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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

No.22: Carl Appell

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 22, 2009

Carl Appell was a charter member of the NIU Hall of Fame that won over 100 trophies and 36 team titles in men's track and field. Appell was inducted into both the NAIA/Helms Athletic Foundation and ITCCCA Halls of Fame. He coached NIU track for 32 years...

NIU baseball team falls to Toledo in doubleheader

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 20, 2009

The momentum the Huskies started with against Toledo on Friday didn't carry through the weekend as they fell in the doubleheader series finale at Ralph McKinzie Field on Saturday. The NIU baseball team rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the seventh...

NIU track and field dominates in the Spartan Open

By MIKE BUDA | April 20, 2009

Preparation for the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships couldn't be going any better with the NIU track and field team dominating at the Spartan Open. The Huskies took first place in 10 of the 20 events Saturday in Dubuque, Iowa. "Our times...

MAC Championships approaching for Huskies

By MIKE BUDA | April 8, 2009

Weather and injuries plagued what could have been a better weekend for NIU women's golf. The Huskies were thrown into play as the practice round, along with the third round, was canceled for the inaugural Bradley Invitational due to inclement weather....

NIU Board of Trustees approves the replacement of turf at Huskie Stadium

By STEVE NITZ | March 27, 2009

Thursday morning, the NIU Board of Trustees voted to replace the playing field, not the entire field surface, at Huskie Stadium. The estimated cost is $500,000, and NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher says the cost is significantly less expensive than...

Star track athlete sets goals for herself

By MIKE BUDA | March 19, 2009

Records are made to be broken. Junior track and field athlete Brittany Houghton has made it known that this is what she is here to do. Coming into NIU, Houghton had no idea of how she'd stack up with the level of competition in Division I, but all she...

NIU gets ready for track and field finals

By MIKE BUDA | February 27, 2009

The first half of the season is coming to an end for the NIU track and field team, and they are looking to finish on a high note. The MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships begin today at 9 a.m. in Kent, Ohio. For the women, all 12 MAC teams will be...

Huskie News & Notes

By MIKE BUDA | February 25, 2009

Women's Track and Field Taking it easy was the motto for the women's track and field team just one week prior to the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships. "The week before MAC, you're not trying to burn your kids out," said NIU head coach Connie...

Men’s tennis dominates weekend matchup

By CHRIS DERTZ | February 17, 2009

Men's tennis: Domination was the name of the game Sunday for NIU men's tennis as the Huskies blanked in-state rival Bradley University, 7-0. The Huskies won their first doubles point of the season and went undefeated in singles play at the Clock Tower...

Track, tennis fall in contests

By MIKE BUDA | February 3, 2009

This past weekend did not go as planned for some of Huskie sports, but there were still some positives that can be taken from it. The women's track and field team took fourth place at the Illinois Intercollegiate in Charleston on Saturday. Sophomore Nancy...

Men’s soccer team anxious to begin utilizing new complex

By ANDREA BRADLEY | January 29, 2009

Looking back at the 2008 NIU men's soccer season, many things changed with the installment of a brand new FIFA two star-quality playing surface. The surface came with the all-new Track and Field/Soccer Complex, a technologically savvy draining system...

New track & field complex nearing completion

By MIKE BUDA | January 29, 2009

What started last spring will be coming to a finish very soon. The highly-anticipated track portion of the Track and Field/Soccer Complex is a few minor details away from being completed and everyone couldn't be happier. "It was built pretty quick, and...

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