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Top 10 athletes: #5

By Brian Earle | April 29, 2013

In the midst of his best season at NIU, baseball junior pitcher Eli Anderson comes in at No. 5 on the Northern Star’s list of the top 10 athletes of 2012-2013. In his second season as a starter at NIU, Anderson has proved his ability to go the distance...

#4 Story of the Year: Doeren leaves NIU

By Matt Hopkinson | April 28, 2013

Perhaps overshadowed by NIU’s appearance in the Orange Bowl is the man who led the football team, leaving right before the game was announced. Former head coach Dave Doeren spent just a little under two years at NIU, going 23-4 and nearly undefeated...

Top 10 athletes: #6

By Jacob Onak | April 28, 2013

Ending his career holding the NIU shutout record and making his fourth straight top 10 appearance is men’s soccer goalkeeper Jordan Godsey. Godsey was an integral part of the Huskies’ succes the past four years and topped his career off with breaking...

Top 10 athletes: #7

By Ed Rietveld | April 28, 2013

On the strength of a record-breaking season senior cross-country runner Courtney Oldenburg is No. 7 on the Northern Star’s list of the top 10 Huskie athletes for 2012-2013. Oldenburg, a West Salem, Wis., native, broke two school records this fall. One...

Top 10 athletes: #8

By Matt Hopkinson | April 24, 2013

Despite not making it to regionals this time around, junior all-around gymnast Kim Gotlund had a successful season. Gotlund improved her overall score average by more than .400 points from last season, and she greatly improved her performance on the uneven...

Top 10 athletes: #9

By Ed Rietveld | April 24, 2013

Coming in at number nine on the top 10 list of NIU athletes in 2013 is women’s soccer goalkeeper Amy Carr. Carr, a junior native of Hemel Hempstead, England, was a key factor in the Huskies’ turnaround in fall 2012 when they won eight games compared...

Top 10 athletes: #10

By Thomas Hiley | April 24, 2013

The school year is coming to a close and it’s time to decide on the top 10 athletes of the year. The men’s tennis team’s Frederic Cadieux starts it off by coming in at No. 10. Cadieux comes in at the 10 spot due to his contribution of helping the...

#5 Story of the Year: Volleyball makes it to the MAC

By Sam Bauman | April 24, 2013

For the third straight year the volleyball team made it to the MAC Championship final, and for the third year in a row they lost. The Huskies weren’t even expected to make this year’s final, and that makes their season all the more impressive. After...

MAC baseball season could pay off for NIU

By Brian Earle | April 23, 2013

The MAC baseball season is quite similar to that of a nine-inning baseball game. Throughout the course of the season, the Huskies (16-21, 11-4 MAC) play nine weekend series against MAC opponents. The games are crucial in deciding the Huskies’ place...

Sophomore wide-reciever, Jacob Brinlee runs the ball for a gain after a successful pass Saturday at the Huskie Bowl scrimmage.

Huskie Bowl game showed weaknesses in football team

By Matt Hopkinson | April 23, 2013

After watching the Huskie Bowl, I can’t say I’m 100 percent certain as to how the football team will do this season. The biggest issue I see is that the team is very dependent on senior quarterback Jordan Lynch. Redshirt freshman Drew Hare has found...

Senior golfer looks back on career

By Sam Bauman | April 23, 2013

Senior Allie Parthie has had a long and successful career for the women’s golf team. Statistically she’s been the team’s best player the past three seasons as she’s tallied the lowest stroke per round average. The Huskies’ No. 1 golfer is actually...

Women’s tennis struggles to find balance in doubles

By Thomas Hiley III | April 16, 2013

Since the start of conference play, the women’s tennis team (14-8, 2-2 MAC) hasn’t played its best, struggling mostly in doubles play. The Huskies had a record of 14-2 with the team doing great in doubles before conference. Nelle Youel and Arantza...