Sunsea Shaw continued to lead the NIU cross country team with a 35th place finish on Friday at the Bradley Cross Country Classic. "Sunsea continues to improve each meet," said NIU cross country coach Connie Teaberry. "She strives to be our top runner...

An NIU basketball player has earned preseason honors this year. Sophomore Darion "Jake" Anderson was one of 10 players named to the preseason All-Mid American Conference Team Wednesday. Last year's MAC Freshman of the Year averaged a team-best 12.2 points...

Any student is going to struggle a bit when making the adjustment from high school to college, and athletics are no different. So far this fall, it's been smooth sailing for freshman tennis player Ross VanderPloeg. On the court, the Holland, Mich., native...

The NIU men's tennis team came away from the Ball State Invitational this weekend with successful results. Freshman Ross VanderPloeg won the Flight D singles final and finished the weekend with a 4-0 record. The team opened up the invite with seven singles...

According to a press release, Northern Illinois first-year head men's tennis coach Pawel Gajdzik announced that he and his squad will be holding a free tennis clinic at the Huskie Tennis Courts from 11 - 12 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 27, weather permitting....

In its first matches of the season, the men's tennis team got off to a solid start. "We competed well in some tough matches," said Coach Pawel Gajdzik. "We showed a lot of heart." Sophomore Matt Hansen led the Huskies with four wins while advancing to...

Even the most well-oiled sports machines need a tune-up every once in a while. That's what both the NIU men's and women's tennis teams will look forward to this weekend in a pair of early-season invitational tournaments. The men will travel to Des Moines...

Recently hired mens head tennis coach Pawel Gajdzik is focused and ready to take NIU to new heights. Gajdzik was hired in July as the tenth men's tennis coach in NIU history. He believes this is going to be a rebuilding year, but the team's goals include...

Pawel Gajdzik, NIU's first-year head men's tennis coach announced he will hold a walk-on try-out tournament at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Huskie Tennis Courts, according to a press release. In order to participate, the individual must have documentation...

When writing term papers, teachers remind students not to plagiarize - the key for students is to give credit where credit is due. If the MAC was a student of men's tennis then it correctly gave credit to the 2008 MAC men's tennis player of the year....

After over two months of searching, NIU has a new men's tennis coach. Pawel Gajdzik takes over for Pontus Hiort, who resigned in May to pursue other career opportunities. "It's an honor to have been selected as the men's tennis coach at Northern Illinois,"...

It's not very often a head coach leaves after a successful season with a promising outlook for the future. But that was the case for NIU men's tennis coach Pontus Hiort, who announced his resignation Thursday. "I was very happy here at NIU," Hiort said....