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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Naughton named Gymnast of the Week after making 3rd highest beam score in NIU’s history

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | March 20, 2009

Senior gymnast Jennifer Naughton was named Gymnast of the Week, making it the fourth time a Huskie has been given the award. Naughton joins two-time winner Holly Reichard and Natalie Blum. Naughton won the balance beam competition at the Illinois Classic,...

NIU enters MAC Championship on winning momentum

By JERRY BURNES | March 20, 2009

A positive streak is always a good thing when heading into the postseason and the NIU gymnastics team has exactly that going for it. NIU heads into the MAC Championships on Saturday in Munice, Ind. following two of its top three scores this season. After...

Former NIU gymnast sets bar for sportsmanship

By BEN GROSS | March 18, 2009

Kirk Mango remembers the feeling like it was yesterday. He was standing in the middle of the Chick Evans Field House. The old basketball arena was crowded. Fans spilled out of the bleachers onto the floor. Those who showed up on time didn't have a seat,...

Huskies lose balance in loss to ranked Gophers

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | March 3, 2009

A trio of NIU gymnasts have led the way for Mark Sontag and Co., and that trio did the same in the Huskies' 195.850-192.975 loss to No. 18 Minnesota on Saturday night. Holly Reichard, Natalie Blum and Jennifer Naughton led the charge for the Huskies,...

Gymnastic team’s seniors say goodbye after loss to Kent State

By ANDREA BRADLEY | February 23, 2009

Kent State stuck it to the NIU gymnastic's team Sunday afternoon, proving its reign in the MAC. While the Huskies (4-2 overall, 3-2 MAC) celebrated ‘Stick it Pink,' an effort to increase breast cancer awareness, the Golden Flashes came out victorious...

Wrestling sports new practice room

By STEVE NITZ | February 20, 2009

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...

NIU takes second place at gymnastics tournament

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | February 16, 2009

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...

Holly Reichard named co-gymanst of the week

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | February 12, 2009

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...

Reichard shines during NIU’s third win of the season

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | February 9, 2009

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...

NIU gymnastics team outscores Eastern Michigan on three out of four events

By ANDREA BRADLEY | January 26, 2009

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...

Reichard named MAC gymnast of the week

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | January 14, 2009

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...

Break previews

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | December 8, 2008

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,...

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