Wrestling’s young nucleus is looking to gain some much-needed experience in its first live competition of the 2014-15 season.The Huskies break in the regular season 8 a.m. Sunday in East Lansing, Mich., at the Michigan State Open. The event is only...
Wrestling’s Red squad defeated the Black squad in the annual Red/Black Dual.The Red squad won Friday at Victor E. Court with a team score of 21-15.The Red squad won the first three matches and jumped out to a 15-3 lead after five matchesBut, the Black...
Wrestling is preparing for its 2014-15 with a preseason scrimmage against itself.The Huskies host the annual Red/Black Dual 7 p.m. Friday in DeKalb.The roster will be divided into a Red team and a Black team, which will face each other. The regular season...
Athletics Director Sean Frazier is rolling out his plans for renovating NIU’s athletics facilities.After a year that saw Jordan Lynch finish third in the Heisman and men’s and women’s basketball make impressive turnarounds, Athletics is on track...
Wrestling’s season came to an end this weekend at the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla.Seniors Nick Smith and Rob Jillard finished their careers on a strong note as they were able to advance to the NCAA Championships.Smith (133) started with...
Wrestling has two seniors headed to Oklahoma City, Okla., for the NCAA National Tournament this weekend.The Huskies finished eighth in the MAC Tournament last week, and seniors Nick Smith and Rob Jillard were able to advance to nationals as individuals.This...
Wrestling’s season will continue, as two Huskies advance to the NCAA Championships Thursday to Saturday in Oklahoma City, Okla.Five Huskies were able to advance to the second day of the MAC Championships, but only two Huskies — seniors Nick Smith...
Wrestling is headed to Kent State for the MAC Championships Saturday and Sunday in Kent, Ohio.The Huskies (7-11, 2-6 MAC) will have two wrestlers ranked in the top three of their respective weight classes.Redshirt freshman Shawn Scott earned the third...
As his senior season comes to a close, Jared Torrence is still working hard to make sure wrestling is headed in the right direction.Torrence has had 13 wins this season and is No. 30 in his weight class at 285 and has won four of his last five matches....
Wrestling won its final dual of the regular season Sunday with a 20-14 victory over Buffalo.The Huskies (7-11, 2-6 MAC) started slow as they trailed Buffalo (3-18, 0-8 MAC) by a score of 11-0 after the first three matches, before rallying and winning...
The Huskies can’t shake their losing streak.Wrestling lost 27-6 to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Friday at Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D. They dropped their fifth consecutive dual and need to turn things around in their final dual next week before...
Wrestling is looking to end its four-match losing streak when it takes on South Dakota State.The Huskies (6-10, 1-6 MAC) will face the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (4-7) at 7 p.m. Friday at Frost Arena.The Huskies are coming off a 19-18 loss by criteria...
