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Reichard’s Regional career closes

By Brian Thomas | April 3, 2011

Senior gymnast Holly Reichard closed out her collegiate career at NIU with her third career appearance at NCAA Regionals at the University of Oklahoma this weekend. This being Reichard's third appearance at Regionals, the experience was nothing new to...

Reichard NCAA-bound

By Brian Thomas | March 31, 2011

Over the weekend, senior gymnast Holly Reichard will be competing at the University of Oklahoma in the Norman Regional.This is Reichard's third appearance at the NCAA Regionals, making her only the fourth Huskie to make three Regional appearances.Her...

Gymnasts score over 193, but fall

By Brian Thomas | March 7, 2011

NIU's gymnastics team lost its sixth meet in a row on Saturday at No. 16 Iowa, 195.950-193.425. The team scored above 193 for the second straight time. The Huskies (1-9 overall, 1-5 MAC) lost every event to Iowa, but they managed to post a new season-high...

Gymnastics can’t fan Flames

By Brian Thomas | March 2, 2011

NIU once again failed to record a win Tuesday night at home against UIC, losing 195.100-193.575. The Huskies (1-8 overall, 1-5 MAC) recorded a season-high score with their 193.575. It is the largest score NIU has posted since last year at the MAC championships....

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...

Gymnastics sets season high score

By Brian Thomas | February 15, 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...

Reichard becomes a leader

By Andrew Singer | February 1, 2011

Shortly after her recruiting trip to DeKalb in 2006, Holly Reichard knew she had found the right college gymnastics program for her.Reichard never questioned her decision, and has since become the first gymnast in the history of NIU to be named MAC gymnast...

Gymnastics loses to MAC’s best programs

By Northern Star staff | January 30, 2011

Struggles continued for NIU gymnastics on Sunday afternoon, as the Huskies traveled to Mount Pleasant, Mich. to take on one of the MAC’s best programs in Central Michigan. NIU had a rough go of it, though, losing to the Chippewas, 195.750-189.100. The...

Ashley Guerra helped lead the huskies to their first win of the season.

Gymnastics notches first victory

By Aaron Gray | January 23, 2011

DeKALB | After losing a number of contests to begin a season, getting that elusive victory can feel like a big weight off of one's back. The NIU gymnastics team is enjoying that relief, after finally nabbing their first victory of the season on Sunday...