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Weather hampers women’s golf team

April 14, 1991

Initially, the NIU women's golf team "weathered" the rain. Ultimately, the rain "whithered" the Huskies, according to NIU coach Pam Tyska. As a result, NIU dropped from a tie for fifth to a seventh-place finish following Saturday and Sunday's Lady Buckeye...

Jeray finishes 4th for NIU at IU weekend Invitational

April 8, 1991

When the field includes many of the best teams and top individuals from the Midwest, fourth place can be pretty impressive. At least coach Pam Tyska was satisfied with that finish for both her NIU women's golf team and for Huskies' standout Nicole Jeray...

Cesarek big factor for 10-0 team

By Jennifer Hutchins | February 12, 1991

Without a doubt, this less-than-average-height NIU boss is standing taller than any other gymnastic coach in the country. But what NIU's 5-foot gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek lacks in stature, she makes up for in enthusiasm and gymnastic knowhow. That...

NIU women’s golf team grabs Redbird Tourney

September 16, 1990

Nicole Jeray fired a winning 36-hole 151 to lead the NIU women's golf team to victory at the weekend 17-team Illinois State University Redbird Invitational in Normal. Jeray's medalist showing and the Huskie team win is NIU's second tournament double of...

NIU golfers start in winning fashion

By Stephen Anzaldi | September 4, 1990

Things are looking good this season for the NIU women's golf team. Head coach Pam Tyska expects a banner year from her squad for obvious reasons. "This is my team, " Tyska said. "This is my first season with all of my own recruits and if we don't do well...

Golfers finish 11th

April 9, 1990

Weather was not the only thing "cold" at the Saturday-Sunday Indiana University Women's Golf Invitational: The NIU Huskies never did get warmed up and finished 11th in the 14-team outing. A biting wind hampered Saturday's opening 36-hole effort with NIU...

Dedicated Cesarek vaults team into 1990’s

By Wes Swietek | February 14, 1990

Ideally, college sports may not be best exemplified by the exploits of the student-giants running around on the gridiron and hardwood courts. The dedication and balance between academics and athletics is often best illustrated by the participants in the...

Tyska, golfers reap fall awards at Huskie event

October 15, 1989

When it came time to hand out the post-tournament hardware for the 1989 Huskie Women's Golf Classic, NIU walked away with everything but misplaced divots in winning its own tournament for the first time. The Huskies took home the 1989 team title with...

Golfers en route to weekend play

September 14, 1989

Both the men's and women's golf teams tee it up this weekend in their respective tournaments. Head coach Jack Pheanis and his men's team open the fall season with Friday through Sunday's (Sept. 15-17) Association of Mid-Continent Univerities/University...

Fighting Irish tourney peaks interest of driven golf team

August 31, 1989

Looking to pick up where it left off last spring, the NIU women's golf team begins its season Saturday and Sunday in the 18-team University of Notre Dame Lady Irish Invitational. NIU closed its spring 1988-89 season by winning the University of Illinois...

SMSU an AMCU power

By Jeff Kirik | July 11, 1989

Before NIU and Akron can win their first Association of Mid-Continent Universities title, they will have to battle a Bear. The Bears of Southwest Missouri State have become the AMCU's conference power, winning the league's all-sport trophy the past three...

Huskie baseball in on-deck circle

By Jeff Kirik | June 27, 1989

When Jeff Wilson's line drive was snared by Central Michigan's second baseman on May 22, 1982, the season and the NIU baseball program had come to an end. More than seven years after CMU swept the Huskies by scores of 12-0 and 13-0 in that season-ending...