Adrian Myers has been hired as the cross country head coach, the Athletic Department announced Thursday.Myers, who will begin his duties June 1, will also serve as an assistant track and field coach with the distance runners.Myers is an Oregon, Ill.,...
Women’s tennis senior Nelle Youel became the first player in program history to be selected as the MAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Year, the conference announced Thursday.Youel, selected to the All-MAC First Team, posted a record of 31-3 in 2015,...
Women’s golf is getting ready for the MAC Championship 7 a.m. Friday through Sunday at Shaker Run Golf Club in Lebanon, Ohio.The Huskies believe they will have a strong showing in the tournament, and they’re optimistic that they will come out and...
Anthony Johnson, men’s basketball redshirt senior guard, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team, the conference announced Wednesday.Johson averaged 10.8 points (23rd in MAC) and 2.1 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Huskies after tranferring...
Gymnastics placed six student-athletes on the Academic All-MAC Team, the conference announced Wednesday.Seniors Kelly Nortz and Amanda Stepp, junior Natalie Amadio and sophomores Taylor Crumley, Megan Gilliam and Megan Greenfield represented NIU on the...
Baseball (15-25 5-10) had enough solid pitching to hold on for 11 innings, but the No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes (27-11) managed a walk-off walk to snag a 4-3 win Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa.“We pitched very well,” said head coach Mike Kunigonis. “We did...
Women’s soccer freshman Lauren Gierman put together a strong first year to put her at No. 4 on Sports’ list of top five newcomers.Gierman was named to the All-MAC Freshman team, leading NIU in points (nine) and scoring (three). She had a knack for...
Track and field takes fourth on Sports’ list of top five stories as it enjoyed a historic two-day stretch at the MAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 27-28 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.The Huskies took first place in three events, winning the pentathlon, 60-meter...
Senior Taylor Ellett and junior Connie Ellett won’t be playing alongside each other in women’s golf’s MAC Championship this weekend. This will officially mark the end of the two sisters playing together in competitive golf as Taylor Ellett has used...
Junior shortstop Brian Sisler has been one of baseball’s best hitters for the last two seasons, but he’s been one of DeKalb’s best players for years.Sisler, a DeKalb native, is living out a dream: the chance to play for his home team. After getting...
Softball has birthed an emerging player in sophomore first baseman Kayti Grable.Grable has continued and improved her impactful play after a freshman year in which she won MAC Freshman of the Year and received both All-MAC and MAC All-Freshman awards.In...
Drew Hare, football redshirt sophomore quarterback, deservedly lines up at No. 7 in Sports’ countdown of top 10 athletes.Not only did Hare lead NIU to its third MAC Championship in four years, but he did it while replacing a legend in Jordan Lynch,...
