Construction has been under way for the Academic and Athletic Performance Center, yet the project still is seeking donors to fund areas of the building. Originally estimated to cost $9.5 million, a June 7 press release by the NIU athletics department...

The preseason hype is beginning for the NIU football team. Juniors Garrett Wolfe and Doug Free have been named to the Nationalchamps.net All-American team. Wolfe was named to the second team and Free was named to the third team. The junior tailback also...

Close losses and injuries were the story of the season for the NIU gymnastics team. But despite the struggles, head coach Mark Sontag said he was proud of his team in how they competed and stepped up to the competition. The Huskies competed with the top...

Gymnastics head coach Mark Sontag knows it only takes one poor performance to lose first place. The Huskies struggled on the balance beam and the uneven parallel bars and placed fifth out of seven in the MAC tournament. "We missed on bars and beam," Sontag...

As far as gymnastics head coach Mark Sontag is concerned, the race for the MAC championship is wide open. "There are seven teams in the tournament that could win it," Sontag said. "It's the closest I've seen since I've been in the conference." The Huskies...

Senior center Jennifer Uptmor concluded her NIU career by earning MAC First-Team All-Academic thanks to her 3.75 grade point average. This marked the first time Uptmor, who averaged four points and 4.8 rebounds per game, was named to the 10-person squad....

Frankfurt, Germany, isn't exactly a top Spring Break vacation spot. But for two former Huskies it's right where they want to be. Rob Lee and Matt McGhghy will spend the entire spring playing football for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe. A six-foot,...

Gymnast Amy Ristvedt could feel the pressure as she stood alone in front of the crowded venue. It was late in the match and all eyes were focused on her. She took a breath, set her form and made a move. Seconds later, Ristvedt realized her performance...

It was a rough start at Victor E. Court, as hundreds stood waiting for the national anthem to play. But half a minute passed and there was no music to be heard. Then out of the silence came the voices of the NIU gymnastics team, leading an a cappella...

After collecting at least one hit in all of his team's six games so far this season, NIU senior outfielder Brian Toner took home the MAC West Player of the Week award. In the three-game Dunn Hospitality Diamond Classic Championship over the weekend, Toner...

Every conference meet is a battle for the NIU gymnastics team. In a tight conference race, any MAC team is capable of beating any other team in NIU coach Mark Sontag's eyes. "Everybody in the MAC is evenly matched," Sontag said. "It's the first time I've...

For the second straight week, the NIU gymnastics team found themselves in a position to come back and win the meet. But this time, NIU fell just short Sunday. The Huskies (2-4 overall, 2-2 MAC) were defeated by Western Michigan (4-5 overall, 3-0 MAC)...