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Emily Norton
The NIU softball team swept Kent State in Mid-American Conference softball at Diamond at Dix Friday afternoon. The Huskies (15-26, 5-7) took Game One, 5-1, and posted a 4-3 win over Kent State (19-16-1, 9-5) in the nightcap. NIU jumped on top early in both games, quite the contrast from the late rallies in the...
Bill Mallory
Former Northern Illinois and Miami (Ohio) head football coach Bill Mallory, who led the Huskies to their first Mid-American Conference title, has been selected for induction into the MAC Hall of Fame, the league announced Thursday. The head coach at Northern Illinois from 1980 to 1983, Mallory posted a 25-19 record, and led the Huskies...
Dan Burk
Northern Illinois redshirt junior Dan Burk (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) was named to the Mid-American Conference’s Academic All-Conference Wrestling Team, the conference office announced Wednesday. Burk, who boasts a 3.67 GPA in kinesiology, is a first-time recipient of the award. “This is a great honor for Dan and the NIU wrestling program,” said NIU head coach...
Eli Anderson
Following his fourth-consecutive complete game in which he struck out 12 and walked zero, junior Eli Anderson was named Mid-American Conference West Division co-Pitcher of the Week. The award is Anderson’s third in the last four weeks. Last Saturday versus Western Michigan, Anderson continued his streak of complete games with four-consecutive, becoming the first NIU...
Nate Ruzich
Tied 8-8 in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and second and two outs Sunday, junior Nate Ruzich (Joliet/South Suburban College) drove in classmate Landon Tenhagen (Burlington, Wis./Madison Area TC) from second base to give Northern Illinois (14-19, 9-3 MAC) a series sweep over Western Michigan (11-24, 5-7 MAC) on a walk-off...
Dor Amir
After dropping the doubles point and four singles players losing their first set, the NIU men’s tennis team (14-8, 2-2 MAC) rallied back to sweep singles and defeat Toledo (18-9, 0-3 MAC), 6-1. The win keeps the Huskies alive in a berth to the Mid-American Conference Tournament, hosted by NIU. “Well, I am not sure...
Bryce Emory
Senior Bryce Emory (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) of the Northern Illinois men’s golf team was named co-Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week following his performance at the Jim West Intercollegiate in McKinney, Texas. The award is his second of the spring, having also received the honors for his fifth-place finish at the Forest Hills Collegiate in...
Jenelle McCalla and Juliane Totzke
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)...
Dor Amir
The Northern Illinois men’s tennis team bounced back from a Saturday defeat at Ball State Sunday as the Huskies (13-7) defeated the Mastadons (7-12), 4-3. NIU claimed the first point of the match with doubles victories at Nos. 2 and 3 to gain a 1-0 lead. Frederic Cadieux and Jovan Zeljkovic muscled their way to...
Axel Lagerlof
Northern Illinois continued its Mid-American Conference season Saturday at Ball State, in hopes of improving to 2-1 in the MAC. The Huskies (12-7, 1-2 MAC) would fall to the Cardinals however, 7-0. NIU will look to rebound tomorrow at IPFW in preparations for their next MAC match at Toledo. “Ball State was better than us...
Eli Anderson
Northern Illinois’ Eli Anderson (Glenview/New Trier) pitched his third-consecutive complete game Saturday at Central Michigan (12-17, 3-5 MAC), striking out six and walking three in the Huskies (10-18, 5-3 MAC) 7-2 triumph. Anderson is now 4-3 this season after his 120 pitch, 78 strike performance (.650 strike ratio). It is the most complete games by...
Jamison Wells
For the second-straight game, the Northern Illinois baseball team (9-17) tallied at least 10 hits and runs in a game as it defeated UW-Milwaukee (11-12) in the Huskies home opener, 10-6. Freshman Bobby Kuntzendorf (Yorkville/Aurora Christian) earned his first career victory as the starting pitcher. Senior Jamison Wells batted 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI...
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