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...

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...

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...

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,"...

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...

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...

Every football team in the nation experiences injuries or other problems that deplete their squad during the season, and NIU is no different. Three Huskies that saw considerable playing time last year find themselves permanently out of the picture for...

Associate Athletic Director Keith Hackett's resignation announcement seems to be the current trend in the NIU athletic department. On May 11, Associate Athletic Director for Development Tom Mitchell halted his duties to move over to the university side...

Head wrestling coach Ed Vatch resigned his position yesterday after 13 years at NIU. "The main reason that I'm leaving is because I find it difficult to remain in a situation that receives little support," Vatch said last night. "There's been no plan...

NIU's assistant wrestling coach Phil Rembert will be competing April 9 to 11 for a spot on the 1992 Summer Olympics Judo team, and April 21 to 24 for a chance at the Greco-Roman Style Wrestling squad. Rembert, a 1985 NIU graduate, was a two-time national...

T.C. Dantzler's high hopes for his third-straight appearance at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships started out on the wrong foot, took a hopeful step and ended in heartbreaking fashion by the end of the night. Dantzler did not get the luck of...

Ever since his first-round loss in last year's NCAA Wrestling Tournament, NIU's T.C. Dantzler has been waiting anxiously for this moment. Dantzler will square off today with the top wrestlers in the nation, as the first round of the NCAA Wrestling Championships...