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Senior Malia Watkins makes a turn on the track during the Cyclone Open on Jan. 19. Watkins took home a seventh place finish in the 60-meter dash at the Meyo Classic in South Bend, Indiana Saturday. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Track & field brings home 6 top-10 finishes

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 5, 2024

DeKALB – Freshman Arianna Calloway earned another first-place finish in the high jump as one of six top-10 finishes for NIU women’s track and field at the Meyo Classic Saturday. Calloway has now won the high jump three different times this season,...

A graphic shows senior Malia Watkins as the Huskie of the Week. Watkins took home a first-place finish for the 60-meter dash at the ONU Invite on Friday with a time of 7.59 seconds. (Eddie Miller | Northern Star)

Watkins runs away with Huskie of the Week honors

By Northern Star Sports Staff | January 29, 2024

DeKALB – A first-place finish in the 60-meter dash and a new personal best at the ONU Invite ensured senior Malia Watkins as this week's Huskie of the Week.  Watkins won the 60-meter dash on Friday at Olivet Nazarene University, with a winning time...

Track & Field secure multiple top-5 performances at ONU Invite

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | January 27, 2024

DeKALB – Senior Malia Watkins took home a first place finish for NIU women’s track and field at the Olivet Nazarene Invite.  The Huskies sent just five athletes to the ONU Invite. Watkins was the standout at the event, winning the 60-meter dash.  Watkins...

Freshman File: Clarie McAuley keeps on running

By Katie Leb | April 28, 2011

Coordination is a necessary skill in most athletics. Being uncoordinated, however, has led Claire McAuley not only into a sport she loves, but across the ocean to a new country. A Torrance, Glasgow native, McAuley has a general love of sports, but always...

Huskies host NIU Open

By Katie Leb | April 25, 2011

DeKALB | Sprinting events highlighted a successful Huskie Open for the NIU track and field team on Saturday. The Huskies came away with nine event wins, while also claiming the top four spots in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. "One thing they do a...

Ferguson ‘ready to run’

By Katie Leb | April 7, 2011

Not every athlete finds their love of a sport during childhood, and not every student decides on their college by the end of senior year. Nora Ferguson is one person who claims both. A freshman on the cross country and track and field teams, Ferguson...