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MAC champ Diekhaus, McDermott had special connection

By Mike Romor | March 9, 2011

When Brad Dieckhaus first joined the NIU wrestling program, he never imagined he'd be introduced to an angel in disguise. As a freshman, Dieckhaus was not intimidated by then-senior Will McDermott, and the two became close in their time as teammates....

Two NIU wrestlers qualify for NCAA Championships

By Mike Romor | March 9, 2011

NIU Wrestlers Brad Dieckhaus and Bryan Deutsch had successful regular seasons which carried over into the MAC Championships, where they qualified for the NCAA Championships. The two grapplers are represent the Huskies in the Division I field of 330 participants....

Brad Dieckhaus (left) just won the MAC championship at 184 pounds.

Dieckhaus shouldn’t have had opportunity to win MAC

By Chris Dertz | March 8, 2011

There were assuredly congratulations aplenty for Brad Dieckhaus after he won the 184-pound MAC title on Sunday. None of them should have come. Dieckhaus was only able to compete in the MAC Championships because of a suspect decision to keep him on NIU's...

Dieckhaus wins MAC Championship at 184, Deutsch qualifies for NCAAs

By Mike Romor | March 7, 2011

DeKALB | Even with NIU finishing fifth of six in the MAC Championship standings, two NIU wrestlers were able to reach the ultimate stage of college wrestling, booking their tickets to Philadelphia for the NCAA Championships.Junior Brad Dieckhaus stormed...

NIU head wrestling coach Dave Grant gives instructions during the Huskies 21-18 victory over Eastern Michigan on Friday.

Huskies win final home match

By Mike Romor | February 6, 2011

DeKALB | As the NIU wrestlers stepped onto the mat Friday, they did so intending to send head coach Dave Grant off the right way. In Grant’s final home meet, the NIU Huskies (3-10 overall, 1-4 MAC) did just that, defeating Eastern Michigan (11-7, 0-1),...

NIUs Brad Dieckhaus gains position on Ohios Ryan Garringer Friday night at Victor E. Court. The redshirt junior won an 8-1 decision in the 184-pound weight class.

NIU wrestling falls to Ohio in conference matchup

By Mike Romor | January 17, 2011

NIU wrestling looked to win a conference matchup Friday night, but fell short 30-11 to Ohio in Victor E. Court. The Huskies (2-8 overall, 0-2 MAC) started strong with junior Izzy Montemayor scoring a 9-1 major decision over Jacob Wojcik at 133. After...

NIU wrestling fell short against Michigan State

By Mike Buda | December 5, 2010

Leads have been easy to come by this season for the NIU wrestling team, but holding on to them has been a different story. The Huskies fell for the third straight time after a 20-15 loss to Michigan State (4-1) in DeKalb on Friday. "I thought we did a...