Latesha Bigby, track and field senior sprinter/jumper, captured the heptathlon title at the 121st Penn Relays on Wednesday in Philadelphia.Bigby broke her own school record in the event, totaling 5,146 points across the seven events in the heptathlon...
Then-sophomore Simon Formont hits a ball back against Toledo April 12, 2014, in DeKalb. Men’s tennis will take on the Buffalo Bulls during the MAC Championship tournament on Friday at the West Tennis Courts.
Senior Amanda Stepp put together another solid season for gymnastics, which resulted in her second-straight trip to the NCAA Regionals and the No. 8 spot on Sports’ list of the top 10 athletes.Even though she missed a pair of meets at the beginning...
A photo rendering that purports to show the new turf design for Huskie Stadium is far from the final design, said Donna Turner, associate athletic director for communications.The rendering was created to send out to the companies bidding on the turf to...
Women’s tennis failed to qualify for the MAC Championships as it went 0-2 over the weekend to close the season.The Huskies (11-9, 2-6 MAC) dropped a 6-1 decision to the Akron Zips on Friday in Akron, Ohio. Their hopes were dashed when they lost, 4-3,...
A strong second round helped men’s golf weather a literal storm and maintain its edge over the rest of the MAC.The Huskies (293, 286, 301, 880) finished in sixth place at the Boilermaker Invitational on Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind. The No. 3 Illinois...
Softball split a pair of series over the weekend for a 2-2 record.The Huskies (23-19, 7-5 MAC) got things started against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (24-19, 8-6 MAC), defeating them 2-1 in game one of the series before the RedHawks took game two by a score...
Baseball finally came to life in this weekend’s series finale against the Toledo Rockets.The Rockets (15-24, 8-7 MAC) took two out of three games from the Huskies (15-24, 5-10 MAC) over the weekend in Toledo, Ohio. NIU was held scoreless in the first...
Voting is open online until April 22 for Play of the Year, an award that will be presented at the sixth Victors awards banquet on April 27 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.Nominees include Paris Logan’s interception at Northwestern, Lauren...
Track and field placed nine competitors in the top 10 of several events Saturday at the Michael Johnson Classic in Waco, Texas.The Huskies went up against Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, TCU, Tulsa and Fresno State, among others.Highlighting the NIU...
Men’s tennis won the MAC regular season championship Sunday after it dominated on the court.The Huskies (18-5, 4-1 MAC) beat the Buffalo Bulls (10-10, 2-3 MAC), 5-2, Sunday in Buffalo, N.Y. to claim their second-straight MAC regular season title, winning...
Gymnastics put together a meet that was 12 years in the making by taking down the school record for team total score, earning it the No. 5 spot in Sports’ top five stories.The Huskies scored a school record 195.8 in the regular season finale against...
