The United States Air Force Academy came into NIU on Sunday ready for combat, but left with a white flag for retreat. The women's gymnastics team capitalized on its second-straight 193-point performance and edged the Falcons 193.050 to 192.575 for its...

The fall semester produced 85 student athletes with grade-point averages above 3.5 — each winning recognition from a phone-service provider. Each year, student athletes from select schools are honored by Verizon Telecommunications for their academic...

The NIU women's gymnastics squad turned out their highest point total under coach Mark Sontag on Sunday but still came up short against Eastern Michigan. For the first time since the 1999 season, the Huskies broke the 190-point barrier with a 193.225...

Despite a competitive nature, the NIU women's gymnastics team is off to a rough start with a 0-2 season record. After losing to Bowling Green by less than 4 points Jan. 14, the Huskies took a blow from the University of Illinois-Chicago on Sunday by a...

Guys, do you have lots of school spirit with no place to show it? Are you a good athlete that likes to travel and see the country? Have you figured out what this article is about yet? Yes, the Huskies want you! Our nationally ranked cheerleading squad...

Worries over equal treatment of women's athletics have been sweeping the country. This of course raises the question, how does NIU rank in its treatment of women's sports? Does NIU treat women's sports equally with men's in terms of publicity, financial...

Who said March Madness is restricted to NCAA basketball? Not the NIU gymnastics team. With four meets remaining—beginning March 5 at home (last three on the road)—the ladies are looking to transpose their success into a regional bid at Louisiana State...

Somewhere, it has been said that practice makes perfect. Poland native Goha Mroz somehow has avoided that stereotype in her travels worldwide. But, in some way, those journeys had to play into her efforts Sunday afternoon at Chick Evans Field House. The...

Give a huskie some familiar surroundings and it will escape undaunted. Give the Huskies a challenge and they will respond in ascending fashion. As the NIU women's gymnastics team took off on its once-a-year plane trip to faraway land, realizations could...

Oh, so close ... yet, so far. Unfortunately, that frustrating cliche loomed over the Huskies as the totals rolled. The numbers became an illusion. So did the victory. When the NIU gymnastics team cruised on up to Central Michigan University for its first...

NIU's level II programs were in full tilt over the holiday weekend. But one of those "deprived" groups performed with the escitement of a level 1 program. The NIU gymnastics team, attempting to bounce back from mistakes in Muncie, dominated in DeKalb...

"Apprehensive." Coach Bobbie Cesarek leads the NIU gymnastics team into its first home meet of the season tomorrow attached to the feared emotion. "Just a little bit," added the 16-year skipper. "It seems like when it happens, it happens." After Sandy...