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Gymnasts score over 192 for second straight week

By Brian Thomas | February 27, 2011

NIU gymnastics recorded their fourth straight loss on Friday at Ball State, 193.400-192.025. The Huskies (1-7 overall, 1-5 MAC) scored above 192 points for the second straight meet, but failed to post a new team-high overall score. While NIU was unable...

Coach’s Corner with assistant NIU gymnastics coach Sam Morreale

By Brian Thomas | February 23, 2011

Assistant coaches often have specified roles, and Sam Morreale is no different. As an assistant with NIU gymnastics, Morreale's job essentially boils down to helping head coach Mark Sontag with training the gymnasts. Morreale sat down with the Northern...

Five minutes with… Holly Reichard from the gymnastics team

By Brian Thomas | February 22, 2011

DeKALB | Holly Reichard’s career has been nothing if not interesting. After being named MAC Gymnast of the Year after her sophomore season, Reichard spent a good portion of her junior year sitting due to injury. Now a senior, it has fallen on Reichard...

Commentary: Gymnasts’ improvement is showing

By Brian Thomas | February 21, 2011

Looking at the poor record of the NIU gymnastics team, one could assume that they are having a horrible season and are not competing. However, that is not the case.Despite their record, the Huskies (1-6 overall, 1-4 MAC) have made tremendous strides since...

Gymnastics stretch for team high score but fell to Kent State

By Brian Thomas | February 20, 2011

DeKALB | NIU’s gymnastics team recorded another team high score on senior night Sunday, but it also came away with another loss, falling 194.800 to 192.875 to Kent State. The Huskies (1-6 overall, 1-4 MAC) beat their previous high score by 1.725 points...

Gymnasts host Kent State

By Brian Thomas | February 17, 2011

Last weekend, NIU's gymnastics team recorded its best score this season, 191.150.The Huskies (1-5, 1-3) are looking to build on that and take the next step this weekend against Kent State (7-2-1 overall, 1-1 MAC) at home at 2 p.m. Sunday.The Huskies are...

Coach’s Corner with NIU Gymnastics head coach Mark Sontag

By Brian Thomas | February 16, 2011

Gymnastics isn't exactly considered a traditional sport. It takes a lot of hard work to succeed and dedication to teach. NIU gymnastics head coach Mark Sontag has a long history with gymnastics. Sontag sat down with the Northern Star to discuss getting...

Faceoff: Who benefits from an NFL lockout?

By Brian Thomas and Andrew Singer | February 14, 2011

Andrew Singer: With the looming expiration of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, people are starting to envision the possibility of a world without football on Sundays. Fantasy football nerds everywhere will die a little bit if there are no sleeper...

Gymnastics sets season high score

By Brian Thomas | February 14, 2011

NIU's gymnastics team suffered yet another loss this weekend at Western Michigan, losing the meet 193.650 to 191.150.Even though the Huskies (1-5 overall, 1-3 MAC) lost, it was their best meet of the year. 191.150 is their highest score of the year, two...

Gymnastics looking to get on right track at WMU

By Brian Thomas | February 10, 2011

Coming off of its loss two weeks ago at Central Michigan, the NIU gymnastics team (1-4 overall, 1-2 MAC) is set to take on conference rival Western Michigan (5-4 Overall 2-0 MAC) on the road Sunday. Despite the loss two weeks ago, NIU head coach Mark...