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MSU tourney on tap for Vatch’s wrestlers

By Paul Keller | November 6, 1987

The NIU wrestling team will face some stiff competition this weekend in the Michigan State Invitational. Huskie coach Ed Vatch said his troops could cause some waves at the meet. "I think we have the potential to win three or four weight classes," he...

O’Dell pitches for NIU AD job

By Jim Wozniak | October 21, 1987

Now comes the hard part. Now that Minnesota Assistant Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell has finished making his case for NIU's permanent AD spot, the search committee has the burden to decide the university's athletic future in the next few days. Committee...

Coaches critique 1st two candidates

By Jim Wozniak | October 20, 1987

After a day off from public forums, the athletic director scenario resumes today when Minnesota Assistant AD Gerald O'Dell has his chance to address NIU, but the interviews so far have not gone unnoticed. O'Dell's public forum is from 2-3:30 p.m. in Holmes...

NU interim AD applies for NIU position

By Jim Wozniak | September 14, 1987

Northwestern interim Athletic Director Ken Kraft said Monday he has applied for NIU's permanent directorship. Kraft's statement comes on the heels of the search committee's first meeting Friday, where committee members began to set up shop and screen...

Brigham takes stock of stormy athletic year

By Jim Wozniak | April 28, 1987

After facing Hurricanes on the athletic field, NIU men's athletics also had to battle unchartered waters on its new athletic ship. NIU had its baptism in independent waters this year after leaving its 13-year affiliation with the Mid-American Conference,...

Machine-aided arm wrestling tournament held here tonight

By Kari Brackett | April 28, 1987

Imagine an arm wrestling competition where competitors challenge each other through a machine. NIU students will have the opportunity tonight to see or participate in a World Class Arm Wrestling Federation tournament at the Stadium Club, 1311 Lincoln...

Wrestlers back into competition with tournament

By Jeff Kirik | April 23, 1987

Wrestling season might have ended a month ago, but NIU Coach Ed Vatch is already preparing for next year. A number of NIU grapplers will participate in the Chicagoland Open Freestyle Wrestling Tournament Saturday when the Huskies host the tournament at...

Today’s upbeat subjects: death, taxes and rain

April 14, 1987

Wise men say there are two things in life that are certain—death and taxes. We usually can't do anything to avoid impending death, but today is the day to take care of taxes. Have you filed all the required forms? If you haven't, don't fret. It could...

Former red-shirts move to forefront

By Dan Moran | April 1, 1987

During the past six weeks, as the 26 major league baseball teams have gone through the paces of spring training, the catch-phrase "undergoing a youth movement" has popped up a few times. Over at Huskie Stadium, the NIU football team has a youth movement...

Wrestlers find tough going at nationals

By Jeff Kirik | March 20, 1987

Going into this weekend's national wrestling tournament, NIU Coach Ed Vatch said his two wrestlers would have to catch fire in the early rounds, but instead they fizzled. Tino Gonzalez and Nate Allison were both eliminated after two matches Thursday in...

Important matches begin for wrestlers

By Jeff Kirik | March 5, 1987

Ed Vatch and his NIU wrestlers will compete in the West Regionals this weekend in an attempt to make up for a subpar regular season record. Vatch has said all season the most important thing to him is not dual meets, but the postseason tournament. Now...

Regional warmup turns into rout

By Jeff Kirik | February 27, 1987

If the NIU wrestlers were using last night's dual meet to gain momentum for regionals, they now can consider themselves a runaway train. The 4-9 Huskies dominated the middle matches of the meet, including five straight wins, on their way to a 27-15 win...