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Netters: one more for the road

By Chris Sigley | April 6, 1989

Both NIU tennis teams will take one more for the road this weekend. The men's squad heads to Northwestern Sunday for its 1 p.m. match. The women cruise through Michigan for an 11 a.m. match against Eastern Michigan Saturday and a 10 a.m. match against...

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...

Tennis tourney nets consistency for NIU

By Chris Sigley | October 4, 1988

Although there were no chalk marks in the "W" column for the Huskies during the Championship rounds of the NIU Women's Tennis Invitational, NIU proved to be the most consistent team in the individual tourney. The Huskie netters advanced to four of the...

Road trips slated for 3 NIU squads

By Mike Morris | September 15, 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...

NIU tennis teams predict successful fall campaigns

By Jim Engineer | September 2, 1988

NIU men's tennis coach Carl Neufeld, and women's coach Patty Groth both predict a successful season for Huskie tennis. The men's team returns this year led by junior Steve Wiere. As a freshman, Wiere qualified for the NCAA tournament and filled the number...

Pembroke-Jones heads east for George Washington post

August 29, 1988

NIU's Associate Athletic Director Susie Pembroke-Jones left the DeKalb area for a position as assistant director of athletics at George Washington University. As of Wednesday, the 39-year-old began her duties by watching over nine sports, which include...

Women netters head to home of Redskins

By Bob Regan | April 1, 1988

Spring is just over a week old, but the NIU women's tennis team is well into its spring season. This weekend the team will travel to Oxford, Ohio, with its 5-9 record to do battle with state rival ISU Saturday at 2 p.m. and the Redskins of Miami at 9...

Illini down women’s tennis team

By Chris Sigley | March 25, 1988

Amy Andersen proved she deserved to be moved into the NIU women's tennis team's line-up this spring, as she defeated her Illinois opponent 7-5, 6-3 at Thursday's dual meet in Champaign. But Andersen's win couldn't carry the weight of the other eight sedes...

AMCU conference eyes NIU affiliation

By Jeff Kirik | March 23, 1988

The NIU athletic department has "indicated some interest" in becoming affiliated with Association of Mid-Continent Universities conference, league commissioner F.L. Ferzacca said Tuesday. Ferzacca said he spoke with NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell...

Coaches discuss academic requirements

By Jeff Kirik | March 8, 1988

NIU and other major college institutions have made academic rules to protect the student/athlete, but several NIU coaches say the rules could be improved. The current NIU grade point average rule states athletes must have a 1.70 prior to their second,...

NIU minor sports’ weekend panorama

February 8, 1988

Women's gymnastics NIU women's gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek doesn't ask for much. She expects her Huskie gymnasts to put forth their best efforts whenever they compete. From that perspective, Cesarek was quite pleased with NIU's performance Saturday...