By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| November 11, 2023
DeKALB – 14 NIU grapplers earned podium spots en route to NIU Wrestling's 11th-place team finish at the MSU Open on Saturday.
NIU had four more placers than it did in last year's MSU Open on Nov. 5, 2022.
HUSKIES IMPROVE
After failing to...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| November 3, 2023
DeKALB – Four pins, seven major decisions, 6 technical falls and earning bonus points in 19 bouts, Huskies blew out Lindenwood University and St. Ambrose University during the Huskie Duals on Friday.
The Huskies went a combined 95-0 between both...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| November 1, 2023
DeKALB – Roll out the mats, break out the headgear and prepare the ringworm ointment, as the NIU wrestling season is rapidly approaching.
LAST SEASON RESULTS
Last season, NIU wrestling finished with an 8-5 overall record and went 5-1 in the...
DeKALB – Seven players from the NIU wrestling team were announced on Tuesday to be on the Mid-American Conference All-Academic team.
Student-athletes must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50% of the contests scheduled...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 27, 2023
DeKALB – Redshirt senior wrestler Izzak Olejnik announced that he is entering the transfer portal via his Twitter Monday.
Olejnik is fresh off his second straight Mid-American Conference Championship at 165 pounds. He also finished in eighth place...
DeKALB– NIU redshirt senior Izzak Olejnik took down No. 10 Ohio State University redshirt junior Carson Kharchla in the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships en route to being named an All-American.
Olejnik’s status as All-American ranks him as the...
DeKALB – NIU redshirt senior Izzak Olejnik brought home the Mid-American Conference (MAC) title for the second year in a row at 165 pounds to earn a spot in the 2023 NCAA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Olejnik defeated No. 5 seed Central Michigan...
DeKALB – Strong performances from the lightweight and middleweight classes helped NIU wrestling (8-5, 5-1) to a 25-12 win over the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Cougars (1-14, 1-7) Sunday.
Redshirt freshman Blake West started...
DeKALB – Redshirt freshman Blake West’s electrifying overtime win over Northwestern University redshirt senior Michael DeAugustino netted him this week’s Huskie of the Week honor.
West’s performance brought the Convocation Center crowd to its...
DeKALB – An electric home dual environment wasn’t enough to push the NIU Huskies past the No.13 Northwestern University Wildcats.
NIU redshirt freshman Blake West got fans fired up at the Convocation Center after defeating Northwestern redshirt...
DeKALB – NIU wrestling won in walk-off fashion against Mid-American Conference opponent University at Buffalo. Redshirt senior Terrese Aaron was able to come back and defeat his opponent in the final match of the dual to top the Bulls in a close 15-14...
