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Huskies to be enshrined in Hall of Fame

By James Nokes | October 14, 2005

NIU alumnus Adam Dach, Kevin Ekberg, Joe Plaskas and Niki VanHooreweghe, will join the 1989-90 NIU women’s basketball team in the 24th class to be enshrined in the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame. Festivities take place tonight at the Holmes Student Center’s...

Welcoming you to the world of NIU sports

August 18, 2005

Welcome to NIU, the home of the Huskies. We’re excited you will be with us and hope to see you at one of the many athletics events throughout the year. To be sure, exciting things are happening in Huskie athletics. Our football team, the 2004 Silicon...

NIU names 2005 Hall of Fame inductees

By Steve Brown | June 14, 2005

Four individuals and one team were named inductees into the NIU Hall of Fame last week. Adam Dach (football 1987-91), Kevin Ekberg (men’s gymnastics 1982-84), Joe Plaskas (football 1956-59, baseball 1957-61) Niki Van Hoorweghe (softball 1992-96) and...

Campos takes 12th in region

By Colin Decair | April 11, 2005

After three and a half months of competition, the NIU gymnastics team ended its season over the weekend. NIU senior Kristina Campos ended her career as a Huskie with a 12th place finish in the all-around competition at the 2005 NCAA South Central Regional....

Mission accomplished: NIU gets top 3

By Colin Decair | March 28, 2005

It was an atmosphere like none other at the MAC Gymnastics Championships Friday. The faces of the NIU gymnasts grew tense as the team awards were being announced at the Convocation Center. Out of nowhere, the Huskies erupted as they found out they took...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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