Northern Illinois senior Janay Mitchell (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck HS) took third place in the 100 meters, added a point to the Huskies’ team total with an eighth-place finish in the 200 meters and ran on the 4 x 100 meter relay team that collected another point to lead NIU at the 2013 Mid-American Conference Championships...
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NIU’s Natalie Tarter broke the school record in the heptathlon, Sidra Sherrill matched her career best in the shot put and two Huskies advanced to Saturday’s finals, highlighting Northern Illinois’ day at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday.
Northern Illinois finished the day with two points as Tarter (Batavia, Ill./Batavia HS) took...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team got things under way at the 2013 Mid-American Conference Championships with a trio of athletes competing Thursday.
Juliane Totzke ran in the 10,000 meters, while Natalie Tarter and Michaela Dwyer opened the day with the first half of the heptathlon.
“Juliane from the beginning to the end in the...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team had a great showing on their home track Saturday at the Huskie Open with nine event titles and several personal records.
NIU controlled the field events, as Huskies won four of the eight events contested. They would also take wins in three sprint events, the 4×100 relay and...
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Northern Illinois senior Jenelle McCalla (Whitby, Ontario/Father Leo J. Austin Secondary School) and junior Juliane Totzke (Graefenroda, Germany/Carl Zeiss Gymnasium) were both named to the Mid-American Conference’s Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference team Thursday.
In addition, Jamie Burr (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska HS), Michaela Dwyer (Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey HS) and Erica Miller (Geneva, Ill./Geneva HS)...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team took third place Saturday at the Chicagoland Championships in Romeoville, Ill.
The Huskies totaled 83 points in the meet to take bronze. DePaul won with 156 points, while North Central took second with a final tally of 102.50.
“This weekend’s competition was a solid effort from our ladies,” said...
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Senior Megan Gregory highlighted the Huskies’ second day at the Texas Relays Friday, as the hurdler earned an automatic berth into May’s Mid-American Conference Championships.
The Chicago native clocked in at 14.02 in the 100 hurdles prelims to place 36th overall. Within heat five, Gregory took third by easily getting past Louisiana Tech’s Bianca Jackson...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team began its weekend Thursday at the 86th annual Texas Relays.
Jenelle McCalla was the only Huskie competing on the day. The senior took third place in the second heat of the 400 hurdles en route to a 69th place finish.
“Today, Jenelle kicked off our competition at the Texas...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team got its outdoor season off to a great start Friday with one event title and 15 top 10 finishes at the Bulls Invitational.
In a field that included athletes from Michigan, Florida State, Kentucky and Rutgers, Meghan Heuer paced the Huskies with a victory in the 1500 meters,...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team placed second Friday at the Ball State Quadrangular.
NIU’s 106 points trailed only Western Michigan in the final team standings. Miami (Ohio) finished third with 90 points, while the host Ball State Cardinals scored 87.5 points.
“Today, the ladies competed hard,” said NIU head coach Connie Teaberry.
“This is a...
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