When healthy, NIU senior Brad Dieckhaus is one of the most dominant wrestlers in the MAC.Dieckhaus proved he is a force to be reckoned with, as shown by his MAC Championship last season at 184 pounds.Health seems to be the only obstacle along the way...
In order to solidify the starting lineup entering the 2011-2012 season, NIU wrestling held its annual wrestle-offs Saturday at Victor E. Court.In a tight intrasquad battle, Black defeated Red, 17-14.With 18 wrestlers matching up, head coach Ryan Ludwig...
With practices well underway, NIU wrestling still has a lot to determine with its starting lineup.Head coach Ryan Ludwig has a general idea of who the key figures are this season, but he expects a slew of highly competitive matches Saturday at Victor...
A former NIU wrestler was killed Friday night while attempting to cross railroad tracks in downtown DeKalb. Joseph W. Henning, 28, was attempting to run across the Second Street railroad crossing at 11:08 p.m. Friday when he was struck by an eastbound...
In May, Ryan Ludwig became 17th head coach for the NIU men's wrestling team, hired by athletic director Jeff Compher after former coach Dave Grant retired.Ludwig has been instrumental in bringing in top talent to NIU since 2005 and his experience under...
After sitting out the 2009-10 season, NIU wrestler Brad Dieckhaus bounced back to win the MAC Championship at the 184-pound weight class.After redshirting for the 2009-10 season, any doubts of his potential were erased when he came out stronger than ever....
Dreams of wrestling immortality came to an abrupt end for Bryan Deutsch and Brad Dieckhaus over spring break at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. NIU’s Deutsch and Dieckhaus both fell in the fourth round of wrestlebacks at the Wells Fargo Center in...
There were assuredly congratulations aplenty for Brad Dieckhaus after he won the 184-pound MAC title on Sunday. None of them should have come. Dieckhaus was only able to compete in the MAC Championships because of a suspect decision to keep him on NIU's...
DeKALB | Even with NIU finishing fifth of six in the MAC Championship standings, two NIU wrestlers were able to reach the ultimate stage of college wrestling, booking their tickets to Philadelphia for the NCAA Championships.Junior Brad Dieckhaus stormed...
NIU will host some of the top wrestling programs in the Midwest and some of the best wrestlers in the nation over the weekend when the MAC Championships come to the Convocation Center on March 5-6. NIU wrestlers believe this event being in DeKalb helps...
DeKALB | For the past 15 seasons, NIU wrestling has been led by head coach Dave Grant. Grant has compiled an overall record of 127-111-6 and has brought 31 wrestlers to NCAA Championships for NIU. With his coaching career coming to a close in just a few...
DeKALB | In its regular season final, the NIU wrestling team suffered a conference loss Sunday at Buffalo, 22-9. After gaining a 6-3 lead after victories from senior Dakota Greenhaw at 285 pounds and freshman Nick Smith at 125 pounds, NIU (5-11 overall,...
