It's been the theme of college sports this year. In football, Stanford beat USC and in basketball, Gardner-Webb upset Kentucky. And Friday night, the NIU wrestling team beat fifth-ranked Northwestern 22-19. With a special lighting system brought in to...

Things never seem to get easier for the NIU wrestling team. After facing the first- and third-best teams in the country, the Huskies open up their home schedule today at 7 p.m. against No. 5 Northwestern at Victor E. Court in the annual Showcase Meet....

For the second time in two weeks, the NIU wrestling team squared off against a team in the top five. This Saturday, the Huskies competed in the Rochester Duals in Minnesota and beat Northern Colorado while losing to North Dakota State and No. 1 Minnesota....

This is the time of year when a wrestler gets tested the most. Instead of being able to go home and chow down on Thanksgiving, NIU wrestlers have to lay off the turkey and stuffing so they can make weight at Saturday's Rochester Duals in Minnesota. "It's...

If the first week of the season has proved anything for the NIU wrestling team, it's that youth isn't necessarily a bad thing. After being redshirted last year, freshman Pat McLemore won his first tournament, beating Iowa State's nationally ranked Nick...

As the old saying goes, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That's what the NIU wrestling team did as it remained in Ames over the weekend to take part in the 15-team Cyclone Open hosted by Thursday's opponent, Iowa State. Three Huskies reached...

Many Division I programs like to schedule lower division teams to start off the season, hoping to build early confidence. However, that's not what the NIU wrestling team likes to do. They stared off the season by traveling to Ames, Iowa to take on Iowa...

When it comes to being respected, the NIU wrestling team is past that. When it comes to dominance, the Huskies are hoping to get there. To kick off the 2007-2008 campaign, the NIU wrestling team travels to Ames, Iowa to take on Iowa State University,...

With a date against the No. 3 team in the country, Iowa State, looming Thursday, the NIU wrestling team got a tune-up Friday at Victor E. Court with its annual wrestle-offs. The Huskie coaching staff got a chance to look at what some of the younger guys...

While football and basketball get most of the attention around campus, NIU wrestling has quietly evolved into one of the successful athletic programs. And after sending four wrestlers to the NCAA tournament last season, the NIU wrestling team starts a...

For nine consecutive seasons, the NIU football team has won its Homecoming Game, but that streak ended Saturday evening. Western Michigan (3-4, 2-1) topped the Huskies 17-13, handing them their first Homecoming loss since 1996. The loss dropped NIU to...

For nine consecutive seasons, the NIU football team has won its Homecoming game, but that streak ended Saturday evening. Western Michigan (3-4, 2-1) topped the Huskies 17-13, handing them their first Homecoming loss since 1996. The loss dropped NIU to...