DeKALB — Baseball sophomore catcher Jake Dunham was acclaimed Wednesday to the Johnny Bench Watch List.The award highlights and identifies the top catcher in Division I who resembles the grit, moxie and superb talent of longtime Cincinnati Reds Hall...

Sophomore wrestler Brock Hudkins and junior gymnast Anna Martucci were honored as “NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week” Tuesday.Hudkins took second place in the 125-pound weight class Saturday at the MAC Championships. The achievement secured his spot...

The Mid-American Conference announced Tuesday that women’s basketball players senior forward Kelly Smith and junior guard Courtney Woods earned All-Conference honors.Woods was named first-team All-MAC, while Smith earned honorable mention accolades....

DeKALB — Sophomore Brock Hudkins and redshirt junior Bryce Gorman qualified for the NCAA Championships in Sunday’s Mid-American Conference Championships.The wrestling team grabbed two second places, three fifth places and two sixth place finishes...

DeKALB — A member of the volleyball team is looking to represent NIU for the United States Women’s National Volleyball team.Junior middle blocker Meg Wolowicz will participate in the 2018 U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryout Friday through Sunday...

DeKalb — The football team released its 12-game schedule for the 2018 season Thursday, and for the second consecutive season, an opponent from a Power-5 conference will visit Huskie Stadium.NIU is set to play one of the toughest non-conference schedules...

The College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday that Mikayla Voigt, women’s basketball junior guard, was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second-Team.The organization recognises players who excel on and off the playing...

DeKALB — Eight sophomore students have been selected for the LEaD Huskies 2017-18 class.“This is an impressive group of student-athletes,” said Matthew Streb, Chief of Staff Director, according to NIU Media Services. “They have a combined GPA...