The ups-and-downs continued for NIU wrestling, as a strong presence in the NIU Showcase was followed by mixed results at the Midlands Championships and a loss to conference foe Ohio this weekend.The Huskies (6-5, 0-2 MAC) had a disappointing showing Friday,...
The bright lights of the Convocation Center will be shining on NIU wrestling tonight.NIU (3-2) will take on Purdue (2-4) in its annual NIU Showcase meet and its first home meet in nearly a month."It feels great to be back home," said NIU head coach Ryan...
NIU wrestling will travel to Bloomington, Ind. this weekend to partake in the Hoosier Duals. NIU will open the event against host Indiana (3-0), before facing SIU-Edwardsville and Campbell (3-2). The duals will be the first head-to-head competition for...
NIU grappled its way to success this weekend at the annual Michigan State Open.Eight Huskies won multiple matches at the open, while Nick Smith and Rob Jillard placed at 125 and 133, respectively.Smith finished second in the open. Seemingly on track to...
Exhausted and elated, Scott Wedige took hold of the rivalry trophy in both hands, lifted it above his head, and shouted triumphantly towards the night sky.Finally, it was over. After NIU scraped, clawed and chewed its way to a thrilling 41-38 victory...
In May, Ryan Ludwig became 17th head coach for the NIU men's wrestling team, hired by athletic director Jeff Compher after former coach Dave Grant retired.Ludwig has been instrumental in bringing in top talent to NIU since 2005 and his experience under...
After sitting out the 2009-10 season, NIU wrestler Brad Dieckhaus bounced back to win the MAC Championship at the 184-pound weight class.After redshirting for the 2009-10 season, any doubts of his potential were erased when he came out stronger than ever....
DeKALB |During NIU volleyball’s Salvani Spring Play Date on March 26 at the Campus Recreation Center, I observed a type of camaraderie for the first time while at Northern: alumni were trash talking the current Huskies. It was not so much the trash...
Dreams of wrestling immortality came to an abrupt end for Bryan Deutsch and Brad Dieckhaus over spring break at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. NIU’s Deutsch and Dieckhaus both fell in the fourth round of wrestlebacks at the Wells Fargo Center in...
When Brad Dieckhaus first joined the NIU wrestling program, he never imagined he'd be introduced to an angel in disguise. As a freshman, Dieckhaus was not intimidated by then-senior Will McDermott, and the two became close in their time as teammates....
NIU Wrestlers Brad Dieckhaus and Bryan Deutsch had successful regular seasons which carried over into the MAC Championships, where they qualified for the NCAA Championships. The two grapplers are represent the Huskies in the Division I field of 330 participants....
I know it exists. Somewhere, in the corner of my cluttered desk, sits a mound of 3.5-by-2 inch pieces of paper. From blue to green, purple to egg-shell white; every color exists in that mountain of business cards I've collected over the years. Tuesday...
