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Huskies host NIU Open

By Katie Leb | April 25, 2011

DeKALB | Sprinting events highlighted a successful Huskie Open for the NIU track and field team on Saturday. The Huskies came away with nine event wins, while also claiming the top four spots in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. "One thing they do a...

Track hosting meet this weekend

By Katie Leb | April 21, 2011

NIU's track and field team is staying home this weekend to host the Huskie Open at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex.The open usually serves as the lone home meet for the Huskies, but this year NIU will also host the MAC Championships in May.The...

5 Minutes With…Amber Walker, NIU volleyball player

By Katie Leb | April 12, 2011

Not knowing whether she was eligible to play volleyball or even if she was accepted to a university, Amber Walker packed up all her belongings and left home. Having to ferry her loaded truck from Juneau, Alaska to Seattle, Wash., she arrived in the lower...

Huskie Briefs: April 12

By Andrew Singer | April 11, 2011

Gonzales garners MAC POTW honor Coming off a three-hit complete game shutout over the weekend, NIU starting pitcher Jeremy Gonzales was named MAC West Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday afternoon. This is the first time in Gonzales' four years at NIU that...

Ferguson ‘ready to run’

By Katie Leb | April 7, 2011

Not every athlete finds their love of a sport during childhood, and not every student decides on their college by the end of senior year. Nora Ferguson is one person who claims both. A freshman on the cross country and track and field teams, Ferguson...

A Sio sibling rivalry

By Jimmy Johnson | April 7, 2011

Sibling rivalries can get ugly. Yet, there are the rare sibling rivalries that can bring out the best in people. That's the type of relationship that exists between NIU track and field sisters Darren and Jenner Sio. "I think it's a great motivation teacher,"...

NIU track benefits from sister act

By Andrew Singer | April 6, 2011

Sibling rivalries can get ugly. Yet, there are the rare sibling rivalries that can bring out the best in people. That's the type of relationship that exists between NIU track and field sisters Darren and Jenner Sio. "I think it's a great motivation teacher,"...

5 minutes with…Connie Teaberry

By Jimmy Johnson | March 29, 2011

Outdoor or indoor; it doesn’t matter what conditions the NIU women’s track and field team are competing in, as head coach Connie Teaberry  manages to find a way to prepare her squad. After breaking numerous school records during the indoor season,...

Huskie Briefs: March 29

By Andrew Singer | March 28, 2011

Coming up golden in the field Cora Caulfield and nine other Huskies won events at the Viking Olympics hosted by Augustana College over the weekend. Caulfield broke her own school record in the discuss with a throw of 162-11. The throw was over 30 feet...

Huskies briefs for March 4

By Katie Leb | March 3, 2011

DeKALB | The sports seasons are in the midst of changing from winter to spring. As the winter sports are winding down and the spring sports are getting into their first match-ups, freshmen are in a unique position.Some are about to end their rookie seasons,...

Faceoff: Which NIU sports program should face eviction?

By Andrew Singer and Mike Romor | February 28, 2011

Andrew Singer: The Chicago Tribune reported on Friday that the Schaumburg Flyers baseball team have been evicted from their home park for unpaid rent totaling near $900,000. This eviction has me thinking of the current state of NIU sports. Now, it's not...

Inclement weather, winter conditions force softball to relocate

By Katie Leb | February 24, 2011

DeKALB | When rain turned into ice Monday night, it was easy to use bad weather as an excuse to curl up on the couch and watch the tube. NIU softball, however, was gathering up its gear and driving to the outskirts of town for practice, a ritual the players...