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Men’s golf tees off at Ball State, NIU’s Huggins shines

By Sean Anderson | October 15, 2012

NIU men’s golf began play in Ball State’s Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational in Muncie, Ind., Monday. Sophomore Nick Huggins was the highlight of day one. Unlike most tournaments on NIU’s schedule, this event features completely individual competition...

Cross Country makes good team showing, breaks record

By Sean Anderson | October 14, 2012

Senior Courtney Oldenburg broke yet another NIU record, this time in the 6K, as NIU cross country finished in 14th place at the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Ill. Including Oldenburg, the Huskies had three runners place in the top 60 in a field that included...

Men’s golf successful under Frame’s framework

By Sean Anderson | October 10, 2012

Andrew Frame graduated from NIU in 2011 and immediately became the assistant coach for the men’s golf team. In his five years at NIU, Frame had 16 top-10 in 45 tournaments. His low round was a six-under-66, while his best overall finish was a second...

Cross country looks to freshmen for continued success

By Sean Anderson | October 9, 2012

With the addition of four freshmen to NIU cross country, the team has become more competitive and found more success than in previous seasons. Ali Olson, Leah Raffety, Hannah Savage and Taylor Vinhal are those freshmen, and they have immediately made...

Men’s Golf looks to seniors for leadership

By Sean Anderson | October 8, 2012

With six seniors, NIU men’s golf has more than enough leadership. “It is always good to have senior leaders on your team,” said coach Tom Porten. “Over the last few years Bryce Emory, Griffin Bauman and Kurtis Luedtke, each in their own way have...

Bauman takes second place

By Sean Anderson | October 7, 2012

NIU men’s golf finished in seventh place at the John Dallio Memorial in Lemont, Ill. But the highlight of the tournament was senior Griffin Bauman finishing second in individual play. At the end of round one, the Huskies sat in sixth place with a total...

No senior players in women’s tennis a ‘blessing and a curse’

By Sean Anderson | October 1, 2012

Without any seniors on NIU women’s tennis, someone needed to step up and fill the empty leadership role. It appears that sophomore Nelle Youel and junior Haley Dekkinga are working on becoming the leaders of the squad. “Vocally speaking, the leader...

Oldenburg leads cross country at invite Saturday

By Sean Anderson | October 1, 2012

NIU cross country finished in 11th place out of 51 teams at the 40th annual Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational in Chicago, Ill. The Huskies placed nine spots better than they did at the same meet last year. In addition, the Huskies finished eighth among...

Two players from cross country live overseas

By Sean Anderson | September 25, 2012

Most runners on NIU cross country are recruited from states in the Midwest. Junior Claire McAuley and sophomore Juliane Totzke are two exceptions. McAuley, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, set club records in the 300-meter and 1500-meter her sophomore year...

Sisters return to women’s golf

By Sean Anderson | September 24, 2012

For the first time last year sisters Taylor Ellett and Connie Ellett did not golf together. This season, they are back to their old ways, playing golf together for NIU women’s golf. Taylor and Connie spent their lives thus far golfing and competing...

Men’s golf finishes tenth at D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate

By Sean Anderson | September 23, 2012

Men’s golf finished for 10th place at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate in Normal, Ill. The Huskies are coming off an 11th place finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate last week and were looking to finish better at Normal. At the end of day one, the...

Womens golf takes seventh place at Cardinal Classic

Women’s golf takes seventh place at Cardinal Classic

By Sean Anderson | September 23, 2012

NIU women’s golf finished in seventh place at the Cardinal Classic at The Players Club in Yorktown, Ind. The Huskies finished in fifth place last week at the Harborside International Golf Center in Chicago and hoped their play would continued in Yorktown....