In May, Ryan Ludwig became 17th head coach for the NIU men's wrestling team, hired by athletic director Jeff Compher after former coach Dave Grant retired.Ludwig has been instrumental in bringing in top talent to NIU since 2005 and his experience under...

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...

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 will host some of the top wrestling programs in the Midwest and some of the best wrestlers in the nation over the weekend when the MAC Championships come to the Convocation Center on March 5-6. NIU wrestlers believe this event being in DeKalb helps...

DeKALB | In its regular season final, the NIU wrestling team suffered a conference loss Sunday at Buffalo, 22-9. After gaining a 6-3 lead after victories from senior Dakota Greenhaw at 285 pounds and freshman Nick Smith at 125 pounds, NIU (5-11 overall,...

NIU sent its wrestlers to a dual meet at SIU-Edwardsville Saturday afternoon to square off against SIU-E and Knox College. The Huskies were able to shut down both opponents of the day, grabbing two of their most lopsided results of the season. NIU (5-10...

Keeping the "Freshman 15" off the waistline is a little easier when required to stay at a specific weight for the sport you love. Nick Smith found this to be true when he joined the NIU wrestling team at the 125-pound weight class. Smith does admit it...