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Men’s golf to polish young guns in offseason workouts

By Rhema Rhea | October 28, 2013

Men’s golf ended the fall portion of its schedule on one of its lowest points of the year, but NIU hopes the young core will take the offseason to improve its play.NIU finished last week’s Pinetree Intercollegiate tying its worst total of the season,...

Men’s golf finishes fall in bad fashion

By Rhema Rhea | October 23, 2013

Men’s golf finished its fall season finale on a low note Tuesday, taking 11th out of 12 in the Pinetree Intercollegiate in Kennesaw, Ga.The Huskies could not follow up on their two best outings of the season and tied the Northern Intercollegiate for...

Heuer picking up the pace for cross country

By Rhema Rhea | October 21, 2013

Meghan Heuer, junior cross country runner, has gone from the No. 5 Huskie runner to the top finisher since NIU opened the season on Aug. 6 at the NIU Open meet.Going into the season, head coach Greg Hipp felt Heuer would be one of the Huskies’ top finishers...

Cross country finishes in top half at Bradley

By Rhema Rhea | October 20, 2013

DeKalb | The women’s cross country team placed 11th out of 24 teams Friday during the Bradley Pink Classic 6K in Peoria.One of NIU’s goals going in was to improve upon its 26th-out-of-27 finish at the Roy Griak Invitational, and place higher in the...

Cross country back to competition

By Rhema Rhea | October 16, 2013

After 20 days off between meets, cross country is ready for the at 5:05 p.m. Friday at the Bradley Classic in Peoria.In NIU’s last meet on Sept. 28 the Huskies finished the Roy Griak Invitational as 27th of 28. During the long layoff, training and improving...

Women’s golf turns to offseason work

By Rhema Rhea | October 15, 2013

The women’s golf team will start to tweak its game and prep for the spring season now that the fall portion of its schedule is over.The Huskies, who ended their fall season on Oct. 8, have seen a steady improvement over the fall, but weren’t able...

White’s level of play rising for men’s golf

By Rhema Rhea | October 14, 2013

It has taken some time, but men’s golf junior Liam White has turned into one of the faces of the future for Huskie golf.White has been the leader of a core group of fellow first-year Huskie golfers in Caulen Coe, Pierrick Fillon and Jake Curwin. White,...

Women’s golf finishes in eighth

By Rhema Rhea | October 8, 2013

Women’s golf finished the fall season on a strong note, beating out half the field and finishing eighth of 16 (330-315= 645).Head coach Kim Kester liked how NIU came out Tuesday and played better in the final round of the MAC preview at the Hawthorns...

Men’s golf makes strides in final day of tournament

By Rhema Rhea | October 8, 2013

The men’s golf team had its second straight tournament with a 13-out-of-14 team finish, but still came out with some positives.NIU got better each day of the three-day Erin Hills Intercollegiate, which was hosted by Marquette University. The scores...

Rich active part of golf programs

By Rhema Rhea | October 8, 2013

DeKalb | You could say alumnus Jerry Rich is the godfather of NIU golf.Rich is the owner of Rich Harvest Farms, 7S771 Dugan Road in Sugar Grove, the home course for the men’s and women’s golf teams, and he has tried to make all the players feel at...

Loss of Huggins’ experience hurts men’s golf

By Rhema Rhea | October 8, 2013

DeKalb | Men’s golf will have to go the rest of their season without top golfer Nick Huggins.Huggins, a junior, has been playing with a torn labrum muscle in his left shoulder for weeks, but can no longer do so. Surgery for the repair is scheduled for...

Women’s golf to tee off fina fall tournament in Indy

By Rhema Rhea | October 6, 2013

DeKalb | After posting some of the best rounds of the season, the women’s golf team will travel to Indiana for its fall finale.The trip to the Hawthorns Golf Club in Fishers, Ind., will wrap up the Huskies’ fall portion of the season. The event is...