For the fourth straight year, the NIU wrestling team finished second to Central Michigan at the MAC championships. The competition took place over the weekend in Kent, Ohio. The No. 23 Huskies’ lone title came from junior Josh Wooton at 141 pounds....

During a seven-hour bus ride to Kent, Ohio on Thursday, junior Josh Wooton and the NIU wrestling team passed the time watching movies and catching up on sleep. But starting at 11 a.m. today, Wooton said the Huskies will be alert and ready to win their...

If anyone has an excuse to be overconfident, Jake Percival would be that person. The 157-pound Ohio wrestler has achieved three MAC championships, All-America status three times, a 134-9 career record and has never lost a MAC match. But beyond his success...

Today is the first day of March, also known as the official beginning of March Madness in college basketball. The hype and debate surrounding tournament seedings has carried on for months, and it’s still not even time for conference championships, much...

Two torn shoulders, a ripped anterior cruciate ligament, and a broken foot are just a handful of the injuries Scott Owen has endured in his wrestling career. But even after ending his NIU career in 2003 with the most wins in school history, Owen is not...

At 133 pounds, senior Sam Hiatt is usually one of the first wrestlers on the mat to provide an early spark for NIU. But on Senior Day, one of NIU’s best was saved for last to put an exclamation point on Saturday’s 26-11 victory over Eastern Michigan....

When the NIU wrestling team takes the mats at 2:05 p.m. Saturday against Eastern Michigan, saying goodbye to the seniors in their final home match will be the team’s focus. The No. 23 Huskies (13-4 overall, 3-1 MAC) will end their regular season by...

Owen, Heizer, Hiatt. Senior Sam Hiatt has proved throughout his career that he deserves to be mentioned as one of the most accomplished wrestlers in NIU history. Heading into his final dual meet Saturday, the DeKalb native will wrap up a successful career...

NIU wrestling regained its co-captain Sunday as senior George Kirgan returned from an injury to help the Huskies route Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 40-0. The No. 23 Huskies (13-4 overall) didn’t allow SIUE (4-13-1) to score for the second straight...

A roster comparison between the NIU and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville wrestling teams shows underclassmen dominate both teams. But the similarities end there as this weekend’s matchup will feature two programs headed in separate directions. The No....

Now that NIU is officially a football powerhouse, we should all forget about our basketball teams, right? Besides, it’s February - the new season is only seven short months away and we have a new batch of recruits and a matchup with Michigan to talk...

History repeated itself twice for the NIU wrestling team as the Huskies split their weekend matches with a win over Eastern Illinois and a loss at Northern Iowa. Going into Cedar Falls on Sunday, the No. 23 Huskies (12-4) had only beat Northern Iowa (5-7)...