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Hudson resigns position

June 20, 1989

Clarence Hudson, NIU associate athletic director, resigned effective June 2 to take a position with a former employer. Hudson came to NIU last July after working for four years at Ruan Transportation Management systems where he will return to work in...

Women golfers second in winday Indiana tourney

By Bob Regan | April 9, 1989

Concentration and patience prevailed for the NIU women's golf team over the weekend, and the traits earned the linksters a second-place finish at the 15-team University of Indiana Invitational. Adverse weather conditions hampered the play of the entire...

Women golfers must travel to play host in this tourney

By Bob Regan | March 9, 1989

As the Midwest sets its sights on the spring thaw, NIU women's golf coach Pam Tyska and her players head south to tee it up in the warmth of Florida. The Huskies will look for low scores at the NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Tournament March 13-14, a tournament...

Groth gets promotion to associate AD post

By Jeff Kirik | January 20, 1989

If landing a promotion was Cary Groth's New Year's resolution, it sure didn't take her long to reach her goal. On Jan. 6, NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell announced that Groth had been promoted to an associate athletic director. Groth 32, had been...

America’s pastime gone from NIU too long

By Bob Regan | November 2, 1988

American sport consists of the Big Three—football, basketball and baseball. However, NIU athletics seems to be lost in the shuffle. The Huskies pride themselves on being an up-and-coming program. Great strides are being made by NIU to become recognized...

Hall of Fame inducts former Huskies

October 23, 1988

NIU will induct 12 former Huskie greats into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame Friday, Oct. 28 at the Holmes Student Center's Blackhawk Room as part of the 81st Homecoming weekend festivities. The reception begins at 6 p.m. and is followed by a 7 p.m....

Lady linkers shooting for Huskie Fall Classic

By Chris Sigley | October 4, 1988

In her third year as NIU women's golf coach, Pam Tyska is starting to see "some recruiting dreams come true." While the fall season will conclude this weekend with the Huskie Fall Classic at Kishwaukee Country Club Oct. 7-8, Tyska said she has noticed...

Viverito is just one of the guys

By Kari Brackett | September 28, 1988

In the realm of sports, a place most people deem as a "man's world," one woman has entered the sacred territory. She is the commissioner of the Gateway Conference, and she is the only woman to supervise a man's sport. She is Patty Viverito. The NIU graduate...

NIU golfers finish 13th at Purdue

September 26, 1988

The NIU women's golf squad didn't have the lady luck it needed at the Lady Northern Intercollegiate Invitational hosted by Purdue Friday through Sunday. The Huskies finished the three-day tourney with a 992 score for an "unlucky" 13th place. Threes seemed...

Golfers grab 1st at Redbird Invit.

By Kari Brackett | September 19, 1988

Neither wind, rain nor lightning could keep the NIU women's golf team from winning the Illinois State Redbird Invitational. It couldn't dampen coach Pam Tyska's mood either. After two days on the par-73 ISU Golf Course, the Huskies owned a one-stroke...

Road trips slated for 3 NIU squads

By Mike Morris | September 14, 1988

The NIU men's golf team will swing into action this weekend coming off an eighth-place finish in the University of Minnesota Invitational last weekend. The Huskies will travel to the University of Northern Iowa to participate in the Northern Iowa Fall...

Golf coach sees bright future from youth

By Kari Brackett | August 28, 1988

A young but experienced team can only mean a positive future for any sport. For Pam Tyska, NIU women's golf coach, she hopes that future begins now. While the third-year boss lost a top-notch golfer in Sue (Sisler) Ellett, Tyska has eight returning athletes...