‘Unusual' would be the perfect word to describe Thursday night's showcase meet at the Convocation Center. For starters, there wasn't a working buzzer on the main floor of the Convocation Center, forcing somebody to tap referee Terry Giardini in...

Possible NCAA berths will be on the line tonight for members of the NIU wrestling team. The Huskies (4-3) will square off against Ohio (5-4-1) at 7 p.m. in the annual Showcase Meet. NIU has had great success in recent years against Ohio and its Mid-American...

NIU's wrestling team continued to shine in its double dual meet on Saturday. The Huskies improved their record to 4-3 with a 48-6 win over SIU-Edwardsville (1-3) and a 35-6 win over Missouri Baptist (2-2). NIU won 17-of-20 matchups, including five by...

After a three-week layoff, the NIU wrestling team has an enormous challenge awaiting it. The Huskies (1-2) will square off with No. 17 Northwestern (4-1) tonight at 7:05 p.m. in Evanston. The Wildcats have already conquered a pair of MAC teams in Eastern...

Ben Gross When I reflect on NIU, there's plenty to be thankful for. But if I had to limit it to one thing, I'm most thankful for the facilities NIU has received over the past year and a half. The Yordon Center, the indoor hitting center and the new Soccer/Track...

NIU freshman Steve Zimmerman has wrestled in two tournaments in his collegiate career. So far, Zimmerman has two tournament titles at 149 pounds. After winning the title at the Pointer Open two weeks ago, Zimmerman continued his recent success with a...

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...