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Huskies take 14th place at W. Virginia

By Lacy Searcy | April 12, 2006

West Virginia was the site of the Marshall Invitational golf tournament last weekend. But the NIU men's golf team didn't take its A game with it. The Huskies placed 14th at the tournament out of 15 teams. "Everybody struggled in the morning round," NIU...

All-American watch for Wolfe, Free

By Andrew Hanson | April 3, 2006

The preseason hype is beginning for the NIU football team. Juniors Garrett Wolfe and Doug Free have been named to the Nationalchamps.net All-American team. Wolfe was named to the second team and Free was named to the third team. The junior tailback also...

Phillips adds 2 to athletics staff

By Lacy Searcy | March 30, 2006

NIU Athletic Director Jim Phillips added to his staff Wednesday. Phillips hired Tim McMurray as Associate Athletics Director for Development and Major Gifts Officer and David White as AADD and Annual Fund Director. Both are expected to begin their duties...

Lee, McGhghy to NFL Europe

By Sean Ostruszka | March 20, 2006

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,...

Hughes takes defensive honor

By Ben Gross | March 7, 2006

James Hughes may be out of the Huskies lineup, but he still has found praise within the MAC. Tuesday Hughes won the MAC Defensive Player of the Year award. This marked the first time in NIU history a Huskie won the honor, which is decided by MAC head...

Seniors going for record

By Nathan Lindquist | February 23, 2006

Anthony Maestranzi and Todd Peterson have a chance to break the NIU record for games played in a career. The seniors have yet to miss a game in four years and have played in 112 consecutive games. If both play the rest of the games this season and the...

Baseball shakes off rust for tournament

By James Nokes | February 16, 2006

After a 19-day layoff, the NIU baseball team will take the field Feb. 24 through 26 at the Evansville Tournament. NIU is set to play Eastern Illinois, Evansville and Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the three-day tournament. The Huskies are currently 0-3 on the...

Davenport through at Aussie Open

January 18, 2006

MELBOURNE, Australia - Lindsay Davenport got a tough workout from Karolina Sprem in the second round of the Australian Open before advancing Wednesday with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory. After trading breaks in the third and fourth games, the first set went...

Soccer to be broadcast live online

By James Nokes | October 19, 2005

When the NIU men’s soccer team plays No. 1 Akron at 7 p.m. Friday, it will experience a first. For the first time in school history, the team’s away game will be broadcast live on niuhuskies.com. Bill Baker and Sid Simmons will provide coverage for...

Athletic partners range from corporate to local

By Sean Connor | October 18, 2005

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...

Cross country finishes first in invitational

By James Nokes | October 12, 2005

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...

On the Road

By Sean Connor | September 27, 2005

The NIU men’s soccer team couldn’t have picked a better time for a four-game road trip. At 7 p.m. today the Huskies (5-2-1) will play at Wisconsin (4-4). The Huskies have compiled a 3-0-1 road record this season, outscoring their opponents 6-3. "Wisconsin...