After last weekend's gymnastics meets, the NIU men's and women's coaches had very different views of their teams. "At the last meet I was very pleased with the performances," women's coach Bobbie Cesarek said. "We had a tremendous effort from the guys...

Collegiate competition might seem kind of scary and pressurized for some people—but not for NIU's Lori Lebo. Lebo, a freshman on the women's gymnastics team, seems to be fitting right into her niche as a Division I tumbler. And despite being hundreds...

NIU's women gymnasts cleaned up Chick Evans Field House during the weekend with a three-match sweep. The Huskies defeated Western Michigan by a 180.95-178.50 margin Friday night. On Sunday, NIU won the top spot with a 176.10 tally, Ball State grabbed...

The NIU men's gymnastics team upped its dual-meet record to 2-2 by defeating Southern Illinois 262.60-255.90 Saturday night in the Huskies' first home dual meet of the season. Still, NIU coach Chuck Ehrlich found little to be happy about. "It was great...

Northern Illinois University is the best kept secret in the Midwest. If that sounds familiar it's probably because every NIU coach and athletic department administrator has said that at one time or another. Now we know why. The Huskies are getting virtually...

If landing a promotion was Cary Groth's New Year's resolution, it sure didn't take her long to reach her goal. On Jan. 6, NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell announced that Groth had been promoted to an associate athletic director. Groth 32, had been...

NIU women's gymnastic coach Bobbie Cesarek just might be calling her squad's 1989 season The Battle of the Injuries. Because almost every gymnast is plagued with a minor injury, Cesarek is aggravated with the idea her team cannot compete at the level...

Houston Baptist's duo of Alfonso Rodriguez and Dawn Mulholland put on a divine first-place performance Friday night during the Second Annual Southwest Airlines/Huskie National Mixed Pairs Invitational at Chick Evans Field House. Rodriguez and Mulholland...

American sport consists of the Big Three—football, basketball and baseball. However, NIU athletics seems to be lost in the shuffle. The Huskies pride themselves on being an up-and-coming program. Great strides are being made by NIU to become recognized...

The Second Annual Huskie Mixed Pairs Invitational will be hosted Nov. 11 by the NIU men's and women's gymnastics programs. NIU women's coach Bobbie Cesarek called the event "one of the most unique and entertaining gymnastics meets around. Our goal is...

NIU will induct 12 former Huskie greats into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame Friday, Oct. 28 at the Holmes Student Center's Blackhawk Room as part of the 81st Homecoming weekend festivities. The reception begins at 6 p.m. and is followed by a 7 p.m....

It has been a rather quiet semester, but I think something has happened recently that deserves attention. No, I am not here to cut down anyone in the athletic administration or any NIU athletic team. (Please, don't look so shocked.) I was one of the 14,000-plus...