![Then-redshirt freshman Blake West opposes Buffalo’s then-redshirt freshman Mason Bush in NIU wrestling's match against Buffalo on Feb. 4. West earned third place at 125 pounds in the Cougar Clash on Saturday. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/blake-west-1200x795.jpg)
West earns third, Huskies take fifth at Cougar Clash
By Zack Rodriguez, Sports Reporter
| December 4, 2023
![Redshirt sophomore Blake West fights for ground against his opponent at the Red-Black Dual on Oct. 27. West finished 2-0 on Sunday at the Boilmaker Duals. (Amanda Springer | NIU Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/west-1200x800.jpg)
3 wrestlers finish 2-0 at Boilermaker Duals
By Zack Rodriguez, Sports Reporter
| November 20, 2023
![Redshirt freshman Danny Curran grapples with redshirt freshman Dylan Gvillo during the red/black dual on Oct. 27. The Huskies took 11th place at the MSU Open on Saturday (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/yerpsling-1100x1200.jpg)
Wrestling earns 11th place at MSU Open
By Zack Rodriguez, Sports Reporter
| November 12, 2023
![Redshirt freshman Danny Curran (right) grapples with redshirt freshman Dylan Gvillo (left) during the Huskie Duals exhibition last Friday. The Huskies' first dual takes place Friday against Lindenwood and St. Ambrose. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wrestling-2-1200x1063.jpg)
NIU wrestling: New faces, returning stars
By Zack Rodriguez, Sports Reporter
| November 1, 2023
![Central Michigan redshirt freshman Chandler Amaker (left) and NIU redshirt senior Izzak Olejnik battle at 165 during a dual meet Friday. (Courtesy Central Michigan Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/JTR3892-900x600.jpg)
MAC champion Olejnik enters transfer portal
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 27, 2023
![NIU redshirt senior Izzak Olejnik grapples with Kent State University sophomore Enrique Munguia during Sunday's dual meet. The 165-pound wrestlers clashed in a battle of nationally-ranked opponents. Olejnik and Munguia were ranked No. 10 and No. 25 respectively in the Dec. 13 InterMat rankings for their weight class. (David Dermer)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DWD_7376-900x600.jpg)
Olejnik nabs All-American honors at NCAA championships
By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter
| March 20, 2023
![NIU redshirt senior Izzak Olejnik grapples with Kent State University sophomore Enrique Munguia during Sunday's dual meet. The 165-pound wrestlers clashed in a battle of nationally-ranked opponents. Olejnik and Munguia were ranked No. 10 and No. 25 respectively in the Dec. 13 InterMat rankings for their weight class. (David Dermer)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DWD_7376-900x600.jpg)
Olejnik wins second straight MAC title
By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter
| March 6, 2023
![NIU redshirt senior Anthony Gibson begins his match at the Beauty and the Beast meet on Feb. 4 against Buffalo’s redshirt senior Michael Petite. (Alyssa Queen | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wrestling-900x596.jpg)
Two pins propel Huskies past Cougars
By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter
| February 20, 2023
![An NIU wrestler is taken down by a Northwestern wrestler in Friday's meet at the Convocation Center. (Mingda Wu)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MG_0267-2-900x600.jpg)
Wildcats dominate Huskies on the road
By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter
| February 13, 2023
![Isabella Sissi swings through the air during her bars routine and redshirt senior Terrese Aaron takes down University of Buffalo’s Gregory Hodulick late into the Beauty and the Beast gymnastics and wrestling meet at the NIU Convocation Center. (Cheyanne Quintanilla & Alyssa Queen | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Beauty-and-Beast_Feat-01-900x506.png)
IN PICTURES: Huskies take Beauty and the Beast meet
By Alyssa Queen and Cheyanne Quintanilla
| February 6, 2023
![NIU redshirt senior Terrese Aaron takes on Buffalo’s Gregory Hodulick To close out the wrestling portion of the Beauty and the Beast meet on Saturday at the Convocation Center. (Alyssa Queen | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WRE_2-4_Queen-03-900x596.jpg)
Walk-off match pushes Huskies past Buffalo
By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter
| February 6, 2023
![Wrestlers from NIU and Ohio University grapple during Friday's dual meet in Mount in Athens, Ohio. (Courtesy Ohio Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/01_20_2023_MW_CS__2-min-900x600.jpg)
Lightweight match momentum propels Huskies over Ohio
By Skyler Kisellus and Adrien De La Peña
| January 21, 2023
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