For the seventh consecutive year, all 17 of Northern Illinois University’s sports programs have exceeded the academic standards measured by the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) according to the 2012 APR report released today by the organization.
The APR has become the primary tool used by the NCAA to judge a team’s...
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Junior Paul Hammerschmidt (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central) of the Northern Illinois men’s golf team was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team announced on Wednesday by the league office.
“We are very proud to see Paul receive another honor for his hard work on and off the golf course,” head coach Tom Porten said.
“Paul has all...
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Northern Illinois men’s golf junior Paul Hammerschmidt (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central) has been selected to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District At-Large team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A 4.0 student majoring in mechanical engineering, Hammerschmidt finished the season with a 76.9 scoring average while posting three top-25 finishes in five...
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Sunday’s final round of play in the Mid-American Conference Men’s Golf Championship at Rich Harvest Farms was canceled due to persistent weather delays.
Based upon the 54-hole final scores from Saturday, the Huskies finish the tournament in seventh-place with a three-round total score of 905.
Play began at 8 a.m. Sunday before the first weather delay...
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The Northern Illinois men’s golf team is in seventh-place after the third round as hosts of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships at Rich Harvest Farms.
Individually, freshman Thomas Dunne (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) leads the way for the Huskies, sitting in a tie for eighth after 54 holes.
NIU posted a team score of 298 (+10) on...
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The Northern Illinois men’s golf team is tied with Ball State for sixth-place after the first two rounds as hosts of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships at Rich Harvest Farms.
Individually, freshman Thomas Dunne (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) leads the way for the Huskies, sitting in a tie for ninth after the opening 36 holes.
“Thomas has...
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The Northern Illinois men’s golf team will host the Mid-American Conference Championships this weekend at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
The 72-hole event begins Friday, May 4, with an opening 36 holes; 18 holes are scheduled for both Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6.
The championships conclude a successful season for the Huskies...
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The Northern Illinois men’s golf team wrapped up the regular season portion of its schedule with a seventh-place finish at the Boilermaker Invitational at the Kampen Course on the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Freshman Thomas Dunne (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) was the top-finishing Huskie, taking 13th with a final round 75.
Indiana won the tournament with a...
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Freshman Thomas Dunne (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) is tied for fourth-place individually as the Northern Illinois men’s golf team is tied for sixth with Bowling Green following Saturday’s first two rounds of the Boilermaker Invitational at the Kampen Course on the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Dunne carded a second round 66, helping the Huskies post a...
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Junior Kurtis Luedtke (Aurora, Ill./West) recorded his best collegiate tournament finish, tying for eighth, helping lead the Northern Illinois men’s golf team to a tie for fourth-place at the COG Mizzou Intercollegiate.
The Huskies posted a final round score of 298 to finish the 54-hole event with a total of 887, tied with IUPUI.
Host Missouri...
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