elentless, aggressive and taking care of business. The No. 21 ranked NIU wrestling team (10-6, 2-1 MAC) were just these things to upset No. 15 Central Michigan (8-3, 0-1 MAC) 16-15 Friday at the Convocation Center. NIU ended CMU’s streak of 24 straight...

Both ranked in the Top 25, the Huskies have redemption on their minds. Last year, Central Michigan coach Tom Borelli moved his then No. 15 ranked, 157-pound grappler David Bolyard up to 165-pounds in order to avoid him facing then No. 7 Scott Owen in...

NIU sixth-year senior Scott Owen has been invited to showcase his talents at the NCWA All-Star Classic on Feb. 3. The All-Star Classic is an event where the top two wrestlers in their weight classes square off against each other. However, the 157-pound...

Four close losses to some of the nation’s elite have given the NIU wrestling team even more respect. After a close loss to 14th-ranked Northern Iowa, 21-15, the Huskies still made their way up the charts. NIU, which boasts a 7-5 record, climbed to 15th...

Scott Owen has a chance to make history this weekend when the NIU wrestling team (0-2) travels to the Elmhurst Duals Saturday to start a seven-meet road trip. The first match is set to start at 6 p.m. The 157-pound Owen is ranked No. 2 in his weight class...

The Big Ten has not been friendly to the NIU wrestling team so far this season. The Huskies (0-2) hosted 24th-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday and didn’t have enough fire power in the lower weight classes to keep up with the Badgers (3-0) as they lost 26-12....

Taking on the two-time defending NCAA Champions might be intimidating to some teams, but the NIU wrestling team didn’t back down. Even though NIU fell short against Minnesota 26-17, coach Dave Grant still was happy with his team’s effort. "The kids...

All the hard work that NIU wrestler Scott Owen has done in his life finally has caught up to him. While training hard this past offseason, the 5-foot-9 Owen has gotten sore hips from his strenuous workouts. "In my mindset, that’s getting me better,"...

MADISON, Wis. - As NIU quarterback Josh Haldi’s final desperation pass fell out of bounds with less than a minute remaining on Saturday, over 77,000 Wisconsin fans breathed a sigh of relief. The ESPN/USA Today 18th-ranked Badgers (4-0) used NIU penalties...

Following the first weekend of athletics in the Convocation Center, freshman undeclared major Melissa Monk summed up the Victor E. Court the best. "It’s really nice," she said. No, this wasn’t the unbridled enthusiasm one would hope to find after...

Can $36 million buy fans? That will be the big question hovering over NIU with the addition of the Convocation Center. For now, everyone can only speculate what will take place, but come Nov. 22 when the women’s basketball team opens the Convocation...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant called this year's recruiting class the best he has had in his five years at the school. In May, Intermat Wrestling News Service ranked NIU's recruiting class 18th in the nation as it projected three NIU recruits to eventually...