Sunday's home finale for the NIU wrestling team showed how youthful the team is. First of all, on what would normally be senior night, NIU had no seniors to honor. The Huskies, who wrestled six freshman and four sophomores, also showed their youth against...

A bitter taste was left in the mouth of the NIU wrestling team on Friday, as it dropped its third MAC and second home match of the season. The Huskies (4-7 overall, 0-3 MAC) fell late to Eastern Michigan (7-9, 1-2) 18-16. This was the Huskies first loss...

So far, things haven't worked out so well for the NIU wrestling team in MAC competition. NIU is 0-2 in the conference heading into tonight's meet against Eastern Michigan at the Convocation Center. The Huskies lost a close dual meet against Ohio, 23-22...

So far, things haven't worked out so well for the NIU wrestling team in MAC competition. NIU is 0-2 in the conference heading into tonight's meet against Eastern Michigan at the Convocation Center. The Huskies lost a close dual meet against Ohio, 23-22...

Love has multiple meanings for different people, but for wrestling head coach Dave Grant, there is one that sticks out. The Northern Star was able to talk with Grant in the middle of a busy week for the program to discuss his start into wrestling, his...

Pins come easy for Tristen DeShazer these days. DeShazer pinned Northern Iowa's Steven Fitzgerald 1:29 into Friday night's 133-pound match in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It was DeShazer's 15th pin of the season and 19th victory overall, which ties him for the...

I always hate being underdressed - it makes me so uncomfortable. Yet, there I was in a white T-shirt, blue jeans and hiking boots. Actually, my shirt read "volunteer" across the back, but for the most part, it was white especially when you compared it...

Another tough test faces the NIU wrestling team this weekend as it battles with No. 22 Northern Iowa at 7 p.m. Friday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The match will feature five ranked wrestlers from the NCAA Division-I Wrestling Coaches Panel including NIU's Tristen...

I always hate being underdressed - it makes me so uncomfortable. Yet there I was, in a white T-shirt, blue jeans and hiking boots. Actually, my shirt read "volunteer" across the back, but for the most part, it was white, especially when you compared it...

Failure is not an answer for some people. The same can be said for redshirt sophomore wrestler Tristen DeShazer. This season could not have become what it is without DeShazer's desire to turn his wrestling career around. In high school, DeShazer was the...

Tristen DeShazer picked up his 14th pin of the year and Steve Zimmerman scored a major decision, but it wasn't enough as the Huskies fell 31-10 to No. 23 Kent State Saturday afternoon in Kent, Ohio. The Golden Flashes (9-4 overall, 1-0 MAC) won eight...

‘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...