John Helgerson joined wrestling’s coaching staff last season after an inaugural one-year coaching stint at Wartburg. Now in his second season with the Huskies, the assistant coach continues to dedicate his time to improving a talented heavyweight class.Helgerson...
Wrestling hosted the Northern Duals, but did not reach the goals it had hoped to achieve.NIU (2-4, 0-1 MAC) dropped both of the weekend’s duals, including its matchup against No. 17 Northern Iowa.Opening against one of the best programs in the MAC,...
Wrestling is coming off a test run last weekend at the EMU Duals. Now it is set to host the Northern Duals and face its first conference opponent of the season in Northern Iowa at 10 a.m. Saturday at Victor E. Court.NIU (2-2) will face the No. 17 program...
The MAC has always been one of the toughest conferences for college wrestling. This season, it is only getting tougher.The MAC can now consider itself among the top three conferences in the country, sitting alongside the Big Ten and Big 12. With last...
Wrestling found success across the board over the weekend at the EMU Duals.NIU (2-2) won its matchups over Clarion and Findlay and dropped its two toughest duals, against No. 6 Oregon State and No. 14 Michigan.NIU lost 22-9 in its Saturday opener against...
Wrestling is set to head to the Eastern Michigan Duals Saturday before embarking on a tough MAC schedule.NIU will square off against four quality opponents, two of which are nationally ranked Div. I powerhouse programs.“It’s going to be great competition,...
Shawn Scott was in the middle of a promising freshman season for wrestling before a rib injury turned a 10-0 start into a 10-4 finish.He knows shutting down his freshman campaign was the right move for his career, but it wasn’t the preferred one.“In...
Wrestling entered one of the toughest early season open tournaments in the NCAA and exited with five placewinners.Two Huskies finished in the top three at the Michigan State Open in the open division, with one Huskie grabbing first place in the fresh/soph...
The new season continues for wrestling 8 a.m. Saturday when it travels to East Lansing for the Michigan State Open.Wrestling had mixed results in its first open of the season. After sending 22 wrestlers to the mats in last weekend’s Warren Williamson/Daktronics...
Finishing off its preseason in style, wrestling gave its athletes a chance to prove their stuff at the Red/Black Dual Friday at the Chick Evans Field House.The Black team held on for a 21-15 win over the Red team in the intrasquad meet.“[It was] good...
The season’s first dual meet is still three weeks away, but wrestling is set to hit the mats for the annual Red/Black dual at 7 p.m. Friday in the Chick Evans Fieldhouse.The yearly wrestle-offs display a match at each of the 10 weight classes. Head...
DeKalb | Justine Schepler has been a staple for volleyball’s back row since day one with the program.Schepler, who grew up in neighboring Sycamore, has appeared in all but one match since she came to NIU, and she has been a reliable force for the team’s...
