NIU wrestling will travel to Bloomington, Ind. this weekend to partake in the Hoosier Duals. NIU will open the event against host Indiana (3-0), before facing SIU-Edwardsville and Campbell (3-2). The duals will be the first head-to-head competition for...
In his first season as head coach of NIU wrestling, Ryan Ludwig has done his best to immediately address concerns in his team's lineup. One way of combating the concerns was bringing in volunteer assistant coach Ryan Tomei.Tomei wrapped up his senior...
NIU grappled its way to success this weekend at the annual Michigan State Open.Eight Huskies won multiple matches at the open, while Nick Smith and Rob Jillard placed at 125 and 133, respectively.Smith finished second in the open. Seemingly on track to...
NIU wrestling will gauge its talent and depth this weekend at the Michigan State Open.The Huskies (1-1) will send out as many grapplers as they can in order to help determine the squad's starting lineup while facing some of the top programs in the country,...
In its first home dual to open a season in six years, NIU wrestling defeated North Central before falling to No. 14 Stanford. NIU had mixed results against both teams, but did shutdown North Central 30-15. The Huskies (1-1) carried some momentum over...
NIU wrestling will open its season at home this weekend facing two of the top programs in the country.The Huskies open up action on Sunday against in-state powerhouse North Central. North Central is ranked 11th in preseason Division III polls and is coming...
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....
