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 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...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant says his team should improve this season from its 9-8-2 record last season. Grant, who begins his sixth year as Huskie coach, has eight of his 10 starters returning this season. He says the maturity of the team was the biggest...

The NIU wrestling team will be without senior Alexis Rivera for at least the first two weeks of the upcoming season. Rivera broke the fourth metacarpal bone in his right hand during wrestling practice last month when he attempted a shot-in and his opponent...

NIU football coach Joe Novak knows when deciding on a college, student-athletes look for different things, leading toward one main goal: receiving a good education. However, athletes usually look for much more. They look not only for technology in the...

After a winning season, coaches can enjoy certain benefits they don't see after a season of losses. One is better recruiting, and NIU wrestling head coach Dave Grant has taken full advantage of it. "This is the best recruiting class I have had since coming...

I know many students like yourself hate the idea of having to fund NIU's new $36 million project through student fees, but our athletic programs will never get any respect if we don't have the presentation to back it up. With all the gripes students have...

Junior wrestler Scott Owen added another award to his list of accomplishments after being named to the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District V Fall/Winter At-Large team. The team recognizes student athletes who compete in wrestling, cross country, fencing,...