Cross Country opens season, finishes sixthLast Friday, the NIU cross country team opened its 2010 regular season with a sixth place finish at the Wisconsin Badger Classic. Sophomore Courtney Oldenburg led the way for the Huskies, with an eighth place...

Ruth Fender was pioneer of women's athletics at NIU. Fender started every game of her career in softball, basketball and field hockey. Fender also played golf and volleyball as a Huskie. She was part of the NIU basketball team that defeated Big Ten opponents...

Wind, sleet and rain couldn't stop the NIU women's golf team. Keeping their minds off the elements, the Huskies took second place at the Loyola University Invitational. NIU's three-stroke deficit after day one expanded to 12 despite a seven-stroke improvement...

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....

Huskie athletics is a big part of life in DeKalb and support from students and the community is very important. One way that anyone can contribute to NIU athletics is through the Huskie Athletic Scholarship Fund. At niuhuskies.com, anyone can help the...

The NIU men's golf team sits in ninth place after two rounds of play at the University of Texas-Arlington Shootout. The Huskies shot a 611 in their first day at the Waterchase Country Club Monday. Jeff Dick and Tim Kay both shot rounds of 76 and 75 and...

The NIU women's golf team saved its best for Sunday at the MAC Championships. The hosting Huskies posted their best team score of the weekend with a 322, 34 shots over par. NIU as a team finished in seventh place with a +156. NIU sophomore Kim Hunley...

NIU men's golf couldn't find itself on the right side of par this past weekend, as the team competed in the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. The Huskies placed 13th out of 14 teams. As a group, NIU tallied a total score of 900, putting...

Huskie football fans will have a final chance to say "thank you" and "goodbye" to former NIU head coach Joe Novak. On April 25, NIU will host an open house at the Yordon Center for Novak and his wife, Carole. The open house will be from 4 to 6 p.m. The...

Looking to rebound from a loss to DePaul, the NIU men's tennis team dominated Southern Illinois, keeping some impressive streaks alive in a 7-0 victory in Rockford. "I felt we played very well," NIU head coach Pontus Hiort said. "We hadn't beaten SIU...

With the NIU campus closed after the Feb. 14 shootings, NIU suspended all athletic competitions until Feb. 25. Twenty-seven contests in men's and women's basketball, gymnastics, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, wrestling, women's track and...

The NIU men's tennis team split a pair of matches against Bradley and Illinois State over the weekend. The Huskies (2-3) started the weekend on the road Saturday in Peoria, posting a dominant 6-1 victory over the Braves. "We played quite well," NIU head...