By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 28, 2024
Former soccer star of the mid to late 1990’s Debbie Huston was elected as the sixth member of NIU Athletics 2024 Hall of Fame class, the university announced on Thursday.
Huston is the sixth inductee of a pool that now consists of former quarterback...
By Sana Polizzi, Sports Reporter
| October 19, 2023
DeKALB — NIU is changing its game day parking for students, faculty members and fans.
Various stadium parking lots will be closed at midnight prior to games and will reopen one hour after the football game ends.
"Students and faculty/staff...
NIU students and citizens of the DeKalb area were greeted with a special visit from former Chicago Bears’ cornerback Charles Tillman.
Tillman spoke at NIU’s Carl Sandburg auditorium Tuesday. The former Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award winner...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| September 29, 2023
DeKALB – In recognition of his dedication on the field, in the classroom and in his community, senior defensive tackle James Ester has been named a semifinalist for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy, NIU announced on Wednesday. Annually, this award...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| September 15, 2023
DeKALB – As announced on Friday, Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean T. Frazier welcomed Dr. Randi Napientek and TJ Feuerbach as the newest members of his executive team.
After joining the Huskies academic staff in 2017,...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| March 27, 2023
DeKALB – NIU senior guard Kaleb Thornton announced Monday on his Instagram that he has committed to the University of Akron.
Thornton spent the last three years at NIU with career averages of 7.8 PPG (points per game), 2.8 RPG (rebounds per game),...
The Mid-American Conference men’s basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, released Wednesday, has the Huskies projected to finish last by the end of the season.
Last season, the Huskies finished in tenth place in the MAC with a record of 9-21.14 of...
By Tyler Murray, Sports Reporter
| September 21, 2022
Barstool Sports officially launched their new platform, TwoYay. Partnering with Stripe, a payment company, the website is a community of advertisers, agents and content creators.
The NCAA changed their name, image and likeness policy in 2021, allowing...
DeKALB — NIU Athletics is loaded with exciting competition and action all weekend long. Friday serves up the start of the action with volleyball in a home showdown against the University of Rhode Island.
The national television action doesn’t stop...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| August 27, 2022
Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Famer Jim McKinzie passed away peacefully at age 90 in Sterling, Illinois on Aug. 8, 2022. McKinzie was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame three times, once as an individual in 1992 and earlier...
DeKALB — NIU Athletics announced July 5 that it will be adding 13 inductees to its Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame class.
The size of the 2022 class was expanded due to the postponement of the 2021 induction as a result of the COVID-19...
DeKALB — The clock on former guard Paulina Castro’s tenure with NIU’s women’s basketball program will continue to run as she returns as the team’s director of basketball operations.
Women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen announced Castro’s...
