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Graduate student golfer Zach Place watches his putt during an NIU mens golf practice. Place led the Huskies in scoring average with 70.800 during the 2023 fall season.  (Courtesy NIU Athletics)

Sluzas, Place lead NIU men’s golf into spring season

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | February 26, 2024

DeKALB – The 2024 spring competition season is set for NIU men’s golf with their first event starting Monday at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational. The Huskies will face two top-three nationally ranked programs in Auburn University and Vanderbilt University.  “It's...

Graduate student Zach Place takes a shot during NIU mens golfs practice. The Huskies are looking to break through early-season struggles and repeat as MAC champions. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

COLUMN: Men’s golf is on the rise

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | October 12, 2023

DeKALB – So far this season, NIU men’s golf has competed in four tournaments. Although the Huskies have yet to crack the top-five this season, their best showing was at the VCU Shootout, placing tied for sixth place.  Despite the slow start to...

Graduate student Zach Place watches his shot during an NIU mens golf practice day. Place received MAC Golfer of the Week after his fourth place finish at the Purdue Fall Invitational. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Place earns MAC Golfer of the Week after 4th place finish

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | October 12, 2023

DeKALB – After leading the charge at the Purdue Fall Invitational, graduate student Zach Place nabbed his career first MAC Golfer of the Week award. This marks NIU men’s golf’s second MAC Golfer of the Week award in a row and its third this fall.  Finishing...

Junior golfer Felix Krammer lines up his shot at the Badger Invitational. Krammer finished tied for 67th place at the Purdue Fall Invitational this weekend. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Place leads men’s golf to 8th at Purdue Fall Invitational

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | October 11, 2023

A strong individual performance from graduate student Zach Place propelled NIU men’s golf to a top-10 finish at the Purdue Fall Invitational, which ended Tuesday.  The Huskies brought home their fourth top-10 finish of the Fall season at the Purdue...

Then-sophomore Ben Sluzas shoots down range at the NCAA Regional in Salem, South Carolina on May 16. The Huskies won the MAC title, shooting an 896 (Mike Hasse | NIU Athletics)

Men’s golf set to build off MAC title

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | September 6, 2023

DeKALB – With the fall competition season starting, NIU men’s golf looks to keep the ball rolling after winning its first MAC Championship since 1985 in May. Junior Ben Sluzas headlines the Huskies’ lineup. NIU finished last season notching five...

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

NIU men’s golf wins MAC Championship

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | 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...

Freshman Ben Sluzas hits off on Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California. NIU competed in the Saint Marys Invitational from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10, finishing in 17th place.

Sluzas leading Huskies into MAC Championship

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | April 27, 2023

DeKALB – As the 2022-23 season closes, NIU men’s golf prepares for its last tournament in the 2023 MAC Championship. Coming off back-to-back third place finishes, sophomore Ben Sluzas headlines the Huskies roster.  All 10 MAC teams automatically...