![NIU sophomore gymnast Kiera O’Shea is introduced ahead of the first session of the semifinals round of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional on Thursday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. O’Shea made her NCAA Regional debut Thursday after battling sickness and injuries during her first two years as a college gymnast. (Courtesy of Meaghan Frazier)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1432-1200x800.jpg)
Through illness and injury, O’Shea prospers
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| April 4, 2024
![NIU sophomore gymnast Kiera O’Shea salutes at the end of her vault routine during the Huskies’ home-opening tri-meet against Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University on Jan. 28 at the Convocation Center. O’Shea was one of two NIU gymnasts to qualify for NCAA Regionals on Monday. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Image-from-iOS-1-1200x878.jpg)
COLUMN: NIU’s keys to breaking through regionals
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| March 28, 2024
![Then-junior gymnast Alyssa Al-Ashari starts her beam routine at the EMU gymnastics meet on Feb. 17. Al-Ashari was named to the All-MAC second team Tuesday. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gym-1200x799.jpg)
Al-Ashari, O’Shea named to All-MAC Second Team
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| March 19, 2024
![Freshman gymnast Isabella Ross ends her routine with the Huskie hand sign. Ross ended her floor routine with a score of 9.750. (Katie Follmer | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3553-800x1200.jpg)
IN PICTURES: Gymnastics pulls second in ‘Senior Day’ meet
By Katherine Follmer, Photojournalist
| March 18, 2024
![Junior gymnast Isabella Sissi swings her arms out as she poses during her floor routine. Sissi returned to NIUs lineup Sunday after missing the Huskies home finale on March 10. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_8385-1200x989.jpg)
Huskies finish third in Minnesota to close regular season
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| March 18, 2024
![NIU junior gymnast Isabella Sissi competes on floor during the second rotation of a quad-meet Sunday inside the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. Sissi finished second in the all-around with a score of 39.050 as NIU finished third in the meet, behind North Carolina State University and Iowa State University, with a team score of 195.200. (Courtesy of NC State Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_4255-1200x800.jpg)
O’Shea vault title lands NIU third place in N.C.
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| March 4, 2024
![NIU freshman gymnast Isabella Ross places a crown upon freshman Dawsyn Sallee’s head during the Huskies’ home quad-meet Sunday at the Convocation Center. Sallee received MAC Specialist of the Week honors Tuesday after posting NIU’s highest scores on vault and beam at the meet. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-25-GYM-Quad-Meet-SR-8-1200x800.jpg)
Sallee named MAC Specialist of the Week
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| February 27, 2024
![NIU senior gymnast Alyssa Al-Ashari salutes at the end of her bars routine in the second rotation of the Beauty and the Beast Meet on Feb. 9 at the Convocation Center. Al-Ashari serves as one of the Huskies four team captains while being a consistent standout on the uneven parallel bars and the balance beam. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BeautyBeast-16-2-1200x709.jpg)
Alyssa Al-Ashari’s ascent to bar and beam stardom
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| February 26, 2024
![NIU freshman gymnast Dawsyn Sallee salutes at the end of her vault routine during the second rotation of NIUs road meet against Eastern Michigan University on Sunday inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Sallee scored a 9.850 in the fourth spot of the Huskies vault lineup to match her personal best in the event. (Steve King | EMU Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240218_1274_EMU_Gymnastics_vs_NIU_Senior-Day1-1200x800.jpg)
Huskies drop EMU rematch despite strong finish
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| February 18, 2024
![Freshman gymnast Isabella Ross poses while her teammates cheer for
her completed routine. NIU gymnastics will face Eastern Michigan University Sunday. (Totus Tuus Keely |
Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BeautyBeast-05-2-1200x534.jpg)
‘We got a little payback in us’: Huskies ready for rematch with Eagles
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| February 16, 2024
![Skyler Kisellus (from left), Ethan Gonzales, Emmalise Nock and Dawsyn Sallee sit in a podcast room. All-Star episode 34 discusses NIU gymnastics. (Anna Scanlan | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/All-Star-34-1200x579.png)
A sit down with NIU gymnastics
By Ethan Gonzales, Skyler Kisellus, and Anna Scanlan
| February 14, 2024
![NIU gymnasts cheer and head coach Sam Morreale oversees the start of sophomore Kiera O’Shea’s vault routine during Sunday’s dual meet against Kent State University at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio. O’Shea tied for first place on the event after implementing a Yurchenko full-and-a-half into her anchoring routine. (Cadence Pierce | Kent Stater)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NIUGymn_Kent03-1200x800.jpg)
Gymnastics falls to flashy Kent State
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| February 12, 2024
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