DeKALB | For the past 15 seasons, NIU wrestling has been led by head coach Dave Grant. Grant has compiled an overall record of 127-111-6 and has brought 31 wrestlers to NCAA Championships for NIU. With his coaching career coming to a close in just a few...
DeKALB | In its regular season final, the NIU wrestling team suffered a conference loss Sunday at Buffalo, 22-9. After gaining a 6-3 lead after victories from senior Dakota Greenhaw at 285 pounds and freshman Nick Smith at 125 pounds, NIU (5-11 overall,...
NIU sent its wrestlers to a dual meet at SIU-Edwardsville Saturday afternoon to square off against SIU-E and Knox College. The Huskies were able to shut down both opponents of the day, grabbing two of their most lopsided results of the season. NIU (5-10...
DeKALB | As the NIU wrestlers stepped onto the mat Friday, they did so intending to send head coach Dave Grant off the right way. In Grant’s final home meet, the NIU Huskies (3-10 overall, 1-4 MAC) did just that, defeating Eastern Michigan (11-7, 0-1),...
When Bryan Deutsch first came to DeKalb to wrestle for head coach Dave Grant, he was more than just nervous to be part of the rising program; he was intimidated. Now a senior, Deutsch has solidified himself as a dominant piece of NIU wrestling. This is...
DeKALB | Faced with a break from MAC play, the NIU wrestling team was defeated 23-15 on Friday night in Cedar Falls, Iowa by the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. NIU (2-10 overall, 0-4 MAC) lost to a non-conference opponent despite pinfall victories...
Keeping the "Freshman 15" off the waistline is a little easier when required to stay at a specific weight for the sport you love. Nick Smith found this to be true when he joined the NIU wrestling team at the 125-pound weight class. Smith does admit it...
When associate head coach Ryan Ludwig first came to NIU to assist head coach Dave Grant's rising wrestling team, he felt that the job was a good fit for him. Six years later, Ludwig has become a key part of NIU wrestling and its reform to become a nationally...
After losing their first two conference matchups, the NIU wrestling team traveled to Kent, Ohio, looking to overpower the No. 18 Kent State Flashes. The Flashes (5-0 overall, 1-0 MAC) prevailed in their conference opener, however, defeating the Huskies...
NIU wrestling looked to win a conference matchup Friday night, but fell short 30-11 to Ohio in Victor E. Court. The Huskies (2-8 overall, 0-2 MAC) started strong with junior Izzy Montemayor scoring a 9-1 major decision over Jacob Wojcik at 133. After...
New recruits can either set up a program for success or set it back for a year. The NIU wrestling team announced its recruiting class for the 2011-2012 season with six successful signees. NIU head coach Dave Grant is in his fifteenth and final season...
Leads have been easy to come by this season for the NIU wrestling team, but holding on to them has been a different story. The Huskies fell for the third straight time after a 20-15 loss to Michigan State (4-1) in DeKalb on Friday. "I thought we did a...
