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Rachel Shoemaker runs cross country during the Huskie Open Nov. 10.

Track and Field finish third in first meet of year

By Rhema Rhea | January 20, 2014

In its first scoring meet of the indoor season, track and field had solid performances, resulting in a third out of 10 showing at the Illini Classic in Champaign.The weekend’s meet was won by host University of Illinois with 159 points, and second place...

Cross country season finishes strong

By Rhema Rhea | November 18, 2013

Cross country ended its rocky season on a high note, having low times across the board during Friday’s NCAA Midwest Regional.Head coach Greg Hipp was not pleased with the way NIU finished the MAC Championship Nov. 2 when the team placed 11th out of...

Heuer’s 6K impressess at cross country regionals

By Rhema Rhea | November 17, 2013

Cross country took to the course one last time in 2013 against the toughest in the midwest, finishing 23rd out of 34 at the NCAA Midwest Regional held in Ames, Iowa, Friday.NIU beat out local rivals Eastern Illinois, SIU Edwardsville, University of Illinois...

Heuer picking up the pace for cross country

By Rhema Rhea | October 21, 2013

Meghan Heuer, junior cross country runner, has gone from the No. 5 Huskie runner to the top finisher since NIU opened the season on Aug. 6 at the NIU Open meet.Going into the season, head coach Greg Hipp felt Heuer would be one of the Huskies’ top finishers...

Cross country finishes in top half at Bradley

By Rhema Rhea | October 20, 2013

DeKalb | The women’s cross country team placed 11th out of 24 teams Friday during the Bradley Pink Classic 6K in Peoria.One of NIU’s goals going in was to improve upon its 26th-out-of-27 finish at the Roy Griak Invitational, and place higher in the...

Cross country starts season at home in NIU tournament

By Rhema Rhea | September 4, 2013

Cross country will have a chance to begin the 2013 season at home as it hosts the NIU Open.The Huskies opened last season with a victory in Palos Heights, which marked the first time in program history they grabbed an overall meet title.This season the...