The Northern Illinois track & field team begins their final preparations for the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships Friday when they head to Muncie, Ind., for the Ball State Quadrangular.
The meet starts at 4 p.m. CT with the weight throw, long jump, pole vault and high jump. Running events are scheduled to start at 5:15...
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The Northern Illinois track & field team turned in a second-straight record-setting day Saturday at the Iowa State Classic.
The Huskie quartet of Chanel Kellyman, Jenelle McCalla, Julianne Cronin and Rebecca Cronin demolished the NIU record in the 4×400 relay and Jenner Sio eclipsed her own record in the triple jump.
In addition, Courtney Oldenburg nearly...
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The Northern Illinois track & field team blasted the competition on a record-setting Saturday at the IWU Invitational.
The Huskies won 11 event titles on the day, including taking the top spot in every running event in which an NIU athlete competed. Northern also broke six meet, five track and two school records in the...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team took third place Saturday in the nine-team field at the Illini Classic.
On the day, the Huskies scored points in all but two events, defeating SIU-Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri State, Lincoln (Mo.), Murray State, Tennessee State and Bradley.
Illinois took first place and Missouri was in second place.
“The ladies competed...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team won two event titles Saturday at the Illini Open, while taking 15 top-five finishes inside the UI Armory.
Rebecca Cronin won her third event in as many meets with a victory in the 600 meters and Courtney Oldenburg dominated the 3000 meters. However, the lack of new personal...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team got their season off to a blistering start Friday at the Cyclone Holiday Preview, as three Huskies took event titles and two school records were broken.
Janay Mitchell (60m), Roneisha Frye (60m hurdles) and Rebecca Cronin won their respective events in convincing fashion, while Mitchel and Rasheta Butler...
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After a long offseason, members of the Northern Illinois track and field team kicks off their 2011-12 season Friday, Dec. 9, in Ames, Iowa, where they will compete in the Cyclone Holiday Preview.
The Huskies will be one of 14 teams competing in the meet.
Among the teams in the field are Iowa State, Northern Iowa,...
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Mary Bull & Jenner Sio
Mary Bull and Jenner Sio of the Northern Illinois women’s track and field team both were named to the Mid-American Conference Academic All-MAC Indoor team, announced by the league office.
Seven other Huskies also received academic honorable mention recognition.
“This is a huge achievement for our program to be recognized...
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Cora Caulfield set another school record in the discus as the Northern Illinois women’s track and field team competed at the Viking Olympics at Augustana College. In addition to Caulfield’s record, the Huskies won nine other events while facing cold and windy conditions throughout the meet.
Caulfield won the discus with a school-record throw of 162-11,...
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The Northern Illinois track and field team opened the 2011 outdoor season with 12 event victories and two new school records on Saturday at the Point Loma Nazarene Invitational. Cora Caulfield set a new school-record in the discus and the NIU quartet in the 4×100-meter relay also set a new Huskie record.
“The ladies competed...
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