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NIU provost to discuss paper with assembly

By Suzanne Tomse | December 8, 1987

The Faculty Assembly will meet with NIU Provost Kendall Baker Wednesday to discuss the second draft of his "Working Priorities" paper. "He has received input from various faculty groups as well as the academic planning committee and the deans," University...

Two NIU basketball players quit squad

December 8, 1987

Sophmore foreward Tom Sellers and freshman walk-on Dave Pygon quit the men's basketball Monday citing academic reasons, according to NIU basketball coach Jim Rosborough.

"Tom has decided to pursue academic and other interests," Rosborough was quoted as saying during an NIU Sports Information release yesterday. "Both will remain at NIU to complete their degrees. Tom has been a good team member. He's a very bright person and has a good future in whatever carreer he pursues."

Sellers, 6-foot-8, 200-pounds, was red-shirted during the 1985-86 season and played in 14 games as a freshman in 1986-87. He average 1.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game last season.

Sellers established carreer highs of 6 points and seven rebounds last season in NIU's win over Rollin's College. He also missed 11 games with a fractured jaw. He had seen action in two of the team's four games this season and did not score.

Sellers played his high school basketball at Downers Grove South and was recruited by former NIU coach Jim McDougal.

Pygon, a 5-foot-11, 166-pound guard, attended St. Rita High School last season. He appeared only in NIU's opener against Beloit College, which the Huskies won 79-51.

"Dave simply felt that he did not have the time to compete academically and spend the time on the basketball floor," Rosborough said. "I'm totally supportive of that concern."

Neither of the players could be reached for comment.

The loss of the two players drops Rosborough's roster to 13 players.

Both swim teams win

By Chris Sigley | December 7, 1987

NIU men's and women's swimmers racked up enough points in each group to knock off last year's champions, and capture first place in the Wheaton Invitational. The men scored 938 points to beat two-time defending champs, Western Illinois, who scored 665....

Huskies finish fourth in UTEP Tournament

By Jeff Kirik | December 7, 1987

The NIU men's basketball team must be looking forward to its week off. The Huskies finished fourth in the Texas-El Paso MetroMobile Tournament after losing to UTEP 67-55 Friday and falling to Wisconsin-Green Bay in third place game Saturday. Now the 1-3...

Big weekend showing keeps Vatch optimistic

By Paul Keller | December 7, 1987

Despite many nagging injuries, NIU's wrestling team came away with an impressive showing this weekend at the Illinois Illini Open. Anton Kossakowski was NIU's top performer, taking first place in the 177-pound weight class in the freshman division. "I...

Divers place well at NU

December 7, 1987

NIU men's and women's diving teams separated from its usual partner—the swimming team—Friday and Saturday, to test their skills in the Northwestern Big Ten Western meet in Evanston. Although NIU did not capture first place in any of the four diving...

NIU just misses taking Iowa in Fest

By Chris Sigley | December 7, 1987

There is no practice situation that could put NIU's women's basketball team in the position they were in Sunday. With 49 seconds left on the clock of the championship game of the Fifth Annual Fastbreak Fest, the Huskies were down 74-73 to Iowa, the sixth-ranked...

Divers at NU tourney

December 4, 1987

NIU's diving teams will test their ability to handle pressure at Northwestern's Big Ten Western Meet Friday and Saturday in Evanston. "They're (divers) all excited about the meet," coach Chris Chelich said. "It will be a peak meet before finals and we're...

Impressive lineup highlights Fastbreak Fest

By Dan Moran | December 4, 1987

Being that it's early December, it's beginning to look a lot like ... NCAA basketball tournament time. And, according to NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright, the best women's tourney in the nation will take place right here in DeKalb, this weekend....

NIU wants road win at UTEP tournament

By Tom Clegg | December 4, 1987

Perhaps warmer weather can help the NIU men's basketball team when they take on host Texas-El Paso Friday at 10 p.m. in the first round of the Metromobile Tournament. The visiting Huskies (1-1) will be looking for their first road win following Tuesday's...

Grapplers in Illini Open

By Paul Keller | December 4, 1987

Having a meet canceled is not always bad. The NIU wrestling team's dual meet tonight with Illinois will be changed due to scheduling problems. However, the Huskie freshmen grapplers will tangle with the Illini tonight in Champaign. The rescheduling could...

Men and women swimmers at Wheaton invite

By Chris Sigley | December 4, 1987

NIU's men and women swimmers will tread their way through the Wheaton Invitational Friday and Saturday in efforts to improve last year's standings. It will be the last meet this semester for the teams and both coaches are looking for a team effort, as...