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Men's head golf coach John Carlson (Left) talks through a shot with then-senior Tommy Dunsire during the first round of the 2021 Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California. (Wes Sanderson | Northern Star)

NIU men’s golf wins MAC Championship

By Eddie Miller, Assistant Sports Editor | May 2, 2023

DeKALB – NIU men’s golf placed first at the MAC Championship, finishing four strokes ahead of Ball State University. The Huskies’ first place finish at the MAC Championship marked their first win at the tournament since 1985. NIU finished the...

Sluzas, Huskies shine at Hawkeye Invitational

By Eddie Miller, Assistant Sports Editor | April 15, 2023

DeKALB – Three top-20 individual finishes helped NIU men’s golf finish the Hawkeye Invitational in third place out of 13 teams. Sophomore Ben Sluzas had the Huskies’ best showing, finishing tied for third place.  The Huskies finished the first...

Dunsire, Huskies gearing up for spring season

By Eddie Miller, Assistant Sports Editor | March 19, 2023

DeKALB –  The spring competition season is set for NIU men’s golf with five tournaments, culminating with the Mid-American Conference championship in May. Graduate student Tommy Dunsire will lead the way for the Huskies.  NIU ended the fall season...

Men’s golf struggles at Inverness tournament, places 14th

By Quentin Wilson | September 25, 2019

DeKALB —  Men’s golf continues to struggle this season, finishing 14th place Tuesday at the Inverness Intercollegiate Tournament hosted by the University of Toledo. Senior Jordan Less was the team’s top performer, tying for 40th place over the...

Last week in NIU Athletics (9/9 - 9/15)

Last week in NIU Athletics (9/9 – 9/15)

By Matt Boecker | September 16, 2019

DeKALB — Men’s soccer notched their first win of the season and football took one on the chin.Men’s soccerMen’s soccer goes 1-1 on the weekend, losing to Marquette University and beating Bradley University.Sophomore forward Nick Markanich opened...

Men’s golf to tee off for second meet of the season

By Quentin Wilson | September 15, 2019

DeKALB  —  After finishing out of the top-ten in it’s last contest, the men’s golf team will be on the green again Monday when it attends the Windon Memorial Classic in Lake Forest.Head Coach John Carlson said he was satisfied with the effort...

Dunsire posts best Huskie men’s golf performance, team places 12

By Quentin Wilson | September 11, 2019

DeKALB — The men’s golf team closed its first invitational of the Head Coach John Carlson era Tuesday at the Badger Invitational. The Huskies finished in 12th place and were led by sophomore Tommy Dunsire’s 10th place individual performance.Dunsire...