Imagine deciding your whole life in two days. West Germany's Jens Furst did it, with the help of his complement Thomas Koll. Furst, from Ludwigshafen, West Germany, and Koll, of Bergisch, are members of the NIU men's gymnastics squad. Not only are the...

At Tuesday's Huskie Club Luncheon, NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough told the gathering he once heard "basketball is a great game if you're winning." But after not winning a game for over a month, Rosborough maintains a good outlook for the Huskies....

Women's gymnastics NIU women's gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek doesn't ask for much. She expects her Huskie gymnasts to put forth their best efforts whenever they compete. From that perspective, Cesarek was quite pleased with NIU's performance Saturday...

When NIU men's gymnastics coach Chuck Ehrlich said he wanted his team to improve in its consistency, he got even more than what he asked for. Although the Huskies (2-2) lost to Ohio State (4-0) 282.25-279.80 on Saturday, NIU set an all-time school record....

NIU women's gymnastics won the top spot in its first home meet Saturday by defeating Iowa and Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Chick Evans Field House. After four events, the Huskies tallied a 176.60 score, followed by the Iowa at 172.35 and UWO's 166.40 rounded...

Team depth and team competitiveness are the two keys NIU women's gymnastic coach Bobbie Cesarek will mention when talking about her squad's 3-1 record. Cesarek and her tumblers want to continue their winning ways Saturday when NIU hosts Iowa and Wisconsin-Oshkosh...

The NIU women's basketball team will spend some time in Las Vegas next December. Thanks to a shaky approval of the 1988-89 schedule by the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday, Coach Jane Albright and her squad will play Dec. 9-10 in the Nevada-Las Vegas Classic....

NIU's men gymnasts begin their regular season Saturday, Jan. 9, in the Midwest Open Invitational at Chick Evans Field House. The tournament begins with the preliminary round at 11 a.m. The top eight gymnasts from each event advance to compete in the finals...

NIU women gymnasts will attempt to get the butterflies out in an intrasquad meet at 8 p.m. in Chick Evans Field House tonight. Because only a portion of the squad has had a chance to compete in the fieldhouse this semester (during the NIU Mixed Pairs...

Although Saturday's men's alumni gymnastics meet was held to get the NIU squad ready for competition next semester, the reactions of the crowd as well as the players kept the meet "in good humor." The gymnasts entered each event with intense seriousness,...

The 14th Alumni Intrasquad meet for men's gymnastics will be Saturday 7:30 p.m. at Chick Evans Field House. The meet is not a tournament that other teams are involved in, but it gives the NIU gymnasts a chance to work and at the same time have some fun...

Scheduling philosophies, the budget and the admissions for gymnastic events were among the topics discussed Wednesday at the monthly board meeting. At the request of the new scheduling subcommittee, Robert Brigham and Susie Pembroke-Jones submitted scheduling...