After a week away from the mat over the Thanksgiving holiday, NIU wrestling returns to competition when it participates in the Kaufman-Brand Open in St. Louis on Saturday. The event is hosted by Maryville . Saturday’s action will be the Huskies first...
Wrestling looked to follow up its strong performance from the Huskie Duals last weekend at the NIU Duals Saturday. This weekend, the Huskies (5-1) battled their way to a record of 2-1 against Calumet College of St. Joseph, Loras College and No. 23 nationally...
This weekend, NIU wrestling hosts its second straight weekend of meet action in the NIU duals. The Huskies (3-0) swept Tiffin University 36-3, South Dakota State University 26-12 and registered their first win over a Big Ten opponent since 2009 when they...
Wrestling had its first dual meets of the season when NIU hosted the Huskie Duals on Saturday. NIU (3-0) swept all three of its opponents, beating Tiffin University 36-3, South Dakota State University 26-12 and Indiana University 19-13. The victory over...
This Saturday, NIU wrestling will have its first home meet when it hosts the Huskie Duals. Four other schools will be competing in duals on Saturday, like Indiana University, Tiffin University, Cleveland State University and South Dakota State University....
Freshmen are not known to have immediate success at the college level. For NIU wrestling, however, freshmen have been making names for themselves early on this season. After five true freshmen won matches at the opening wrestle-offs, coach Ryan Ludwig...
After an eight-month offseason, NIU wrestling finally had the chance to face competition Saturday at the Eastern Michigan Open. The Huskies looked strong in their return to the mats, with 13 grapplers placing in the event. While eight of NIU’s placewinners...
After last weekend’s season-opening wrestle-offs, NIU wrestling will face opponents from outside the team for the first time this season at the Eastern Michigan Open. The open will feature 450 wrestlers from some of the top programs across the nation....
The new era NIU wrestling started last season continues to look promising. Now that Ryan Ludwig has a full season under his belt as head coach of the program, the Huskies are adjusting to life without leaders Brad Dieckhaus and Mike Lukowski. The Huskies...
Entering his senior season at Lake Zurich High School, Kevin Fanta's name was not even a whisper through college wrestling recruiters' ears.In fact, it wasn't until after Fanta had won the Illinois State championship at 135 that he made a significant...
Dieckhaus, Dekkinga named NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week DeKALB | NIU wrestler, Brad Dieckhaus and women's tennis' Haley Dekkinga gained NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week Awards for Jan. 30-Feb. 5, according to a press release.Dieckhaus, a redshirt senior,...
NIU Wrestlers Brad Dieckhaus and Bryan Deutsch had successful regular seasons which carried over into the MAC Championships, where they qualified for the NCAA Championships. The two grapplers are represent the Huskies in the Division I field of 330 participants....
