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Huskies golfers fall below expectations

October 22, 1990

NIU's men's golf team was expected to finish among the top squads in this weekend's 54-hole Stanford University Cardinal Intercollegiate Tournament according to veteran boss Jack Pheanis. NIU didn't meet its expectations. The Huskies were one of two Midwest...

Hall of Fame hit by controversy

By Carl Ackerman | September 20, 1990

Six former Huskies will be inducted into NIU's Hall of Fame Oct. 5 as part of the 83rd Homecoming weekend festivities, but there will be no celebrating by some former NIU male gymnasts. Allegations have surfaced that members of the men's gymnastics program...

Huskies place 20th overall

April 24, 1990

Finishing second in the consolation flight of the Akron Firestone Classic seemed to please NIU men's golf coach Jack Pheanis. Even though the Huskies finished 20th overall, the Huskie boss had reason to grin after finishing next to last in the Marshall...

Dismal golf performance places Huskies in 20 spot

April 16, 1990

Things could have been worse for the NIU men's golf team this weekend. In the 21-team Marshall University Invitational field, the Huskies finished in the No. 20 spot—one stroke better than last-place contestant Ball State. "At least we got out of the...

Dedicated Cesarek vaults team into 1990’s

By Wes Swietek | February 14, 1990

Ideally, college sports may not be best exemplified by the exploits of the student-giants running around on the gridiron and hardwood courts. The dedication and balance between academics and athletics is often best illustrated by the participants in the...

Stewart earns NIU’s initial AMCU award

September 20, 1989

Not only has NIU golfer Rick Stewart received recognition for his talents, he's made Huskie history. The NIU junior became the first Huskie to be awarded Athlete of the Week status by the Association of Mid-Continent Universities—NIU's new men's conference...

Golfers en route to weekend play

September 15, 1989

Both the men's and women's golf teams tee it up this weekend in their respective tournaments. Head coach Jack Pheanis and his men's team open the fall season with Friday through Sunday's (Sept. 15-17) Association of Mid-Continent Univerities/University...

SMSU an AMCU power

By Jeff Kirik | July 12, 1989

Before NIU and Akron can win their first Association of Mid-Continent Universities title, they will have to battle a Bear. The Bears of Southwest Missouri State have become the AMCU's conference power, winning the league's all-sport trophy the past three...

Huskie baseball in on-deck circle

By Jeff Kirik | June 28, 1989

When Jeff Wilson's line drive was snared by Central Michigan's second baseman on May 22, 1982, the season and the NIU baseball program had come to an end. More than seven years after CMU swept the Huskies by scores of 12-0 and 13-0 in that season-ending...

Hudson resigns position

June 21, 1989

Clarence Hudson, NIU associate athletic director, resigned effective June 2 to take a position with a former employer. Hudson came to NIU last July after working for four years at Ruan Transportation Management systems where he will return to work in...

Women golfers second in winday Indiana tourney

By Bob Regan | April 10, 1989

Concentration and patience prevailed for the NIU women's golf team over the weekend, and the traits earned the linksters a second-place finish at the 15-team University of Indiana Invitational. Adverse weather conditions hampered the play of the entire...

Groth gets promotion to associate AD post

By Jeff Kirik | January 20, 1989

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...