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Linksters travel to Normal with hopes of capturing second title

By Laura Higgins | September 12, 1991

"Twice would be nice," seems to be the consensus around the NIU's women's golf team as it prepares to defend its Illinois State University Redbird Invitational title. The Huskies will travel to Normal this weekend in hopes of knocking off a field of 18....

Linksters take Classic crown

By Laura Higgins | September 9, 1991

If Iowa and cornfields are two terms that go hand-in-hand, how does NIU's women's golf team and cream of the crop sound? The Huskies, trailing by two strokes after Saturday's round, shot a tournament low 312 yesterday to win the Iowa State Cyclone Golf...

Linksters tee off schedule

By Laura Higgins | September 5, 1991

With five returning players and three promising freshmen, the NIU women's golf team holds high hopes for its fall season opener this weekend at the Veenker Memorial Golf Course. The Huskies will head for Ames, Iowa, to tee off in the Iowa State University...

Weather hampers women’s golf team

April 15, 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 9, 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 17, 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 5, 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 10, 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 16, 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 15, 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...