DeKALB | Playing baseball in the Major Leagues is usually a dream for most college baseball players, but for former NIU pitcher Jake Hermsen, it has become a reality. During the MLB draft, June 4-6, in Secaucus, New Jersey, Hermsen was selected by the...
Not only did Huskie athletics succeed on the field and court this season, they also succeeded in the classroom. The NIU football and women’s outdoor track and field teams both earned a Public Recognition Award for their academic performance in the classroom....
DeKalb | Starting in 2013, Huskie Stadium will be the home of the IHSA football finals every odd-numbered year until 2021. “This is a great day for our university, the DeKalb-Sycamore community and our entire Northern Illinois region,” said NIU Associate...
During this years MLB draft, that took place on June 4th through June 6, NIU baseball’s very own, pitcher, Jake Hermsen was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 866th overall pick in the 28th round. Hermsen is the first player from NIU to be drafted...
As hosts of the 2012 MAC Championships at Rich Harvest Farms, NIU men’s golf finished in seventh place. NIU coach Tom Porten said he is upset with a seventh place finish, especially since they played on their home course and had high hopes heading into...
NIU softball went to Western Michigan this weekend with hopes of claiming a spot in the MAC Tournament. However, the Huskies were swept by the Broncos and lost by 5–3 Saturday and 4–2 Sunday, bringing their season to an end. In game one Saturday,...
Scott Wedige said it was a moment of disbelief. After kicker Mathew Sims nailed a 33-yard game winning field goal, the long road back to Detroit for NIU football was over: the Huskies had clinched their first MAC Championship in nearly 30 years. “The...
Two prominent and successful student athletes left NIU athletics this year: Lauren Wicinski and Claire Jakubicek. Wicinski, a two-time MAC Volleyball Player of the Year, asked for her release from the program in February. Later, she would be granted her...
Each of the five years Chandler Harnish spent at NIU has its own story. From being redshirted his freshman year, to suffering a severe knee injury his sophomore year, Harnish’s first two years were experience of their own. At the start of the 2010-11...
Although NIU volleyball had five players named All-MAC, there was one clear-cut star of the team. Lauren Wicinski was recognized as a threat throughout the country after a strong sophomore campaign, which landed her at No. 2 on the Northern Star’s Top...
After falling to Northwestern yesterday in a pitching duel, NIU baseball got the bats out against UIC in Chicago taking down the Flames 11-9. The Huskies (14-31) wasted no time offensively in this game, jumping on the Flames in the first inning with a...
NIU men’s golf team will host the MAC Championships at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.. The Huskies are coming off a seventh place finish at the Boilermaker Invitational last weekend. NIU coach Tom Porten said due to the tournament being a home...
