Momentum and team spirit carried the NIU women's gymnastics squad to victory this past weekend. The Huskies posted a 185.85-184.25 dual-meet triumph Saturday over host Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. And coach Bobbie Cesarek credits much of...

It's back to Michigan for the NIU women's gymnastics team this weekend. And the word is that the Huskies are out to improve their score. Kalamazoo, Mich. is Saturday's destination, and NIU will take on Western Michigan University in a dual meet slated...

Good seasons—like the NIU gymnastics team's 16th-place finish in the nation last year—are sometimes hard to match. But, for coach Bobbie Cesarek and her Huskie tumblers, the makings are all in the bag. The team's current record stands at 8-3 as of...

One too many tumbles did it in for the NIU gymnastics team Friday night. The Huskies spent their Valentine's Day in Ann Arbor, Mich., where the team fell short to blue-ribbon winner University of Michigan and to second-place finisher Louisiana State University....

The Huskie women's gymnastics team will have to dig deep tonight as they take on two outstanding rivals in a triangular meet. Ann Arbor, Mich., is the Valentine's Day destination, where NIU will battle the University of Michigan and Louisiana State University...

Huskie gymnast Sandy Escobar has had her share of setbacks, but nothing it seems, can deprive her of contributing all she can. In November of last year, only weeks after recovering from appendicitis surgery, Escobar fractured her left ankle and underwent...

His name might not be widely known around the NIU campus, but for Huskie coach Bobbie Cesarek and her gymnasts, they couldn't do without him. As the assistant coach for the NIU tumblers, Harry Orkowski has played a big role in the success of the team...

A sign posted in the women's locker room called for a total team score of 187. The Huskie gymnasts took heed, missing the mark by less than half of a point. NIU hosted its second meet of the season yesterday and came away with a 186.85-181.7 triumph over...

Chalk one up for the NIU women's gymnastics team. And, chalk one up for senior tumbler Lori Lebo who set a new school record on vault after hitting for a 9.75, and breaking the previous mark of 9.70. The Huskies hosted their first meet on Saturday and...

It's home-opener time, and the NIU women's gymnastics team is ready to put on a show. The Huskies will make their debut tomorrow at Chick Evans Field House when they host the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Valparaiso University and Winona State University....

With the season opener now under its belt, the NIU women's gymnastics team can be proud of a second place finish. NIU traveled southwest this weekend to begin its season in the University of Missouri Shakespeare Classic. The host Tigers were the lone...

Has anyone seen head gymnastics' coach Bobbie Cesarek lately? With NIU's gymnastic season still months away (mid-January) she is probably at the golf course, right? Wrong. Between running pre-season practices, recruiting and filling out dreaded NCAA reports,...