Super Bowl Sunday will be a homecoming for NIU wrestling standout Johnny Galloway. With his hometown of Waterloo only a 10-minute drive away, the 165-pound sophomore is anxious to make the trip to Cedar Falls to face Northern Iowa. "I know I will be very...

Last year, Chad Vandiver redshirted his first year as five other wrestlers competed for the 125-pound starting lineup spot. This season, the NIU freshman has started every dual meet and has compiled an 18-9 record, including a defeat of Central Michigan’s...

MAC this and MAC that. It seems like every time you open up Sports Illustrated or tune into SportsCenter somebody is talking about the MAC. Five MAC football teams received bowl bids. Former Miami-Ohio quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was the ‘it’ guy...

Two years ago, the NIU wrestling team defeated Central Michigan 16-15 at home in a meet that was decided in the final weight class match. On Friday night, the last match was merely a formality as the defending MAC champion Chippewas defeated the Huskies...

For three straight years, NIU wrestling has finished second to Central Michigan in the MAC Championships. In a budding rivalry, the No. 23 Huskies will host No. 10 Central Michigan in the Chippewas’ first MAC dual meet of the season at 7:05 p.m. today...

Josh Wooton has grown accustomed to success in his career. As a wrestler at St. Paris Graham High School in Urbana, Wooton was a two-time state champion for one of the top-ranked programs in the country. Last year as a sophomore, he enjoyed a successful...

Beginning in the 2005-06 school year NIU and all NCAA teams could lose scholarships and even Division I status if they don’t graduate enough student athletes. Calculated yearly, each school must comply with the NCAA to show the school graduates at least...

It’s as if the Convocation Center has no memory. As the morning hours roll around, any memories from hours prior are erased in a wash of red, gray and black. In the middle of the arena, the floor lays barren like a dark, cement pool just waiting to...

On Sunday the NIU gymnastics team finished a busy weekend at the Convocation Center with a 190.800 to 188.075 MAC win over Eastern Michigan. The Huskies win completed an NIU sweep at the Convo, as men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling were all...

Seconds after Derek Hunsinger hit the mat face-first, the NIU freshman saw double vision. Then blood began pouring from his cheekbone under his left eye. "I felt excruciating pain," said the 197-pound Hunsinger, whose orbital bone around his eye was broken....

After blowing a 16-9 lead, the NIU wrestling team found itself trailing Kent State 16-18 going into the final weight class Jan. 14. All the pressure was on freshman Derek Hunsinger. “It was nerve-wracking,” Hunsinger said. “Danny got beat and Tyler...

One day after NIU wrestling rejoined the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s Top 25, senior co-captain Sam Hiatt was awarded MAC Wrestler of the Week. The 133-pound Hiatt was 4-0 on the week with victories against Kent State, Ashland, Cleveland...