5. Two NIU athletes nab MAC honors:Read about track and field's Kelsey Hildreth here.Read about gymnastics' Amanda Stepp here.4. Obama wants to bring broadband to more people, smaller communities.3. Mexican mayor faces charges in kidnapping of 43 students.2....
Freshman runner Kelsey Hildreth became the second Huskie in the last three years to pick up a weekly track award from the MAC.Hildreth was honored with the MAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week Award today after her performance Saturday at the Gene...
Greg Hipp has left his post as cross country head coach after four seasons, Donna Turner, associate athletic director for Communications, confirmed Friday.Hipp has taken an assistant coach job with the Northwestern Wildcats’ cross country and track...
Cross country failed to send a runner to the national championship, but it did accomplish its goals of garnering at least one All-Region runner at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.Senior Meghan Heuer and freshman Kelsey Hildreth earned All-Region...
Cross country is looking to send a runner to the NCAA National Championships for the first time in program history.Huskies runners can qualify for the national championship at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships noon Friday in Peoria. A team must...
Meghan Heuer, senior cross country runner, is hoping to end her career where it started: the NCAA Cross Country Championships.The NCAA Midwest Regional Championships is noon Friday in Peoria. That’s a course Heuer’s run four times in her career, including...
What is your major?Freshman Kelsey Hildreth: NutritionSenior Meghan Heuer: Rehabilitation servicesRedshirt freshman Taylor Perkins: CommunicationJunior Ali Olson: Communication with a emphasis on media studiesWho is your favorite superhero?Hildreth: Elastigirl...
Cross country’s top two runners made program history Saturday at the MAC Championships in Mount Pleasant, Mich.Freshman Kelsey Hildreth and senior Meghan Heuer became the first All-MAC performers in program history. But, the Huskies didn’t get enough...
Cross country is gearing up for the MAC Championships, where it has placed 11th or 12th out of 12 MAC teams the last four seasons.The Huskies will compete in the MAC Championships, hosted by Central Michigan, 11 a.m. Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Mich.NIU...
Cross country continued to get solid performances out of its top two runners and had a surprise third runner rise to the occasion over the weekend.The Huskies took 12th place out of 32 teams Friday at the Bradley Classic in Peoria.Freshman Kelsey Hildreth,...
The 6K portion of cross country’s schedule begins this weekend.The Huskies will participate in the 28th annual Bradley Classic 4 p.m. Friday in Peoria. The event, hosted by the Bradley Braves, will showcase top talent from across the country. This fall...
Cross country’s Kelsey Hildreth has gotten off to a record-smashing start in her freshman campaign in DeKalb.Hildreth, born and raised 45 minutes from DeKalb in Byron, began her career at NIU in historic fashion, shattering the program’s 5K mark (18:07.81)...
