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Men’s soccer recruits four international players

By Brian Thomas | September 18, 2011

The NIU soccer team is used to recruiting players from the Midwest, but that didn't stop it from recruiting four international players this year. Two of the four players are from Oslo, Norway: senior Finn Jor and sophomore Gael Rivera. Jor and Rivera...

NIUs women soccer goalkeeper Amy Carrs family traveled from England to watch Amy play.

Soccer player’s family travels from England to see her play

By Katie Leb | October 12, 2010

DeKALB | Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to watch a few college soccer matches is not something expected of the average fan. But when the goalkeeper on one of the teams is your daughter, traveling any distance to watch her play is worth every mile....

NIU athletes travel from far and wide to get to DeKalb

By Katie Leb | September 14, 2010

While many NIU athletes have grown up in Illinois, not every player call this state home. In fact, Huskie athletes come from as far as Kericho, Kenya. Sophomore cross country runner Nancy Maritim traveled over 8,000 miles to be a student athlete at NIU....