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Huskie gymnastics finds a new coach to lead this season

By Jasmine Willett | July 12, 2011

DeKALB | Sam Morreale will lead the NIU gymnastics team this season as its new head coach. Morreale is no freshman to NIU, as he's been a Huskie for a considerable amount of time. "This will be my ninth season as a Huskie," Morreale said. "I volunteered...

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...

Gymnastics to host Illinois state championships

By Brian Thomas | March 8, 2011

The NIU gymnastics team will have the home field advantage when the State of Illinois Championships roll into town Saturday. They are hosting Illinois State, UIC, and the University of Illinois. The Huskies (1-9 overall, 1-5 MAC) are coming off their...

Gymnasts score over 193, but fall

By Brian Thomas | March 6, 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 1, 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....

Gymnasts score over 192 for second straight week

By Brian Thomas | February 27, 2011

NIU gymnastics recorded their fourth straight loss on Friday at Ball State, 193.400-192.025. The Huskies (1-7 overall, 1-5 MAC) scored above 192 points for the second straight meet, but failed to post a new team-high overall score. While NIU was unable...

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...

Coach’s Corner with NIU Gymnastics head coach Mark Sontag

By Brian Thomas | February 16, 2011

Gymnastics isn't exactly considered a traditional sport. It takes a lot of hard work to succeed and dedication to teach. NIU gymnastics head coach Mark Sontag has a long history with gymnastics. Sontag sat down with the Northern Star to discuss getting...

Gymnastics sets season high score

By Brian Thomas | February 14, 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...

Cimarolli’s career coming quickly

By Katie Leb | February 10, 2011

When Kerri Strug vaulted the United States' gymnastics team to Olympic gold in 1996, Maggie Cimarolli was too young to remember if she saw it live. As a fellow gymnast, however, she has seen the historic moment on tape and aspires to one day accomplish...

Gymnastics looking to get on right track at WMU

By Brian Thomas | February 10, 2011

Coming off of its loss two weeks ago at Central Michigan, the NIU gymnastics team (1-4 overall, 1-2 MAC) is set to take on conference rival Western Michigan (5-4 Overall 2-0 MAC) on the road Sunday. Despite the loss two weeks ago, NIU head coach Mark...