DeKALB – Senior Julia Finegan set a new personal record in the 5-kilometer race as NIU’s cross country team finished 15th out of 19 teams at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Classic on Friday.
Despite Finegan's career-setting afternoon, NIU finished...
DeKALB – First-year cross country head coach Juan Carrillo led the Huskies to a second-place finish at Friday's Western Illinois Invitation. This marks the second consecutive season NIU has placed second in the season opener.
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By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter
| October 15, 2022
DeKALB – The Huskies crossed the finish line in 12th as a team on Friday afternoon in Peoria, Illinois at the Bradley “Pink” Classic. This is a 17-place improvement from the team’s 29th placing at the same event last year. Senior Brooke Valentine...
Jamie Moreno has demonstrated flexibility and competitiveness in his first year at NIU, but he is not a gymnast. Moreno is NIU’s newest cross country head coach and distance coach for track and field.
Moreno has established himself as a fatherly...
DeKALB — Three-time Mid-American Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year Adrian Myers will leave NIU to become the Director of Cross Country at Tulane.
Tulane Athletic Director Troy Dannen said he was impressed by Myers tenure at NIU.
"I'm...
DeKALB — Student-athletes at NIU racked up a total of 5,150 community service hours during the 2018-2019 academic year.Giving back and connecting with the community is important to NIU, according to the annual Athletics report which documents the hours...
DeKALB — While some teams in NIU Athletics have struggled to find consistency, the cross country team has emerged as the strongest team of this fall season.The Huskies finished two-points shy of tying Eastern Michigan University for the Mid-American...
DeKALB — Junior runner Ashley Tutt is making headlines early this season with individual victories at the Western Illinois University Early Bird meet and at the Northern Illinois Huskie Challenge.The Huskie holds two NIU school records, as well as being...
DeKALB — After a great opening week of Huskie athletics, here is what you have to look forward to this week:FootballAfter an impressive victory in their home opener against Illinois State, the Huskies look to keep their momentum Saturday at the University...
