Dawnita “Nita” Teague was named head coach of the NIU gymnastics team Tuesday after serving as interim head coach through the 2025 season.
After 5-13, 2-4 MAC records in the first year in the era of Teague, NIU began the search for a gymnastics...
DeKALB – As he sat before the audience at a press conference Wednesday afternoon introducing new women’s basketball head coach Jacey Brooks, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier made a simple yet confident declaration: NIU had...
University at Buffalo associate head coach Jacey Brooks has been hired as the next head coach of the NIU women’s basketball team, NIU Athletics announced Tuesday.
“We are excited to welcome Jacey Brooks to NIU to lead the Huskie women's basketball...
NIU women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen resigned from NIU following 10 seasons leading the Huskies, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean Frazier announced Monday.
The decision comes after a fruitless season with...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 27, 2025
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 5 p.m. to include NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean Frazier’s comments on NIU’s financial savings from the conference move and Horizon League Commissioner Julie Roe Lach’s...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 13, 2025
Once upon a time, NIU made the daring decision to leave the confines of the Mid-American Conference and venture out into the great unknown of independence. What followed was an embarrassing saga that eventually brought the Huskies back to where they started.
Four...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 7, 2025
Editor’s note: This is an ongoing breaking news story. This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
DeKALB – NIU will officially join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member starting in 2026, leaving the Mid-American...
DeKALB – NIU Athletics announced Friday a contract extension with Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean Frazier that will tie him to the university through June 30, 2027.
Frazier, who enters his 12th year at the helm of NIU...
DeKALB – As announced on Friday, Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean T. Frazier welcomed Dr. Randi Napientek and TJ Feuerbach as the newest members of his executive team.
After joining the Huskies academic staff in 2017,...
DeKALB – Standing at the podium in front of the crowd gathered at Victor E. Court during her first appearance as the new head coach of NIU volleyball on Tuesday, Sondra Parys shared a brief moment with her father, Joe.
“I know you’ve always wanted...
