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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...

Level II programs spice up weekend

By Rob Bolton | January 19, 1993

NIU's level II programs were in full tilt over the holiday weekend. But one of those "deprived" groups performed with the escitement of a level 1 program. The NIU gymnastics team, attempting to bounce back from mistakes in Muncie, dominated in DeKalb...

NIU wrestling squad begins year at 1-2

By Fred Konrath | November 16, 1992

The NIU wrestling team opened its young season in Madison, Wis., Saturday and came back with a 1-2 record. NIU started the day losing to host Wisconsin 40-9 and 37-8 to Brown University. The Huskies, however, came right back from those two defeats and...

Kossakowski returns, sets focus on title shot

By Fred Konrath | November 12, 1992

NIU 177-pounder Jim Kossakowski is ready to go all-out in his final season as a Huskie wrestler, and after redshirting last season due to a shoulder injury, he is determined to end his collegiate career with a trip to the NCAA Tournament and a chance...

NIU ‘impressive’ in season debut

By Fred Konrath | November 3, 1992

Even though last weekend's open tournament at Northwestern University didn't count toward the Huskies' record, the NIU wrestling team showed what it takes to win against some of the top individual wrestlers in the Midwest. "I thought it was a great tournament,"...

Rembert brings ‘attack’ mentality to NIU

By Fred Konrath | October 6, 1992

The NIU wrestling team will have a new look when it takes to the mat this upcoming season. Former Huskie assistant coach Phil Rembert will take over as the new head coach on an interim basis, replacing Ed Vatch, who resigned after last season. Rembert's...

Soccer preseason winds down

By Mark D. Morrey | September 8, 1992

The exhibition games are finished but the preseason is not over. Men's soccer coach Willy Roy says his team still has two days to prepare for Thursday's regular-season opener at St. Louis University. Roy was "looking for some kids to step forward" during...