The NIU gymnastics team saw three of its players participate in the NCAA Denver Regional on March 31 at the University of Denver.
Huskies regional participants were junior Alyssa Al-Ashari, senior Natalie Hamp and sophomore Emmalise Nock.
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DeKALB – NIU gymnastics senior Natalie Hamp, junior Alyssa Al-Ashari and sophomore Emmalise Nock were selected to compete in the 2023 NCAA Regional in Denver, Colorado. The selections were made on March 20 and the competition will take place on March...
NIU gymnasts senior Natalie Hamp and Junior Alyssa Al-Ashari were named to the 2023 All Mid-American Conference gymnastics team. Sophomore all-around gymnasts Isabella Sissi earned a spot on the 2023 MAC All-Tournament team.
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By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 22, 2023
DeKALB – The Mid-American Conference announced NIU gymnastics sophomore Isabella Sissi as one of the 11 gymnasts on the MAC All-Tournament team Sunday.
Sissi scored 39.100 in the all-around competition, which was enough for sixth place in the...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| March 22, 2023
DeKALB – NIU gymnastics’ season ended at the Mid-American Conference Championships Saturday as the Huskies finished in last place out of seven teams.
Central Michigan University finished first overall with a score of 196.525. The Chippewas dominated...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 26, 2023
DeKALB – Sophomore all-arounder Isabella Sissi tied her career high of 39.225 to lead the Huskies to a 195.950-195.050 victory over Lindenwood University on Sunday.
Sissi scored a 9.750 on vault, 9.775 on uneven parallel bars and a 9.850 on both...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 21, 2023
DeKALB – A senior night victory over Eastern Michigan University helped the Huskies improve to 7-3 overall and move into sole possession of fourth place in the Mid-American Conference standings.
Seniors Gillian and Jacklyn Dolitsky, Natalie Hamp,...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 7, 2023
DeKALB – NIU junior gymnast Alyssa Al-Ashari was named the Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week on Wednesday, the second consecutive week that a Huskie has brought home the award. Senior Natalie Hamp earned last week’s honor.
Al-Ashari...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 4, 2023
DeKALB – NIU gymnastics took home the Beauty and the Beast Tri-Meet crown Saturday with victories over Kent State University and Simpson College.
The Huskies scored a cumulative 195.375 points while Kent State recorded 195.025 for second place. Simpson...
NIU senior bars specialist Natalie Hamp secured MAC Specialist of the Week honor on Tuesday.
At Sunday’s tri-meet against Illinois State University, Hamp earned her third score of 9.9 this season, scoring 9.9 on her specialty in both meets. Hamp’s...
By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter
| January 30, 2023
Sports outside of the “Big Four” in America often get overlooked, undervalued and underappreciated. While I believe they are still fairly covered and promoted by the media and schools, I sometimes think that spectators never give these sports a legit...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 29, 2023
DeKALB – NIU’s quartet of personal-best balance beam routines highlighted NIU gymnastics’ outing at Sunday’s tri-meet as the Huskies tumbled to their third win of the season.
NIU outscored its visitors, Illinois State University and Winona State...
