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)...

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...