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Sam Morreale, a former Huskie gymnast who has served as the program’s assistant coach for the past nine years, was named head coach of the Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics program Wednesday by NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher. Morreale takes over from 12-year Northern Illinois head coach Mark Sontag, who left...
Holly Reichard
Northern Illinois senior Holly Reichard wrapped up her stellar collegiate gymnastics career Saturday, April 2, with her third NCAA Regional appearance as an all-around competitor.  Up until a misstep on balance beam during her final routine, Reichard was having the type of day that has typified her career. The Palatine native, who rotated with the Washington...
Holly Reichard
After 158 routines in competition, countless hours in the Huskie Stadium gym and 40 road trips with her Northern Illinois teammates over the last four years, NIU women’s gymnastics senior Holly Reichard has spent the last two weeks training for the final meet of her lifelong gymnastics career. Reichard left DeKalb Thursday for Norman, Okla.,...
Holly Reichard
NIU senior gymnast Holly Reichard (Palatine, Ill./Palatine Fremd HS) has been selected to compete in the 2011 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships  as an individual for the third time in her four-year career with the Huskies. Reichard will compete at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the NCAA South Central Regional at the University of...
The 2011 Northern Illinois gymnastics season has been a journey filled with uncertainty, adversity, hard work and determination. The Huskies have overcome injury, illness and a changing line-up that, at times, featured only five gymnasts on several events.  As the 2011 Huskies embark on their last road trip as a team – to the 2011 Mid-American...
Ashley Guerra
Northern Illinois junior gymnast Ashley Guerra picked up Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week honors after her routines on uneven parallel bars and balance beam helped the Huskies to a season-high team score and a second-place finish at the State of Illinois Classic. Guerra scored a career-best 9.800 on balance beam to tie for eighth...
Natalie Sutter
Although none of the gymnasts on this year’s Northern Illinois gymnastics team had ever competed in NIU’s Chick Evans Fieldhouse before, the Huskies looked right at home in the team’s former home while competing in the State of Illinois Classic Saturday. Northern Illinois used its season-best performances on uneven parallel bars and balance beam to...
The Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics team will welcome Illinois-Chicago to the NIU Convocation Center for a rare midweek meet Tuesday with competition set to begin at 7 p.m.  NIU has had just three days to prepare for the meet after taking on Ball State Friday night in Muncie, but Huskies’ head coach Mark Sontag said...
In each of its last four meets, the Northern Illinois gymnastics team has improved its team score and with a trip today to Muncie, Ind. to face Mid-American Conference foe Ball State, the Huskies want to continue that trend and come home with a victory. “Winning and losing is very important to us,” said NIU head...
NIU Huskies gymnastics
The Northern Illinois women’s gymnastics team earned its highest team score of the season by getting season-best performances Sunday, Feb. 20, on 19 of its 24 routines on Senior Day at the Convocation Center. The Huskies fell to the 16th-ranked Kent State Golden Flashes, 194.800-192.875, but saw their overall score rise for the fourth straight outing...
Holly Clure
NIU’s gymnastics team completes a two-week homestand at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, when it plays host to Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green in the NIU Convocation Center’s Victor E. Court. The meet can be watched live online at www.NIUHuskies.com through the Huskie All Access program. Cost is $6.95 for a one-month subscription or $49.95 for an annual pass. ...
NIU Huskies gymnastics
Previous experience against NCAA-level competition gave Northern Illinois gymnasts Holly Reichard (Palatine, Ill./Fremd HS) and Ashley Guerra (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg HS) an advantage Saturday as the two NCAA regional qualifiers on NIU’s 2011 roster led the Huskies in their season-opening meet at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington. Facing Top 25 squads from Kentucky and Illinois,...