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Diamond Riley, Aquilla St. Louis claim top finishes

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | May 1, 2023

DeKALB – Fifth year Diamond Riley earned first place in the triple jump and graduate student Aquilla St. Louis’ two second place finishes highlighted NIU women's track and field’s split squad results  Riley competed at the Drake Relays this...

Top 10 finishes highlight strong showing at Michael Johnson Invitational

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | April 23, 2023

DeKALB – A pair of top 10 finishes highlighted NIU women’s track and field’s visit to Waco, Texas for the Michael Johnson Invitational.  The Huskies had several athletes earn personal records and season bests in their events, totaling seven...

Regular leads Huskies to 16th place finish at Bryan Clay Invitational

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | April 15, 2023

DeKALB – Stiff competition stifled NIU women's track and field’s chances at the Bryan Clay Invitational, as it only earned two top-five finishes.  NIU’s 4x100 meter relay team consisting of fifth-year Kimone Hines, junior Skylynn Blue, junior...

Blue headlines Huskies’ performance at Fighting Illini Challenge

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | April 8, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s track finished the Fighting Illini Challenge as junior Skylynn Blue earned the Huskies’ best finish of the one-day event.  Blue had the best individual finish for NIU, as she took second place in the 200-meter dash with...

Fifth year Kadeja Campbell secures track and field's second straight Huskie of the Week honor.

Kadeja Campbell claims Huskie of the Week

By Northern Star Sports Staff | February 27, 2023

DeKALB – Fifth-year sprinter Kadeja Campbell finished first overall in three separate events at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships to earn her first Huskie of the Week honor.  Campbell’s performance helped NIU women’s track and...

Campbell helps Huskies finish eighth at indoor championship

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 26, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s track and field took an eighth-place team finish at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships behind a strong performance from fifth-year Kadeja Campbell. Campbell finished in first place for both the 200 and 400-meter...

Track and field hopes to dash to MAC victory

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 23, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women's track and field will look to showcase its talents on the Mid-American Conference’s (MAC) biggest stage with athletes such as junior Scout Regular looking to advance to the NCAA Championships. Regular is currently ranked No....

Huskies dominate at Badger Invitational

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 18, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s track and field won three events in the final indoor meet before the MAC Indoor Championships the season at the Badger Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin. Junior Scout Regular continued her impressive season with another top...

Scout and Campbell shine at Big Meet

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 11, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s track and field showcased impressive finishes at the GVSU Big Meet, including fifth-year Kadeja Campbell taking a first place finish in the 400-meter dash. Campbell took home a first place finish in the 400-meter dash with...

Scout Regular highlights NIU track’s visit to South Bend

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 5, 2023

DeKALB – NIU women’s track and field traveled to South Bend, Indiana, for the two-day Meyo Invitational as junior Scout Regular earned her fourth straight top three finish in the 60-meter hurdles.  Regular earned a second place finish in the 60-meter...

Senior distance runner Grace Louis races in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Redbird Invite on April 2 in Normal, Illinois. Louis recorded her highest finish at the event after crossing the finish line in 11:40.02 to claim second place. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Grace Louis shows versatility as two-sport athlete

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 17, 2022

Senior and former redshirt Grace Louis has overcome obstacles, literally and figuratively, during her past six years in DeKalb as the most recent student-athlete to play more than one sport at NIU. Louis was NIU’s lone multi-sport student-athlete...

Senior athlete Jazmyn Smith jumps during an event April 9 at the Illini Classic in Urbana, Illinois.

Track and field takes home two event titles at MAC Outdoor Championships

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | May 15, 2022

DeKALB — The women’s track and field team claimed a pair of Mid-American Conference titles and broke a pair of school records during the MAC Outdoor Championships Thursday through Saturday in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sophomore Skylynn Blue earned the...