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Northern Illinois University’s Mackenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) was named the Mid-American Conference’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. Roddy had a phenomenal weekend with the Huskies, as they scored wins over Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan to improve to 13-7 overall and 6-0 in the MAC. In the two matches, the San Bernardino,...

The Northern Illinois University softball team had 12 players named 2014 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athletes, the organization announced Thursday. Kaitlyn Barrett, Kristyn Barrett, Jordyn Bowen, Kayti Grable, Nicole Gremillion, Allyson Hecht, Ashley Kopp, Kali Kossakowski, Shelby Miller, Emily Naegele, Bryanna Phelan and Delani Vest were all honored for their work in the...

Northern Illinois University fullback Rob Sterling (Lansing, Ill./T.F. South) has been named one of 167 semifinalists for the 2014 National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. With the nomination, Sterling is also a semifinalist for the 2014 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes one individual (from any level of college football) as...

Junior Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) of the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team was named the Mid-American Conference’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced today. The award is voted on by a select group of faculty athletic representatives from the conference’s member institutions. Threloff, a sociology major with a 4.0 GPA, averaged...

Northern Illinois offensive tackle Matt Krempel (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North HS) has been named one of 170 candidates for the 2013 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. With the nomination, Krempel is also a semifinalist for the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, which recognizes one individual (from any...

The Northern Illinois University softball team had six players named 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athletes, the organization announced. Representing Northern Illinois were Kaitlyn Barrett, Kristyn Barrett, Jennifer Barnett, Ashley Kopp, Shelby Miller and Amanda Sheppard. “These six exemplify what NIU athletics stands for,” NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe said. “They are...

Northern Illinois football’s Nabal Jefferson added another prestigious honor and postgraduate scholarship to his trophy case today when was named the male winner of the 2013 Bob James Memorial Award by the Mid-American Conference. The award, named for the second commissioner in MAC history (1964-71), is selected by the league’s faculty athletics representatives and goes...

Northern Illinois’ Ryan Neir was named the Mid-American Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Dec. 31 through Jan. 6, the league office announced Monday. This marks the sixth time that a Huskie has won the honor this year, as MacKenzie Roddy (Oct. 4), Mike Mascitti (Nov. 15), Nabal Jefferson and Amanda Corral (Dec....

Senior Mike Mascitti (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) of the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team was named the Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Thursday. Last weekend in the MAC Tournament, Mascitti played the full 90 minutes in both NIU’s semifinal victory over third-seeded West Virginia and the championship...

NIU wrestler Brad Dieckhaus (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell Central) was named the Mid-American Conference’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. The award is voted on by a select group of faculty athletic representatives from the conference’s member institutions. Dieckhaus returned to the lineup Friday night at No. 19 Northwestern with a resounding...