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EMU comes to Convo

By Colin Decair | January 21, 2005

The NIU gymnastics squad opens up its conference season at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at the Convocation Center against Eastern Michigan. The Huskies head into the meet after a season-opening victory over Illinois-Chicago on Jan. 9. NIU junior Ashlee Williams was...

Campos, Huskies finish 5th

By Sean Ostruszka | March 22, 2004

Kristina Campos and the NIU gymnastics team both finished fifth this weekend at the MAC championships. NIU (7-9 overall, 2-4 MAC) went into the meet tied for fourth in the conference with Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan, but it was Central Michigan...

Gymnastics team to play for MAC championship

By Sean Ostruszka | March 19, 2004

After taking her second consecutive state all-around championship, Kristina Campos and the NIU gymnastics team will compete for the MAC championship at 7 p.m. today. NIU (7-9 overall, 2-4 MAC) is one of seven teams including favorites Central Michigan...

Gymnastics tries to change dangerous image

By Sean Ostruszka | March 16, 2004

On the sidelines at NIU gymnastics meets this year there was a full display of hospital equipment supporting injured Huskies. Even though injuries are decreasing within gymnastics, this image has portrayed the sport as being dangerous. In 2000, 52 percent...

CMU edges gymnastics team

By Sean Ostruszka | February 23, 2004

Central Michigan extended its winning streak over the NIU gymnastics team to 14 straight meets in a quadrangular hosted by the Huskies on Sunday at the Convocation Center. CMU edged the Huskies 194.42-194.150, while Alaska-Anchorage (5-6) finished third...

Convocation Center to host trio of gymnastics teams Sun.

By Sean Ostruszka | February 20, 2004

The NIU gymnastics team will host a trio of teams when Central Michigan, Winona State and Alaska-Anchorage visit for a 2 p.m. quadrangular Sunday at the Convocation Center. The event will count as three individual meets for each team. The meet between...

5 minutes with Kristina Campos

By Steve Brown | February 19, 2004

NIU gymnast Kristina Campos has won two MAC Gymnast of the Week awards this season and five in her three season with the Huskies. Northern Star: Your coach, Mark Sontag, called you the best gymnast ever to compete at NIU. What’s it like trying to live...

Career day for Dacey leads NIU to victory

By Sean Ostruszka | February 16, 2004

Though NIU’s Kristina Campos won three of the four events, senior Dannielle Dacey took the all-around individual award for the NIU gymnastics team Sunday against Ball State. Dacey turned in her career-best performance and, along with Campos, led NIU...

Campos, gymnastics team to face Cardinals

By Sean Ostruszka | February 13, 2004

Kristina Campos will look to make it two weeks in a row as MAC Gymnast of the Week when the NIU gymnastics team will compete against visiting Ball State at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Convocation Center. “It’s always an honor to get an award like that, but...

Campos and crew hope for MAC title

By Steve Brown | January 13, 2004

On paper, the NIU gymnastics team is 0-1, but to coach Mark Sontag, his young team, led by Kristina Campos, came within .525 points of ousting Illinois on Sunday. For her efforts, Campos was MAC Gymnast of the Week. A senior, Campos’ award was the fourth...

Measuring up to the competition

By Jason Watt | September 11, 2003

Standing only 4-feet-10, NIU volleyball’s Gina Guide is the shortest player in Division I volleyball. Megan Vehovic of Navy and Lauren Vukovic of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are the next shortest in the country, according to the www.Richkern.com. Both barely...

Honorable mention

May 1, 2003

Sheldon surprises in backup role

Football's Dan Sheldon wasn't even expected to play coming into this season.

But the sophomore from Burlington Central made the most of an injury to P.J. Fleck and excelled in his absence.

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound return specialist led the nation in punt return average at 22.7 per return.

-Mark Pickrel

Young gymnastics improved

After winning just seven meets in the last two years, the NIU gymnastics team came in this year with an experienced squad ready to make some noise in the MAC.

Led by MAC Gymnast of the Year Kristina Campos and MAC Freshman of the Year Ashlee Williams, the Huskies did just that. Not only did they go 9-12, they also beat Bowling Green for their first MAC win in 17 meets, finishing with three MAC wins overall.

-Brian Kelley

Knake gets statistical milestone

Kristan Knake didn't end her career the way she wanted to for the women's basketball team.

A string of injuries to the team left the Huskies a disappointing 12-16 overall. Despite closing on a bad note, the senior will leave quite a legacy at NIU.

Knake closed her career as one of only four Huskies with 1,000 points, 300 assists and 200 steals over the course of a career.

-Mark Pickrel

Scott best rookie in MAC

Joi Scott entered the season very unassumingly as a quiet freshman. By the time the season was finished, Scott would become NIU women's basketball team's first ever MAC Freshman of the Year.

Scott began the season not even getting off the bench in the team's first game versus Wisconsin. After a number of injuries to NIU's front line, Scott made her presence felt. Scott averaged 3.5 points before MAC play began in early January, then went on to average 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds in conference action.

-Chris Jurmann

Smallwood 1st Team All-MAC

Ball State coach Tim Buckley summed up Marcus Smallwood's First-Team All-MAC performance this year in one sentence. "If you cut him open, I don't think his heart could fit inside the Convo Center."

Smallwood became the first Huskie to be named to the conference first team since T.J. Lux did it in 1999-2000.

Smallwood averaged a double-double for the season with 13.3 points and 10.1 rebounds. He finished the year third in the MAC in rebounds and field goal percentage, with a .548 marker.

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