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Huskies to move forward after losing three

By John Dietz | August 26, 1992

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...

Athletic department facing many personnel changes

By Steve Dennis | June 23, 1992

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...

Vatch resigns

By Wes Swietek | April 15, 1992

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...

Wrestling coach aiming for spot on Olympic team

By Fred Konrath | April 2, 1992

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...

Dantzler bows out

By Fred Konrath | March 20, 1992

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...

Moment has arrived for NIU grappler Dantzler

By Fred Konrath | March 19, 1992

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...

Huskie wrestlers preparing for shot at national tourney

By Fred Konrath | March 5, 1992

The moment has finally come for the individuals on NIU's wrestling team. That moment is The NCAA West Regional, which determines which wrestlers will travel to Oklahoma City, Okla., to compete with the best wrestlers in the nation at the National Tournament...

Wrestlers pinned on ending note

March 2, 1992

Giving up 18 points before the match ever started didn't help the NIU wrestling team one bit. Winning two out of the seven remaining matches made things even worse as the Huskies dropped a 39-10 decision to Central Michigan Friday at Chick Evans Field...

Wrestlers hope to end year on winning note

By Fred Konrath | February 28, 1992

The 2-16 NIU wrestling team will try and end its season on a winning note when Central Michigan visits the Chick Evans Field House for a noon match today. Central Michigan is an opponent the Huskies know little about. However, they do know one thing:...

Wrestling squad pinned by ISU

By Fred Konrath | February 27, 1992

The NIU wrestling team finally wrestled a match in DeKalb, but the final outcome was an Illinois State victory, 24-18 at Chick Evans Field House last night. The Huskies, who have wrestled most of this season on the road, and the Redbirds met for the second...

Wrestlers finally return to DeKalb

By Fred Konrath | February 26, 1992

The NIU wrestling team will be able to show off its skills at Chick Evans Field House for the first time since Northwestern visited DeKalb back in December. Illinois State will be only the second team this season to wrestle NIU at home. After being on...

Vatch seeks talent

By Fred Konrath | February 19, 1992

With the high school individual state wrestling championships being held at Champaign, Ill. this weekend, NIU's head coach Ed Vatch and his assistants will be heading south for recruiting purposes. Vatch is seeking future Huskie grapplers to fill some...