Finishing the regular season 8-9 was not the vision Ryan Ludwig had in his first year, but there was plenty to be proud about in regards to the squad’s future. “We had some ups and downs as a team, which is pretty much the status quo when you’re...

Brad Dieckhaus’ wrestling career had all the makings of a storybook ending, but ended on a sour note. Competing for a national title in St. Louis, Mo., near his hometown where he started his career years ago, was seemingly the perfect end to his NIU...

Three NIU wrestlers made it to the championship match in their weight classes and two Huskies earned trips to the NCAA Championships after solid performances in Sunday’s MAC Championships. Central Michigan University won the team title for the 11th...

After four-straight road losses, NIU wrestling returned home and defeated Tiffin University and SIU-Edwardsville at Victor E. Court Sunday. Facing Tiffin (2-11), the Huskies (8-8, 0-4 MAC) jumped out to an early lead, grabbing their most dominant victory...

When healthy, NIU senior Brad Dieckhaus is one of the most dominant wrestlers in the MAC.Dieckhaus proved he is a force to be reckoned with, as shown by his MAC Championship last season at 184 pounds.Health seems to be the only obstacle along the way...

After sitting out the 2009-10 season, NIU wrestler Brad Dieckhaus bounced back to win the MAC Championship at the 184-pound weight class.After redshirting for the 2009-10 season, any doubts of his potential were erased when he came out stronger than ever....

Dreams of wrestling immortality came to an abrupt end for Bryan Deutsch and Brad Dieckhaus over spring break at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. NIU’s Deutsch and Dieckhaus both fell in the fourth round of wrestlebacks at the Wells Fargo Center in...