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Williams recovers from fall

By Steve Brown | March 28, 2005

Ashlee Williams took a deep breath before approaching the vault, her third event in Friday’s MAC Gymnastics Championships at the Convocation Center. She ran, jumped, and after somersaulting through the air, her landing was doubly painful. Williams landed...

Campos and Williams try for more

By Colin Decair | March 25, 2005

It’s minutes before a match, and the majority of the NIU gymnastics team is huddled up, ready to compete. Off in a corner are NIU’s Kristina Campos and Ashlee Williams sitting, staring at the ground, closing out the rest of the world. They routinely...

NIU finally gets tourney at home

By Steve Brown | March 25, 2005

In his second season as NIU gymnastics coach, Mark Sontag was excited about the idea of hosting the MAC championship in DeKalb. But that year, 2001, the MAC opted to rearrange the MAC championship hosting schedule, forcing Sontag to wait. Four years later,...

Gymnastics team finishes regular season with 2-3 stretch over Spring Break

By Colin Decair | March 21, 2005

The NIU gymnastics team ended its regular season 7-10 after going 2-3 over Spring Break. The Huskies return to the Convocation Center when they host the MAC Championship on Friday. NIU 192.950, Western Michigan 191.825 The Huskies won the vault, balance...

Gymnastics goes 2-1

By Colin Decair | March 7, 2005

Kristina Campos won her fourth all-around title in as many meets as the NIU gymnastics team finished 2-1 over the weekend. In the weekend, opener the Huskies beat Ball State University 193.150-191.975. The Huskies (6-7 overall, 2-2 MAC) then split a triangular...

Huskies hit the road

By Colin Decair | March 4, 2005

With spirits running high, the NIU baseball team hits the road this weekend to play a pair of games against Buffalo.

The trip to Buffalo is just the beginning of an eight-game, 12-day road trip. Senior Mark Skrukrud will take the hill in the first game at 1 p.m. on Saturday, looking to give NIU its eighth-straight victory over the Bulls. The second game of the trip will take place at 12 p.m. on Sunday.

"We got a long road trip, 10 hours on a bus, so we just got to come out strong," NIU coach Ed Mathey said. "We're just going to have to limit our mistakes and go out there and be aggressive on the bases, and those are things I think we can do."

The Huskies (15-9, 3-1 MAC) have been coming together as of late, winning 11 of their last 13 games.

During this stretch, the Huskies have scored double-digit runs six times and are coming off a big victory against in-state rival UIC.

"Being able to hit the ball so well lately gives our pitchers a little lee-way, because they don't have to be so perfect," first baseman Mike Hochhauser said. "They've been kind of carrying us all year and the fact that we've been swinging the bat well really takes the pressure off them and maybe it will help them perform better."

With 12 of their next 17 games on the road, the Huskies will need a happy club-house if they hope to have a winning season.

"Everybody on this team feels like brothers," Hochhauser said. "When you're on the road, you usually got a bunch of fans heckling you and making fun of you, but as long as your guys are there laughing with you, it's a lot easier to overcome everything."

Gymnastics shows heart despite loss

By Colin Decair | February 28, 2005

After Sunday’s NIU gymnastics meet, Keri Saint addressed everyone at Victor E. Court and let them know what gymnastics has meant to her and her teammates. Sunday was Senior Day for the Huskies. "Gymnastics may not have always been fun, but it always...

Gymnastics seniors look for win on special day

By Colin Decair | February 25, 2005

Sunday’s gymnastics meet will be a bittersweet one for the NIU seniors. For the graduating gymnasts it will be senior night and their final regular season meet at NIU. "Our feelings are mixed," NIU senior Keri Saint said. "It will be kind of sad because...

NIU gymnastics finish first

By Colin Decair | February 21, 2005

Saturday’s first-place showing for the NIU gymnastics team at the Illinois State University triangular marked the first time a Huskie was the top finisher in every event since Jan. 23 against Eastern Michigan. NIU (4-5) posted a team score of 190.825,...

NIU tries to stop skid

By Colin Decair | February 18, 2005

After starting the season 2-0, the NIU gymnastics team has since dropped five in a row. "We feel the same as we did in the first meet," sophomore Kelly Kramer said. "It’s our work ethic that has changed. We realized that we needed to make the extra...

Gymnastics falls again

By Colin Decair | February 14, 2005

Saturday's Fox Run Invitational saw the NIU gymnastics team’s lowest point total of the season. With a score of 190.450, the Huskies placed fourth in their first quad meet of the season. The squad finished last behind the nation’s No. 2 team Michigan,...

Gymnastics travels to New Hampshire

By Colin Decair | February 11, 2005

The NIU gymnastics team will compete at the 20th annual Fox Run Invitational hosted by the University of New Hampshire at 7 p.m. Saturday. The No. 37 Huskies (2-2 overall, 1-1 MAC) will participate in their first quadrangular meet of the season. The competition...

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