comes to comfort food, Johnson knows how to push her coach's buttons. One of...

Pride. That's what two Huskie gymnasts and their coach felt after the NCAA Regionals. Junior Leah Johnson and freshman Holly Reichard closed out their seasons with a trip to Norman, Okla., to compete in the event this past weekend. Neither gymnast earned...

"What does it take to be number one? Because two is not a winner and three nobody remembers." As rap star Nelly's lyrics filled the gym, junior Leah Johnson and freshman Holly Reichard were hard at work. Concentration and determination showed on their...

Huskie football fans will have a final chance to say "thank you" and "goodbye" to former NIU head coach Joe Novak. On April 25, NIU will host an open house at the Yordon Center for Novak and his wife, Carole. The open house will be from 4 to 6 p.m. The...