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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

NIU track & field then-sophomore Ari Christian (left) and then-graduate student Aasiyah Barr (right) run at the Redbird Tune-Up last February. After competing at the John Gartland Invitational on Saturday, the Huskies snatched two individual victories and a top-three team finish. (photo courtesy of Illinois State University Athletics)

Dendy, Wilk take first place as track finishes third at John Gartland Invitational

By Micah Huff, Sports Reporter | February 24, 2025

NIU track and field continued their streak of victories in the high jump event with senior Kamiya Dendy taking first place for the second week in a row.  Dendy and the Huskies competed in the John Gartland Invitational on Saturday morning in Terre...

A group of runners begin the 5k race at the NIU Huskie Opener on Sept 6. NIU cross country will compete at the Mid-American Conference Championship on Saturday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

NIU Cross Country set to finish season at MAC Championship

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | October 30, 2024

NIU cross country prepares for its final meet of the season at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Muncie, Indiana, on Saturday.  Graduate students Camille Jackson and Bailey Wilk have been two of the Huskies’ frontrunners for a majority...

NIU runners from left, senior Emma Vorpagel, freshman Rachel Dietrich, sophomore Morgan Gioia and senior Olivia Southby run on Sept. 6 at the 5k North 40 course. NIU cross country finished in eighth place on Friday at the Bradley Pink Classic. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Cross country takes 8th at Bradley Pink Classic

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | October 18, 2024

NIU cross country earned an eighth place finish in their trip to Peoria, Illinois, for the Bradley Pink Classic. The Huskies scored 239 points in a field of 15 schools. St. Louis University finished ahead of the Huskies in seventh place, scoring 188...

NIU graduate student Bailey Wilk (1934) is the first NIU cross country runner to reach the two-kilometer marker. Wilk placed eighth with a time of 18:57.59 Friday at the NIU Huskie Opener. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Wilk takes 8th place at NIU Huskie Opener

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | September 6, 2024

DeKALB – Graduate student Bailey Wilk led the charge as NIU cross country opened its season Friday at the NIU Huskie Opener. Wilk competed in her first race with the Huskies, taking an eighth place finish in the 5k race. The University of St. Francis...

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