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No. 13 :Jack Pheanis

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 23, 2009

Jack Pheanis is a four-time NIU Hall of Famer and served NIU for 49 years. As head men's golf coach for 37 years, Pheanis coached All-Americans Mick Soli and Greg Dick. On the links, the Huskies won two MAC titles (1976 and 1985), one IIAC (1960) and...

No. 49: Mick Soli

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 20, 2009

Mick Soli was the first Division-I All-American for NIU in men's golf. He was also a two-time MAC Medalist in 1975 and 1976. Soli was a three-time All-MAC pick from 1974 to 1976 and in those same years qualified for the NCAA Tournament. He was the No....

Weather helps women’s golf take 2nd at tournament

By MIKE BUDA | April 14, 2009

Wind, sleet and rain couldn't stop the NIU women's golf team. Keeping their minds off the elements, the Huskies took second place at the Loyola University Invitational. NIU's three-stroke deficit after day one expanded to 12 despite a seven-stroke improvement...

MAC Championships approaching for Huskies

By MIKE BUDA | April 8, 2009

Weather and injuries plagued what could have been a better weekend for NIU women's golf. The Huskies were thrown into play as the practice round, along with the third round, was canceled for the inaugural Bradley Invitational due to inclement weather....

With improving scores, Huskies travel to Marshall Invitational Friday

By MIKE BUDA | March 31, 2009

Just like Tiger, the NIU men's golf team was up for a comeback. The Huskies went into the final round in last place but climbed back up with a team score of 4-over par 288 which was the fifth-best team score of the day at the par 71 Gleneagles Country...

Men’s golf sits in ninth place at Arlington

By DERRICK SMITH | October 29, 2008

The NIU men's golf team sits in ninth place after two rounds of play at the University of Texas-Arlington Shootout. The Huskies shot a 611 in their first day at the Waterchase Country Club Monday. Jeff Dick and Tim Kay both shot rounds of 76 and 75 and...

Men’s golf ready to compete

By JERRY BURNES | September 8, 2008

More depth was the one thing NIU men's golf coach John Cleary wanted to improve on from last season. Throwing a pair of freshmen into the mix may just get the job done. "I would like to go deeper," Cleary said. "We lost Zach Jecklin, who graduated with...

Jecklin wins Sportsmanship Award in MAC Tourney, Huskies finish last

By ALLAN SCARABELLO | May 5, 2008

For the second straight year, someone from the NIU men's golf team won an award at the MAC Tournament. Zach Jecklin won the Sportsmanship Award for the MAC Conference. Jecklin also finished seventh out of 45 golfers, shooting four over par at 292 for...

Huskie golfers travel to Longaberger for the first time

By ALLAN SCARABELLO | May 2, 2008

Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, will host NIU and eight other men's golf teams from the MAC men's golf tournament. The tournament starts today with first tee time at 7 a.m. Longaberger is a new course for the Huskies. When a team plays on a new...

NIU golf goes 36 over par in Boilermaker Invitational, finish 13th

By ANDREA BRADLEY | April 22, 2008

NIU men's golf couldn't find itself on the right side of par this past weekend, as the team competed in the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. The Huskies placed 13th out of 14 teams. As a group, NIU tallied a total score of 900, putting...

Open house gives NIU football fans one last chance to say goodbye to Joe Novak

By JON LEVANICH | April 8, 2008

Huskie football fans will have a final chance to say "thank you" and "goodbye" to former NIU head coach Joe Novak. On April 25, NIU will host an open house at the Yordon Center for Novak and his wife, Carole. The open house will be from 4 to 6 p.m. The...

Huskies bite the Salukis in tennis matchup

By JON LEVANICH | April 1, 2008

Looking to rebound from a loss to DePaul, the NIU men's tennis team dominated Southern Illinois, keeping some impressive streaks alive in a 7-0 victory in Rockford. "I felt we played very well," NIU head coach Pontus Hiort said. "We hadn't beaten SIU...

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