Senior center Jennifer Uptmor concluded her NIU career by earning MAC First-Team All-Academic thanks to her 3.75 grade point average. This marked the first time Uptmor, who averaged four points and 4.8 rebounds per game, was named to the 10-person squad....

Frankfurt, Germany, isn't exactly a top Spring Break vacation spot. But for two former Huskies it's right where they want to be. Rob Lee and Matt McGhghy will spend the entire spring playing football for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe. A six-foot,...

After collecting at least one hit in all of his team's six games so far this season, NIU senior outfielder Brian Toner took home the MAC West Player of the Week award. In the three-game Dunn Hospitality Diamond Classic Championship over the weekend, Toner...

Dennis Hastert, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be at the 2005 NIU Wrestling Showcase Meet. Hastert is a former teacher, football and wrestling coach at Yorkville High School. In his third term as speaker, Hastert will headline a fundraising...

A pair of NIU guards have received preseason MAC All-West Division honors. Mike McKinney and Stephanie Raymond return for the their respective junior seasons with recognition from the MAC News Media Association as top performers in the league. In 2004-05,...

With donations ranging from world-wide corporations to the home-town bar and grill, the NIU Athletics Department partially funds its 496 athletes and 17 athletic programs. Gatorade, Adidas, Pepsi, Allstate, Applebee’s, Castle Bank, Fatty’s, Culver’s...

The NIU cross country team owns the Benedictine Invitational. For the fourth consecutive year, head coach Connie Teaberry’s squad finished first in team competition. A herd of NIU runners dotted the Top 10 and Christina Nieto led the way with a third-place...

NIU men’s golfer Nick Schenk posted his second top-10 finish of the year at the Ball State Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Monday and Tuesday. The senior Batavia native opened with a 66-70 on Monday and finished the day two strokes off the lead. Schenk...

NIU goalie Steve Goletz was nominated for MAC Player of the Week after back-to-back shutout victories. After missing two matches with a concussion, the Downers Grove-native stifled the opposition and improved his goals-against-average to 0.66 per game....

It’s sweet to repeat for the NIU women’s golf team. Solid performances from the sister act of Jackie and Lisa Bailey led NIU to a repeat championship at the Western Illinois Invite. Lisa’s 155 equaled the best total score in the two-round tournament,...

An undefeated start has the NIU men’s soccer team listed as No. 6 in Midwest Regional Soccer Rankings. Coach Steve Simmons’ squad looks to add to its 3-0-1 record this weekend as NIU hosts the Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational. Chris VanDuerm and company...

NIU Athletes will continue to sport Adidas gear around campus for the next four years. NIU Athletic Director Jim Phillips announced last week that NIU will continue its partnership with the sports apparel company, which will provide uniforms as well as...