DeKALB — The wrestling team’s final competition before the Mid-American Conference championships in two weeks came Friday in a round robin-style dual in Kent, Ohio.
NIU had 14 matches against the Edinboro University Fighting Scots and 12 against...
DeKALB — In their only home dual of the season, the Huskies wrestling team faltered out of the gate and fell to the 16th-ranked University of Northern Iowa Panthers Friday 27-9.
NIU fought from behind from the start, losing its first two contests...
DeKALB — Dominante performances by the NIU wrestling team this weekend helped them to a sweep of three Mid-American Conference duals Saturday in Edwardsville.
The Huskies opened with a 35-3 win over the Clarion University Golden Eagles, followed...
DeKALB — The wrestling team split a doubleheader dual in Columbia Saturday, handily defeating the University of Ohio Bobcats 32-6, while dropping its meet with the ranked University of Missouri Tigers 24-12.
The Huskies took care of the lowly Bobcats...
DeKALB — Several bonus point losses cost the Huskies wrestling team against the Central Michigan University Chippewas Sunday, losing 22-14 for their first match of the season.
After giving up bonus point losses in three of their first five matches,...
DeKALB — The NIU wrestling team started its season on the right foot Sunday in Edwardsville, getting a shutout 46-0 victory against Bellarmine University and edging out a 18-16 win against Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville.
After the shutout...
DeKALB — The NIU wrestling team had its brightest moment at the NCAA Tournament wiped out by COVID-19 last season, but now look to 2021 as a chance to continue its success.
Head Coach Ryan Ludwig said not knowing if his Huskies will complete this...
DeKALB — After COVID-19 stripped the chance to send wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, the NIU wrestling team prepares to embark on a season like no other with a schedule to match.
The Huskies will have only one home contest — a non-conference...
DeKALB — The wrestling team will have two representatives in the Mid-American Conference championship finals tomorrow at the Convocation Center in DeKalb.
Redshirt first-year Izzak Olejnik will head to his first career championship final at 165 lbs....
DeKALB — Redshirt sophomore Brit Wilson had his ticket punched for Minneapolis, Minnesota and the NCAA Wrestling Championship after winning the Mid-American Conference 184-pound championship March 8 in DeKalb.
Instead of wrestling at U.S. Bank Stadium...
DeKALB — Redshirt sophomore Brit Wilson secured a pair of takedowns Sunday in the final period to lock up NIU’s first individual Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championship since 2011. Wilson was crowned champion at 184 lbs., while the Huskies...
DeKALB — After one of its strongest regular seasons in program history, the wrestling team will start its postseason Saturday with the start of the Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships at the Convocation Center.
Head Coach Ryan Ludwig said...
