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NIU track and field: Huskies find weekend success

By Northern Star staff | April 27, 2015

Track and field produced four top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes over the weekend at the 121st Penn Relays.Senior Latesha Bigby won the heptathlon with an NIU school record and personal best mark of 5,146 points scored. Freshman Kelsey Hildreth...

Top 5 stories | No. 4: Track & field wins 3 events at MAC Indoor Championships

By Frank Gogola | April 23, 2015

Track and field takes fourth on Sports’ list of top five stories as it enjoyed a historic two-day stretch at the MAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 27-28 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.The Huskies took first place in three events, winning the pentathlon, 60-meter...

NIU track and field: Huskies claim sixth at EIU Big Blue Classic

By Northern Star staff | April 6, 2015

Track and field accrued 62.25 points as it finished in sixth place out of 12 teams over the weekend at the EIU Big Blue Classic in Charleston.The Huskies finished fourth out of eight Illinois teams that participated. NIU was the lone MAC school in the...

NIU track and field: Huskies break 4 outdoor school records

By Frank Gogola | March 30, 2015

Track and field set four outdoor school records over the weekend as the team competed in a pair of meets in the Lone Star state.The Huskies broke two outdoor program records at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, and two more records at the Bobcat Invitational...

Freshman A’Iesha Irvin-Muhammad has been a standout for track and field this season. She qualified for the MAC Indoor Championships in her second meet of her career, the Illini Classic on Jan. 18.

NIU track & field: Huskies sweep MAC Athlete of Week awards

By Northern Star staff | March 25, 2015

The Huskies swept the MAC track and field weekly awards for the first time in program history Wednesday.Senior thrower Sidra Sherrill was named MAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week and sophomore sprinter A’Iesha Irvin-Muhammad earned MAC Women’s...

NIU track & field: Huskies notch 8 wins in 1st outdoor season event

By Frank Gogola | March 23, 2015

Track and field started its outdoor season on the right foot, winning eight events over the weekend.NIU picked up the eight victories while going up against Milwaukee, Drake and host school St. Louis on Friday and Saturday at the SLU Medical Center Stadium...

NIU track and field: Huskies post historic finish at MAC Indoor Championships

By Frank Gogola | March 2, 2015

Track and field finished in fourth place and had three event victories as it enjoyed an historic weekend at the MAC Indoor Championships.The Huskies’ 79 team points was good for fourth out of 12 teams Friday and Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. It’s...

NIU track & field: Huskies notch 11 top-10 finishes at Purdue

By Northern Star staff | February 16, 2015

Track and field continued its preparation for the upcoming MAC Indoor Championships this weekend at the Fred Wilt Invitational hosted by Purdue.The Huskies produced 11 top-10 finishes Friday and Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind. They’ll have one more...

NIU track & field: Huskies head to Fred Wilt Invitational

By Northern Star staff | February 13, 2015

Track and field looks to continue its run on knocking down records this weekend.The Huskies will participate in the Fred Wilt Invitational, hosted by Purdue, all day Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind. NIU will take on Purdue, Ball State, Indiana State,...

NIU track & field | Kelsey Hildreth

NIU track & field: Huskies set two indoor records

By Northern Star staff | February 9, 2015

Freshman distance runner Kelsey Hildreth and sophomore sprinter A’Iesha Irvin-Muhammad broke one indoor track and field record apiece over the weekend at the Meyo Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.Friday, Hildreth ran the 5000-meter...

NIU track & field | Claudette Day

NIU track & field: Claudette Day topples three indoor records

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2015

Track and field sophomore Claudette Day re-wrote the school’s indoor record book three times in two days.Day broke the program record in the 60-meter hurdles, pentathlon and long jump Friday and Saturday at the Jack Johnson Invitational at the University...

Track and field garners several honors in season debut

By Rhema Rhea | December 7, 2014

Track and field claimed 12 top-five finishes during the six-team, non-scoring Blue and Gold Invitational at Notre Dame.NIU had 14 athletes spread across nine events at the Friday event held at the Fighting Irish’s home track, the Loftus Sports Center...