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...

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....

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...

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...

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...