The NIU wrestling team will be tested tomorrow at the Kaufman-Brand Open. The host team is the University of Nebraska-Omaha, the number one school in Division II, and the event is the largest one-day collegiate wrestling tournament in the nation. The...

Following in the footsteps of a sibling might sometimes be difficult, but redshirt sophomore Vince Castillo has wrestled with ease. Castillo is 31-17 in his career at NIU, including a 6-1 season in the 141-pound class this year. So far, he has won a tournament...

At this time last year, Steve Zimmerman was wrestling at St. Rita high school in Chicago, winning the state title at 152 pounds as a senior. The transition to collegiate wrestling has not fazed Zimmerman just yet. The freshman earned two major decisions...

Last season, the NIU wrestling team was young with five freshmen in its regular lineup. One of the freshmen, Pat McLemore, surprised the MAC wrestling community by winning the conference championship at 141 pounds to advance to nationals. Overall, the...

NIU Intercollegiate Athletics will enshrine one team and four individuals into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 17 as part of the Huskies' 102nd Homecoming weekend. The formal induction ceremonies will once again take place at the Duke Ellington...

Duke Burk established himself as a leader of the Huskies wrestling team in 2008. He was one match short of earning All-American status, qualified for nationals for the second straight season and finished 28-7 for NIU. Things have changed for Burk since...

Larry Satchwell was in his car when he received a phone call and heard the news. The call was from Mike Korcek, former NIU Sports Information Director and the chair of the NIU Hall of Fame Selection Committee, who told the former NIU track and field star...

Beijing, China is over 6,000 miles from the U.S. For former NIU wrestler T.C. Dantzler, the flight shouldn't be too hard when he travels to China to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Dantzler earned his trip to the Olympics by defeating Cheney Haight...

After a strong freshman campaign in 2007, Duke Burk continued his success with the NIU wrestling program this season. Burk finished 28-7 and qualified for nationals for the second straight season, earning the No. 10 spot on the Northern Star's top 10...

Robert Collins, NIU interim athletics director, announced Wednesday that Dave Grant, NIU head wrestling coach, has agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2010-2011 season. Grant has been at the helm of the NIU wrestling program since 1996...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant thought the 2007-2008 season would be a challenge, as half of his lineup was composed of freshmen. "I knew that at the beginning of the year we couldn't be in the same place that we were at the end," Grant said. "I felt...

One more victory. That's all Pat Castillo and Duke Burk needed to become 2008 All-Americans. Both Castillo and Burk won four matches at the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships. But the similarity didn't end there. In their final matches, both lost â€"...