Cross country will hit the course for the first time Friday when it performs under the lights of the NIU Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex.The two-mile race will begin at 8 p.m. with a battle between the Huskies, the Northwestern Wildcats and the DePaul...

Track and field will split again as it competes in two meets over the weekend.This is the second time in the last month track and field has split for two meets. Like last time, the distance runners will travel to a colder weather place as they head to...

In her second season wearing cardinal and black, women’s track and field sophomore distance runner Ali Olson has seen low marks across the board and has made a solid impact.With freshman mistakes, injuries and nervousness behind her, Olson has a confidence...

Track and field notched its fourth MAC qualifying mark of the outdoor season during this weekend’s Big Blue Classic, hosted by Eastern Illinois in Charleston.The Huskies only had their distance athletes participating in the meet, but NIU made the best...

Track and field’s distance group is back on the track for the second time this spring as it travels to Charleston for the EIU Big Blue Classic.NIU will look to build of its success from last weekend’s Raleigh Relays, where three of the five distance...

Senior distance runner Juliane Totzke sat down with the Northern Star to discuss her recent admission to Duke University’s pharmacology doctorate program and being back on the track this weekend after the distance runners had nearly a month off from...

The Northern Star sat down with Ashley Lucas, current assistant coach and former NIU track and field athlete, to talk about adjusting to coaching and to predict how the team will do as it transitions to the outdoor portion of its season.Northern Star:...

The Huskies have yet another academic honor to add to their accomplishments, this time from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.In January, four Huskies were selected to the MAC All-Academic team. Now, the team has been honored...

Track and field split into two groups this weekend and ended the time away from home with several personal best performances.NIU had success in both meets as 19 athletes had top 10 finishes. Ten set personal records.Between the two competitions, six athletes...

After battling the sun, senior Juliane Totzke is making her mark indoors.Over the weekend, Totzke ran a personal best in the 5,000 meters, which earned her fifth place of 16. She qualified for indoor conference with the performance.Totzke joins freshmen...

Leah Raffety now has an off-the-field honor to add to her short NIU career.Last week, redshirt freshman Raffety was named to the Cross Country Academic All-MAC Team. In order to qualify for the conference award, a student-athlete must have obtained at...

Vince Bingham, the new fields event coach, is gearing up for his first scoring meet of the year.Bingham has been in the coaching business since 1983. When offered the field events coaching position by Connie Teaberry, director of track and field and cross...