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Northern Illinois University student-athletes Emily Naegele (softball) and Nelle Youel (women’s tennis) are among the 29 women selected nationally to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for Spring 2016, as the NCAA informed all winners of their selection over the past week. Naegele, who earned All-American honors in softball for 2016, and Youel, who completed her...
Anna Brereton and Meg Wolowicz
Huskies Anna Brereton (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) and Meg Wolowicz (Manitowoc, Wis./Manitowoc Lincoln) are spending 10 days in Central Europe this summer, visiting four different countries and playing in the 2016 European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Brereton and Wolowicz will play for BIP Midwest in the tournament’s...
Alex Elias, Emily Naegele and Andrew Frankenreider
Three Northern Illinois University student-athletes were among a select group of 200 NCAA student-athletes chosen to attend the 2016 NCAA Career in Sports Forum held the first weekend of June in Indianapolis. Participants at the annual educational forum learn about and explore potential careers in sports. Among nearly 1,000 applicants from every level of collegiate...
With the first day of spring still a few days away, Northern Illinois University Athletics has announced the dates and locations for the 2016 Huskie Summer Circuit, the annual “tour” that brings NIU Athletics head coaches and staff in contact with fans and alumni throughout the region. The Huskie Summer Circuit, which made its debut...
Huskie Chi-Town Showdown
NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier has a busy “in-box” and lately a lot of the questions have been about the recently announced Huskie Chi-Town Showdown game Nov. 9 between NIU and Toledo at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Why is NIU moving its home game versus Toledo to U.S. Cellular...
Chuks Iroegbu
NIU men’s basketball senior Chuck Iroegbu has been selected as one of college basketball’s Top 16 “dark horse dunkers,” a head-to-head, bracket-style competition to determine the final participant in the Slam Dunk Championship presented by State Farm. Winners of each round are selected online through fan votes. Quarterfinal round voting ends at noon Wednesday, Feb....
Jim Bradley
NIU Athletics has unveiled a multi-layered display at the Convocation Center to permanently commemorate an iconic moment in its history – the October 1971 Sports Illustrated photo shoot of the Huskies’ basketball “Player of the Century” Jim Bradley, by world-renowned sports photographer Heinz Kluetmeier. Bradley, NIU’s sophomore phenom, was photographed by Kluetmeier for Sports Illustrated’s...
Connie Teaberry
Northern Illinois University director of track & field and cross country Connie Teaberry will be inducted into the Kansas State Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend as one of 10 members of the Wildcats’ 2016 induction class. Official induction ceremonies will take place on Friday, Jan. 29, before the distinguished individuals are recognized at halftime...
Academic All-American Amanda Corral was one of 42 student-athletes to post a 4.0 GPA for the fall semester and was one of 14 to graduate in December.
Northern Illinois University student-athletes have entered the new year on a high note after posting a record-high 3.14 cumulative grade point average following the completion of the 2015 fall semester. The Huskies’ 16 sports programs compiled the highest GPA on record for a single semester at 3.10 as 211 student-athletes completed the fall with a...
UPDATED! The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is hosting a series of faculty-staff appreciate nights for home NIU men’s and women’s basketball games at the Convocation Center throughout the months of January and February. “We very much appreciate all that our faculty and staff do for Northern Illinois University and for their continued effort to put...
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NIU Athletics will host “Mondays with Monty” and “Coffee with Carlsen” events Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, to provide Huskie fans with an inside look at the men’s and women’s basketball teams. “Mondays with Monty” begins at noon Monday, Dec. 14, at Fanatico Cucina Italiana, 1215 Blackhawk Road. The $10 cost includes a...
Ray Gooden
For the fourth time in his career, Northern Illinois University volleyball coach Ray Gooden has been named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday. The Huskies finished the year 19-11, including a 14-2 mark in MAC play, as Gooden led the team to its third regular season title and a...
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