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...

At 6-foot-3, 250 pounds, NIU heavyweight wrestler Jon Lovrich is one of the biggest guys on the team. What role could a guy that size have on a wrestling team? "Big guys tend to lead because no one wants to mess with them," NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant...

At Saturday's Elmhurst duals, senior 157-pound wrestler Scott Owen was the only Huskie to pin all three of his opponents. He improved his record this season to 13-0 with four of those wins coming by pins and two others coming by technical fall. He currently...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant wanted to dominate the Elmhurst Duals this weekend, and the Huskies did just that. At Saturday's Elmhurst Duals, NIU won 29 of 30 matches in its three wins. With the wins, the Huskies improve their record to 5-0 in dual-meets....

When NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant evaluates his wrestlers, the most important thing isn't how many wins they have, but how they wrestle. "The end result is to win," Grant said. "But I think people can get tied up in the end result and not think about...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant says his wrestlers are looking forward to wrestling at home this Sunday against Eastern Michigan and Buffalo after spending the first two weeks on the road. In addition to being the Huskies' home opener, it also will be...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant says this weekend's Michigan State Open will be more challenging than last week's Stevens Point Open. Six Big Ten teams will be competing in the tournament, including host school Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State and...