Despite seeing his team lose its first two matches of the season, NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant was confident his young team would only improve as the season progressed. Now, six weeks later, the Huskies are riding a 10-match winning streak and the team...

The Big Ten proved too difficult to overcome once again, as the NIU wrestling team dropped a 21-13 decision Friday at Northwestern. The Wildcats (1-0) avenged last season’s 21-12 loss and dealt NIU (0-2) its second straight loss against a Big Ten opponent....

Lineup changes are in store for the NIU wrestling team, as the Huskies try to garner their first team win of the season at 4 p.m. today. Northwestern hosts No. 23 NIU (0-1) in its first dual meet of the season at Patten Gym in Evanston. Two NIU starters...

In its first dual meet of the season Sunday, the No. 23-ranked NIU wrestling team couldn’t win the close matches and lost 27-12 to No. 13 Wisconsin at the Convocation Center. With three wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in their weight classes, the Badgers...

In a tournament featuring more than 400 wrestlers, five Huskies finished in the top four at this weekend’s Michigan State Open. NIU senior Sam Hiatt was joined by four underclassmen who placed in the top four of their respective weight classes over...

After competing against Division II and III schools last weekend, the NIU wrestling team will be put to the test against Big Ten programs at this weekend’s Michigan State Open. The two-day open starts Saturday and will feature most of the MAC teams...

OK, so Randy “Macho Man” Savage won’t be doing any high-flying elbows off the top turnbuckle. And Hulk Hogan probably won’t show up, rip his T-shirt in half and body slam Andre the Giant. There won’t be any of that kind of “wrestling” on...

Many new faces established themselves in the season opener Saturday as the youthful NIU wrestling team placed 12 wrestlers at the UW-Stevens Point Open. The Huskies, ranked No. 21 in the nation, led all teams in top-four finishers in the 10 weight classes,...

NIU will bring its entire 40-man roster to Stevens Point to compete individually in all 10 weight classes. An estimated 24 schools and 400 wrestlers will be represented. NIU coach Dave Grant said he will determine his lineup for the rest of the season...

The battle for starting lineup spots began Thursday at Victor E. Court during the 2004 Wrestle-off. NIU coach Dave Grant was impressed with the team’s depth as the NIU Black Team defeated the Red Team 21-11. “This is one of our more competitive teams,”...

All-MAC awards and qualifying for the NCAA tournament does not guarantee a spot in the wrestling starting lineup - at least not at NIU. The Huskies will compete at 7 p.m. today for their weight-class spots at the 2004 Wrestle-Off at Victor E. Court. Senior...

Part 1 of a two-part series In 51 chances over the past three seasons, NIU intercollegiate sports teams have won only one Mid-American Conference team title. During those three years, 11 of NIU’s 17 athletic teams averaged below a .500 record despite...