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‘No way is this team down by any means’

By Jason Walton | January 23, 2001

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant knew the upcoming Mid-American Conference duels were going to be close contests. On Friday against Kent State, he couldn't have been more right. The Huskies lost a tight match to Kent, 18-15, at KSU's Memorial and Athletic...

Pressure takes hold for NIU grapplers

By Jason Walton | January 19, 2001

Expectations for the NIU wrestling team are high as it enters the second half of the season. Mid-American Conference duals resume today against Kent State, and each wrestler has something to prove before the conference championships in March. The Huskies...

Three wrestlers leave holiday marks

By Jason Walton | January 16, 2001

Sports Reporter While many students were home working for holiday cash, the young NIU wrestling team gained some much-needed experience. The team's first test was just after Christmas at the Midlands Wrestling Championships on Dec. 29 and 30. Captains...

Gregory shines in Wisconsin’s Northern Open

By CHRIS TAGLER | November 30, 1993

NIU's wrestling team was out to show what they were made of at the University of Wisconsin's Northern Open last Saturday, and wrestler Shannon Gregory made sure he was noticed. The Huskies made an impressive showing in the non-team scoring event, but...

Season opener has team pumped

By PATRICK H. MOORE II | November 2, 1993

The NIU men's wrestling team saw their first live action of the season Saturday afternoon at the Northwestern Open in Evanston. After putting in many long hard hours of work in the practice room, Head Coach Phil Rembert and his troops were ready to get...

Wrestlers open season at NU

By PATRICK H MOORE II | October 28, 1993

The NIU wrestling squad shoots into action 9 a.m. this Saturday at the Northwestern Open. This will be the first chance of the year for head coach Phil Rembert to evaluate his recruiting class and get a tentative lineup in order. Rembert, in his second...

Stars come out to shine at NIU

By PATRICK H MOORE II | September 8, 1993

The head men's soccer coach, Willy Roy, landed one of the best soccer players in this region of the country—a freshman Sigerud Slaastad, and he didn't even have to recruit him. The fine Physical Therapy Program here at our great institution is what...

Wrestlers to continue with individual competition

By FRED KONRATH | March 2, 1993

When the Huskie wrestlers battled Illinois State University last Thursday, it was a re-match between two interstate rivals. The host Redbirds got the revenge they were looking for against the Huskies, who beat them last year at Chick Evans Field House....

Huskies split Big Ten meeting

By FRED KONRATH | February 18, 1993

The NIU wrestling team succeeded in what they went out to accomplish last night at DeKalb High School, when they came out victorious in one of two meets against Purdue University and Northwestern University. The Huskies (5-7) ended their 4-match losing...

Grapplers swept by Big Ten

By Fred Konrath | January 25, 1993

After coming back from Bloomington, Ind., with a 36-5 loss, the NIU wrestling team found out what it takes to beat a Big Ten foe. Giving up 12 points due to forfeits and missing your star wrestler won't help matters, as the Hoosiers from Indiana showed...

NIU in search of a ‘W’ at Indiana

By Fred Konrath | January 22, 1993

The NIU wrestling team (2-4) will travel to Bloomington, Ind., Saturday to face the Hoosiers from Indiana University. The Huskies will be looking for their first win against a Big Ten team after two unsuccessful tries this season. The NIU losses have...

NIU learns from Illini loss

By Fred Konrath | January 21, 1993

After a loss to the University of Illinois on Friday, head coach Phil Rembert's wrestling squad (2-3) is looking for the consistency his wrestlers showed over the past month, where his Huskies surprised everyone, but himself, at The Midlands and the Michigan...